10 tips to STAY COOL that ACTUALLY WORK
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Hot in the campervan, motorhome, caravan or car ? These 10 tips PLUS BONUS TIP really do work and we have used them ever since we started wild camping.
TIP 1 is the absolute best at keeping you cool but is not always possible especially if you use camp sites. TIP 6 is the absolute killer though for keeping the vehicle cool inside.
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To our regular viewers the French series has plenty more to come but I am sharing this video now as it's really hot and it may help someone. Next episode from France is on Wednesday all being well 👍
I’m originally from Yorkshire but have lived in Australia for over 35 years.
When the temperature reaches 40°C, here in Australia, we take the 40°C as a trigger as four beers per hour. In the UK, that should be eight beers per hour.
Update.
We use space blankets now. Cheaper and they scrunch up to almost nothing for easy storage. We have found them very resilient.
Tip 4 to 8 are crucial so don’t skip them 👍. Tip 6 is the one most people don’t know about. Try it and prepare to be amazed.
PLEASE SHARE VIDEO LINK AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE ON FORUMS ETC. 👍
Tip number 11: Reduce your metabolic rate (which produces body heat) by curling up to watch calming videos of lovely cool seaside shots by “Life Is Too Short”!! 😀. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks Jessie ☺️ That is actually a good point about reducing your metabolic rate 🙂👍
I've never seen Reflectics on the outside of a van! Genius!!
Hugs Valerie ❤
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Sound tips. Mr Pip is currently sprawled in front of the little fan I’ve brought in from the van 🐾 👍🏻
We have brought ours in a few times especially in hotels 😁👍
The foil blends for the outside of the van, brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻 and much cheaper than the blinds you can buy esp for campervans. Might steal that idea 👍🏻🌞
Since we made that video we have started using emergency foil blankets on the outside of the van to keep out the sun. They are even cheaper! They are in our Amazon storefront (link in video description) 🙂
You two are a font of knowledge! Thank you for sharing
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 🙂
Hi, When it’s really hot in Australia, and we last summer went for weeks over 40 degrees in WA, keep blinds closed from early morning till evening, dont have your windows open as it lets the heat in. Use fans if you have them, or air conditioner if lucky enough to have one. And drink lots of water to keep hydrated. This is for people living in homes. I feel for you guys not used to having this heat. I’ve been told by a close friend in Lancashire who has experienced our heat, that it’s very humid there. That makes the heat worst. Those cool beads remind me of how we also use wet towels around our neck. Loving your vlogs 🙋♀️
Good tips for keeping cool at home 🙂👍 We bought those cooling neckties when we were in Australia. They were a life saver ☺️
Great idea with the silver wrapping over the windows. I’ve got a roll tucked away so I’ll get it out 🍻
Great tips really just common sence. Summer of 1959 was best went on forever, but council still tared the roads lots of cars coverd in melting tar (thats when they did resurface roads regulary). Next Cobra will be dealing with the Storms that follow, then obviously how to deal with 1 inch of Snow as winter approaches Dont know how we managed without Cobra !
Cobra meetings - window dressing to stop people complaining.
Common sense doesn’t seem that abundant these days but then again I can be a grumpy old git 😁👍
Thanks so much for the tips. The reflectix idea is really going to be great. I've not been able to watch you for quite some time as I have now purchased my home on wheels and have been building it out. Blessing, Teri Hope
Glad you found it useful Terri. Hope the van build is going well. Best wishes 🙂
Yes those tips really work, here in Australia I do the same as I live full time in my camper, by choice..cheers Judy
Thanks for the tips, I had been wondering how you were coping in these extreme temperatures but then I noticed from your last release that it was dated May, so you were probably luckily back in the UK. May I suggest that an idea for a video piece that you maybe give us an idea of the day to day or weekly cost of traveling around to include Diesel, LPG, and daily excursions etc. It would be a great help for me as I hope to do something similar when I retire in a few years. Thank you, Greg ( Ireland)
Hi Greg thanks for watching. Carol does give a summary of costs as we go through this trip, they tend to be at the end of each week. It’s a good suggestion for a video though so I will try and do a summary report for the whole trip 👍
Great tips Ken. I’ve got all my blinds down in the house, fan on and looked for my shorts in the bowels of my clothing cupboard! Yes, this is Scotland today....29 degrees where I am! I did venture out in the garden a couple of times and it was lovely! Stay safe everyone.
