Vanlife | Cheap Groceries for Cooler(no ice!)

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  • čas přidán 19. 03. 2018
  • Here is another Vanlife Grocery Shopping video but I go more in depth due to the questions I had on my last video.
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Komentáře • 147

  • @Radnally
    @Radnally Před 6 lety +44

    When you consider what it takes to have a refrigerator in a vehicle and the costs associated with it....it makes a lot of sense to figure out a diet that doesn't require a fridge.

    • @debslifesimplified6406
      @debslifesimplified6406 Před 5 lety +1

      Robyi makes a fridge you can charge on an 18 volt battery. I didn't know that. I am going to get Natures Generator which will keep the battery charger charged. It also provides cooling like an AC. Check it out on Home Depot.

  • @user-qs6pf2rh7r
    @user-qs6pf2rh7r Před 5 lety +37

    I appreciate the realness of this video and you not being one of those “van life” youtubers who make smoothie bowls and vegan curries everyday.

  • @magnoliabranca5149
    @magnoliabranca5149 Před 5 lety +22

    Cucumbers and carrots last forever out of a fridge :)

  • @travismiller170
    @travismiller170 Před 2 lety +3

    one of the better "eat in a van" videos. not pretentious at all. thank you.

  • @laurajphillips
    @laurajphillips Před 5 lety +18

    A suggestion 1 can French cut green beans, drain, put in bowl 2T white balsamic vinegar, olive oil salt pepper, any herbs you like 2t mix !!!! It is delicious fast easy no cook.

  • @allyouneedisluv53
    @allyouneedisluv53 Před 3 lety +4

    It takes a special kind of person to live this kind of life. I admire you and wish you beautiful adventures.

  • @GalaletsangSeema
    @GalaletsangSeema Před 3 lety +3

    I’m a nurse, recently moved to a place with no electricity so this is super useful and real

  • @mrmajestic8643
    @mrmajestic8643 Před 6 lety +17

    Keeping a little extra food around is a good idea imho, i actually do the same. My only problem is i eat a lot÷)...i love food and food loves me...lol...

  • @TheWoodlandNomad
    @TheWoodlandNomad Před 3 lety +4

    Really enjoyed this video, we have no fridge either, so this helped a lot ♥️

  • @carlaifera5254
    @carlaifera5254 Před 2 lety +2

    I know rationing food sounds extreme but it works wonders with the budget ..... You eat healthier and you really never feel deprived/hungrey... ☕

  • @CODCristi013
    @CODCristi013 Před 5 lety +2

    Those kind of videos are my favorites lol. Thank you !

  • @TheDawnofVanlife
    @TheDawnofVanlife Před 5 lety +8

    I decided to go no fridge. So this was a helpful video.

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety +1

      Yes! It can be difficult at first but some great, simple receipes come out of it :)

    • @pennylowe8713
      @pennylowe8713 Před 3 lety

      Hi Dawn!

  • @CincyPlasmaTech
    @CincyPlasmaTech Před 6 lety +13

    Why not plant fruit trees everywhere you go? The coffee shop I like to go to has pear trees right out front in the parking lot. Delicious pears drop to the ground. I think less than half are taken and the trees are only 6 ft high. The first rest stop entering Georgia on northbound I-75 has ancient pecan trees. I stopped there at least a month after the pecans had hit the ground. They were still good to eat! The I-75 corridor is loaded with black walnut trees. The first cold snap, and millions of black walnuts hit the ground, never to be collected. I think elderberries are ready in September. When they bloom, you can see them everywhere along US25 as snowy white bouquets. you remember those locations and come back in September. I planted 26 black walnut trees. The first one I planted has yielded 300+ walnuts every two years. The others are coming in now. Soon I will regret planting them and have to thin them out. I found two apple trees in the hollows. I guess somebody gave the horse an apple.
    Anyway, it's free food. There is more where people don't have time to tend their gardens. Your mobility suggests that you can visit harvests throughout most of the year all across the US. Am I naive about this?

  • @STANDupPhilosopher73
    @STANDupPhilosopher73 Před 5 lety +17

    Nothing ridiculous about it, Any person should have two or three weeks worth of food in their home at any given time, things happen all the time from natural disasters to something as simple as money being tight for a while.
    Smart!

