Winter Cooking In a Van - Living The Van Life
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- One of the biggest struggles of living in a vehicle is sacrificing warmth and comfort during the seasons of cold weather. In this video, I cook a hot meal under the shelter of my 1991 Volkswagen Westfalia Vanagon at 5,000 feet elevation while the snow comes down outside during a winter storm. Cooking in a van is a great way to enjoy a meal in your home on wheels.
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I feel cozy watching this
Arthur same I thought I was the only one lol! God Bless You Buddy
same
Same here :)))
Same lmao
@@prank_bruz4643 same
"Chicken, green beans, onions, garlic, mushrooms and a little bit of whiskey... Van life. Up in the snow. Winter camping at its finest." Man. That quote hit my soul. You are livin THE LIFE! Much love. Subscribed.
Van life has been so "glamorized" by people who barely live it. Thank you for showing the real day in and day out of van life. It ain't always fun.
i envy that you can live like this and not be depressed
I feel so comfortable watching this
This man has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen
Oh behave!!!
@@madcat1007 how about YOU behave?
@@acim0095 Lighten up sunbeam. Humour is obviously not a quality you possess.
Everybody else on camper opt out for simpler quick meals this man loves his food and he's like gordon ramsays cooking up delicious fresh food in a camper. hats off to you sir
Indescribable healing power of simplicity and nature at its best.
Birth of a new channel idea? Cooking in a van.
JohnVHRC there is literally a guy who does that and has been doing it for probably two years and it’s really interesting and he wasn’t living in his van because he was bored with having money ...his page is ua-cam.com/video/QfFKParjUwI/v-deo.html he’s not living in his van for adventure but out of necessity
@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 Cool, thanks!
How bloody brilliant.
YOUR ALL WRONG.
WHY IS ANY MAN IN A VAN?🤔. ?????
DIVORCE😯
Cooking in a van down by the River!!!
This is such an inspiration, like this whole entire channel man. Every time I watch these videos I wonder what am I really doing with my life... you’re out there LIVING
If I had a van and could just up and go I totally would the whole idea is awesome. I could totally live in that sort of simplicity!!
You wanted us to be inspired.... You inspire me at every video, congrats you've reached your goal for at least one person
That’s awesome to hear. Thank you!
This is my favorite video please do more cook in your van during bad weather wow we will watch every episode please do more I know this is an old post what is my favorite one for a year
Your videos and your outlook on life are bringing me so much peace and joy during this dark time. I hope that this pandemic ends soon so I can finally camp for the first time.
Dream vacation always wanted this kind of life atleast once in a year
So cozy
ur literally everywhere wtf
My favorite part of your videos is when you cooking.
Sesame oil has such a low smoke point.
Better to just use it for flavoring at the end, but cook with olive or vegetable oil.
Shredded Chi .... Do you think he cares?
Anna Zsezseran .... dumbest comment ever
Anna Zsezseran .... Apparently you do. You keep coming back for more.
Cannabis oil really had splaver and you feel good after eating it! 😂
Peanut oil
these videos give me the chills when i watch because i would want nothing else but to live like you.
You make me want to live in a van, and your cooking makes me want to stop by for dinner. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy your vids.
The only made enough for one, so forget it or you might get a fork in your hand.
hii
You really do not want to live in a van. Trust me. It will not be shopping at trader Joe's and having a heater. This channel is a bit misleading.
You guys he’s no expert he keeps things simple
I truly believe that this is the way life is supposed to be lived. Simple with the bare necessary items to get by.
I believe you're lying, but if you truly believe, send me a message stating you're willing to sign over everything you own and all this could be yours! 😂
I think a lot of people who are forced to live with the “bare necessities” as you say would disagree, but to each their own I suppose 🤷♀️😇
Just wanted to say Chad, you're an inspiration to all of us here. You make things so simple and easy. I have found that the older I get, the more I make things simple and easy. It makes life easy. I like your cooking videos. Listening to that chicken sizzling in the pan , got my taste buds going. You sound like a professional chef. Looking at all that food cooking in that pan, is like I can smell it cooking and it's making my mouth water. Thanks for sharing your cooking lesson, Chad. Greatly appreciated. Drive safe. Keep safe. God bless you on your next adventure. 😘
If it's just myself, I would just eat it from the pan. Less trash and cleaning. Simplicity right?
