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Carl & Nene - “Passthru storage is my home away from home…” I’d buy that T-shirt!

I already have an RV, but I still watch Matt he is such a genuine ‘good guy’ I just love watching him 😊

you guys always make me laugh. Even in tough situations you guys always look for the bright side.

You guys always look at a 1/2 full glass rather than 1/2 empty. Enjoy spending time with you guys ! Glad everything went well and it was fixed. Stay safe and we are looking forward to lots more fun and learning experiences!

Love it when repairs can get handled so quickly and with such ease guys!! That could have been a much crappier situation! 😆

Wow! That’s a scary thing to happen! So lucky that Matt called and was able to steer you in the right direction! And a great big KUDO to RVOne for actually getting you guys in for repair so quickly!! We’ve all heard the horror stories of people waiting weeks and months just to get in to a repair shop and then waiting months for parts to show up.

The crew at that RV One in St. Augustine are amazing! They were able to get us in the same day for a new battery the day before we launched our full-time adventure! They even put snap pads on and filled both propane tanks! They were also more than happy to share some valuable tips for RV maintenance while we were waiting! A great store and a great crew! Love Matt's channel as well! Keep up the awesome stuff!

Fellow full timers. We have been on the road for 4 1/2 years full time. It’s nice to know that there are other people that have the same problems as us. Y’all make it easy to laugh the pain away and have a better outlook on the bad! Keep it up!

Way to go Matt and RV One! Glad it was repaired so quickly.

Hi guys!! Been waiting to see what you were there for 🤔. That is awesome they got you in so quickly!! There is always something, people think this full time RV life is the simple life.....nope! So much more goes into this life than the sticks and bricks! Safe travels!

I've been watching Matt, in fact, the magical algorithm that is youtube, suggested you all's channel because of Matt. He's energetic to say the least! LOL Let's Go Now! LOL LOL

My wife and I found your channel and binge watched every one of your videos over the last week and we both love your content! Keep up the good work! We're in the process of selling our house and closing on June 15th then we're getting a Georgie Boy RV and hitting the road. Maybe one day we'll cross paths!

Yikes! What a mess! So glad Matt came through for you guys. You know, I'm getting my new RV by clicking on the button on one of his reviews and he set me up. Love Matt and Andrea - almost as much as I love you guys!

I bet you love when NEW CONTENT just falls in your lap like this... some things you just can't plan! Enjoyed as always!

I love Nae-Nae’s mechanical ability ❤ Her Dad shoeing her how is priceless .

you are the only people on KZfaq that can talk about crap for 10 minutes and still be entertaining. I laughed so hard I was flushed...

Glad you are going home again.

I think you need to upgrade to the XT let-er-rip 2.0 Hank tank release handle. Seriously though with the way the Hank's luck is going you might want to check your suspension system to make sure its not the next adventure you didn't plan on. I love your positive attitude and the way you look at each unexpected issue as a challenge. Stay safe!

The RV community is such a wonderful thing , that if you have a problem there are knowledgeable people that can give you assistance with what you are experiencing! Part of the RV life is trying to figure out what you can fix yourself, and then when your deep in it and need professional help. I have personally received very good information from many of the long term RV’ers that have experienced the same trials. Glad that you were able to get er’ done quickly and can now let er’ rip again! 😍

We did a shakedown Cruise of RV after being stored for the winter. Used the RV for a week then went to the dump station and the black tank valve would not open. No matter what I did it would not open. It was a full black tank. Fortunately the dealership that we bought it from got us in within a matter of a couple days and a week later had the valve fixed. In that case the cable had become unattached to the valve. What I learned was water can drip down on the valves stems and can cause them to rust inside the cable housing. So I always put some lithium grease on the shaft of the valve stem when it's pulled out. Then you push it in and out and it keeps things lubricated. Is amazing how it keeps it easy to move when you do that.

Another great video. Thanks for all the hard work. People don't realize that content production can take from 8x to 20x the length of the content to edit and produce.

