How I survive WINTER VAN LIFE in the UK!
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- I've been living in motorhomes now for almost 7 years and have successfully got through 6 winters without and really problems with me or the van.
I've learnt quite a few things over that time on how best to stay warm and keep the motorhome warm to live happily and comfortable all winter long.
Honestly, it's really not that hard when you think about it but there is the odd thing or two that might surprise you.
I would love to know how you stay warm in the winter in motorhome or campervan, if you do something that I've not mentioned please sharing it in the comments below so we can all benefit from it.
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I use à mattress topper, the electric blanket, fleece fitted sheet, teddy blanket, teddy duvet cover, winter duvet…. I have a micro camper with no heating oh yeah of course a hot water bottle too.. I’m a weekend warrior so to speak and that arrangement has kept me warm in up to -7 so far. The layers tend to trap in more heat.
Does it not get all wet and damp without heat in your camper?
@@jasonantigua6825 I always sleep with a window cracked and use homemade reflective window coverings. Usual condensation but no damp.
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@@micro_adVANturesNot sure about that
I use thé silent night blanket (three pin) three settings the highest is 64watts the lowest is 11watts… I blast it on high for around 20 nibs the turn to the lowest setting. My bluetti EB3A (600 Watt), will run it all night long no problem and boy it keeps me so very toasty for sure!! It’s the only heating my van has.
Love your joy at the simplest of things
Diesel heating is the only way, it’s cheap and very efficient. We have the Truma diesel/electric dual fuel heater in our van and it’s fantastic
Great advice Darren, thanks mate.
Great video as always Darren
Love your videos keep them coming
Hiya, I wanted to say a huge thank you to you. We have been following you for a while and love your videos. We have just bought an ecoflow power station and used your code, and it saved us a lot of money. Massive thanks from us and Merry christmas xx
Great advice Darren it was very useful 👍🏻🎄🎅🏻
Great video!
Darren I got myself a diesel heater few weeks ago for the house i tested it out yesterday using my Ecoflow river 2 for the power supply and it works great 👍
Merry Xmas Dazzler!! and Happy new year, thanks for the great content and keep it coming👍
The electric blanket is amazing you can get a electric throw over to highly recommend them buddy it will be the best thing you have brought for years 😎👍
I’ve used Astro turf on top of my flooring,can be used outside on nice days and easy to shake out to clean
Great tips Darren, we love watching your posts and sharing your journeys with you. Myself and the wife have just retired and are selling up and hitting the road full time in February, can’t wait to experience the freedom and the challenges each day will bring us… keep up the good work…🎄🍀👍
Think very carefully as regarding selling your bricks and mortar.
The large flask is a good idea when you're on your travels! Thanks for the tip Darran!
In summer and you are very hot get a washing up bowl feel with cold water and put your feet in best feeling ever happy Christmas Daz x
Thanks for the heads up on the discount... just snagged a delta pro power station and panel used your discount code.... got an amazing deal... 👍👍👍
Cheers Daz nice vlog
Great tips! I've got a small campervan, and a small dog, so mud is an issue 😂. I have washable rag rugs on the vinyl floor, but if very wet and muddy I use pieces of cardboard to step on and park my boots on 👍. They can be binned when soggy and fresh ones laid down. I do the kettle and flask, even at home, and the hot water bottle in the van. I also have knitted slipper boots with rubber soles in the van, keep feet and ankles toasty 😊. I'm going to try the socks in bed, thank you! 😊
I have a heater that runs off the petrol tank, amazing but the floor is always the coldest, and if the pop top is up you loose the heat out of your tent roof 😂
I use teddy bear duvet cover, amazing. Also as you say carpet for the winter, lined slippers and heat saver socks.
Merry Christmas Darren..❤❤
Hi Daz, This is a good tip for anyone in a motorhome, van house what ever the case may be , but I have an electric on my settee, it saves money on heating and also have one on my bed, the diesel heater was a game changer in our van, we plumb it straight into our diesel tank, saves having to top up a different tank and you don't need to carry spare fuel on board, which for me personally I think is dangerous and didn't want to do, but that's just me, Love your lights, stay safe be warm x💖💖
I feel a bit of a failure as lots of people say "i'm not trying to teach you to suck eggs" as if it is something I should be an expert at. Hands up, I don't know to suck eggs. Can you do a video on how to suck eggs as I think you'll find there are lots of people like me who have never sucked eggs. You could cover it in a Christmas special.
I will never stop recommending teddyfleece bedding to people who hate the cold, I invested in some from Asda and I ended up having to take my socks and all my layers off in the night I was so warm!
