99 Adventures Episode 6: Coming Clean and Weighing In

On this episode of 99 Adventures, we get the rig and truck cleaned up and find out if we’re over weight. No, not Alan and I but the RV! Join us as we fry up some delicious fish at the campsite and talk about our adventures at Blue Beacon Truck Wash and the CAT Scale.

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Fish Filets Fried Fish Breading Favorite Seasonings Hush Puppies French Fries

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Episode Transcript

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.999Alright, we're kicking off this episode at the Beacon, Blue Beacon truck wash.

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Um, we're gonna get the rig washed and the truck washed.
.999She was filthy too.
Hadn't been, the rig hadn't been washed since June.
Yeah.
Since we bought it.
And I think it got the dirtiest while we were having the repairs at the dealership.
Anyway, so far, the blue beacon has been super smooth.

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.999We're going to also take the rig over next door to the flying J and weigh her.
Cause we've never done that as well. 11 00:00:34,229.999 --> 00:00:37,669.999 And then later on, we're going to do a fish fry back at the rig. 12 00:00:37,679.999 --> 00:00:41,579.999 So we will meet ya'll back there, recap our experience, see y'all there. 13 00:00:42,0.047484848 --> 00:00:48,470.047484848 Welcome to 99 adventures, the podcast where the campsite stories are all about the RV lifestyle. 14 00:00:48,930.047484848 --> 00:00:53,740.047484848 We're your hosts, Alan and Kim, fellow lovers of all things RV living. 15 00:00:54,180.047484848 --> 00:00:58,620.046484848 Here on 99 Adventures, we explore the highs and hiccups of life on wheels. 16 00:00:58,900.047484848 --> 00:01:04,0.046484848 Whether it's discovering hidden gems off the beaten path or tackling the realities of RV living. 17 00:01:04,440.048484848 --> 00:01:07,996.714151515 But we're not just about the travel, we're about the taste, too. 18 00:01:08,366.714151515 --> 00:01:13,316.714151515 In every episode, we'll cook up something special right from the RV kitchen or campsite. 19 00:01:13,586.714151515 --> 00:01:16,731.714151515 So get hooked up grab your skillet, and let's hit the road. 20 00:01:16,741.714151515 --> 00:01:20,121.714151515 It's time for 99 Adventures, where the journey and the flavors never stop. 21 00:01:24,848.16869697 --> 00:01:30,248.16869697 All right, we are all cleaned up. 22 00:01:31,998.16869697 --> 00:01:33,438.16869697 The rig and the truck. 23 00:01:33,933.16869697 --> 00:01:34,963.16869697 It looked really good. 24 00:01:35,553.16869697 --> 00:01:39,883.16869697 Came home and threw a wax job on the truck a little bit. 25 00:01:40,33.16869697 --> 00:01:40,873.16869697 But we're gonna get into that. 26 00:01:40,913.16869697 --> 00:01:46,683.06669697 Yeah, but first, what's cookin We're gonna do some fried fish. 27 00:01:46,763.06769697 --> 00:01:48,43.06769697 It's on the menu tonight. 28 00:01:48,133.06769697 --> 00:01:51,133.06769697 We hadn't done fried fish in a long time and it's Lent season. 29 00:01:51,703.06769697 --> 00:02:06,538.06769697 We're not Catholic, but we like to play along every now and then, so we're gonna do some fried fish, got some onion cut up that I like to put in with the fish, hushpuppies, french fries, yeah, so we're gonna get after it. 30 00:02:06,538.06769697 --> 00:02:10,808.06769697 I'm up to 350 almost, so I'm about ready to put the first batch in, so. 31 00:02:12,318.06769697 --> 00:02:12,518.06769697 Cool. 32 00:02:13,308.06769697 --> 00:02:13,688.06769697 Alright. 33 00:02:14,408.06769697 --> 00:02:18,998.06669697 Like we said, we took the RV to Blue Beacon. 34 00:02:20,303.06769697 --> 00:02:21,193.06769697 truck wash. 35 00:02:21,873.06769697 --> 00:02:27,933.06719697 The actual one that we went to is right off of I 10 in in San Antonio. 36 00:02:29,283.06719697 --> 00:02:32,933.06719697 And it was easy to get to. 37 00:02:34,763.06719697 --> 00:02:37,513.06719697 And when we got there, we also went on a sunday. 38 00:02:37,643.06719697 --> 00:02:41,53.06719697 Yes, we did go on a sunday at like 11. 39 00:02:41,163.06719697 --> 00:02:41,393.06719697 No. 40 00:02:41,498.16719697 --> 00:02:43,508.06719697 12 30. 41 00:02:44,68.06719697 --> 00:02:45,248.06719697 It's about 12 30 midday. 