Vanlife at High Altitude - Dolomites - Northern Italy
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- The Dolomites in northern Italy, a Stunning section of the Alps. We take our self-built camper van over some amazing mountain passes at high altitudes. The views we find are incredible.
Driving down from the Penser Josh pass we stay in a free car park at the foothills of the mountains goo.gl/maps/YN...
We drive back up into the mountains to a beautiful lake surrounded by a rugged mountain ridge at Lago di Carezza goo.gl/maps/sF...
We continue to drive our van further north over the famous Sella Pass reaching an altitude of 2200m goo.gl/maps/jU...
Our last parking place for this video was another stunning mountain lake of crystal clear turquoise waters at Lago di Braies goo.gl/maps/EZ...
Both of the lakes have paid car parks where it is acceptable for campervans to stay overnight, the charges range from £15-25 a night.
If you liked this video please do give it a thumbs up and make sure you are subscribed to the channel for further videos from this incredible trip.
Thank you for watching
Greg & Lou
#traveleurope #vanlife #sprintervanconversion
I can’t believe how stunning the Dolomites look. Nothing compares with their ruggedness. Great driving footage too 👍💙❤️
Thank you very much. I’m glad you liked it 👍🏼😃
Great video Greg & Lou, you two are the most genuine You tubers out there! Like you we wouldn't fancy taking on the Dolamites but after watching this I think we might! So many other You tubers frighten people off with their headliners and must have off grid mods! Keep being you!
What a lovely comment 😃thank you very much. We’re not into all the clickbait titles and fake drama.
Hopefully just capture some nice footage of amazing places. 👍🏼😃
One word ‘epic’ 👍
Thank you 😊
Absolutely stunning views! I would think that this will rank as one of your best adventures. Seeing this just makes me feel like, build a cabin and relocate with the lake view. Great work guys.
Yes it has been for sure. Still got even better to come if that is possible. You could happily look at these views everyday.
Grazie Greg Lou 🙏Fantastiche le Dolomiti ❤ venite in Italia merita il viaggio 🙏👍
Brilliant. Great roads and scenery. Thanks for sharing. Stay well and safe travels. All the best 👍🚐😎
Thank you Rob 👍🏼😃
Amazing views mate, great video. Just Wana say thank you for all your build videos, we're just starting out on our transit conversion and your channel has such a wealth of information. Much appreciated 👍
That’s great. You’ll find links to free downloads and products in each video description. Good luck with your build 👍🏼😃
@@GregVirgoe hope you don't mind me asking but the shureflo pump you use, once it's primed, does it continue to draw power? I don't know whether to run an inline switch so once it's primed, I can turn it off, or leave it permanently live? Hope you can help.
@@adamgrace5973 it has an in built pressure switch so once it reaches pressure the switch turns the pump off so the power is only being used when the pump is actually running.
It’s a good idea to wire a switch in a convenient place anyway because when your tank runs out of water the pump will run constantly trying to suck up water from an empty tank so at that point it’s good to switch it off so it doesn’t run to long and damage the solenoid. Hope that helps. 👍🏼😃
@@GregVirgoe that has helped massively. Thank you for your time in replying 👍 much appreciated
@@adamgrace5973 no problem anytime 👍🏼😃
Greg I build a cool sprinter. I have been traveling for over a year now, i'm in the teneriffe. I met some grear people along the way. You want warm weather for xmas it was 26c today here love it.
Maybe a bit difficult to get my van there 😂 Enjoy the sunshine ☀️
I'll have to put it on my bucket list!!! Looks amazing!!!
They are stunning locations you won’t be disappointed.
WOW WOW WOW What more can I say greg absolutely stunning like you said if it wasnt for the van you definitely wouldn't have got to the places we all get to go safe travels great vlog xxx
Thank you guys. Best wishes to you both xx
wow great vlog thankyou enjoy your cup of tea 😀😀
That’s very much for watching. I’m glad you liked it. 👍🏼😃
Amazing- great footage. What a fantastic place to explore! ATB👍
It’s so fantastic. Amazing scenery.
Looking great the weather seems pretty good to 👍🚐
Yes we had the best break in the weather for that journey. Fabulous
Think about to have a car wash now and than to get rid of salty residue from the streets. Remember Neil Young's "Rust Never Sleeps" :o)
Yes wise words 👍🏼😃
Wow! That was just epic folks. Thank you. 👍 🏔️☺️
Pleased you liked it 😃
Lovely. Seems to be a repost, or am I going mad?
