Do you really NEED a diesel heater for winter van life? (micro camper)
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- I've had a few winter van life nights before but this is the 1st time I've ever spent the night out in the snow! My micro camper has no diesel heater and recently I've been testing various other forms of van life heating. Tonight I push things to the limit (as far as UK van life goes).
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I think the term "cold as Hell" comes from Dante's Inferno, in which the 9th circle of Hell is described as a vast iced lake, which is where traitors are frozen. A three-headed Satan half frozen in ice with batwings beating constantly, holds Judas in the front mouth, flanked by Brutus and Cassius in the other two mouths.
I tho't I didn't get out enuff...😊
Never heard of that but it’s good to know it’s not just a completely meaningless phrase! I’ll have to have a google
@@Adz i thinks its just an english thing, cold as hell, bloody hell etc
Dante loved soma
Just watched your videos absolutely brilliant keep up the good work stay safe
Thanks Anthony!
I have to be honest with you - that Angel Slipper looks bloody delicious!
Great video as usual Adam. I’d always have a diesel heater in any conversion however with the big advances in battery technology over the last few years - As you’ve shown there are lots of other options.
Have a good Christmas fella 👍🏻
Thank you! Yeah I think I’m a van bigger than mine, a diesel heater is still the only viable option for long term use. But it’s not impossible to use other things. Hopefully one day batteries will power full central heating systems 😂
@@Adz tesla battery runs a mates house from sundown to sun up in uk.
I laughed
Just looked up ‘gods pocket’ on urban dictionary! 🤣🤣🤣 I had to double check what I was reading 🤣
😂😂😂 now you see why I had to change the name! Haha
"and she is ready to have her flaps sown up" great comment 😂😂. Another great video mate, good to know you can cope with a winter camp.
ATB Adam 👍🏻👍🏻
Haha thanks mate! And yeah I’m glad I was able to stay warm!
I have a camec gas heater installed vented to outside. Run it at 20 C. All night and it seems to come on 5-10 mins each hour. Cosy as. 4kg gas bottle lasts about 6 days. $14 to refill. Recon it's the cost I have. Love it.
Come on Adz you are better than instant coffee In morning, Get yourself a hand grinder and aeropress
I think I will do in my next van but it’s easier when limited with a small space haha
Great video Adz, nice to see the van is able to keep you nice and warm even in these snowy times.
Thanks mate! Yeah having a small space definitely makes things easier when it comes to keeping warm!
I fitted a 2 kW CDH the tall all in one version behind the passenger seat of my Volkswagen caddy short wheelbase van with a length of that shiny aluminium flexi pipe similar to tumble dryer or extractor fan piping ..
Yeah they’re great heaters but just not for me at the moment
Adz i have 2 of those 250w Dimplex heaters, the first one i complained about and returned it to Amazon along with a few Fxxks in and email, the new one arrived exactly the same so i decided to do the one thing men never do and read the instructions and it turns out that is a low heat feature, so its actually working fine! 🤪
Haha well it’s good to know it’s not broken. They’re actually decent little heaters!
Brilliant as ever mate, it was -5 inside my van when I checked it a couple of days ago, so good job I’d emptied the water etc. Stay safe, stay warm buddy and have a very Vantastic Christmas 🎅🏼 🎄 👍🏻
Yeah so many people had burst pipes! Thanks mate, hope you had a Happy Christmas!
Loved seeing some options - keeping warm in the winter is always at the top of everyone's mind this year - we have two different approaches that we use - depending on whether or not we have power available to us. We have a Ford Transit 250 Cargo Van that we went the NO BUILD route with. Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
Yeah it’s definitely a hot subject! Excuse the pun haha. And thank you!
Describing the process of constructing the 'Angel's Slipper' caused me to laugh so much I've pulled a muscle in me ribs!
😂😂😂 apologies haha
All the best for Crimbo and NY mate. Stay safe!
Happy Christmas 🎉 and you too!
