The very first winter expedition truck journey through Russia I came across - I have been waiting for this! Such a unique experience. Thanks so much, and for the effort filming in such extreme conditions.
Fred Heymans thanks Fred. If you have not already seen it take a look at my Mongolia videos. They were shot just before this. Similar temperatures but very little snow.
Yep, that's pretty cold looking!! Great vids BTW, I'm really enjoying your way of presenting this fantastic adventure & it's good to see you also include the not so fantastic moments, I feel it's kind of an education to any prospective travellers of what can and will go wrong on such an endeavour. Also I just wanted to praise you on your camper build, she looks really good and well prepared. I bought myself a Zil 131 a little while ago with the intention of making it into an overland camper but she's just too loud and uncomfortable for long trips, although with the governor uncoupled the old v8 does get up some real speed on the open tarmac!! ;-) Should have gone with a DAF though....as was the original plan. Looking forward to your next installment! Good luck & stay safe.
John Chilton Thanks John. Feed back is appropriated. The Zil is a nice looking truck. Bet it’s pretty good off road. The dafs are pretty loud as standard. I spent about 3 days sound proofing it. About £300 of sound proofing. Made a big difference.
Matthew thank you for the videos, I have only fallowing you and just escape for a short time but what stands out the most to me is that you don't sugar coat anything you tell it how it is both the good and the bad things unlike other youtubers only show the good side of overlanding, I'm in the process of selecting a truck to build and in a couple years hitting the road myself. I live in Oregon ( USA ) and plan to head to Alaska to get the feel of the truck then I'm heading south to cross the Andes and head to Patagonia then off to Africa. I cant thank you enough on the information you let everyone know.
Hey Daniel. Great to hear from you. And thank you for your comments. You won't regret getting a truck. Got to live your dreams. Keep us informed how the build goes.
The amount of people i see who buy motorhomes £45000 upwards and never leave the UK. And here you are in a converted army truck ! Keep the adventures coming, Iceland and the Faroe Islands are calling you 😁
@@yasirmengal2292 Thanks. Feel free to share the videos. :) There are a lot more adventures to come, some big trips and I am currently documenting an overland truck build on my channel.
Great seeing fresh footage and presumably recent wood burner installation after your Mongolia Webasto fiascos. Hope I'll see some footage of that somewhere, whether a high tech Hobbit with remote air intake or an old gas bottle homebrew special.
What you call as do others is called """ Mineral Oil """' there is NO dyno's in that crude, it is the Second most plentiful liquid in/on the earth. Water being the Most!!! I have my mostly winter front on in Oct, with the lower part on when > -20C. It surprises me as to how cold most diesels are run. Bad deal the clutch going out.
Awesome, Great video. Just be careful with that top handled chainsaw, they pivot on your wrist and as a result give some very evil and very dangerous ‘kick back’! Can I also ask what drone you’re using?
PJ Outdoor Services Thanks for the warning. I watched some videos on their use . The short bar chain saws can as you say bite you pretty quick. I am very cautious. Thanks . I’m using the DJI mavic Air. Not great in windy conditions but it’s a nice compact size and good battery life.
Do they not sell winter diesel? Also diesel condition er ? Aka I call it diesel dope. It stops your diesel from congealing and I think water. Come oct/nov here in Canada I keep 10 bottles in my truck and every fill up I add conditioner to the tank. Also does your truck not heat the fuel ? I drive a tractor trailer semi transport here in Canada. We get -40c all the time in winter. Have seen many southern US. Drivers up here in middle of winter with frozen trucks and gelled fuel.
Ron Birchard hi Ron. Thanks for comment. So the Russians are use to the cold, like the Canadians. So we didn’t really expect problems with the fuel. Yes they use winter diesel but it seems not good enough. On inspection of local trucks you find insulated fuel tanks and I guess a heater somewhere. We also used additive when the fuel out the pump wasn’t winter diesel. We never intended to be in these temperatures. But various delays meant we were late leaving this part of the world.
