Latest / Inspired Travels With Patti / The Best RV Adventures, Fall Destinations & New Products from the Hershey RV Show
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- 0:00SPEAKER_10: Are you looking for more adventure?
- 0:02SPEAKER_10: Whether that is RV or camping or getting out and having new experiences, I am doing a series on fire traveling, Patty, and I'm taking you a little as I talk to people about incredible places that they have visited this summer to give you ideas for next summer.
- 0:23SPEAKER_10: We're also going to talk about places that you might want to visit in the spring.
- 0:28SPEAKER_10: And great products and service.
- 0:31SPEAKER_10: I'm here at the Hershey Harvey Show again.
- 0:34SPEAKER_10: And this is where I get to look at what's new, what's going on, what people are really enjoying or adventures.
- 0:43SPEAKER_10: And so stick with me, and I will share all that with you.
- 0:53SPEAKER_10: Welcome to Inspire Travel with Patty.
- 0:56SPEAKER_10: I'm Eddie Hann, and I created this podcast and YouTube channel to inspire you to live life more fully and for me that is through adventures, exploring new places, meeting new people, and having incredible experiences.
- 1:13SPEAKER_10: This week I'm at the Hershey RV show and have the opportunity to interview people who will give you some great ideas of places to visit in the summer as well as places to visit this fall.
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: I'm Christina Bram with Travel with the Brahms.
- 1:30SPEAKER_00: We're a family of five.
- 1:31SPEAKER_00: We travel full-time in our RV.
- 1:32SPEAKER_00: And also with Learn to RV, we teach people how to RV and all the things they need to know when they're getting on the road.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: So my top favorite thing that we did last summer, we actually hit up Idaho.
- 1:43SPEAKER_00: So obviously doing all the regular stuff, Tetons.
- 1:46SPEAKER_00: But in the Tetons, there is a lake called String Lake.
- 1:49SPEAKER_00: It is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
- 1:52SPEAKER_00: We paddle boarded on it.
- 1:53SPEAKER_00: It was crystal clear water with the Tetons in the back.
- 1:56SPEAKER_00: It was like something from a movie.
- 1:57SPEAKER_00: It was magical.
- 1:58SPEAKER_00: So definitely recommend if you guys head that way, make sure you do that.
- 2:02SPEAKER_00: They do paddle boarding, kayaking.
- 2:03SPEAKER_00: There are bears, so bring your bear spray.
- 2:05SPEAKER_10: Yeah, they have something exciting planned for the fall that you could recommend or something you've done in the past.
- 2:11SPEAKER_00: So fall fun.
- 2:12SPEAKER_00: Last year we got to go hit up the uh leaves changing up in Vermont.
- 2:16SPEAKER_00: Absolutely gorgeous.
- 2:18SPEAKER_00: Um pictures don't do justice.
- 2:20SPEAKER_00: Seeing it in real life is colors in your eyes that you can't imagine.
- 2:23SPEAKER_00: I'm an Arizona girl, so leaves don't change down there, at least not where I'm from.
- 2:28SPEAKER_00: And so it was magical.
- 2:29SPEAKER_00: Highly recommend if you can get up north.
- 2:31SPEAKER_00: This year we're actually gonna head south and go see the leaves changing in Tennessee.
- 2:34SPEAKER_00: So that's on has been on our bucket list.
- 2:36SPEAKER_00: So we're gonna head down there and look at this.
- 2:38SPEAKER_05: One of our favorite things we did this summer was traveling to Teddy Roosevelt National Park.
- 2:42SPEAKER_11: It's America's most underrated national parks.
- 2:45SPEAKER_11: We think crazy with all the wildlife, the buzzwell, the moose that we saw, the uh just the scenery, the bad land.
- 2:53SPEAKER_05: So beautiful and so cool.
- 2:54SPEAKER_11: It's like Yellowstone without crowds.
- 2:56SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
- 2:56SPEAKER_11: So we're Bryce and Carrie with Green E VR V.