That's the exact same heater I've got going in my lwb T5 and I genuinely can't fault it. Think it was about a tenner in home bargains and running off my 240v inverter and its pretty awesome tbf
Yeah I still love mine. Well worth the money!
Another entertaining Vid Ad, Glad the Dovenator was performing well 💪🏻
Stay safe. Catch you next time
Thanks! And yeah it was a good addition to the van. Hope you’ve had a good Christmas and New year!
@@Adz We have thank you Ad 😊 We hope you have too!
Hello mate the duvanator could quite possibly be the next noble prize winner! But can I make a possible suggestion, instead of using an electric blanket that is designed to fit to a matress and is fairly rigid you could try and heated throw 🤔 they are more like a regular blanket so may be better inside a duvet cover? Anyways stay safe dude 👍
It should be written in future history books! But yeah my one is very similar to a throw. It’s not one of the normal under blankets. It’s a regular blanket one so it works pretty well mate
@@Adz nice one I just had visions of you trying to get a mattress type one in a duvet 🤣 perhaps you could fit another to your mattress? It would be kinda like a ridge monkey for humans ?! 🤔😂
I feel the force stays with you , Adam .
Cracking one Adz. Had a Christmas camp out with group other night..Got down to minus -6. Forgot to turn the heating on 🥶🥶🥶
Ahh I bet that was a mistake to regret haha. Hope you enjoyed it though!
Thats mental 🤣 i was just googling about this for my caddy. Great timing. Gotta get back out and about ❄️
Yeah it’s good that it’s possible to keep warm without the diesel heaters!
Any video that has sprinklets and having her flaps sewn up is worth a like in my book.
😂😂😂😂 the flap sewing was essential haha
Hi Ad,
I remember you said a diesel-heater is not stealth enough for you. But honestly I recommend you one. It takes not much place and is pretty good to heat up the car in general when it was standing.
I often turn it on when I am not in the bus, so that its comfortable when I am later sleep in it.
Hi mate. Yeah I know they’re great things. Just not for this van really. I’d never have it on because of the lack of stealth. I’m getting one when I get a bigger van though
I would have called your snack in the RidgeMonkey: The Devil's Hanky! 👹🥪
If it was spicy that could’ve worked haha
Hi Adam love the channel, i bought the 250w heater for my camper pod from your review video its brilliant and doesn't kill the battery.
My heater did the same with temp control a bit weird, have a great Christmas 👍
Glad the heaters been good for you too! Turns out it’s lowest setting is 5° so if it’s below that it will come on as soon as it’s plugged in. Hope you had a good Christmas too!
Love your style.... Great sense of humour.... 👍👍👍
Thank you!
The heater thermostat has a minimum setting of 5⁰C so if your van is below that you can't turn it off unless you unplug it. I bought it on your recommendation! 👍👏
Ah yeah I should’ve read the instructions! Glad it’s the way it’s meant to be though. Thanks!
@@Adz Just goes to show how cold the van was! 😂
Matfield that is not to far from me. ... ish. It was minus 7 where I am in Kent. It is nice to see vanlifers in Kent.
It seems to be a really nice little village!
Merry Christmas Adam, loved the angel slipper your so funny. Keep it up maxx
Happy Christmas to you too! 🎉🌲 Haha gotta love an angel slipper!
It’s time to upgrade the toasties like trying the centre omelet toastie
Another great vid mate. Sadly haven’t taken Nina out in the snow, got the lurgy as well, so Jen had to take over my Advent Calendar vid today. She did a great job ! Think I might have been usurped 😳.
Hope you’re feeling better now. And hope you had a good Christmas! I’m getting back on the adventures tomorrow. Thanks!
I just want to say, everytime I see a blue vw van, I always think its you now! Was by the sea in Swansea and was parked next to one, sadly it wasn't you! Keep it up!
Haha yeah I notice a lot of them now. Sometimes I see one when I’m out and think it’s mine that’s been stolen 😂
The angel slipper could do with tomato purée and cheese on the top after it’s part cooked. A pizza on a folded pizza. The future.