42 00:02:47,608.06719697 --> 00:02:50,18.06719697 When we got there, there were two bays. 43 00:02:50,18.06719697 --> 00:02:50,968.06619697 They were both open. 44 00:02:51,508.06719697 --> 00:02:54,68.06719697 This is a 24 hour deal. 45 00:02:54,518.06719697 --> 00:02:59,298.06569697 And, both bays had vehicles lined up. 46 00:03:00,68.06569697 --> 00:03:09,888.06669697 So we took one that had a 18 wheeler, and then it had a big tour bus and then a motor home with a tow vehicle. 47 00:03:10,68.06669697 --> 00:03:11,168.06669697 And we got behind that one. 48 00:03:11,248.06669697 --> 00:03:20,238.06669697 And then the other one had a truck that was pulling a fleet of cars and a, I don't remember, an 18 wheeler in front of that, I guess. 49 00:03:20,908.06669697 --> 00:03:28,818.06569697 Anyway, we were not in line for very long, before it was our turn to pull into the bay. 50 00:03:28,988.06469697 --> 00:03:30,778.06569697 Maybe 20 minutes. 51 00:03:30,843.16569697 --> 00:03:32,343.06569697 25 minutes, 20 minutes. 52 00:03:33,733.06569697 --> 00:03:52,183.06569697 There was a vacuum cleaner there, so it did require quarters, but right before you pulled in the bay, I guess while you're waiting for the vehicle in front of you to get washed, you can use the vacuum cleaner to vacuum out your vehicle and which we did. 53 00:03:52,633.06569697 --> 00:03:55,973.06569697 So they pulled us right in. 54 00:03:57,218.06569697 --> 00:04:01,648.06569697 He asked you what we were gonna do? Yeah, there's a Rain X option. 55 00:04:01,658.06569697 --> 00:04:05,168.06569697 He asked if we wanted the Rain X option, so I opted for that. 56 00:04:05,178.06569697 --> 00:04:11,638.06469697 It's like six bucks extra, then we put some Rain X on the windows and whatnot, so yeah. 57 00:04:11,698.06469697 --> 00:04:13,748.06469697 They have some extra services. 58 00:04:13,778.06469697 --> 00:04:14,118.06469697 Yeah. 59 00:04:14,478.06469697 --> 00:04:19,498.06469697 At that particular location, not all locations provide some of these extra services. 60 00:04:19,498.16469697 --> 00:04:26,238.06469697 But they do have extra services and they also have a washout bay at that one. 61 00:04:26,838.06469697 --> 00:04:27,818.06469697 I don't know what that is. 62 00:04:28,278.06469697 --> 00:04:30,828.06469697 You take a Underneath a vehicle. 63 00:04:31,638.06369697 --> 00:04:36,528.06469697 Or the inside of a truck that's empty, Like, a U Haul or whatever and you can wash it out. 64 00:04:36,708.06369697 --> 00:04:37,668.06369697 We pulled in. 65 00:04:38,468.06369697 --> 00:04:51,368.06369697 There was about seven or eight guys inside the bay washing the truck and the fifth wheel. 66 00:04:51,638.06269697 --> 00:04:53,58.06319697 And by the way, we do have a dually. 67 00:04:53,58.06319697 --> 00:04:54,68.06369697 I don't know if we've ever said that. 68 00:04:54,463.06369697 --> 00:05:05,823.06319697 But, so we were getting the dually washed and the fifth wheel and they used power hoses and just like in a regular car wash, those kinds of things. 69 00:05:06,343.06319697 --> 00:05:11,987.96319697 And then they also had some brushes that they use to clean the sides. 70 00:05:12,748.06319697 --> 00:05:16,698.06319697 The front, but not the roof. 71 00:05:17,118.06319697 --> 00:05:19,28.06319697 They say they rinsed the roof off. 72 00:05:19,258.06319697 --> 00:05:20,608.06319697 Yeah, but I don't see how. 73 00:05:20,618.06319697 --> 00:05:23,908.06219697 I mean, The guys were all just on ground level. 74 00:05:23,958.06319697 --> 00:05:29,358.06319697 So there was like no way they could have gotten the roof up there and gotten anything on there. 75 00:05:29,418.06319697 --> 00:05:30,728.06319697 I would say no roof. 76 00:05:30,868.06319697 --> 00:05:38,108.06319697 Which is kind of a bummer because normally when you wash something you want to wash from the top down because you get a lot of that bleed off. 77 00:05:38,728.06319697 --> 00:05:42,508.06319697 Which we saw and we had to get on the way home. 78 00:05:42,508.06319697 --> 00:05:58,623.06319697 Yeah some stuff to touch up I mean it wasn't a perfect job But I mean it looks fabulous now that we've had gotten at home and able to do some touch ups and stuff like that The whole time we were in the bay that for them to wash it. 79 00:05:59,313.06319697 --> 00:06:00,943.06319697 I don't know, maybe 10 minutes. 