FIXING MY MISTAKES! | Arctic Vanlife

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Ай бұрын

Fixing my mistakes in this Arctic winter vanlife season. Ive been broken down now for over a week with a failed alternator Clutch pulley and broken auxiliary water pump in a Campsite in Kiruna, Sweden. After finally getting the Van fixed I meet up with ‪@thetravelduo_‬ for a Mission to the extreme north, Nordkapp. Meanwhile, I do a few upgrade projects and some person tries the door of my van.
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@kaytronika Ай бұрын

Thanks for confirming that my Alexa is also connected to the internet 🤣

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I’m here to help

@Jayda08 Ай бұрын

Bringing your own shower head hanger/adapter..... now I have seen everything. That was brilliant dude! 👍

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Definitely a surprise use.

@VanTripsWhereNext Ай бұрын

Loved the shower hack, made us laugh, and the frozen hair 😂

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

It’s a weird feeling wearing frozen hair

@derekmcfadyen127 Ай бұрын

17.35 .... humming jurassic park theme tune ?😂

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

100% yes 😂😂😂

@PhotographyByRune Ай бұрын

The best DIY and travel show on the planet 😀

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you very much glad you enjoy the style. There is going to be plenty more in the future of future trips.

@PhotographyByRune Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures I have enjoyed all seasons. And in a couple of week the family sets out on our annual road trip, this year from Harstad in Norway, via Abisko and Kiruna to luleå in Sweden, to let the runt enjoy the water park. We ususally go in the summer so it's nice to see it all in Winter. Last year we did a round trip up to North cape as my wife had never been, and then to Finland via Kautokeinao and on to Northern Sweden..

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Enjoy your up coming road trip!

@geoffcampbell7846 Ай бұрын

Marvellous! I really enjoyed that. Cheers 1👋🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@rudivandoornegat2371 Ай бұрын

Another edition of Mispronounced Recovery & Towing Service.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I might need to Invest in a winch so I can do it properly next winter

@tcs7678 Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventuresIndeed, your next 4x4 camper should have a winch and two descent recovery points with D-shackles in the front and the back. Use a synthetic rope for the winch, a kinetic strap, a winch extension line, a tree saver, a couple of soft shackles and a snatch block. Not only will you be able to help others but when travelling alone, you can take a bit more risk because you know that you will be able to get yourself unstuck. For water crossings it’s imperative to have breathers for differentials and gear boxes that are high enough to avoid water being sucked in. A snorkel with a cyclone head is also very useful. Make sure you have a waterproof one. Some people have issues with the extra noise a snorkel makes. You can make the connection between the snorkel and the airbox in such a way that you can bypass the snorkel if the conditions don’t require a snorkel. That will solve the noise problem. Also make sure that the snorkel/cyclone can handle the required air volume of the engine. Some snorkels are choking the engine at higher revs. I am really looking forward to your next build. I am sure you will find sponsors for most of the equipment you need. Do you have an opinion on the use of diesel additives and their possible positive impact on diesel heaters in campers?

@dmwi1549 Ай бұрын

Good question on the fuel additives running through a diesel heater. I’ve never heard anyone discuss this.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

@@dmwi1549 i’ve mentioned fuel additives before I only run premium diesel in the van in the UK and whilst my diesel heater has 5000 run hours on it now it’s always been clean as a whistle inside, I also haven’t seen any issues running the winter grade diesel either. But it’s hard to quantify if that’s due to the diesel additives keeping it clean or just the heater is well set up.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

@@tcs7678 i’ve got some big plans for the next van so I will be looking at improving the abilities for self rescue

@ihmesekoilua Ай бұрын

17:42 half expecting you to break into a song about Finland by Michael Palin.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I’m gonna need to look that up, but I was about to start the Jurassic Park theme tune

@J5388T Ай бұрын

Excellent video thanks!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@thomaslarsen7822 Ай бұрын

You should have a timer swift, course of you have heat source near an electric kettle, then the off turn mechanisms will fail by time,

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Could you say that again? I am not sure what you are trying to say?

@paulrobinson3528 Ай бұрын

2:09 it's not a smart charge alternator, it would have 3 wires going to it. Personally, at the mileage the van has done, i'd of fitted a new alternator with a bigger output and would have the 2 battery set up under the drivers seat. Felt your pain though at trying to solve your problem.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

It is a smart alternator as it’s 2018 Euro6 van. ( and goes into brake reg when DCDC charges are not on ) It’s a 220A alternator so plenty capacity for the current DCDC requirements. The reason I didn’t go for a new alternator as in the Nordic it was just short of £1000. in the UK it would’ve been about £350

@WOFFY-qc9te Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures Fitting a 24 volt truck alternator means you can run two batteries in series, one only for the engine starter and the other for your existing setup. With a couple of heavy duty switches and a diode you can link systems. This way you will always have power to start the engine. This arrangements I have used on marine setups and works well. Also bin the freewheel pulley it is not needed it was just something the manufactures put in to show a slight improvement in performance figure. Best