  • @Luna-sx3sr
    @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety +1

    For lunch peanut butter with cheese sandwich 🥪 is the easiest., that’s what I’m making for lunch these days. Is super easy and super fast. Or any sandwiches for lunch 😊

  • @MASTERTUBE
    @MASTERTUBE Před 4 lety +1

    This is perfect especially now with this quarantine

  • @syedhashemi9787
    @syedhashemi9787 Před 6 lety

    Always enjoy your videos

  • @lindatijsma9581
    @lindatijsma9581 Před 5 lety +2

    Sweet!!I've been looking for a video like this all non fridge food and easy for car camping

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety

      Yes! I have a few more videos about it and different recipes :)

  • @rohcelsorries3265
    @rohcelsorries3265 Před 2 lety +2

    Think you're beautiful and you've helped me I wish you wonderful adventures

  • @williamcarnley3769
    @williamcarnley3769 Před 6 lety

    love it.

  • @1013prince
    @1013prince Před 6 lety +6

    Great job young lady!! I'm new to ya channel so I'll need to catch up.. Imma van dweller too.. maybe we will cross paths one day

  • @russellmiller1374
    @russellmiller1374 Před 6 lety

    thanks for sharing

  • @fireside007
    @fireside007 Před 5 lety

    K . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! !

  • @Luna-sx3sr
    @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety +1

    I love seeing what you buy at Walmart., lunch is not hard for me., IF I’m home., Ramen and egg is always my base lunch. 😊

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety +1

      Mine too! Which reminds me I need to go get more ramen!

    • @Luna-sx3sr
      @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety

      @@CuriousKarli cool ok 👍 😄✌️me too I’m running out of ramen soon. I Need to go shopping 🛒 again lol

  • @simplybeingme
    @simplybeingme Před 2 lety +1

    Glad I came across your channel! I just subscribed

  • @rfbush
    @rfbush Před 6 lety +2

    Try the Annie Chun's noodle bowls at Walmart. Pretty good........

  • @FiNe_SiTe
    @FiNe_SiTe Před 2 lety +2

    How I wish these prices were still current 😩

  • @mobilehomelife4028
    @mobilehomelife4028 Před 5 lety +3

    I have just started a bus conversion, and looking at food options for on the road. And I joke with people that I am prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse, have fun with it! Will have some kind of 12v fridge but looking as much at non refrigerator foods as I can.

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety +1

      Yes! Looking for a non refridgerator diet can be difficult(and sodium filled) but its definitely possible.

  • @allyouneedisluv53
    @allyouneedisluv53 Před 3 lety

    You might try dandelions. They are a superfood and you can get your greens. Great in soups.
    Also clover , Alfalfa was known as the father of all foods and it’s free.

  • @grizzlydiscjockey111
    @grizzlydiscjockey111 Před 6 lety

    Karli, I like most of your choices (except peas...Blah!). I also have an egg/banana or banana/Chobani for breakfast. I like the Chobani Flip Key Lime Pie and Apple Crisp, along with the pineapple, black cherry reg. Chobani yogurt. Knorr teriyaki noodles. Thanks for sharing.

  • @shawnbailey.parkie7585
    @shawnbailey.parkie7585 Před 6 lety +1

    Why instant coffee instead of a cone style filter pour over? Good advice on the Knorr and chicken. Thanks for the pro-tips.

    • @danielafurlan322
      @danielafurlan322 Před 6 lety

      Shawn bailey.parkie75 - I think is because the extra trash....???

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 Před 3 lety +2

      Instant coffee ... quick, convenient, decent flavor and nothing extra to clean up. Economical when compared to buying ground or beans & a grinder, some type of filter gadget and paper filters. Additionally, compare space needed to store same. A small jar of instant can be stashed anywhere, even in a coat pocket, if needed.

  • @danielafurlan322
    @danielafurlan322 Před 6 lety

    Great list, smart shopping. ...By the way where did you get the coffee cup (red one)????

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      It is part of an enamel dish set. GSI Pioneer Stainless Steel Rim Table Set

  • @NOMADVANNER
    @NOMADVANNER Před 5 lety +1

    KARLI !! I ALSO LOVE KNORR SIDES. THETE AWESOME. YOU SHOULD TRY BEAR CREEK SOUP STARTERS. TRY CHKN NDL. A TIP. ADD 2 CANS OF CHIK'N . 3 WYLERS BOULION CUBES AND A BIT OF BLK PEPPER. YOUL LOVE IT. COWBOY.😌....

  • @jwilson178
    @jwilson178 Před 5 lety

    For anyone who doesn't drink dairy milk. Try dried coconut milk. Very cheap and works great with any meal as a dairy substitute.

  • @michaelchristopher1989
    @michaelchristopher1989 Před 6 lety +2

    do you have solar?

  • @BlueLuvbby
    @BlueLuvbby Před 5 lety +1

    Isn't Eggs and yogurt and lettuce supposed to be refrigerated??

