Riding Out an Epic 50mph Alaskan Blizzard in my Cozy Homemade Truck Camper | Stranded in Deep Snow
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2024
- This isn't my first rodeo, but this is the first time I shouldn't have stayed overnight in an intense snowstorm...
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Of course I’ll be watching you Tim! Love Mom 🙋🏻♀️👩🏻😍
OMG Timmy's momma! You raised a great kid who inspires this old married father to 'be better'. To squeeze more out of life. I salute you ma'am for shaping Timmy to be someone who seems to be wholesome overall and seems to be a great guy (despite never having met him).
Good job momma, i hope my kids grow up to be at least half as cool as timmy 😎
All hail Timmie's Mom! ;)
@srbradle Thanks for the kind words! 😁
Good talking to you yesterday!
Nothing can stop you when your Moms in your corner…God Bless Y’all !!!✝️🇺🇸🤙🏻
There's nothing better than being inside where it's warm and cozy while it's blizzarding outside. My favorite weather.
I'd take my 80 degrees and cruising down the Highway with the target top outta my Corvette jamming some Sammy Hagar anytime over the Snow and Cold!!😂
Heck yea ah ! Ive had a fire every day & open my winders to cool off . Summer is coming & leaving commifornia & headn to beautiful oregon . Yay for hippie
@@davestevens4263 OH NO.. Please stay, Oregon does NOT want you
Mine too!
Agree! A cozy warm house while a blizzard rages outside is a fine day😅
Truck mechanic here! I've seen a lot of these Webasto heathers fail because of the glow plug getting too much smut on it and then they can't ignite the fuel anymore. Try to change the plug and give it a deep clean. In many cases this will fix the problem. But before doing this, check that the heather receives fuel and air, check the fuel pump that it's ticking when activated, the fuel line isn't clogged and the airways are free. Thanks for taking us with you on your adventures Tim and stay save!
Have you come to hate working on those things yet?
What I was wondering about diesel heaters: What happens when the exhaust is snowed in? Are we risking getting co2 poisoning or will they turn off?
@@bestishiphop Normally there should be no risk of co/co2 poisoning as long as the heater and the exhaust pipe is installed and routed correctly and has no cracks in it. The flame will starve after a short while when the exhaust is blocked because there is not enough oxygen to burn in the heater. Also if the exhaust is blocked with snow, it will either not start at all, melt the snow after a short while or smoke like a steam train. It should be quickly obvious if something isn't right.
If your heater is installed in the inside of your sleeping area it surely doesn't hurt to get a co detector just to be safe.
That message from Tim's Mom was so simple but so sweet. It made me think of my own Mom, who recently passed. God bless you, Ma'am. Stay safe, Tim!
Sweet of you to say. ❤
I’m sorry about your mom!
I understand, Deb, I was thinking the same . My Mom just recently passed as well. 😢I so miss her
I remember a blizzard here in northern Michigan in 78. I had a baby and my husband couldn't make it home. We lived in the woods. I walked out my door to fix a problem, turned around, and couldn't see my house. Went back inside and tied myself with a rope to my house before venturing out again. The next week the blizzard of 78 hit and luckily my husband was home. We were snowed in for five days and my baby took her first steps during that time. What wonderful memories.
Your story brought me back to a memory of that blizzard. I was a young pre-teen returning with my father from one of my many hockey games when that blizzard hit. We lived 50 miles south of Detroit in a house on a old farming road in South Rockwood. There were a few farm houses but open fields on the road we built one of the first modern brick houses on back then. We were about a mile from home coming back from my game and ended up stuck in one of the many snow drifts we were trying to plow through to get home. We both had to walk about a mile that night in that blizzard after unsuccessfully trying to dig out. Me still wearing my hockey equipment and my father with an Inadequate coat. We both barely made it home on the verge of frostbite. My father is long passed now, but strangely enough, that is one of my strongest fond memories of my youth, that blizzard and that walk home in it. Maybe because we endured it or in some strange way it was exciting for a young boy! Good thing it was the fad of the 70’s and I had long hair back then that covered my ears.
I was in Hammond, IN. Working the grounds crew at college. Spent all my time plowing snow. That's the year Lake Michigan froze all the way across.
