WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DRIVE A CLASS A MOTORHOME? PULLING OUT, FUELING UP, DRIVING AND PARKING

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WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DRIVE A CLASS A MOTORHOME? Slow and steady is the name of the game! It is a must to have a great travel partner on the team with you to reduce the stress of running into things along the way. Come along with us we leave the Nugget RV Resort in St. Regis Montana and head to Montana's Pine Meadow RV Retreat in Bigfork Montana. It was a short 109 mile trip with plenty of great scenery along the way. We stop at a T/A diesel truck stop along the way to fuel up.
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@michaelgwoods 3 жыл бұрын

Sue & Chan-man these are my favorite type of your videos. Driving, views and place I will visit for sure. Thanks for what you do!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them Michael! A lot of folks only want how to videos,............but I don't know how to do that many things! And I am only going to review the handful of awesome products I think folks need to know about from a trusted source. I turn down a couple endorsement offers a week. I value each and every viewer enough that I will not do reviews on trivial stuff.

@robertroth287 3 жыл бұрын

While I enjoy all of your videos, travel days are the best. Your dash cam makes it feel like we are along for the drive. Stay safe and enjoy your time with your friends.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

I too love to make travel videos. I have some great mountain pass video I have to look at and see if they will work!

@piushorning4869 3 жыл бұрын

Love Sue, she is SO patient with you. It is good that you admit your short comings. one of which is her correct percentage is more like 89.7

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't want to say that so she doesn't get over confident.

@daveschaadt9965 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to both of you for sharing all the ups and downs of travels. Looking forward to when we can join the travelers out on the road.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Dave! So far all the issues and problems were a minor non-issue compared to the awesomeness of the experience,......

@KevinNorris-ke5fx 10 ай бұрын

I just love you guys😂🎉

@OurJourneyInMyles 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin,..........driving videos are my favorite ones to make.

@bryanseverino3674 3 жыл бұрын

Good to. have Sue around to guide you in the tight spots! Thanks for sharing........

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

She makes the driving fun!

@BenNstyle 3 жыл бұрын

It’s always a safe bet to plan, recon then execute when driving a big rig. So glad you have Sue as your wingman/navigator to safely get Myles in and out of those tight spots! Safe travels my friends!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

That's the plan Ben!

@edwardmoore9666 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are such an impressive team!!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward,.........it makes RVing about 40 times easier when everyone in pulling the wagon from the same side, together!

@louiscandreva8850 3 жыл бұрын

Great as usual ! Can’t wait for next videos to come !

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

More to come! We were lucky to visit this area with friends that have explored this area for over 30 years!

@Don-wo8zk 3 жыл бұрын

Give yourself credit. As long as you don't hit anything it's a victory.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, you are SO CORRECT!

@JerseyRV 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh, I love my weekly visit with you both. You really make me smile. Thanks for sharing. Oh, and say hi to Pat and Paul. 😉

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do William!

@martihoffman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

You bet Marti!

@TScottWoll 3 жыл бұрын

Challenges keep it interesting. Friends and family make it special. But all made possible by a supportive spouse. Enjoy your blessings.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

So true! If Sue ever says she's done RVing, I will have to switch to a Trivato with a nice small dog!

@sanlo613 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos. So informative and narrating thru the scenery is a treat. So many other RVers just show videos and us viewers are at a loss of the area you are driving. Well done!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much San for the nice comment!

@JJ-vu3rf 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark and Sue, I have been watching you guys for a while now. Getting ready to get back into rv life. I am selling my house witch I am lucky it's all paid for. I will be able to pay cash for a good class A.. Have not been in the drivers seat in almost 20 years. I lost mom and dad mom just a few years ago. I miss them always. Just me and my dog Blue he is a blue merle chihuahua 2 years old. I'm hoping I can get him as good as Sue as my right hand helper. I am in Virginia not much here where I am. So I figured it's time to Travel again. Mark you are very well spoken and knowledgeable on every aspect of RV life style and fixes and gadgets. Great stuff you share. You both have given me the grace to give this a go again. Thank you both for your long and many hours you put into giving others a part of your Journey In Myles. God bless you both and yours..... JJ

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words JJ. Life truly is what you choose to make it in many ways. Do what you can, when you can. Good luck on your new adventure.