If I had a grill I’d give it a go! Not sure about it working too well in the ridgemonkey though haha
Been micro camper vanning for over ten years, full time, and never had a diesel heater, but always warm and cosy with layers and a good 'maggot', latest UK temps down to - 12 C and never an issue !
Maggot?
military expression for a sleeping bag !!
Ohhhh 😂😂😂 makes sense now! Yeah before the electric blanket idea I was going to look at a thermal maggot 😂
OMG! I need to get in that angel slipper! 🤩 it's good seeing that the van is very useable in cold weather and it's been a good test for it latley as it never usually drops as low as it has been doing. I don't know if you'll have another video before but if not then have a great Christmas and New Year mate 👍 Thanks for keeping us entertained all year and I look forward to your 2023 adzventures! See what I did there haha 🤣
Bit of a late reply but hope you had a happy Christmas! I did start to film a video for it but it didn’t work out unfortunately
@@Adz no worries mate, thanks and happy Christmas to you too and may as well say a happy new year while I’m at it 🤣 hope you have a good one. Ah that’s ok, I’ll just look forward to whatever next video you put out is then! 👍🏻
Excellent as always! Wish I could get out in my van but it’s very poorly at the mo!!😥 good to see the duvinator is performing well
Thanks Dave! And hope you’re on the mend!
Unfortunately not, I seem to have a VW transporter that has the plague as no one wants to repair it!!!
"The Angel Slipper" quite literally the food of the gods, tastes even best when cooked on a cold dark evening while parked up in a carpark. For a healthier version I added some diced pepper, mushrooms and onion......
Sounds good! (Apart from mushrooms. They’re the work of the devil)
5:00 Yeah the lowest point on that thermostat is probably frost protection. Was probably less than 5C in your van when you plugged it in
Yeah I imagine it must’ve been. The heater itself was freezing when I pulled it out the cupboard 😂
We have got the EcoFlow DELTA 2 Extra Battery first & the EcoFlow DELTA 2 Portable Power Station should be here next year in Jan we have 400w of solar ready for next year to go out in our Sprinter so should be good fun
Ah you should have plenty of power then with all that! I’ve always thought about getting a sprinter but they’re a bit too big for what I need really
@@Adz Now Looking to buy a Luton Van with a lift at the back for her in Doors mobility scooter
Adz won't ever marry a woman, he'll marry a Toastie.
And then devour it.
And claim that it was, The One!
😂
That’s my life goal!! 😂😂
Hi Adz……caddy isn’t car derived mate, it’s part Touran part Golf , but not derived from one single car platform, I would happily get out in the cold stealth camping, but having spent all week freezing my bits off at work, being home for the night is more preferable 👍😂. Ps have a great Christmas, thanks for the mega vlogs this year👍🤘💪🔥
Touran and Golf are cars, what do you think they are ? 🤡
@@stevenperrin6010 yes but A VW Caddy van is not based on one car platform, so cannot be classified as car derived according to the dvla, I should know, I’ve owned one for 7 years……👍
Also means van speed limits apply. Many Transit connect owners get caught out because the connect is loosely based on a Focus they think its car derived.
@@twist_of_the_wrist Thankyou, I forgot to mention that, lots of caddy owners have done a speed awareness course due to that 👍
Thanks Andy! I didn’t actually know that. To be honest I thought car derived meant the front end was the same shape as a car 😂 but yeah luckily the correct speed limits are written on my sun visor
Here in Northern Sweden it was -23 for a couple of nights this past week.
I don’t think the duvinator would be as successful there! But I’d love to try haha
Really enjoying your channel mate, been interested watching what you have done with the caddy 😊👍
Thanks Andrew!
God pocket. Had to have a look atUban dictionary. And well was not expecting that hahahaha
Hahaha I should’ve put a warning on the video 😂
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Have a good one bro 🎅🎄😎🍻
Happy Christmas !
