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00:07Nothing like waking up to the garbage man.
00:13One of the number one questions I have gotten over the past eight years living in vehicles is where do
00:18I sleep?
00:19And last night, it was in a neighborhood.
00:22Not my favorite place to sleep.
00:24Honestly, I try to avoid it, but sometimes it just happens.
00:28But what I will do is I won't get ready and I won't, like, camp out in that place, right?
00:34I will be as inconspicuous and respectful as possible.
00:37I'll get ready in another place.
00:38I'll walk the dogs there.
00:39I'll cook there.
00:40I'll shower there.
00:41I'll do all the things.
00:42And then I'll drive up, and my main purpose is to go to sleep.
00:44And then in the morning like this, I'll wake up early.
00:46I won't linger.
00:47And then I'll just get out of there.
00:49I think it's really important to remember, right, like, these are other people's homes permanently.
00:54I'm like, how would you feel if somebody just got rolled up, unpacked their stuff?
00:59You know, that's how rules start getting enforced, and we do start getting kicked out of more places, which I've
01:03seen a lot.
01:04I'm not really sure how today is going to go.
01:06I don't have any plans, really, other than some things that I need to do, like find a place to
01:10fill up water and grocery shopping and just all the very intentional, mundane things in a vehicle.
01:18Because we are going to find water today, hopefully, oh my gosh, I think I am going to use up
01:25some of the rest of the water supply and take a shower in here.
01:31What?
01:32Two tow trucks just showed up?
01:34That is not something you want to see when you live in a vehicle, but it's not for us.
01:39Who's getting towed this morning?
01:41Oh.
01:42Oh.
01:43I think the guy lives here.
01:44Okay.
01:45It's like, wait, you can't tow me while I'm in here.
01:47Okay, I'm going to let you guys pee real quick.
01:50All right, go ahead, boys.
01:52Let's just hurry up and get around the corner so John associates us with the van.
01:57There's nobody looking.
01:59Nobody's eyes.
02:02Good boys, let's go potty.
02:04Oh, God, there's a lot of good smells here, huh?
02:06Every time I sleep in the city, I'll just kind of feel out how things are.
02:09Right now, nobody's around.
02:11And there's a little dog walking area, so I feel okay letting them out.
02:15But in other scenarios, I might drive away.
02:18I might, you know, just case by case.
02:23Oh, my gosh.
02:24If you're going to pee on a fire hydrant, this is so classic.
02:26Do it.
02:27Do it.
02:27Oh, close to it.
02:29Oh.
02:29So there's someone near the van right now.
02:31So we're just going to wait until they walk away so people don't know that's where we're
02:34kind of doing our stuff.
02:35Some people might say this is absolutely unnecessary and, like, I'm going way out of my way, but
02:40I'm just saying there's probably a reason I've only gotten a couple knocks in eight years.
02:45That's a great track record.
02:47Oh, shit.
02:48I think he's still there.
02:49He's still there.
02:51Hi, this is Rodney and Camper.
02:54Roddy?
02:55Rod, uh, Camper.
02:56Oh, this one.
02:57Yeah, that's Rodney.
02:58Rodney.
02:59Yeah.
03:00Rodney Dangerfield.
03:01Yeah, exactly.
03:04Have a great day.
03:07Apparently a CHP officer lives in the building I slept at.
03:12That's pretty cool.
03:13Now we've got to get out of here.
03:14We can't linger.
03:15Well, I guess now we kind of can.
03:17Now we have friends and we know there's a CHP officer that lives here.
03:22Are you guys hungry?
03:24Load up.
03:27Most people associate van lifers and this lifestyle with, like, full freedom in a way that is just,
03:33like, hippie-like and goad the flow and, like, not very intentional.
03:37But on the opposite spectrum, I actually think that van lifers are some of the most intentional
03:43people ever.
03:44Like, you think about things 20 steps before it happens.
03:47Where you're going to sleep.
03:48Where you're going to get water.
03:49If you're going to have enough power to even boil your coffee.
03:52You know, in a house, you can literally run all the lights.
03:55You can have every appliance going.
03:57Water running.
03:58You can forget and leave the water on for, like, a week, right?
04:01A hose outside.
04:02And never even notice.
04:03But it doesn't affect you.
04:04Well, maybe it'll have some flooding.
04:06But in a van, if you do anything like that, the next day, you might not be able to charge
04:11your phone.