- 2:59SPEAKER_11: So coming up, we're actually gonna head to Alp Turkey and check out the balloon fiesta for the fall, and that is super exciting.
- 3:06SPEAKER_05: We're so excited for that one.
- 3:08SPEAKER_10: Think of something you did this summer that was like your favorite, coolest thing or place that you visited this summer.
- 3:16SPEAKER_07: Um the wetwoods.
- 3:17SPEAKER_10: So tell us about it.
- 3:18SPEAKER_10: I've never been there.
- 3:21SPEAKER_07: It was a gi they were giant trees, and they went to cool because they're like 20 times the size of Nolan trees.
- 3:31SPEAKER_10: Wow.
- 3:31SPEAKER_10: And where was this?
- 3:32SPEAKER_10: Where were you at?
- 3:34SPEAKER_07: Oregon.
- 3:35SPEAKER_10: Okay.
- 3:36SPEAKER_10: So did you like Oregon?
- 3:38SPEAKER_07: Yeah, it's cool.
- 3:40SPEAKER_10: It's one of my favorite states actually.
- 3:42SPEAKER_10: I love Oregon.
- 3:43SPEAKER_10: Okay.
- 3:44SPEAKER_10: So have mom and dad told you what you're gonna be doing for the fall?
- 3:47SPEAKER_10: Is there something exciting you're looking forward to this fall?
- 3:51SPEAKER_07: They haven't told me what we're doing this fall.
- 3:53SPEAKER_10: What would you like to do if you get to choose?
- 3:57SPEAKER_07: I want to go to California.
- 3:59SPEAKER_10: You want to go back to California?
- 4:01SPEAKER_10: What's in California that you want to see?
- 4:03SPEAKER_07: I want to see my friends.
- 4:05SPEAKER_10: Oh, your friends in California.
- 4:06SPEAKER_10: Is that where you're from?
- 4:08SPEAKER_10: No, you just have friends there.
- 4:10SPEAKER_10: Very cool.
- 4:12SPEAKER_10: Okay, give us your name and your channel.
- 4:15SPEAKER_07: My name is Odie, and I'm from Infody Explore the World.
- 4:19SPEAKER_01: Great, thank you.
- 4:21SPEAKER_01: Alright, so one thing we did this summer that's my favorite thing is we did a whole barbecue tour around Texas.
- 4:27SPEAKER_01: We hit the top barbecue places in Houston, San Antonio, and a bunch of the little towns all around Texas.
- 4:33SPEAKER_01: It was great.
- 4:42SPEAKER_03: Going to a rodeo, and just watching the fireworks all over Big Sky Montana.
- 4:46SPEAKER_03: It was fantastic.
- 4:48SPEAKER_03: And we're we're Sam and Travis.
- 4:50SPEAKER_03: We're with Always Take the Detour.
- 4:52SPEAKER_03: Something we love to do in the fall.
- 4:53SPEAKER_03: We always come back, one for family, but two, Bedford, Pennsylvania is the fall foliage fest.
- 4:59SPEAKER_01: Right in the middle of Pennsylvania.
- 5:00SPEAKER_03: It's beautiful, and you get all the apple dumplings you want.
- 5:03SPEAKER_09: I'm Patrice McCabe with RV There Yet TV on Discovery.
- 5:08SPEAKER_09: And something that really stuck out this summer for me, I love RV.
- 5:12SPEAKER_09: We went to Louisiana in the summer, it's hot, but the people, the food, and the music are hotter.
- 5:20SPEAKER_09: We had so much fun in the crawfish capital of the world, which is Bro Bridge, Louisiana.
- 5:26SPEAKER_09: The food and the Zydeco music, that was my favorite.
- 5:31SPEAKER_09: I will go back.
- 5:32SPEAKER_08: My name is Dean Grant, and my channel name is Dean and Gertie Explore the World.
- 5:38SPEAKER_08: My favorite thing about this summer was Niagara Falls.
- 5:41SPEAKER_08: It was my favorite thing to see all the falls and go on every single thing.