Another great video .
Thank you!
Becktoria needs her own RUclips channel - she’s crazy and so funny 😁
I keep telling her to start one lol
Just realised you're at Tesco in Pembury here.. didn't realise you were quite so local to where I grew up haha!
Yeah I actually did a stealth camp at that tescos once too 😂
@@Adz haha nice one! I used to get my slightly older mates to buy me booze in there when I was a teenager 😂
I bought a jackery500 in the summer and can’t use it for any heat or cooking ffs I’m cold and need some heating and that won’t power anything bloody gutted I need to be warm in my van to keep making videos of my Cornish adventures… keep up the great videos😊
That should easily power an electric blanket. I’ve run mine all night on a delta river 2 which I think is smaller than yours. And thanks!
Stay safe on your travels mate! Love the videos keep them up
Thanks mate!
Happy Christmas Adz 🎄
Happy Christmas! Hope you had a good one
Love the angel slipper /god pocket , I’ve got the extra large ridge monkey toaster so will be making a extra large one next time I’m out on the bank fishing
Just love the food ideas you come up with🤤🤤
Thanks Ray! They’re so good and so easy to clean up after! Going to experiment with some different fillings soon I think! Enjoy!
Angel slipper… that is the one 😂
It was! Haha
Adz, have a great Xmas, love to follow you on your mini adventures, but when looking at you it so reminds me of a younger Tom Hardy. Duvenator rocks!
Thanks! Hope you had a good Christmas and new year! And haha I’ve heard that a few times actually
Another entertaining video mate ,keep them coming.
Merry Christmas
Thanks Mark! Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year!
Happy New Year to you and Beck!!!
Happy New Year!
Next time go to goudhurst, another pub by a POND! in the highstreet :)
Haha a lake you say?? 😂 but yeah I used to go to a pub there and have pizza outside. That might be the pub you mean?
Duvalator works fab great invention!! 🤣 I wanted you to finish the igloo 😭 🤣🤣 how cheeky was that Audi !! Some idiots just don’t get it do they??! 🙄
Yeah it was even better than I thought! I would’ve needed the washing up bowl to finish it 😂 but yeah that parking was even closer than usual haha
@@Adz we’ll get you a washing up bowl for Christmas 🤣🤣🤣😆😁 xx
How do U clean it?,looks great videos keep em coming.😎👍👍👍👍👍
fun video, thanks for sharing your experience 👍
Thanks for watching!
Nice bro top efforts that, its been baltic the last week. Top content keep up the great work. One quick question what cameras do you use im thinking about starting a metal detecting channel?
Thanks mate! Yeah it’s definitely been cold! I use loads mate because my work before this channel was producing videos. Sony A7C, Sony zv1 Sony x3000. GoPro 7, GoPro 8, iPhone 12pro and a dji mini drone. Different cameras for different situations really
@@Adz ok fella thank you for the reply im thinking a go pro 7 could be the one. 💪💪💪
I do and I love mine .
I’ll be getting one in my next van for sure
@@Adz Best thing I ever did , I got a 6m motorhome and am just breezing through this winter and it’s way cheaper than the caravan style gas fire for sure 😉
In the winter weather like this there you should put a small amount of petrol in the fuel there to stop the fuel freezing there ok as i had to do this before there ok
Another great vlog
Thanks Henry!
In your size van no it would be too much BUT bigger vans they are a must have.
I’ll definitely be getting one in my next van that will be bigger
Just splash out £100 for a vevor diesel heater got mine in my workshop runs on red diesel or kerosene, mix a 6040 mix use in your van too
I don’t want a diesel heater in this van. I will be getting one in the next van though
cant wait for the summer nice vids keep it up
Same! And thanks!
Love the videos always make me laugh look forward to next one xx
Thank you Sandra, it’s always appreciated! Xx
do not use wipers with snow and ice on the windshield. you will fuck the mechanism up and its a pain in the arse to replace/fix. clean the windshield with brush and make sure the wipers arent frozen to it or blocked (ice tends to form in front of them forming a barrier and causing damage.