04:12You might not be able to have drinking water.
04:15Like, it's so intentional.
04:18Speaking of intentional, let's see where we're at here.
04:20So I've got 75% power.
04:23And I'm charging right now with the solar, so this is sick.
04:2613 gallons of water left, which is actually beautiful.
04:2913 gallons could sustain me for, like, two to three days easily with conservation.
04:34But we are in an area where there's a massive stretch where there's no Planet Fitnesses.
04:39The gym in this town doesn't have a shower.
04:41Actually, I'm going to show you guys so you understand.
04:43Okay, so Planet Fitness.
04:44The closest Planet Fitness will always be at the top of the list, most likely.
04:48That is four hours and 54 minutes away.
04:53Let's see the second on the list here.
04:55Yeah, so we're talking at least five hours away.
04:58Now, let's say you like to shower at the Y.
05:00Okay, YMCA, closest one is...
05:05Oh, not as bad.
05:06That's 50 minutes, but it's in the opposite direction of where I'm going.
05:11So let's check the next one.
05:13Five hours and 53 minutes.
05:15What?
05:16So my point is we got to drive a lot to get to a shower.
05:21So I'm going to show you my favorite part of my van build, my shower.
05:24My indoor shower.
05:25I have two showers, one on the back, too.
05:26So showering is very important.
05:28Oh, I'm so excited.
05:29Okay.
05:30Let's put this away.
05:31Are you ready for this?
05:32My shower is a drop-down shower.
05:36Oh, shoot.
05:37This isn't the way, though.
05:38This happens sometimes.
05:39But we're back.
05:40Okay, we're back.
05:41Ha!
05:42And voila.
05:44Although sometimes if my van is on a slant, which it might be a little bit today, I have to
05:48lift this up a little bit.
05:50Okay, so we're going to prop this side up slightly.
05:54And then the water will go into the gray tank.
06:00And these are my shower walls.
06:02Do I wish I had a stand-in shower?
06:05Yes, I think everybody does that lives in a van.
06:07But you also have to think space.
06:09I'm fitting everything that you could fit in one house into a vehicle that fits in a compact parking spot.
06:14You know, a lot of sprinter vans are longer, so they have more room.
06:17I chose to have the smallest vehicle possible.
06:20Yeah, my favorite part of my van.
06:24Also, my favorite part is figuring out top to bottom.
06:27Where's the open?
06:35Conveniently placed right underneath my vent fan.
06:37That's all the moisture goes out.
06:40We're ready to rock.
06:45Keep the pump on.
06:48Okay.
07:07This one needs to dry out for, like, 24 hours.
07:11So this is going to hang here with a towel under it.
07:16The next really good grocery store with a lot of stuff is, like, maybe, like, four or five hours south.
07:23But there is a Vons in this town.
07:26So I think that is going to be our first stop.
07:28So we're not looking at all the very small, you know, markets and stuff like that, hoping they have what
07:34we need.
07:35So, yeah.
07:36Let's hit it.
07:41On to the next adventure, boys.
07:48Does not get happier than camper.
07:52There's music in my head.
07:54I actually don't listen to music while I'm driving.
07:56I'm, like, one of those weirdos.
08:01Places like this, where there's just, like, fifth wheels and trailers and trucks and vans everywhere, you expect that you'd
08:07be able to sleep here.
08:07And actually, the free campsite apps say that you can.
08:12But I was here yesterday and just, there were a bunch of cops, so I asked them anyways if I
08:16could stay here.
08:17And they actually, yeah, they said that right before Sunday and they come and kick everybody out, so.
08:23Or I probably could have just read the signs.
08:24But, yeah, here we are.
08:25I'm going to go get some groceries and probably some treats for you guys.
08:36You guys, the coolest thing just happened.
08:38So, while I was shopping at the store, this guy, Eric, stopped me.
08:44Hi, Eric.
08:45And thanked me for the videos that I make.
08:48I don't know.
08:48I just thought that was so cool.
08:49It made me feel really good.
08:51So, if you guys ever see me on the road, feel free to say hello, because it makes me remember
08:56I'm not alone.
08:57And we're in this together as a community, and there's people out there who love doing this, too.
09:02So, yeah.
09:03And also, Leave No Trace Ethics.
09:05He said, I love how you promote LNT ethics.
09:09And I was like, heck yes.
