STUPID MISTAKE: ARCTIC RESCUE
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- čas přidán 8. 02. 2023
- Back in the Arctic winter and heading over to Finland from Sweden for a bit of Vanlife Snow camping. I’m in my Self build campervan conversion. This episode I may crashed / park the Drone at the top of a Tree and need to climb it to rescue it. I crashed it running a foldable E-bike called a Mirider. I also talk kit and what I’ve got with me from a spare Diesel heater to outdoor kit.
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Leave no drone behind. That’s gotta be a classic quote from now on. Mines “don’t fly drone into roof”. Lol. Cracking video.
Leave no drone behind! I’m still unsure why it hit the tree, as the shot previously had been weaving around all the trees on “bypass” mode, maybe I accidentally knocked the proximity sensors off on my controller
Hey Alex you just beat a record, never see anyone climbing a tree covered in snow that hight. Insane.
It was on the taller side!
Wow another adventure arctic episode
Cheers 😊
What a great video
Thank you
Climbing that tree reminded me of my childhood. Epic scenery. Safe travels.
It was a good bit of fun, rock climbing over tree climbing is more normal for me
You're a braver man than me, No way would I have climbed that tree😮
Rescuing a drone was inside my skill set if I thought I didn’t have a chance or there was a real risk of me really falling I wouldn’t of tried
Wow . u kinda extreme and well prepared i say ,any chance of Viking DNA in you.. :) great areal shots
Well I’d guess so. I’m Scottish and my last name comes from an old Norse word. There’s a good chance.
@@MispronouncedAdventures Scottish
alright. well that explains a lot :*) i know a few and all hardcore outdoorsmen..... as me
thease scenes are just so AMAZEING much love from North Carolina U.S.A
Thank you very much! It’s definitely beautiful here
Wow, amazing footage. The sun contrasting with the trees and snow is magical.
What an amazing adventure. 🌨️❄️⛄️
Enjoy - all the best, David & Rachel 👍
The sun and colours where amazing all day that day!
Dropping down through the mist was great 👍
Best van life videos out there,love the scenic editing
Thank you very much for the lovely comment! Glad you enjoy my videos
That intro flick,, enchantingly beautiful,, 🥰.
Cheers,, 🍻😎👍👍.
Thank you very much. It was great park up for a day of editing. The light was amazing all day
@@MispronouncedAdventures 💖
Amazing landscape and totally unforgiving. Good job on recovering the drone. The thing about climbing a tree when you are all by yourself in the middle of a harsh nowhereland, you get very careful about every move you make... 😆
Climbing the tree was definitely quite a considered act
Fabulous video Alex. Drone footage was awesome, well apart from that tree jumping up. But the views across the landscape is breathtaking especially as the sun goes down. Keep up the Wonderful Adventures Mate
Thank you very much the drone rescue mission definitely made my day more exciting
Spectacular Drone footage Alex. The views are just sensational. I’m not surprised your mantra is leave no drone behind when the little chap is producing the images it does. I’d be scaling 60ft trees as well to save him.
Thank you very much and
Yes leave, no drone behind, and to be honest, trees like that are really quite easy to climb, whilst they are tall, they do have many thick limbs
Fantastic opening sequence
Thank you. The lighting was great there!
Thanks for this informative one about the _out_doors kit and the emergency / backup stuff.
Was quite surprised you squeezed a folding bike in there as well!
Thank you. There has been a few questions on that sort of stuff so I thought it was best to answer it’s. i’m also impressed the bike fits in that cupboard.
👍👍👍👍
Cheers
who needs drones when you can get your own tree climbing shots! :)
Exactly, just put the drone in the tree and you’ve got basically a drone shot
Like another world! Great shots! Thanks for sharing ✌️
Thank you for watching
@@MispronouncedAdventures it’s really a pleasure ✌️
Brilliant drone footage and video as usual Alex. That tree looked bloody high but needs must lol.
It was a pretty reasonable height tree!
