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Zoef on the Move
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Welcome to my channel - Discovering the World, One Road at a Time
Join me, Zoef, on an extraordinary journey through diverse landscapes in my custom-modified VW UP. My channel is dedicated to bringing you along on exciting road trips, starting with the Arctic and expanding to many more destinations.
Join me, Zoef, on an extraordinary journey through diverse landscapes in my custom-modified VW UP. My channel is dedicated to bringing you along on exciting road trips, starting with the Arctic and expanding to many more destinations.
#4 Extreme Roadtrip 🇳🇴 🇫🇮 | -33 °C Solo Car Camping
SOlo car camping on an epic road trip to the Arctic! We will drive all the way to North Cape, where unexpected challenges await! Join me as we navigate through stunning Arctic landscapes, encounter our first serious troubles, and bring you closer to the ultimate adventure.
We're going to sleep in the car with temperatures of -30, and we'll try winter outdoor cooking in the harsh Arctic environment. Don't miss out on solo travel adventure of a lifetime, fully loaded with epic landscapes and thrilling moments!
Gear up for an unforgettable car camping roadtrip in the smallest micro camper, that tests the limits of survival and adventure!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:28 January 6th (Muonio Finland to Tromsø)
07:39 Norwegian Toll Kontrol / Customs control
10:29 Dangerous and scary road
13:37 January 7th (Tromvik Norway to Storslett)
17:03 Refilling the water jerrycan
18:59 Argument with angry driver
19:19 Asking older man for directions
20:45 Older man offers me to sleep at his house
21:34 First time outdoor winter cooking
23:15 Diesel heater broken
24:16 Jan. 8th (Storslett Norway to North Cape)
26:23 ABS working (almost overshoot parking)
32:53 Bad road conditions
33:36 Closed Convoy Road North Cape
34:53 Made it to North Cape!
35:11 Jan 9th (North Cape Norway to Lakselv)
38:25 Scenic road in North Cape
39:05 I'm in trouble
41:46 Help arrives
46:30 Too close for comfort
49:28 In the next video
Walking channel: youtube.com/@UCqwaiuLZSJ5jZgt324mK3KQ
Music from Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/z272ih
We're going to sleep in the car with temperatures of -30, and we'll try winter outdoor cooking in the harsh Arctic environment. Don't miss out on solo travel adventure of a lifetime, fully loaded with epic landscapes and thrilling moments!
Gear up for an unforgettable car camping roadtrip in the smallest micro camper, that tests the limits of survival and adventure!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:28 January 6th (Muonio Finland to Tromsø)
07:39 Norwegian Toll Kontrol / Customs control
10:29 Dangerous and scary road
13:37 January 7th (Tromvik Norway to Storslett)
17:03 Refilling the water jerrycan
18:59 Argument with angry driver
19:19 Asking older man for directions
20:45 Older man offers me to sleep at his house
21:34 First time outdoor winter cooking
23:15 Diesel heater broken
24:16 Jan. 8th (Storslett Norway to North Cape)
26:23 ABS working (almost overshoot parking)
32:53 Bad road conditions
33:36 Closed Convoy Road North Cape
34:53 Made it to North Cape!
35:11 Jan 9th (North Cape Norway to Lakselv)
38:25 Scenic road in North Cape
39:05 I'm in trouble
41:46 Help arrives
46:30 Too close for comfort
49:28 In the next video
Walking channel: youtube.com/@UCqwaiuLZSJ5jZgt324mK3KQ
Music from Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/z272ih
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#3 Winter Car Camping in Tiny Car - An EPIC Road Trip
zhlédnutí 103KPřed 3 měsíci
Dive into an adrenaline-packed winter car camping journey, as I brave the Arctic cold in a modified VW Up, in search of the elusive Northern Lights. This gripping 30-minute episode of solo car camping in the Arctic, is filled with harrowing challenges and stunning winter landscapes that will leave you on the edge of your seat. *Extreme Conditions Car Camping* Car camping in extreme rain and sto...
