We Made Camp In The BADLANDS SD | Ambulance Conversion Life

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We spent more days on the road and finally settled into a camp in the Badlands SD for a badly needed rest from travel. Now I just have to keep Lefty away from the cliffs!
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My name is David and with my dog Lefty we live full time in our ambulance conversion RV. I made this change to my life and you can too! Like, subscribe and comment - Lefty would appreciate it - he wants the adventures to keep coming!
The Campulance is a 2002 Ford E450 Marque Commando 164 Class III ambulance powered by the Ford 7.3l Powerstroke turbo diesel engine and a 4 speed 4R100 transmission. Lefty is a 65lb Staffordshire Terrier (best I can tell) that came from the Verona Street Animal Shelter in March 2014 at the age of 9 months. We have been living full time in the campulance since July 2019.

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@gd4u422 Жыл бұрын

I love when Lefty is sitting in the drivers seat-I swear he looks like he knows how to drive! LOL!

@L-Anded Жыл бұрын

I like that floodlight. Very comforting. Lefty's little paws holding that biscuit while he daintily nibbled on it just melts my heart. I liked the two dogs taking ownership of their houses and telling the other one about it. Dogs crack me up. They take their jobs very seriously.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

The motion lights are great for lighting up home when we walk up :)

@IamN... Жыл бұрын

1990 I was in the Badlands. The most spectacular sunrise I had ever seen lighting the canyons up with every hue of purple to white. Memories for a lifetime.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

It is a beautiful place!

@w.e.b.8719 Жыл бұрын

I have not seen a Sinclair gasoline station in over 4 decades. I always loved the Brontosaurus, now renamed Apatosaurus, when I was a child.

@kathyballas4946 Жыл бұрын

I was really surprised how quiet in the rig versus all the traffic noise when you went outside. You and Lefty be safe and happy travels.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

The box stays pretty quiet inside thankfully - lets us get good sleep :)

@mylifestyle43 Жыл бұрын

Good to see that you are all alright. I was getting concerned because I had not seen your video in a few days. Give Lefty a hug for me.

@sunshinedewes4277 Жыл бұрын

Sorry! Cinnabon will never measure up to my Mom's cinnamon rolls.

@dcwallace9930 Жыл бұрын

I do love Bear! He looks like such a sweetheart Hope you're fixing Jeff a cup of joe in the mornings.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

He's a great dog! Very gentle :)

@robertnelsen6149 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing us along your journey. 🇺🇸🚑

@pattystuart8095 Жыл бұрын

Western SoDak hit the trifecta with the Badlands, Black Hills, and Mt. Rushmore.

@meatdog Жыл бұрын

Ooooh man, a warm ooie gooey cinnabun and a hot cup of joe..... heaven!!. Especially on the road on a cold morning. Smell the enticing goodness.

@crystalphillips696 Жыл бұрын

That museum place was amazing you went through I can't believe how big it was. I bet you could spend the whole day in there and never see everything it has. Lefty was so happy when you came back to the truck he looks so cute sitting in the driver's seat.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

That's a wild place that sells everything :)

@johntossing624 Жыл бұрын

Great music selection. The road trip tunes are spot on. Thanks for sharing.

@sharonrose1226 2 ай бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful sunrise! Really amazingly awesome!! Thank you for sharing that.

@TheCampulanceMan 2 ай бұрын

We always get some great sunrises and sunsets down there :)

@MsPhillyG Жыл бұрын

Just love the scenery on your journey. I love watching Lefty sleeping in the front seat. I traveled from South Florida to PA with 3 big dogs and it was alot of work. We slept at rest areas in btw the 18 wheelers for safety and because the humming from the trucks helped us sleep comfortably. I had to stop quite a bit to let the dogs out to stretch thier legs, do thier business and to rotate them in the SUV. I made it back to PA just before a horrendous snow storm.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

We do a lot of stops to get out and walk - when I see good grass we stop!!

@martybern8305 Жыл бұрын

This made me smile. You are in my neck of the woods. Enjoy your time in the Midwest. :)

@childcrone Жыл бұрын

Love that bluesy jam you have going from 10 mins to the SD stop with the awesome Native American woman statue. edit to add: that greeting-tail after returning from Wall Drug, whip whap whip whap whip whap!

@sapphiresword139 Жыл бұрын

Red Sky in the Morn - Sailors take warn.

@scootercarneal9625 Жыл бұрын

I did a trip in my Van thru the midwest, I did 55 all the time, saved a lot of money on fuel

@mitzilickliter3879 Жыл бұрын

That Sculpture was Awesome!! I've never seen that before. Nice! Thanks for sharing!