Hahahaha. Just like Alex in Free Solo! I laughed so hard when I saw him in his van eating from the spatula directly from the pan. Brilliant
Nah fam this aint it!
@@augie20beast reported
Very true professor Dan! We sit in ahhhh of your astude observations. Tell us more.
@@LivingTheVanLife I can see your easily entertained. I wonder what you would do with a pop bottle cap?
Everything he said on the last part of this video is true, to do what you want to do in your life coz we only have one life in this world. 👍👌
Living in a van..down by the RIVER! ....rolling doobies!
Ooooooh yeah lets do it babe!!!!!! 505 5879173
With my Apple Watch
So you've been there too? 😂
Thats what you will be eating when you will ..... Live in a van down by the RIVER
Honey child i cant wait to live the van life...free at last...free at last...thank God Almighty I am free at last...😻🚬
I love watching cold weather camping, while I am all cozy in my bed.
Looks good. Stay safe and warm.
Thank you man for the video.. You are real.. No fake stuff.. Awosome ✌️
You are an inspiration my Brother ! The life you living is the life I always wanted to live !
Regards from ur brother 🙂
Thanks! I appreciate that!
This is way more enjoyable to watch than those fancy cooking shows on tv.
I like how your eyes are colour coordinated with everything else in the picture 😊
Loove those eyes...
Groupie Alert
You don't miss much do you? Except for life.....
@@glendalaboy3983 stick around he'll cook you some up..... Do you want them in a soup or on sandwich plate so that they can stare at you?😂
@@2LitProduction more like a grouper alert! In other words, dead fish!
Your the man!!! The food you cook is the best!!
Thanks for watching! Cheers!
I like how you edited in the skips. It helps and I’m glad your channel is getting a lot of love and views. You deserve it and are one of the pioneers for Van Life
Thanks for the great feedback. Much apprciated
Simple is gourmet! You hit all points
This Inspired me for van life more than a build or regular vlog. I'm on board with your lifestyle man. Super cool!
This is awesome Terrance! Thanks for following!
Now that’s living the high life, thanks for sharing, peace out my man 😊
looks good. just a few tips. cut veggies first, meat last. start with onion and then add garlic and chicken. then rest of veggies.
true, onions don't overcook unless burnt. they just get sweeter and sweeter as time goes on. great tip
should never use garlic and onion in the same dish.... cancel each other out
trust me... any dish is a mess with both garlic and online. too much. no italian dish will ever have both@TheOtherWhiteBread0
@@jf7075 ever had risotto?
link me to a risotto ricetta that uses both garlic and onion please. waiting@@yanney4667
Thanks it's about 2am and now I'm starving! 😄
You are re-inspiring me.
I'm feelin' the freedom, & the connectedness.
I lived out of my truck, with a lifted box canopy for about 8 months, 20 years ago in 1999.
Party like it's 1999!!!
Booting around the Canadian Rockies, Calgary & Vancouver.
The ultimate experience in freedom.
Coldest back-back nights were -25°.
But, I was cozy with my -40° rated sleeping bag.
It was worth it, waking up in the back country in the East Kooteneys of British Columbia.
60-80' spruce trees everywhere, 1 1/2' of fresh snow surrounding me & located at the bottom of a gorgeous, majestic mountain valley. 😙.
As the French would say - 'Magnifique'!!!
He is the legend...
That was a awesome meal you cooked up Chad! I don't eat that good living in my house! Your videos are inspiring, and as i look forward to camping in my Westfalia this season, watching you living the van life keeps me inspired! Thanks for a awesome series!
Thank you from Minnesota
A van lifer and not a vegan that makes a nice change👍
Haha
Love to watch you cooking in the van
Your videos are so awesome I have missed them fiercely! Thank you again for the excellent content!!! Still living in my van Chad, you were the inspiration buddy! Can't thank you enough :-)
this is the only Chad that i like.. good job chad .. cozy and inspiring.. someday ill do this too
I 100% agree! I have been desperately trying to find videos on the types of stoves/ different items people use in the winter for both cooking and keeping warm. Thanks for sharing!