09:10So, if you don't know what those are, look them up.
09:12Thanks, Eric.
09:15We are packing everything in here if we can.
09:20Yes.
09:20Like a globe.
09:23Popcorn in the garage.
09:25Most important part.
09:27Put your cart away, people.
09:29Take this guy, too.
09:35Put your carts away.
09:36LNT ethics.
09:37Take care of nature.
09:38Take care of each other.
09:39That's what we're on Earth for, right?
09:42Moving on.
09:43We're still charging up from driving.
09:46How's our water?
09:47We're at...
09:47Oh, not bad.
09:48I only took, like, a two-gallon shower today.
09:50We got to fill up.
09:52So, that's next.
09:53I think we're going to take a couple hour drive south to an area that I really like.
10:00And there hopefully will be a few options for water.
10:04Often, I'll keep an eye out for spigots at grocery stores.
10:07Not grocery stores.
10:09Gas stations.
10:10Yeah, we'll see.
10:11You guys ready for a long car ride?
10:14You do not sound like you're ready for a good car ride, but this guy is.
10:16Look at that.
10:17Who's ready for a long car ride?
10:30You do not sound like you're ready for a long car ride, but this guy is ready for a long
10:38car ride, but this guy is ready for a long car ride, but this guy is ready for a long
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10:41car ride, but this guy is ready for a long car ride, but this guy is ready for a long
10:48car
10:49I know there are a few potable water spigots in this town, so we're just on the hunt to
10:56find one.
10:57Oh, they don't have diesel, but they have air and water.
11:06Let's go inside and ask.
11:08One sec boys, I'll be right back.
11:11Hey, question.
11:13Usually I like to fill up if I'm gonna grab water.
11:16Is the water potable?
11:18I can suggest.
11:20Oh, it's free?
11:20Yeah.
11:21Okay.
11:22Is it okay if I fill up?
11:23Yeah.
11:24You say yes.
11:25Okay.
11:26Here we go.
11:26He didn't sound very confident about the quality of the water, so I looked it up on one of those.
11:33There's a lot of apps for camping that will tell you if there's water, if you can camp
11:39places, but listen to this review.
11:42You ready?
11:42I asked inside if the water was drinkable and they said yes, so I'm going for it.
11:46I'll update in about 45, 48 hours whether I'm pooping uncontrollably or not.
11:51So that sign makes me think that it's supposed to be for your car and not drinkable, but yeah,
11:56we're going to risk it.
11:58Okay.
12:00Okay.
12:05Two, one.
12:13That's a joke.
12:15But could you actually imagine, though, somebody comes to get gas and next thing you know they
12:19could just siphon out water.
12:23It's just all the water covers were plastic and I wanted something that was kind of silver and metal,
12:28so the only one was one that had the word gas on it.
12:31Let's see it fill up in real time.
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13:34Okay?
13:35Time to get back on our adventure.
13:36And it's done.
13:40It's a fun fact.
13:41Apparently, I have been storing my water filters completely wrong all these years.
13:47I finally read the package.
13:49And, uh, you're supposed to store it in the refrigerator.
13:54You guys, with the caps on, which I always threw out, which I already lost.
13:59What?
14:00Did I already lose them?
14:01Oh, nope.
14:02They're right here.
14:11I'm doing a new thing here.
14:13It's crazy, huh?
14:15This is great.
14:16What a smooth, smooth, smooth day.
14:20Uh, but I don't want to jinx it.
14:22The next step is to find a camp spot, which in this area is very difficult.
14:27Um, so many people seek out this particular area we're thinking about.
14:33It's rare that they're open because it's first come, first serve, and there's only, like, 20 spots.
14:37But you'll see why.
14:38They've, like, filmed a ton of movies here.
14:40It's so cool.
14:41But I'm a little bit nervous because I'm not sure how this is going to go.
14:45But we're just going to send it and try anyways.
14:48So, cross your fingers, knock on wood, all the things.
14:51Such a cute town.
14:54I love this place.
14:55Where we're going, uh, my first time here eight years ago, you actually used to be able to park and
15:01sleep anywhere you wanted.
15:03It was full wild camping, not regulated.
15:06And, gosh, it was magical.
15:08But then a couple of years went by, and I went back, and it was absolutely trashed.
15:14Human feces, toilet paper, trash everywhere.
15:18And so, in recent years, this place has changed so much because now you're actually not allowed to camp anywhere.