@danielbaughn1923 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery! Good for you and the Cinnabon! LOL

@johntossing624 Жыл бұрын

From the mundane to the mesmerizing. Damn…

@scootercarneal9625 Жыл бұрын

It's really funny how many signs there are along the road leading to Walls

@dianacollier972 Жыл бұрын

You drove right past the little town of Tea SD! My husband and I would have been honored to meet you! We just bought our ambulance and can’t wait to get on the road.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Tea, SD? I missed that one :)

@markrenfrow9873 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dave and Lefty. I always have to stop at Wall Drugs. After reading all those signs, it seems necessary. Last time we took the fur kids in to the backyard. Couple of stuffed buffalo there. Buddy the wonder hound cautiously went up and sniffed a hoof, looked up, made a rapid tactical retreat! It was a moment that I still laugh about. Y'all roll on!

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Lefty got to explore all around Wall but... I lost the footage somehow :/

@naomidonovan-perry2667 5 ай бұрын

Been to Wall Drug back in the 1980s. How could anyone resist after seeing bill boards for 500 miles!

@TheCampulanceMan 5 ай бұрын

That's what drew me in!!!

@jkok456 Жыл бұрын

I was so happy to hear the banjo music again. Hope all is well with you and the supervisor ❤️

@crystalphillips696 Жыл бұрын

One more thing the opening shot was so beautiful.

@bobham919 Жыл бұрын

@10:42 lefty is a killer. he is so into your life as it is. lovely dog

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

He's such a big part of my days - what would I do without him...? Talk to myself all day :/

@bobham919 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCampulanceMan I know that so well I got 3 of mine

@bobham919 Жыл бұрын

you living the life out there man. enjoy it. might come a time when you can't

@tracythorn2918 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the walk through Wall Drug, it's been a while. Very close to the badlands you'll find the Minuteman Missle Silo, it's a fun tour. Everything was left just as it was in the 80's when it was shut down as part of the "Salt II" Treaty.

@earndoggy Жыл бұрын

My cousin used to get summer jobs every year at Wall Drug. I've been past it about half a dozen or more times but never stopped in.

@huckleberrychris Жыл бұрын

Love cinnabon. But I can only eat half...so sweet.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

It takes me 2 or 3 goes to finish it !

@robertshinazy3055 Жыл бұрын

Johnson's Corner on interstate 25 in Colorado make their own cinnabons daily Easy parking the place is a truck stop and as soon as you walk into Johnson's corner you can smell the cinnabons delicious

@williamdobson755 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us with you on your trip ..really enjoying..love lefty..

@kennan200 Жыл бұрын

Cinnabon has cookie dough in packaging of 12 . It's frozen cookie dough & you can break off a few at a time & bake in a toaster oven.

@bobham919 Жыл бұрын

in the future lefty might be gone on ... enjoy him as he is now. you need to know it now so you can remember it all

@danielellington8407 Жыл бұрын

Love those Cinnabons. They’re awesome! Glad your on the road again. It’s amazing what something like camping in the rig you designed. Stay safe!

@GoByYourself Жыл бұрын

Excellent Travel Experience ... You two rock!

@ellertorresiii1081 Жыл бұрын

Hello David and Mr. Lefty. Once in a blue moon, I would crave for a Cinnabon too. Loves Gas Station always does it for me. At any rate, How’s your daughter Dalynn doing from her car accident. Are they able to repair her car vs totaling it? I am glad for you though because your rig is running quite well. Very nice view of sunset and sunrise. Take care and always be safe my friend.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

They totaled it. She's making a video.of her new car :) it's a great one and her first new car!

@earndoggy Жыл бұрын

Cinnabon = YUMMY! Speaking of jake brakes, once I was going from Nebraska to Iowa through Omaha on 80 and just over the border there was some construction. I was driving a 1986 Mustang and there was an 18 wheeler behind me. Eventually the road got down to one lane. I was boogeying along with my friendly knight of the road behind me when I noticed two cars pulled off on the shoulder ahead. Something told me to lift and just as I did they both pulled out directly in front of us. I could barely stop my little Mustang in time and the poor trucker behind me had to lay down on his brakes. All I could hear was the roar of the jake brake and I couldn't even see his headlights anymore, he was about a foot from my bumper. I felt so bad for him. Luckily we all came through it fine.

@danrandall794 Жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad for him he was following to close and could have killed you. I get a kick when people say things like that other vehicle did something totally unexpected. Really? Just start driving today? Those things are TOTALLY expected and they happen all the time. Wake up people especially you truckers. Distractions and following distance causes so many crashes.

@earndoggy Жыл бұрын

@@danrandall794 Yes, Negative Nancy, LOL, that's why I didn't hit them, I lifted because I was expecting them to pull out in front of me.

@MJ-ge6jz Жыл бұрын

Best Buds on the road.

@lindaSee89 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery at approx. 14.57. Hi Lefty

@1954shadow Жыл бұрын

Was out on the bike trail today, my “Lefty” sticker on the back of my helmet, is like a good luck charm.