#2 Car Conversion for Norway Winter Road Trip in a VW Up!
zhlédnutí 84KPřed 4 měsíci
Watch how I build a bed in my VW Up, and leave for the Arctic in my tiny house on wheels. Will a VW UP Micro Camper Build handle -40° Arctic weather? Join me on my Car Camping Road Trip to the Arctic! 00:00 Intro 00:19 Car breaks down 01:05 Finishing the bed in the VW UP 02:14 Replacing the broken fuel pump from the VW UP 03:21 Carpeting the bed in the VW UP 04:45 New winter tyres 05:00 Adding ...
I went to North Cape in a VW Up Micro Camper
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 5 měsíci
Blown off the road during a Blizzard. This action packed Car Camping Road Trip is filled with challenges and adventures. I'm here to share every high and low with you. Come along for a journey you won't forget - make sure to subscribe and join me on this unforgettable expedition. Watch here how I started my Micro Camper Build: czcams.com/video/qrDXDp1PM9U/video.html
#1 Car Conversion for Norway Winter Road Trip in a VW Up!
zhlédnutí 115KPřed 7 měsíci
Welcome to the first episode of my epic road trip journey across the stunning landscapes of Norway in my customized VW UP! 🚗💨 Join me as I turn this compact hatchback into a micro camper, ready for adventure and exploration. In this video: • VW UP Road Trip Preparation: Watch as I meticulously prepare my VW UP for the rigors of the road. • DIY Car Modifications for Travel: I'll guide you throug...
You could have used the locking eye of the trunk as a towing eye 😋 Most Scandinavians i know drive with studded tires in winter and they just drive at normal speeds with those. They’re used to driving those conditions too. Awesome video! Enjoyed it very much!
When it’s the next one ????
Only need to do voice over and colorgrading now for the next one. Getting there faster now.
Thank you for letting me know . Your videos are amazing . Very well done . I’m waiting for it like crazy
@@Outdoorntools On it!
Hey! Wat een top video’s 🎉 Klopt het dat je ook een ander kanaal hebt waar je editing uitlegt?
Nog niet, maar dat is wel de bedoeling ;)
42:43 with chains you could leave easily
It was hanging on the bottom of the car, so the the wheels were hanging in the air. With or without chains.
I am very proud of having the same car up which can tolerate under harsh circumstance.
It wasn't all smooth sailing, as you'll see in the next videos 😅 And I was the slowest car on the road there.
Those guys that helped you were amazing
Long wait but now i will enjoy my evening with some candy and m&m's and learn from you because i also already wanted to drive to the northern light with my car!
Go for it! Start preparing today. Make a list of stuff you need and start buying things. At some time it will become serious and you can start planning a date.
is up a 60 or 75hp version?
It's 60hp, but it's the same as the 75hp engine. I might do a software update to make it 75 though.
@@ZoefontheMove yeah, my sister in law has same one. I really love them, more than polo. 60hp is quite enough for that little car.
My god, I made the journey Stockholm-Grense Jakobselv-North Cape-Lofoten and all the coast down last summer in my campervan and many times I asked myself how that trip could have looked like in the winter, well - now I know :D
And I was wondering how everything would look like in the summer, because most of the days were dark 😂
@@ZoefontheMove It was the exact opposite 😅 I drove mostly night or evening to avoid crowds, You didn't seem to have quite the same problem 😎
@@anderspettersson4171 Haha! I was expecting some sort of rush hours, but none of that. There was mostly nobody but me on the road 😅
41:41 You can see those are central European friction mild winter asymmetrical street tyres... on a FWD car: that's way way way distant from an optimal set-up for such a journey. Half of the adventure is given merely by that! xD
sir i just want to say ur lucky u didnt meet me on the rodes in norway i am a menes on the rode. jk
Hello friend, the temperature in Türkiye is around 32 degrees right now, I feel relieved by watching you.
