JOYS of the Arctic Winter VANLIFE!
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2024
- A few weeks in the Nordic Arctic winter round 3. Ive so far hit my coldest temperatures yet at -38°C in my self-built Ford Transit campervan handles the extreme winter van life in the far north of Norway, Sweden, and Finland The time we visits “Arctic Amethyst” in Pyhä-Luosto Lapland, Feed reindeer, walk down a mountain and enjoy some more touristy aspects of life in the Cold.
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Nice one Alex, that scene navigating the snowy tree tops was quite spectacular. I'm glad you had some company for a while, its fun to share experiences. Its a shame about the colds, but it did look like you were both over the worst of it by the time came for Katie to fly home. Right ho, onwards with the trip. Take care. 👋🇬🇧🇺🇦
Those frozen trees definitely look spectacular in the winter! And I was pretty much better given a few days after Katie flew home
Sticky stuff is supercooled rain. Tiny droplets have lower than 0C temp and they freeze instantly on the contact glazing everything. Driving is pretty bad if rain is intense.
Yeah i only come across those conditions about -10 to -13 area but absolute pain when you do
we slept in that ice hotel Xmas Eve 2021 - saw the northern lights as well thank you for the memory :)
Random quest - the lights under your van, what are they please love the way they shine on the snow - we have got a Norway n Sweden tripped book end of the year
Great vid and nice to see you back
Must be a wonderful experience to sleep in the ice hotel!
Those are an eight set of RGB “rock lights” they can be any colour you want by often prefer using that turquoise option.
Really enjoying these adventures to see how man woman and vehicle copes in extreme temperatures, I am an old timer and recently retired and I have converted my work van a vw caddy into a micro camper, a few weeks ago when the UK temperature in the Midlands dipped down to - 5 degrees I could not open my side doors for two days so I won't be going to the arctic circle in it, 😂how about for your next adventure you go to the hottest place on earth 🌎🤔😎
I do love extreme temperatures. Highest. I’ve had this very same van is +41c, and highest personally is +49.8c when working in Zambia.
I am tempted to look into taking the van to Morocco or Tunisia
To prevent the freezing of doors, use a CRC silicone spray on the door gaskets.
wow very interesting experience friend
Thank you very much
The ice sculptures were incredible. Cheers.
Indeed they are. it’s always a great experience visiting ice hotel
Good to see the drone survived - The aerial intros are a nice format for the vids.
I should really visit an ice hotel at some point, but unfortunately the wife is asthmatic and she can't cope with that level of cold.
I’m very glad it survived as well! I do really try and get the drone footage when I can.
staying in the ice hotel must be a great experience they usually considerably warmer than outside conditions. I think they’re only around -5
Looks like a really epic adventure, hope you both feel much better now. Absolutely amazing. All the very best, David & Rachel 👍
Definitely is a great adventure and thank you very much. We do feel better now
Get well soon chap 😵💫 heading you’re way soon, keep us posted on the weather
Are you driving up north?
@@MispronouncedAdventures we’re heading to Tromsø in SUV (sorry 😂)…itinerary has us in Jokkmokk on Wednesday night, then via Abisko. Your vlogs have helped us understand what to expect…thank you!
@trick700 I’m currently in kiruna area. So might cross paths
Sorry we missed you, we must have passed somewhere near Kiruna. We made it all the way to a place called Ersfjordbotn nr Tromsø and temperatures have been above zero since! 😮Next time you’re near Tromsø, there’s a spectacular drive to Tromvik with places to stop
@trick700 i’ve been stuck in kiruna for the last week due to mechanical breakdown but got it fixed today. It has been pretty mild.
Fabulous video Alex. That ice hotel was amazing. The artworks were awesome. Another stunning opening sequence with the drone. Safe Travels Bud 🙏
I love the idea of transient art, such dedication and work going into something which will only last a few months
One of my cousins, an ex-HGV mechanic, suggested a disposable barbecue as a way to get extra heat into the engine. It would need insulating from the ground or it might go out. I’ll have to try some experiments when it’s not raining. I wouldn’t want to push one under a van and have it set fire to the vehicle.
