Full Time Winter Van Life Preparation . My 1st winter.
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2023
- This year will be my 1st year living in the van full time during winter, I need to plan for the cold months coming and living with Achalasia ( Achalasia is a rare disorder of the food pipe (oesophagus), which can make it difficult to swallow food and drink.) is gonna be hard so i need to plan.
My name is Sean, i have been living Full Time Van Life in the Sprinter van again for around 3 months now.
I started this lifestyle because of my 20 year broken relationship.
Ive started to put my life back together and build for a future. I have turned my original van into a badass camper van that is lifted with all the toys. Over the years ive converted a Standard V6 long wheel base van to now, living fulltime in a jacked up van with Siri and Alexa as my companions and driving off-grid into the country and living life and moving forward .
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Van inventory below.
Power Inverter from ebay
EDECOA Pure Sine Wave Inverter 12V to 240V 3500W 7000W Power Converter UK Plugs and hardwire with Remote
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Van Automation
Switch bot mini hub
Switch bot bot switch for heater
Amazon echo dot 5th gen
Calex lights controlled via Siri
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Jetboil
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🌎 Victron 30amp dc2dc battery to battery charger
🌍 Victron bmv 12 smart meter and shunt
🌏 Victron 100/50 mppt solar controller
🌎 Victron 12/30/3 ip22 smart 240v charger
🌍 Victron battery smart sensor
🌏 Victron lynx power.
🌏 Victron Cerbo GX
🔌 Axon 12 way breaker board
🔋 300ah Lithium battery
☀️265w house solar panel
☀️100w solar panel for PowerOak
🛥 Shoreline marine 12volt compressor fridge freezer www.shoreline-uk.com/
💥 Auxbeam 8 Gang RGB light Controller
⚓️ Shuflo water pump.
💡LAP LED Bonnet lamps
🎬 Video equipment
📹 GoPro 7 Silver
GoPro 11 black
Gopro mic adapter
📱 Iphone 12 pro max
📸 Cannon M3 Dslr
💢 Dji P4
💢 Dji mini
20000mah power bank from PowerAdd
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Jesus christ cant you drink without slurping!!
No
Mate don’t over think it as there are so many van dwellers that have nothing like your set up and are perfectly fine.
Bobble hat keeps you feeling toasty 👍🚐
if you get a single gas hob large. Then buy a clay garden pot. Turn the pot upside down on the hob. It will give you all the heat you need.
I just love your van design.
Thank you! 🙏
Great video mate and thank you.. I have been thinking of doing the van life myself to escape (suffering through domestic abuse -and being a man admitting it with a fear no terror!!of what and how to cope) seeing how much space you have and I feel a beautiful vibe coming from you!! I have medical conditions that worry me of how to make it work with but you have made me think to a future with some hope ❣️❣️ bless you
Hay Kevinallman, 1st off I completely understand your wanting to escape and please just look after yourself, you are the most important person in your life, remember it is your life and no one else’s, abuse is something nobody should put up with period. The stress of dealing with it drags you down and will have a effect on your mental and physical health. Think of you and give yourself a goal. The freedom van life gives, even if you work part or full time or are even unemployed, living in a permanent box looking at four walls that possibly remind you of bad experiences is not good for you, van life is tough especially if you van or motorhome has a problem it grinds you down, and unfortunately there’s no perfect reliable vehicle, just regular service and any mot advisories done to keep your vehicle safe and fit for living mobile. Waking up with a different view and being with like minded people is great for wellbeing, some days are boring, but then you have the opportunity to move. Thank you for your fantastic comment and I wish you all the very best 👊👊
This will be our 5th winter in our van ..... get some fairy lights rather than using those spots charge stuff when your moving get a decent duvet for your bed that makes a huge difference.... hot water bottles are a godsend and slippers soup is better than those noodle things for energy and protein..... fleece blankets are brilliant too .... I thoughts you'd always beem fulltime
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Hi there. I do have some fairy lights so should put some batteries in them. When I get to bed I’m super toasty. Only been full time on and off this year, but this is my 4th month. 👍
Get yourself a thermal coverall we use to wear them on offshore drilling rigs when we worked off Norway and trust me it's Baltic in Norway but the thermal boiler suit kept us warm
Another nice video, Sean and coffee is a nice start of the day😊
Been close to ten years in a van but I'm used to being outside if you're van is not to well insulated it's sometimes colder in the van then outside
Your Awsome xxx
It's easy bro, winter van life is easy! 😂😂
I have no diesel heater or leisure batteries but I have learnt a few things along the way.i have a unit that's worth you checking out,bluetti portable solar generators.i have one and it works a treat for my power needs and I'm sure you would be chuffed with one
Keep safe lad and keep the videos coming even if your just chatting 👍
good vid on the channel keep safe and warm in the van and stay safe thanks lee
Thanks, you too! Buddy
🙋♀️ How to stay warm : get a thicker rug on the floor, wear a hat, if you sleep in a bag, then buy a duvet (10 tog?) and slip it inside the bag, folded over and sleep in between . You need warmth under you as well as over. Always wear sox. Keep heater on low, but crack window for ventilation. Go for a run. Drink COOL drinks which helps the body warm up - hot drinks cool the body down. I would keep the 5kw heater, you can always turn it down but can't turn a 2kw up any more than 2kw ‼️
Jackery recently had a sale on, don't know it it's still on, but the 1000 was reduced to about £475/500 - usually over a grand - keep looking at them all and buy in the sale 👍 I too have circulation problem with extremities, it's a common problem, especially in winter obviously 🙄🙄
Yes the Cathedral light show was super. Take care, stay warm ♨️
Hi Joline, im toasy in bed, its just the living area, but hopefully this will be sort soon. 👍
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I know what you mean last winter when I moved into my van was horrendous especially over power. It’s even more horrible that I moved in with my four whippets and now this winter I only have one left 😢😢 loosing two to cancer and my oldest last week ti her heart gave up and really hit me hard and especially heading into winter in the van again think it’s going to be a challenge one 😢 take care bud ❤
😢 Sorry for your losses 🐾
Had a 5kw in a 2 bed static caravan for 4/5 years and was perfect for that so went with the 2kw in my build and so far the last week or so as it’s got colder it has been perfect on the lowest setting
Coming in to my first winter myself too, I managed to grab a 2kw heater off ebay a couple of weeks ago and so glad I did as I have the roof hatch open most of the time when it's on, I'll swap it over for a 5kw if I need to as it gets colder. Every day is learning & adapting experience, I've started keeping a daily track of amps in and amps used being frugal the last couple of weeks to get a rough idea on my power shortfall it's surprising how little you can get away with. Little tip, when you're cooking, washing up or making a brew have a little fan blowing the steam towards the roof hatch, humidity is our enemy
+1👍
must stay warm get a wood burner as well
You won’t be cold with 5kw, don’t worry.