So if I understand correctly, with good winter fuel, diesel dope and a fuel pre-heat you have no problems in -40deg C conditions to run your trucks? Anticipate being in similar conditions and am starting to research what I need... anything else that is vital? thanks
Robert Whalley - for some reason I can't read all you wrote but from what I can read... You just want to take away any possible problems for winter driving Check your coolant to be good for -45, maybe flush the system too. Have a winter front on. Diesel conditioner to stop gelling and moisture in fuel. Airline alcohol if you have air brakes. Maybe a block heater if you got electricity or coolant circulation heater. A diesel heater is probably built into your truck engine or do you mean for your interior compartment? There's after market stuff for that. There are also magnet heaters (electric) that come in handy cause you can place em where needed. The above stuff was stuff I did when I drove semi trucks in northern Canada and on ice roads. Oh snow chains are good to have. I alway had with me a emergency winter kit with me, dry food, clothing, candles matches fire starter sticks, axe wire wood saw.. Basically had almost 3/4 of my winter camping gear Having that stuff saved me as help found me 5 days after a major blizzard sitting around my fire, drinking tea and cooking a rabbit.
Barry Wilson 🤣. Maybe they are luckier and have less problems. Yes, I think you are right. Travel is a combination of highs and lows and dealing with difficulties. They may be mechanical related or an issue at a border or even being stopped by police 👮♀️. Which happened a lot. But always for a look at the truck and a chat. Russians and Kazakhs were great.
If that isn't a good justification for having a wood burner then I don't know what is! Love the height of the chimney, how long did it take before it got walloped?
Do you have a wood stove inside the camper or only diesel or propane for heat? Seems like a wood stove would be good - should you be able to carry small amounts of wood.
Hi Matthew, I just discovered your channel, amazing videos!! Quick question, have you thought about the customs took so long for your bike because they were waiting for you to give them money no?
That certainly was the way of the past in Russia, but it is getting better. I am very much against giving bribes. It just encourages it and makes it worse for other travellers.
Matthew Payne | Adventurer | Filmmaker Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. See you in 10. I’m in a Volvo so won’t get on the beach so I’ll park up by the huts. R
Lucky the coolant freezing did not destroy the engine.
Cool thanks!
The very first winter expedition truck journey through Russia I came across - I have been waiting for this! Such a unique experience. Thanks so much, and for the effort filming in such extreme conditions.
Fred Heymans thanks Fred. If you have not already seen it take a look at my Mongolia videos. They were shot just before this. Similar temperatures but very little snow.
@@matthewpayneadventurerfilm8902 Thanks, yes, I've discovered them. I'm going through them one by one :-) Best wishes.
Fantastic work. Love the footage and amazed you can keep those camera batteries running. Well done, keep it up.
Subscribed and liked. Watched all previous episodes...
Yep, that's pretty cold looking!! Great vids BTW, I'm really enjoying your way of presenting this fantastic adventure & it's good to see you also include the not so fantastic moments, I feel it's kind of an education to any prospective travellers of what can and will go wrong on such an endeavour. Also I just wanted to praise you on your camper build, she looks really good and well prepared. I bought myself a Zil 131 a little while ago with the intention of making it into an overland camper but she's just too loud and uncomfortable for long trips, although with the governor uncoupled the old v8 does get up some real speed on the open tarmac!! ;-) Should have gone with a DAF though....as was the original plan. Looking forward to your next installment! Good luck & stay safe.
John Chilton Thanks John. Feed back is appropriated. The Zil is a nice looking truck. Bet it’s pretty good off road. The dafs are pretty loud as standard. I spent about 3 days sound proofing it. About £300 of sound proofing. Made a big difference.
Amazing drone shots
Thanks. Was like being up in the Artic circle.
06:50 Fantastic drone image
I just watched it again. Made me smile. Such an adventure.
Nice video, keep them coming!
