TOO COLD TO START THE ENGINE, Extreme winter Vanlife PROBLEMS!
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- It's the best time of the year again-now a few weeks in the Nordic Arctic winter round 3. I hit my coldest temperatures yet at -38°C, my self-built Ford Transit campervan handles the extreme winter van life in the far north of Norway, Sweden, and Finland pretty week In this episode, in this episode I crash the drone ( agajn ), have a campfire by a frozen lake, I meet up with @ourvannorman ( more Brits enjoying vanlife at the extreme end ) and I fit my coldest yet!
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Romantising of the extreme colds in the nordics is pretty awkward to see as a person who does have to live through such season in a small home in a remote town and having to get the car running every single day with all means necessary to commute to work and back.
I can’t quite tell if this a negative comment or an observation.
Why “awkward” as such? to see sometimes enjoying the cold? Whats normal you, definitely isn’t for me?
then again, I see tourists romanising scotland and highlands when they come and visit. Which can be a bit Awkward I guess to see them taking all there photos and selfies, about things I consider normal.
that being said, this is my third winter living in my van in the Nordic, and I do need to get it running every day for power and driving
@@MispronouncedAdventures I can see your enthusiasm on visiting the extreme colds as I'd like to visit the highlands of your domestic grounds. All I suggest to you for future trips to the north to talk with the people who are native and need to carry away the burden of the season instead of just giving the spectacular views of winter wonderland.
There was something quite heart warming about watching you clean the snow off your drones backside, like a little robo pet
You’ve got to look after your tools! No reason not to treat them nicely and look after them!
There is a place called Øverbygd in Troms /Norway. There is a military base there squeezed between the mountains. I was there for 3 years serving Norway. Right in that town during clear cold conditions temp drops to -49-52 since it’s down between mountains. I had a car back then, the car froze completely. Had to move it into a warm garage.
I pretty much through there a few days ago I will make a note of it for when I’m back in the area
Good Lord the things people find to moan about! Probably sat at home watching the world go by them with nothing else to do but troll!! 😅😅 Great video. 👍👍
That’s for sure! It was such a ridiculous point to get angry over!
Always a joy when i see you've uploaded!
Thank you very much I hope you’ve enjoyed the upload!
Excellent again, Alex. Hope you two are felling better now.
We are both recovered now, but I am ill, probably for the next two videos
absolutely incredible drone footage, always enjoy your posts , something very relaxing about the cold and the snow
I’m glad you enjoy enjoyed the drone footage. I don’t think the drone enjoyed the particular flight. 😂😂
The most disappointing thing about bogrollgate is the 2 keyboard/sofa generals condemning you taking one. Thanks for sharing your adventures but please wear more than a fleece in -25c, it makes me feel like a complete wimp 😊
Thank you very much for watching! I do remember the tiny few very upset people about bog roll gate
Thank you for your great videos. Good luck with your cold adventures :).
Thank you for watching! I do enjoy my cold adventures
Another great post Alex, feel better (and colder?) soon. Looking forward to the next post/instalment.
Love all the drone footage btw and you’re gradually becoming a natural presenter 👍. Keep it up - loving every minute.
Glad you enjoyed the video and yes I am feeling better, although I will be honest I am ill for the next two!
Good video, thanks for posting!
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful van camping experience in arctic. Thank you for share. Video 👍
Thank you for watching it.
@@MispronouncedAdventures You're welcome friend , thanks, sub. 🙂
As a Finn I’m happy to have staying over here! You have fortune to enjoy very nice winter weather on both of times😄
Thank you I do love the Nordics and Finland!
Crazy watching you hunt down -40 while I’ve been sat in 78 degrees getting some winter sun in Lanzarote 😀Another cracking video Alex. Hope the lurgy didn’t last too long
All for an arbitrary photo of the vans dashboard saying is -40c! Enjoy Lanzarote!
Thanks for another great video, wish I had done what you do when I was younger and fitter 👍🏻
Thank you very much for watching
That was quite the impact crater! 😲🤣
I thought it was quite fun to see how the drone tumbled and struck the ground
Brilliant content 👏🏻
Thank you very much!
Really enjoying the series Alex, take care of yourselves. 👋🇬🇧🇺🇦
Will do, and there’s plenty more to come!