@stebishopnomad1838 Жыл бұрын

Dave that Cummings is music to my ears matey you should do more start upvids .glad to see you and lefty back on the road

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Cummins??? No! Powerstroke!!! :)

@fasteddielaye3525 Жыл бұрын

You need to get you a pilot rewards card and you can save big time on them cinnamon buns I love them with the nuts and caramel

@bobrouse8634 Жыл бұрын

CINNABON!!!! Love them. Even though I am diabetic, I succumb to the temptation everytime I see one. one of your musical selections sounded almost like the song "Jackson" by Johnny and June Carter Cash

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Every time I smell one!!!

@childcrone Жыл бұрын

Cinnabon, yes! Loved 'em since the '80s when they originated in my neck-o-the-woods. 🤤

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

I had another one yesterday - right out of the oven!

@childcrone Жыл бұрын

@@TheCampulanceMan Oooo ...dang it, you're making me want one now!

@Baked13 Жыл бұрын

... hey , if you can handle the sugar , no problem ... haven't done sugar in over 20 yrs. but I'm push'n 70 ... safe travels ...

@elaineg4921 Жыл бұрын

Blessings always

@mildredmorine745 3 ай бұрын

Nice relaxing video. I just went along for the ride. Thanks for sharing.

@johnwren3976 Жыл бұрын

Chamberlain was camp for Lewis & Clark Expedition. Very good Native Artifact museum there.

@KRich408 Жыл бұрын

I hope you get ahead of the weather. We left the Sturgis area 6 weeks ago. Just make it to AZ . There is some serious weather that was right on our tail. Wind watch and warnings. Snow etc. Be careful if you're headed back to the same areas this year. The Axle really set you behind.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Oh we got all the bad weather :/ wind like CRAZY!

@KRich408 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCampulanceMan we'll be careful back in spring I saw a bunch of campers and trucks on there side not far from the rest stop statue you were at. We were heading south. the winds out in those plains are no joke.

@rosemarypatterson282 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your travels.

@gingersnapjudy Жыл бұрын

Once in a while... Cinnabon are entirely worth it. When you can get them warm... straight out of the oven oh man! Thankfully , none local to me. I'd get them at my airport connection heading to see my Auntie in Florida.

@donnastedham9822 Жыл бұрын

Lefty is a great travel companion. I think he does want to drive.

@michelleparker9591 Жыл бұрын

I just read a FB post about someone car camping right across the water from the Sacagawea monument. Just an FYI if you’re still in the area. No details on the arrangements there; (BLM? Private?)but you may wanna check it out. 👍

@fiddlesticksstorytime2002 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you guys already know.... Only 25 days left in the emergency diesel reserves left.

@highlander5378 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful intro. Hope you guys have a smooth trip.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@donnafriedt-gyulay3815 Жыл бұрын

Oh, dang!! You have incurred "Murphy". Ooops! "Red sky in the morning; citizens take warning..."

@JaimeSummers69 Жыл бұрын

Loved the ending 🤗

@Eric-R Жыл бұрын

Loved this travel video! We stopped at that same rest area on the Missouri river back in June after camping at the exact same spot in the Badlands. We were heading east from Yellowstone. The Badlands were such a unique and beautiful area.

@gunner915 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Dave. I have been to the infamous wall drug tooooo many times. It never gets old. Stay safe my friend.

@XMeanders Жыл бұрын

A Sinclair gas station. I haven't seen one of those for years, thought they were out of business.

@KRich408 Жыл бұрын

Guess they are still working on the roads up there, all spring and summer the highway we're being shifted to on side even during Sturgis.

@tomwilliam5118 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what left you was thinking when he's in the front seat and then his head leaned over and he looked backwards. Dogs rule. How in the heck did you notice that snake while you were driving it looked like it was pretty small

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

I'm tuned in on snakes out here!

@tomwilliam5118 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCampulanceMan that's a good thing to be tuned into was that a rattler

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

@@tomwilliam5118 I am not expert at identifying them, so I treat them all like they're deadly out here!

@compostcorner5934 Жыл бұрын

Watching from the UK 🇬🇧. Loving your roadtrip David Making your way gradually and stopping at all the different truck stops etc on the way 👍 It looks a bit like the UK in places ,but on a bigger scale ..America is just vast compared to here ..The uk is the roughly the size of Alabama lol . Wish I could do a roadtrip in my little micro camper to the US 😎. Safe travels Davy and lefty 😁👍

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

I'm still amazed at the size of it - and we've still not seen some states! It really is big sky country out there!