OverlandTrax thanks . More coming every week
Matthew thank you for the videos, I have only fallowing you and just escape for a short time but what stands out the most to me is that you don't sugar coat anything you tell it how it is both the good and the bad things unlike other youtubers only show the good side of overlanding, I'm in the process of selecting a truck to build and in a couple years hitting the road myself. I live in Oregon ( USA ) and plan to head to Alaska to get the feel of the truck then I'm heading south to cross the Andes and head to Patagonia then off to Africa. I cant thank you enough on the information you let everyone know.
Hey Daniel. Great to hear from you. And thank you for your comments. You won't regret getting a truck. Got to live your dreams. Keep us informed how the build goes.
The amount of people i see who buy motorhomes £45000 upwards and never leave the UK. And here you are in a converted army truck ! Keep the adventures coming, Iceland and the Faroe Islands are calling you 😁
Mowtown NI They are both excellent ideas 😁.
Brilliant drone footage mate, you certainly did it tough in the freezing conditions, loved it 👍👍
Thanks Leigh. I wished a had filmed so much more. Few gaps in the story, but I do what I can to piece it together.
Huge Hi from Kazakh citizen!)beautiful places!
Дамир Керей hello. Pleased you have watched 😁
Very interesting.
Best wishes. 🌟🙏🌟🚚🚚🌍
Thanks
que paisagem sensacional!
Seriously why this amazing channel as so few subscribers ..
yasir mengal Although I created the channel in 2014 I’ve only really been working on it for 9 months.
9 months is a lot your channel deserves 5 mil instead of 5k you guys have suffered so much making these videos.
I am a big car and truck enthusiast but i am very embarrassed that i didn't recognize your trucks..
@@yasirmengal2292 Thanks. Feel free to share the videos. :) There are a lot more adventures to come, some big trips and I am currently documenting an overland truck build on my channel.
Good luck with good work.
Great seeing fresh footage and presumably recent wood burner installation after your Mongolia Webasto fiascos. Hope I'll see some footage of that somewhere, whether a high tech Hobbit with remote air intake or an old gas bottle homebrew special.
Still lots more footage to come. I am working through it.
Great video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Make some Expeditions
Please
Hello can you tell me please if you had connection everywhere during your trip ? I will probably use the bone road
What you call as do others is called """ Mineral Oil """' there is NO dyno's in that crude, it is the Second most plentiful liquid in/on the earth. Water being the Most!!!
I have my mostly winter front on in Oct, with the lower part on when > -20C. It surprises me as to how cold most diesels are run. Bad deal the clutch going out.
Bro do you want some cheese with all that Whine?
😂😂😂
Awesome, Great video. Just be careful with that top handled chainsaw, they pivot on your wrist and as a result give some very evil and very dangerous ‘kick back’! Can I also ask what drone you’re using?
PJ Outdoor Services Thanks for the warning. I watched some videos on their use . The short bar chain saws can as you say bite you pretty quick. I am very cautious. Thanks . I’m using the DJI mavic Air. Not great in windy conditions but it’s a nice compact size and good battery life.
Do they not sell winter diesel? Also diesel condition er ? Aka I call it diesel dope.
It stops your diesel from congealing and I think water. Come oct/nov here in Canada I keep 10 bottles in my truck and every fill up I add conditioner to the tank.
Also does your truck not heat the fuel ? I drive a tractor trailer semi transport here in Canada. We get -40c all the time in winter. Have seen many southern US. Drivers up here in middle of winter with frozen trucks and gelled fuel.
Ron Birchard hi Ron. Thanks for comment. So the Russians are use to the cold, like the Canadians. So we didn’t really expect problems with the fuel. Yes they use winter diesel but it seems not good enough. On inspection of local trucks you find insulated fuel tanks and I guess a heater somewhere. We also used additive when the fuel out the pump wasn’t winter diesel. We never intended to be in these temperatures. But various delays meant we were late leaving this part of the world.