  • @meowzic
    @meowzic Před 2 lety +1

    I always must have cookies on hand. I want to try to make my own protein chocolate chip cookies like those Larry and Lenny cookies.

  • @jackiehiaring7805
    @jackiehiaring7805 Před 5 lety

    try risotto in hot thermos cooking

  • @misshelloareyouthere
    @misshelloareyouthere Před 6 lety +1

    How do you eat healthy without a fridge when your food diet is veggie ( salad, leafy green, pepper ) ?

  • @tinastheoutsider
    @tinastheoutsider Před 3 lety +1

    U eat some of the same things I eat minus the Ramen noodle stuff..🤣🤣

  • @12sisters1bride7
    @12sisters1bride7 Před 5 lety

    How do you make your toothpaste

  • @lorimac0260
    @lorimac0260 Před 2 lety +1

    Not ridiculous. You never know!

  • @ivonnehernandez3602
    @ivonnehernandez3602 Před 5 lety

    How can I keep eggs without refrigerator? Do you put them somewhere cold or just room temp? And yogurt, does it keep well without being in the fridge or do you also keep it somewhere cold?

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 Před 3 lety

      Ice chest for purchased eggs. Natural, straight from the hen, unwashed can be stored at room temperature. Washing eggs removes the protective coating that allows a hen to lay eggs for days before starting to incubate them, producing baby chicks.

  • @cpthotsauce9259
    @cpthotsauce9259 Před 3 lety +1

    Might sound funny but how are you cooking the rice? I just started as a trucker I don't have a anything in terms of cooking or a fridge. I am trying to figure everything out still.

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 3 lety

      For cooking rice you can find the kind that is already in bags so you can boil it in the bag and have less mess. But mostly you just need water, a pan, rice, and a camping stove. I didn't have a fridge or ice in my cooler. I would get things that don't need to be refrigerated but if I did get things that needed to be cold I would just eat them right away.

  • @jfletc3000
    @jfletc3000 Před 5 lety

    How long does it take you to cook the rice being that you’re using propane stove when do you have to replace your propane

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety

      It cooks a little quicker because my stove is hard to control the burn temperature.

  • @grendle81
    @grendle81 Před 5 lety +1

    that canned chicken is more at my walmart. Like $1.48

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety +1

      Yes!! The price does vary from store to store. The cheapest I have found it is $0.98

    • @grendle81
      @grendle81 Před 5 lety

      grrrrrr, seattle's so expensive

  • @thackerybinx2637
    @thackerybinx2637 Před 3 lety

    Canned beans. Oranges. Apples. Canned tomatoes. Bagged/canned soups. Vitamins?

  • @Luna-sx3sr
    @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety +1

    You forgot to get Arizona drink this time. I just realized that something was missing and chocolate lol

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety

      Lol! Yes, I did forget!

    • @Luna-sx3sr
      @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety +1

      By any chance will you make some more New grocery haul shopping 🛒 videos..? I love watching groceries haul videos. Thanks for your ideas and sharing. 🥰😊

    • @Luna-sx3sr
      @Luna-sx3sr Před 2 lety +1

      @@CuriousKarli oh I changed my CZcams name I am cherry from last year lol

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety

      @@Luna-sx3sr I thought it might have been you! I love the new name :)

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety

      @@Luna-sx3sr I definitely could! I shop a lot different than before but it could still be fun to show :)

  • @campgoerOne
    @campgoerOne Před 6 lety +3

    Love peanut butter with bananas! Ever try that?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      Yes!! I also enjoy bananas and nutella :)

  • @susannordstrom5065
    @susannordstrom5065 Před 4 lety

    how do you keep salad without a cooler, do you eat meat or fish, nice video

  • @Luna-jy6vj
    @Luna-jy6vj Před 2 lety +1

    How do you make toothpaste with baking soda.? Can you make a video of that.?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety +1

      Hey Luna! I posted a new grocery haul video for you :) I might have done a video about my toothpaste a while back. I will try to look for it.

    • @Luna-jy6vj
      @Luna-jy6vj Před 2 lety

      @@CuriousKarli really.! Thanks., I’m been waiting lol

  • @vonkeller3651
    @vonkeller3651 Před 3 lety +1

    How do you keep the eggs safe with no Ice?

    • @lifemyway200
      @lifemyway200 Před 2 lety

      The yogurt and salad as well I'm wondering.

  • @angelchalmers3760
    @angelchalmers3760 Před 2 lety

    Wow groceries so cheap where you are, we have no Walmart here in New Zealand, our food is 3 times the price

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 2 lety

      Wow! Yeah, Walmart really helps with keeping expenses down.

