Vanlife Heat Wave - Dumpster Diving to Stay Cool?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Vanlife Heat Wave - Dumpster diving to stay cool? Why not! You gotta do what you do when you gotta do it NOW! Inching closer and closer to leaving for Montana and had to find a way to get my EcoFlow Wave 2 working as this was the HOTTEST day of the heat wave in Calgary, Alberta.
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My name is Matthew and I live in a van. I lost my job due to "cut backs" from the pandemic of 2020 and decided to seriously restructure my life. I am also a single dad who needed to find a solution that would allow me to remain in my daughter's life and plan for her future. After tons of research into #vanlife, I knew it was for me.
From March 2021 until October 2021 I spent my days building out my Chevrolet Express 2500, which came to be known as "Lucky" and as of October 18, 2021 I have been living in Lucky full time.
The build was done with almost no experience on my end and I used the one incredible tool I had at my disposal - the internet - to learn what I needed to build Lucky into a very comfortable tiny home.
I have always had a bit of a passion for being in front of the camera and really enjoy capturing the world around us. This really played into how I was feeling after almost a year of working from home when I "commuted" from the bedroom to the couch. I was starting to feel extremely unhealthy, unmotivated and despondent. I HATED that, and that's not a word I like to throw around. This new lifestyle gives me opportunities I just didn't have before and I am so excited to be able to share it all with you.
I truly believe we all have the capabilities to turn our lives around, should we choose to do so - and if I can inspire you to shoot for something better then I have done a decent job and that will keep me going.
There is more to life than the consume, consume, spend, spend lifestyle I feel we have all been conditioned to follow and I just want to do the best I can for myself first and foremost. Our time is limited and I do not want to waste another second on a lifestyle that doesn't bring me joy!
Be Happy, Be Creative, Be Yourself and BE POSITIVE!
Portable AC in the van!!! Yeah budddddy!!!!
A Canadian would call cat food "meat puck." But you're right it's like a puck.
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For being so hot there you are keeping it together with a great attitude. Love this channel.💕
Thank you Tracy!
😂 Canada 🇨🇦 boy. Loved it 😍
You’d hate it in the south States. Summer’s humidity can choke you. 🥴
LMAO @The heat makes me do arts and crafts...lol
i live in my van in Boise Idaho and this last 3 weeks we've been over 100f 37.8c almost everyday! I will trade you lol
Hot as ⚾️🏈🏀⚽️
They sell corrugated plastic sheets in the craft section at Dollarama. They would work for the window vents. Poster size.
A piece of styrofoam cut to size might be worth a trip to the hardware store. Better insulation from heat, moisture and stronger
When the sun hits glass, it heats the inside, like a green house effect. If you put the cardboard on the outside of the windsheild, shading the glass, it makes a big difference, kinda ghetto, I know.
First time seeing you dumpster diving...love it 🤗 Glad that the cardboard insert was able to serve as a temporary stand-in until Ecoflow decides to ship you your window cover
I loved the Safeway lady she was so sweet and kind, if only more people were like her.🥰 You did a great job making the window inset for the hoses and the cardboard piece with Van Essentials printed on it was a sign from the universe I feel!🌌 Another great vlog, ty Matthew!🙏
FINALLY, he makes a grocery list now...😂😂 good job, matthew love from Malaysia
😊ha😅ha😂ha
10 duck jeeps today!!!😊
Just poured an adult beverage and boom a new VL+ !!!!!!! Thank you for always uploading at the perfect time for me lmao 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am so Canadian too. I hate the heat!
Heyyyyy Matthew and PRETTY Penny!👋 ...GREAT content as ALWAYS, thanks for the share, U R sooooo appreciated!👍🤗💖🎉.
Sheron you're a real sweetheart, always purely supporting Matthew in everything he does!🙏
@@TheLeopardGirl same to you LOVELY, lady ... take care, stay safe and God bless you!👍🤗💖🙏😇
Safeway lady was nice…Amber….good name:)
Luv seeing the fuzzy buttz ❤
Something for future Mathew - they make a mini split 12 volt air conditioner for vans. You can hang the compressor on your back door and the fan on your wall connected to your compressor. Check it out.
Where do I look for information about this?
