This issue did go on for way too long and with way too many manufacturers. We are just thankful we found the awesome professional team at Bauer RV Upholstery to put that nightmare behind us,.....

The workmanship looked very professional. Does the new upholstery material come with a warranty? Great video!

@@mchurch3905 It has been too long ago for me to remember. I do know that all the NEW high end coaches now use this Brista brand of ultra leather in most rigs.

That video was the 4th one we ever made! Plus, I (Mark) did it and I didn't know what I was doing! We are up to #320 now. I am sure Trail Link will have the path on it. I just rode around that day to discover the Hotel/Residential/AirBNB neighborhood area.

Sue & I both appreciate that comment! Thank you,....

Awesome.

If I was younger when I was agile and handy, I would probably drive an older rig too. But then again, mine is already 10 years old!

We really are trying to stay on top of our repairs. You do have to go for the gusto in life while you still have the ability! Hope all is well with you guys!

Welcome back! You don't fool around when you travel! Wow,.....

Appreciate your time Adam,.....feel free to play the episode while you do dishes or laundry!

The Newmar Parts Department sells them,...........the front leading edge is beveled,........they are stiff plastic,..........they were at least $20/each. They will ship them to you!

@@OurJourneyInMyles we are in the process of buying a fleetwood so I would have to see if they will work for us.

No. We use the RV Trip Wizard for finding stops, planning and organizing. When we travel, each days START Location and END LOCATION is put into our RV1095 Garmin. Sue juggles Google Maps, Garmin and Trip Wizard as we travel while I drive. Sues PRIMARY source of travel guiding is Trip Wizard/Garmin because they have our RV Height and Weight Specified.

@@OurJourneyInMyles Thanks, when I grow up I want to be like Mark. We hit FT on the road in January. You all stay safe lots of crazies out there

I would be interested to know what the optimum time after factory painting you need to wait before Ceramic Coating the rig. Doing it as soon as possible I am certain is the smartest move!

Glad it was helpful Paul!

Thank you so much 😁 Stephen! Glad to have you stopping by for a few minutes,......

We have the exact XL Friction Mount in our Amazon Store. The magnetic mount INCLUDED with the RV1095 has a socket connection on it that gets re-used with the XL Bean Bag Mount. The magnetic mount with the charger port would be too expense to have NOT re-use it! We love the bean bag,.........we have a Shadepro Company carpet on our dash to provide the surface the bean bag needs to stay put.

Awesome! Thank you guys! Stick with us,.......we have an awesome series of Chattanooga TN Travel Videos coming up. We were blown away how much their was to do in the 4 weeks we were there!

Thank you for the kind comments! Our water softner is listed in our "Fresh Water System Equipment" section of our Amazon Store. It is an "On The Go" Brand Water Softener. We like it,......the other brand (Softcell) I have no experience with. They are a lot smaller company, and didn't answer the phone when I called them, nor return my calls. Your mileage may vary. We appreciate any support folks give us by using our Amazon Link. We have discovered that folks DO need to start with an EMPTY shopping cart BEFORE they start a NEW & FRESH shopping cart ”session”. Please bookmark the "Our Journey In Myles" WEBSITE,…….and use a “fresh button push” on our Amazon Store Button on the main page top banner menu to buy whatever you need from Amazon. DO NOT bookmark the Amazon Link Store Page itself! The link goes stale after a day or so, and will no longer help the particular channel you are trying to support. It does not have to be the stuff in our store,….you could be buying a rototiller,……EVERYTHING you purchase with a “fresh button push link” shopping session will earn use a small commission that will not increase your costs! See you on the road someday,……..

Thanks for checking in on us gang!

Thanks for defending my honor buddy! I deleted his comment because it was false. I have spent about $100k at NIRVC for repairs and maintenance over 7 years. I keep coming back,.........because they are that good,......plain & simple.

​@@OurJourneyInMylesYou are and always have been a great person. Glad to be your friend!

@@gman77gas Thanks,.......we will always have the day of "tricking out" the Ford Conversion Van! "Lets just drill a few holes in the dash,......"

Wow! What a great story! We are 15 days into our second Adventure Caravan Tour called 31 Day Traverse Michigan. We are having a great time, and are lucky to have a previous Caravan buddy we met and became friends with on this trip along with us! Ruby's Campground was a great stop, and we loved biking into Bryce directly from the Campground. PLEASE tell Bob & Teresa we will try to behave extremely well. We just need them to help navigate us safely during the 36 Day Historic East Coast America Sept 15th-Oct 20th 2024 Adventure Caravan Tour we will soon be on!