@StaticCamperVan Ай бұрын

👍🏼

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Cheers 👍

@tonystrange7224 Ай бұрын

Another cracking video Alex. Van fixed, car towed, most northerly driving point reached.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Nice to have things going right for a change

@liljasere Ай бұрын

Wetting myself watching you get thrown around by the wind 😂you got lucky

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

To be fair after the initial getting blown around the rest of the night was quite entertaining then

@oh2mp Ай бұрын

It was nice to see that you got finally the technical problems fixed. I was thinking about your goal to experience -40°C and maybe you should come to the Nordics next winter again to reach it. I have noticed that the coldest places in Finland are often Pokka village in Kittilä municipality and Naruska village in Salla municipality. They both have weather observation stations and are the places that usually break the coldness records every winter. Both of them are quite rural places.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Normally for the -40 I look at forecasted areas for cold and then head there it’s not really ideal to hang around in one area the entire trip hoping for it. But both of those names in Finland are on my list.

@VnazT Ай бұрын

I love your channel. Makes my rovers look reliable!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t have called the transit unreliable, the old clutch pulley failed at 147,000 miles which is reasonable for a worn out part and in the process I accidentally snapped off the auxiliary water pump off

@VnazT Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures noted. And to be fair, my rovers enjoy a moderate climate in the Atlanta suburbs with an occasional holiday in the Appalachian Mountains or Florida beaches…

@landrover827 Ай бұрын

Have you heard of the Yankum Kinetic Energy recovery ropes? I’ll never use a tow strap again.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Most vehicles I’ve rescued and my van itself only have tow points, not safe to use a kinetic rescue style on traditional tow points

@landrover827 Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures great point, standard tow points from the manufacturers generally aren’t rated for towing / pulling at all and only are for securing the vehicle to a truck for transport. (In the USA at least) If you have a trailer receiver mount in the back, they do make options for it to become a recovery point.

@marialarsson2851 Ай бұрын

Beautiful Aurora 💚 I also remember that parkup (the windy one 😱)

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I remember that windy park up very well as well!

@MicahsRants Ай бұрын

I love my Arkfeld Pro OD Green! My favorite EDC torch 🔦

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Excellent and versatile torches they are

@GrotesqueChris Ай бұрын

Another great video, I love following your arctic journey. A fun fact one of your videos came up in my recommended feed last year and I've been following you ever since... the crazy thing is I drove behind you from Tana Bru from the resting stop next to the bridge and followed you until you stopped at the rest stop in Gornitak, and that's the video that was recommended. 😂 Anyway, I wish you a great summer!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the videos! That is a crazy coincidence!

@suepaulbrown9512 Ай бұрын

A pleasure to watch as usual!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@cottonfoo Ай бұрын

If you go 360 cameras, please do a video on it. I'd like to see Adz Ventures to do a video on his 360 constantly recording video too, I should try and ask him as a nobody on the Internet. It's something I'd want straight away on a campervan.

@cottonfoo Ай бұрын

Err, I mean, I'm the "nobody on the Internet", not Adam, I meant that videos don't happen by some random person (me) asking :)

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I actually bought the camera system Adz has and I’ve got a video coming out on it

@trick700 Ай бұрын

It’s now almost midsummer. These February artic videos now seem a tad incongruous with the season. Pleased you made it back to the Nord Cap 👍

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I do agree the two month trip usually gives me six months worth of videos at one week schedule. long-term on the playlist It doesn’t really matter when the videos came out although it does feel a bit odd short term.

@johnpatterson5744 Ай бұрын

Would like the new Roamer battery and all of the necessary Victron bits and bobs.but just had to replace my high pressure fuel pump,starter motor,EGR coolant manifold and a right pig of a job stripping the whole dash and everything else to replace the coolant matrix on my Mercedes Sprinter.managed to get my hands on it and it’s out.just got to put it all back together again on Monday.I’ve flushed to coolant system,then I’m filling with Evan’s prep fluid.draining it and filling with Evans non water coolant heavy duty for turbo diesel vans.hopefully won’t have to go through all of that again PHEW!-SUFFERING SUCKATAGE 😂.👍

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

That is quite the list of bits which need replacing hopefully that’s all sorted now!

@dalerussell9075 Ай бұрын

Proper like these vids.....your a legend m8

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Much appreciated a few more to come on the Arctic series and then stop planning the next trip

@The1southampton Ай бұрын

Love the content as always. Stay safe.....and warm!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you very much and will do

@The1southampton Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures will you hit minus 40?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, not this winter only -38

@frederick6008 Ай бұрын

You posted this 2 days ago. When was the footage taken? It's almost Summer!