You could get B to do some 🏴☠️👸🏼art on your new window blocker😁. My head 😵💫😵whenever you start talking electrical juggling🤣😂. Stay cool & safe sweetie 🥰💞😘🍀🏴☠️
Pirate Popsicle's ...maybe!?🤔🤨🏴☠️☺️
🤭 ...they're on my list of things 'to do'!👍🤗💖🎉.
I love watching the creative solutions you devise for Lucky
It was 41°C/107°F here the other day! My younger self visiting here would be in heaven... And blistered!
🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Matthew, you were so eloquent explaining to the lady at the grocery store about rivita🎉🎉🎉
Hi Matthew and penny the lady in safeway was brilliant another Amber xx
Sometimes a pool noodle can be used for edge insulation if trimmed right.
You are looking much more comfortable this morning. Cardboard in the window is great idea, hopefully it doesn’t bend under the weight or condensation from the hoses. Duct tape will be your friend. Loved the dumpster diving, nothing like getting the cardboard for free. Fingers crossed for your 3d coupler part, then you’ll be able to enjoy your eco flow ac and be real comfortable inside Lucky. Hope your folks will be alright in BC, but also that you have a good time on your trip. It will be nice and fun to have a summer vacation in Montana. ❤😊😺
Thanks for sharing ❤😊
Deja vu I did this whole cardboard exercise myself. It just such a heavy ass large contraption to have inside of a van.
You're like me Carol, it would get on my nerves but mainly to do with it spoiling the aesthetic!🤣
Great plan came together. Hope the Delta 2 got charged enough to run a/c overnight on eco! God bless!
Matthew when you make the cardboard for your window, I would suggest covering it with duct tape it will be sturdy and ,waterproof. Kisses for Penny ❤
I’m so thankful our 3 week heat wave ended a couple of days ago. It was downright despicable!
Good evening Matthew & Penny. Happy ypu got something rigged up to cool Lucky down. Penny definitely deserves that. 🏴☠️
I was laughing out loud in a few places in this video Matthew. Your non-stop commentary, the pause to stare at the camera, then the monologue continues. You're nothing if not entertaining. Thank you for another fabulous vlog.
Do you like tacos? Do you like van life? Do you like Matthew? How about Penny? If any of this is true, subscribe to the channel. You know you want to!
Yes, yes, yes & yes!💯
All the above. 😂❤
🌮 🚐 😄🐈👍
Hey dude,you want to solve,your problem,with your window air conditioner set up,heres the solution,grab yourself,some stiro foam,cut two holes,insert your device,place some electrical tape and call it a day😊.
Yeah... but the cardboard was free.
lol I did the same thing with my ancient roll out house window - 2 inch styrofoam and cut it to size and stuffed it in and cut an exhaust hole from
A template I made - works perfect ❤
We are in our heat wave here in SW Ohio, Huber Heights.
Howdy from Texas, you can put screen over the outside so bugs will stay out.. and also wrap the tubes with foil and that will keep the heat of the sun out... i have these in my RV .... and they make a world of difference...
Stay cool Matthew and Miss P and good evening.
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I'm glad you found a solution. Maybe now Penny can come to the States!
Thanks for sharing. Glad you have a back up heater if needed. Hope you and Lindsay have a great trip! 🌻😊
🥵 It’s hot here in California as well! Take care and stay safe!❤️🙏🏼👍🏼👍🏼✌🏼❤️🐈❤️
Good morning Matthew n lady penny. 😊😊
Texas has been in the high 80’s with some rain this week. That ends next week Monday when it goes back to the 90’s! Hate the summer….😅
thanks..
Hi Matthew and miss Penny.❤❤
🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤🎉❤ sorry for my tardiness
"I WAS IN THE POOL!!" *In classic George Castanza voice * lol
Shrinkage
@@VanlifePLUS 😂😂
I was told by an architect years ago that to stop heat effecting a home, you have to stop it outside....it is too late once the heat has entered, you stop heat from leaving by insulating the inside.
Yes, get it nice and cold in the morning, then shut down before the temp outside gets close to the temp inside.
How do you stop heat from entering other than insulation?
@@janetallison363 staying in the shade or near water helps a lot.
COVER THE FRIGIN GLASS FROM THE OUTSIDE!😂
Another great video ❤ xx
I love your videos 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Danny!
Depending on the weather conditions may want to put plastic in outside of that cardboard to protect against dampness potential rain also thin insulation or foil to help reflect heat back
What a great idea that with your carton reflectic 😊
Oh Matt, Look at the size of the rust hole at the bottom of your side doors, left-hand side bottom you better get some body filler and fill that in before the winter hits.
