You’re two brave woman and I admire you both. Your an sit up is unique. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Love hearing all your ideas and also really enjoy that you find things at yard sales. It's so great to buy things secondhand to save money and good for the earth too. Fantastic that you can use the van even in the winter and stay comfy.

Native American themed blanket. Love your videos.

Very interesting and great to know how you prepare your van life in the winter. Thank you for very informative sharing 👍👍

The cold weather is on the way! It’s great that you can get out all winter long and stay warm in the van! I like your new blankets and down quilts… SW design is great… and we have some Kelty products too 👌 We really like them and their stuff sacks. It’s great you will stay warm even without an electric hook up, really opens up your options for adventure!! 👌👍👍💚🏔️

Good ideas ladies. We think alike. Thanks for sharing. 🚐

Thank you so much for all of your suggestions and encouragement to thrift shop. I am becoming an avid follower!!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to stay warm

You two are great the best suggestions we've heard great tips learning a lot from you too we have subscribed to your channel Great channel

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽😊 Beautiful van, big, i enjoyed it 👍🏾🤩

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Awesome! Thanks for sharing your set up.

Mother daughter?? Cool 😎

Thank You❤

A Chinese diesel heater can be used to heat a van simply and cheaply. Most YT videos show an installation that requires a moderate degree of mechanical ability, but with an all in one unit, the process can be distilled into three steps. Step one: drill a small hole in the floor of the van. Step two: connect the heater exhaust pipe and route it through the hole. Step 3: plug the heater into the power station. Not only is this simple, its also modular, when the heater isn't needed, yank it out and cover the hole.

Thanks for sharing. Our van is insulated but has no heater (yet). Def going to try some of your ideas especially the quilt on the doors. We also have cold weather camping experience but as we get older staying warm is key for enjoying our adventures.

cool ! your camping Van

Fortunately, the squaredrop is insulated, except for the floor, which I insulated with foam flooring and a rug. I also have a propane furnace I can run when there are no plug-ins, but I also like to save my propane when I can. I bought a down quilt that goes with my Hest mattess this year. It has a drawstring that tightens it up around the foot of the bed. I still have a Rumpl and another doible blanket as well. I hope it will be fine, because I don't plan to stay in this winter, even in the Midwest. I do have a 12v blanket, but I need to test it. I am not sure how warm it really is.

Thank you. Enjoyable.

That’s some great help! thanx

Thanks for sharing

Enjoyed watching⭐

I certainly think you're all set for the winter! Love these video's.

You are both soooo cool😊

Perhaps using weather-stripping down the back door and then putting up the down blanket. Thank you for the tips.

Good ideas here. Question: Do you have any suggestions for keeping the potty seat from being ice cold? It's a real shocker when you crawl out of a warm bed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and the toilet seat feels like a block of ice.😮

Wearing wool is best for cold weather. Socks, jackets, gloves ect. Wool blankets are great too.

We always use the "worst case" camping method. We bring along electric things, propane things and insulated things. We can get down to about 32 decrees before I bring out the propane heater.

Oh right, you dont have insulation. Dang, hopefully you ladies can make it down to the South during the winter time. LOL. My uncle had a conversion van like yours and went camping in Bear Mountain during the winter time and he said it is hard to keep the warmth. The following summer, he started to put insulation. Thanks for the look on you you all keep warm. LIKE 100. 👍👍👍

Stay warm gals ❤

Thank you for sharing. I'm just curious to know if you get condensation drips from the roof, and what you do about them if you do.

Thank you! This was really helpful. In regards to the magnets: have you had any trouble with the magnets being so strong that random metallic things end up sticking to the outside of your van?

Why not a sleeping bag rated for colder weather?

When U do have power in a camp, how do you power? Do you just run an extension cord and plug in your heater? Do you plug your electric heater directly into that power source and use no extension cord?

Please tell me how the Coleman Comfort Cots are regarding noise. Are they noisy? I'm currently looking for quiet cots. I have cots that are VERY noisy whenever I move, turning from side to side, sitting up; any movement is so loud! Thanks!

Walmart has 12volt blankets in their auto section for $23

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If you DID live full time in the van, would you insulate?

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This video is nuts. They are basically trying to rationalize being uncomfortable and cold. This is terrible. If you're going to stay in a vehicle for any length of time, you deserve to be comfortable and that means not living in 45 degree weather inside. That's not warm. It's freezing and unreasonable for most people.