Enjoy the sun but don’t get overheated 🥵 Stay safe 🙂
Very cool drone shot at the end!
Excellent tips. Remember not to leave pets or children in an unattended hot car. Unless guidelines to keep said vehicles cool are used, the internal ADDITIVE heat can send the interrior of the car into deadly heat values. Sun heat that is trapped in a car, can't get out as more gets in, and the effect adds heat upon heat, making it easily deadly. Safe travels, friends! Great idea there to place the reflectix on the exterior with magnets etc. First time I've seen it mentioned. And, it's easier to do it that way ono the exterior than in a crowded vehicle full of gear.
Good point. It’s so easy to forget how quickly the interior of a vehicle heats up 👍
Thanks for the reminders. We use magnets too. The board for the fans is brilliant!
hey guys it was nice to see you were in my back yard again ,we have seen you guys on several occasions locally on the ringmer and uckfield roads so if you see some nutter waving like mad from a green landrover discovery or a silver and rather tatty mercedes pepole carrier ...it will be us your loyal followers .
Give us a toot and come and say hello if you see us again. Thanks for watching Shawn 😁👍
Brilliant idea to reflect from the outside! Never thought of that one as I suppose I always thought the inner shades did the job….thank you as always for sharing your knowledge with us! This type of information may very well save a life! ☺️
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent!
I thought you and a Bilbo's van would be an ideal match.
Given your location and me knowing where they are I thought they'd be the one 👍
Good call!
Great tips! The positioning of the van and the movement of the sun is something I always think of and it's essential to keep it cool. I have also experienced a big difference if the reflective is put on the outside of the windscreen. But sometimes it's not an option due to the stealth factor.
Good point about being stealth. It is the same with fitting the thermal screens in the winter 👍
Very useful tips. I don't have a van, but at home I close my blinds and use my darkening curtains for the whole day and evening, as we still have strong sun around 6 and 7 pm and I use my mobile Air Con. Luckily I have Air Con at work too. Let's hope we all get through this heatwave. Have a nice Sunday 👋
We have reflective blinds at home now ever since I saw how effective it was. Nowhere near as good as on the outside but better.
Great tips Ken and Carol 😁
Great tips & useful ideas thanks Ken & Carol........
Hari OM
Simple, easy steps of commonsense - bravo! YAM xx
Great tips! It’s going to be a hot week here too in wisconsin. Main reason I’m out in the garden harvesting early. By 8 a. M. I’m back in the house
Good strategy 👍
Great tips even for those in a travel trailer with A /C. The more people you have in a travel Trailer or van raises temps. I use the neck cooling towels when I hike & camping. Great idea to cover windows.
That's a great idea!
Cracking little video. Very useful.
Good Job I asked that question Ken. Thank-you for answering Ken and Carol. Lots of love to you both. ❤
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Excellent, thanks. Good luck with the heat wave from California.
Thank you!
Sound tips Ken 👍
Great tips Ken and Carol. Thank you.
Our pleasure!
Brilliant for at home too. Spray bottle etc. will try to remember these tips when we eventually get a van. Thanks so much.
Great informative video an like the external foil tip so having sone cut strips of that is now on my list of things to get
I love the Reflexus on the outside of the windows. Great tip! Here are some of mine:
A damp towel kept in the refrigerator is great to wipe down with or roll up and put on your neck.
A wet T-shirt is great for evaporative cooling. Don't use really cold water, though, or you'll feel like you're having a heart attack.