Estou no Brasil maratonando esse canal....
🤗😇😎😙😍👏👏👏👏👏
Good healthy delicious meal with minimal prep time. Cheers m8!
You are an inspiring man. Gongratz on your attitude
Thank you
You are great in identifying opportunities to be original, enjoy your vids brother
Kevin Hanson - I absolutely agree Kevin. Even with the thousands of other van life videos out there, he still has a uniqueness about him.
I digest anything My mom cooks ..cos I live in the Himalayas.. thank you sir
I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR COOKING VIDEOS!! MORE PLEASE!
Just wait until he does the one on cooking hot dogs on a stick. I'm sure it will keep you glued to UA-cam for hours.
thank you my friend
@10:26 the Montreal seasoning got you throat
Ha hA hA! Right? I laughed really hard while editng that part
But in a van it's okay but in public it's happened to me very embarrassing but I play it off like who gives a crap I got choked LOL at first I thought it was the liquor 😂
No, that was a polar bear choking the life out of him, but they use a blue screen to edit him out.
Excellent. Just like a kid in an adult body. Love it. Thanks for shaking your videos. Very inspirational!!!
Thanks for watching! And thank you for the comment. Keep on truckin
A-ok 👌 plus, dream land. Well done.
it's winter season !!! eagerly waiting for new winter camping videos❤️
Chicken need a friend like "Lemon"
You want to put the garlic at the end. Right before everything is fully cooked that way the flavor is released from the garlic, it is tender and but isn’t burned
This looks pretty gourmet for a simple dish.
I bet salted pretzels or gourmet at your house
stay warm, stay safe
i'm glad you've decided to go back to your roots! I've mentioned a couple times now since you've come back now that you should do more "cooking show videos!!!!" :) :)
most satisfying...yes!!!
Ha!
Now I'm hungry, hahaha! Great Video!
Mister hungry, go to Turkey. I hear they serve fried chicken.
Thanks for the inspiration...!! Great meal...
That looks so delicious...I envy you..I'm in Washington also and love the mountains we have
i m from pakistan just can watch van life or camping only on screen, i watched your alaska video then cooking video amazing, subscribed.
I am out in my van, in Florida 🙂....in so glad you're making videos again. Love the cooking video.
Oh! Well you are nice and warm then!
@@LivingTheVanLife , lol. Its drops down into the 30s at night...but, no snow for me. 😀
I bet your cooking in your sweat! Clown stew....
i live in a fully furnished house with a big kitchen, and this guy cooks more than I do
After watching your videos camping in the van up in the mountains in the winter snow storm sounds like a lot of fun keeping it basic simple meals and that's what it's all about
I wouldve cut the green bean stems, yes I was focused on that.
Those are the best part! Ha! Thanks for watching
Would have, would have, but you didn't.
@@josephtabar492 in almost every comment, I'm guessing you don't get much attention at home do you
@@dentyph5169 If your a moron in training please reply.
Me too!
Love your affinity for good whisky. Definitely my style :) Keep on rocking!
10:25 when you realize a LITTLE sesame oil goes a LONG way
The food he Cooked looks so good
That looks good!!! But I'd have to have some rice with that!
Lovely, thank you.
GREAT JOB!! NOT alot folks could pull this off!!
I agree about a cast iron skillet... It will always be my favorite skillet...
From stir frys, to corn bread and deserts I cook them ALL in my cast iron skillets!!
Merry Christmas!!
That’s awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
JUST SPEAKING THE TRUTH !!!
You seem like a really cool dude!! .I love the honestly you bring to your channel....
It's REAL---- NOT made up!!
Thanks for that!!
I'm originally From Pittsburgh, Pa.
so I know all about that chill boning COLD weather .... Where the wind TRULY makes that COLD whistling SOUND! YIKES!
I live in Tn now outsids Nashville about 20 mins.....
I just applaud YOU for this VIDEO and Thanks for sharing it!!
This is an extremely simple meal, not magician level. Very tasty and well thought out, but plenty of people could do as well or better. You sound thirsty af.