Similar things that we done all over the world which has cold environment although I don’t think it happens as much for modern cars as any of them run in oil ( which is more suited for the cold ) and have a lot more plastic and cabling under the engine
You might already said this plenty of times before, but what brings you back to the arctic every winter, apart from the immense beauty, northern lights and almost never ending darkness?
I’ve been very fortunate to lead the professional life of leading Expeditions all over the globe to many environments. The cold always fascinates me. apart from those three points you’ve mentioned, I would say it’s the sense of adventure spending two months roaming the Arctic having a good time and exploring places I’ve never been in somewhat harsh conditions at times
Wow, absolutely stunning scenery , I've never seen snow like it and the snow hotel looks amazing , its on my bucket list ! Thanks for sharing Alex 😊 x
It’s wonderful out here and it’s always great seeing what art can be made from snow
Stunning opening shots as always mate
Thank you very much! Always fun, getting the drone shots
Superb content as always, something very relaxing about your adventures
Thank you very much I’m glad you think so
Thanks for sharing these adventures. Driving to the Nordic Arctic has been on my bucket list for the last 10yrs & I haven’t got there yet.
Your episodes are helping me plan where & how (my Wife isn’t amused 😂) as I am determined to get there in my trusty Navara in the next 3yrs but I’ll have to find hotels as camping in a tent isn’t an option in those temperatures.
Hope the cold didn’t last too long & I look forward to the next episode.
Take care 👍
Thank you very much for watching and I do hope you manage to complete your bucket list. It’s definitely an incredible place up here and there are lots of different styles of travel here in the winter from my style to campervan to cars and hotels. Definitely doable. Although the consideration of some sort of engine preheater or block heater might be a good idea for the winter!
I laughed so hard at you going down the slide.
Heated lens extra high beams are really nice to have.
Yeah I’ve seen a few like that in the shops in the Nordic
I’ve got the sniffy nose syndrome aswell mate bloody nightmare!
And you’ve only seen the sniffs I didn’t cut from the footage! Hope you get well soon
So here is one i've never heard you mention before i don't think. The biggest difference between the outside temperature and the inside temperature of the van? You looked sad when Katie was dropped off!
It’s normally a massive temperature differential. Inside is usually 21° on the diesel heater thermostat. At the coldest on this trip, there was a 60° temperature difference between inside and outside
The waffles seemed to be delicious.
I thought, wow, the arctic bus is a nice vehicle and can carry so much people judging from the people in the mine. Then I saw there were two.....
Waffles were very good and definitely a cool experience going on the Snowcats. There were two pick up points, so one vehicle started from each.
Amazing episode 3 Alex, couldn’t have been nice having the lurgy out there in the cold. -1 must have felt positively tropical for a few days. And those waffles did look worth the second trip up the gondola, I mean the….😉😂
They were good waffles! Not the environment you want a cold as well
Hi, where abouts did you purchase your inboard water tanks, looking for something compact also?
Thanks for the videos, looks an awesome place 👍
British producer “Wydale plastics” which is sold by a few companies. make a variety of sizes.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the fast response, I have heard of them, will take a look 👍
Thanks for sharing this Alex, pigging back on this question, what’s the water sensor you using to measure the level on your Victron?
I love your videos man 👍 I’m currently doing up my first van it was your videos that got the ball rolling 😂👌 keep up the good work
Thank you very much and all the best of your van built!
Kopara, the hoof of the reindeer in Finnish. A word with Lappi dialect, taken from one of the Sami languages. Not sure which, since there´s at least seven diffrent Sami languages spoken in the Nordics. Not sure about russia though, that place is a black hole.
