NO CLEARANCE! NO Custom Spacecraft has done this. WE'RE THE FIRST. HDT RV Travel. Fulltime RV Life.

Published 2024-07-18
We are going where no Spacecraft trailer has gone before! It's a patented product and we're the first! But will we fit? Was this an RV Mistake?

After the West Coast HDT Rally we head to Oregon to have True Toppers install their product on our slides. We hope it will solve some problems for us.

Sondra also reveals where she wants to go to complete her map!

It's another adventure!

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RV Camping
We like to "Switch it Up" between resorts and campgrounds and boondocking is always an option.

We draw inspiration from Keep Your Daydream KYD, Less Junk More Journey, Finding Our Someday and Changing Lanes. We normally travel in an HDT similar to YouTube channels Suite Travels, Switch it Up and Watts on Wheels. I also get some ideas from the editing style of Happily Ever Hanks (Happilyeverhanks) #thankshanks and believe it or not, I actually learned something from MRBeast Mr Beast video's as well. We're not exactly taking Life in the Slow Lane but we do stop and smell the roses.

Our journey is the destination. We want to share our experiences of our discovery of What's Next.

I get my music from:
Epidemicsound.com
Tracks:
Outta Here by Jennifer Holm (intro song)
Blue Texas by Rockin for Decades
Dark Seas by Michael Rothery
Stay Away by Gamma Skies
The Village Welcoming by Adriel Fair

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We use the TSD card for diesel fuel and save a bundle each time we fill up our Big Rig. We also use it to fill up our Onan generator.

The big blue boards (XL version) we use sometimes to get us "un-stuck" is from:
Gotreads.com

Our Class C is built by Thor Motorcoach on a Ford F550 chassis. It's a production build Magnitude model XG32. We tow our red Jeep Wrangler Sahara behind it. We've made some modifications to it so that we can boondock comfortably. Lithium batteries, Victron 3000w multi-plus inverter, dual alternators charge while traveling and mods to the water system greatly enhance it's boondocking capabilities.

Our extreme completely custom 5th wheel is built on a semi-trailer chassis with air suspension and air brakes. Completely loaded it weighs 42,000 lbs rolling down the highway. And we do roll down the highway nearly every week. You see, we believe that if your home has wheels they should be used.

Vehicles:
2016 Volvo VNL780 "Voyager"
2016 Smart fortwo "Pathfinder"
2019 SpaceCraft Custom built semi-trailer 5th wheel "Orion"
2023 Thor Magnitude XG32 Class C "Curiosity"
2017 Jeep Wrangler Sahara "Artemis"

Power system:
3250 watts of solar with Panasonic panels
30.1 KWH of Lithium batteries
2- 4K watt Magnum Inverters deliver power as if we are on shore power
2- 4K watt 240v Cotek Inverters deliver additional power for our LG Mini split HVAC and stove

Coachnet is our roadside assistance company we use but hopefully we don't use them too often. LOL

We are not sponsored by Whataburger but I do enjoy them anytime I can get my hands on one. They used to be just out of Texas but they have expanded.

BIg Truck Big Travels video's are based on our personal experience and not meant nor portrayed as experts in anything we do or say. It's our life on the road and our opinions are not meant to be construed as advice. Enjoy life on the road.

All Comments (21)
  • Irene Iron Travels had the Topper done to their rig a few months ago and they are very happy. I talked to the guys at the FMCA rally back in Perry Georgia and was very impressed with them. It can be done in Oregon, Mississippi, or Florida as I understand it. Irene Iron showed the installation process on theirs too and as you showed, they are very professional.
  • Absolutely love your videos! You two are naturals! It is also great to see your subscribers growing. I remember when you were less than 5,000.😊❤
  • @christygr
    Loved seeing parts of Oregon that I haven’t seen before. A bonus was seeing snow on the mountains. It sure made me cooler as it’s been super hot for too long in north Florida. I look forward to seeing your video and photos of the Oregon coast next week. As always, thanks for sharing your travels with us. It’s always fun to be with you guys every week! Safe travels.
  • I am so glad you didn't damage your roof or an air conditioner. That was so neat going to the West Coast afterwards. 👍🙂
  • @MrBingo32
    I appreciate yall letting us see these great United States of America with yall.
  • Loved this episode. David and Sondra are so genuine and adventurous. The photography and music are the best.
  • I use to skydive when I was young, I personally Loved it. There is no other feeling like it, you still completely free.
  • @tunamaniak
    What a trip. Amazing landscape and good for Sondra noticing how close you are to the Pacific shore. Rt. 101 is fantastic.
  • @banditone7896
    I just want to know if Sondra laughed after David explained "swinger".🤣
  • Great episode! (Confession: I ended up watching it TWICE. The first time because my husband was busy and I couldn't wait to see it; the second time I watched it with him). Watching David back the Spacecraft into that limited space brings me back to several years ago when my Dave had to let a little air out of the tires just so that our RV could fit into the garage. I always had to watch and guide him because of the air conditioner on top! You see, many years ago,we built a new garage and they poured the foundation wrong! We had no intention of fitting the RV into it; it's 38 ft! Well, once the mistake had been made, we ended up with a much taller garage than anticipated (so much so, that our nephew nicknamed it "the garage-mahal" 😂). Well, my Dave did some measuring and realized that yes, it would indeed FIT into the garage. So every time we come home from a trip, I'm tasked with helping him back it in. It's still a tight fit getting it through the garage door...but thankfully we replaced the air conditioner with another unit and now we don't have to think about it. Those were scary times; I can relate! Have a great week 😊
  • Those slide toppers are really neat. We escaped the heat of summer last year at a campground near Gold Beach, called Honey Bear By the Sea. We stayed about 2 months and loved it!
  • I love the pacific northwest. Glad you guys are taking that route.
  • Hi David & Sondra Glad it all worked out, trust these awnings will last trouble free Best wishes
  • @c1dancer
    That is a nice 1000 Trails. We stayed there over 4th of July weekend in 2011. Met some people that we ran into while we were full timing in Virginia and Palm Springs. We are still in contact with them. Fun times. We did the dune tour. The vehicles are stripped down bus chassis. Another fun video.
  • Oregon is my favourite state. Love the variety of landscapes. And that ocean drive is spectacular. Love those ArtDeco bridges on 101.
  • @edpippin
    Oregon coast in beautiful. I find it stunning that you can drive from the mountains and be at the coast in a matter of a few miles.
  • @scottashe8463
    Another great video, congratulations on the new toppers they looked great. It was a nail bitting moment backing into that bay.
  • @CryMeARiver63
    The new toppers look nice on Orion . I absolutely love the Oregon coast line , it is so beautiful . Hope that y'all were able to visit the sealion cave . Y'all stay safe .😊