I was made in Indiana during the blizzard of 78😂
I live in Alpena Michigan and remember that historic blizzard
Did you remember to pack your grill up after it cooled off? 💞
This has been an amazing video. And I agree with you.I'm a seventy four year old grandma, I camped in my element for ten years, And my.
Son gifted me last year with an astro van conversion. I love being out in nature and I love storms. I would be thrilled to be where you are.Just hanging out in in nature.Enjoying God's world and loving it. Thanks for this video really enjoyed it.
Being well sheltered and going through storms is one of my favorite things to experience outdoors.
Same!
Spent 2 years in the Yukon living and working up in Dawson city. Miss the frozen lifestyle. Keep living your happy the existence. Respect to your choices and manners . From Scottish man , married to a Japanese woman living in New Zealand. Good luck, 👍👍👍🤘🤘
I'm always amazed how much bigger your truck looks from the inside than from the outside.
Tardis
That's because the inside scenes are shot in a special room in his house. He goes out and shoots all the exterior scenes first and then goes back to his place and shoots the interior shots. The guy isn't really going to risk his life for a UA-cam channel.
Funny how loud the wind is roaring outside, but it's so quiet inside.
You saw that also? I agree. Timmy said the living space is about 48 square feet inside. Plenty of room for one person in a cabin built into a Ford pickup bed---and with all the amenties!
TARDIS?
Definitely not for the faint of heart. Phew!!! I always wondered why my Dad would pack his tool chest, crow bar, a short saw, wooden matches and a shovel in the truck even for day trips in California. I asked him why one day and. he said, "you never know." That shovel and crowbar came in handy when he got a tire stuck in the mud. The winch he installed the first year he got his truck has helped out other people more on day trips (including us) than we can count. In Alaska, being prepared is a way of life. Thank you, Timmy for taking us along on your adventures. ❤❤
Hi my name is Laura.... I just want you to know I bump into your videos .. and since I've been watching you my anxiety levels have come down... I really enjoy your videos good luck on your travels..❤
Idea for the truck house to improve your door situation. Maybe installing a grate in front of the door would allow the snow to pass through instead of pile up.
Something with serrated ridges to double as a boot scraper like a door Matt.
Timmy, that painting by your grandma from the 30’s is freaking so cool. A little piece of treasure and love hanging in the truck cabin. Very cool indeed!
Reminds me of Babcock State Park in WV.
Every time you go outside in just a tee shirt, I imagine a universe of moms saying, "Timmy, put your coat on, you'll catch cold!"
Nice life.
I say the same
I was just in Alaska and people in Wasilla were wearing shorts snd t shirts in 30 degree weather. Girls were wearing cut off tanks😂 . We did that in Wisconsin when it hit 50’s.
@@tjadventures9163 SE TX here. 50F here and people put on coats and turn on the heaters.
Every dang time, “Put your coat on!!” 😂😂😂😂
I'm a Mom of two adult sons and dozens of nephews and great nephews (big family) and I catch myself doing the very same thing 😄 "get a coat on!"😂
Tim ,I drove a truck for 45 years in winter weather and I always carried a couple gallons of house hold bleach like cloxox. If you pour the bleach on your tires it will improve your traction. The bleach makes your tires really sticky and I've been able to drive on some pretty slick snow in roads when other trucks couldn't even get moving. Just an idea from an old retired trucker.
Stay safe,God bless and watch over you on your travels.
I would never have thought of that. Thanks.
Whenever we had a lake effect storm, my dad would announce that we had to go to the corner store for supplies. My brother and I ran to get geared up and off we would go...walking in the deep snow with our sled in tow. Corner store was only about three blocks away..wasn't far. We would put our treasured supply on the sled and hike back to the house to show Mom. Our treasure? A single gallon of ice cream. I loved those storms. Great memories.
That is an awesome story. You have a great dad.
My dear boy... flip your pan upside down (with the bottom facing the ceiling). Then foil. Then your preferred treat. More hot air will surround the outer edges of your baked treats and will toast their edges while cooking the insides. A bit of toast is not only delicious but it give a satisfying crunch. Sorry to backseat cook. You do you... stay warm and have a great day.
does it go in the oven upside down?