I've been seeing Revita for sale at the safeways in Edmonton, so they're clearly doing alright. :)
Matthew, living in the States, I would leave Penny at your parents.
I am in the process of problem solving the same "heat" and A/C install process in my Ford Transit high roof van.
(I live in the So. California area)
Fabricate a "adapter panel/hose connector" that would fit into your "ceiling fan" opening to exhaust the "heat" side of your A/C.
Pull the already cooled "intake" air side from inside the van as you are currently doing.
Construction: 1/8" plywood, attach the panel to the fan with neodymium bar magnets, and a hose flange would create a easy low cost DIY project.
And when not in use, the panel will require a smaller space to store than what you are currently using...
Not to mention the increase "security" instead of leaving the side window lowered for venting.
Since heat rises, it is more efficient moving the exhaust heat "upwards" than sideways...
Tech Tip...
Shorter hose runs and/or less bends makes exhausting the A/C more efficient, (creates less back pressure), and will increase its efficiency, thus keep your van interior space cooler.
So as a bonus, running the ceiling fan on "low" will also assist in assisting in removing the hot A/C exhaust. (Less back pressure)
(And prevent the bugs from flying in)
I am hoping that if you make this a video, you will be the first to post this idea...
I am a new subscriber...Keep up on the "Quality Content" ;)
Good luck, and hope to hear from you soon.
I seen one of these poop buckets in Canadian Trie may use one in my van next month
To be fair, if you are on Patreon which costs like a buck a month on the lowest tier, you probably would have caught the lame joke I attempted, cause Matthew, shall I say.. Ahem.. is a little less PG ocasionally when he posts, and can be a bit of a tease... All in good fun everyone... 💋💋💋😍😍😍😍
😂 looked like you had got cooked in the Florida sun. That’s what outta staters look like after their first day at our beaches. 😂😂😂
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Hope all your family are and remain safe and well in B.C. I'm kinda hoping you're not out there with Brooklyn right now.🔥🔥
Good vanlife diy!!
Home improvement stores have aluminum tape, works well for what you are needing!
MAke sure your hoses are as short as possible, and keep the exhaust straight so the hot air can flow out!
Put a fan nfront of the cooler help push tht cool air to u
check your swivel seat on the seatbelt wires. thats were mine was.
Letting all the cool air out with the door open 😂
Hi Matthew! I haven’t started the video yet, but maybe a portable air conditioner is best? My dad set one up between the seats up front, where your fridge used to be.. set it up like you would at home.. roll the window up to where the plastic part is held, and turn the sucker on!
CLEARLY- you’ll need to be hooked up to power.. might I suggest a sleepover at a parking lot with block heater outlets . ❤
Unfortunately every single lot I have ever found that has block heater plugs switches them off during the summer months
@@VanlifePLUSthat’s true - I found that out when I tried to charge my phone on one (I have a charger cable in my purse)
Matthew , Today is july 24th 2024, here in Space coast of florida it is in the 90's F. with a heat index of 107 F. We need rain to cleanse the sahara dust storm over Florida making air quality miserable . From a great grannie
I'd hate to live n Arizona Texas or Miami I'd die
Thank you so much for sharing!! Good night from VA!
Aaaaaaannnd fire smoke season is back 😶🌫️😣 I really hope you can escape this 🟠 sky. Days like this have me wishing I was in a house on wheels
‘Van essentials’ 👍
It looks like my camper in there, with cables and vents and solar generators 😄
I would have thought you'd get your portable panels out in that strong sun to help charge up the ecoflow
Yeah I should have….just couldn’t be bothered with the heat 😂
Sjould have put the hoses to the passenger door window. That way if ya want you could just leave it hooked up if ya need to drive somewhere.
But then I would loose my swivel seat and the cardboard would block my vision! 😂
Try to stay cool hope you don’t have this type of weather in Montana here in the states we have temps way over 112 degrees
Instead of dumpster diving. you coulda asked the Produce department for banana or apple boxes. They're generally pretty sturdy. If you- 15:12 BRO THERE WERE BOXES RIGHT BEHIND THAT LADY YOU COULDA SAVED YOURSELF A DIVE 🤣😂😭💀
You could diminish the size of the area that need to be cooled by using your curtain that separate the driving seat from thd cargo area.