No. NIRVC uses the Xpel Ceramic Liquid Products. I left my 11 year old Diamond Shield on. It is not perfect, but is still pretty good. In some areas it is checked and cracked, but for the most part not near bad enough to even think about.

@@OurJourneyInMyles Interesting. Did they ceramic coat over top of your Diamond Shield. My 3M shield is starting to show signs of age so I've scheduled to have it replaces with the Xpel Ultra 10 shield in a couple of weeks. When you eventually have to remove your Diamond Shield will you look to have another shield applied or just ceramic coat the front?

I will most likely let the next owner worry about that! But if I did have to remove it, I would put "something" back on besides the Ceramic....

Yes,.....when the Ceramic was first applied, they washed it top to bottom. I remember you had your Tiffin Allegro Bus Ceramic Coated by Bob Moses. How does the NIRVC Ceramic job compare on your current Newell?

@@OurJourneyInMyles We also had the Newell done NIRVC in Atlanta. The Newell looks much nicer even though the ceramic was done on a nine year old coach. I know the prior owner and he was pretty fanatical about the condition of the coach. Hope y'all enjoyed MI.

Current owner is taking care of it as well!

Thanks for watching!

Sue & I will whole-heartedly agree!

I am thinking a master plan is in process,.........Walmart cannot be the long term solution.

Glad to help. I have used it three times now, and it is definitely an easier process with the mitt. I will try to be vigilant and throw it out when it doesn't clean up well.

Thanks for watching guys!

It is the XL model version from Garmin. It is in our Amazon Store. If you decide to shop online with our Affiliate Link, you must use fresh link to our Amazon Store front page EVERY SINGLE TIME. You can buy ANYTHING you want, you just need to start with a fresh link (NOT bookmarked) . We will get affiliate income from your Amazon purchases that will help support the channel with no additional cost to you. Thank you!

@@OurJourneyInMyles I tried to check the product on your Amazon store but link is broken?!?!

@@journeysendrv I just checked it and it worked for me. Try it again. Its the following description on Amazon: "Garmin XL Friction Mount"

Yikes

It really was.

It was the best drive of my life!

Glad you enjoyed it Benoit,.....

I am betting that other road changes are coming to make the final plan more workable. This was the first time we got caught in something this goofy. I feel bad for the T/A fuel stop!

