It was funny I was sitting there cooking my ribs.... worried about how cold it was feeling and it kind of popped into my mind. I’ll definitely be using it again if out in those temperatures. Let me know how it goes.
At 9:41 the sound of the snow beneath your boots tells me how cold it really is : ) Living in Minnesota these little cues tip you off. Even the snow is mad at how cold it is.
The scenery is beautiful! I'm a Native of Tampa, Florida and have only visited Snowy weather a few times. GODS SNOW IS BREATHTAKING, JUST LIKE HIM! Just found your Channel. I'm planning a Cargo Conversion but have to get funding situated. Thanks for sharing your experience. Being a native of FL, I giggled when you said, "a high of minus 19! " Oh MY!
😂 Yes it is beautiful…. It’s funny because it’s actually my favourite time to camp. No bugs, super quiet, no people and crystal clear nights! Only downside is the freezing temperatures 🤣
@@waysoutback I'd love to see it but with severe arthritis, it could be the last thing I ever see🙂. I bet the clear nights are awesome! It would be hard to leave.
@@pamalawyerick2004 that’s too bad, sorry about that. I know many Canadians that head south for that same reason. Well you can follow along with our videos… not quite as nice as in person but a lot warmer from your couch! 😂
Bucket with hot coals also warm up an engine very good. Germans used it using WW2 during the Russian winter. They developed synthetic oil as a result of that experience in Russia.
Totally makes sense…. Warm up your food then your truck! 👌 Yeah full synthetic oils for me…. These rangers have issues with the timing chain tensioners. So I only run synthetic in there. Make sure it’s going to stay consistent cold and hot….. interesting about the Germans developing it, never knew that.
Wow now that's ruff'n it! How beautiful and scenic! I have a hack for you as a fire pit find an old steel car rim. Every junkyard has them and mine works awesome! I also use a small Weber grill grate on it. Thx for sharing R
Me and friends ice fish Lake of the Woods, temperatures down to -45, plus wind. I used Honda generator with a custom tote for protection from snow with a 3 plug outlet. 1 to the trailer to run lights and fans to keep heat moving around. The other 2 plugged into the Jeep block heater and battery blanket, worked great.
Sounds like a great time. Might think about a back up to the generator though. If that thing dies, would you leave in a hurry to avoid a no start on jeep?
Wow! Those subzero temperatures are scary cold. You taught me that in those temperatures you need to remove the battery to keep it warm and also to heat up your engine oil the way you did before trying to start the vehicle. Getting stranded in those temperatures without a working heat source could be deadly. Great video!
Yeah I knew it was going to be cold... but... it was much colder then we expected. We thought we’d just make the best out of it. In those temps I would normally either keep the engine running all night or a trickle charge the battery to keep it from freezing. Since I couldn’t do that I figured I’d just keep it warm and then warm up the engine. Thanks for watching!
Ok, I live in Alberta and the 3 weeks of cold weather we had, far colder than what you had, I never plugged in my truck once nor did I remove my battery to keep it warm. This is Canada, cold weather is always a given during winter, I was very surprised by what and why you did to warm your truck engine bay. I always use synthetic oils and I have the yellow top AGM Optima battery. You have to trust the vehicle to always start in cold weather by the oils you use and having a quality battery.
Right on…. Love Alberta, I lived up in Grande Prairie for a few years working as a diesel mechanic. Here’s my thinking your right synthetic oil is a must also my battery is only two years old… but when I’m parked at home and my truck fails to start no big deal. When your camped out of cell service and a couple hours drive from help…. I like to make the odds in my favour it’s going to start. For about 10min of work I could almost guarantee I was getting out of there. 😁👍
Getting ready to start a build on a used one. I am so excited. Had it over a year but never had the time. I love your set up. Am thinking of doing it but putting the shower and cassette toilet where the stove is and refrigerator top of counter in corner with water heater under, sink where toilet is and then stove where sink is. We have a propane heater for pop up. Using parts from pop up. Is a diesel better and safer? I have no idea what a diesel heater is. Would love to see how you store all the things you brought and needed. We camped in tents and pop up allot. Also, a little runaway square drop but found when husband got sick on trip no way to stand up created a problem getting in and out. So, son is buying it from us.