Brilliant one Alex. I was going to say, someone finding the drone patterns in the snow would be very confused as to what animal lol. Fantastic filming as always. Safe Travels Bud 🙏
Glad you enjoyed the episode. I really enjoyed the pattern the crashing drone left in the snow. It was quite entertaining.
Also looking forward to the video where you install some type of switching system to reverse one of the B2Bs so you don't have to rewire it! Cool stuff, man, I'm not a fan of the cold nor could I live in a van, but that didn't stop me from watching the whole van build series, lol.
I got a tickle charger which runs most of the time so under normal conditions I never have a flat battery. But this time it’s so cold the battery go to cold. Putting it on a high amp charge heated it
Lovely video Alex. Hope you both shake off the lurg that you appear to have caught!
We did eventually, although I think I’m ill for the next two videos!
Was getting worried about you but here you are. Love it.
Don’t worry I am alive just had a busy week and not much time for editing
Did I see on fb you pulling someone out of a bloody great drift after a snow storm or did I imagine it?
@@barbarawhiteside6126 indeed you do! I’ve pulled two cars out of
You should try Pokka village in Kittilä. Usually that place ave the lowest temps wintertime. In 1999 it was record cold -51.5C.
I will be heading north in Finland pretty soon, but I have actually driven through Pokka on the i955 before.
I do love the crunch asmr snow sounds.
It's really interesting to see how the kit is performing.
That 5yr old ford battery deff sounds like it seen better days.
Do you have any special kit to log how the Roamer batterys are behaving in a real world situation?
Safe travels.
The crunch is a great sound! I do have to watch out sometime when walking and filming as it can over power the voices on the mic.
Yeah the battery is probably on the weak side. Only gives me issue below -30.
No special kit for the battery as such. I can just log into other app and see what it’s up too
Quite near to the goal, -40°C :)
Nice that your drone didn't break.
Definitely getting close! Luckily so is super soft
Hi alex,hope the drone didn't suffer much,hope katies ok,put leads from battery thru bulkheed into an Anderson lead socket so you can plug in a jumpstarter so you can stay in van to stop messing about with your electrics !🏴
The drone was totally fine. Luckily, this type of snow is super soft.
I do actually now have it Anderson lead on the starter battery!
I might also do that. I usually carry a spare starter battery just in case. It will save going outside. I have an Iveco MK6 so the starter battery is just behind the nearside front step, under the passenger seat/floor.
I love how you can tell how cold it is in the cab by watching how laggy the LCD displays are...
For sure! It slows right down!
another great vid. have you any footage of your van and True Blue`s van with the infrared camera? keep up the good work, building a van at the mo. our pre heater is powered off a webasto but with a plate to plate under the bonnet and a preheat circ pump on the motors cooling system, hoping this will be suitable. for a similar journey next winter.
Unfortunately, I don’t recorded footage together of the Thermo camera , but I could never find the footage on camera. I think we forgot the press record.
More or less heat loss was uniform on the vehicle being being an insulated box.
my metal van, whilst insulated various massive, every different seem of metal and so on loses heat a different rates
3:40 In the manger scene, with the fire and North Star…. You simply must name the immaculately-conceived child “Milwaukee”
That would be quite some name!
So people complained you used 8 sheets of toilet roll, but didnt say anything about you using the wood? lol I think some people like to troll for the sake of trolling. Keep the videos and adventures coming!
I think they should be more worried about the overzealous wipers!
Looks good adventure, as you say jumper pack.
Keep that in your van and use it for that very situation or a mates that may need some help the NOCO gbx range, ones are excellent and charges super quick. I keep one in the work truck and our car so handy.
In this particular case, it wasn’t so much the battery being flat, but the battery being too cold to crank, so adding the charger to it did more about heating the internal chemistry than it did actually putting energy into it.
But I do have to admit, having a jump pack would’ve made life a lot quicker that morning
@@MispronouncedAdventures I paused and typed before listening too you say that after apologies.
Although one day work truck totally cold and old battery got the jumper pack out from in there and that was too COLD ended up keeping in jacket for a while to get it too release some life.