@peterdekeles. 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are fun to watch. "The other drivers side"

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

She got me on that one,......

@jimjohnson6917 3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys . Can’t believe that we also stayed at the Nugget RV park on our way to Glacier.. Yes, that exit was tricky. Ofda! As always, great content. Be safe. Jim&Cheryl

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

It has become obvious over the years that some campgrounds just seem like the logical choices to stay in certain areas.

@banditbishop9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@OurJourneyInMyles 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Bandit! Congrats! You are the first viewer that used our NEW "thank you" button. We will be saving all the proceeds to get the DJI Wireless Mics!

@marylublankenship6398 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us along! Glad you guys had a great time!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Marylou! We did Glacier right with these folks! We have a series of three videos about this area. That's how much there is to do!

@LowsJuan 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like most entrances and roads of these campgrounds were designed in the 60s or for tent trailers. Even in the 70's they had 34' trailers and larger class A's. I just figured out what Ojim name origin is. Like last week I figured out who the brit assistant was in the movie "The Accountant" after watching it 5 times. Light bulb above head time.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Yes,.......OJiM isn't quite as catchy as KYD!

@nomatterwhereyougothereyou3344 3 жыл бұрын

Mark, you are so funny, we get our weekly laughs from you! Thanks for all your videos.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you NMWYGTYA!

@THROTTLEPOWER 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed!!!!!!!!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks TP!

@RVIntoRetirement 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best parts of full time RV life is catching up with friends that you have met along the way!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We agree,...and the longer we do this the more folks we are becoming friends with.

@Bowman-lf8fl 3 жыл бұрын

You guys definitely came here at a bad time. The weather has been gorgeous the past week. 70’s sunshine and clear blue skyline. Maybe you’ll get some of that if you pass through here again.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

It was still really beautiful,.....we just wanted folks that were seeing the smoke haze in the videos to realize what that was!

@rtoadontheroad 3 жыл бұрын

We stayed at The Nugget in St Regis….we had great time. The huckleberry milk shakes are great .

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

It was a nice stop for us.

@lmcburney 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks J&L!

@hughwolfe1176 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this view into the “mechanics” of getting from point A to point B. You’ve demonstrated it’s not all open freeways and sunshine. Sometimes it’s one step forward and two back.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

I must confess that we enjoy most of our travel days. It's the one when something malfunctions that are a pain!

@sherriweber7105 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Mark and Sue! You both did very good on getting in and out of tight spots with the Rv and your tow. Thank goodness there was no problem. Glad you were able to hook up with your friends you haven’t seen in a long while. We have getting the smoke from California on both ends state line and Lake Tahoe. Plus NV Utah border with the fire that was there too. A lot of states were on fire. They say it was lightening for a couple of them not sure of the others. I’ve had breathing problems all weekend long. That’s why I didn’t to your video til now. Great video have a great week and stay safe and travel safe.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

The smoke seemed to clear out in the Mount Rushmore area where we are for a couple of weeks, but now it seems to be getting bad again as of 8-31-2021! Stay safe & healthy Sherri.

@sherriweber7105 3 жыл бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles Thank you! You too both of you stay safe Mark and Sue.

@mrslcbrock 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching you guys navigate Class A. We were not new to RVing; we had a 34ft Fifth-wheel. However, driving is very different than a motorhome. We purchased a 39ft and we have some of the same issues that you are talking about in your video. We are still learning to drive as well. How do you guys do with the wind? We went to Utah at the end of March and the wind was so crazy we had to stop and rest. We had to divert our travels and stay in Las Vegas for 3 weeks and then go through Needles CA to get back east where we live. We also messed up our slide in a campground in Needles CA. We should have scoped the site out like you and Sue. 1500 miles later with a broken slide we were able to get back home. The lesson learned is always to look at the spot and don't park near any limbs.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We have a tag axle coach with comfort drive steering. Wind is basically a non-issue. In four years, I think I had to slow down from 65 mph to 55 or 50 mph for wind only 3 or 4 times. We have a 2014 Newmar Dutch Star Model 4369

@benoitfontaine899 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaaah, meeting friends, this is great! 🥰

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Next week will will show the fun town of Bigfork MT!