80 00:06:01,833.06319697 --> 00:06:05,283.06319697 So all in all, you're talking 30 minutes. 81 00:06:05,633.06219697 --> 00:06:07,943.06319697 I mean, of course, it depends on the wait time and everything. 82 00:06:07,943.06319697 --> 00:06:14,313.06319697 But our experience was just 30 minutes in and out. 83 00:06:14,363.06319697 --> 00:06:14,623.06319697 Yep. 84 00:06:14,863.06319697 --> 00:06:19,783.06319697 And out and Alan hopped out to go pay in the office or whatever. 85 00:06:20,593.06319697 --> 00:06:23,703.06319697 Took him a couple minutes while I stayed in the truck and the guys. 86 00:06:24,663.06319697 --> 00:06:27,673.06319697 You know, washing and rinsing the RV. 87 00:06:30,343.06319697 --> 00:06:36,523.06319697 Total cost was 64, 64. 88 00:06:36,623.06319697 --> 00:06:44,413.06319697 And to put that into perspective a little bit, so we, there's some, there's a group that'll come out here to the RV park and wash your rig. 89 00:06:44,933.06319697 --> 00:06:46,263.06319697 And we had one of the neighbors. 90 00:06:46,888.06319697 --> 00:06:51,148.06319697 Ask us if we wanted our rig washed the other day and we were like, yeah, that sounds cool. 91 00:06:51,158.06319697 --> 00:07:01,428.06419697 How much is it? 300 dollars right? So yeah, it was a pain to hook up and drive over there, but it beats 300 dollars. 92 00:07:02,118.06419697 --> 00:07:10,988.06319697 Of course, if you're traveling on a travel day and you just happen to, swing by one or pass by one, or it's on your route or whatever, definitely utilize it. 93 00:07:12,313.06419697 --> 00:07:17,653.06419697 We were able to get some cleaning done cause we haven't closed up the rig and everything. 94 00:07:17,733.06419697 --> 00:07:24,193.06319697 And since November, so it did help getting hooked up and all that. 95 00:07:24,193.16319697 --> 00:07:31,183.06419697 So then we pulled out and we were going to go back around to the flying J. 96 00:07:31,183.06419697 --> 00:07:34,963.06419697 I think I said that on the intro, but we ended up going to the pilot. 97 00:07:34,993.06419697 --> 00:07:36,393.06419697 There was a pilot down the way. 98 00:07:36,788.06419697 --> 00:07:38,58.06419697 That had the cat scales. 99 00:07:39,328.06419697 --> 00:07:40,528.06419697 We pulled into to the pilot. 100 00:07:41,658.06419697 --> 00:07:45,898.06419697 It was pretty, it was full, with the truck drivers and everything. 101 00:07:46,588.06419697 --> 00:08:00,268.06419697 But, Alan, wanted to go inside and verify all the information that his wife was telling him about how to weigh the fifth wheel and truck. 102 00:08:00,568.06419697 --> 00:08:01,758.06419697 But he got it verified. 103 00:08:02,58.06419697 --> 00:08:04,538.06519697 Do you want to talk about Exactly what we did. 104 00:08:05,508.06519697 --> 00:08:06,678.06519697 No, I'm going to finish this. 105 00:08:06,678.06519697 --> 00:08:07,38.06519697 Go ahead. 106 00:08:07,388.06519697 --> 00:08:07,668.06519697 Okay. 107 00:08:08,208.06519697 --> 00:08:16,338.06419697 With the fifth wheel attached, and on the truck, we pulled around to the front of the cat scales. 108 00:08:17,388.06419697 --> 00:08:18,548.06419697 I did download the app. 109 00:08:18,558.06519697 --> 00:08:26,63.06519697 There is an app that you can use, and I feel like that probably would have been a little bit easier, but, Alan wanted to go the Old school route. 110 00:08:26,143.06519697 --> 00:08:29,253.06519697 Old school route, push the button and talk to the lady inside. 111 00:08:30,793.06519697 --> 00:08:33,413.06519697 You have to make sure your front wheels are on the front. 112 00:08:33,833.06519697 --> 00:08:37,563.06519697 There's three weights, areas, and there's yellow lines. 113 00:08:38,313.06519697 --> 00:08:45,187.96519697 And you have to make sure your front wheels are on the first area, the back wheels are on the second area, and then the camper wheels are on the back. 114 00:08:46,228.06519697 --> 00:08:49,608.06519697 rest of the weight scale, excuse me. 115 00:08:51,958.06519697 --> 00:08:53,628.06519697 And push the button. 116 00:08:53,658.06519697 --> 00:08:59,268.06419697 We had to provide his driver's license plate for the truck. 117 00:09:00,628.06519697 --> 00:09:03,258.06419697 And, she said, okay, you can go on. 118 00:09:03,468.06419697 --> 00:09:10,598.06419697 So we pulled on off into the parking lot and found a spot to drop the rig. 119 00:09:10,608.06419697 --> 00:09:13,388.06319697 So we unhitched, unloaded the rig. 120 00:09:14,198.06419697 --> 00:09:19,508.06419697 And then went back on the scales the same way. 121 00:09:19,948.06419697 --> 00:09:20,728.06419697 Pushed the button. 