Ah man! The last time i was supping Karhu was in my pals traditional smoke sauna in lappeenranta, polar opposite conditions 😂
Temperature wise definitely opposites! I don’t know there was smoke, fire and beer sounds pretty similar
Interesting fact . -40c is the same as -40f. . Used to live in Canada and hit that a few times. Great video and good news about your drone 👍
Indeed it is! I was hoping to film that on camera
24:01 that's the exact location on the right side of the road I was charging my Volvo at the Tesla supercharger behind the Neste petrol station at -43 on Jan 5. Gotta love Enontekiö
Unfortunately for me, I missed the extreme cold in January, but glad you got your vehicle sorted on a Tesla charger!
10:44 Yay! 13:28 Another shot! 24:32 Nearly tipsy!
I hope you are leaving a Balmy, where you use them, for other people to use should they need too.
I’m glad I’ve helped the consumption this evening!
@@MispronouncedAdventures adh efwegreg sfvevv ha ha
*Snoring*
Another use for a drone , fanning the fire ,just dont get too close to the flames ;)
To start a fire you could use also, the make up pads to get makeup from a womans face and put vaseline on the pad. Works great ! Nice video !!! Greetz from Sweden.
But I don’t have women’s make up pads with me!
@@MispronouncedAdventures Ha ha ha
English men act like the worlds greatest explorers until they face; cold, snow, wind, leaves, waves, rain or any mildly difficult conditions. So many people routinely live and work in extreme conditions, -30C to 50C on a daily basis, from the Nordic Countries, North America, Asia, Etc. They do it with their families, day in, day out, maintaining educational, work and social schedules, getting children to school everyday without pretending they are embarking on a never before trodden adventure.
I’m Scottish, not English. So British explorers. I can’t speak for the general British public and how they deal with mildly difficult conditions, those are not really issues for me. have spent 10 years professionally guiding and leading expeditions around the globe from the Himalaya, jungles, deserts and more.
I’ve not pretending this is never before trodden adventure? it’s also fairly obvious that it’s “normal” for people of the Nordic. I go to a supermarket and a café in the video. Although the Nordic people don’t usually live in campervans in the Arctic.
Just like any foreigners going to a different country and experiencing something different from their own countries, normality it’s a bit of an adventure for them
Says the knob with a bus and beer on it , have a day off Tim you melt
Could you use a heated reptile Matt under or around the starter battery in extreme cold? Not sure if it would work but gotta be worth a shot🤙
Send me like that would work for sure. I only really have issues with the starter battery below -30. It is a pretty weak starter battery I should replace it because of its age
Chasing the cold! Nutter
Chasing the Sun with never my thing!
Really enjoy your videos Alex 👍you n Kate seem to gel well 😁
Glad you enjoyed the videos and yes we have been friends for years
@@MispronouncedAdventures thats fab!
excellent
Thank you very much!
Nice
Cheers!
Have you considered a battery blanket and a heating pad for the battery
Whilst it is an option -35 or below is such a rare temperature. I think in my case, I just have a particularly weak older starter battery, which needs replacing.
I think you've inspired me to eventually give this sorta trip a go. Might be an idea to make a video for us naïve idiots about how to prepare & do this safely and the best things to do and see out there.
With the correct preparation it’s a wonderful trip to do. I do have a tips and tricks video from last winter which is around 200,000 views now, but I will probably do an updated version for this winter.
Any ideas/plans on a solution to warm up the starter battery with an electrical heating pad or with warm air ? How about a quick “push button” solution to send power from the coach batteries to the starter battery ?
I think in my case, it’s I really do need a start new battery. Since it’s a Ford brand one, it’s probably the original one which came with the vehicle which is five years old now.
The starter battery though is in the cab under the driver seat, which get cold, but not as cold as outside
@@MispronouncedAdventures I didn’t know that. I thought the starter battery was under the floor, like in my Sprinter.
A new, large AGM starter battery will surely make a difference. When you start building your next camper, you might consider a solution to keep the starter battery warm. Sooner or later you will reach your -40°C goal and your starter battery will appreciate every bit of warmth.
I think you should deffo crash the drone I was so impressed with your climbing last time 😂
Was a good bit of fun climbing that tree!
OK that's it I am doing an article circle trip enough just watching 😊
It’s well worth doing it prepared
Oh no!
Beside that awesome long lorry I also saw two potential international incidents ...
First the flying sparks could cause a big fire that could burn down the shack.
And second the drone makes way too much noise, and thus disturbs all animals and people living in that neighbourhood.