Coldest place in my van are the door footwells... get large camping stuff sacks, fill them with loose fill insulation and then put them in the footwells to stop the draughts... And just add another blanket on top of your summer duvet, saves buying a new winter duvet.. 👍
I have an electric overblanket love it..
Single bed lecky blanket does it for me. Leave it on low when driving to warm your bed right through or a blast on high and then down to low once it has warmed the bed up. Mine takes about 30 watts on low which is nothing. Probably would know what hypothermia is all about by now without it! Oh and have recently bought a chinese diesel heater, cheap as chips so best to keep a spare. also run it on kerosene, burns very clean but they can be a tad noisy although there are ways to quieten em down.
Electric blankets are the business. You can get 12 volt ones and save the inverter losses. mine averages about 30 watt hours a night. FYI all electric heaters are 100 % efficient - all the electricity gets converted into heat! The inefficient part is charging the batteries....
Ha - I have one of those water bottles and they really do stay warm for sometime.
Love your videos, get an electric blanket. One that has low use of electricity and on the lowest setting can be left on all night.
Yep you can't beat an Electric Blanket in winter and great for a sore lower back.
I’ve upgraded from a camper van to a motorhome so Coco ( dog ) and I are much warmer due to better heating and no horrible drought from the back doors/sliding door and cab. Plus a Duvlay topper, 15 tog duvet, blankets and electric blanket on the Eco for Coco. Coco also wears a fleece jacket that keeps her warm. I’m also going to put thermal curtains up between the cab and habitation area. So much better now.
Wow very nice Santa's grotto 😁😂😊
A heated hoodie. Heating areas at the top and bottom of your back and inside the large front kangaroo pocket. A small powerbank goes in the pocket and connects via usb. A good 3/4 season sleeping bag helps keep you warm during the night too, no duvets for us. 👍
Good one, very useful.
Never lived on a motorhome, campervan or caravan but I did once live in a house share where they put the heating on for 1 hour per night in an old Victorian terrace. My room was on the ground floor and beneath me was a cellar which air rushed through due to broken windows. My room was an icebox and freezing. I was given a woollen rug which made a huge difference. Slept in a double sleeping bag with a duvet on top so was super snug and heated my room with a calor gas convection heater. I had big thick blackout covers at what used to be a huge glass door which was sealed shut. Once I did all these measures my room was toasty and even hung an old blanket over my door to stop the draughts from the hall. If you can purchase real wool rugs they make such a difference or better still use wool insulation where possible you cannot go wrong.
Quick question. I have a 240v electric blanket which heats up really quick and love it.....would a 12v like yours be less power hungry with the same results? I was about to buy a 12v one, would love your opinion before I buy one. Guessing it would take longer to heat up but also don't get the inefficiency of an inverter to run 🤔 also teddy fleece duvet and bedsheet are amazing at keeping you warm. If things get too cold you can copy Withnail and I and cover yourself in deep heat 😂 first month of vanlife done and so far so good! Thank you mate been watching you for years and have learnt so much!
It sounds like going back but it really works is heating stones I live in Wyoming and live in my camper that is like a flat it's got everything that a flat has but I still heat stones to put in my bed and my shower and yes I take them out before I go to bed
I live on a boat, have you thought about a webasto / eberspacher hydronic unit ? I have on that does my hot water, radiators and blown hot air! I’ve installed a ton. Easy to retrofit. Also use the silent night blanket, they only use 40w!
Hi Ross, I've not heard of the hydronic units, so can they be fitted and used with the the Alde wet heating that I've got in the motorhome? I'm assuming these use diesel to heat them, can you keep the original LPG one as well? Cheers mate
I’m definitely surprised you don’t have a diesel heater in your van Darren..D2/D4 or Chinese version you know it’s the way to go.👍
Hi Daren we fulltime 700 watts of solar 2x 135 amps of lithium, 1600 inverter/charger, b to b , so no need for what I see as an overpriced lithium battery.
We have 2x 11 klo re fillable bottles.
When we use the blown air , the by product being hot water ? We use to fill good old hot water bottles.
I like to go away in winter and use a portable wood burner which works fantastic if you want to see the setup I have a video on my channel it's also a great backup when you can't get gas
I use a electric ⚡️ blanket in my id buzz as I can’t make a whole for a d diesel heater and yes the blanket works well if you’re passing Sheffield let me know there’s some good fishing 🎣 🚐🎣👍🏿
I do not recommend cotton and flannel bedding. They absorb moisture and are cold in contact with the body. Teddy bear bedding is the best 😀
Years ago leccy blankets seemed to be quite common when the cost of heating a house was extortionate (showing my age!). Can be expensive but you are only paying for the bit you want heating for a good nights sleep. Could probably do with a comparison type video for modern blankets and how efficient they are. Interested? PS I don't sell electric blankets 🙂
Keep up the good work.