Sounds like a good layout… I’d tape it out on the floor and even use old boxes. Sometimes I found that the space was different once you were in it. That’s a great idea using parts from a used rv.. I’ll try to do more videos inside packing etc… no way around it though it’s tight in there 😁
Im glad i found your channel! Love the camper setup, i would like to do something similar. How do you vent the trailer when you are cooking on the propane burner? Have you ever had an issue with CO inside?
Glad to have you along! When I built the trailer I put the vent almost right over the stove. I always crack the vent when cooking and run it, bringing in fresh air when I have my on demand hot water heater running. I have a CO detector that counts the ppm and it never gets off zero in the trailer.
Nice video Zac and I noticed you now have over a thousand subscribers congratulations. That was an ingenious way to warm the truck motor. I Ike the drone shots
did you raise the trailer or maybe add stronger springs to the trailer to go off road, I have a similar trailer and its tire is tight with the wheel well.
It all depends on how you build the trailer if it’s too light on the nose it will need a weight distribution hitch to keep it locked down. I hear you with the dirt inside. We take our shoes off before going up them, I have a small broom if needed… if I’m somewhere for awhile I dump water on them to clean before packing up. For the clearance, stability and nice wide treads I am willing to make that sacrifice. Everything seems like trade offs.
It was quite toasty around 80 degrees. The diesel heater did have to run all the time though. But just on a low or medium setting. When we showered we cranked it up nice and hot inside 😁
Good question! You need to make sure it’s fresh diesel bought in the winter. In these cold climates when winter hits they add anti gelling properties where you buy it. If you were to run summer diesel when it got this cold it would freeze up.
Более 25 лет назад по заказу для американцев/канадец возили в Усинск F350 красного цвета, арктического исполнения👌 фирма тони, . даже вентилятор радиатора был из стали и ручки двери рассчитаны по меховую варежку. В декларации стоял временный ввоз на два года. Те которые не засосало в вечную мерзлоту до сих пор ездят
Please use a piece of kindling to hold the piece of wood you're trying to set your hatchet into the piece being split... Trust me you do not want to lose that left thumb. Life really sucks after that.
wonder if youre aware of the fact you are likely leaving behind a bunch of nails from your firewood for people to pick up in their tires when they come later...
Any nails were picked up and ashes buried I frequent this spot got to keep it clean… in the summer often have to haul out bags of garbage right after hunting season… thanks for reminding me and others 👍
Completely disagree I’m afraid there was no plug ins there for my block heater/ trickle charger that I start using when it drops below-30. For 10min work I knew I was not having to hike the 30km out until cell service. As for risky I don’t think so… here in Ontario in the shop I’d cut off rusted manifold bolts with a cutting torch…. Now that’s risky. Always had a buddy ready on the fire extinguisher. Please don’t worry I’ll be careful. 😁
@@waysoutback automotive manufacturers test their vehicles to conditions worse then you throw at them (temp wise).... if you kept your battery inside the trailer, you've already gone above and beyond. Speaks of the reliability of your vehicle if you can't get by otherwise... If you wanna waste your time and propane, go for it.
Nails and screws left on the ground are good for your tires.
Nice vid. The photography is amazing. I just had a 5x8 fall into my lap so ill be building it out soon and really like some of your mods.
Thanks! Once you’re done you will love it!
Love the barbeque idea, will be using that soon. Thanks for posting.
It was funny I was sitting there cooking my ribs.... worried about how cold it was feeling and it kind of popped into my mind. I’ll definitely be using it again if out in those temperatures. Let me know how it goes.
At 9:41 the sound of the snow beneath your boots tells me how cold it really is : ) Living in Minnesota these little cues tip you off. Even the snow is mad at how cold it is.