Folks should always refer to the free, online PDF documents, that the Family Motorcoach Association compiles (The Dingy Towing Guides) listing all the approved cars and trucks by model and year, that you can pull behind a motorhome. Additionally, it proves notes on any added preparation needed before towing can start for the day. www.fmca.com/motorhome/videos/player/24/38 I would probably NOT RECOMMEND pulling a Honda Odyssey. We are taking a chance,….we have a lot of money on the line with the faceplate mod and Air Force 1 Braking Mod. We paid top dollar to get an extremely low mileage 2013 EX-L, (about 23k miles) so the transmission was in as good a shape as possible. Are you willing to risk this like we have? We corresponded with someone on irv2.com in June of 2017 that was pulling a 5 speed Honda 2013 Odyssey for over 25k miles. This prompted us to “go for it!” He has since (about 1 year ago, had a trans failure.) He maintains he thinks it was NOT related to towing it. He liked his Honda enough he put a rebuilt trans in! We love our Honda and will do the same if we have an issue. WE CHANGE THE TRANS FLUID every year! We needed to pull a garage for our expensive bikes! After many conversations, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE, AND PULL ONE AS WELL. We tow a 2013 EX-L Honda Odyssey. This is the latest year model (2013), and highest trim level (EX-L) model you can THEORETICALLY tow. Honda DOES NOT recommend towing it. Yes, I know, you are not supposed to tow it! Honda decided it wasn't worth the warranty claims of damaged Odyssey transmissions when NOT shifted into neutral following the EXACT instructions they provided way back in 2004. (YOU MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE ONLY, NOT FROM REVERSE!) They gave up on the Odyssey towing public, because of this Odyssey peculiarity and said you can’t do it. I corresponded with a few other brave souls that had over 20,000 miles towed on their Odysseys before I was man enough to do it. We have PULLED it about 50,000 miles since June of 2017, and we have DRIVEN it 70,000 miles. SO FAR, SO GOOD. The 2013 Honda Odyssey Touring was a 6 speed, and CAN NOT be towed. In 2014, EVERYTHING went to 6 speed. You can search for the Honda Vin number decoder on the internet to make certain your Honda is a 5 speed to see if you would be OK. Any other years you would want to buy, you would want to research the internet and vin # to make sure you are not buying another 6 speed! We liked our (2) 2015 6 speed Honda Odysseys so much, that we sold them to get our (1) 2013 5-speed Odyssey. We are Full Time, and just need one car now. YOU DO NOT NEED ANY ADDED LUBE PUMPS! THIS IS THE TOWING PROCEDURE WE USE,…….EASY AS PIE,….. It has been simplified, directly from the 2004 Honda Odyssey towing instructions, which is the last year they "allowed" towing. The "PV1A Transmission” is the ONLY Honda Odyssey Automatic transmission you can tow, IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS from Honda back in 2004 when they allowed the PV1A to be towed. It MUST be this 5-speed transmission. I left in a lot of the Honda legal jargon at the end just for your info. • Start the engine and get it to operating temperature. (I am usually still packing something up.) • Press on the brake pedal. Shift the lever through all the positions (P,R,N,D,2,1). • Then shift up from 1, 2, Shift to D, then to N. DO NOT GO INTO REVERSE! Let the engine run for at least three minutes, then turn off engine. THIS IS THE KEY, AND THE ABSOLUTE ISSUE THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL FROM REVERSE WILL SET YOU UP FOR PROBLEMS, AND/OR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. How many times you can do it wrong, I don't know. I am absolutely vigilant on this procedure. You must shift to neutral from DRIVE. • Make sure parking brake is OFF. • Leave the ignition switch in ACCESSORY (1) so the steering wheel does not lock. Make sure the radio and any items plugged into the accessory power sockets are turned off, so you do not run down the battery. (Our tow electric cord has a trickle charger line to keep the battery from going dead. We have an SMI Air Force One brake system,.......Honda is around 4,600 lbs. loaded.) If you travel more than 8 hours in one day (including stopping time), you must stop and repeat the above procedures. NOTICE: The steering system can be damaged if the steering wheel is locked. Always leave the key in the ACCESSORY (1) position to prevent damage to the steering system when towing behind another vehicle. CAUTION: Severe automatic transmission damage will occur if the car is shifted from reverse to neutral and then towed with the drive wheels on the ground. NOTICE: Improper towing preparation will damage the transmission. Follow the above procedure exactly. If you cannot shift the transmission or start the engine, your vehicle must be on a flatbed truck or trailer. If you tow a Honda/Acura vehicle with automatic transmission, the fluid must be changed every two years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first. Although experience has shown that the Honda/Acura transmission and powertrain are capable of being "motorhome towed", America Honda does not assume responsibility for any vehicle damage or liabilities incurred due to the towing device, towing vehicle, lighting hookup, or other towing equipment or towing procedures; any responsibility for these items is assumed by the owner/operator. If you have additional questions, please call American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (National Consumer Affairs) at 800-999-1009. Good luck,…..as I said,…….I would think it is not a good, sound, financial idea,……although we are taking the chance!

You can say that again,....

Thanks for the 👍 Eric! Much better than some other emoji's!

Thanks,.........it was built in June of 2013,...........so its 11 years old in this video.

Thanks for stopping by,....

I would have to agree! I will make sure my next chance I get, I will have it cleaned, inspected and Aerospace 303'd!

After meeting them, Sue actually start treating ME better!

Thanks Barry,....

This was kind of a first for us! Glad others have had this happen so I don't feel like a newbie RVer ameuter after 7 years on the road!

Thanks for watching!

That is good advice for businesses and life in general Rick! Thanks for watching!

Yes,.......the trail is OK for novices,.........but we do not remember it as being one that stands out. I would say fit that trail in if you have the time,........your time may be better spent elsewhere if your time is limited. We had 10 days or more,......

Sue & I spend our time living & breathing Class A Motorhomes. We hear a lot of stories, testimonials, suggestions and back room reports from tons of sources. Newmar really does seem to be the top dog in production motorhomes right now. It will be up to Newmar if this continues. Tiffin is really kicking things into gear, and has many surprises to come.

Thanks for the kind words. We are just reporting in to folks what our experiences, expenses and lessons learned are. We sincerly want to help folks to understand what this whole "RV Thing" entails!

Yes.

It will do the trick!

That was a great trip. We did eventually get to Telluride!