122 00:09:21,948.06419697 --> 00:09:25,598.06419697 To verify, she had to verify the license plate again. 123 00:09:26,578.06319697 --> 00:09:30,158.06419697 Which, the first license plate was not correct. 124 00:09:30,268.06419697 --> 00:09:32,68.06419697 Which we didn't realize until later. 125 00:09:32,148.06419697 --> 00:09:33,428.06419697 I'll get more into that. 126 00:09:33,428.06419697 --> 00:09:36,608.06419697 Because it did end up costing us more because of that. 127 00:09:38,208.06419697 --> 00:09:47,708.06419697 And we weighed just the truck, so then you pull up again, you make sure the wheels, the front wheels are in the front section, and then the back wheels are in that second, on that second scale. 128 00:09:49,608.06419697 --> 00:09:52,158.06419697 And she said, okay, come in and get your printout. 129 00:09:52,868.06319697 --> 00:09:54,68.06419697 So we did. 130 00:09:55,328.06419697 --> 00:10:01,758.06319697 And what happened was because the two license plates didn't jive, they charged us twice. 131 00:10:01,903.06319697 --> 00:10:09,103.06319697 So the first way was 14 and the second way should have only been less than 3 and it wasn't. 132 00:10:09,123.06319697 --> 00:10:10,583.06319697 It was a second 14. 133 00:10:10,603.06319697 --> 00:10:18,663.06319697 So in total, we paid 28, but that is because the license plate was incorrect. 134 00:10:18,993.06319697 --> 00:10:20,983.06419697 So it ended up charging double. 135 00:10:20,993.06419697 --> 00:10:23,583.06419697 So that's why I would say, I would suggest. 136 00:10:23,838.06419697 --> 00:10:42,638.06419697 using the app so that you can make sure that you get that information correct and when you pull up to the scale with the app it does find your location if not you would just put it Correct it, put where you're at, and then it provides all these numbers that are on this printout that I have in my hand, on the app. 137 00:10:43,218.06419697 --> 00:10:44,877.96419697 I'm just kind of old school like that sometimes. 138 00:10:44,877.96419697 --> 00:10:50,487.96519697 I just feel like doing things in person is better, and, that's just me. 139 00:10:51,922.96419697 --> 00:10:54,882.96419697 And if I don't have to talk to anybody, I'm an introverted extrovert. 140 00:10:55,172.96419697 --> 00:11:00,242.96419697 If I don't have to talk to anybody and I can just do it myself, I'm happy. 141 00:11:00,562.96419697 --> 00:11:01,72.96419697 Mm hmm. 142 00:11:01,242.96319697 --> 00:11:01,522.96419697 Mm hmm. 143 00:11:01,523.06419697 --> 00:11:03,182.96419697 So you're sure, huh? Yep. 144 00:11:03,852.96419697 --> 00:11:11,212.96419697 Okay, so we're gonna go over some numbers and figure out if we are all good. 145 00:11:12,102.96419697 --> 00:11:17,702.96419697 Okay? Like I said, we've never weighed this, the fifth wheel or anything, so we have no clue. 146 00:11:18,897.96419697 --> 00:11:20,177.96419697 And we didn't have any clues. 147 00:11:20,177.96419697 --> 00:11:22,447.96419697 So, um, total. 148 00:11:22,997.96419697 --> 00:11:28,837.96419697 We had the printout, or if you do it on the app, it gives you four numbers. 149 00:11:28,877.96419697 --> 00:11:34,767.96419697 The first number is the steer axle, which ours was 5, 320 pounds, and that's the front wheels. 150 00:11:35,327.96419697 --> 00:11:37,967.96319697 The drive axle, those are the back wheels. 151 00:11:38,97.96219697 --> 00:11:41,97.96319697 Ours came out at 6, 880 pounds. 152 00:11:41,792.96319697 --> 00:11:47,252.96319697 And then the trailer axle, of course that's for the trailer, that was 11, 700 pounds. 153 00:11:47,342.96319697 --> 00:11:50,452.96319697 So a total of 23, 900 pounds. 154 00:11:51,252.96319697 --> 00:11:54,172.96319697 That's how much the truck and the RV weigh. 155 00:11:54,682.96219697 --> 00:12:03,22.96319697 And I will say that if you're going to do this, you need to make sure that you have everything in your trailer that you would have on a normal travel day. 156 00:12:03,762.96319697 --> 00:12:05,192.96319697 We didn't quite have that. 157 00:12:05,942.96319697 --> 00:12:07,592.96319697 Like we didn't have our bikes. 