Reflections - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2153

Here we got the Crocs and socks. So we're going to talk about tour hacks, shower shoes, keep the feet clean. I've done the majority of the driving so it's usually been a lot of podcasts and lo-fi beats right now. Barely enough room to get you a little pillow, it'd be rough. Celebrating our color clear 10 year anniversary, which has been awesome, and we're here to keep the carpets clean. Driving with us is kind of an at will type of thing. I do a lot of the driving. Asha will also help with driving, occasionally we'll bring a merch guy with us, it helps. It's just kind of whoever's feeling it. We usually have a really good schedule. Since we are in a van, we do hotels almost every night that we can, so everyone gets a free breakfast, showers, and all that stuff. So usually we have about an hour and a half drive at night, and then we get to our hotel, finish it out in the morning if we can. Otherwise we'll just drive through, truck stop it probably. Music stuff, for me, I really like listening to ambient kind of lo-fi stuff. I listen to Drip 133, Kodiak, Grief, just a lot of those guys. We do listen to a bunch of podcasts too. I've done the majority of the driving, so it's usually been a lot of podcasts and lo-fi beats right now, but Elliot likes listening to a lot of grunge and black metal, so we get a good variety cooking. Everyone's laughing and having fun too. We'll just watch videos sometimes to scroll reels, just like complete nonsense, so pretty great. Alright, tour essentials. You never know when you're going to need to blow. Juice, Advil, bricks, chargers, sunglasses, we probably, hold on, oh yeah, prepared, always. You never know. Alright, sleeping quarters. We got kind of a short snack here. So we just have the three rows, again, because usually we're doing hotels. We got a couple long drives, so, you know, sleep sitting up. Sometimes, even myself, I'll do this, even though we have the short ride, we'll just put someone in back and fill it up with pillows and stuff if you just really need to lay down. But, yeah, everyone's kind of, you might find some stuff under seats, you know, some shoes. Oh, that's a camera. Here we got the Crocs and socks. So we're going to talk about tour hacks. Shower shoes, keep the feet clean, pick them up at a truck stop. And again, instead of trying to keep your laundry clean all the time when it comes to, like, you know, your drawers and your socks, just toss them. Get a nice pack of these for everybody. 10, 20 bucks, everyone's nice and fresh, smelling good. We like it fresh. So we're a six crew right now, but sometimes we're five because one of our guys is actually crew with Silent Planet, and so he'll ride with them some nights when we don't really need him for the drive. And then, yeah, we do a driver, shotgun. And when we got five, we can just do laying down here. And again, if we got six, two people will either have to sit or someone can scrunch up in the back. It's a good deal. To be honest, I, okay, so when we first got our vans like this, I used to always try and go for the back seat because I assumed that's where you're going to have the most room. Another tour hack is this seat here is actually the most room because you got the doors and you got all this. Because there, you got your windows, so your feet get scrunched up. You wind up buckling your knees. This is one of the best spots to actually get flat in a van. Nowadays, I generally gravitate towards the driver's seat. Elliot, Josh usually gravitate towards here. And then it's a pre-for-all. Wherever the backpack goes. Back of the van. But, you know, again, hopefully it's just a once in a while thing. And if you got the extended cab, this is even more room, so it's way better. But I was worried this wouldn't fit in my garage, so. Bungees. Everyone gets a little smelly sometimes. Gotta keep it clean. This I haven't had to use yet. But, you know, again. And get AAA or something. Gotta have this. A little school kit here. Just all basic stuff. Gloves. Get one of these in case you got to do something serious with your tire or something. Take a bench out. And this is actually just a banner that we have. But Invent and Silent Planet are doing the video wall. So. Just a backup banner for us. In case we gotta do that one day. So we have music coming out probably next year. That's gonna be awesome. We've been working on it for like five years. All while we're putting these EPs out and stuff. Really looking forward to sharing that. To follow along with that process. You can keep up with us on all of our socials. Our reflections. And then, like, Minnesota. So YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook. All the same. Reflections, Minnesota. And hopefully we see you guys soon.