RENAMED!! The adventures of Chase and his 2006 Yukon XL Denali!! Follow along on my travels!

[adventurenali92]

New retainer got for the lock on that bumper cover showed up Tuesday. But I was so crazy busy this week with work that I didn’t have time to tackle that swap.

Mom and I headed down off the mountain to our surf camp weekend. Picked up the trailer 19 miles from the campground. Smooth sailing most of the day. Owner was super helpful and showed me everything I needed to know about setting up the weight distribution hitch and leveling bars. Nice setup for the next four days. And of course.... pics or it didn’t happen right?!
Need to set the leveling bars up a tad bit higher for the drive back Monday. Not otherwise I think I did well with my first time towing a travel trailer.

 

[adventurenali92]

And set up camp. Nice little spread! And of course mom and I goofing off and towing a selfie in the trailer hahah

 

[Tonyrodz]

And set up camp. Nice little spread! And of course mom and I goofing off and towing a selfie in the trailer hahah

I see it has the power slide out. Nice. Have any interior shots of the camper?

 

[Rocket Man]

And set up camp. Nice little spread! And of course mom and I goofing off and towing a selfie in the trailer hahah

Nice! Great pic of you and your mom.

 

[Sam Harris]

Looks great Chase! But I’ve gotta ask…. Your campsite is… paved.?

 

[Rocket Man]

Looks great Chase! But I’ve gotta ask…. Your campsite is… paved.?

Looks like the neighbor is close too!

 

[adventurenali92]

Looks great Chase! But I’ve gotta ask…. Your campsite is… paved.?

Yeah the campground is basically right beside the 5 freeway and the rail line in between San Clemente and Oceanside, CA, up on the bluffs. So the campsite are just lines painted on the pavement. And then the beach is about maybe a tad bit over a quarter mile walk down the base of the bluffs. No RV hookups which is kinda a bummer so I’m learning about using the propane to run the fridge and using the generator that the owner of the trailer is allowing us to use to run water pump for showers, since there’s only outdoor cold beach showers at the campground. But other than that is a nice camp area and everything stays fairly cleanish.

 

[Fless]

Yeah the campground is basically right beside the 5 freeway and the rail line in between San Clemente and Oceanside, CA, up on the bluffs. So the campsite are just lines painted on the pavement. And then the beach is about maybe a tad bit over a quarter mile walk down the base of the bluffs. No RV hookups which is kinda a bummer so I’m learning about using the propane to run the fridge and using the generator that the owner of the trailer is allowing us to use to run water pump for showers, since there’s only outdoor cold beach showers at the campground. But other than that is a nice camp area and everything stays fairly cleanish.

I would think that the water pump and other things should run on the trailer battery if it's charged. The only thing you'd need the generator for is to recharge the battery or run a microwave or A/C.

 

[adventurenali92]

I would think that the water pump and other things should run on the trailer battery if it's charged. The only thing you'd need the generator for is to recharge the battery or run a microwave or

I guess with this particular trailer it’s better to run the generator for the water pump and water heater for showers.

 

[adventurenali92]

Lots of non truck related photos about to hit! Surf camp was an absolute blast. Made it home safe with my mom this afternoon. Owner of the trailer so fantastic, very nice guy and we loved the trailer. Was perfect for this weekend! I’m definitely hooked on the RV life now... lol snappin photos, enjoying the sunsets at the end of day, livin that beach lifestyle!

 

[adventurenali92]

The crew this time around was pretty big for camp! Really rad crew! We get VIP discounts at the O’Neill employee store in south Tustin thanks to our coach Artie, who is one my long time training coaches on my home ski resort as well, so we went shopping on the way home. Got me an igloo cooler made to look like a VW bus, just love the VW buses! Would love to build one one day!

 

[adventurenali92]

And then there’s Amy.... our surf camp mom as we call her... just casually photo bombing our guys pic.... and my mom too...

 

[adventurenali92]

Also got 20% off of hydro flasks from the O’Neill store so I figured why not let’s try a 20oz for ***** and giggles. I’m a die hard yeti customer so coaxing me to do a hydro flask was a major work. Lol other than it still being expensive I have no complaints yet. Threw a surf to snow sticker on since we got a bajillion of them in our camp goodie bags. Lol

 

[adventurenali92]

Final photos from camp as we packed up Monday morning to head out. Other than the battery on the trailer dying cuz we didn’t run the generator long enough to charge it, and running out of fresh water Sunday evening as I was trying to take a quick shower, the trailer was great for us. But the water thing was my moms fault... lol she’s not very conservative with water... so in the future I’ll find a trailer with a bigger water tank. Truck did great towing the trailer the short distance we needed to. Threw a MAF sensor code Thursday afternoon as we were about to get on the freeway after we had picked it up. But I think it was just cuz the truck had been working so much through the 105 degree heat at the base of the mountain and then towing. But I had my tech 2 hooked up the whole time and no temperature issue with engine or trans, , cleared the code and it never came back. Even towing the trailer back to the owner. But it was quite a bit cooler Monday morning down in the beach areas. Like below 70.... lol.
All in all it was a fun filled wonderful weekend spent with amazing wonderful people and I’m gonna do it all over again June of next year. Hopefully I’ll get some more surf time in before then.

