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Okay, so a lot of people, a lot of us [br]assume that we have to have a car to do the

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things that we need to do. But today I’m[br]going to show you how you can haul a bunch

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of stuff without a car.

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Hi, it’s Emily from Bite Size Vegan and[br]welcome to another vegan nugget. Today’s

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video is a bit of an informal video. More[br]of a practical ‘how to’ to show you how

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to haul things when you don’t have a car.

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Now, I use a burley trailer that I’m about[br]to hook up to my bike and I have that linked

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in the video description below. You can always[br]buy a different variety. You can also make

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one on your own for pretty cheap or buy a[br]used one on Craigslist, or a similar website.

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I’ve got the bike loaded up. I have some[br]things that I can take to the post office. I’m

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going to pick up some produce and I’m going[br]to mail...also rewards to my patrons. People

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who support me on Patreon so I can do what[br]I do. They get different rewards. One of which

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is a sticker (Oooo! Ahhhh! very exciting!).

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Here’s the setup. Got the burley - It’s[br]gonna be hauling the mail. Got my bike - the

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burley. You can also just put on a milk carton[br]crate - will often carry a lot of stuff. I

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also have a bag here. I have a second one[br]as well, so if I really want to load up everything

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I can haul quite a bit.

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Alright, so I made it to the post office.[br]I’m gonna gather up all the rewards to send

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to my Patrons and it’s kind of cool because[br]a lot of them are international. So, I get

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to send things to different countries and[br]it’s just neat knowing that, number one,

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that I have support from people all over the[br]world, and also getting to actually use the

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snail mail which I feel like we don’t use[br]anymore. You know, we rarely get anything

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in the actual mail except for stuff from Amazon[br]and things like that. So, let’s head on

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in. So, I got to stay in line for quite some[br]time but here I am getting ready to mail things

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around the world. If you'll notice I have a fantastic[br]duct tape wallet that I created with duct

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tape, with owls on it, and I’m quite proud[br]of that creation so...just gonna rock that

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out at the post office. And this is really[br]boring. Let’s fast forward.

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So, I still have this big package to send[br]to UPS, so we’re going to do that and then

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we’re gonna head to the Co-Op to pick up[br]my produce, and I’ll show you some delicious

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vegan food. Alright, let’s go![br]

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And we have arrived. Time to mail again.

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Well, that was fast. Now it’s time to head over[br]to the Co-Op which is right around the corner.

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Actually, I forgot I also need to pick up[br]some socks for my freakishly small feet so

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that’s what those are. Now here we are at[br]Cornucopia, my local co-op. And I feel very

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fortunate to have this co-op because I lived[br]in Florida for my whole childhood, and adolescence,

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and I was recently there for about a year[br]again, and they just do not have local co-ops.

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But I was able to still buy in bulk through[br]chain stores which you can still actually

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do most of the time if you talk to someone[br]in produce. I also love that here you can

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do overripe bananas for .69 cents a pound[br]and these are organic, and fair trade. And

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most chain stores will not let you do overripe[br]bananas, but if you find a nice independent

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place, or if you go to a farmer’s market[br]a lot of times they will have deals. So, here

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you can see my haul so far. I’ve got my[br]socks. I’ve got my organic bananas. I’ve

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got 2 organic red cabbages and that’s a[br]case of local organic romaine. And after I

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check out I’m gonna bring you guys around[br]the co-op to show you some of the other vegan

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options that they have here. So, here’s[br]actually something at the counter that was

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interesting called a ‘Power Wrap’, and[br]it’s like a nori roll with the seaweed, with

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some other stuff inside of it which I have[br]never seen before. And then down here, which

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is kind of cool, you have vegan jerky which[br]is like the disgusting beef jerky that you

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see at the gas station only it’s vegan which[br]is pretty fantastic of an option. Alright,

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so let’s go and see what else they got around[br]this store. Here is a really cool case that’s

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got all these vegan custom things. Black Bean[br]burrito. They’ve got BLT’s. They’ve

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got falafel sandwiches. They got dill spread[br]sandwiches. Buffalo wings. These are tofu

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broccoli knishes. Here’s another tofu chocolate[br]knish. Ah, vegan egg rolls. They’ve got