Oh, I'm going to try that. Also at first I thought you were going to say foil the bottom then move the foil to inside the pan.😅😅😅😅
@@martjebicker9168 I suggested it because it occurred to me that Tim might be a minimalist so this gives his casserole pan a dual purpose... but at the rate of his sweet tooth he might as well just invest in one. I'm shutting up now! :-)
Love your content and pray they never find a Timmysicle in the Cabin. Don't feel you have to take unreasonable risk for youtube. You are already one of the best content creators around.
Timmysicle 😂 same though
Timmysicle. Lol. Love it
Tim, if your oven has "broil" capability or setting, you can broil your steak(s) in the oven. It's the easy way to cook meat indoors, that tastes pretty close to grilled steak, only "grilled"/broiled indoors, in a pinch, or if not possible or able to grill outdoors. Place foil under the oven rack to catch drippings, placing the meat/steak directly on the oven rack to act as a grill (spray with Pam or, lightly oil the rack so meat doesn't stick to it. Cook like you would on a grill.
OR, if you can find one in a thrift store, buy a broiling pan.
Most stoves come with a broiling pan. It's like a large baking pan but only about an inch deep, with a slotted top that fits into the top of the pan. Place a 1/4 cup of water in the pan, to prevent meat from drying out in the oven, oil the slotted top and "grill" your meat on the slotted top. Cooking on the "BROIL" setting/temperature.
He says I don’t try to eat sweets very often but eats a full package of cookies every movie. That’s how I control my sweets also good job to Tim! Ha ha
Only a true Alaskan like Tim can shovel a huge truck out of 4 feet of snow in a t shirt and coveralls lol you rock bro!
Yeah and then he goes inside to get the jacket while saying how cold it is 🤣🤣🤣 love him
Or a Canadian! I’m sure Tim would agree.
Yes, I agree. Shoveling 4 feet of snow, while wearing just a T-shirt and coveralls? Oh no--if I shoveled only one foot of snow, my balls would fall off...
Thought he was from North Carolina originally??
He’s the glamping king
Honestly, your adventures are the highlight on my UA-cam week! You’re the only channel I don’t speed watch! Just normal, chill out, relaxed speed! You always give me baked goods envy too 😂 Thanks Timmy! 👏👏 Best wishes from Northern Ireland 👋
Thompson Pass DOT staff deal with more snow than anyone. They are the absolute experts.
Awesome video again. Thanks, Tim. I’m sure others have mentioned it: You should add a length of stove pipe outside. The chimney has to clear the highest point of the roof. That would prevent the back draft problem. All the best.
Timmy: i don't eat many sweets
Also timmy: cinnamon rolls and every other episdoe bakes a dozen cookies😂
LOL exactly my thoughts but he burns enough calories on the road so… CookiesAreBest
@@NekaO-cg5qy for sure
Hahaha... made me laugh (your comment) that's what I thought too....And then I see myself in Timmy's comment about not eating much sweet stuff!! (when I have a gigantic tin full of goodies, and say they are there for a rainy day!!) 😂 As if. Haha 🤣
Best wishes to you. 😂🙋😀
Why did he make cinnamon rolls when he has donuts? lol
@@NekaO-cg5qyyou don't burn many calories driving and climbing into the camper. Fyi
The only thing that would make a hell of a difference about your truck would be to be able to go into the house through the rear of the car and avoid having to go outside everytime.
It would be but his cab is not tall enough unless he slid in and out of the truck
I agree. It makes it a hell of a easier to jump into a driver seat, throw into a gear, and leave, without being exposed to the outside.
@@townsenj02 Now there's a thought. A slide into his driver's seat and a zip wire at home from the top of the house to the ground. lol :)
Awesome video as always Timmy. That was some crazy snow drift. And the snow plow drive was such an awesome dude. Thanks for letting us ride along with you on your adventures.
Ive never seen anyone cook a steak in a blizzard! That was wildly awesome brother! Thank you for another episode! I look forward to your videos as they've brought me alot of happiness during a time in my life that i wasn't doing so well! I truly appreciate you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hello to tims mom from Jan in the uk 🇬🇧 😊
It's one of the coolest cross-country all terrain/weather trucks with original parts & power I've ever seen.
You're one crazy, yet mellow dude!! I don't know how you pull off that combo, but you do, and that's why we love ya!!😂
Wow the world would be a much better place with more people like you my friend, God bless and safe journeys ✌🏻🫶🏻👍🏻
Hi Tim’s mom you raised a great man. I love all your videos. I look forward to them all the time. Thank you. 😊 ❤
Tire chains would be helpful about now. It appears you received more snow there, than Eagle River did.