I bet the rear/body of the AC is hot as hell, so it would help in this regard as well.
As for charging the ecoflow battery, instead of running the engine, you could go to the public library, enjoy the AC there and charge the big battery at the same time.
Dunno if cats in a transportation cafe are allowed there though.
8:33 I’m playing Sim City from Super Nintendo on my phone. $9,999,999 cheat code- activated. Zero taxes on the city- I rule. Lol
Then also Zelda- Link to the Past, also on my phone. They both play just how I remember them. 🥰
Bummer I was at Bebo that day... I think I was
If it was 66 in my house id be turning on the heater😂. I keep my ac on 83-84!!!
UA-cam acting weird!! Super glad to see you!!
Its funny how people tell Matthew he should try living in the southern states of US because of how hot it is compared to Calgary during summer but if you think about it how would y'all deal with 5 months under 0°c even going down to as much as -30°c at times. Its all relative really!🥵🥶😂
For real! They laugh at us melting at 30C, and I’m like, “come up here in February and say that.”😂
Hey Matthew and Penny
Hi Matthew and Penny am Michelle from Orlando Florida checking in.Luv ya both.Stay cool.
Hello Matthew and Penny!😊😊
Great video
Hope you don't have any problems with trip to B.C. because of fires.
Hi Matthew and Penny, Ray from Wisconsin checking in, luv da vids!!
I love your content and I love that you post all the time however I went on vacation and now I’m playing catch-up and binging all day episodes I missed because I’m used to watching them as soon as they hit. I feel like I’m so behind, but I’ll catch up lol. Thanks so much for your Contant. Keep up the great job.
No worries, thanks for watching! The videos will always be here 😊
You should put screens on the hoses outside so you don’t have bugs or birds inside them 😱😱😱😱😱😱🙃
I need to replace a cable for my solar and I have it but i am afraid.... I wish I had your abilities... I am jelly and I am not a jelly person lol I am working my way to attempting tho...thank you for providing me the false confidence... i mean confidence.
Welcome to being as truck that brought everything you have. Your welcome
This might be a dumb question- but why does the air conditioner use the gas in the vehicle? Is it the same for the heat in the winter??…
Again- my apologies for the potentially dumb question?…
27:49 The Eco flow is bringing in outside air to cool, (hence the two pipes) wont work any less hard with the van engine pre-cooling the space
But when it senses the ambient temperature it doesn’t work as hard so with the van running it will get to that point sooner 😊
@@VanlifePLUS Good theory, I agree 😎
@@VanlifePLUS i would say, yes the cool air from the van triggers the delta to throttle down, so essentially, the vans doing the majority of the cooling, but... if you set the delta to recirculate, just bring the intake hose in, it will run much more efficiently
@@OutbackOntario when you say delta I assume you mean the Wave 2. I don’t think it has a recirculate mode
@@VanlifePLUSI would assume removing the inlet duct from the nicely fabricated window adaptor, and placing the duct facing the living space would recirculate and re cool the air. (Assuming that this machine pulls its fresh air to cool from one of the ducts)
Hvac guy here, you don't want your intake within 6 feet (whatever that is in Canadian 😅) of the exhaust.
In my experience, if you let the intake, intake the cooler in the van it will cool it more and spit it back out. Taking the hot air from outside makes it work harder cooling the hot air.
Hey Matthew
Hey Alan
Hey darlin.’..
FYI you don’t need both hoses vented outside, just the heated air. The a/c will work less to intake from the cooler air already inside the van.
I don’t think this is true when it comes to how the wave 2 works. I tested it in Montana
@@VanlifePLUS Hmmmm I’ve tested it with the Mark 2 and now a 10,000 BTU portable a/c. Both worked better. I also insulated the heat exhaust hose which was a game changer. I have watched you since the beginning. Nice to see how things have progressed for you.
BTW I lost my dog when you lost your cat and now I’m going to have surgery on my back. As a nomad, I feel more confident since seeing how you handled your surgery. Thanks for all the videos 😀🚐…
Would you have to use the hoses out the window using the heater???
I believe so yes
Hmmm🤔🤔🤔
Open one door on your vehicle, open and shut another door a couple of times. This will force the hotter trapped air out of your car when you get in and help cool it faster.
I have question is your raptor liner paint job roll on or spray and how is it holding up so far thanks in advance
Matthew, what happened to you red gas can on the pirate queen?