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these different Indian dishes that are vegan.[br]And then they have this whole different line

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up here of vegan pre-made foods that are pretty[br]cool like dumplings, pad thai, things like

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that. Here’s a bunch of hummus. And then[br]we’re going to go over to the refrigerated

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section. In here, and you got all kinds of[br]different vegan meats, meat alternatives that

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are pretty cool. You got different seitan,[br]tofu, tofurkey, all kinds of options. Here

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you have vegan butter and vegenaise which[br]is the mayonnaise. You got some creamer. You

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have yogurt. And here is this really cool[br]cheese called Chao, I’m assuming is how

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you say it. And this delicious Hail Merry[br]tarts are these decadent desserts, and they

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have multiple flavors like dark chocolate,[br]key lime pie and things. You’ve also got

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Daiya cheese there, parmesan, you’ve got[br]cream cheese...all of it is vegan. And here

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you have a wall of plant milk, and some cereal.[br]Now we’re going to head over to a couple

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more of the vegan dessert options. These cookies[br]which are also very very decadent. These giant

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cookies and all of these are vegan. You’ve[br]got chocolate chip. You’ve got oatmeal raisin.

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You’ve got fudge. You have peanut butter.[br]All kinds of different stuff around here that

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is all vegan. Alright, now I get to carry[br]my big case of awesome produce down the stairs

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and strap it onto my bike and head on home.

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And here’s a great thing about not having[br]a car. If you’re having trouble fitting

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your fitness into your routine hauling stuff[br]on your bike while going uphills, and just

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in general, is a pretty good workout. I also[br]want to acknowledge that I know not everyone

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has great co-ops with lots of vegan options[br]in their area but like I said, the vast majority

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of my life I’ve lived in places that did[br]not have vegan options and it’s still very

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doable. And of course then you get to an even[br]steeper hill which is even more enjoyable

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so I thought I would slow this down to show[br]you guys how long it actually takes me to...to

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climb this hill when I’m hauling some stuff.[br]Today at this time it wasn’t that bad but

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when I have a case of you know, 40-60 pounds[br]of citrus and 2 twenty pound cases of zucchini,

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and a case of romaine on days like that I[br]go almost as slow as possible to get up this

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hill just because I’m pulling so much behind[br]me. But it’s a great workout and if you’re

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having trouble finding the time. If you don’t[br]have the money to be a member of a gym or

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whatever, this is a great way to get your[br]errands done, get everything you need to get

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done, and get a bit of fitness in as well.

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Alright, so now I got really good post biking...helmet[br]hair...happening but there you go. We went

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to the post office. We went to UPS. We went[br]to the co-op to get some greens and bananas,

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and cabbage. That was good. It’s really[br]hot today but it just shows you, you really

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honestly don’t need a car and at times,[br]it’s actually faster this way at least where

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I live right now. Now I do live in a place[br]where everything is about like 5-15 minutes

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away which is new for me. But I did this kind[br]of stuff when I lived in Florida where everything

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is at least 30-45 minutes away that you need[br]to get to, and I still hauled boxes and boxes

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of produce, and other things back and forth.[br]I also did that in Iowa...where I lived

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still in the town everything was still close[br]together, but I lived in a middle of a cornfield,

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so it was at least 20 minutes for me to get[br]into town. So, this is very doable. You don’t

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have to even be in super good shape but the[br]thing is, this will really help you get into

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better shape if you’re actually biking to[br]get places. So, that is I think my favorite

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type of cardio because I hate cardio, but[br]if I’m doing something that I actually like

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doing, and I get to move around, and be outside,[br]it’s like sneaky cardio. So, get on your

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bikes - do stuff. If you liked this video[br]getting to see kind of a day in the life of

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how I get things done practically, give it[br]a big thumbs up. Let me know if you like it.

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I’ll try to do some more.[br]If you're new here, please do hit that big

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red subscribe button down there if you liked[br]what you saw and check out some of my other

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videos. I have some more of my informal-ish,[br]vlog-ish, real-life-ish ones over here, and

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then I have some more hardcore educational[br]on my channel as well, so you can kind

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of peruse and see what you think!

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Now go live vegan, get off your butt and bike,[br]which is technically still on your butt...and I'll see you soon.