Drone recovery expert. New string to your bow 👍
That bow has many odd strings
Omg 😲 you up that tree 🌳 was even worse than I thought it was going to be after seeing it on Instagram 🤦♀️ so glad you got up and down ok 😊 ... 😘🤗❤👵🐾🐾🐾🤠 xxxx
It was a bit of a high tree 😁
Drone well recovered 😎👍
Thank you
That 2nd drone shot in the intro was the one! Also loving the arctic version of boy racers 😂
Boy racers and supermarket car park world wide!
14:01 that poncho is 🔥
Thank you 😊
Thank you 😊
Great interesting Video
Thank you
Another enjoyable video, all the better for leaving the good bits in, and yes I have footage of my drone blades spinning in grass... somewhere? But was found by video signal strength.
Always nerve racking when you’ve crashed the drone and if recovery is going to be possible or not. I would’ve rather the drone fell out the tree into the snow it’s quite soft
Whoops a Daisy 😅
Indeed, fun climb however
@@MispronouncedAdventures I just kept thinking ‘please don’t fall’…glad you got drone back as footage is breathtaking ❄️❄️❄️
Great video again ! Maybe add a ladder to your outdoor kit from now on haha. Quick question what make are your front fog amber lights and how are they fitted thanks ! Stay safe
Will have to be a big ladder!
Auxbeam 3” 9600ml light pods mount on Wheeliams brackets
@@MispronouncedAdventures or a chain saw to cut the tree down ha. Amazing thanks man. I’m currently selling my sprinter for a new van. Going to winterise it and travel Norway for 3 Months so the videos are going to be a massive help
😮😲 crazy man 😂
A wee bit
You are out of your tree !
Mad as usual.
Indeed!
Love all the random stuff! I wondered whether you had looked into silent diesel heater pumps? I have one in my van and it’s been a game changer for leaving the heater on low overnight in cold temperatures. Also have an electric blanket which uses very little power and makes a big difference. I have a Roamer battery but not the extreme. (Great company and fantastic support). Need to get an RV tank heater to keep it warm below 5c. Keep up the great videos.
Thank you I do just enjoy showing the day today of what I get up to sometimes.
I actually quite like the pump noise ( definitely in the very few ) . Mine is mounted in a way. It’s a very dull thud and actually quite hard to hear but I find it reassuring and since I have a afterburner controller which has a very precise thermostat. The pump noise means I can understand what the heating is doing.
Great video, as usual.
Significant sound quality improvement (almost every time), lol.
What external micro are you using?
Outside shots are I’m using a DJI Mic, inside and handle is the iPhones built in
That could of gone south real quick lol
Calculated risk, well within my skill set.
@@MispronouncedAdventures absolutely pal if you know your skill set it’s a walk in the park.
Tree like that are pretty easy as well. Nice strong limbs and lots of them. Plus a soft landing!
Tree climbing is a good exercise if you encounter bears. Can you climb together🙃.
Video images are getting better and better👍.
That’s very true! You would be pretty lucky to see a bear in the first place
@@MispronouncedAdventures Polar Bear? When you see a Polar Bear and a penguin in Finland at het same time, then you are driving on the wrong (left) side.🤔
Save travels.
I think I have to go considerably further north for a polar bear, I would like to go to Svalbard.
Wonderful video! Love the trees/snow, and glad you got your drone back.
Is the sun staying up longer every day?
The sun stay up longer kept changing as I kept going further north, it was setting quicker!
Hello Alex, You always appear to drive everywhere at night, is there a reason for that?
Have you been to the Lofoten Islands at this time of year? That might make for some amazing footage?
Can't believe you managed to climb that tree to get the drone back, brave man :D
Good question, the night driving is because the days are so short. Most of the night driving ( apart from the drive out ) is 3 or 4pm in the afternoon. I’m normally always at a park up by 5pm. I try and spend the day light hours doing things.
I’ve not decided on if I’m going to head to that Lofoten again this winter. It’s definitely an amazing place for sure.