@rtoadontheroad 3 жыл бұрын

We have sat in that swing behind you

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Great view in that swing. I hated that they bolted it into position so it wouldn't swing!

@frankmnowickl9010 3 жыл бұрын

I just got to say I love your travels stay safe.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank,..........we appreciate it.

@kirkchubbs8284 3 жыл бұрын

Great video with Great views. Having a plans to be there first was funny because your never in a hurry lol…We received pictures from Newmar last week of the Coach being built.. Like you Mark I look at all the details to see how it is built and what goes where.. travel safe guys, see you next Sunday on You Tube

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I can only imagine the excitement of getting emails and photos of your coach being built along the way. Start that scrap book now,............and start figuring out your name for the rig,......

@allanwarmflash4440 3 жыл бұрын

very cool park lol in our latest park it was rail road ties very tight drive throughs

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite is plastic sprinkler nozzles that don't retract.

@jsteele42378 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for letting me watch ! I really enjoyed every minute of this video. Just seems they are not long enough. Beautiful scenery felt like I was in that motorhome myself. One of these days I will be out their and seeing America the beautiful !

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We do really enjoy travel days. We have been traveling for 4 years and 2 months now,......and never talk about stopping yet. Full time RV Life feels too natural for us,.....

@gman77gas 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic drive and view! A lot of planing to be a gypsy!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We have come to look forward to all our drive days. We try to make them less stressful by breaking down the water and sewer connections the day before, and limiting our miles per day traveled to about 200 to 250 . We try to travel 4 hours or less,...with the stops included. This is WAY slower than most folks. It works for us,.....

@gman77gas 3 жыл бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles 250m 5 hours is plenty. Thats what it takes me to travel up north. One stop 1/2 way. I drive slow. No hurry. No tickets! Take care! By now you should be heading a bit east!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

@@gman77gas We have been in the Mt Rushmore area for 3 weeks, and will be heading east for the home town in early September.

@randyshay7280 3 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to y’all’s videos!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We appreciate that Randy.

@pattie4456 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! You two are a great team ❤️

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pattie,.........I think so too,.....and I make sure I tell Sue that.

@rtoadontheroad 3 жыл бұрын

We experienced the same issue on the entrance

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Tight!

@jimmartinson4280 3 жыл бұрын

Great example of the inborn interstate rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Us Minnesotans have to take victories where we can. Since we cannot win a Super Bowl, unlike The Packers, we will take beating someone from Wisconsin to a campground as a great victory. Go Minnesota!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

I am speechless. Pat & Paul traveled from western MN to be with us again in the Mount Rushmore area. They are continuing to beat us in everything we do. They are always on time. They never take naps. They ride twice as fast as us on the ebikes and travel 3 times as far. They do two or three tourist things PER DAY. And Pat is always making me Banana Bread. I say WI needs more Minnesotans per capita.

@pattyk8594 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video guys! I just enjoy your easy going personalities. I think I'd be very stressed driving a Class A. But definitely once parked, I think I'd enjoy all that luxury! :o)

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Patty! Driving the rig is fun and easy when you have a great and accurate navigator like Sue. If I was alone, the stress would take away a lot of the enjoyment of drive days.

@4LowRocks 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! You are making me want to put the house up for sale, quit my job and hit the road. Oh yeah, uh, retirement isn't here yet.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! Hold on and spend the time before retirement to refine your plan and save some money! If you can afford to keep the house, that is probably the best. When we have to buy again, it is going to be a shock!

@mikeussery4583 3 жыл бұрын

More Sue, less you! JK! Love ya'll. My wife and I have been RV'ing for a couple of years now(2004 Monaco) and laugh when you guys illustrate a situation that we have encountered. We look forward to Sundays.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Sue & I are honored to read a comment like yours. Thank you,.....

@kenlynn3700 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video… you always seem to come up with an interesting and entertaining storyline. One quick question- why do you always use the walk-in talkies instead of your cell phones? I went got a set of Motorola’s as well but we just use our phones.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Good question! We initially thought the phone signals in campgrounds would be too unreliable. Except for a handful of places, this was not true. We DO need our phones many times to record what we are doing for the channel, so the walkie-talkies became the standard. We are in Hill City SD now, and our signal in probably the worse it has ever been. It would be tough to use them here. For most folks, the phones are probably the way to go.

