 We're not gonna need these today. So tarps are staying here at home. Can't leave this here either. This belongs these I knew that Morning everybody. We're headed to Thief River Falls, Minnesota today. I'm here in Manitoba, Canada Just over the border in southern Manitoba. I'm gonna go grab my trailer I've got to bring an empty down there exchange it for a loaded trailer bring it back And that's all we're doing today. It's about two hours south You know two and a half hours back north because I've got to go through a different border crossing to come north with freight I'm going down and Before we get started today's shout-out goes to our friends at Beaver Bitcoin Beaver Bitcoin comm slash trucker Josh is where Canadians can go to stack Bitcoin the non-custodial site So you buy Bitcoin from them and they put it directly into your own personal one But check them out. The link is down below in the description below the video Let's get back to it. So I'll be crossing Tolstoy, Manitoba into Lancaster, Minnesota That's a non-commercial crossing so I can cross there but not with freight Hence why I'm going down through there, but on the way back. We're going to come back through Pembina, North Dakota and Emerson, Manitoba back up there. I just got to bring that trailer to our yard in your Winnipeg Leave it there. They're going to take care of it from there And come back here come back home So some of you have been asking you're a little new to the vlog welcome here. Why is there a camper in your shop? Well, this is our camper last summer. We rented it out as a rental throughout the year So we keep it inside to keep it safe This year. I don't think we're going to be going the rental route just because we have a Now he's a toddler a one-year-old at home And I'm running pretty hard. So we don't have the time really to manage a rental business With this trailer. So we'll see what we can pull off But we'll probably I already have one rental booked for it over august long weekend I'll probably Well, we're gonna honor that rental obviously because they rented it last year already So they have that but other than that, we'll probably maybe we'll use it ourselves Or we might just take the year off from it It's not like we made a whole ton of money off of renting this thing But it was a nice extra cash when we were getting ready to buy our house It really helped us out a little bit there through the summer It was it was pretty decent But it's not a lot and for the amount of effort that it takes to do this For brit alone while i'm on the road because she took care of this business mostly And for her to take care of all of this the rentals coming and meeting them, you know Inspecting it doing the walk-through and when it comes back with a one-year-old We figured this year is just not worth it for us So we'll we'll see what happens in 2025 but for 2024 we just got the one rental I'm hoping we can take it out ourselves and use it But we'll see that's what this camper is doing in here though I bought this camper The year I met brit it's a long time ago already It's a rockwood 2304 ds It's got dual slides on this side and on that side. I like it's a nice little trailer It's a nice couples trailer, but now that we have a child and a bunch of dogs For us we'd we'd like a fifth wheel eventually one day But there's a lot of other dreams on the list that come before that So we're holding on to it for now and keeping it safe inside the shop so that the weather doesn't deteriorate it outside and When we're ready, we'll put it up for sale and sell it off or trade it in for a bigger one Who knows when that'll be right? That's just a plan right now. And you remember what I always say Plan for the plans to change I'm a trucker. I'm used to that So all blue you ready to hit the road Ready to go say hello to our good friends in minnesota there I love minnesota good neighbors good neighbors Let's get going. Let's get hooked up onto our trailer. It's a 53 foot step deck aluminum trailer Let's go take that and let's get going. I need a coffee I was just thinking about the words I used before about this trailer When I said it's a rental we didn't rent it. We own it. I think that came across clear, right? We own it. We rented it out as a that was our business. We rented an RV trailer It actually did really good last year. It was booked solid through the entire summer Well, we started the rental business partway through summer already We started it and then for the rest of the year it was really busy. So we actually had pretty good success with it I mean in order to uh Make enough money off of renting a trailer like this you definitely have to have a fleet like at least a few of them And that's maybe for the future. That's something that I may consider I may just keep this one. I know I was talking about selling it before I may keep this one as a rental to rent out Maybe get another one Maybe another two rent those out, but you know again Those aren't even plans Even if it was a plan you'd have to plan for the plan to change Who knows who knows what these are all just thoughts going through my brain Right now the only plans we have are keeping the truck running Uh doing that frame soon On the truck and taking care of things at home, you know Making sure the family has a roof over the head and we got electricity and all our bills are paid And we've got nice vehicles to drive Like I was talking about last week. We want to upgrade our suv eventually not sure when but uh We'll do that too. There's a lot of things Before we worry about this I might end up just selling it. Who knows who knows? Oh, let's not forget this This is my good camera I'm filming with a gopro hero 10 right now Which is very handy because it's so easy just to slip it in your pocket and it has built in stabilization When I use this it's a much better picture, especially in low light. I've told you all of this before already, right? But it it takes a lot more effort to render it to stabilize it There's a big program I need to stabilize all the footage so it's not all like shaky It's a big pain in the butt but it's worth it if you use it if you have the time It just takes a lot more time GoPro is just handy And