Go swimming. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Great additions thanks for sharing 👍
Excellent tips 👍. The biggest help I've found - but isn't always practical - get into a parkup under forest canopy, especially if it's on an elevation. The forest interior can be around 10-20 degrees cooler than direct sun. It's a real phenomena called forest cooling, related to heat absorption in leaves and cool night air retention in the forest floor.
Have experienced this but didn’t know about it. Good tip thanks 👍
Loved the video it was so nice, and the music was brilliant i love to hear the sax, the scenery was brill, thankyou for taking us with you..
cheers
Great vlog and some excellent tips too. However our UK heatwave rarely lasts long! 👍☺️💙
Yes I don’t like the heat much so a few downpours to clear the air is my cup of tea. Carol would sit out all day in it if she could. 👍
Thanks for these great tips! The reflecting screen tip is brilliant! Hope you stay cool and safe - it’s sizzling here in Wyoming as well, 100F today, 105 tomorrow. Ugh. Take care.
Thanks Elizabeth. Hope it cools down for you soon 🙂
It's warmer outside than inside where I am. I'm in NW England and I'm currently sat inside my bungalow with a cardigan on. Yesterday evening, I even had the central heating on! Well if the temperature goes up as they predict tomorrow and Tuesday, then I'll be able to taken my cardigan off indoors 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Next we'll be having flood warnings when the summer storms arrive .
Sounds like you could put some black screens in the windows to pull more heat in 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK The bungalow is very well insulated and very cosy in winter (I only require a 4 tog duvet all throughout winter), but does stay quite cool for a long time in the summer. If I open the windows when it's hot outside, that brings the heat in. I've purposely not done that though over the past few days, so as to hopefully keep the place cool inside for when the high temperatures hit us from tomorrow.
The reflectors outside is a brilliant idea, would do for my car also, great tip Ken. See you Wednesday 🤞👍
All good tips Ken, particularly liked the foil reflection sheets on the outside of the van if there is no shade around 👍
Did an experiment with kitchen foil yesterday. Sprayed water on the glass and it stuck to it really well. Lasted a few hours in direct heat before falling off but it worked the same. I was thinking if there was a durable thin reflective film I could save some storage space. 😁👍
Terrific 😊👍
Some great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent tips, thank you. I will definitely put these in place. Gill x
Reflectix used behind a stove was a first. I will look for it. 😊
I have moved onto using space blankets. Bigger coverage, pack real small. Still testing them at the moment but so far so good 👍
Good tips that covers being away and at home. In this unprecedented heat we have had to come back a day early from the International Air Tattoo as the temperature is due to hit 40 degrees . Kept the dogs cool by put wet towels on the and spritzing then as they dry out. Is not easy in a very basic temporary camping field. 🥵
It’s not easy when you are living in a vehicle and outdoors s lot, especially with dogs. Shame you had to cut your trip short. Stay safe 🙂👍
Great tips 👍😊🧙♂️
Another excellent, authoritative and timely video from Britain's premier camper couple!
I noticed that the roof of your van is white and wondered if it was purely for styling reasons, but it must reflect quite well. My van is black and when it is hot like this, I definitely question the wisdom of that decision.
Now I'm off to order a roll of Relfectix!
We went with white because it goes well with red but now I am grateful for its reflective property. Lucky choice really. Black must be a challenge as it will all be down to your insulation. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Insulation makes a big difference and we're lucky to have twin sliding doors so we get a good through draft 👍
My husband and I are from Southern Arizona. Always buy white! That is how we know the "snowbirds". And, "snowbirds" don't have driving ovenmits! So you don't burn your hands on the steering wheel during the summer.
Nice reminders
Tip 11 come to Finland, it's +14c here now…👍🙂
Sounds perfect 👍
We don't have a camper but this was really helpful. Thanks Ken and Carol x
It works on any glass so if you have a problem with a window at home a bit of that foil will cure it quick. Even on the inside it will make a difference 👍
What do you mean 40 degrees C is hot? 😁 Try 46 degrees when I drove my van across the Hay Plain en route to Adelaide in Australia. It's hard to believe it's so hot over there. We are shivering in minus 5 degrees in Canberra at the moment. Enjoy!