Morning Darren, Loving the Content as Always 👍
Nah never used those electric blankets as I always get into a cold bed as there nothing like it feeling your own body warming the area up and always sleep with the window open as you got have a lovely cool bedroom and I do not own a pair of pyjamas neither and I do keep my boxers on keeping the never regions a tad warmer. Keep safe dude and it’s a wonder you have not got one of those heated jackets 😁 and take care and all the best for the worst month of the yea 🙂
Get yourself a hot lady….they keep your bed toasty and they can make hot chocolate!
Yes, but they are expensive to run and maintain! Lol
not cheap to run one of them though 🤣
You beat me to it with that reply! Offers please...position vacant...
Darren will you do another video on your internet system.
heated throw 4p for 8hours game changer
You would love ecoflow when you get them for free
We are expected to pay fortunes for them!!
With an electric blanket go one size bigger than you need because they come up short.
So for a 4ft 6" double bed get a King size.
I'm a Billy-no-mates so a small single lecky blanket does the job in my large bed. I would get a larger one should a desperate woman with very low standards took me on even as a project....
Which diesel heater do you use Darren?, and what size mate, watch all your videos as I'm a full timer aswell. Take care and all the best.
agreed, leccy blanket best invention ever 🥵
Hi daz were did you get that hot water bottle from
Love all your videos Darren. You would change your mind on the ecoflow if you tried Anker SOLIX F2000 Solar Generator (Solar Generator 767) with 2× Solar Panel (200W) Still with £600 off. No brainer and trust me i have tried ecoflow. The Anker F2000 is super quiet also. This is the beast my friend. Keep up the good work.
Electric blanket. YES YES YES. Just bought a one from Tesco, about 30kwid, life changing mate.
Agree on the EcoFlow products. Great kit, but what an awful company to deal with if you have issues. No uk office to deal with. Such a frustrating experience and not that helpful🤷♂️
We are in our 4th winter. We find we have acclimitised now. We just done Scotland in -8 and never use heating through the night! I have a long hot water bottle for my feet and a small one to snuggle. We keep them filled in the day so we can reuse the water. Water is harder to come by some days. Although NEVER reboil this water in your kettle that you will make drinks in, have a cheap second kettle. We also have rolls of silver thermal stuff from tool station. Sealed over at top, bit of curtain wire and this covers windows, hab door and cab and keeps us warm. Rolls up in the day and tied with ribbon I got off the throws when they were new.
Chunky lad like you shouldn't feel the cold anyway 😅
wow!
Would definitely recommend VTOMAN over ecoflow. Quality products with all the features you get on jackary, bluetti + fast charging etc. Just got myself Flashspeed 1500 with 400w solar panels (1548 Wh expandable to 3096, 1500w - 3000w peak inverter) all for £849!!
On average how much is a diesel heater for a van ?
Chinese Diesel heater start at £80 for a 5kw, oddly a 2kw is more as they are more in demand (5kw can get very hot). My maXpeedingrods 2kw was £120 3 years ago £140 now, but it's better quality and I've never had a problem with it.
@@thinkingoutofthebox.9421 thankyou do you know on average how much the fitting is and I suppose you need elec to run it ?
Jesus just been on that webpage for them portable chargers they are way to expensive u could buy a silent running generator cheaper not for me
Try wearing a woolly hat in bed we do
One hat or two ? 🤔😁
@@robbom68 depends on how much hair you have on your head I wear only one
@@johnandjackiemckenzie2618 Noooo i meant do you share one hat or have one each !!! Sorry just my silly soh :)
Thank you for commercial 😉
I pay 12£ to not see this discut and I see it.
So thanks ❤
You missed out the most obvious method of keeping warm known to anyone who camps in the winter. Layers. Wear long johns and decent base layers preferably marino. If you do that a lot of the other stuff isn't even neccessary a lot of the time.
That's not a water bottle its a Lmao.
Ha ha . I would of unsubscribed out of pure jealously if he did refer it as his ....... 🤣
@@robbom68 Lmao
stopped watching once background music kicked in. Need to sort your editor out.
Sorry dude but the music is annoying!
Yeah please think about not having that when talking