You're really a naughty, naughty boy, Mr. Pronounced Adventures.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You’d be lucky to get any of those sparks to catch that building a light, which is made for fires in that cold temperature.
As for drone noise, I do fly consciously when there are other people around that is a bit of a frozen lake next to a main road there.
Congratulations on the new record low temp! I was just wondering if you add anything to your diesel? - as diesel tends to turn to gel/sludge at really low temps. Maybe this was the cause of the engine starting issue?
,the Nordic diesel is all winter treated at the pumps so generally nothing is needed to be added. Unless extremely cold.
I recently did have -37°covernight temperatures and the local diesel pump filled up from the operating temperature was down to -38c
Whilst the fuel tank and the diesel air heater are fine, I believe the diesel gelled in the engine preheat lines
Alex there will always be those who will misinterpret any action before knowing the full story ❤❤
Yep, definitely, they’re always is!
wow very interesting content friend
Thank you for watching
welcome@@MispronouncedAdventures
Making great use of the drone (ignoring the crash). Hopefully no hidden damage?
Yeah I would say I’ve been using it quite a lot on this trip and beside my crash it’s been performing well in the winter environment. At least it’s soft Snow. It is rather forgiving.
We now a days all kind size and weight HTC trucks on the roads. Some ones are up 108 tons max weight. They license to drive only at routes inside license.
A few people have mentioned that like the truck I saw they are limited to specific routes. Crazy to see trucks that long though.
If you haven't already been, there's a beautiful parking area, river bridge and hiking trail just outside Rovaniemi. It's called Vikaköngäs.
I’ve parked there a few times! I’m actually parked up near there tonight
great video. what did you use for insulation in your van
Walls are recycled, plastic roof insulation in the cavities and then a layer 25 mil PIR board on top, floor is 25mm PIR board, roof is 50mm PIR board
Intro wow and all 🙌🏻 but .. -38 not so sure and you are hunting for more.
glad you like the intro! The goal is -40c!
After a few days of -30-38 my battery was a block of ice and gave up. Had to bring it inside to defrost and charge it over 2 days. Will try and start my car tomorrow once it warms up to -15.C these past few days have been a bit much for weak batteries 🙈 I will need a battery heater and an inline charger plus a better block heater - the joys of living in the Arctic! Go for a walk on Lake Inari if you head up here.
My starter battery is under the driver seat in the cab, so not as cold as outside, but still pretty darn cold and yeah it’s also a weak battery in kind of needs replacing ( I think it’s the original battery The van came with ) . So I think in my case me putting on charge isn’t necessarily putting much energy into it, but the actual energy going into it is heating it up and makes it work a bit better.
@@MispronouncedAdventuresIf you head up Inari way and need anything give me a shout. You probably know the area well enough but happy to help you organise anything as I know a lot of people.
Have you ever been concerned about fuel crystals? Somewhere around -40C even arctic diesel is supposed to crystallize and block your fuel filters and fuel lines leading the engine and diesel heaters to fail.
not massively but it is a consideration at time, later on this trip I did run into this issue. On a -37 overnight. The diesel for the pre heater gelled and couldn’t pump. oddly the main air heater was fine but had been running all night when it on the same fuel line
It took me a few seconds to realize where the other car was headed. The guy pronounced Levi as "liivai". No, it is pronounced "levi" as the first four letters of the word levitate. 😎
Thank you for pronunciation. I would also have read it the same way he pronounced it.
Would a couple of USB cup warmer pad things under the battery help to warm it up in the morning ? Maybe wired up to the engine preheater switch ?
Maybe, any sort of heat pad would keep the starts battery warmer but don’t know if usb wou have enough power
@@MispronouncedAdventures OK, I was thinking of the low power drain, and was again thinking that the cup warmer version would be water proof - in my little brain, it was workable 🙂
Hi Alex
I would have thought a heating mat under your vehicle battery controlled to between say -5 to 0 degrees C. Ideally the battery and sensor would be insulated too. A Victron Smart Sense could be used to monitor and control the heater working off Bluetooth.
Also, I have a Battery Master which automatically tops up the vehicle battery from the leisure battery. It operates in the range 0.3 - 0.7 volts below the leisure battery and I think it can deliver 2amps. I was wondering if it could power the heating mat and/or the top up the vehicle battery. So as the battery gets cold it's voltage drops causing the Battery Master to supply it with power.