@terririggle6106 Жыл бұрын

Fond memories for me as I made my first trip ever out west to see Mt. Rushmore this past July. Loved the Badlands and the Black Hills. Camped in Keystone. Drove through Custer State Park. Loved it all except the heat! 102 degrees the first day in Keystone. Ick. Drove through Wall but didn’t stop. Too many tourists….safe travels to you and Lefty!

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

We've caught the cold weather!

@richardpinnolet2824 Жыл бұрын

Love them so much

@melodyhart2017 Жыл бұрын

The truck sound solid,it looks like it must feel like a new truck.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

It does drive much better - it will track straight with little input!

@rgold02 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Cinnabons! ❤

@davidmohr4606 Жыл бұрын

Really a different perspective for me. I drive between Sioux Falls, Mitchell and Chamberlain, SD on a regular basis. The fuel stop in Mitchell, the wind generators near white Lake, and the Missouri River crossing were neat. When you left the Chamberlain Rest area, there was a light blue/turquoise water tower in the distance. I live about 200 yards south of the tower (between the tower and the hospital). I really enjoy your efforts in taking us along on your travels. If you ever make it back this way, I'd be honored to meet you and Lefty for a meal and conversation. Safe Travels!!! Also really glad the front sway bar and differential gearset are all working well.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew you were just over the hill! It would have been great to stop and see you. The truck has been performing at its best for us - a lot of thanks to you Dave:)

@heartlandhawk4513 Жыл бұрын

The badlands are awesome! You will love it!

@stanbyme7874 Жыл бұрын

Lol.. you’re cold! My pup & I stayed in Subaru Crosstrek down to 20° with no heat. He had a warming blanket. I just had menopause! Keep watching weather. I was planning on heading East from WA coast to Minnesota but weather didn’t appear to agree. Going to wait until Monday. Take Care

@TheDogsBox Жыл бұрын

Have you ever had the fuel tank down? There is a sock around the intake line inside the tank that is renown for getting clogged up. Much known for causing people to lose power on long grades.

@nursebabs Жыл бұрын

I love the way he talks to you. It just cracks me up 🤣

@Kmouse98 Жыл бұрын

Looked the sky was on fire 🔥

@trevorpat-lifeontherun Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@susannetter6208 Жыл бұрын

Love, Love, Loved the Bad Lands!!! Would love to make Theodore Roosevelt Park in North Dakota. Have you ever been? Happy Adventures!

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

No, we've only passed through ND once (just the corner actually) :)

@bonitamcwhirter1897 Жыл бұрын

Just finished watching your video on my big screen don’t watch it too much on my phone my favorite videos of you and lefty Are of you being on the open road❤

@kimperes5987 Жыл бұрын

40:55 now those are natural clouds! Love your road music and the scenic drive! That Wall Drug store emporium(?)--the whole town--looked like a cool place to explore!

@wandaizard359 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a beautiful sunset

@donnakelley9132 Жыл бұрын

Don't old perculators make the best coffee? Only way I make it! Safe travels.

@roadtriplover. Жыл бұрын

Yup! ALWAYS put the keys in your pocket. I’ve made that mistake just once, but that was one too many times. I now have a hidden spare, just in case.

@russellhancock9765 Жыл бұрын

I have heard that if You do The Jake Brake Wrong that You can Blow Your Engine.

@sarahoconnell7801 Жыл бұрын

McDonald's has a pretty tasty cinnamon roll for about half that price...

@donalddodson7365 Жыл бұрын

QUESTION: What were the signs next to the fire apparatus starting at 28:33? Did not look like a high fire danger type of day, weather wise, to pre-position rigs along a high risk area. Thank you, David and Lefty, for the relaxing pace, cute pictures of Lefty getting comfortable squeezed into the passenger / Navigator's position, etc. Safe Travels! Blessings.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

Those are signs for a brewery (Firehouse Brewery). Great marketing :) Thanks for being with us Don on our travels.

@thisaintsyourmomsaccount9693 Жыл бұрын

I love the Cinnabon, yummy…safe journey from Colorado

@bonitamcwhirter1897 Жыл бұрын

Yeah those pecan cinnamon rolls are great in the drugstore well it’s grown so big you might as well call it drug mall did you try the buffalo burgers the really good open been there since me and the kids were little

@lonanakken1688 Жыл бұрын

Love the wide open views. Lots of trees where I live. We have to head east of the mountains or hike above the tree line to see vast open spaces like that. One of the best reasons to travel. Ever changing landscape.

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

I have a romantic attachment to seeing open land and sky... :)

@ronethridge9875 Жыл бұрын

A BIG SWEET-to you both/thanks much

@kcblues2sherwood652 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful sunrise! Most RV travelers are heading south U guys like the cold? LOL! I had a diet center tell me one time a cinnabun each one has a stick of butter in it! Don't know if it's true but they are amazingly good!!

@TheCampulanceMan Жыл бұрын

A whole stick!!? Whoa!