I carry parasitical grade ascrobic acid (food grade) and baking soda with me and take it daily. 1/2 tea vite C and 1/4 tea baking soda in an ounce or two of water, let it fizzle and dissolve then add as much water you want. This causes the C to predigest or break down and absorb quickly and more so. I buy Amazon 5 pound bag... it is sooo good for many things. Keep up the good team work, it makes life nicer ... I have come to think snow and ice are a fluke of nature 🙂
Thank you very much for the advice! I’m Not actually familiar with the first one, I’m gonna have to look that
I would've gone to a hotel for a few days and slept if I had a cold like that in the Arctic, I guess that why I prefer hot countries.
Really enjoying your videos
Glad you are enjoying the videos. The ice hotels internally usually are not as cold as outside. I think they’re around -5c but also fair if some people prefer warmer climates!
Hi alex is Katie part of the team when you do trekking etc overseas ? It was very nice of her to give you her cold,share and share alike 😂😂😂😂😂
In the past we have lead expeditions together, Peru & Bolivia and a reconnaissance exped in Namibia
Excellent video again. In the beginning and eg. when you went to the amethyst mine there was the conditions that I call "postcard weather". If you buy a generic "Greetings from Lapland" postcard, the photo is most likely taken on when there's a lot of snow on the trees etc :)
In my experience you need that CEE-adapter quite often in the campsites in Finland and Sweden, but not very often in Norway. In the Baltic countries it's almost always needed.
I definitely agree with you there it was the classic postcard view!
As for the adaptor you’re right, that’s why I was a bit confused on what I’ve used in previous years. Luckily I was able to make a temporary conversion.
@@MispronouncedAdventures here in Finland there's a regulation that new electric pole installations on campsites must have CEE outlets, but there still are a huge amount of old poles.
Women don't understand what Man Flu is like lol; great video.
I don’t know this particular case Katie might since she gave it to me!
2:50 Must cost you a small fortune in high proof vodka washer fluid lol
Really nice winter scenery! Love your videos 🙏🏻
Thank you very much! I do love the scenery up here
@@MispronouncedAdventures I live in Finland so it's awesome to see someone bring the beauty of it to the world to see!
A good video and thanks for posting it.
Thank you, and thank you very much for watching
Great music by the way 👍
Cheers! I have to be very careful, selecting music and often be quite reserved.
Commentors love telling you when they don’t like your music choices. I’ve learnt in the past
Love the videos. I’d suggest leaving the van running in cold beneath -25. Seems like I’ve seen at least three CZcams van creators have starting issues lately 😂 I’m totally jealous.
All was -30 and below lol
I would probably consider it now at about -35c, or at least leaving the preheater on.
-25c With an engine preheater really isn’t a problem, it’s quite routine.
-35 on the other hand, starter battery start to get too cold, and you start to get outside of some of the Arctic diesel operating temperatures
Loving the videos Alex ❤
Thank you watching!
Everything is better with waffles. Hope you feel better soon
Can you confirm everything is better with waffles
love your adventures... well done ... nice video and locations... keep it up & safe travel
Thank you very much it was a lot of locations in this video! A busy one!
Great scenery and glad your van is holding up well to the cold temps. Fingers crossed for that elusive -40C 😊 🥶 How are you getting on with solar on the sunny days? Do you get much or have you had to top up via a plug / via DC to DC charger quite often?
Solar is almost always zero up here at this time of year, but I purposely don’t rely on it. The DCDC charges do most of the work. But that’s just generally from when I’m driving around day to day
@@MispronouncedAdventuresCool. I'm considering getting an E-transit and doing a similar conversion and maybe doing an Arctic trip next year 🙂 Looks like I might be plugging in a fair bit! 🙂
@Pedelorean electric vehicles are extremely popular in the Nordics
Hi Alex
So what editing software do you use for your footage ? And the software for the music .. hope you feel better soon your friend gave you that cold .
All edited in Final Cut Pro and music is all the free stuff from CZcams audio library
This prototype care might have been a BMW. It seems they are registering them in GG (Groß Gerau).
Nice episode again otherwise.
Question: What do you do as a precaution against legionella in your water tank?