- 5:45SPEAKER_08: The Maiden of the Mist was the best thing imaginable.
- 5:49SPEAKER_08: Getting so close to the falls.
- 5:50SPEAKER_08: It was just so exciting.
- 5:52SPEAKER_10: Were you on the US side or the Canada side?
- 5:59SPEAKER_08: But next year I think we're gonna get our passports and go to the Canada side.
- 6:03SPEAKER_10: That sounds awesome.
- 6:05SPEAKER_10: What are you excited about for the fall?
- 6:07SPEAKER_10: Is there anything that you know of that mom and dad have planned for the fall?
- 6:11SPEAKER_08: Well, I think in the fall we're going to go a little bit like hopefully we get to go to like the West Coast again this year, maybe not.
- 6:21SPEAKER_08: We haven't decided yet, but I think it's gonna be a good occasion.
- 6:25SPEAKER_10: So is there something specific you're excited about on the West Coast?
- 6:29SPEAKER_08: On the West Coast, I would love to go back to the Luce and Park Memorial again.
- 6:35SPEAKER_08: I would love to revisit that history because I'm learning about that this year now.
- 6:40SPEAKER_08: So I would love to just like re get into what we learned two years ago.
- 6:47SPEAKER_02: So I'm Melissa with Rivet Suppleco, and this summer we went out to Puster State Park in South Dakota.
- 6:53SPEAKER_02: My first time there, had the best time.
- 6:56SPEAKER_02: My favorite thing were the prairie dogs, which appears to be horrible for the farmers, so I feel badly about that, but they're seriously so cute.
- 7:05SPEAKER_02: They're everywhere.
- 7:06SPEAKER_02: Um we did Custer State Park in the Badlands and at Rush.
- 7:11SPEAKER_02: I've never been.
- 7:12SPEAKER_02: So highly recommend Puster State Park.
- 7:16SPEAKER_02: That's a good one.
- 7:16SPEAKER_02: Do you have anything cool planned for the fall that you can do?
- 7:21SPEAKER_02: So for the fall, we're actually going to the open roads rally in Gatlinburg.
- 7:26SPEAKER_02: And so we're excited about that.
- 7:28SPEAKER_02: We went to Pigeon Porch this summer also with our children.
- 7:31SPEAKER_02: But this will be new, and besides the fall is beautiful in Tennessee.
- 7:36SPEAKER_02: So, yes, heading to Gatlinburg.
- 7:38SPEAKER_10: And here we are at Cool RB.
- 7:40SPEAKER_10: This is another company.
- 7:41SPEAKER_10: I have promoted a number of times.
- 7:44SPEAKER_10: This is a great way to keep your RB cool in the summer.
- 7:49SPEAKER_10: How are you guys?
- 7:51SPEAKER_04: Doing great.
- 7:51SPEAKER_04: How are you doing?
- 7:52SPEAKER_10: Good.
- 7:53SPEAKER_10: Anything new going on?
- 7:54SPEAKER_04: Um, we're right on the edge of having the Furion Chill Cube unit.
- 8:00SPEAKER_10: Wait, say that again?
- 8:01SPEAKER_04: The Furion Chill Cube.
- 8:03SPEAKER_04: We should have that ready in a few weeks.
- 8:04SPEAKER_04: We have a lot of people anticipating the release of that product.
- 8:07SPEAKER_10: What is that?
- 8:08SPEAKER_04: So this is our Cool RB AC Connect.
- 8:12SPEAKER_04: So this makes ducted air conditioners more efficient.
- 8:15SPEAKER_04: We actually it goes right into the air conditioner and right into the factory ducting, so we get rid of all that turbulence.
- 8:22SPEAKER_04: Okay.
- 8:22SPEAKER_04: Turbulence creates heat, turbulence creates noise.
- 8:25SPEAKER_04: We can eliminate that with our product.
- 8:27SPEAKER_10: Okay, you're gonna have to explain.
- 8:28SPEAKER_10: I have to admit by by ignorance what is that?
- 8:32SPEAKER_10: What does that mean?
