I Must Be The First Tourist To Ever Visit This City...Mendota, California

ABOUT THIS VIDEO

In this 4K Cheap Rv Travel Adventure video, I do some exploration of a rather obscure, but fascinating, Central Valley California city, Mendota. Life looks hard here; the town has a dark history; English is rarely spoken. Although it is known as the cantaloupe capital of the world, its more important history has to do with ground water contamination. In the mid -1990's, some residents were stricken with higher rates of cancer. Others had children born with birth defects. This occurrence touched off a firestorm of controversy. What had decade after decade of fertilizers and pesticides done? Was Mendota's groundwater fit to drink? It was not, and chemical pollution was to blame. The State of California spent many millions of dollars to remediate the water. Still, most won't drink it. I know I wouldn't. Pesticide and fertilizer use has created problems that will almost certainly continue to impact the water supplies of many California Central Valley towns and cities.

ME & MY TRAVEL VAN, LITTLE RASCAL

I am a transgender gal living in Northern California, and I have developed a passion for travel, especially cheap travel. Living in a small van allows me to travel very economically. I save quite a bit of money not having to stay in hotels. In addition, my van gets great gas mileage so California's high gas prices are not too much of a concern. I do my travels in a 2016 Ram Promaster City Van, "Little Rascal," a vehicle I am gradually fitting out for comfortable travels and boondocking.

MY RV BACKGROUND: WHAT I OWNED

This is my third travel recreational vehicle. I previously owned a 1974 GMC motorhome, a 1988 Coachman class B camper van, and my current van, a 2017 Ram Promaster City. I named it Little Rascal because It is small, like me. I purchased it used, in mid 2017, with 20,000 miles on it to support my travels and adventures on YouTube. I did some initial remodeling in September 2017, then used it for short, overnight, travels. With my friend, in the late winter of 2017, we traveled over 7,600 miles back and forth across the US in the van. In the summer of 2019 I traveled to the Upper Midwest, Canada, and Mexico, gaining additional experience and learning more about van life and living as a nomad. I deemed the van not comfortable enough for boondocking, though, and used cheap hotels. As time went by I picked up many tips from RV guru Bob Wells and his YouTube channel, CheapRvliving, on how to live simply and comfortably in small spaces. I recommend his YouTube channel if you think the nomad life is appealing.

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