Morning Coffee /New Kimbo /Tumey Hills
2023 ж. 5 Мам.
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A short video to introduce our new Kimbo camper. We've moved out of our apt. and into the Kimbo for full-time Kimboliving! Follow along on our travels and see how we adapt and learn how to live full time in a tiny home. I've got much to learn getting organized in the small space and also an operating system on the Macbook coming from a Windows desktop and new editing software to boot. Anyways I successfully created and edited this video on the road....I hope you enjoy!
Sir you have the ultimate set up. The right size Tacoma. The right size camper. You video was perfect. No need to talk. Everything about this video spoke volumes. Thank you so much for sharing. Subbed.
Thank you Bernard for subbing, the nice comment and of course watching! An extra cab would make it a bit easier storage wise but I love my reg cab....it's a 2013 the last year they sold the regular cab. Shorter wheelbase means I can get turned around just about anywhere. We just took this rig up the Burr Trail switchbacks...Utah/Capital Reef NP...lot of fun.
Love the observational style of your videos. Still dreaming of picking up a Kimbo myself for some east coast adventures. This content is essential for anyone on the fence .Thanks for the inspiration!!
Thanks so much....getting ready to hopefully have a view/film some of the eclipse here in Texas so gotta go...clouds may spoil the occasion but we'll hope for the best....thanks for watching!
Your Starlink setup is fantastic. Absolutely doing that to my Kimbo!
www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Led-Whips-Starlink-Ladder/dp/B0B5S3MBNT Thanks…I had Nicky mouse the mount it’s not a direct fit but I plan to improve it for now it works well enough. Probably taking one section of the pole off and should still clear the roof
I made an improvement on my Starlink mount…posted a short to show what I did…
Gotta give it to you great set up looks very comfortable an efficient I like small weekend rigs yours is 😎 cool
Thanks for watching and commenting Edward....efficiency is key in a tiny home...if you're moving things around digging through clutter and junk for the one item you need it will quickly get frustrating and not fun. We're still having fun so I think I got it halfway right lol...
Having a bad day RC? Don’t like his content don’t watch it. No ones forcing you to watch, he’s trying to build his channel everyone does it in a different way.
can't wait to see more of what you do with the Kimbo!
Thanks for watching! Comments like this are my primary motivation to improve and keep making more content. Just getting started with the Kimbo :)
awesome video,i like the no music style...its relaxing.Freaking nice camper.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Loving the Kimbo👍
Hi - was surprised to see you in a new rig. Love the KImbo. I am assuming you sold the OGT. Take care and looking forward to your adventures in the new Kimbo. Cheers!
Yep sold the OGT....loads of fun with that rig but very happy to be in the Kimbo now.
Been going back and forth on getting the kimbo. This may have tilted me to buying
We still are living out of and loving our tiny Kimbo home! Thanks for the comment!
Hello! Congrats on the move into the Kimbo. I am looking at one myself for living in during the alaska summer. How do you deal with having a lack of a bathroom?
I've yet to cover that topic in any of my videos lol...thanks for watching and asking! We have a bucket-like container that I've made a seat for...we put bio-degradable bags in and dispose of them accordingly depending on where we're camping at. Sort of like the Thunder Box you can purchase but my own DIY version that closes and has a seal to keep the orders contained. thunderboxusa.com/
Lol. Well thanks for covering it for me. Do you find the kimbo pretty doable to live in, in warmer climates especially if you were living in it by yourself?@@BirdPhish
absolutely doable...very comfy space but it is small so you need to be well organized and keep organized or else it can get frustrating moving things to get to other things...i'd say the first 4 months it felt like bailing water that was coming in as fast as I could bail but now I feel things are where they need to be and it's easy. So glad to have made the move into our Kimbo! @@tyb3542
I was expecting that after the shot of morning coffee and first step outside that he would be shouting “I am Lion, hear me roar !!!”
I should have...nobody would have heard me but the crow though hahaha
@Birdphish - how does the Tacoma do with the Kimbo in the back? Is it a 4-cyl engine and what did you do to the truck for the weight of the Kimbo?
yes it has the 2.7l 4 cyl. with a 5spd manual...2" lift with stage 3 Icon kit and Firestone air springs in the rear do real well with the Kimbo and all my gear. Getting 13-14 hwy mpg and it does well in the mountains...gear selection... keep the revs up
Nice work! Liked the simplicity of how you filmed this.
Thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Will you do a future comparison of the two? OGT vs kimbo?
Yeah you could predict that right lol.....pros and cons on both ends so it would be a good discussion. Thanks for watching and commenting...leave any questions you might want answered in the comments!
How is the power consumption of the induction stove?
Thanks for asking.....it is quite a bit more efficient than any other way to cook electrically...the best example I have is coffee...my old regular hot plate ran at 900 watts for 4 -5 minutes to make my joe....with the induction hob and the exact same coffee maker it takes 650 watss for a 4 minute brew....the induction hob will run at up to 1650 watts to boil water but it makes the coffee too fast like in 3 minutes and changes the brew so i keep it tamed down to 650 wats for the 4 minute brew i like....boils water faster than anything around....the EcolFlow that came with the Kimbo will not run the induction hob btw..
@@BirdPhish do you have a different solar generator than the ecoflow?
Like your videos very much, and your Kimbo of course.
Yes I installed a home built system, a couple 206 amp hour SOK lithium batteries with a 2200 watt inverter underneath the air-conditioner....the stock EcoFlow is good to run the camper but I am using lots of power.... @@chuckizowsky4181
I don't understand how so many people with Toyota trucks are able to utilize the Kimbo platform. Even a new off-road Tacoma has a payload of only 1200 lbs, whereas the kimbo weighs ~1200 lbs. That means there isn't any room for the driver, wife, dogs, gear, water, food, etc. Only thing I can figure is people are adding suspension modifications and going over their allowable payload. Someone please clue me in on this.
The Kimbo was designed specifically for/to fit exactly in the Tacoma. Plus ..I'll bet any overland rigged Taco owner will admit to being over ..but the good rigs have been built up to handle it. My regular cab 4/cyl. Tacoma is a bit lighter than a V6 extra cab or 4 door and thus has a higher payload. Still I'm sure I'm a bit over with all my gear! So ....I've added an Icon Stage 3 suspension kit for a 2" lift and added Firestone Air springs to the rear...ride is great with the air springs, pretty much don't notice the Kimbo on board. Tires are important too! Took my jacks off the Kimbo to save 100lbs. thanks for watching and the comment!
@@BirdPhish, yeah, I just want a midsize truck from the factory, with rear lockers, that can handle the weight of a Scout Yoho or Kimbo camper (with people and gear included), within the factory payload, and without mods.
@@colbybrady2187 I suspect even with a full size truck and 2000lb payload when you put 1500lbs of Kimbo and gear in it the truck will sag in the rear some and you'll want to have something to handle the weight bring it back to level...you don't want to back that guy with the head lights pointing up with low beams and blinding everyone lol...I imagine most people towing and with slide in campers are doing something to their stock trucks so the nose of the truck isn't pointing up n the air. Also...shocks are a wear item...when my shocks needed replacing I put the Icons shocks on and it made it like a completely different truck...in good way...much, much better ride than stock shocks...good luck and thanks for watching and the comments!
@@BirdPhish, indeed, I figure something minor like airbags rubber bed mat, and even new shocks is fine, I just don't want to throw $15K or so into mods. Also, I just want something that is engineered from the factory as apposed to a small shop's recommendations, recommendations that might change substantially between various shops. For example, the guy on Trail Recon said that when he beefed up the suspension on his Powerwagon build with new shocks and springs, that it didn't handle quite right after that. So just trying to avoid an expensive headache like that without compromising my ability to lightly off-road too much. I'm glad your build is working out, I've always liked those regular cab Tacomas.
Ok. So you're out in the middle of nowhere and having a coffee. Excuse me, but what's the point? Likes? Subscribes? Comments?
Fair question...it was my way of unveiling, showing the viewers that I had a new camper... without getting in front of the camera and saying "I got a new camper"...also I made the coffee with an induction hob which a Kimbo owner would know a stock Kimbo will not do... so there was that tidbit too. thanks for watching and commenting!
Because some of us love this shit! Unless you've done it, morning coffee out in the great outdoors, I guess you don't get it