15:24It's not wild anymore.
15:25There are, I think, less than 20 designated spots, and they're all first come, first serve.
15:31But, you can see why people come here.
15:33I mean, look at this.
15:34So, because it's so hard to find camping here, I'm just going to take the first spot I can find.
15:40Even if it's not the ideal spot, I'm just going to take any spot I can find.
15:47This person is so anxious to get a spot.
15:49They literally went off-road to get around me.
15:52Oh, no.
15:57All the designated spots are taken.
15:59We're just going to send it down all these dirt roads and hopefully find something.
16:02That says day use only.
16:05Ugh, come on.
16:07I really like being amongst all the rocks, but it doesn't get much better than us either.
16:15There's a 99% chance that if I leave here, it will be taken by the time I get back
16:20to look for other spots.
16:23But, you can see the other spots are like magical.
16:25You're like set in between the rocks.
16:27So, I'm like, I'm tempted to just stay here.
16:30Yeah.
16:30There's a lot of people driving around looking.
16:32Oh my gosh.
16:32Today has been going so smooth.
16:34I am not going to mess this up.
16:36Oh, how does it get so messy back here so fast?
16:39You know, that's the reality of it.
16:40If you're watching a van lifer and they're clean, unless it's Sarah Foss, it ain't real.
16:46I've seen that girl clean.
16:47She is the real deal.
16:48This is now dry.
16:49We can take this down.
16:50Nice.
16:51Usually it needs 24 hours, but it's like dry desert climate.
16:55I think we'll get a workout today too when the sun goes down a little.
17:00All the good things.
17:02You never want to put away shower stuff when it's wet.
17:05I am like the queen of making sure everything is dry.
17:09And not moldy.
17:12You see my DIY channel.
17:15I should have known that this was probably going to happen, but we now have a bigger problem.
17:20Home sweet home, boys.
17:25It feels so good to be out here.
17:27That's what van life is about, right?
17:30Some stealth camping that's not so desirable.
17:32And then you get places like this.
17:36This is Camper and Rodney.
17:38Man, big rig.
17:40I watch your videos.
17:41No way.
17:42Yes.
17:43We're filming today.
17:44Oh, wow.
17:45I'm Bo.
17:46Bo, nice to meet you.
17:47My wife Sue.
17:47Hey Sue.
17:48I'm not sure if there's any.
17:49Is there anything more down there?
17:50It's hard.
17:51Everything is so full right now.
17:53I know.
17:54I think there's a camp spot down there.
17:55Okay.
17:55Because I've seen people camp over there and if no one's there, no one ever looks on this
17:58side.
17:59Okay.
17:59But I'm not 100% sure because you've got that big rig.
18:01Yeah.
18:02So I would hate to send you down there.
18:03Yeah.
18:04Don't take my word for it.
18:05What's the chances you take, you know?
18:06Yeah.
18:07I hope you get one.
18:08You guys are great.
18:09Nice to meet you guys.
18:10Tried to help them out as much as I could, but I feel bad.
18:13They're going to have a hard time finding it.
18:15I really, really hope that the spot over there is a spot and they can get it.
18:19There are days where every decision goes wrong and you can't find a camp spot and you can't
18:23find water and you can't.
18:24Nothing.
18:25Nothing.
18:26This is a good day.
18:29Hmm.
18:29Wi-fi is on.
18:31Get a little workout.
18:32A little work day.
18:34Get it all done.
18:36Should we set the awning up?
18:38For the record, I haven't used my awning once in three years.
18:41But I think maybe I'll use it.
18:43The wind is only supposed to get like seven miles an hour.
18:48Or I could turn my van.
18:50You hear that?
18:52I think that means it's too windy.
18:55That's what you hear right now.
18:57Some type of...
19:01Holy cow, that is so loud.
19:04Whoa.
19:05I wonder if there's some type of training close by.
19:09Anyways, you know what this place is too?
19:11It's where they filmed Tremors.
19:13If you know anything about Tremors, that is a freaky movie.
19:18So apparently this is where the sand eating monsters are.
19:21Or the human eating.
19:22Whatever eating from the sand monsters live.
19:26We're amongst them.
19:28Okay, yeah, I'm not gonna put the awning out.
19:30No, I'm gonna turn my van.
19:32Any excuse not to have to set up your awning, huh?
19:34You guys will thank me in a minute.