It’s all hype over here, the news is full of doom and terror but its just a good summer for the UK. I sometimes think the media are the enemy within.
@@LifeistooshortCK You are not wrong there. Absolutely they are sensationalists! That's why I like you're videos. Nice calming, relaxing, entertaining and informative.
It's raining and overcast in the North East of England at the moment ?
Somebody has nicked our sun.
@@stevezodiac491 You should be here in Northern Ireland we haven't had any sun worth talking about at all. I looked at the next ten days forecast last night and the only day we wouldn't have any rain in our area is tomorrow.
Well done great tips!
Good tips there, very helpful. I'm going to invest in a couple of those fans. Even in my sizeable motorhome air movement at times is not great and those would certainly help. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! The fans work really well 🙂👍
Living in Southern Spain, we use all of these tips. The sun is at it's hottest later in the day here because we are further south. The new tip here though was to put the reflectix outside the van. Thank you. Did you know you can buy mini airconditioners for about £35 which are really effective and work off usb. They really work!
I have seen them but never tried one. To be honest once that foil goes on the outside of the window we find it’s enough. Humidity can be uncomfortable but the fans help that. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK We have weeks of very high temperatures so I guess we just need a bit more assistance. To be honest, we just don't stop out in our van in July and August.
Hello Ken / Carol Good tips looks like you are getting the heat we had last summer , our summer has not started this year quite a lot of rain and wind. . Take care .
Hope it brightens up for you soon Shaun 🙂
Cool tips 👍
Great tips guys thank you very much .
Some great tips! We have the high heat temps from June through august so we get used to it. But sleeping when it’s warm and humid just doesn’t work. The fans are a great idea! Mary
Yes humid needs fans 👍
I know I should probably have known all your tips but I never really thought about the positioning of the van when possible and the radiator foil on the outside is a good one. Just hope I can put it into practice here, there's been no sun worthwhile all summer. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.
Position can save a lot of work and heat but many times you can’t control that. You can tell the seasoned campers, at beauty spots they will often have their back to the view 👍
Hi guys > those tips are VANtastic , especially the foil on the outside instead of the inside.....we use to have a set of fitted aluminum screens that were made for our van . They were the exact shape of the window and about 5" deep that the window rolled up into for safety. They allowed circulation and kept the bugs out at the same time . Now where did we hide those????hmmm Not sure where we ordered them some 35 years ago but must start googling to see if I can find them for our new van, if they still exist......thanks for the reminder !! ....Was the ending of your video meant to be a "cliff hanger"...take care...Cherryl from Canada
Not intended to be a cliff hanger. I let them run to give time for people to like and subscribe. I seem to have more luck doing this 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK well seeing as they were such brilliant white cliffs they were just begging me to make a "funny"out of them .....take care Cherryl from Canada
Haha 😂 thanks Cherryl 👍
Thanks for that you two. I went with my cousin to Walton on the Naze yesterday, first proper trip out. Only for the day though. Parked the wrong way round at first but turned round so the shade was the entrance side. Opened both the windows at the front and put the built in fan on inside (I'd forgotten to pack my two portable fans!). We still can't get the roof up so will be calling into SC in a couple of weeks time to see if they can loosen it for me. Will be getting some reflecting sheets though, great tip. 🌞
Hello. With that roof they can be difficult to lift at first. It’s probably due to your technique so try this. Stand facing the front of the van so that the roof is resting on your back. Unhook everything and use your back and legs and finally arms to raise it. It’s the initial lift that is tricky until you get the hang of it. Needless to say go slow and don’t hurt yourself. Once it gets a little way up the gas struts will help you ❤️
Thank you for these tips.Stay safe and hydrated .