no one seems to complain about my gopro footage except at night, but that's understandable So I try to use this one once the sun goes down This is a sony a7c. I guess I should tell you what it is a sony a7c with a tamron lens 17 to 28 millimeter lens Sony doesn't make this kind of lens so I had to go with hammer on but the camera itself is sony And the tamron lens works well with it. And this is a sony mic as well It's got great audio the audio like the microphone that comes on these cameras is very tinny terrible audio But you put one of these suckers on there. I call him Mike. He's my buddy Mike He's hairy and fuzzy But fantastic audio Okay, got the truck out of here. Let's go get the trailer It is time to go for real this time We are here. I haven't talked to you guys since we left. I was laser focused Just where I'm gonna switch trailers to grab a load a loaded trailer leave them my emptied one It's a nice dropping hook. It's an easy back and forth for a Saturday We are able to do two in a day if we if we hurry On our logs, but that's a full like 12 13 hour day You're not a full 12 hour at least I mean if you're rushing I just didn't have that time this weekend is Easter weekend when I'm filming this So I had an Easter gathering yesterday got an Easter gathering tomorrow And today is sort of the Easter with spend it home with my family Just doing one and then quickly running home to relax there and enjoy some time there because on Monday I'm back to work running back up to Thompson, right? Fancy gate has opened. They have allowed us in to come and grab our freight Very nice of them actually I'm gonna get my paperwork first Sometimes when you do these dropping hooks, you got to go grab your trailer tie it down Then they give you your paperwork here. It's actually ready to go already. It's already cleared at the border So I usually just run in here right off the back get it out of the way get my paperwork And then I can grab my trailer and just Ouch exactly like that Didn't know I could whistle like that. Wow Okay Let's go see the good people And I'll talk to you once we're leaving here spring is in the air, but is it just tricking us? Because spring was in the air before and then winter came back But in wintertime winter didn't even show up. We had spring all winter until spring time then we had winter Yesterday we got like six inches of snow in our backyard But now the snow is all gone here in minnesota like two hours south of where I live What a wonderful time of year. You know that the tilt of the earth is in our favor The sun is coming back. Australia has had it. New Zealand has had it for long enough We're taking it back and then we're not giving it back for summer activities Which will consist of mainly trucking and a little bit of trucking and some youtube But at least we'll be trucking in the summer So next year max the mid america trucking show is on march 27 to 29 2025 I'm hoping to be able to go though. I can't guarantee it yet because if my wife is pregnant And if we have a newborn right at that time again, I won't be able to go so Mark it on your calendars. Anyway, and keep watching my videos throughout the year. I'll be able to tell you more so Later on this year if it's a possibility But I really do want to show up from all of maths and I'd love to take my family with me And have bread and tea over there as well How many of you would like to come next year? I know it's a year away, but mark it on the calendars. Anyways march 27 to 29 2025 maths in louisville, kentucky I hope to be able to go Right now we're planning on it, but the plan for the plan is to change So this beautiful road that I've been forcing you to stare at Is us highway 59 northbound North of corals dad minnesota We're going up to minnesota 175 that'll cut across to us 75 That'll take us north up to the border with emerson manitoba northern north western minnesota That's that's where we're at right now rolling into howlick minnesota population 906 souls Turn right on a 90 company north us 75 So an interesting thing today to talk about There's cheaper fuel in canada Somehow well actually it makes sense in manitoba right now the new government of manitoba has Removed the sales tax on fuel Which I believe is about 14 cents a liter I think So fuel in manitoba is cheaper than anywhere else in canada from what I could tell right now So it's even cheaper than the fuel in north dakota on my route Now it would probably be cheaper if I could go to flying jay because we get bigger discounts there With our fleet card But I'm not going past flying jay. The only place I could fuel a lot is gas tracks In pembina right on but my big lovely north us 75 Gas tracks in pembina is going for my price. There's three dollars sixty nine nine cents per gallon so three seventy per gallon Which equals out to What was it a doll or something? Let's see if I can pull some sorry Had this guy that was right behind me like right behind my trailer Maybe a little nervous so people get that close to me. I don't know what his gross was he's going the other way Gas tracks in pembina north dakota was selling for three seventy a gallon U.s With all conversions into canadian and into leaders that equal $1.32 per liter canadian cad The price at petro canada for us at petro pass and deacon's quarter on the east side of winnipeg where I can fuel up On monday on the way to tomsen The price here is $1.27 for us So for once I just had to mention this in the vlog because this will not happen very often for once I am waiting to fuel up North of the border in canada because it's cheaper But they're also cheating a little bit because there's no fuel tax So I don't know how long they're going to keep that fuel tax gone If they they're calling it a fuel tax holiday. It's Oh, there's a bald eagle. Well, there goes some freedom right here. Oh, don't hit me Oh, man, I just spoke died. Can you imagine if I hit a bald eagle in america? That is like the greatest sin one can be flew right in front of me How do I explain that to my american friends? Hey Do you see that? Right in front of me. It's worse. What's the worst thing you can do as a guest in the united states other than to hit a bald eagle Be a terrible