You've probably figured this out, but the diesel in the heater will probably have gelled (frozen) if you were using normal diesel.
It was only a few degrees below zero here, it was the air intake. Thanks for taking the time to write a comment 💯
No need to go to the trouble of cutting the video, just make a long video. very enjoyable :)
That will be more boring, because it's less condensed...
nice video
Wat een avontuur en wat een video! Echt waanzinnig.
Great video! Nice to see and although i dont quite understand the vehicle choice I respect you going there in that car! So far it held up pretty dang well! Greetings
A 4x4 or a van would be boring. There's loads of content about that.
Really cool experience . I love the up !
Epic Journey, thanks for sharing, You have a new subscriber. I'm living in a cold place, in order to not snow stuck on wheel, we are using steel rims and a rim cover in winter, aluminum rims on the summer so one car two rim and tyre set. Second your cars tires Petlas Snowmaster, produced by Turkish Company. Snowmaster is good in light snow and decent lifespan. But if you are using this tyres on the North it will give you a dizzy and unstable car. Best suitable Petlas tyre for this journey would be Petlas Glacier W661 or Nokian Hakkapeliitta but after 5000 km in Denmark both of them shredded, becuse they made it for full snow and ice.
Thanks for the info on the tyres! The thing is, they are way too soft for driving in the Netherlands. Might consider it though for a next trip.
@@ZoefontheMove Waiting for new epic trips 👍
@@st4lk33r Working on it 🚀
Yup, not the correct car, unless you want an extra challenge or two 🤠 Before, almost everybody used to carry snowchains in their cars for atleast one axle and so should you. Will get you out of a lot of trouble! Nowadays on the other hand "everybody" is driving electric cars and needs to be rescued from their car by the emergency services and red cross due to the battery emptying so they don't have any heating anymore 😂 Sadly the world is chaning ..... I still have a Land Cruiser diesel with proper chains to all four tires, just in case ... Usually also stop and offer help to people stuck or driven off the road if I have time. I don't think the other drivers are driving that fast, just you that are driving slow, evident by using double the time of what google maps suggest. You probably don't have proper "arctic" winter tires but European winter tires wich is obly considered "all season" tires here in Norway. Really isn't usable with our winter environment. You will also experience that at -30°C you have much better grip than at -2°C, the colder it gets, the better the traction. At -30°C even summer tires have some grip, but wouldn't advice driving on summer tires! You have probably learned a lot of "lessons" from your winter arctic "expedition" that you can implement on your next winter adveture. Best of luck on your next one 🤠
@29:50 wax helps as the snow doesn’t stick as much
Oh wow! That is such a good idea! You're the first that comes up with a solution for that! Is that how most of the people do it there? And do you have to put the wax there only once, or every once in a while?
@@ZoefontheMove I usually put a layer when I wash the wheels for storage in spring time, then another layer putting them back on in October (usually). Also, some rims are simply not ideal for snow. It looks like the circles in your rims tend to collect allot of snow. As for wax I use Swisswax Autobahn. Side note. Few Norwegians dear to drive that route during these conditions, even with a proper car. It’s tiresome and not fun at all. Doing it all in a UP deserves an award. The worst conditions hits around +2 to 0 C, as the snow is wet, sticky, restricts visibility and can lead to to hydroplaning (expect in slushy snow). It’s horrible. It must have been a real challenge in this car. Cheers
At 19:16 he says you can’t stop in the middle of the road on a hill top. You are clearly not in the middle of the road, but you are standing still on top of a hill which can lead to dangerous passings. It’s something we don’t do, especially during the winter months. Great video, been following your journey for a while. Greetings from Tromsø
Hola! Thanks for clarifying this to me! Until now I had no idea why he was so mad at me. His argument of not stopping on a hilltop makes sense a lot. Not only in Scandinavia of course. I just went to that location on Google Maps, because I couldn't remember it being on an actual hilltop. But when you move away from this point, and then look back, he does have a point. Here is the location, but it's on the opposite side of the road, there is no map for the other side: maps.app.goo.gl/F1TZbVEJA8hAeajKA I'll remember this for a next time! Thanks again for taking the time to write a comment :)
Great experience! Thanks for sharing, please keep posting this very high quality adventure blog! Gaaf! Complimenten
Thanks! The best is yet to come! 🚀
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” - Helen Keller
How are you so good at videography and story telling? Is it your day job?