On the Truma side, can't remember exactly if you fitted one - they have a temperature sensitive auto drop out valve. Idea is to prevent damage from freezing. Came to mine a couple of weeks ago after an early frost, it had dumped the water from the boiler. Good result. Might not be so important if you're living in. But if you leave the van for a while in winter...
Our van internally has a frost setting on it and the Truma texts me if it drips below 10° inside the van. Then I can put the hearing on to keep the frost off.
@@GregVirgoe even better, you have the inet..
@@kevgermany yes it’s very useful to be able to monitor the van remotely. Used it quite a bit.
Stunning, nice for a motorcycle 🏍.🇮🇲
We saw lots of bikers riding the passes. Loads of twisty roads.
First 😎
Well done paddy 👍🏼😃
What a stunning place
Yes it was amazing.
Thank you for this. Years ago I was driving from Rome to Zagreb. As I left Venice, was seeing these huge, snow capped mountains in the distance. What was I looking at? The Dolomites!!! Didn't get to explore since I visiting friends in Croatia. Thanks for giving me a close up view.
They really are incredible and I’m pleased you enjoyed the video 😃
that's the tv viewing sorted. New video from Greg and Lou
Thanks David, pleased you got the notification this time. 👍🏼😃
Loving your bromance fellas. Can see the respect between you both 🙌👍
Yeah we just hit it off and get on really well. Archie is lovely too 😊
@@GregVirgoe Thats awesome. Its nice to see. Thats what its all about. Meeting people and making memories. The dogs does look a beauty tbf. Nice big dogs aren't they👍
@@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs these experiences shared with others are far better 😃
Awesome. Enjoy your trips.
Just booked myself a LEAVV EV camper for next year. Might get into the French Alps seeing these Italians one.
The alps are incredible and worth a visit 👍🏼😃
Hi Greg love your videos.
Hope you guys are having a good time during winter.
We have a similar design campervan as your and we have a issue with mold on the garage area and the cold parts of the van during the winter time.
Do you have issues with mold?
Can you make a video on how you deal with mold and condensation issues during the winter time. I think that will be really helpful for many of us vanlifers.
Thanks in advance and happy new year 🥳 😀👊
The key to not getting mould in your van is to keep it warm and well ventilated. We never let our van get below 10°C inside. I have an alarm set on the Truma that texts me if the van drops below that. So it acts like a frost protection. We have heating vents at all of the cold areas of the van. Cab, side door, shower and a vent by the rear doors and garage.
Great mountain views
Thank you 😊
Another Class video. Absolutely stunning views - Great Camera work too Greg Speilberg!! 💪
Thank you 🙏🏼 I was really pleased how this one came out. Did you like the new music too?
@@GregVirgoe Its top class Bud - come along way from 'building the workshop'! You'll be taking the Sprinter to Hollywood next 👌
Hi Greg. I skied around those mountains way back in 83. It’s part of the sella Ronda , selva , arabba , colfosco ,corvara, cortina , and back . It takes a day to ski around, with a break for lunch and a beer!
Just the one beer 🍺😂
The drive down through all the ski resorts was beautiful. Although no snow on the ground just yet.
Awesome area and your photos are amazing. Soo pleased the weather was kind to you. Many thanks for bringing us along. As a matter of interest, what temperature could you maintain inside the van @ night when it was minus 2 - 5C outside?. Any idea how much LPG you used in 24 hr period to maintain that?. I have a 7m motorhome and hope to do some trips to various ski stations this season. Thanks again!!
The Truma heater keeps the van easily at any temperature you like. You can have it in the mid twenties inside when freezing outside no problem at all. To be honest we set it it on eco mode, low fan speed and 18-20° when cold and it’s always really cosy inside. We use about £5 of gas a week in the depth of winter. Approx £20 a month.
Top up the bottle every 3weeks to be on the safe side.
@@GregVirgoe Many thanks for the info Greg. Good to have 'real life' feedback. Cheers - Brian
Great films and great ideas where to visit. We have booked Poole to Cherbourg ferry for the end of March, do abit of the Normandy landings and then anti clockwise around France and into Italy ( ain’t got around to the rest of the planing yet) got about 10 weeks so we will be definitely getting to the Dolomites. Keep up the good work and see you on the
road.
You will love it there maybe more snow when you go 😃👍🏼⛄️❄️
Hi great videos well done I have a question regarding the clean air zones in the uk ie euro 5 being charged what is your thoughts concerning this
It’s a shame that none of that tax will get reinvested into better public transport. We rarely drive into city areas and try to use trains etc
Hi Greg - just wondering about staying over above 1500m - do you have any diesel heater concerns? My Eberspacher is supposed to have a high altitude kit when parked up above 1500m, to avoid complete combustion issues - coking up, carbon monoxide etc?