guest I'm not too sure how long these fuel tax this fuel tax holiday is going to go on for in manitoba I know the new government is doing this just to impress the other side like us They're there. They're uh, I guess they're trying to uh reach out in all the branch Say, hey, like we're gonna cut taxes for you. I hope you like us Doesn't mean we're gonna vote for you next time, but thank you very much. It's uh much appreciated Who knows That was a good move. I appreciate that. So thank you to them Cheaper fuel in canada my mind is blown between that and almost hitting a bald eagle in the united states man My mind is just spinning right now So I've brought the load to the yard. I just got to bring my paperwork inside and head on home Nice little quick short saturday trip And we're just bob tailing now home for one more easter gathering if you guys have a good easter eat lots of good food You see all your family and loved ones. What do you do for easter? Let me know down below The lights in here have this thing that if you turn it off and turn it on right away again They're a little dimmer and do it again And they're even dimmer Again, they're back to their full bright. I like everything to be full bright. It's bright as possible so I could see all right bugs me sometimes though because uh I won't realize that it's that like that medium setting I'll be working in here for a couple hours Also, I'll go turn the lights off like oh, I forgot something turn them back on and then they're at the dimmest point this whole time I've been That's why I couldn't see what I was doing I don't know why it has that option, but it's not a bad thing But I don't I don't need dimmer lights in in the shop But but I have them just in case you know just in case you want to set the mood with the truck Spice things up a little bit. I guess Ah I'm done for the day. So I'm going home. Thanks for watching today. Everybody was just a short day short trip Tomorrow there may be no video again because it's Easter Sunday So happy Easter to you all belated because you're watching this after I hope you had a great Easter And I will uh see you the next day for a ride up to Thompson again And we'll check out what's going on in northern Manitoba And we'll uh brave those rough roads again. Make sure all the bolts are tight before we go up there See you later So today we got the basement in a mess again You know what that means You remember I just set this up, right? Well We're sending it back It came with damages down here and up here You see this crack up here See and we were willing to deal with that We were willing to accept that damage But there was more The track is broken. It doesn't stay in place So as you're walking on it it keeps going to one side or the other side and it'll rub up against the side So you'll walk for maybe two minutes and then it'll be rubbing against one side and it'll be going So you got to physically push it over as it's moving with your feet while you're walking And then it'll go to the other side And just going back and forth you can't even walk on it for five minutes. It's very frustrating You know if you see has a defect on it. It was a pretty cheap one But we already contacted the sellers and they agreed to refund us So I'm repacking it And sending it back out at their expense Getting our money back. These were orders straight from the top from the boss Weren't happy Not at all. Nope Seven minute walk have to move the belt over four times Nope Defective unfortunately So the next one once we get our money back or even before that even they've already agreed to take it back So once we send it off, we're going to go and buy one in person. We bought this one on amazon I wouldn't recommend that Go and find a fitness store nearby you And buy one in person so you can test it out and see it Don't learn from our mistakes Because this is going to be a big pain. I gotta package this all back up And we already printed off the labels And I've got to get this thing to the post office At least we don't have to pay for the shipping to send it back At least we shouldn't have to. I don't leave. You better not have to. No, I don't think so Once you remove the bolts, it's pretty easy. So now all I've got to do is get that Into there and then I'll put all the styrofoam and everything back where it was that it's packaged properly I'm gonna put like half a roll of packing tape Around all of that Make sure that stays in place And off it'll go. It's crazy what you can buy on amazon already You can buy whole houses on amazon. Did you know that they show up in like the size of like a ccan They'll arrive It'll be dropped down where you want it and it folds out Into a whole house. You can order a whole house on amazon. I've seen it on youtube After you're done watching my video go to the search bar and type in Ordered house on amazon or something like that or house that was ordered on amazon Crazy, right? We took a risk We figured yeah, it looks good. It's a treadmill, right? What could go wrong? It's a treadmill. We just need a treadmill No Something that are just better to be bought in person. That was actually very simple With brit's help. We're able to just lift it right in there put a little styrofoam back around it Here we go So feel sleeping right now. I'm gonna wait till he wakes up. I'm gonna stand that thing up And put about half a roll of packing tape around the entire thing maybe a whole one Just make sure that that thing stays put And the chair's got its spot back But anyways, that's it for today's video. Thanks for hanging out with me everybody Just a day at home. I appreciate you hanging out with me at home as well as in the truck I know a lot of you Like the truck stuff better some of you don't mind the home stuff as well I'm trying to include the whole picture of what it is to be a truck driver through my eyes And being a truck driver doesn't just mean you drive trucks It also means a lot more There's a lot more to being a truck driver than just driving a truck. That's what I was trying to say Full bunch more so I try to show the whole picture for you Hope you enjoyed it hit that thumbs up button if you did we'll see you in tomorrow's video Take care everybody