Wow! That painting from your grandma is SO cool. What a treasure to have!
Previous 4x4 camper had an oven, and Apple Strudel is the best in the snow. The aroma alone is awesome!
Here in the UK 6 inches of snow will bring everything to a halt!! We need that thingamajig that helped you!
Timmy, you have a pretty natural voice when you play the guitar or uke, you have some great attributes as a human being 🙂
Being warm and cozy (& in a great sleeping bag) inside during a snowstorm is awesome. Getting stuck, not so much. Glad you got out of there and were headed toward coffee!!👍Thanks for sharing your adventures.😊
Love seeing that old 7.3 plow through the elements. I have a low mileage 94 1/2 . First of the power-strokes.I restored it cosmetically about five years ago and use it to pull my race car trailer. Thanks for the great videos.
WESTERN Pennsylvania waiting here. We don’t claim eastern Pennsylvania and Philly. That cesspool can be part of New Jersey or Delaware if they want it.
Lolol
Yeah man I drove through west pa bout year ago on the way to nashville.Love those paved backroads and whitetail deer.
Cheers from Ontario
That's one rude comment there fella. Anyone I've met west of Harrisburg, have been the cheapest, stinking breathe people than anywhere else in the country. Seriously. Philadelphia here.
Minnesota checking in 🫡
Howdy neighbor
Well howdy to you too 😊@Last_Chance.
Ope, sorry just squeezing on in this comment section
@@bossaudio12 the more the merrier
Northern Iowa checking in, just wanted to stop by and say hi.
*slaps knees* welp, I spose…🙃
12:04 That shot of just no one around, and just white out and the hearing of the blizzard. So amazing...
Loved hanging with ya, couldn't sleep tonight, so watching this really helped my night, I appreciate your adventures more than ya know
every thought of adding soap stone tiles/blocks around the wood stove to retain the heat in the thermal mass.
Timmy, the human snowplow!
Wasn’t effective
Cut the bell peppers in half vertically, crack an egg in each half, grill until eggs are done to your taste.
Thanks for sharing!
21:24 soothing ukulele music. I'm loving that Tim.
I was cold just watching this from 73° in Texas. 🥶 Great video.
You certainly earned a couple of beers after all of that
I guess the guy in the plow truck that actually helped him the most doesn’t get anything huh
Ur not wrong brother .. solo golfing had been my fix... I've been to Alaska 2 times and stayed with locals .. that's the life
We live in Florida. Every time you open that door, I feel like the temp dropped drastically. Brrrrr!!!
Now that's what I call an adventure in paradise
As I do enjoy all your videos you upload. But these type of ones are the ones I enjoy the most. Simple. Relaxing.
America's introverts are envious of your rig! ;) lol
500,000 let’s GO!!!!! 🤟🏽🐻❄️🥳 Almost there! 🚚💨
Can't wait for next winter already!! Come on out to maine!
We don't wonder why you like doing stuff like that. We love it too, and we do it as well. That's why we watch 👍😊🔥
Billy Strings! Love that song!!🎶 He's a major star now! Amazing guitar picker!! 🎸✌
What was the song ?
@@johnhuffman3880 Dust In A Baggie
The description of THAT wind is “brutal!!” 🥶
Dry spruce is a great fire starter. I use hand sanitizer gel to get it going. Also use lamp oil.
Cooking oil works well too
Timmy is not gonna do that, he’s not some bushkraft expert. He’s not use dry spruce or oils and such. He’s a glamper type of guy. Hence the hand held gas torch he uses to start fires in his camper and when he’s outside. Don’t expect him to rub sticks together, he’s just not that dude.
Texas checkin in
Hearing you sing dust in a baggie by Billy Strings was perfect.
Thanks! I really enjoyed hearing you sing and play.
Brisbane Queensland Australia will be watching! 🇦🇺👋
Melbourne watching too
Tassie also watching!