“even the snow is mad at how cold it is!”… now that’s funny 👍😁
I like your trailer/camper!
Thanks! It’s a great little unit.
Nice to see you didn't burn the wood with nails in it...nothing like leaving hazards as so many others do!
As you can see I burnt it… but you got it right pack it in pack it out! I always bring a few extra garbage bags… clean up a bit 👍
One of my wishes is a winter camping. This is awesome 👌 👏 thank you for sharing 😀 😊
Thanks for following along!
Love the idea of a Uti conversion! Great Vid! Cheers from Muskoka
Thanks! It fits for what we like doing…. Not luxurious but pretty good. 👍
Just sumtin about slo-mo fires that's so cool 📸❤️
Yeah that’s so true… mesmerizing 😁
The scenery is beautiful! I'm a Native of Tampa, Florida and have only visited Snowy weather a few times. GODS SNOW IS BREATHTAKING, JUST LIKE HIM! Just found your Channel. I'm planning a Cargo Conversion but have to get funding situated. Thanks for sharing your experience. Being a native of FL, I giggled when you said, "a high of minus 19! " Oh MY!
😂
Yes it is beautiful…. It’s funny because it’s actually my favourite time to camp. No bugs, super quiet, no people and crystal clear nights! Only downside is the freezing temperatures 🤣
@@waysoutback I'd love to see it but with severe arthritis, it could be the last thing I ever see🙂. I bet the clear nights are awesome! It would be hard to leave.
@@pamalawyerick2004 that’s too bad, sorry about that. I know many Canadians that head south for that same reason. Well you can follow along with our videos… not quite as nice as in person but a lot warmer from your couch! 😂
Bucket with hot coals also warm up an engine very good. Germans used it using WW2 during the Russian winter.
They developed synthetic oil as a result of that experience in Russia.
Totally makes sense…. Warm up your food then your truck! 👌
Yeah full synthetic oils for me…. These rangers have issues with the timing chain tensioners. So I only run synthetic in there. Make sure it’s going to stay consistent cold and hot….. interesting about the Germans developing it, never knew that.
Germany in WW2 developed synthetic oil and fuel (made from coal gas) because they were low on crude oil.
good idea
Great job Zac, enjoyed it. Glad your getting use out of your trailer after all that work building it up. Looks like it’s all worked out as planned.
Thanks! Yeah so far so good. Always some more projects to do but over all I’m quite happy with it.
Wow now that's ruff'n it! How beautiful and scenic! I have a hack for you as a fire pit find an old steel car rim. Every junkyard has them and mine works awesome! I also use a small Weber grill grate on it. Thx for sharing R
Great idea… I’ve actually been working on getting a stainless washer drum that I can cut up… if that fails I’ll look into a rim. Thanks! 👍
Nice set up. Looks comfortable.
For sure! For us it really makes winter camping enjoyable. No matter what temperature you got a place to warm up and get back out there. 👍
-32⁰ wind chill and Bro is splitting firewood bare handed.
I accept that in the end days his kind will see my type of people as a source of protein.
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I really hate gloves…. But at that temperature its very brief.
Me and friends ice fish Lake of the Woods, temperatures down to -45, plus wind. I used Honda generator with a custom tote for protection from snow with a 3 plug outlet. 1 to the trailer to run lights and fans to keep heat moving around. The other 2 plugged into the Jeep block heater and battery blanket, worked great.
Sounds like a great time.
Might think about a back up to the generator though. If that thing dies, would you leave in a hurry to avoid a no start on jeep?
Awesome idea…. But -45 is too cold for me. 😁Now the important question is did you catch anything?
Cold camping is not for me, but you make it look great! Now I'll have to give it a go!! Thanks Zac!
😂
Straight up one of my favourite times to camp. It’s so quiet, stars are super bright no one else around 👌👍
Awesome trip! thanks for sharing. Enjoyed the video. 👍It's definitely been frigid out here!!