  • @richgreenejwrustictoolmanv9954

    Also try oatmeal (not the packets) w raisins sweetened w honey. Cream of wheat.
    Pls don't eat too much ramen noodles I've heard they are very bad for you.
    All processed foods are bad.
    Check ingredients and stay far away from hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, stay away from high fructose corn syrup or any corn syrup, which by the way get local honey plain honey in the stores are mostly corn syrup I read that only a little bit of honey is required to call it honey.

    • @STANDupPhilosopher73
      @STANDupPhilosopher73 Před 5 lety

      Ramen noodles are terrible for you, +1 on the Oats, especially steel cut oats (less processed) and only sweetend with fruit or raw honey.

  • @susannordstrom5065
    @susannordstrom5065 Před 6 lety +1

    hi ya, just wondering how you keep your salad without a fridge

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      I eat it within a day or two and then buy more if I want it again. I can keep cabbage for maybe 3 days before it dies on me.

    • @susannordstrom5065
      @susannordstrom5065 Před 6 lety

      thankyou

    • @nyc6769
      @nyc6769 Před 4 lety

      The eggs too

  • @hanpham7382
    @hanpham7382 Před 3 lety +1

    I learning English from you young lady

  • @bernardl4441
    @bernardl4441 Před 6 lety +4

    Organic bananas taste way better imo

    • @STANDupPhilosopher73
      @STANDupPhilosopher73 Před 5 lety +1

      Same as homegrown Tomatoes taste better, lack of pesticides/herbicides and the soil not being overworked and depleted of minerals and nutrients, you have to be careful though because Organic has become a term that is used often and not always the truth.

  • @tylerjoyner5193
    @tylerjoyner5193 Před 3 lety

    How do you make your tooth paste?

  • @salinaroselea
    @salinaroselea Před 5 lety +1

    Why not buy a cheap cooler for your salad eggs and yogurts you can get ice free at a lot of food places

  • @ghostcamper8641
    @ghostcamper8641 Před 3 lety

    Yo im van living too we should link so i can keep you company and protect you shawty

  • @katherinebonkowski8925
    @katherinebonkowski8925 Před 5 lety +1

    I have boycott Wal-Mart. But meal plans are good, sugar and sodium is the major problems with food choices now though.

  • @carlmichaelbeadle7614
    @carlmichaelbeadle7614 Před 6 lety +3

    I see you eat Knorr, some of there better ones call for milk. I don't buy milk because it will go bad before I can use it up. Then I discovered dry milk, good stuff for cooking. Good luck to you now and when the apocalypse comes.

    • @windymcgee6833
      @windymcgee6833 Před 6 lety +1

      Get Gossner's boxed milk at Dollar Tree. It's 32 oz, comes from a family dairy in Utah, no hormones and UHP which makes it safer than grocery store milk. It doesn't have to be refrigerated til opened.

  • @JOEYHIPHOP2008
    @JOEYHIPHOP2008 Před 5 lety

    Hi Karli . It sure is fun to see how you shop . It looks delicious .you should take me shopping .⚓

  • @MegavanMike
    @MegavanMike Před 6 lety +1

    I like your channel. I just started my channel. Any advice?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      Hey Mike! I just briefly looked at your channel and I think you are doing a good job! If you are wanting more views and subscribers I would title and tag your videos with the "buzz" words that go around this lifestyle. I would also do some vehicle dwelling interviews and how to videos, which it looks like you might have done a few how to's already. Going to gatherings is also a big hit with the viewers. I hope this helps!

    • @MegavanMike
      @MegavanMike Před 6 lety

      Thanks. I do have another "How to video" coming out saturday on house batteries. Thanks for the advice!

  • @maggiesjourney3877
    @maggiesjourney3877 Před 6 lety +1

    You don't refrigerate eggs, yogurt and chai milk??

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety

      Yogurt goes bad pretty quick but I can keep the other too relatively cool.

    • @nyc6769
      @nyc6769 Před 4 lety

      Must be winter or something lol

  • @hotheadedjoelhaha
    @hotheadedjoelhaha Před 6 lety

    Thank you Karli! Are these Walmart prices?

  • @cynthiagaray-arellano4623

    Title is a little misleading should say with a cooler.