Diesel heaters and our Truma are rooms sealed heaters meaning the combustion side of the heater is completed segregated from the warm air room side. Any slight variance with combustion would be discharged outside the vehicle. You wouldn’t have any issues inside the vehicle. But as you say you might get a little less combustion with lower oxygen. I don’t know the figures exactly. 👍🏼😃
@@GregVirgoe Thanks Greg - I was more concerned about damage to the heater burner plug if it soots up etc. Never got any sense from Westfalia/Eberspacher - probably it would be ok for a short stop but not a week's holiday!
@@mickm9307 for one or two days no problem then run it at high heat to burn it off afterwards.
@@GregVirgoe 👍Cheers!
wow fantastic
Pretty epic 😃
At the beginning of the video, you moved the van away from the cold open windy area. I was wondering what it's like inside the van during cold conditions like that? Is it still comfortable or drafty? Do you feel the cold somehow? In what way? This cold weather has been a good test of your insulation/heating system - is there anything you would do different now?
Greg i linked 3 ,110 agm batteries ,bought the same kit as you,on the solar display the black batteries show full off a charge, when I disconnected the charger it drops to 65 %,even when 12 v is isolated, do you think ones died on me Cheers
Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!
Good video on your travels thank s lee
Thank you for watching Lee 👍🏼😃
Deja Vu really confused us lol! xx
I had to take it down as it wasn’t going out to any subscribers. 😃
Thankyou so much for your videos on insulation I am a female and am going to attempt to make my citroen relay into a camper and your videos have gave me confidence.. Knowledge is power!!.. Your blessed by God sir 💙.. I have a quick question if you could spare me a minute It will only take half an hour 😂😂.. I love that t-shirt because I said that all the time. My question is can I start my insulation at this time of the year I live in Ireland.. Is there a specific season to do it.. Many thanks 😁
Hello, thank you for the lovely comment. If you can put some form of temp dry heating in the van like an electric heater just to keep it dry inside that will help. I did most of my work over the winter so it is possible. But not please thank when all your tools are very cold 🥶 best wishes with your build 😃
@@GregVirgoe thankyou so much for the help I really appreciate it.. God bless you and your family.. You've helping alot of people I would say 😁 Enjoy all your adventures 😁😁
@@Gentile212 thank you very much. Best wishes.
Cliffhanger was filmed there. Not sure whether you saw the Tre Cime(3peaks) di Lavaredo but that's one of the famous views.
Oh I didn’t know that, thanks for letting us know. The cliffs are so rugged. 👍🏼
What can you say apart from 'AWSOME '
Glad you liked it 😃👍🏼
Re-Up?
What happened to the first version?
8-0
Still nice to watch again...
:-D
It was not sent out to my subscribers and it really affects views so I reposted it. Sorry 😊
Nice one Greg!
Cheers Barry 👍🏼😃
Amazing views ! 👍 You should visit Montenegro, I recommend it. Greetings from Slovakia.
We would need to get extra insurance cover to visit there. Thank you for the recommendation
When exactly was this video shot?
It must be around the third week of Oct.
About 2 week of October 😃
thanks for posting, we can't wait to revisit the Dolomites, we loved being there and driving the roads. did you get to go up a cable car like the sass pordoi? it was one of our highlights.
Sadly a lot of the cable cars were not running as it was out of season. Thanks for watching
Nice
Thanks 😊
Great vid Greg 👌🏼. Stunning scenery!!😍 . Can you stay overnight at the top or are you not allowed ?
There was a no camping sign at the Penser Joch pass so I wouldn’t think so. You can stay at both the lakes.
Hi Greg & lou, great vid as already stated in first upload. I notice you said reuploaded koz it wasn't sent to your subscribers, but I got it. Anyway was wondering how long the lpg lasts as your "always toasty" I think you replied up to 6 weeks, so how big is the bottle. Also I'm having issues with the weight of my van, on the limit, did you weigh yours when finished? If so what was the weight? And wots ur payload. Soz for all the Q's but needs must. Cheers
We only use the heating in the evening as normally out exploring during the day. We have it on eco mode and 16° overnight and the bottle can last 4-6weeks in winter. It’s a 13kg or 22litre bottle. I would go for an underslung tank if I did it again for more capacity. We are close to the max weight with all our belongings in and always emptying things to keep that down. Don’t drive with full tanks etc
Amazing memories! When we going back to do it again?
Still loads of places there to discover 👍🏼
Parabéns pelo vídeo, simplesmente lugar maravilhoso
Google translate to English
@@GregVirgoe he said (in Portuguese) "congratulations for the video, simply wonderful place."
