How To (or NOT to) Winterize A Van For winter if your vanilife is summer camping and road trips only

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Van Of Action

Van Of Action

Жыл бұрын

Vanlife for some families is warm weather only. Certainly camping and boondocking is more fun when swimming and evening campfires are part of the deal. For many, because of where they live, the van experience can be 12 months a year. But for others, have snow on the ground dampen the experience. Freezing temperatures bring a host of issues for van living. It’s possible to design your build to mitigate the impact of the cold temperatures. Using good quality insulation, such as Havelock Wool havelockwool.com/ will help you keep in the heat you may generate -maybe using a diesel vevor heater www.vevor.ca/diesel-heater-c_... . It’s important to remember that no matter what you do, the very nature of van means that unless you sacrifice all the interior space, there is limited room for insulation. So no matter what, when the air get cold outside, it’s gonna get cold inside too. And trying to keep the inside warm is going to create issues with condensation. Without question - van life is easier, cleaner, cheaper, and more fun when it’s warm.

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@nicolaspain6107
@nicolaspain6107 Жыл бұрын
Not being savvy, why not just pump water out for winter ?
@VanOfAction
@VanOfAction Жыл бұрын
Hi Nicola - Thanks for asking !! Simply pumping could leave a little water in the pump itself which would be terrible and there could be a little water that gets stuck in any lower points of the pipe. To avoid water getting stuck some people will "BLOW" the pipes out with pressurized air the way they prepare lawn sprinklers for winter. But I have concerns about that method. 1. that sudden blast of air can be hard on the pipes 2. you can't be sure there is no water remaining in the pump. (and I don't have one so renting a compressor would cost more than the bottle of antifreeze) And no matter what I did the hot water tank would always be a concern. It's -22 here today with the wind chill and it's makes me feel good to know that the system is protected. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Be well and warm ,,, and stop back .... Dave
@vandaddy-o2732
@vandaddy-o2732 Жыл бұрын
Stop for the season?! Come south brother....way south. Do the snow bird thing....or not. Glad to see you back.
@VanOfAction
@VanOfAction Жыл бұрын
Hi VanDaddy-O thanks for watching. The plan is to head for Arizona first of May - if the world seems normal - then next year maybe all winter. In the meantime gotta protect things. (I was having too much fun this summer to edit video !!!) Be well. Dave
@derektaylor6713
@derektaylor6713 11 ай бұрын
What you need is a proper motorhome that's been winterised by Elddis!!!! I'm joking of course. We have a Elddis 155 Supreme with a full - so called - Winterisation pack. This pack has to be seen to be believed. With what looks like bubble wrap stuck on the tanks with duct tape it also sports no pipe insulation at all and two tank heaters that in my opinion, don't work! We went to Glenmore near Aviemore in Scotland last January and it got a bit chilly. Only minus 5 or 6 degrees and everything that could freeze - did. It's out of warranty now, which is annoying.
@VanOfAction
@VanOfAction 11 ай бұрын
Hi Derek. Thanks for watching. I’d love to do some driving in your neck of the woods. I don’t know why - I’ve done a ton of house plumbing over the years - always enjoyed it - and it always worked. But this van plumbing has been a learning curve for me. Be well ….. Dave
@wjess3569
@wjess3569 7 ай бұрын
I've been looking to find a video on your bed build.. Am I not searching properly? Thanks for the vids.. You sure sound like Steve Smith on the Red Green Show... but, I don't see you using duct tape.. so, I guess you aren't him .. grin
@VanOfAction
@VanOfAction 7 ай бұрын
Hello @wjess ... thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment - I like to think that Steve looks like me :) - I didn't think the bed build required a complete video so I attached it to a couple other short ones.... you can see it here .... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7WCi7CEu7KVn40.htmlsi=AStjOv0TjERHLZdl take a look and if you have any questions just ask !!!! All the best and keep your stick on the ice ....... Dave
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