Thank you for your kind words 😅 Basically I watch my own video a million times, and keep improving it until it has nothing left to improve 😂 Not my job yet, that makes it hard to find the time.
@@ZoefontheMove you have natural talent for sure 😀 Maybe make an episode, where you explain how you film yourself? What gear do you use?
@@jacobeickhardt84 Osmo Pocket 3 mainly. First finish this trip before the winter 😅
this is EXCATLY what CZcams is meant for in my opinion Good luck on your journey... I will be following 🥶
This is better than a thriller movie man!! new subscriber for sure
if you turn traction control off when you get stuck in snow, this can often help .
Great video! I would never do it without studded tires (aka "spikes"). Crazy:) BTW: I think the doors in the tunnels are also to keep the reindeer out.
Thanks! Maybe there's multiple reasons. One of which is to keep the temps above or around 0. If ice grows on the ceiling, it could fall on cars.
You are a maker!
43:16 If you look in the manual then there will a page where you can look up how to get to the rear tow hook.
The VW Up! manual does not mention the presence of a rear towing eye. It only refers to the front towing eye. There is nothing on the rear of the car as well.
Amazing content, what an adventure, I only live in the UK but always carry a couple of plastic ground waffles, they take up little space and have saved me and others from all types of ground when stuck, often can be picked up on eBay used for a low cost. Looking forwards.tonwhat ever you do next. Stay safe
Thank you! They're on my list! 🙏🏻
Help me reach 10.000 subscribers so I can make more epic content! 🚀
Great video, I enjoyed it very much.💯 I have similar trips to the north in my thoughts but so far there hasn't been the opportunity and the courage.. your courage is huge! I myself own a Skoda Citigo, the "brother" of the VW Up and I know how easy it is to get stuck in deeper snow or steep hills... Actually, it's a car totally unsuitable for such a journey and that's the fun and challenge. 😀👍🏻
Go for it! Start preparing today, or it will never happen! 😉
Very good your channel, I would have tried to put tires like off the road if there is a type for snow, chains for the tires, I would try to use the wood for the fire to get out of the hole and the snow stuck under the car must be making it shake, I'm really enjoying your adventure and I'm looking forward to watching more, I really like this content, a hug and I expect more content like this from your channel.
Awesome video! I drove from Oslo to Nordkapp in january with my Peugeot 207cc, didn’t get stuck but it was just as much snow like you experienced.
Thank you! Did you sleep in the car as well? And did you make use of chains under the wheels or not? Are you doing such trips more often?
@@ZoefontheMove I do those trips fairly often! I am actually on one at the moment. In Germany right now heading home from Albania, I have indeed slept in the car most night of my journeys but not comfortable😂 I have used chains once, worked fine but that means no faster than 10/15km/h
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Tu est trés courageux mon ami! Video de superbe qualité...on voit que tu te donnes du mal...je te souhaite de réussir sur youtube! ton voyage me donne envie...peut être 2025 si le temps me le permets...en 4x4 amenagé!je prie! Bonjour de France!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! 🙏 Your plan sounds amazing! Just start preparing for it right now. At some moment, you’ll feel you're getting serious and can pick a date to leave. Otherwise, it will never happen :) Wishing you the best of luck with your 2025 adventure in the converted 4x4!
Excellent video, excellent content, excellent editing. New follower here!