Yeah I mean it’s probably not the best for it but I’ve been doing it that way for 20 years so it’s hard to break a habit haha
@@Adz Totally understandable, force of habbit is one helluva thing to break. I just wanted to warn you ahead of time, fucked few actuators myself and have fixed more than ive broken :D so its not fun.
Becktoriahhh, get well soon, the Squirrel Jelly bean man is giving disconcerting quotes, I fear it might turn into an intellectual channel with no fun except wellhidden under the Duvenator ;)
😂😂 it’s been highly intellectual from day 1! Haha
Can't wait to see becks ...bless ya G....🥶
We did try to film a Christmas vid but it didn’t really work out. But we’re filming an adventure tomorrow!
Love the videos bud got me wanting a van now
Thanks! And it’s the best thing I bought. I want a bigger one now!
Can I ask what fridge / size that is please ( not that we need it with this weather 😂) Keep up the good work
I’m kind of guessing here but I think it was the 15l one. There’s a link to all products I use in the description
@@Adz great cheers, HNY!
You mad man ! Nice one Adz, keep on entertaining us mate 🙂👍🏻
She more or less said "get your coat son, you've pulled"
That's no 'cock and ball story' 😉
😂😂😂 she did love that snow sculpture 😂😂
Great and refreshing video...watched 5mins of wills whereabouts usual crap cook in van and promote some product...lad your brave no heater...we had -7 here in Ireland no snow but i had my 5kw heater running nicely at 22c..
Well if I get a bigger van I’m not sure it’ll be as comfortable without a diesel heater so I expect I’ll be getting one when I upgrade! Glad you enjoyed the vid!
Was down the South coast Friday night in my mini camper Peugeot partner. Was minus 6, even after a skinful and my tiny gas cooker on for an hour, i froze. Still can`t bring myself to put my 56 pound leisure battery in and a little heater though.
Have to think of an alternative.
I think between the fan heater and the electric blanket. The electric blanket definitely wins. But yeah without a battery it must be tough!
Oh.& a Gopher is a North American Rodent , like a Gerbil.
Haha I might have to go and find one!
Cool vid (scuse the pun..) 👍
Just to say (2:47) A Caddy isn't a car derived van, I looked into this after being caught doing 71mph on a dual carriageway in my old Transit Connect work van & I couldn't understand way. Car derived means something like Fiesta van, Corsa van etc, something which is essentially a car without the rear side windows. A Caddy might be based on a Golf (or whatever) floor plan but that's different, VW don't make a Caddy car. I ended up doing a speed awareness course & it turned out no one else there knew either. It's crazy because I can only do 60 on a dual carriageway yet a coach full of passengers comes past me at 70, I mean, who's gonna stop quicker, me or that?? I can do 70 on a motorway too, so somehow I'm seen to have a shorter breaking distance on a motorway... 🤷♂️
The caddy is based on the Touran I think. But yeah someone said earlier about it not being classed as a car derived van because it’s over 2000kg. I never knew that. But yeah the lower speed limits are written on a sticker in the van. Apparently though if I get the dvla to re-register it as a camper then I get the normal speed limits back. I’m not fussed about that personally though but some people do that. Although DVLA make it really hard to re register apparently! And thanks mate, it’s appreciated!
@@Adz It is ridiculous, I converted my L2H2 Ducato so it would (or should...) be accepted as a campervan by the DVLA thus allowing me to do 70 instead of 60 even though it’s permanently only 200kgs off it’s max payload, what makes them think it’ll stop better at that weight I’ll never know...
They do make re-registering them awkward, they say it has to be ‘in the spirit of a campervan’ ie, things like campervan style graphics on the side, as well as things like permanently fitted hob, somewhere to eat, sleep etc. The DVLA basically don’t like stealth...