@@mauriziopirani5917 thank you 😊
Really amazing views. Good on you for going up the mountain as Rob suggested. I'm wondering Greg, I have a 2015 Mercedes Sprinter, but it has an automatic transmission. There is only Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive. There is no lower gears in Drive. How do you think my van will perform going through the Rocky Mountain passes in the west with out a choice of putting it in a lower gear? I know you have a manual transmission, so it's different, but I thought you might have heard others doing it with automatic.
That is the only thing the gear box would select a gear you may not want at an awkward time. Do you not have low gear selection?
@@GregVirgoe There is no option for a gear other than Drive. No low, nothing. 😕
@@gina50gina it would be more challenging in auto. You would have to use more brakes on the way down too. 👍🏼😃
@@GregVirgoe Yes, it doesn't seem ideal. I would hope that Mercedes put some thought behind this. Still, I'll make sure my brakes are top shape before I head for the mountains. Thanks for your help Greg!
@@GregVirgoe Hi Greg, I hate to admit my sillyness, but in hopes that it might help someone someday, I'm going to. I found out that I do have the ability to change the gears. Beside the D "Drive" on the stick shift, there is a + to the right, and a - to the left for shifting up or down, which can be used to use the engine to slow down when coming down a steep mountain. Problem solved, I just didn't notice it. 😁 I guess Mercedes really do know what they are doing. 👍 Happy new year to you and Lou!
I love mountain roads like that. The views were simply amazing. Just one problem. Some of the views were spoiled by some bloke standing right in front of the camera. Don't know who he was. Although a couple of times things improved remarkably. He was joined by a pretty young lady who had a chat with him. Come on Lou. Let's see more of you. Make it a Lou and Greg channel.
There was me thinking you all came here for my good looks 🤪😂
Has this been posted already 😳
Yes, thank you for watching again.
@@GregVirgoe twice the fun👍
@@tonylee8550 UA-cam didn’t send out notifications when I uploaded it the first time which is why it’s been posted again. Sorry for the confusion.
Great vlog! Reminds me of when we did the Vrsic pass in Slovenia! Check it out if you head that way! 🤔👌
I’d like to spend more time in Slovenia. What are you thoughts about it? Any other recommendations?
@@GregVirgoe we personally preferred it to Croatia, we were inspired by Andrew Ditton when he did a review of an Adria campervan called ‘Go With The Vlow’ beautifully done and worth watching! 👌🚐
Brilliant epic vid, but any chance you can get yourself a little Muff?
I have got a big muff on the mic but that wind in the opening shot was very strong
I did mean the"Muff" on the mic obviously. I have driven worst roads in Maderia to be honest. Brill channel watch you from the beginning "Mate" not Guy's
Well done 👍🏼 good for you. 😉
domnt forgot your pressure controll in the vehicle, I've raced in the Alpes riding for years and aivbe almost blown ever yehicle, vito, sprimter even a powerful volvo I think it was a trs5 or something the volvo stale oght didn't engine you'll never blow it and blew it lol change your pressure and temp that's how doje ever after just a saying sprimter even went Wow to much pressure lol
Sorry I don’t understand you
@@GregVirgoe any alpe will cause so much more pressure can case your coolant to blow.
@@googlelimp9834 what actually happens at altitude is the surrounding air pressure decreases which lowers the boiling point of water. At 2000m the boiling point of water drops to 93° so if your engines runs hot it could boil sooner than normal.
@@GregVirgoe thatys what i was tryingto say I raced in the french alpes every year for years but I kept blowing all the engines from a Mercedes vito, to a ford van, a volvo T5 think coupe car with over 300hp, every year blew a vehicle until I was told buy a separate water cap drill a hole in it to stop the engines blowing up even on the sprinter I had, so I got one drilling the old one and I've never blown since. just sayijng
@@googlelimp9834 I don’t understand how that would help as that goes against all theory. If you can keep the pressure in the water system the boiling point would be higher. If you let the pressure out you are lowering the boiling point??
FYI Greg, when you’re showing us the fantastic views, you don’t need to have your face in every shot 😂
Apart from that, great video. Love to see where you are.
How else can I prove that I was there 😝😜
the roads are fine - it's the italian drivers that are horrific
We found most places you go there’s always someone waiting to overtake you.
We Italians love to race as we see long empty roads with plenty of bends. I know it's wrong, but it's something out of our self-control.😅
This is the country of Ferrari, Lambo, Ducati, Pagani ecc... 😂
@@mauriziopirani5917 d'accordo