Just a thought.
Heating the starter it really hasn’t been too necessary for me as I’ve had no issues in the past starting below -30, but seemly -35 is a bit much.
I too actually have a trickle charger only one amp which again keeps the starter battery charge about 0.2 below the leisure system.
However, in this case, it wasn’t so much about lack of power in the battery. It was just too cold to crank. When I added the 30 amp charger. It helped heat the batteries chemistry which allowed it to work.
hi did you ever have the cam belt changed on the van i have one and am always wondering
thanks
Yeah I had the wet belt done at 111K miles. Ford recommended replacement interval is 140k ish I wouldn’t want to leave it that long
I believe you have a power pack with 220V, why you do not use a Ctec charger to keep the starter battery on charge at night ?
Not a Ctek, but a AC Victron IP22 30A charger. Both options would work , but it was probably quicker for me to swap the wires DCDC than dig out the charger and then connect the charger.
Well done on the temp hunting, sure -40C is just around the next corner! Hope Katie's feeling better 🤗(and loving the cold).
I thought your starter battery was under your seat? So, you don't trickle-charge it overnight or have a heating pad/wrap for it?
On a lighter note, I see Eva zu Beck is in your neck of the woods, that should be interesting...Alex and Katie to the rescue 😉
We were both feeling better by the time Katie left.
I do actually have a trickle charger which keeps battery topped up, but the battery self wasn’t flat. It was just too cold to crank.
So when I put 30 amp charger on it, it wasn’t so much charging by putting energy back into it, which it needed. it was more charging to heat the chemistry of the battery
I’m not familiar with Eva Zu Beck, who’s that?
EDIT: just looked them up. Yes it does appear they are a rather very largest of the CZcams channels!
@@MispronouncedAdventures 😉
@@MispronouncedAdventures 👍
Feel free to tag me in a comment on their video and see if they see! Would be cool to help out if they needed any assistance
i learned this, drink your beer fast in them cold temps or you end up with a can of ice.
I’m not gonna say no to the concept of drinking beer!
Hi mate. Living round three, I was there on 2 and two. (Favourite was the van getting blown sideways I’m afraid) Can you help Alex? Could you give me the approximate amount of watts a split charge relay gives out during the average run? I’m charging my power station off a cig lighter at the mo which gives 88-90 watts. Would a SCR give significantly more once it’s finished with the starter battery. Love the channel, always have. Cheers matey. Andrew
From my point of view, the blown sideways was one of my favourite to edit!
It’s really difficult to give an average from a VSR. Lots of variables, vehicles alternator capacity, cable thickness, leisure battery bank capacity RPM of the engine.
I run 2 x 12v 30 amp DCDC chargers. I get around 600-800W when driving
@@MispronouncedAdventures thanks Alex. That’s a lot more than my feeble 90 watts. Keep on keeping on and thanks for the reply. Oh btw, my other favourite was the nose icicle on the Russian border. 👃
Just curiosity really, wondering what the walkie talkie on the dashboard is used for?
What walkie talkie? Can you give me a timestamp of the video where you saw it?
@MispronouncedAdventures after alot of searching, 1st trip to Artic, video called Lost in Sweden and at 21;36 there is what looks like a walkie talkie to the left of the steering wheel, with an orange button on it. I'm really into Ham radio and radio communication in general so it sort of jumped out at me. Love the videos!
Tried radweld? Not good for all leaks but might help.
It’s not the radiator itself, it’s the joint / o-ring between the radiator and the plastic drain valve. Unfortunately, that is quite literally the most inaccessible area of the engine bay without removing the front of the van.
Have a look at Evans coolant, might be a worthwhile swap from water based
I’ve got a 60/40 mix at the moment which should do my well past -40c
When it’s always good to learn about other options
I heard once that it's possible to make your battery work better in cold conditions by turning on your headlights to get the battery chemistry working?
It will work or flatten the battery!
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Makes sense to me more or less I did the same putting it on charge. It didn’t really need the power it was more internal to be warmed.
Be interested to know if the headlights method works?
I doubt I will get to try it at -38c in Devon?
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@@paulluggar5964 These days, who knows?