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I add it to the Description but it’s says February / March. Generally each arctic trip is two months long but gives me around six months content with a one-way schedule. as it give me time to get on for the parts of my work and life. Although it does feel a bit odd sometimes with the later episodes being towards the summer. Long-term, it doesn’t really have any effect on the playlist.

@Caddysnaps Ай бұрын

Great video, thank you :-) I'm heading lofoten way next feb in my van, if your that way agian i hope to bump into you.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Safe travels and all being well. I should be back in the Arctic next winter so say hello if you see me on the road.

@bohemianbluu Ай бұрын

As a Finn who has spent plenty of time in Lapland (or Sapmi if we want to be real) in the areas of FI, SE and NO it's so inspiring to see vanlifers roam those areas :) Your winter expeditions are great but have you thought visiting during the summer?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

You definitely have a beautiful part of the world. I love roaming around there in the van, especially the winter. I’ve visited September October before, so not quite summer.

@WagnerGimenes Ай бұрын

Did you nick any tools from Aiden as well? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I didn’t I was good this time! I did in fact return the temporarily borrowed spanner

@simoncbroadley9577 Ай бұрын

That was some photo of the northern lights

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Thank you I was glad to finally have decent weather and a decent display at Nordkapp!

@andybegbie8553 Ай бұрын

I was gonna ask why didn't you think about a 4x4 transit but I see from this video you are now, lol. Will you go for the same size? Also would it be more cost effective buying the artic one with pre heater etc already fitted?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Costa straight at the time, although I’m currently looking to buy one, they just are extremely rare. I’ll buy a UK spec one, and installed engine preheater which is pretty cheap. My webasto engine pre heater install cost around £100

@PhotographyByRune Ай бұрын

Looks like you stumbled into the NATO Nordic Response excercise that took place around the time you where et there.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Yes, I physically found myself in the middle of exercise steadfast defender over the coming week

@particlesmedia 28 күн бұрын

Have you had to change the wet belt on that, how was it?

@MispronouncedAdventures 28 күн бұрын

Yes, I had the done at 111K miles. it was fine.

@andybegbie8553 Ай бұрын

Also why a transit when everyone else seems to choose ducato or sprinter? Not that I have owt again any, I actually prefer the transit over the others but I believe the decato offers more room, especially width wise

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I’ve driven many of the vans and prefer the transit I find the most comfortable. The transits are also extremely wide inside compared to a sprinter as I did not taper higher up. I don’t feel practically the ducato body offer that much more space. Most people said does because it’s wider higher up as it doesn’t taper. But I’m 6’2 so I sleep lengthways anyway, width ways was never going to be possible.

@andybegbie8553 Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures did you have any issues with your grey tank freezing? Would it be worth trying to insulate it or would this not be worth it?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Not really worth insulating the grey tank insulation delays the heat loss process, you’ll never contend with -30 temperatures

@sputnikl727 Ай бұрын

So when is the new 4x4 transit build series starting?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

I’m hoping September/ October 2024

@sputnikl727 Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures what about a lifted Sprinter?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Prefer the transit base

@sputnikl727 Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures thats fair, but a lifted transit then :)

@deanrobinson3717 Ай бұрын

Did you find your tracker though? That’s also the question

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

That is a great point! One of my subscribers found it on top of the mountain and returned it to me. But you bring up a good point I’ve not mentioned it in the videos yet

@norwegiangadgetman Ай бұрын

That's... wrong! It's the 10mm that's supposed yo disappear! That flashlight is nice. I have about a dozen small LED lights with magnets, hooks and stand. They only give me about 30minutes of usable light, but were absolutely brilliant when working under the old car. Just stick them anywhere to get some light, and being small they weren't in my way, either. Of course, your Transit has a bit more ground clearance and a slightly wider stance, so there's more room to work underneath. Overfull tank and needing to remove a liter or two? Sounds like just about one large pot of tea to me... ;-)

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a convenient every day carry whilst I might use other torches for different jobs the general usability especially since that one also has UV and a green laser pointer which is useful on my expedition work.

@Rob.1340 Ай бұрын

👍🚐😎

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

👍

@deanperry978 Ай бұрын

Nice vid. So I have an antenna on my van roof already can I just upgrade the router and keep the same antenna?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

As long as your antenna uses a standard type of connector, I don’t see why not as far as I’m aware those type of antenna is all have the same connector

@DestinationParanormal Ай бұрын

Hey Alex, I few episodes ago you were demonstrating a swivel phone holder, I can’t remember which episode it was! Do you have an amazon link for it please? Love the videos, we’ve nearly finished our Ford Transit Mk8! Thanks Rosie.

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

Sure, amzn.to/3yW2lpO

@DestinationParanormal Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures thanks Alex, how do you secure to the dashboard?

@MispronouncedAdventures Ай бұрын

@DestinationParanormal bought off Amazon a action camera windscreen sucker mount

@DestinationParanormal Ай бұрын

@@MispronouncedAdventures fab thank you!