I couldn't imagine living in the cold as much as you do!! I go 🍌's just sitting home for a week or so in the Ohio/Michigan winters!! I own a Auto detailing shop and I hate winter and cold!! Gotta give you a Ton of Credit Timmy! Stay Warm and Safe! God bless you ❤. Frank
OK Tim. As a 52 YOA cop whose been wearing a blue uniform and spending my time in SERVICE, mad respect for the coffee and donuts. (Krispy Creme added points). You are a legend. Keep it up kid!! Godspeed Tim, proud of ya.
No one cares you're a cop.
Been watchin you for a long time. Good attitude, not too much click or fluff. Seem like a good dude. Super happy to see this break 1M. Not minding the cabin build either. Keep it up.
That's one cozy mobile cabin, awesome idea built ❤
Yes here in Denmark we call them Kanelsnegl 😊🇩🇰
Yay! You're playing guitar and singing! I love it! Woo hoo!!
Timmy, your awesome adventures continue to amaze me. You're a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
Maine will be watching
Checking in from Quartzsite, Az 91 here today!
I love your cozy home and your stories. You are a 100% right that you have to personalize your space to make it feel like home!!!
True happiness comes from finding your purpose. Looks like you found both. Thanks for inspiring all of us to find our purpose. All who wander are not lost.
The music right around the 40 minute mark, while you're inchworming back and forth through the snow, is giving me major nostagia for the show FireFly.
❤coming in from Westport Oregon today!
Thanks for taking us along on that adventure!
Your grandmother's drawing is an incredible treasure, as well as the memory of friends who are no longer with us.... From Siberia with love brother!
wonderful and great strummin
Finland watching here!🫡
I thought that we have a lot of snow here but damn those drifts 😂
I’m 24 tim, working 40-60 hrs a week to take care of my wife and two kids. Your videos have relit a fire in me that had been almost completely put out to adventure and explore and truly live! For that I thank you brother! Working on fixing up an old RV and hitting the road with the family and doing what I did as a kid and teenager! Love ya man stay safe!
That’s awesome dude see you out there!
If forestry forest had this setup he would be unstoppable
Loved the Billy Stings song, cool AF man. 👍🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦
What was the song ?? Respectfully
@@johnhuffman3880 ua-cam.com/video/VFEZOjtrwls/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LowerStandards
That old girl is a beast of a truck.
The coffee stir stick and wipe says your future holds more of being a man's man. Keep it up. Thank you for sharing.
He’s not about that life, it was just for the cameras to make himself look cool. He’s just a glamper, not bushkraft expert.
I’d be drinking beer watching the storm! Would love it!
I live in Florida and it get's hot here sometimes but every time I watch you dig out of snow or avoid touching metal because it's so cold or keep your truck running day after day because it's so cold...I just thank God that I live in Florida. We may have hurricanes and heat and alligators but no snow. God love you, Tim!
You frighten the dickens out of me when you chop kindling with a hand axe holding the larger piece . Please get a small tool to hold the log and avoid a trip to the emergency room if you could even find one .
I did that same thing for years. Never had an accident thankfully. I've recently started using the first piece I cut to hold it up in place of my hand.
3 minutes from the end i realise why i have watched the whole video never having seen your channel before, your vehicle reminds me of the wacky races cartoon i watched as a kid. 😊thank you
Thank You So Much for taking us along on your adventures
Put the chains on.
Im sure you have been asked this. Will you ever have a dog?
I Googled your pal Xavier and to say he was an impressive human is selling him short. Lived a full life and it goes without saying he was an extremely smart guy.
Full life he wasn’t even thirty.
Awesome video! Thanks. We live in West Papua, Indonesia. We used to live in Alaska and miss it so much, so we love watching your videos to keep us connected to AK. We will be moving back to AK soon, so our kids always want to learn as much about AK life as possible. Love the tough life that you present and how much it makes you feel alive 🙌 Oh, and we can’t get those delicious cinnamon rolls where we live. We have to make them from scratch, but aways love to get the canned ones when we can. Keep it real 🛻
Michigan check
I love watching all that beautiful snow! But it’s better for me to see it all from the comfort of my house in Texas lol
Another beautiful video, Timmy! Thank you and God bless you. ❤
I live in my semi during the week, kind of the same experience 😅
@@davidmellet261
😂😂😂
love the content. love the energy. you're a good force in this world.
That was a great experience. At times, I felt as if I was cozy right there with you, drinking coffee and enjoying the music and the fire. Thanks!