@@MispronouncedAdventures Your SLA electrolyte could have been nearly frozen if its SoC had dropped too low overnight, 40% SoC will freeze at -10C. Do you have a temp sensor on the +ve term of the battery? Overnight trickle would provide some continuous heating, though how much in -38C will be down to experimentation (min temp to charge would be +5C, ideally +25C) but it would keep the SoC high. I have a Jackery with the wifi app and LNEX Bluetooth 5 SLA Battery Monitor (from Amz US) so if I need to charge/trickle I can do that without going outside the house as it's too far for an extension lead!
When your battery voltage is under 11v aint no deezil engine starting matey. The voltage sag is proportional to the minus temps. If I were you - I would carry a lithium power pack, but wire some 25mm fused cable directly into the cab into an anderson plug so you can "boost pack" it from your comfy drivers seat as all that screwdrivering and risk of accidentally shorting wires (and blowing victron kit) etc just doesn't seem worth it to me. Other than that great vid!
I do actually now have the Anderson connect wire directly in now so I can just plug in my 30 amp charger if need be
Hi Alex, we have followed you for the last two winter trips, and really enjoy all your videos, - thanks for all the helpful tips! We are currently on the way to North Cape and hit extreme temps on the Norwegian / Swedish border, at Røros, (-36 was the record!). Our Ebersbacher diesel heater has stopped working twice at Minus 25, leaving us without heat. It works fine above that temperature. Any advice on the operating limits of the Eber? You seem to be functioning below that level! Thanks in advance! Fiona and Matthias
Hopefully you enjoy your trip and sorry to hear about your heater. What particularly is the “not working” and is it displaying any error code?
My Chinese diesel air heater has been working down to -37 overnight temps however, recently I had issues with my Webasto engine preheater because even the Arctic diesel was causing the pump issues
Thanks so much for the reply Alex - I know it takes a lot of hard work on social media! We had an error code of ‘12’ overheating, but this was looked at and cleared by a garage mechanic. It cut out again for two nights once the temp dropped below about minus 28. It would run for a short while and then blow cold and shut down repeatedly. Above that temp, it runs, no problem. Interesting to know that you have managed to get to Minus 37 with your heater. Our fuel is Swedish winter diesel. We see how it goes, as we go up along the coast to Hammerfest. We are a converted Ford Tranist as well, all the way from the west of Ireland! Look forward to your next video! Fiona
@fionagallagher7409 odd, normally a overheat error, is either the fan has become stuck or the air vents cabin heating side has become blocked. But below specific cold temperature doesn’t make much sense
Yep, the initial error was probably because we had inadvertently blocked the outlet fan. Not sure why it cut out after we had the error cleared. Once the temp rose above minus 28, it would start for us again. Eberspacher manual operation range says about minus 30 is the lower limit. At the moment we are very mild, only minus 6, so no problem! It ran all day yesterday for us at a range of minus 18 to minus 11, so that is good. Will see how we get on. Thanks for the advice, and interesting to note your preheater had trouble at those temps! We hope to be at North cape by 26 Feb.. with a bit of luck!!
@fionagallagher7409 hopefully it remains working for you and it was not a consistent issue below that temperature.
Yeah, the engine preheater itself was starting without problem it just then wouldn’t ignite it. It couldn’t pump the fuel
Wow !! -38 * 😨🥶🥶🥶
Pretty chilly!
All our work Transits have the dual battery setup under the drivers seat, have for many years. Always spins the engine over a treat. Do you have that setup?
Mine was one of the variations of a single starter battery and no aux bat, although in this case, it wasn’t the issue with the battery being flat. issue was the chemistry of the battery was physically too cold fully cranking out required.
Applying 30 amp charger didn’t move any real amount of energy into the battery in eight minutes it was running . The charge current was enough to heat the internal chemistry
@@MispronouncedAdventures The Mrs says 2 are better than 1 lol. Would be interesting to do the 2 battery conversion if your planning on a trip next year for comparison. By next year you and Katie will have babies though!!!.
This case two isn’t any better than one the double battery configuration is starter battery and battery auxiliary. There is a relay which disconnects them when the engine is off and joins them to charge when the engine is on
Hello Alex
May I suggest pouring some Lukewarm water on your starter battery to help revive it during extreme cold start ups ?
