Our van almost caught on fire.

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#vanlife / Travel vlog 733 | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | Filmed September 2020

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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries before 2020 and all 7 continents, we have no plans to slow down anytime soon, and we are incredibly thankful to do something we love every day. :)

[KaraandNate]

It seems like quite a few people want us to be upset with the couple who sold us the van. Sure, we would rather not have to deal with these issues, but we are grateful that we didn’t have to build it from scratch ourselves, and we are still happy with our purchase.

The people who sold us the van told us they have been getting angry messages. This is completely unnecessary. Please feel free to express your opinions here in the comments...We appreciate you watching out for us, but we ask that you please do not contact the original owners on our behalf.

[Imlosthummus]

I don't know why people are so upset at the old owners? They built everything themselves and had no malicous intent towards Kara & Nate when selling it. Sure, they should have checked everything out before selling it, but same goes for K&N after buying it. There is no need to put blame on someone all the time. Kara and Nate are safe now and that's all that matters

[reneegrace]

When the electricians are taking pictures you know it’s bad 😂

[Drunclejesse]

I still can’t believe Nate just randomly said “I wanna run a half marathon, ” and then just did it. Took me 10 weeks to train and I still did it 1 min per mile slower

[cdutka]

The only thing getting me through 2020 is watching 4years of kara & nate videos 🙌🏻

[OrdinaryAdventures]

Watching all the vanlifers build vans has made me think they are really handy and efficient at building and then you show us how fast and efficient a real professional is and I’m like 😳 haha

[sarahhilliard]

I love the editing when the professionals were talking about all the technical stuff 😂
Tbh that's what I hear when my husband tells me about cars and stuff, too.

[Isaywordsontheinternet]

Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't you guys go through the van and mess with a lot of the electricals when you bought the van? Not sure why people are getting so mad at the previous owners. They are not 100% to blame.

[TheFishAndTrips]

I'm just here for Nate's crazy adventures with electricity. 😂😂😂

[roymarven]

I feel so much happier that your van is now safe; I was getting worried. Kara, I recommend getting some rubber gloves for all those cleaning tasks but especially the toilet.

[skylarvawter]

glad that you guys hired someone to install things so nate dosent almost catch himself on fire again

[MrHappyZorro]

Kara, your masterpiece work of editing the bike adventure created a more compelling and enjoyable work of art than I could have expected from an entire team.

[amyslowikgrossman]

Dan and John are so cute. I love how they're very nicely explaining how messed up everything was without being condescending. This was an awesome video. It's nice do know that there are specialist places like this.

[sandrajewitt]

I can't believe you didn't have heat or the ability to charge your batteries while driving. Your ease of life just improved so much.

[scottchilders]

I had the most fun watching this vlog. The most I laughed was at the propane testing section. "With fire?" "Nah, with soap and water!" OMG that had me rolling. Really glad you guys were able to get it all done properly by professionals and that you are both safe. Enjoy that heater, hot water, signal extender, etc etc. Safe travel guys!!! Enjoy the West coast once you leave Boise. Oregon and Washington are gorgeous. If time permits, check out Multnomah falls alongside the Columbia River Gorge. Y'all with love it!!! Take care

[Amy-hjqb]

I’m so glad they’re getting the van looked at by professionals. I wish they had done this before taking it out on the road the first time. 😬

[LaurenAlley]

I have a feeling that if you guys ever need more van repairs you’re going to go back to that garage! They really took care of you! 😃

[Mike-yy]

Nate & kara bought the van from a diy couple that did the best to thier knowledge in building that van.You buy a used vehicule AS IS. Theres no warranty on used vehicules. Leave those previous owners alone for god sake !!

[InternationalFeds]

So happy that Kara finally managed to see her sister - I am sure you must have missed each other so much! ❤️

And all that wiring does look really complicated - anyone else struggled to follow when the professionals were explaining how everything is connected to each other? Glad that you guys are safe and managed to get these issues sorted out, and I hope that this vlog will encourage all other vanlifers out there seek out the help of qualified professionals when dealing with these kind of problems (unless of course they have relevant experience themselves).

[matzsn]

I can only imagine how your world got flipped SO upside down from traveling the world with whatever was on your backs to becoming essentially "home" owners and dealing with annoying issues that come with it. I give you guys so much credit for doing what you guys needed to do to continue your channel and traveling adventures even if that meant within the US. There really is SO much to do and see from coast to coast, and I hope you guys really get to see it all!