+1
Keeping warm is all about layering your clothing, i brought one of those oversized flees hoodies as well. Try talking to a health shop that could advise you on high energy foods that will work with your food condition mate. I did last winter in the van and all set for this year.. good luck
You may not retain heat, but you're miles fitter than most blokes your age, and younger ones. Big big positive right there mate.
I think the 2kw heater is a must but quite frankly all this electric powered cooking is very overrated (in the uk anyway) Lpg cooking 7.5kg safefill lasts me ages 200ah lithium for my 2kw few lights fridge & of course all the victron gear also, Sean your a veteran buddy chin up mate
I agree, with one exception, the 2kw and 5kw are basically the same unit with different “tuning”……a 5 kw will use less battery as it doesn’t need to rev as high as the 2kw.
Q:: are u using High Altitude Project Camper…it is like speed 1/2 ????
@@richardsracingmad no buddy there different sizes my 2kw is much smaller then the 5kw
you have to be careful because they sell 5kw as 2kw but with what you say programmed to run like the 2kw
A true 2kw will actually be a lot smaller 👍
@@VanlifeHQ yeah the body size is bigger on the 5kw…..but same thing
@@richardsracingmad because the units themselves are smaller the fins are a lot less meaning the heat is more manageable on minimum where as the 5kw even on minimum is far to hot for a van, I’m running a 2kw & is far more comfortable on lowest settings
Where as the much larger 5kw with the larger fins on low still feels like mine on mid to high
Iv changed the settings to Match the 2kw & still is far to hot because of the size of the fins mate
@@VanlifeHQ are you full time or posting this all tucked up in a house?
UK vanlife is a bitch come winter. I ent got a fitted heater in this van yet and one of the girls hear in Scotland is giving me her heated blanket as she don't need it in her new van. Says it hardly uses any power at all. Maybe look into one. Also staying near the coast is lots better as never gets as cold over night. 7° warmer than inland hear the other night. Take Care Sean. Big Hugs Buddy 🙏
Ive got a vauxhall combo van had the big vans there a nightmare to heat and there is only me, not arsed if i can stand up
I invested in a ecco flow delta 2 for my van and it is the nuts sean.
hi m8 been watching your vlogs keep em going .as for the winter get a little wood burner you will never look back ive lived in vans and trailers all my lifeborn bread travler and the only way to beat the winter blues is a log burner keeps you busy getting wood warm water up 24/7 i im in a mwb sprinter got a tiny stove ACE coock on it aswell last year minuse 12 down stone henge in the van 30: 🤛💪
must stay warm get a eood burner
It is pivotal to stay warm during winter. I was thinking about some sort of wood burning hearsource, cost a lot at first, around about 600 pond, but it gives you this cozy, comfortable, heat source you are looking for. Flip side of it is, you have to have the room for it and chuck a chimney in somewhere. An easier way is to have something like a buddy heater, put a plug, I think, in an ecoflow and your heat source is sorted. The other thing, but that is something which just got in my mind as a joke, is to set the van on fire. 😂. I think you will be warm, how long that takes?..... Anyway, jokes aside, a buddy heater seems the best option and way cheaper than everything else. With love from the Netherlands! Jerome (real name in French)
Your suggestion is dangerous
Hello, I looked on amazon, and I see that they do a two kilowatt chinese diesel heater £120
Hi there I managed to find one on eBay for a tad under £80 so happy days 👍👍
I use gas for my cooking and battery powered lights, I bought a jackery 500 and it suits my needs. I've got the MH (at the moment, but I'm selling it) I'm doing another van build once I've sold the MH. Our last self build was pretty basic but suited us
Full timer??
@@richardsracingmad not yet! My partner is not keen 😭 He wants the security of a house.
Hi , where did you purchase the round clock from & how much did it cost . Nice and bright .
Do you mean the light blue digital one, as that’s the Echo dot 5 with the clock display .
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It has done nothing but piss down here for days. Bet its noisy in the van :)