You guys are so real I love it! I watch Matt all of the time he’s great with a ton of information.

Great to have the extra Valtera valve otherwise the black tank is stuck in perpetual #LetErRip mode. Two things I like about Matt are, 1. he will climb on the ladder and 2. test the Pooping Position #primepoopingposition. Again it shows that you should have spare parts. Thank you for sharing and have a great day.

Dang it I thought that you all were getting a new RV. Lol. We absolutely love RV One. That's where we purchased our Keystone Arcadia 3660rl Fifth Wheel. Top notch service and management.

Isn't it amazing the things you think of when you are just sitting idle in the parking lot - dropping bellies with NeNe! Love it!

Great idea getting the part ahead of time.......you're so smart 👍. Glad everything went well for the 3 of you.

FYI, we had the exact same issue. This was my long term fix. The factory nuts that hold the valve assembly together are common nuts with a split washer. So they overnighted the at the factory, that is why it’s hard to pull the cable it’s in a bind. Stay with me here, remove said common nuts replace them with nylon lock nuts witch can be precisely tightened and won’t back off. Never had an issue since. Just what worked for me. Anyway love you guys!

Never heard of RV One. Good to know we have a chance if we have a problem. As far as maintenance on the pull handles, we spray CRC with teflon on the stems at every cycle of the valve.

Hey from NC guys! We had a wonderful trip. We already have another trip planned for the same place, Memorial Day weekend. We did some kayaking and familiarized ourselves with the area and attractions. I had a few repairs to make when we got back home, a GFCI receptacle replaced and our refrigerator is not even trying to work. It's a 3 energy source unit and I'm gonna try to run it on propane tomorrow. Honestly, our Lifetime 64 cooler served us well for our 3 day trip and still had plenty of ice for 5 days total. We started with 5 bags of ice. I also got our propane cook top working, so, Yay! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

Love your story telling….so dramatic!

Love how you make all this crap fun! I did get a little worried though, when you said the parts store tested it already....keep up the great Videos!

Hey,Marci &Tiger here.Closing on the house June 1 and planning our full-time life.Thx for all the help.We have learned so much from you guys and look forward to seeing you on the road....so excited 😊

Lol, you crack us up. Tomorrow we are moving 3 dogs And 2 cats from Tennessee to Florida. After packing up. We needed something to relax us. ( and some wine) Thank you!

Keep up the amazing work. I love watching all your adventures!

Was it only me that could hear Salt n Peppa in the background singing Push It while you guys were testing the valve? Happy dumping you guys, stay safe!

Hey guys, glad you were able to get repaired right away. Always fun to hear your antics. Makes my day! Happy trails!

Looks like your regained a handle on the knife valve! Had a couple of those get hard to operate, the slide tracks get build-up crud in them. (As you well know for sure now). Had a gray water valve handle that the O-Ring popped out of place, the handle stem shaft started dripping water. Putting a light coat of silicone grease on the stem helped from unseating the O-Ring from that replacement forward. Thanks for the RV repair memories.

Watching this as my one external gray tank handle fell off somewhere between Buffalo, NY and Bar Harbor, ME. FUN STUFF

I was smiling the whole time watching, enjoy your videos. Had just replaced both Valterra values on my ol’ RV. It’s a great feeling when your repair actually works. I was sweating bullets the first test. So far no leaks! Look forward to the next video. See y’all down the road. We’re in SoCal…

That reminds me, today I was emptying my tanks today and I remembered "dumping with the Hanks". This might be a thing now! Thinking of you guys!

We met Matt at the Ocala RV show. He's friendly and knowledgeable!

I am glad you guys were able to get it fixed so quickly! much love! -Heather

Just starting watching your channel, thoroughly enjoy it!! I own a travel trailer and love it. We try to get out as often as possible but living in the midwest, winters can get rough. You guys are both entertaining and informative, love it!!

Well here we are, Thursday! Dumping tanks with The Hanks! Glad y'all were able to get that valve fixed with a quickness!!

