THE COMMENTS LIED TO ME. West Coast Still Under Weather And Flood Warning
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2024
- We are still under a state of emergency and have gas restrictions in place. we have been asked to take it easy on driving so we have just hunkered down at the shop and worked on projects
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Living full-time in my rolling tiny home has been the best decision of my life. Off-Grid living offers a peace and connection to life that you just can't explain. When i first started van life i build a stealth camper van with the mindset the you had to live a stealth van life and i soon discovered that you can just live the city van life and boondock in the countryside and as long as you are respectful of the backcountry and cities you live in. Stealth van life in not necessary. Be proud of the life you choose to live, Share this van life journey with everyone. Remember Tiny Homes and The whole tiny house lifestyle is very popular and #vanlife is no different. When you don't hide it people will come say hi and ask you questions. The world is more curious than hateful. Well......Welcome to my everyday van life adventures. My name is Chrome Valdez and i travel full-time with Cruz the bulldog. Stay weird everyone and thank you for being here.
Most people: Project. Tools needed, supplies needed, procure stuff, work.
Chrome: Buy everything. Show on youtube.
How RUclipsrs work: Get Shop, email Brands, give them shopping list, barter services and exposure for product. Boom SHOP FINISHED.
@@VANCITYVANLIFE Has his Facebook page been deleted?....I can't find it anywhere.
@@VANCITYVANLIFE... especially bartering! Have bartered many times!
Shop life or van life. It doesn't matter, we watch to see what kind of shenanigans you're getting into 😅👍
Yes we do hehe
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I like spending time with you in the shop too. Don’t complicate your life Crome, relax and take us along wherever you go.
Chrome, soon your garage will be full of cabinets...and more cabinets means more STUFF! More stuff leads to more organizing stuff, never ending cycle. 😉
It is interesting that you counsel people when building out their vans to do it slowly and piecemeal (which I think is great advice) but when you built out your shop you went hog wild and stocked it with all kinds of tools and supplies that you likely will never end up using most of it.
A van and a workshop are two totally different scenarios imo 🤷🏻♀️
He is also allowing friends to use his shop. And, I feel he knows what he needs since he has been living this lifestyle for 4 years with countless updates and repairs on his van.
Chrome has a generous heart. Countless times he has helped someone. I know...I've used countless before...but a giving heart is what he has.
Don't freak out about what goes on this channel and what doesn't. Just put it all on here and if somebody doesn't want to watch that particular video, then they can just skip it. For me, I wish to see it all. Just make sure you put Cruzie on every video😁
Agreed! There will always be haters who will see fault with everything he does. He needs to ignore them and carry on!
Shop life will affect van life therefore it counts. I can’t wait for the shop to get finished so the ambulance can get started I’m loving this
Always be who YOU are. There is no one else out there like you. So don't worry about what other people think of you, it is none of your business. Keep on vannin!
Personally, I’m vested and inspired by your journey regardless where it takes you. Because of you last year I built out my Kia Sportage and took a 3 week trip. Before that I was waiting to buy the perfect van. I’m glad I took your advice and just used what I had. Thank you for that! Please keep filming, not just your van life but what you’ve been able to achieve because of it. ☺️
Chrome - KUDOS! - I don't live in a van...but I stumbled upon your channel and now I'm hooked! I've binge watched a lot of your older videos. Got to see a lot of BC back country I'd never have otherwise seen. Great entertainment and remarkable that you post video's daily. Hugs to Cruz!
I thought the shop was just to put the ambulance together. Seems like your stocking for doing everyone’s vans. 😁
So he likes to help out his friends. Is that a bad thing?
Believe me, if we like watching you wash your face/clothes and make your bed, we would also like shop talk and assembly. Just sayin! always a pleasure! Thank you for your dedication to your channel. I wish it would rain in California!