  • @eca2641
    @eca2641 Před 5 lety

    Girl, you've got one hell of a metabolism. Or, I'm just old...if I ate those foods, I would not be looking nearly as good as you do! -I'm planning on keeping a good amount of food storage, too. Who is it that keeps 2 of everything on top of their rig?? The name escapes me but they've also got the alarm/security system I'm drooling over and I'll be styling something similar to their food storage as well. So, doesn't seem odd to me. We'll just be needing a rather large fridge maybe 10 cubic inches by idunno, something tall. Less than apt size, bigger than a top door cooler, for to store all the leafy greens, super foods and meats I'm forcing the kids to comply with. Muhahaha... Ehem. My 14 yr old isn't happy about that and would much rather eat what you've got going on. 😉 #moms247 😅 Thanks for sharing! 💚

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety +1

      Their channel is Vanlife Sheldon’s Travels! I bet you will find something that will work well for your family!

    • @eca2641
      @eca2641 Před 5 lety

      Curious Karli yeah... Lots to shove in a mid sized bus. So much to consider. It's getting really real as this weekend gets closer. Send me all those amazing nomad vibes! 💚 Stay well, Ms. Karli!

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 5 lety

      Sending vibes!! 💙 #skoolielife

  • @veronicamahan6285
    @veronicamahan6285 Před 5 lety

    No fridge? Salad gets nasty if left out..j/s. That food would probably last me 2wks..don't forget peanut butter..Have a Good Day

  • @AKVegan
    @AKVegan Před 5 lety +2

    Please excuse my unsugarcoated comments. Not having a fridge does not mean you need to eat packaged foods. The ramen noodles and $1 pasta bags are loaded with salt and other chemicals. Check the labels. You can eat healthier pasta by buying pasta by the pound box and canned tomatoes to make the sauce. Also, the risotto, etc in the small boxes cost a lot. Don't look at the package price, check the unit price, i.e., price per pound. If you buy rice, it is so cheap, e.g. Aldi has a 20 lb bag for under $7-8. There are vegetables that will stay good without refrigeration, e.g., potatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, radish, daikon, eggplant, zucchini, etc. You can also buy dry beans and make soup or beans. Use your own spices like oregano, cumin, red pepper, black pepper, etc and you will not need the prepackaged stuff. The $1 bag of pasta is about 5-6 oz of pasta and 1/4 oz of salt + flavor. For the same $1, you can buy good pasta without those chemicals and salt. Growing up in India, we did not have a fridge and still we did not have to shop every day except for milk. If you eat this packaged food, you will ruin your health. Mankind does not need to eat meat or dairy anyway. Go vegan for best health. Check the recipes at drmcdougall.com, drfuhrman.com, forksoverknoves.com, etc.

  • @StaticCamperVan
    @StaticCamperVan Před 6 lety +3

    Instant Coffee!?!? 🤢

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +2

      I know, I know....

    • @StaticCamperVan
      @StaticCamperVan Před 6 lety

      Curious Karli you know I’m just messing with ya! We all do what works best for us 😀

  • @davee164
    @davee164 Před 6 lety

    But, what do you do about pizza?! Do you get to eat pizza on the road?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      Yes! I just have to buy it already cooked.

  • @beeamerica5024
    @beeamerica5024 Před 4 lety

    You're so cute👍

  • @kenkozma9894
    @kenkozma9894 Před 6 lety

    I used to get Chobony yogurt almost every night until I heard something bad about it.

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      What did you hear?

    • @kenkozma9894
      @kenkozma9894 Před 6 lety

      Curious Karli I don't remember exactly. But something in the process that makes it toxic.
      I'll have to look it up and give you the sight tonight.

  • @3mar00ss6
    @3mar00ss6 Před 3 lety

    your pupils scare me (ಠ﹏ಠ)

  • @OneMiketoLive
    @OneMiketoLive Před 6 lety

    I love my "Dead Baby Chickens!" (Eggs.) Question.... Don't they need to be refrigerated?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +3

      They need to be cool but not refrigerated necessarily.

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 Před 3 lety

      @@CuriousKarli Commerical eggs should be refrigerated!!! The protective coating that slows down spoilage was removed when the eggs were washed. Eggs, straight from the hen, that have not been washed can be stored at room temperature. That was one of the ways eggs were stored, for short periods of time, when people kept chickens.

  • @karlhs4735
    @karlhs4735 Před 6 lety

    Can I order you Chinese take out?

    • @CuriousKarli
      @CuriousKarli  Před 6 lety +1

      haha! I love Chinese! It is definitely a choice to eat how I do because I want my funds to last as long as possible.

  • @InResponseOutreach
    @InResponseOutreach Před 4 lety +1

    This is all really unhealthy I was looking for recommendations but most isn’t even truly edible I hope you take vitamins

  • @macjohnson8992
    @macjohnson8992 Před 6 lety

    Vegans get more donations. Just saying.