158 00:12:08,542.96319697 --> 00:12:09,397.86319697 That's the black line. 159 00:12:09,547.96319697 --> 00:12:11,147.96319697 stone because we left that. 160 00:12:12,137.96319697 --> 00:12:14,177.96319697 We left the chairs and the solo stove. 161 00:12:14,197.96319697 --> 00:12:23,85.35650723 So we left some piddly stuff, but some of that stuff would have added a few, 500 more pounds probably to the total weight if you include all of that. 162 00:12:24,15.35650723 --> 00:12:32,785.35650723 So when you go back and you have to get the truck weighed by itself without. 163 00:12:33,150.35650723 --> 00:12:45,210.35650724 The trailer, we did that and that came back our steer axle, which is, like I was saying, the front was 50, that at that time was 5, 300 pounds, so just 20 pounds less. 164 00:12:45,760.35650723 --> 00:12:54,20.35650724 And then the drive axle, was a lot less because obviously, the weight of the front of the fifth wheel wasn't on the hitch. 165 00:12:54,20.35650724 --> 00:12:57,370.35650723 So that was, 4, 180 pounds. 166 00:12:57,380.35650723 --> 00:13:00,770.35550724 So it was a difference of. 167 00:13:00,840.45650723 --> 00:13:08,400.35650724 2, 720 pounds, which actually gives us our hitch weight. 168 00:13:08,440.35650724 --> 00:13:15,80.35750724 So you take the total amount of the truck with the RV attached. 169 00:13:16,50.35750724 --> 00:13:20,510.35750723 subtract just the truck weight and that provides you your hitch weight. 170 00:13:20,510.35750723 --> 00:13:35,685.35750724 So ours was two thousand seven hundred and twenty These numbers when you start researching it to make sure like are you under your GVWR, which is your gross vehicle weight rating. 171 00:13:36,155.35750723 --> 00:13:45,105.35750723 Your GAWR, which is your gross axle wheel rating, both for the rear and the front. 172 00:13:45,995.35750723 --> 00:13:52,15.35650723 All of those make a difference, but it's a lot of numbers, and it's, it can actually be quite confusing. 173 00:13:52,635.35650723 --> 00:14:01,965.35650723 You do have to look at stickers, so the stickers in the truck, if you open the door, there's a sticker there that provides you for the truck. 174 00:14:02,575.35650723 --> 00:14:07,515.35550723 It's GVWR, it's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, as well as it's, gross. 175 00:14:07,975.35550723 --> 00:14:12,625.35550723 Axle, wheel rating for the rear and front. 176 00:14:12,965.35550723 --> 00:14:15,85.35550723 It's a mouthful, huh? It is a mouthful. 177 00:14:15,855.35550723 --> 00:14:19,215.35550724 We were under all of that. 178 00:14:19,225.35550724 --> 00:14:22,535.35550723 So our actual truck with the RV was 12, 200 pounds. 179 00:14:22,925.35550723 --> 00:14:27,845.35550723 The GVWR for the truck was 14, 000 pounds. 180 00:14:27,865.35550723 --> 00:14:29,435.35550723 So we're under on that and that was great. 181 00:14:30,595.35550723 --> 00:14:39,110.35550723 For the wheels, the front, on the sticker, we were about 600 pounds below for the front wheels. 182 00:14:39,540.35550723 --> 00:14:47,220.35550724 And for the rear, we were 2, 800 pounds below. 183 00:14:47,230.35550724 --> 00:14:47,940.35550724 The sticker. 184 00:14:47,960.35450724 --> 00:14:49,160.35550723 So that's all good news. 185 00:14:49,600.35550724 --> 00:14:50,220.35550724 All good news. 186 00:14:51,240.35450723 --> 00:14:54,10.35550723 I thought we were, we would have been overweight, but we weren't, no. 187 00:14:55,220.35650724 --> 00:14:59,970.35650724 The GVWR for the fifth wheel, so that's the gross vehicle weighting for the fifth wheel. 188 00:15:00,555.35650724 --> 00:15:07,925.35650724 The fifth wheel has all of these numbers too on the yellow sticker over on the driver's side of the rig, the front. 189 00:15:08,5.35650724 --> 00:15:10,635.35550724 There's a yellow sticker that will have all this information. 190 00:15:10,715.35650724 --> 00:15:15,595.35750724 So the gross vehicle weighting for the RV 15 thousand 500 pounds. 191 00:15:15,715.35750724 --> 00:15:23,855.35750724 And we came in for the actual weight of the RV, with the pin, weight, and everything, 14, 420 pounds. 192 00:15:26,370.35750724 --> 00:15:29,230.35750724 So we're under almost a thousand pounds. 193 00:15:30,200.35750724 --> 00:15:31,960.35750724 That doesn't mean go buy a thousand pounds more stuff. 