Chrome, we watch your channel every day and it’s always interesting. My wife and I appreciate your insights about life. You’re a very thoughtful person. We respect the choices you make and wish you well on your journey. Thanks for Taking us along! Erich & Jana
I am a solo woman building out my van all by myself and I am ALMOST ready to travel. You are a huge inspiration to me and I love watching your vanlife. Thanks a ton!
Oh i see Chrome got an apt. For his toys 🚐🚑
I'm just waiting to see what Chrome and Cruise are up to. Look forward to every new video and it doesn't matter what it's all about.
Whow ..chrome you have gone from not having much to......what the!....to much stuff....chrome ..control mate!
Don’t forget to get a Fire extinguisher for your garage
YOU JUST FILM YR EVERYDAY STUFF, WEATHER ITS VAN OR SHOP!! ITS ALL THE THINGS THAT GOT YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY 👍💖👍👍🐾🐾💖🐾🐾👍.
FILM IT ALL ON ONE CHANNEL !!!!
I wonder if the BMS in the battery was restricting current. If the cells were out of balance enough, it would limit the current coming in until balanced. When you charged at the shop, the BMS finished balancing and now is able to accept more current from the charge controller.
Don't lithium batteries like to be between 30 & 70%? Or are Chrome's AGM, I don't remember?
@@brendag2891 depends on your definition of like. If the voltage delta between the individual cells is large enough, the BMS (as far as I know) will first work on reducing that difference before charging the other cells. That's why you'll see recommendations to top balance or bottom balance the batteries intermittently. Hope that helps!
A little bit of shop talk isn't gonna hurt anybody. I enjoy the trips out in the bush but shop time is a nice mix...
You have done a fantastic job on the shop Chrome…it looks great!
Just speed the film up when your building stuff and you can talk over tell a story about something. Try watching red poppy ranch he's always building stuff and telling stories while he dose it , it's my favourite RUclips channel.
I think you will be surprised at the interest in the set up videos right here on your main channel. It is still van life related because it is your next step in the whole van life routine. Go ahead and put it up here. It’s also a nice break from the normal vids.
DAMN CHROME YOU HAVE BOUGHT A LOT OF STUFF AND TOOLS WOW
Don't worry about whether or not the setting up should be on here.... if you're going to use it, you might as well show it. We're all game for seeing you do it. (or most of us anyway. The rest can suck it up and enjoy the fruits of your labour later)
Check your belt tensioner to see if it is working. Check your van battery terminals, are they loose or corroded. Went back and looked at your video from 3 weeks ago titled "Not Enough Charging...." That day the app said the voltage output was 13.2 Volts. In this video you outputting >13.5 Volts. An alternator should be outputting between 13.5 to 14.4 Volts. My guess is that when it is lower in percent charged the charge controller is trying to draw too much current for the alternator to handle and it causes the alternator and regulator problems, so the charge controller drops the amount it is drawing due to the lower voltage. Time to upgrade to an alternator that can take the power demand you are putting on it.
I think your shop is great. I could see it become a hub to meet, work on vans by the owner, etc. I watch A LOT of schoolie and van builds and what the normal person starting out is always missing are the big power/battery tools
put locking wheels on your island , it will work like a champ..
Chrome just show it all! We watch to see your life and Cruzie... not just the van traveling etc. Seriously it is all interesting and for myself I'll be disappointed not to see the shop coming together... building cabinets and all.
Building the shop is for VANLIFE!!!
I hope you read this. I just saw a video and a solar panel fit perfectly as a window awning. It covered the window when down and raised up to shade the window. The video is from Panda Monium and the title is “How I install a solar awning on my motorhome”.
It is a brilliant way to expand your solar. Love from Portugal.
It's like a van tour but a shop tour! Film it all chrome! We just like watching how the day goes for you two.
We love any content. Thanks so much!’
Everything is so neat and organized. Looks great!!
As you expand bit by bit, it'll soon be time for a Nespresso machine... oh yeah!
Haven't see your welder yet. MIG? If you want a lesson, happy to have you out to my shop. And If you ever need some small bits of steel for a project, I've usually got flat bar, tube and round stock off cuts in my shop. Joseph is welcome as well! I'm just outside Victoria/Westshore. Happy to help.