Interesting, you think it’s BMW. Although it’s also interesting to see what the plates mean, as I can’t read to me foreign number plates, unlike the UK ones.
Precautions against legionnaire is just your normal good hot water tank practice of regularly, keeping it 60° or higher.
I was just guessing because they have used GG plates before.
All German plates refer to a town/region where the vehicle is registered (not equal to where the owner lives, could be businesses...). Plates don't stay with the vehicle when you move out of the area.
B- Berlin, M- Munich, WOB- Wolfsburg (that'd be a VW then). @@MispronouncedAdventures
Stay healthy, mate.
Do my best!
Looking at some stats of batteries the other day, looking at a new one for my car, they seem to be good to -20, so it probably is just that that's causing your problems.
Most likely the only time I’ve had starting issues have been on overnight -35c mornings. It’s just too cold for the battery so needs a bit of a helping hand warm up a bit
Didn’t you go on a ski lift when you went to see the northern lights with Kinging-it the year before ?
I was being quite particular when I said “ski lift” as the one with kinging-it and other chairlifts I’ve been on were not ski places. I don’t ski so I hadn’t been to a ski resort before
Schuko Adapter to CEE Plug you need.
Indeed, luckily, I had enough adapters to make a temporary solution
Do you recommend to select the electrically heated front window option ? Does it work in very cold conditions ? Any drawbacks ?
It came with the van and I find it quite excellent.
The hot air blowers are great at defrosting the window, although it’s concentrated on the bottom and slowly works its way up whilst the heating element in the windscreen is throughout.
Loving the series! Just going back over your's and True Blue's build vids.
Did you trace any issues with the battery? Was it just a one-off?
True blues videos are great and they’re lovely people.
It was just too cold for the chemistry and my weaker battery. The only times I’ve had starting issues are the three times I’ve had -35C overnight.
@@MispronouncedAdventures Seen a fair number of people get starter battery failures, it seems to be something no one really cares about much till it dies. The BT monitor and app I have have saved me a lot of time this year alone, and they're cheap. Just a thought... Impressed you put 30A through to warm yours up, it's a good idea, do you have a temp sensor on the battery or just guess?
The battery failure is here is it got outside the operating conditions for lots of starter batteries. Putting them on charge warmed up the internal chemistry getting them to operating temperature.
@@MispronouncedAdventures Yep, anything below -18C, hence battery warmers, trickle charging and temp monitoring, the last two automated on some EVs - just surprised you hadn't got that as you tried warmers before, that's all. At least you have a low battery alert on the KONNWEI, though I've never tried that myself 👍
What led lights do you have on your hood?
Aux beam 3” pods. white & amber on Wheeliams bonnet bracket mounts
For that cough, either tea with lots and lots of honey, or find some Blaccurrant syrup, and mix it 1part syrup to 3 or 4 parts boiling water. Enjoy.
Your scraper looks like the Biltema extensible scraper. Best scraper I've found. I let my sister borrow mine once, and now every relative I have, from Trondheim to Stavanger has one.
I wonder if those camoed cars were the same I saw here in January?
Thank you for advice.
That scraper is excellent, I love it.
As for the camo cars subsequently, I’ve seen at least 10 across 4 different manufactures and one lorry. The northern Nordic is probably a great place for winter testing new vehicles
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Cheers
Why don’t you go to a ski resort and go skiing just to enjoy it a little bit
I can’t ski
You're probably well again by now, but make a tea with half a lemon, two tea spoons of honey and you will be okay....
did you miss out the shot of whiskey? 😉
That works too!
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As a Scott we will have no “e” in Whisky thank you! ☺️ thank you for the recommendations on how to get better!
@@MispronouncedAdventures 🤣
I wouldn’t have trusted that hose, I’ve seen people rinse their toilet cassettes out with those 🤢
I wasn’t too worried in this case as the emptying toilet was the next room, which had the black water dump and hose. Pretty nonsensical to use that hose when the room actually empty The toilet has one
Cheers