No doubt…. it’s kind of nice though… keeps everyone at home. Not even snowmobiles ripping by, nice and quiet. 😁 can’t wait till the next trip.
Nice to be out in winter camping like this, it's been too long for me.
Highly recommend it… super quiet, no one around, no bugs or bears! Real Nice! 👌
Gotta love those diesel heaters!
Yeah you got it 👌
Gotta say this the first time I have heard of barbequed truck...sounds yummy 😂
Yeah you got it... I was a bit worried with all that smoke coming off the grill 😬😄
Wow! Those subzero temperatures are scary cold. You taught me that in those temperatures you need to remove the battery to keep it warm and also to heat up your engine oil the way you did before trying to start the vehicle. Getting stranded in those temperatures without a working heat source could be deadly. Great video!
Yeah I knew it was going to be cold... but... it was much colder then we expected. We thought we’d just make the best out of it.
In those temps I would normally either keep the engine running all night or a trickle charge the battery to keep it from freezing. Since I couldn’t do that I figured I’d just keep it warm and then warm up the engine. Thanks for watching!
@@waysoutbackA high quality Synthetic motor oil is your friend in sub -20 °C weather.
Ok, I live in Alberta and the 3 weeks of cold weather we had, far colder than what you had, I never plugged in my truck once nor did I remove my battery to keep it warm. This is Canada, cold weather is always a given during winter, I was very surprised by what and why you did to warm your truck engine bay.
I always use synthetic oils and I have the yellow top AGM Optima battery. You have to trust the vehicle to always start in cold weather by the oils you use and having a quality battery.
Right on…. Love Alberta, I lived up in Grande Prairie for a few years working as a diesel mechanic.
Here’s my thinking your right synthetic oil is a must also my battery is only two years old… but when I’m parked at home and my truck fails to start no big deal. When your camped out of cell service and a couple hours drive from help…. I like to make the odds in my favour it’s going to start. For about 10min of work I could almost guarantee I was getting out of there. 😁👍
Great job Zac! You almost have me convinced to start camping in the coldest of winter🙂. Nice job on that camper!
Lol yeah is not that bad… no bugs, bears or a bunch of people. 😁👌…. Thanks for watching!
Getting ready to start a build on a used one. I am so excited. Had it over a year but never had the time. I love your set up. Am thinking of doing it but putting the shower and cassette toilet where the stove is and refrigerator top of counter in corner with water heater under, sink where toilet is and then stove where sink is. We have a propane heater for pop up. Using parts from pop up. Is a diesel better and safer? I have no idea what a diesel heater is. Would love to see how you store all the things you brought and needed. We camped in tents and pop up allot. Also, a little runaway square drop but found when husband got sick on trip no way to stand up created a problem getting in and out. So, son is buying it from us.
Sounds like a good layout… I’d tape it out on the floor and even use old boxes. Sometimes I found that the space was different once you were in it.
That’s a great idea using parts from a used rv..
I’ll try to do more videos inside packing etc… no way around it though it’s tight in there 😁
Im glad i found your channel! Love the camper setup, i would like to do something similar. How do you vent the trailer when you are cooking on the propane burner? Have you ever had an issue with CO inside?
Glad to have you along! When I built the trailer I put the vent almost right over the stove. I always crack the vent when cooking and run it, bringing in fresh air when I have my on demand hot water heater running. I have a CO detector that counts the ppm and it never gets off zero in the trailer.
@@waysoutback ok thats awesome news! With a little ventilation its clearly not as big a deal as i was worried about.
Yeah definitely… I wouldn’t worry about it that much. Definitely have a CO detector though! 😄👍
Nice video Zac and I noticed you now have over a thousand subscribers congratulations. That was an ingenious way to warm the truck motor. I Ike the drone shots
Hey Cliff 👋
Thanks!
did you raise the trailer or maybe add stronger springs to the trailer to go off road, I have a similar trailer and its tire is tight with the wheel well.
Yeah I moved the leaf spring from the bottom of the axle to the top. It gave me about 7” of clearance. Works great!