Chrome it's your ability to tell stories and entertain it's your ability to show people what they're not seeing what they don't know what they're interested in you have a huge fanbase I'm one I would watch any content you put out
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The shop is part of your Vanlife. Enjoy watching. Enjoy watching.
Hi Chrome, thanks for the great video. Stay dry and well.
Hey Chrome, look up the french cleat system for a tool wall, you can hang all sorts of tools, battery charging modules, etc on the wall that way....
Don’t be worried about the experimental vids. We like it. Shop and build vids are my favorite vids!!!!
Plan ahead, security cameras. Be prepared.
Your shop is scary organized, a thing of beauty! Lucky Cruz! Mine have to settle for sardines.
Chrome, Reverse exhaust fan on low when traveling on dirty roads to avoid dust inside
I hope BC relaxes rules on RV parking. I heard lots of folks flooded out and escaped with only their RV to live in.
you're all loaded up in the garage but you have no first aid gear and eye wash station! (says the nurse!!)
I enjoy still seeing shop stuff. Especially right now when you can’t travel too much. Keep up the posts
Wow, chrome is a prepper too!! Great food storage!
Great to know about the diesel vs kerosene. Your shop is awesome! It has everything one would need to maintain the minor things.👍😎‼️💥
Love watching any vids you make Chrome. As long as I see Cruzie Bear I'm happy 😊 He always makes my day 🥰
Hey Crome you'll going to need a 18 wheeler and convert the trailer to live in with a shop to fit all that stuff in when your lease runs out . Ha Ha !
We watch to see your days bro. Keep up the great videos.
Thanks for sharing ......everyones van relationship is different and always changing ......
You are 1 organized dude! I like this type of video.
Love, love love the Diesel VS Kerosene experiment. Great info about colder weather and Kerosene use but your documentation of the differences was amazing. New Shop = Canadian Myth Busters via Chrome.
Have fun and take care and take it easy and enjoy it
Brother just upload all the videos you want and the shop is coming in like icecream. One love from beautiful Trinidad and Tobago ❤ 🇹🇹.
Stay safe. Watching from Saskatchewan and I can’t imagine roads being wiped out from rain.
I love to see u all in the bush chrome, but stay safe. If we see the shop and stuff that going on being safe so be it . I enjoy the videos.
Foldable sawhorses and a piece 3/4” plywood instead of an island.
Chrome I think your shop is a blessing, not just for you and Cruzie but ALL your Van friends. You have a safe place for them to work on their vans. That is what being a friend who cares for his friends safety does. Love and Many Blessings to you and Cruz.💜💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🫂.
I see you’re missing a socket in the tool box. Would it happen to be the elusive 10mm socket that seems to disappear from everyone’s tool box?😡😡😂
Kerosene does *not* burn hotter (see my comment below) but kerosene doesn't gel as diesel will in cold weather (only if additives haven't been added -- usually already mixed in with pump fuel in cold weather locations).
PVC for the drills is a great idea. I learned it
From scrap farm from RUclips. He has a awesome set up for his shop and drills he also has the chargers mounted on the wall next to it
The pumps operate at a fixed amount typically .02/ml per pulse .. so on high at ~6 pulses per second your pulling around 7.2/ml of fluid per minute or ~.43L/Hour. that be diesel, kerosene or water(don't do that) .. so the consumption should be roughly the same.
Maybe visit a shop that can teach you and us about taking care of your batteries and what u should watch for if issues. . A win win….
We enjoy watching you put together your shop!
Sweet Baby Jesus, what a VanCave...
Diesel gels in cold weather, kerosene does not gel. Also old old old school truckers used to mix a little kerosene in their diesel as an antigel additive for winter. 10% kerosene lowers the cold filter clogging of diesel 5 degrees.
True, diesel can be a PIA if it's really cold. However, Vancouver Island doesn't really get winter... at least not in the Canadian sense so not an issue there.