You definitely don't need a diesel heater. I've been travelling and living full time in my car for years throughout winters without any form of heating (no gas or electric heaters and definitely no electric blankets or hot water bottles... they're for wimps 🙄😂). With the right clothing you can remain cozy warm day and night, no matter how cold it gets. ❄️
Yeah so many people claim you HAVE to have a diesel heater but you definitely don’t. I’ll be getting one in my next bigger van but for this one I am happy I never got one
@@Adz It's quite cozy in my BMW X5 even with all four windows slightly open 24/7 for ventilation. Obviously it remains well insulated due to copious leather and felt lining of walls and ceiling that most cars already have. The trouble with vans is that they come standard with no insulation, like living in a cold tin can, and so need to be properly fitted out with extra thick wall insulation and flooring etc, plus it is a larger internal space to maintain warmth compared to the more confined space of a 4WD SUV.
😜🤣 Merry Christmas 🎁
Happy Christmas 🎉
Hey me and my partner were looking forward to a Christmas special and NO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (tip BBC Pre Record there's Christmas special tip for next year )
I was really hoping to. In fact we started filming one but half way through we gave up on it!
@Adz Ventures should off kept with it regardless everyone's loves christmas special eastender corrie holyoake they all have special ❤️ 😀 😉 💙 lol
Haha yeah but I’d rather not just put out a vid that I wouldn’t be happy with. But hope you had a good Christmas and a happy new year!
@Adz Ventures merry Christmas and Happy New year
I just need like a cheap power converter unit to a 12-volt car battery if you
Love watching your videos and you say axing are brilliant keep it going. I hope a angels pocket slips its way in to my ridge monkey.
May your Ridge Monkey be blessed with many Angel Slippers! 😂 thanks!
Class content mate!
Thank you!
Yes!
you been working out? you need to look into making some decent vanlife coffeeeee....next vid? happy christmas
Unfortunately not. About 3 months ago I went to the gym for 3 weeks 😂 but yeah I am planning on starting again asap!
And yeah I do often think I want to make proper coffee. It’s not as easy in a small space but in my next van I’ll probably abandon the instant stuff
loved it well done
Thank you!
You should clear that snow off your roof to stay safe! 🙂
Thanks
Thank you so much!
brill video 👍 i keep looking into these ecoflow power ive just tried your discount code and its not available, will give a few days to try again. keep up the good work 👏
That’s strange it should be available already. Let me ask them why!
I’ve just sent them a message so I should hear back in the morning and it should be sorted. I’ll reply here again when it is, and apologies for that!
It’s working now!
Has anyone else noticed the orb or whatever it was at 10:30? not particularly of the ghostly/paranormal kind but thought this a bit odd.
Maybe you aren't alone there mate...lol
I think it’s just dust mate to be honest
I have a 2000w lithium battery in my caddy which runs an electric blanket and the fan heater on low. Fan heater keeps the van drier as well.
2000w inverter you mean? Or 2000wh battery? But yeah I love the electric blanket/fan heater combo!
@Adz Ventures goal zero yeti. Cost almost as much as the van!
Your "angel's slipper" is actually called a "calzone".
You must’ve missed the bit where I gave a detailed reason of why this is not a calzone haha. Definitely an angel slipper mate!
Great video, what model is your eco flow please
Thanks! I mainly use the delta 2
You look about the same age as Ame in a Van.
I think you two would hit it off.
Not sure how old she is but she seems like a nice girls seen a few of her vids
Cool, you both have a unique charm about you. Cheers from Canada.
Also , just a quick ask , will we be seeing our lovely Becktoria before Christmas ? 😉
We did attempt to film a video yesterday but we gave up on it half way through unfortunately 😂. But soon!
That Audi wanted to dog :D
Thanks for the education about God's Pocket. TMI. Who would have known? 🤣. Great video as always ⭐
You'd be surprised how warm you can get just wearing thermals
This time of year is very horrible. My van is very wet inside and my trailer it is drenched from the cold ice
Yeah it’s not the best! But I am a fan of the snow though
Tell me more about that projector