@NoGasWelcomeAboard 3 жыл бұрын

@@OurJourneyInMyles - Cell phones do not work in many of the off-grid dispersed sites and National Forest CG’s we frequent. So the high powered GMRS hand-held radios we keep handy for caravanning in the Jeep come in handy. You can get a pair for about $60 at Amazon and they’re are much clearer with better range than old style walkie-talkies.

@johnbradley6179 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. My condolences on your “late” arrival 😊. Stay safe, stay well.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

I really did try. And I really was FLOORED when they showed up with the Jeep. Glad the dash cam was on!

@scottishpride7511 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. At the 9:36 minute mark, your talking about how at times your at 37 mph in your RV. As my wife and I are getting ready to order a Newell, how many horse power did your Dutch Star come equipped with? As this will be our first motorhome, and our first 45', any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated! As always, enjoy your videos. Best regards to that most important part of your Team "Sue". ScottishxPride (Tex and Lois); Texas.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Traveling since June 2017, I can count on both hands the times we ground down to 45 mph,..........and only a few at 37mph. I of course would LOVE the 605 motor, but our budget would not allow it! We only tow a 4500 lb mini-van. If we were trying to haul the 10k lbs. the Newmar spec sheet says is allowed, THAT would be tough. With the Spartan Frame, they say you can haul 15,000 lbs! Yikes! I would say for almost everyone out there, the 450 hp, 1250 ft-lb torque, 8.9 liter Cummins is the right blend of cost, mileage and performance. Sue & I love Newells. Good luck with the new mansion!

@rtoadontheroad 3 жыл бұрын

We live in Idaho….welcome to our mountain passes

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

They are magnificent!

@davelauraphillips8814 3 жыл бұрын

stradgedy! Success - NOT!

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

We are camping AGAIN in Hill City SD with Pat & Paul, and they are killing us with early morning bike rides and exploring in their Jeep!

@hrm350694 3 жыл бұрын

If u take the toad off going up the step hills how much would u gain in speed? Is it worth it for the engine?

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

If we disconnected and drove through a mountain pass with our tow vehicle disconnected, I would expect we would have a speed increase,..........it's not like the engine would last any longer. A diesel loves to be lugged down and loaded up. We look forward too and relish traveling together in the cab and looking at and talking about the scenery as things pass by,........ We slow down to 37 MPH only in the really long 6 & 7 percent grades. Most long mountain grades I can maintain 45 or 50.

@dirtdigger949 3 жыл бұрын

Ok guys you threw me for a loop. You guys were at a Harvest Host in Quincy WA and all of the sudden your in Montana at a campground that you really gave us no info on. Was the last site you guys were at really that bad or you just took a break?

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

When Sue flew to WI to be with her mother for 2 weeks, our schedule had to be compressed. We had planned a few one week stays along the way from Gig Harbor WA to Bigfork, MT. They ended up being one night stops. The one night stay at The Nugget RV Park in Regis MT was nice,........but we used it just as parking spot for us to plug into 50 amp service. We didn't even hook up water or sewer.

@dirtdigger949 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply Mark my wife and I watch you guys every Sunday. 4 more years and we will be off on our own adventure.

@williamharries7369 3 жыл бұрын

👍😎🍻🇨🇦

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching William.

@FFSIcanteven 3 жыл бұрын

Are you guys still in the Flathead?

@LowsJuan 3 жыл бұрын

Most youtube rvers are usually 2 to 10 weeks behind on there videos. Partially for security reasons. Instagram posts are usually more currents.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

Lost Comma is correct. Each video takes 1.5 hours per minute you see on screen to produce. We produce only a fraction of the stuff we film. Sometime a stay in one spot will give us multiple episodes. (Glacier has 4 videos.) We are in Hill City SD now, and have no time to produced any videos for the next 3 weeks, so we worked 120 hours ahead while in Buffalo and Rozet Wyoming.

@brendanwalsh1675 3 жыл бұрын

Sue's always right... Right side of the closet, right side of the bed, right side of the RV... In the right place at the right time! Glacier is on our list for next year! Happy and safe travels! Brendan & Lena Muddy Sneakers, Pa.

@OurJourneyInMyles 3 жыл бұрын

And you are right too!