194 00:15:31,960.35750724 --> 00:15:39,165.30750724 No, that was what I was about to say is, does that mean that I can go buy some more clothes? No, cause there's no room. 195 00:15:39,345.30750724 --> 00:15:39,685.30750724 I mean. 196 00:15:39,995.30750723 --> 00:15:40,445.30650724 Sure there is. 197 00:15:40,975.30650724 --> 00:15:41,815.30650724 I can find room. 198 00:15:42,165.30750724 --> 00:15:43,105.30750724 No, there's no room. 199 00:15:45,985.30750724 --> 00:15:46,565.30650724 It's been hard. 200 00:15:46,575.30650724 --> 00:15:47,385.30650723 It's been hard. 201 00:15:47,605.30650724 --> 00:15:51,845.30750724 And we have a full walk in closet and we have a really big closet compared to. 202 00:15:51,845.30750724 --> 00:15:55,295.30750724 Why has it been hard? I don't know, I just like to have my clothes. 203 00:15:55,965.30750724 --> 00:15:56,955.30750724 I like to have my clothes. 204 00:15:56,955.40750724 --> 00:16:01,350.40750723 I think you used to have a thousand pounds worth of shoes. 205 00:16:01,870.40650723 --> 00:16:02,570.40650724 I probably did. 206 00:16:03,300.40550724 --> 00:16:04,540.40550724 All that's good news. 207 00:16:04,540.40550724 --> 00:16:14,440.40550724 I think that with the, one thing I could not find, was to get the cargo carrying capacity of this, 2015 Ford F 350 Dually. 208 00:16:15,500.40550724 --> 00:16:16,940.40450724 It's not on the sticker. 209 00:16:17,720.40550724 --> 00:16:22,640.40550724 Looked online trying to pull the actual window sticker that would show that number. 210 00:16:22,720.40550724 --> 00:16:32,360.40550724 It's not anywhere but that's the only thing I couldn't really come up with that these numbers when you go and weigh will provide. 211 00:16:32,570.40550724 --> 00:16:36,320.40350724 So these numbers are important for a couple of reasons. 212 00:16:37,700.40350724 --> 00:16:50,350.4045072 They're important just for you to know from a safety perspective, how much weight you're pulling, how much weight is at your pin, which is super important because you don't want to overload that truck. 213 00:16:50,765.4045072 --> 00:17:09,425.4035072 At that pinpoint, for fuel economy, but it gets bigger than that too, because verify as you're going, your route and through states, some states will actually require you to have paperwork. 214 00:17:10,235.4035072 --> 00:17:13,605.4035072 So if you get stopped and you get asked about. 215 00:17:13,940.4035072 --> 00:17:14,870.4035072 Wait paperwork. 216 00:17:14,940.4035072 --> 00:17:44,865.4035072 You have that one of the things that she did on this ticket of ours Was because the license plate was wrong, and this is an official document She actually lined through it and put the correct information on there and then put a stamp that she did that and so that makes it an acceptable document to any kind of law enforcement or Department of Transportation people that actually inquire about this document. 217 00:17:44,955.4035072 --> 00:17:56,975.4025072 So my advice would be to, look the paperwork over, be knowledgeable of it just for your own safety, but also because of DOT requirements in certain states. 218 00:17:56,975.4035072 --> 00:17:58,525.4035072 Texas does not require it. 219 00:17:58,945.4025072 --> 00:18:01,815.4025072 I have heard, that other states do. 220 00:18:01,855.4025072 --> 00:18:09,65.4035072 So just verify what states you're going to and see if it is an actual requirement and, just get it done., 221 00:18:09,115.4035072 --> 00:18:20,595.4045072 and the other thing is, when you're determining what kind of size rig you want, you need, you would like to have, that also, you need to know those numbers. 222 00:18:21,825.4045072 --> 00:18:26,35.4045072 Because you've got to have the right tow vehicle for the size. 223 00:18:26,915.4045072 --> 00:18:27,875.4045072 rig that you have. 224 00:18:28,515.4045072 --> 00:18:34,520.4035072 This 42 foot, 43 foot fifth wheel. 225 00:18:35,480.4045072 --> 00:18:37,400.4045072 We can't tow that with a single wheel. 226 00:18:38,400.4035072 --> 00:18:39,420.4045072 Yes, we can. 227 00:18:39,470.4045072 --> 00:18:41,490.4035072 With a F 350? Yes, you can. 228 00:18:41,810.4035072 --> 00:18:42,550.4045072 Yes, you can. 229 00:18:42,550.4045072 --> 00:18:42,790.4045072 It's just. 230 00:18:43,935.4045072 --> 00:18:46,955.4045072 You don't have the stability, the four wheels in the back. 231 00:18:47,855.4045072 --> 00:18:50,615.4045072 The capacity is there on the 350. 232 00:18:50,645.4045072 --> 00:18:51,665.4045072 Even the 250. 233 00:18:51,715.4045072 --> 00:18:53,885.4045072 You're pushing it, but it's still there. 