As for that commenter from Norway I tell you that he's just an utter ........ can't just ignore em
Unfortunately, the starter battery Acacian is quite awkward to do that warm water trick as it’s based in a tray inside the cabin drivers seat base. But you are correct. In the principle of the issue. It was too cold opposed to flat.
Applying the 30 amp charger did a pretty good job at heating the core of the battery’s chemistry via the current opposed to actual power needed.
And thank you regarding the commenter. I consider myself due to the nature of my job, being a guide all over the world that I’m rather considerate to a local population and tourist to like.
Oh I see , I didn't realize your starter battery is so well hidden .
I in my own van do have a 20 watt solar panel attached to the windscreen on the inside that goes to the aux.battery under the driver seat via a charge controller . It's an older T1N Merc Sprinter .
I really enjoy your Arctic videos please keep them coming Alex .
Cheers 🍻 Mate
Have a DC DC starter for my Starterbattery. Small dumb orion with 10A, completely automatic, you charge with your housebattery your starter battery. For me important, cause my wheelchair lift is at the starterbattery. No power equals not getting in the car. It only charges to 12,8v for not wearingout the battery to much.
I have a trickle charger which automatically manages itself. In this case. It wasn’t so much lack of charge which was the issue. It was just the batteries chemistry was physically too cold to crank.
Adding my 30 amp charger didn’t add much energy to the battery, but the current going into it, heated the chemistry, allowing it to work
@@MispronouncedAdventures heat mat for the battery when it is so cold. Temperature control below -10 Degrees or whatever it heats the battery up. You can take a seatheater mat or a mat for the heated bed in the 3d printer.
What camera are you using to film the road while driving?
iPhone 14 Pro Max. it’s
Main job is just is on the windscreen as my navigation apps, but a flick of a button I can turn the camera on
iPhone 14 Pro Max. it’s
Main job is just is on the windscreen as my navigation apps, but a flick of a button I can turn the camera on
You should have had a real calibrated thermometer with you.
Really the goal for the trip is to get the vans thermometer to show the temperature reading.
That being said, I have the vans own temperature sensor, that laser one, external Ruuvitag smart temperature sensor which logs to my Victron Cerbo, and a random external temperature sensor station.
Quite a few different ways to get out the external temperature
@evazubeck was asking for people to help her be "sorted" and safe, she's just set off in the defender to Nordkapp from Poland. I did tag you, seemed a good colab option.
Tag away i’m happy to offer advice! And help!
@MispronouncedAdventures its her latest video, with 1.7M subs she probably had many suggestions as well as mine.
@@KevIsOffGrid yeah I wasn’t aware of who she was until I just looked her up! That’s definitely a few subscribers!
Hej var försiktig så inte bilen stannar. var uppe i Karesuando för några veckor sedan i min husbil minus 42,5 inte kul när det blir så kallt. allt fungerade i bilen som tur var. Ha det bäst
Unfortunately for me, I missed the early January extreme cold! But if I didn’t know it was gonna be that cold overnight, I would do a few things differently, probably leaving the engine preheater on!
On the transit, isn't the battery under the drivers seat?
Ah, bulkhead
Indeed it is
Ì forgot the bulkhead. No charging from the inside!
I was sure I'd seen it somewhere.
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How did you crash in a such a open space ?
Purposely low to the shot to get a fast moving shot, in sports mode. Hit a raised drift
Lol …. Nice !
why are you trying to find the coldest temps?
Literally no reason important reason, the overall goal is to get a photograph of the vans dashboard showing -40c.
As an objective, it means it’s fun, I get to travel to different areas ( non-touristy areas ) because I’m following the weather.
Additionally, I’ve got a photograph of the same van when it’s +40° outside, so it would be fun to have an opposite and to have taken the van to a 80° temperature Difference
cant believe your casually bowling along at 50 mph at minus 38!! those roads must be treacherous 🙄 Can you not leave your engine heater on all night?
Not at all, roads are super grippy.
Leaving the engine preheater on, could’ve been an option. although it’s not too much of an issue, the engine preheater starts, it just takes a little bit longer to warm up. The bigger issue that day was the starter battery.
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Indeed you are!
Cheers!
😂 Dumb commenters, you can use that toilet paper all you want. Some people just need to complain about everything...My thing is to complain about the complainers 😅
Happy to complain about complainers for sure!