My drone doesn’t have obstacle avoidance .. but not flown into anything yet .
Are you going back to the arctic again this winter ?
To be fair, I think what happened is I had the controller on the inside of my jacket whilst riding, obstacle avoidance is really good when tracking, but I think I knocked it and knocked off filming tracking and then it just flew into a tree.
Yes, I’ll be driving out probably first week of January for another 2 to 3 months
Awesome I’ll look forward to watching your episodes .. I’m well jealous. Are you you going back to the lofoten islands ?
@andrewwhetton7 yes, I’ve got some plans for Lofoten
so when you travel out do you let people know where you may be traveling just in case something happens and also do police patrol the remote areas you go to
I don’t, people I know vaguely where I’m going. but signal in the Nordic countries is pretty much 100%, I also have satellite communication options as well as a back up
Fantastic, are you tired just standard BFG AT or studded
Standard BFG KO2. Studs really aren’t needed in the middle of winter when it’s cold, there is no ice around on the road, just compacts snow. During a thaw or the start or end of winter there is more ice. studs would be helpful
@@MispronouncedAdventures thanks
Do you carry snow chains ? If so which ones do you have .
Just wondering, what's the bag you use for your admin pack? Spot on
I’ve added to my Amazon list under “other van build parts” list
What drone do you use ? Sometimes the contrast is too bad for the sensors to "see" branches covered in snow against a white backround. Nice climb though !
DJI Mavic Air 2S. My first trip using it
@@MispronouncedAdventures Have to add that the drone footage is superb, really beautiful
Very happy with how the footage of it has turned out
How unsafe is it to drive a UK vehicle on the right when driving on a single track road by yourself without a passenger for your eyes when driving around a blind corner like a mountain or a blind rocky side? as there are miles of these blind spots in Switzerland or especially Norway, or even a cliff top edge , is this is a really dangerous concern? or am i worrying to much? I have bought a dash cam for the left side of the front window screen and a very dodgy tiny mirror to clip to my left wind shield , I need a fixed one but I fear that is not enough!
What make is that sleeping bag?
Rab Andes 1000
How do you keep your grey and drinking water from freezing?
I don’t make much or any grey water on this trip and the drinking/fresh water tank is internal
🤔 Do you think there's a need for an insulated cover for the #maxxfan are you using it to keep moisture at bay..?
Oh great vid btw
Personally i don’t think so. But I know people who do have covers
So are they called 'iced doughnuts' when you do them on a snowmobile in a supermarket carpark? 😉
Also, if you had your winch, you could have used it to shake (or catapult) the drone out of the tree!
Finally, what are the satellite comms you mentioned in your admin pack?
Yeah ice doughnuts! They are pretty fun bits of kit to ride.
I did try shaking it when I was halfway and not luck.
My sat comes are a Garmin Inreach Mini ( uses the iridium satellite network ) it’s a standalone unit or can be connected to me phone for two way messaging to normal phone numbers. Tracking, SOS, weather reports and more.
A 5 season sleeping bag? Is that for spring, summer, autumn, winter and rain?
“5 season” sleeping bag is a term term used for sleeping bag with more extreme cold temperatures ratings, often used for describe sleeping bags designed and suitable for a high altitude or polar environments. such as this one.
Although this one also has hydrostatic down so more suitable for a wet environment as well! But I’d rather not sleep in the rain
@@MispronouncedAdventures Never heard it before! Here I was, well chuffed with my recently purchased 4 season bag, suddenly thinking I missed out and could have done better 😅 I guess the -40°C rating means I could probably call it a 5 season then.
Down bags sound really great. I took a cheaper approach and went for a synthetic bag (ex Dutch army, ~€100). I hope to also travel Northern Scandiavia, some future winter.
I love the drone footage but have to watch on mute. The music ruins it for me.
Music is subjective, not everyone is going to enjoy my selection.
@@MispronouncedAdventures agreed, wasn't a criticism. A mild wilderness background sound would suit it, well for me anyway 😁