234 00:18:54,385.4045072 --> 00:18:58,895.4045072 And, the stability that I get, but that's getting into a whole different topic. 235 00:18:59,265.4035072 --> 00:19:00,545.5035072 Trucks, which type of truck. 236 00:19:00,965.5035072 --> 00:19:09,440.5035072 That's not necessarily the lane, right? But I think it was good information. 237 00:19:09,440.5035072 --> 00:19:22,980.5045072 We do keep our rig pretty light, packed wise, we have a storage building, so we do bring things back and forth based on the season, that kind of stuff. 238 00:19:23,950.5045072 --> 00:19:30,600.5045072 But pretty much what we have here is what we'll always have, we won't really add, I don't think any. 239 00:19:31,820.5045072 --> 00:19:37,40.5045072 Additional weight, any significant additional weight to the rig. 240 00:19:38,500.5045072 --> 00:19:41,0.5045072 But it was good information. 241 00:19:41,130.5035072 --> 00:19:49,667.1696739 And we know now that we're all good with the truck and the rig and feel a little bit more safe driving down the road now. 242 00:19:50,822.1706739 --> 00:19:56,462.1706739 When we got back, we had some catastrophes. 243 00:19:59,102.1706739 --> 00:20:13,72.1696739 I don't know, we remember hitting a pretty rough spot on I 10 and, somebody, I won't name names, forgot to strap the bottom door of the freezer and it came out. 244 00:20:13,782.1696739 --> 00:20:15,152.1696739 It didn't break, thank goodness. 245 00:20:15,252.1696739 --> 00:20:16,492.1696739 All the way out. 246 00:20:16,582.1696739 --> 00:20:17,132.1696739 All the way out. 247 00:20:17,622.1696739 --> 00:20:19,72.1696739 Food everywhere. 248 00:20:19,162.1696739 --> 00:20:19,402.1696739 Yeah. 249 00:20:20,212.1696739 --> 00:20:50,142.1696739 Just drawer out I mean, and luckily it didn't break because, you think about that, the bottom part of your freezer, we need a new refrigerator at that point, because there's an open hole in the bottom of our refrigerator now, or would've been, you know? Not only that, but the grate, the front grate on our stove fell off and fell into the drawer of the freezer. 250 00:20:50,617.1696739 --> 00:20:53,27.1696739 And maybe that's what made it pop off. 251 00:20:53,47.1696739 --> 00:20:59,437.1696739 Maybe if, even though it had been, if it had, even though it was not strapped in. 252 00:21:00,92.1696739 --> 00:21:04,12.1696739 Maybe because the grate fell off and hit it, it made it pop out like that. 253 00:21:04,112.1696739 --> 00:21:04,882.1696739 I don't know. 254 00:21:04,952.1696739 --> 00:21:13,762.1686739 I don't know, but I, like I've explained to Kim many times, right? When you're going down the road and you're in your rig, and it doesn't matter if you have a rear kitchen or not. 255 00:21:14,562.1686739 --> 00:21:19,572.1686739 Generally speaking that you can, you tend to carry a lot of heavy stuff in a kitchen. 256 00:21:19,622.1686739 --> 00:21:20,692.1686739 It makes it double worse. 257 00:21:20,692.1686739 --> 00:21:28,672.1676739 But anytime you, you feel a trailer do like that and it snaps in the back, it's horrible. 258 00:21:28,782.1686739 --> 00:21:31,372.1681739 And that's where stuff starts going crazy. 259 00:21:31,412.1681739 --> 00:21:34,602.1671739 And in our rig is when we have. 260 00:21:34,927.1681739 --> 00:21:36,417.1681739 The road conditions like that. 261 00:21:36,597.1681739 --> 00:21:38,297.1681739 Yeah, a drawer broke. 262 00:21:38,307.1681739 --> 00:21:46,597.1686739 It's the bottom drawer that we use for our canned goods, which I would say You know a lesson learned it is a drawer and we do have canned goods. 263 00:21:46,597.1686739 --> 00:22:03,327.1686739 So it's heavy that in the future If we decide to put that drawer back and not do something different with that little area That we would need to Lighten that load so it doesn't it broke the The rail thing, a little plastic piece on the rail. 264 00:22:03,747.1686739 --> 00:22:08,647.1676739 So maybe that 300 dollars didn't look so bad, right? I know, I know, right. 265 00:22:08,767.1686739 --> 00:22:16,737.1686739 Nah, but it was a good experience and we learned a lot and, it's just like This whole deal, you know,. 266 00:22:16,827.1686739 --> 00:22:18,77.1686739 Live and learn, right? Yeah. 267 00:22:18,407.1686739 --> 00:22:20,587.1686739 I guess we didn't say though, we did come back. 268 00:22:21,207.1686739 --> 00:22:27,297.0676739 Alan mentioned we stopped and we got, some car, washless car cleaner and wax. 269 00:22:28,27.0686739 --> 00:22:30,897.0676739 When we got back, there were some streaks and things. 