Campervan Kevin Lock Out of Facebook

It looks like I'm not the only one with issues currently with Facebook.

Campervan Kevin has been locked out of his personal and Campervan Kevin accounts. Thanks to Nomadic Fanatic for helping him out.

I don't understand this. Campervan Kevin is one of the nicest folks in the YouTube camping world. 

Campervan Kevin's Cancer Surgery A Success!

One of the YouTube camping/travel video bloggers I follow is Campervan Kevin.

Above, Campervan Kevin is at top left. Phto by Armand Vaquer.

He was recently diagnosed with a cancer (kidney, if memory serves) and yesterday had his surgery.

There's good news to report:

Thanks to Caravan Carolyn for this great update!

RV Life's Top Ten RV YouTubers

For the past few years, I have been watching a few YouTube channels that are RV/travel oriented such as Pippi Peterson, Nomadic Fanatic and Campervan Kevin.

I don't watch as often as I used to (at least since I moved to New Mexico) but I still take a look if the topics or places are interesting to me.

RV Life has posted their "top ten" list of RV YouTubers for 2019.

They begin with:

Many seasoned RVers share their adventures, RV lifestyle tips, and maintenance videos on their Youtube channels. We searched the ever-growing list of vlogging RVers and narrowed down the top ten traveling Youtubers that you’ll want to subscribe to.

To see what they consider the "best", go here. 

Congestion At Zion National Park

Above, the Great White Throne. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One has to consider themselves lucky to have fully visited Zion National Park in Utah over the years before congestion took over.

There are more people (and vehicles than parking spaces) within the park. This is somewhat mitigated by the shuttle system. The last time we fully enjoyed the park was around 2003 and, at that time, we were still able to drive up to the Lodge. You can't do that anymore unless you have a special permit.

Amber and I drove through the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel into the park three years ago, and that was basically it. We had hoped to breakfast at the Lodge's dining room, but that was out of the question, so we ended up eating in nearby Springdale.

There's just too many people in too small an area. That's why I prefer visiting national parks during the off-season.

To see how things currently are in Zion National Park, here's a new video by Campervan Kevin:

Camping News Picks Up Nomadic Fanatic & Campervan Kevin Sticker Article

It is interesting to see who picks up my blog posts.

The latest is the online newspaper, Camping News. Up to now, I've never heard of it. But Camping News did pick up my blog post from two days ago about the Nomadic Fanatic and Campervan Kevin stickers.

I perused the other articles Camping News picked up and there's a lot of good ones on camping and places to camp.

To check out Camping News, go here.

Nomadic Fanatic & Campervan Kevin Stickers

There is one thing about the recreational vehicle community,most members are ready and willing to help out another RVer in need. Be it on the road, in a campground, an Internet forum or wherever, a fellow RVer will help out another.

In this case (or cases), two RVers were in need of a little assistance recently. Both of them have YouTube channels with thousands of subscribers. Each week, both post new videos on the events of their lives, generally good, but sometimes not-too-good events. They also provide ideas on attractions, campgrounds, boondocking, product reviews, technical tips and other topics while on the road.

The first one, Campervan Kevin, recently had a life-changing event: an impending divorce. Having been there myself, I can sympathize with him. To help out a little, I bought one of his Campervan Kevin stickers. He is no longer traveling around in a campervan, having just purchased a Big Foot Class C motorhome, in which he is living full-time with his three Yorkies. Kevin has been a very generous person as well. He helped the Nomadic Fanatic earlier this year when the Tioga motorhome ("Tilly") he was traveling in at the time was on its last legs in Florida. He donated an older Ford campervan to the Nomadic Fanatic to get him back on the road.

The second one, the Nomadic Fanatic, travels around the country with his cat Jax. He recently obtained a 1987 (I think that's the year) Tioga Class C motorhome (he named it "Olga"). About a couple of months ago, he began his latest cross-country trip from his home base in Olympia, Washington. However, he ran into a major problem while in the Bay Area of California: his transmission broke down. As he didn't have the funds to get the motorhome repaired and was about to be stranded, he asked his subscribers to purchase one of his stickers. Like Campervan Kevin, the Nomadic Fanatic's subscribers pitched in and bought a sticker (or more). Because of this, he was able to get the transmission rebuilt and he is back on the road. He is currently somewhere in Arizona at this writing.

The Nomadic Fanatic sticker arrived in the mail today along with a signed, personalized photo of him and Jax. Campervan Kevin also enclosed a signed, personalized photo with his sticker. I have to figure out where to put the stickers on The Beast. I may just get a board or something to display them. The photos and stickers are posted at top.

To access Campervan Kevin's YouTube channel, go here.

To access the Nomadic Fanatic's YouTube channel, go here.