So if I understand correctly, with good winter fuel, diesel dope and a fuel pre-heat you have no problems in -40deg C conditions to run your trucks? Anticipate being in similar conditions and am starting to research what I need... anything else that is vital? thanks
Robert Whalley - for some reason I can't read all you wrote but from what I can read...
You just want to take away any possible problems for winter driving
Check your coolant to be good for -45, maybe flush the system too. Have a winter front on. Diesel conditioner to stop gelling and moisture in fuel. Airline alcohol if you have air brakes. Maybe a block heater if you got electricity or coolant circulation heater. A diesel heater is probably built into your truck engine or do you mean for your interior compartment? There's after market stuff for that. There are also magnet heaters (electric) that come in handy cause you can place em where needed. The above stuff was stuff I did when I drove semi trucks in northern Canada and on ice roads. Oh snow chains are good to have. I alway had with me a emergency winter kit with me, dry food, clothing, candles matches fire starter sticks, axe wire wood saw..
Basically had almost 3/4 of my winter camping gear
Having that stuff saved me as help found me 5 days after a major blizzard sitting around my fire, drinking tea and cooking a rabbit.
@@JonSnow-bc6ro thanks! Glad they found you))
Great video there Matt warts and all. There's too many people just showing the glamourus bits.
Barry Wilson 🤣. Maybe they are luckier and have less problems. Yes, I think you are right. Travel is a combination of highs and lows and dealing with difficulties. They may be mechanical related or an issue at a border or even being stopped by police 👮♀️. Which happened a lot. But always for a look at the truck and a chat. Russians and Kazakhs were great.
If that isn't a good justification for having a wood burner then I don't know what is!
Love the height of the chimney, how long did it take before it got walloped?
Criftins Campers both trucks had a removable chimney section. Was needed to get the right amount of draw.
Do you have a wood stove inside the camper or only diesel or propane for heat? Seems like a wood stove would be good - should you be able to carry small amounts of wood.
Did the brake blow due to the cold weather? What was the cause of the brake explosion? Whats your milage on the truck?
Trees are only renewable if you actually replace the ones you cut down. I'm sure if you wait a million years or so the coal will renew as well
Its a fair point. All the wood i burnt was from dead fallen trees.
@@matthewpayneadventurerfilm8902 fair enough
Hi Matthew, I just discovered your channel, amazing videos!!
Quick question, have you thought about the customs took so long for your bike because they were waiting for you to give them money no?
That certainly was the way of the past in Russia, but it is getting better. I am very much against giving bribes. It just encourages it and makes it worse for other travellers.
what was the music used ?
Which bit. Lots of different music used.
@@matthewpayneadventurerfilm8902 @ 6:27 its an amazing song. i do wonder what it is
Why not take a zil
John B many reasons. 1. I didn’t have a Zil, 2, ridiculous fuel consumption. 3, parts are a problem outside of Ex soviet countries.
I listen carefully, i use english autogenerated..but still, even english autogenerated can't detect exactly what he's saying..😅 nice video though
I'm English and I'm struggling, its hard to speak out in the cold though in all fairness
Ex British army Bedfords ?
Leyland Dafs. Ex British army
Awesome channel
But you guys need to speak cleaner English if you want international viewers
Turn on your subtitles man..
No problem here, could very well understand them. Keep up the good work guys! Hopefully we will be as good as this someday!
This guy cry’s ALOT
10 min of mimimimimimi
...........in and out. What a style to go .......
Hi Matthew. Just seen your van in Bexhill. Any chance I could come and see your wonderful vehicle? Best regards, Ronni
Hi Ronni. Are you still near by?
Matthew Payne | Adventurer | Filmmaker hiya. Yep. I’m probably 300 yards away. On the golf course
@@Sub69ronnischrevel You playing Golf? Your welcome to come have a look. Just give us 10-minutes notice and we will make sure we are here.
Matthew Payne | Adventurer | Filmmaker Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. See you in 10. I’m in a Volvo so won’t get on the beach so I’ll park up by the huts. R