OH NO< not the black tank... So lucky you were able to get it fixed. RV One goes on our list

Karl has super power! Able to bend metal with one hand.

Aww im so happy your dilemma turned out so awesomeness cus that's the Hanks way

Enough of the old, on to the new, it's Thursday night and your new video is out. Thanks Hanks.

Hey guys as usual another great video sorry you're having yet another problem but as usual you both have a great positive attitude squeezables to Dexter😘

At 72 it gets harder to crawl underneath our 5th wheel Keystone Arcadia so I carry a creeper to role completely under the RC to check everything!

Woohoo, Thursday! Cliff hangar over I hope! Lol

Glad y’all got it fixed so quickly! And Matt is a hoot! I just love how y’all are so positive when crap ( 💩) happens! Lol and Dexter is so chill too! Happy Hanks and safe travels! ❤️❤️

I went to pull my grey tank valve and it came completely out. I called a guy you fixes rvs and he wanted to charge me $400. I told him I will figure it out myself. I undid the bottom floor under the rv and could slide the valve into the hole and reconnect it by screwing back into the valve. Saved myself $400 and it works perfect. Sorry for your troubles. Stay positive...

I purchased my RV based on Matt. He even corresponded with me in emails. I’ve learned a lot from Matt

Yeyyyy. I’m glad that it got fix by them. I bought my Travel Trailer from RV One and the service and personnel there are awesome. Being there and will be back to get my next RV, no question ask.

"Rollin' Rollin' Rollin". Glad you got it back together.

Gotta love on the go repairs! We just threw an error on our washer, parts being shipped to us, then 150 mile road trip to a dealer who can do the repair. Only 8 day delay on our Alaska road-trip, so I call that a win!

I had a similar issue with a brand new Jayco. The. Valve on the black tank was not adjusted properly from the factory, and had a slow leak. The first time I went to dump, it was mostly solid. What a great day that was.

Had the same black tank issue. It didn't take two hours, it took weeks. Glad they took good care of you.

Thanks Hanks!

You might as well put a yoga pad in the basement! (A pillow, to!). 😝 💜. Dexter looks as handsome as ever, as do the two of you, Carl and NeyNey! Thanks for sharing! Maybe you are just too strong 💪 for that tank crank, Hank!

So happy you all got fixed so fast. We are dealing with a leaky toilet. Notice you have a Denali, we just got one. Just love it.

Hi Carl & Renee I ask a chef about how to take care of a Blackstone grill you need. 1 Scotch green pad and Kosher salt and cooking oil put a good amount of cooking oil down then salt and use the pad and rust will be gone. Wipe up the use oil and salt up then put on a coat of oil then I put in in the storages I have been doing it for a long time. Keep up the great videos.

How can you make replacing a black tank valve interesting? You guys do! Love it! Thanks Larry

You know the old saying dodo happens! Lol 😆 uncle Mike 💕

Thank you, That was awesome of them fiing it so quickly!

Good thing you had that Valterra valve:P

I just saw this. Sorry it happened to you. My husband pulled the gray tank lever completely out of our tank system. Thank goodness it was not the blank tank lever! We had to wait 2 1/2 months for a repair appt. and had to completely interrupt our summer plans. Glad you didn't have to wait so long for the fix..

Yeah, mine started getting hard to push/pull, so I ripped it all out, put in new valves, and then hooked up motor actuators. Also flush the hell out of that black tank every time so that stuff doesn't mess with your valve seals when you close the valve.

I've Done this(bent the valve cable pushrod): on our grand design 2600rb...first it gets stiff to push in; then you ham fist it and it put a bend in, after white grease and sand papering off the scratches and burrs. I found if you take the "T" handle off, and slide the box end of a 7/16 combination wrench over the bent pushrod; you can pry and carefully apply pressure to the exact right spot to straighten out the bend.... I'm now much more focused, and careful when I (slowly)push the valve in. Because I'm not dropping the belly pan...

Times like this I'm really glad that I have a GeoPro, rather than a 5th wheel. So much simpler when the valves are all out in the open

The things that made campers happy 😊

Love your personalities and you're hilarious as always!