Stay safe can't wait to see what we do tomorrow Enjoy sending our love
Feel free to send some of those Hawkins cheeszie’s to the states!
I like the way you have it. We like to come here and see it all.
Much Love 🥰 Prayers on the Weather. Hopefully roads get passible. But the news said it could be months. 🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼
In the U.S. we have what is called farm diesel. Its not for Hiway use. Its cheaper cause its not taxed the same. Also you might look into coleman fuel or white gas. All this gives you more options.
K1 in the winter is used because it takes much colder temps to jell. #2 fuel oil, which is what diesel is jells at higher temps, but needs to be below freezing temp.
It's called boiling your battery", when you do a fast charge on it, on high voltage; it cleans off the plates and revives battery.
Now you can help Emi with her embarrassing rust!
Amazing organization of all those tools!
Shops looking Great and your excitement is contagious!
Get the easy part done now you have to put them to work and get that 7.3 powerstroke rolling skipper that's the real truck🔥💯
!! Chrome I have the same DC to DC + MPPT charger. WHEN THERE'S NO SUN I GET 50 AMPS FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND if there's sun the alternator charging is cap at 25 AMPS !!
😂 Cruz's eating sounds could be used in a prehistoric dinosaur movie. ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶
Fish on the bed 😂. 🐟
You're a very generous and kind person to equip your garage so efficiently and have your friends use it for their repairs.
It suck all that rain, iam happy it's snowing here.
As I recall, from maybe 50+ years ago, diesel, kerosene, furnace oil, and stove oil as very close to each other. As in we could run the diesel tractor on stove oil. Stove oil should be cheaper as there is no road tax.
I love your shop. My dad use to alternate his stove. Ran mostly diesel and once a month run the kero to clean it out. Never had problems.
I love the tall cabinets. This project looks great!
Hope you have renters insurance. That's a lot of stuff to replace if something may happen. I pray not.
with all those thousands of dollars invested in that shop you'd better get an alarm system on that shop! people nowadays will break in and take it all. believe me. it happened to me.
Not sure why you don't look into either getting a "larger" alternator(one that puts out more amps), or simply adding an additional alternator to your engine accessories
Do shop and van stuff on this channel. It’s all good!!
Hey bro all that is Van related just because you have a place to work and store things that is also could be important you have extra in case of an emergency and a place to home base if you need to light now with the state of emergency you're doing great keep up the good work big fan coming from Oklahoma I enjoy your Channel keep up the good work
Dude went straight up from Full Hobo to full time Mecanic / carpenter! haha nice shop mate.
I thought you installed the highoutput alternator. Foresty gave up on Solar, it just wasn't effective. The HO alternator solved his problems, I look forward to you doing the same.
Hey Crome place some open bars of soap 🧼 around your food storage container to keep any critters out 🇨🇦💯🌎 I freakn love your videos
Aussie mice love soap😲
@@purplekarma7592 Crome is in Canada 🇨🇦 mr
Impressively methodical! Well done Bro !
Gonna be ready for Ambo build 🤩gonna be great to watch
How about a cabinet full of nuts, bolts, washers, zerk fittings, cotter pins, in both metric and SAE? Kerosene will burn hotter than diesel but not enough to make up the difference in price. Kerosene can also be used to cut the diesel for cold weather if you don't have an additive like if you buy your diesel in Florida and now you're in Manitoba and it's 20° below zero
The shop is a brilliant idea. For the heater. Try and find dyed diesel will be cheaper than standard.
What is your plan for all your tools when you finish the ambulance build. You got a bunch.
They run it on kerosine , because diesel has winter additive and that’s what the heaters don’t like
wonder if they use it because the gelling/freezing point of diesel is much much higher than kerosine, 0c vs. -40c respectively .. additives get the freezing point closer to Kero but not completely and those additives don't normally affect usage. especially on the uber simple combustion chambers of the heater..
Raw/clean, No Grains, Food for dogs means veggies also. Poor Cruze needs some Veg.