Really helpful video 👍🏽
Those were some great ideas to keep cool, I must say I didn't think about putting reflectics outside the van windows 👌 living in Australia with our extreme heat most of the other tips are what we do here to stay cool 👍 thanks for the video 🙌❤️
Give it a try on one window and prepare to be amazed. I was when I first had the idea. 👍
@@LifeistooshortCK In Australia, reflectics are usually used to keep unattended vehicles marginally cooler hence the practice of putting them inside the vehicle. Shade is more effective than any attempt to reflect sunlight.
@@listohan shade always wins over reflection but in vanlife it is often not available and then reflective works a treat.
A very good video to give your fellow van lifers good advice 👍 everything you said is a positive move towards staying as cool as possible wether in a van or in your 🏡 home. 👍
Brilliant advice. 👏
Thankyou very much for sharing, so so useful. 😊
Excellent...Thank you!!
Brilliant tips and advice
Your tips are brilliant. Merci beaucoup for sharing them!
Thankyou for sharing useful tips.
You are welcome ❤️
Really useful, thanks 😊
Thankyou for that we are just abouts to hit the road so that was very helpful 😊
Super tips you guys. Keep safe
you might be able to get the Australian cooling ties in a pet store in the UK. We have similar for our dog. First aid cool packs that you store in the freezer or fridge might also work.
Congratulations with your new van!
Ever considered a vacuum tube solar cooker? quite popular by other vanlifers. I bought one today myself, so I cannot yet tell from my own experience if it is great or not.
Not seen one of those before ?
@@LifeistooshortCK gosun sport. or the smaller gosun go. I bought the Gosun sport for at home yesterday and might consider the smaller for in my Qubo.
This was a great video. Lots of good information.
some good ideas there even for the house.
Very professional instructions... Happy days! Regards Rickard from Sweden 🇸🇪
Good tips
Some great tops there, very timely too!
Cheers Bob. Hope you are both well ❤️
Drink lots of hot tea is a good tip
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great stuff, have a good one guys
Cheers Simon 🙂👍
very useful thanks -)
Thanks
Thanks so much for the Super thanks Greg it’s much appreciated. I will add your name to the supporters list but it will be in the video after next 👍
Great tips thanks very much
You’re welcome 🙂
Great information. Thank you .😅
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful Ken and Carol. Yes put the refector on the outside of the window
PS I'll try that on my motorbike:)
I will watch that episode and see how many other drivers you dazzle in a ditch 😁👍
Great tip on the reflectics, I just gave my extra away too lol
Thanks so much for this invaluable episode, that I somehow missed last year 👍
With temperatures set to reach 32C here in the UK today (in SEPTEMBER !), I will be putting many of these sensible suggestions to very good use 🥵
With the crazy recent weather, it will probably be snowing here in a couple of months - so I was wondering whether you had made a similar 'Ten Tips...' episode on keeping warm ? ATB
No 10 tips on keeping warm yet 😁👍
Your vehicle is basically a green house .
Nice cool cave once those screens are up 👍
Excellent tips 🥵 Trev
Hope you are both well and enjoying life 👍
Very good tips Ken. We are not getting it as bad as the UK. Expecting it may get to 30° and then back down again. It has been in the 20's all week.
Pleasant is what we are all looking for. Nice enough to sit out but no more 😁👍
Hi Ken and Carol loving the new vlogs in snoopy my mrs has fallen in love with your new van when she saw Carol driving her, just wondering when little red will be replaced on your channel emblem take care Adrian hunt nth Yorkshire
Little red is staying in memory of all the amazing trips he gave us 👍
Hi where do you get your magnets for the blinds from please
See the link in the description 👍
Great video. What magnets are you using?
Check video description link. 👍
I wonder if the silvery window tint is any better than the black tint
I think it would be better but I don’t know anybody who has got it. The black tint does look better 🙂
Yeah great tips guys, nice neckties, you could comb your hair back ken, it would make you look cool !.
The more I comb it the more I lose 😁👍