So glad you were able to get your black tank fixed quickly. Eeek! We also enjoy watching Matt. It pays to have connections! Let 'er rip! LOL

We bought our rig from RV ONE Tampa. Not a bad experience at all. It is amazing what can get you excited about a good working RV!

Glad Matt got you in fast. He is a great person. Always happy to watch you two. Make me laugh 😂

Now I really like how my travel trailer only has 2 of those valterra valves at the end of the pipe, no hidden valve up by the tanks. Not as fancy as these other systems but seems less complicated and more reliable.

Glad you guys are back on the road Hanksters! Great video

LOL! Life on the road. It inevitably happens to everyone. Thanks for the video!

Oh no...I needed more! I love keeping the husband guessing why I'm laughing hysterically! 😃 🤣

Another awesome episode! Always look forward to Thursday's. Thanks Hank's!

Well that was a crappy situation. Thanks to Matt you kept your head above water.

How many times did Carl say "let 'er rip"? All those puns...crappy situations..lol So glad that was fixed, it could have been really crappy..😆. Love how Dexter just loafs during your excursion..🐾 Stay safe and take care of each other.❤️

I haven't been to a RV one facility yet but I know that they bought out the Ocean Grove RV repair facility in St. Augustine Florida.

I love that Matt assisted and helped you both out. I love watching his reviews as we are looking in the next 12-24 months for our retirement rig. Anyway…onto this nagging black tank issue. What was this RV Tip that hurt the RV? Want to make sure we don’t have same issue as we too have a Grand Design 5th wheel. P.S. Can’t wait for your Thursday videos. So entertaining yet informative. Thank you Hanks and Dexter!

In the first minute of the video, I thought it was going to be a crappy one. Nope it ended up being another great video. Love your attitudes and expressions. Not many videos do we not smile or laugh. Been watching Matt for quite some time also. If someone is looking for the Perfect Pooping Position, they need to watch Matt. Safe travels..

So glad that you got in the have it fixed quickly. It is such a good feeling to be able to let it rip smoothly. We just replaced our grey tank Valterra valve. Fred did not know his own strength and broke the pipe when trying to put in in. That was quite the fiasco.🤣 We had been trying the hacks too with no success. Great Video, have a wonderful weekend. Mary💕 Fred

You guys were so lucky have fun and keep it coming ❤️❤️❤️

So fun seeing you at our RV One dealer just a couple miles from our home. If you're ever in the area again you guys are welcome to sit by the pool, eat a home cooked meal and catch up on your laundry at our house! Enjoy you all, love to Dexter!

I’m happy you’ve had a good experience with rv one. I purchased my airstream in 2018 from rv one in Orlando. I had nothing but frustration from their service department getting warranty work done.

Nice job guys 👍🏼 Never fun messing with that stuff. I had to disassemble my grey tank pipes underneath by myself one time to replace things and fix a clog, luckily it was only grey water that shot all over me!🤢

NayNay and the underbellies ... 😂. Happy the issue was resolved and thank you Matt! Hey, what ever happened with the leaking grey tank? Did I miss that episode?

I use an external valve also, but I also owe my two gray tanks open most of the time to allow for extra gray tank storage.

Wow guys, very lucky they got you in. Take care, thanks for the great videos.

I could watch you guys all day long if I were able!

I believe I saw you guys headed north on I-95 around Daytona a while back, we were headed to Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Jupiter FL, you must have been heading to RVOne for this issue. Safe travels, love the videos. This area is my neck of the woods.

Pretty crappy deal. Butt, it was a good outcome in the end. 😂 I will be here all week folks!

Wow that was awesome you got service so quickly! I’m glad your black tank works! I have to say I was a little nervous when you pulled the black tank lever! I got the image of robin Williams in the rv movie getting covered in black tank stuff! So glad it’s working for you!

You were lucky. RV One in SA is the worst place I’ve ever dealt with for service. Glad it worked out for you