Do you even need stabilizers on a small trailer? Maybe on the front. I don't like the fold-up Solid Steps. It dumps dirt inside.
It all depends on how you build the trailer if it’s too light on the nose it will need a weight distribution hitch to keep it locked down.
I hear you with the dirt inside. We take our shoes off before going up them, I have a small broom if needed… if I’m somewhere for awhile I dump water on them to clean before packing up. For the clearance, stability and nice wide treads I am willing to make that sacrifice. Everything seems like trade offs.
Excellent taste in whiskey!
Yeah that’s good stuff! 👌😄
Hey thanks for the video a pleasure to watch what part of Ontario is this ? I'm from the Windsor area mysel
Glad you liked it. It’s just north of Huntsville. Tons of beautiful spots up there!
Maybe I missed it but what was the temperature inside the trailer, at night, during the day, etc?
It was quite toasty around 80 degrees. The diesel heater did have to run all the time though. But just on a low or medium setting. When we showered we cranked it up nice and hot inside 😁
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Thanks for following along! 😄
How do you keep your Diesal from freezing in the snow or low temp?
Good question! You need to make sure it’s fresh diesel bought in the winter.
In these cold climates when winter hits they add anti gelling properties where you buy it.
If you were to run summer diesel when it got this cold it would freeze up.
What part of Ontario are you guys camping? Ontario is enormous! Was just curious about how far north, or south this is.
This was around Huntsville
Lots of awesome campsites around there! 👍
Where you at Zac.. looks like my back yard
Just north of Huntsville… beautiful country up there! 👌
How did you set up that trailer? I’m loving that
Thanks.... we really love that little trailer!
I’m just in the process of putting together a tour video. Should be out by the weekend. 👍
Do you have good ventilation in your camper? You need it after that 1st meal.
😂
You bet! 👍
@@waysoutback Quick question! Do you jack up the home because of wind?
Nice set-up. HOURRA.
Glad you liked it 👍
Более 25 лет назад по заказу для американцев/канадец возили в Усинск F350 красного цвета, арктического исполнения👌 фирма тони, . даже вентилятор радиатора был из стали и ручки двери рассчитаны по меховую варежку. В декларации стоял временный ввоз на два года. Те которые не засосало в вечную мерзлоту до сих пор ездят
Nice
Thanks it’s always a blast!
Is your truck a diesel truck? I am curious... Nice video btw!
No I wish… just gas. Terrible on gas mileage
Thanks!
Please use a piece of kindling to hold the piece of wood you're trying to set your hatchet into the piece being split... Trust me you do not want to lose that left thumb. Life really sucks after that.
Yeah I bet. I need those thumbs 👍
Thanks
Thinking the same thing. I cringed watching that. While we’re working on improvements, here’s an idea, paint your trailer green.
wonder if youre aware of the fact you are likely leaving behind a bunch of nails from your firewood for people to pick up in their tires when they come later...
Any nails were picked up and ashes buried I frequent this spot got to keep it clean… in the summer often have to haul out bags of garbage right after hunting season… thanks for reminding me and others 👍
@@waysoutback thank you too for being considerate while camping.
Was i the only one holding my breath when he was 7 the 2 by 4's??
BBQ ing your truck engine was gross overkill. A completely unnecessary risk at that.
Completely disagree I’m afraid there was no plug ins there for my block heater/ trickle charger that I start using when it drops below-30.
For 10min work I knew I was not having to hike the 30km out until cell service.
As for risky I don’t think so… here in Ontario in the shop I’d cut off rusted manifold bolts with a cutting torch…. Now that’s risky. Always had a buddy ready on the fire extinguisher. Please don’t worry I’ll be careful. 😁
@@waysoutback automotive manufacturers test their vehicles to conditions worse then you throw at them (temp wise).... if you kept your battery inside the trailer, you've already gone above and beyond.
Speaks of the reliability of your vehicle if you can't get by otherwise...
If you wanna waste your time and propane, go for it.
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