And you can hit an attacking bear with an iron skillet too!!!
@@bonnieoliver427 Tennessee you say? Where all the girls have every other tooth missing and it looks like their tongue is in jail! 👋
I will start camping, thankyou brother.
My craziest experience camping was in Yosemite, during winter! Snowshoes and all, built a igloo, which was an under-snow shelter.....we scooped out the snow and slept there overnight. Hung our food high up between two trees so bears and Wolves couldn't reach it. It was survival camping! Snowshoed nto an area in Toualamie....Such a blast.....Loved your chicken dinner stir fry !! Enjoyed your video !!!
Thank you Nancy! And wow what a freakin adventure it sounds like you had. Quite impressive for sure.
Nancy Siemonsma : You need to have a UA-cam channel.
What are you trying to do, make him commit suicide? This makes me want to contemplate the conversations of fish explaining the universe.
It looks good man! Simple but nice meal. Not disappointed of clicking on this.
Thanks for watching
Simple is best.
Indeed!
Why? Tell us in under three words.
From watching your prep work and what you prepared I would say you know your way around the kitchen. Looked Good!
Hahaha. Fake it till I make it.
If your garlic gets too brown it will turn bitter tasting. Don't overdo it.
True, but he's making it more palatable for Dracula to choke down.
Ya he messed up, u put the garlic in last and cook it for no more than 1 min or its bitter
@@PaHawgn
he said in the star. he is not expert but just cooking in a simple way. and who told you to put garlic in the last.. you have to add it in the first..
In our Indian cooking we put garlic in the beginning. It gives a nice flavour.
I love videos like this
walking dead must not pay very well
Hahahaha. Shit. Everyone always says that.
That's what I thought! He looks like Daryl!
I thought the exact same thing!
This guys better looking.Beautiful eyes
@@emmamyers1037 Agreed!
I'm a newbie to your channel I love it, you're right about the old cast iron skillet, I'm pretty old but I use my great grandmother's everyday, l cure mine once a year , I build a big fire with lots of chunks of red-hot coals, and put them in , after they cool, I clean them and grease them up, Better than Teflon, I love you are teaching people winter skills that can save your life, great job...
Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated. Thanks for the insight on cast iron as well!
chad: i am no expert in cooking
also chad: ends up explaining and preparing like a Michelin chef 😂
Its looking yum-yum..delicious
Pro-tip: it's difficult to overcook a mushroom.
Good feedback. I actually did not realize that.
Not
This is not true.. you can over cook one into a rubber band fast..
@@furuinoob9886 agreed to disagree.
you can deff overcook them. they turn into mush!
I love your videos. I just stumbled across it and the rest is history. Stay safe
someday, just someday i would go into the mountains with my van, and eat some instant noodles in the dark snowy night
There ya go!
That can happen, but what if a black bear I was waiting for you to come out to take a dump any went all psychotic on you because you forgot to recycle? Hmm I bet you didn't think about that did you?
Love this guy ❤️
I would love to experience living like this
Get out and do it!
@@LivingTheVanLife I wouldnt know where to start. (Honestly). Not to mention SCARED.. absolutely FRIGHTENED.. I know life begins once you step out of your comfort zone but JEEZ... I envy you... I AM saving for my van though doing my research people I talk to about this think I'm a weirdo lolol..
But you can, You can!!! Just donate everything you own to the Salvation Army and tell them you should get your GED makeup test next spring or marijuana harvesting season whichever comes first..... Lol 😂
@@killerfoxakafoxxkiller9465 the only thing that makes you a weirdo is wanting to emulate a man living in a van down by the river.
I like your idea I’ll have to try this for myself.
You're the sweetest and those sounds like great ingredients... But I kept dying when it looked like there was cross contamination throughout the prep process. 😭 I don't want you to die!! 😱 -Glad you're safe and warm and enjoying your life. 💚 Can't wait for my girls and I to get out there, too. 🙌🏽 Stay blessed and stay well.
Fan n love from Calcutta, India❤
next video : rainny cooking in a van. i hope
Andrian Setiawan please
Why prolong the agony? 😂
It's really cozy!!