19:36When we have shade.
19:38See that?
19:38Ooh.
19:40Shade, baby.
19:41Shade.
19:42Love that.
19:43Come on, Red.
19:44Go ahead.
19:45Oh.
19:46And there goes.
19:48Uh-oh.
19:51All right, buddy.
19:53It's a little wet, but look at that.
19:54Now you have some built-in shade.
19:56Oh, yeah.
19:57That's more like it.
20:00Oh, freedom!
20:03But also Tremors!
20:04Tremors!
20:05Tremors!
20:32Tremors!
20:34Tremors!
20:35Tremors!
20:35Tremors!
20:36Tremors!
20:36Tremors!
20:37Tremors!
20:39Tremors!
20:40Tremors!
20:41Tremors!
20:43Tremors!
20:45Tremors!
20:46Tremors!
20:47Tremors!
20:48Tremors!
20:48Tremors!
20:49Damn neat, boys.
20:50And then we're gonna go for a little sunset walk.
20:54For all my regular friends here.
20:56I'm sure this comes to no surprise tonight.
20:58We are making a bag salad.
21:00salad. You're like, Nikki, what is a bag salad? Well, it's more than just the salad in a bag
21:06that you buy. It is where you take all your greens and you put a million toppings inside,
21:12like every topping you could find, shake it up, and voila, you got the perfect salad.
21:20I have been making this meal for eight years, and it is still my favorite meal. Why? Because
21:28it's delicious, and because you don't have to do any dishes afterwards, and that is peak van life.
21:36It's so good, and if you don't like salads, it's literally just because you're not putting enough
21:41ingredients, I promise you. Oh yeah, and you need a long spoon fork thing, this will change your life,
21:50because otherwise, like, they're usually this long, and you're, like, digging in there and getting your
21:53hands dirty. The long spoon is where it's at. Well, spoon fork. Brad, do you want to watch me do
21:58the dishes? Watch this. Oh my goodness. Should we let Rodney do the dishes on this one? Thanks, bud.
22:11We have got one hour until the sun sets, thinking we get to the top of one of those rocks.
22:18Let's go. You ready, boys?
22:21Camper's ready.
22:23Let's go.
23:00What should we try to get to the top of?
23:04They're much more agile than I am.
23:06Holy moly.
23:07Hmm, maybe we can get a little higher.
23:09That could be fun.
23:11Looks like there's a way up that way.
23:14Holy Rodney!
23:16You're crazy, bro!
23:18What?
23:20Did you guys just see that?
23:25Holy cow!
23:26Boys, really?
23:27You're so fast.
23:28I'm coming.
23:29You made it up.
23:31Oh, wow.
23:34That's it.
23:38Can't burn.
23:40What are you doing, crazy boy?
23:42Okay, I'm coming.
23:43Seriously?
23:45Rodney, come here.
23:48Be careful.
23:50You guys are nuts.
23:57Come on, boys.
23:58Let's look at some cool stuff.
23:59Oh, check this out.
24:01This is sick.
24:02A hole in that rock, but also...
24:05Look at this vein in the rock.
24:09That's so crazy.
24:10It goes all the way through.
24:12All the way up.
24:13And it's going through a lot of the rock that, like, chunked off here.
24:17Oh, that's so sick.
24:19That's pretty cool.
24:21God, this is so great.
24:24It's so amazing.
24:25We're going to keep exploring.
24:27We'll catch you back when the sunset is popping.
24:31You ready?
24:32I was looking over here, and I was like, this is going to get better.
24:35But then I turned around, and I realized, whoa, there's the pink sky.
24:42Nothing quite like a desert sunset.
24:44Camp, you want to stay out here for a little bit longer?
24:46Yeah?
24:47Hey, bud.
24:48Oh, you're running around me.
24:55He just, like, purposely sped up right in front of our car just to kick up dust on us.
25:01What was the point of that?
25:02I'm not going to go on a rant today.
25:04We're going to stay positive because we had a really wonderful day.
25:08Rodney's tired.
25:10Rodney.
25:12Hey, good morning.
25:13I think I'm going to sleep with all my windows open.
25:16It's just too pretty not to.
25:19I love, I love the desert.
25:21Okay, let's hippie shower, relax, get ready for bed.
25:32As always, thanks for being here.
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25:38Otherwise, we'll see you next Friday and every Friday after that.
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