Also, yes I know.... grille surround paint... been trying to carve out a time to pull it and sand it.... but work has been so crazy hectic and isn’t any less a hectic for the next like 9 days..... hopfully I can carve out an hour Or so in the next few days and get it cleared, and then the first week of October I’ll get it repainted when I have use of the garage for a week while I’m at the ranch to keep an eye on the horses and the dogs. Gonna try a different route for repainting it this time so stay tuned on that...

 

[swathdiver]

Final photos from camp as we packed up Monday morning to head out. Other than the battery on the trailer dying cuz we didn’t run the generator long enough to charge it, and running out of fresh water Sunday evening as I was trying to take a quick shower, the trailer was great for us. But the water thing was my moms fault... lol she’s not very conservative with water... so in the future I’ll find a trailer with a bigger water tank. Truck did great towing the trailer the short distance we needed to. Threw a MAF sensor code Thursday afternoon as we were about to get on the freeway after we had picked it up. But I think it was just cuz the truck had been working so much threw the 105 degree what at the base of the mountain and then towing. But I had my tech 2 hooked up the whole time and no temperature issue with engine or trans, , cleared the code and it never came back. Even towing the trailer back to the owner. But it was quite a bit cooler Monday morning down in the beach areas. Like below 70.... lol.
All in all it was a fun filled wonderful weekend spent with amazing wonderful people and I’m gonna do it all over again June of next year. Hopefully I’ll get some more surf time in before then.

Also, yes I know.... grille surround paint... been trying to carve out a time to pull it and sand it.... but work has been so crazy hectic and isn’t any less a hectic for the next like 9 days..... hopfully I can carve out an hour Or so in the next few days and get it cleared, and then the first week of October I’ll get it repainted when I have use of the garage for a week while I’m at the ranch to keep an eye on the horses and the dogs. Gonna try a different route for repainting it this time so stay tuned on that...

Tell Mom to take Navy showers! LOL

 

[Rocket Man]

Final photos from camp as we packed up Monday morning to head out. Other than the battery on the trailer dying cuz we didn’t run the generator long enough to charge it, and running out of fresh water Sunday evening as I was trying to take a quick shower, the trailer was great for us. But the water thing was my moms fault... lol she’s not very conservative with water... so in the future I’ll find a trailer with a bigger water tank. Truck did great towing the trailer the short distance we needed to. Threw a MAF sensor code Thursday afternoon as we were about to get on the freeway after we had picked it up. But I think it was just cuz the truck had been working so much threw the 105 degree what at the base of the mountain and then towing. But I had my tech 2 hooked up the whole time and no temperature issue with engine or trans, , cleared the code and it never came back. Even towing the trailer back to the owner. But it was quite a bit cooler Monday morning down in the beach areas. Like below 70.... lol.
All in all it was a fun filled wonderful weekend spent with amazing wonderful people and I’m gonna do it all over again June of next year. Hopefully I’ll get some more surf time in before then.

Also, yes I know.... grille surround paint... been trying to carve out a time to pull it and sand it.... but work has been so crazy hectic and isn’t any less a hectic for the next like 9 days..... hopfully I can carve out an hour Or so in the next few days and get it cleared, and then the first week of October I’ll get it repainted when I have use of the garage for a week while I’m at the ranch to keep an eye on the horses and the dogs. Gonna try a different route for repainting it this time so stay tuned on that...

I've only got a few chips on my grill after a few years but it's bugging me. I figure when I decide to do it, I'll just buy another aftermarket grill since they're not that expensive and paint it. That way my truck won't be down and also I think it would be way easier than stripping the paint from the old one. IDK.

 

[adventurenali92]

I've only got a few chips on my grill after a few years but it's bugging me. I figure when I decide to do it, I'll just buy another aftermarket grill since they're not that expensive and paint it. That way my truck won't be down and also I think it would be way easier than stripping the paint from the old one. IDK.

You had a painter do your grille though. That’s why you’re has lasted all this time. When the shop did my first painted grille his paint actually was in good shape with only a couple little nicks in it. But the sucky part was the plastic tab that holds the metal clip that goes into the fender broke, and it wouldn’t stay in place. I couldn’t figure out how to fix it so I had to replace it. But that’s where it all went down hill.... lol I can’t seem to get the paint to last the right way.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You had a painter do your grille though. That’s why you’re has lasted all this time. When the shop did my first painted grille his paint actually was in good shape with only a couple little nicks in it. But the sucky part was the plastic tab that holds the metal clip that goes into the fender broke, and it wouldn’t stay in place. I couldn’t figure out how to fix it so I had to replace it. But that’s where it all went down hill.... lol I can’t seem to get the paint to last the right way.

JB Weld is your friend.

 

[Rocket Man]

You had a painter do your grille though. That’s why you’re has lasted all this time. When the shop did my first painted grille his paint actually was in good shape with only a couple little nicks in it. But the sucky part was the plastic tab that holds the metal clip that goes into the fender broke, and it wouldn’t stay in place. I couldn’t figure out how to fix it so I had to replace it. But that’s where it all went down hill.... lol I can’t seem to get the paint to last the right way.

Do you still have that grill? You can use JB Weld like Tony said or any number of plastic epoxies and mount a clip on that side.

 

[adventurenali92]

JB Weld is your friend.

Do you still have that grill? You can use JB Weld like Tony said or any number of plastic epoxies and mount a clip on that side.

I tried every kind of adhesive and epoxy you can imagine. The tab was just in such an awkward place that nothing worked. It kept rebreaking and just wouldn’t stay put.