270 00:22:31,327.0676739 --> 00:22:31,737.0676739 Okay. 271 00:22:32,27.0676739 --> 00:22:32,337.0676739 Sorry. 272 00:22:32,337.0676739 --> 00:22:33,497.0676739 We had to take a little break. 273 00:22:33,897.0676739 --> 00:22:45,57.0686739 We had to get fresh oil, french fries, get everything ready to finish up, we've cooked the fried fish and we still have to do french fries and the hush puppies. 274 00:22:45,217.0686739 --> 00:23:10,827.0686739 But one thing Alan touched on this was that we did stop and pick up a waterless car wash and wax and use that to come back and just clean up some of the streak and things from the car wash or from the wash of the RV and the truck and that really did help make it look a lot nicer. 275 00:23:10,827.0686739 --> 00:23:13,647.0686739 It got all the black streak off at from it running down. 276 00:23:13,797.0686739 --> 00:23:13,947.0686739 Yeah. 277 00:23:13,947.0686739 --> 00:23:16,257.0686739 Because like I said, they don't clean from the top down. 278 00:23:16,257.0686739 --> 00:23:16,587.0686739 Right. 279 00:23:16,587.0686739 --> 00:23:16,588.0686739 Yeah. 280 00:23:16,643.0686739 --> 00:23:21,483.0686739 It really needed to be done, but, other than that was our little adventure. 281 00:23:23,788.0686739 --> 00:23:27,58.0686739 Getting the truck and RV washed and weighed. 282 00:23:27,608.0686739 --> 00:23:36,688.0676739 I was just gonna say, before we sign off, that last minute I just had an opportunity to go to Austin for the Rod Stewart concert. 283 00:23:37,138.0686739 --> 00:23:42,552.9686739 And, after the concert, we, I was with my mom and sister. 284 00:23:43,983.0686739 --> 00:23:46,346.4353406 No, it was just a concert at the Moody Center. 285 00:23:46,346.4353406 --> 00:23:55,153.0686739 What's the event? Oh, it was just a regular concert, but right now, as we're filming this, South by Southwest is going on. 286 00:23:55,333.0686739 --> 00:23:57,723.0686739 Yeah, it was part of that, wasn't it? I don't know. 287 00:23:58,413.0686739 --> 00:23:59,13.0686739 I'm not sure. 288 00:23:59,123.0686739 --> 00:24:00,353.0676739 It was just at the Moody Center. 289 00:24:01,63.0686739 --> 00:24:11,43.0686739 It was funny because after the concert, my, my sister, my mom and my brother in law, we all commented that we were all concerned it was not gonna be that great, but I will say that it was a really good concert. 290 00:24:11,403.0686739 --> 00:24:28,943.0686739 And he's 80 years old and he had, he put on a good performance and had a great band and he had some back Background singers, call them the doo wop girls, they were really awesome, they were amazing. 291 00:24:28,943.0686739 --> 00:24:34,703.0676739 And then three other ladies that played violin and harp and all kinds of instruments. 292 00:24:34,713.0686739 --> 00:24:37,862.9686739 Ron Stewart's 80? He's 80. 293 00:24:37,863.0686739 --> 00:24:38,743.0686739 Good grief. 294 00:24:38,803.0686739 --> 00:24:44,753.0686739 And his daughter came out, if she's 30, we're pushing it. 295 00:24:45,143.0686739 --> 00:24:48,243.0686739 So he, do the math. 296 00:24:51,343.0676739 --> 00:24:51,693.0676739 Anyway. 297 00:24:52,103.0686739 --> 00:24:56,723.0686739 She sang with him and she sang a Tom Petty song, free falling and did amazing. 298 00:24:56,733.0686739 --> 00:24:59,903.0686739 And then the two of them together saying forever young. 299 00:25:00,553.0686739 --> 00:25:02,243.0681739 So it was a really good concert. 300 00:25:02,243.0681739 --> 00:25:04,933.0686739 But I just wanted to give a little plug for that. 301 00:25:06,243.0676739 --> 00:25:17,963.0686739 Feel like, being able to see an rock icon like Rod Stewart was Neat so Anyway, I think that's it. 302 00:25:18,483.0686739 --> 00:25:29,440.0388709 Yeah, we're gonna keep cooking our french fries and hush puppies So Just like that another journey comes to a close on 99 adventures. 303 00:25:30,310.0383709 --> 00:25:30,720.0383709 Yep. 304 00:25:30,860.0383709 --> 00:25:36,70.0383709 So here's to RV life Tasty meals and adventures waiting for us. 305 00:25:41,970.0383709 --> 00:25:43,420.0383709 I'm already on number two anyway. 306 00:25:43,430.0383709 --> 00:25:48,350.0383709 So Enjoy your next adventure and bon appetite.