- 8:33SPEAKER_04: Furion chill cube is a model of air conditioner.
- 8:36SPEAKER_04: Okay.
- 8:37SPEAKER_04: So, like this kit is for a Coleman model.
- 8:40SPEAKER_04: So we have a new kit that will fit the Furion Chill Cube that is almost ready to be released.
- 8:48SPEAKER_04: Perfect.
- 8:48SPEAKER_10: Thank you so much.
- 8:50SPEAKER_10: This is a membership.
- 8:52SPEAKER_10: I talk about it every year.
- 8:54SPEAKER_10: I have to talk about it again.
- 8:56SPEAKER_10: It is Thousand Trails.
- 8:58SPEAKER_10: They have campgrounds across the country.
- 9:00SPEAKER_10: You kind of see it on the map there.
- 9:03SPEAKER_10: Thousand Trails is a membership.
- 9:05SPEAKER_10: They have two and four of your memberships right now.
- 9:08SPEAKER_10: I don't want to call prices and things like that, but if you want to know about the Thousand Trails program, you have to reach out to Sharon and Warren Lewis.
- 9:18SPEAKER_10: They're over here talking to people.
- 9:21SPEAKER_10: So I will get a hold of them, but they are people I know, love, and trust.
- 9:25SPEAKER_10: They can give you all the information about this program.
- 9:29SPEAKER_10: This program is great.
- 9:30SPEAKER_10: If you're part-time, sometime, full-time, absolutely an amazing program.
- 9:42SPEAKER_10: They have a bunch of different formulas.
- 9:45SPEAKER_10: People tapes clean, clean sensor.
- 9:49SPEAKER_10: Everybody that works here is a cool guy or girl.
- 9:54SPEAKER_04: Amazing.
- 9:55SPEAKER_10: Amazing.
- 9:56SPEAKER_10: I love another great program, membership program, Good Stands.
- 10:02SPEAKER_10: Good Sands has so much to offer.
- 10:05SPEAKER_10: Discounts on campgrounds, they have RB insurance, RV warranties.
- 10:09SPEAKER_10: The list goes on.
- 10:11SPEAKER_10: I love Good Stand.
- 10:14SPEAKER_10: Gotta check them out.
- 10:16SPEAKER_10: Fantasy tours, another one of those great companies.
- 10:20SPEAKER_10: They do tours all over the country.
- 10:23SPEAKER_06: All over North America.
- 10:24SPEAKER_06: We also do tours overseas as well.
- 10:28SPEAKER_06: Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and our newest one is Vietnam.
- 10:35SPEAKER_10: Well, okay, there it is.
- 10:38SPEAKER_10: For those of you thinking about the fall and winter, air skirts is a company you absolutely want to check out.
- 10:48SPEAKER_10: So skirting around the RP is so important to keep you warm.
- 10:54SPEAKER_10: And they have options of these are the air skirts.
- 10:59SPEAKER_10: They are inflatable, they inflate thickly, and then they tear down the top and they get packed away.
- 11:06SPEAKER_10: These are just very skirty, they go over with snap pads.
- 11:11SPEAKER_10: They're called easy snap pads.
- 11:13SPEAKER_10: So this is a word product I highly recommend it.
- 11:18SPEAKER_10: Passport America is one of those memberships that I think are very much worked at.
- 11:44SPEAKER_10: But for one low price, you can travel to Camp Proms across the country and get a discount of the 50% off.
- 12:12SPEAKER_10: So for those people who want to go on a trip, go all kinds of different places and just do it themselves.
- 12:20SPEAKER_10: Avenger caravan is a great group to connect with.
- 12:24SPEAKER_10: They travel all over the country.
- 12:27SPEAKER_10: You can check them out at their website YouTube in the show notes.
- 12:32SPEAKER_10: And it's starting to rain, so I'm going to sign off from the car.
- 12:37SPEAKER_10: It's been an incredible week here at the Hershey RB show.
- 12:41SPEAKER_10: Thank you for listening.
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