#2 Car Conversion for Norway Winter Road Trip in a VW Up!

Watch how I build a bed in my VW Up, and leave for the Arctic in my tiny house on wheels. Will a VW UP Micro Camper Build handle -40° Arctic weather? Join me on my Car Camping Road Trip to the Arctic!
00:00 Intro
00:19 Car breaks down
01:05 Finishing the bed in the VW UP
02:14 Replacing the broken fuel pump from the VW UP
03:21 Carpeting the bed in the VW UP
04:45 New winter tyres
05:00 Adding hinges to the armrest
05:56 HCalory HC-A03 Diesel Heater inspection
07:08 Hot air tube through window
08:52 HCalory HC-A03 Diesel Heater first start
09:03 Testing coolant protection
09:13 Making a grill cover for the VW UP
09:56 Departure to the Arctic in a VW UP Micro Camper!
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Stay tuned for more adventures as I explore the breathtaking landscapes of Scandinavia. Let's hit the road and make unforgettable memories together!

[@ZoefontheMove]

✅ Help me reach 10.000 subscribers ▶ Watch the actual roadtrip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYrJf4VpiLiihpY

[@dancolberg7219]

Love that you build it in your kitchen and not using a fancy work shop

[@skxdzo]

Mitch here from the Fix & Go van that helped you! Glad to be of service and see you continued your journey. If you ever need tips or assistance you have my number, glad assist you when needed.

[@ZoefontheMove]

Thank you for your kind words! Let's hope it's not necessary, but otherwise I know how to find you! 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@DennisRos97]

High quality video! Exciting adventure. Very well edited, keep it up!

[@ZoefontheMove]

Thanks for your kind words! Very much appreciated! 🙏🏻

[@VincentStikkelorum]

Exciting exciting! What a build, what a journey. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@ZoefontheMove]

Thank you so much!

[@KaoruYamamoto-xs7cj]

I also own an up! in Japan‼︎ This video was very helpful for me. I'm looking forward to new videos from Japan!

[@ZoefontheMove]

So glad to hear the video was useful to you! Stay tuned, more content is on the way. Thanks for your support!

[@GHExploration]

Glad I came across your channel, great videos, and some quality editing, looking forward to seeing the adventures ahead 👍

[@viktordluhos1817]

I absolutely love your videos. You did prepare everything “simply and clever”. Great job! I have enjoyed watching the preparation work 😊👍

[@Max_-zt5bm]

very intelligent ideas applied here, bravo!

[@Lazarus-aap]

That looks very well done! I thought i had a small camper when i converted my skoda fabia station! Goed gedaan, kerel!

[@meesterjson]

Dit is zo vet!

[@Eytah58]

Leuk man meer video's graag

[@ZoefontheMove]

Thanks! Het kost even tijd, maar ben met de volgende bezig. Kwaliteit boven kwantiteit ✌🏼

[@caduardo89]

Hello, I'm starting to follow your project and it's really cool, I wish you the best of luck from Brazil 🇧🇷 on your adventure. I liked that the Vw Up offered in Europe is a little different from what was sold in Brazil

[@ZoefontheMove]

Hola! Thank you so much for taking the time to write me a comment! Can you describe some things that are different on our VW Ups in Europe?

[@lucastavares4597]

Hello! Really appreciate your journey with the Up! The brazilian made VW Up! It's a few centimeters longer to fit a slightly bigger fuel tank and trunk with a traditional metal door (not full glass). The rear windows also roll down like in other cars. This changes were made to make the Up! a bit more travel friendly, since brazilians travel long distances even if they have a small city car and often carry people in the back. It's noticeable when you use the car but hard to tell from pictures. Still the same car in terms of platform, powertrain, interior and exterior design.

[@leveluplife8585]

This is perfect timing. I am building my BMW X5 to go to Alaska soon!

[@ZoefontheMove]

Amazing! Are you going to share it on KZbin as well?

[@leveluplife8585]

@@ZoefontheMove My girlfriend and I may start recording our adventures in the near future, just with our smartphones though and no diesel heater in our plans. We are planning on idling the car mainly and using a heated blanket if we can get away with it!

[@badj75]

SO GREAT '' '' '' '' ' I AM WAITING NEW VIDÉO. THANKS

[@ZoefontheMove]

Thank you! Working on it!

[@dr.k7211]

Hey Bro, really nice micro camper conversion. I am currently working on my Octavia conversion and I am still looking for a proper mattress to roll up or fold tight. What model did you use? Always save travels and greetings from Germany 😊

[@ZoefontheMove]

I'll check it later today!

[@tolga6780]

man that was super cool. Maybe a bit of an unrelated question, but are you happy with the quality of the tools you used? I noticed they are the Parkside brand, which is also sold in Lidl with relatively good prices, and I have been wondering if they hold up well for projects like yours

[@ZoefontheMove]

Hola! Interesting question! To be honest, they are sufficient for something like this. But if I were to do a van conversion sometime in the future, I would buy something more decent (and accurate).

[@johnaisheed598]

Awesome video! Just out of curiosity, was there any reason to why you did not remove the back seats for some extra room?

[@ZoefontheMove]

Because I wanted it to be able to quickly convert it back to normal car. The front seat is only 4 bolts. And another thing I took into consideration, was when you remove the rear seatsa few times and put it back, it is going to rattle over time. My car is completely silent inside on uneven roads 😅 But I must say, I did expect to have more space. Read: less stuff with me. I was a bit over-prepared 😬

[@kloontje1065]

Een skibox op het dak was handig geweest 😅

[@ZoefontheMove]

Het was vooral m'n 2 persoons dubbele winterdeken die veel ruimte innam, voor het geval de dieselkachel én de auto het niet meer zouden doen 😅

[@willemanema4514]

If I may ask: how wide is the matras? My mazda has only 60 cm between the drivers seat and the passenger door, while mattresses usually start with a width of 80cm?

[@ZoefontheMove]

I can't find exactly mine, but it was this size. www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/opvouwbaar-matras-1-persoons-70x200x15-cm-donker-grijs/9300000003688527/

[@adrianblub276]

If U remove the Seat. Does the Airbag bulb lighting?

[@ZoefontheMove]

Yes. But you can easily reset the airbag light with an OBD2 dongle, after placing the seat back.

[@LMFAOPrtyRckNL]

Toffe videos, maar heb wel een vraag waar heb je de bekleding voor de panelen vandaan?

[@ZoefontheMove]

Het heet naaldvilt. Kan je overal kopen. Wel flexibele nemen, anders krijg je het niet mooi om rondingen heen.

[@Sadjina]

Excuse my surely stupid question, but why the power bank for the Diesel heater? To start it, or does it need permanent electricity for its pump?

[@ZoefontheMove]

Because it needs to start up the combustion. That takes a lot of energy. After it's running properly, the power draw drops and is only for the fuel pump and the fan.

[@jansmit4690]

Je moet niet met een bijna lege benzinetank rijden want in de bocht staat je pomp dan droog te malen en dan gaat hij dus stuk.

[@ZoefontheMove]

Dat valt wel mee tegenwoordig. Als hij droog staat te maken krijgt de motor geen brandstof meer. Denk dat er condens bevroren is, en iets stuk gemaakt heeft. Hoe dan ook, hij doet het weer nu!

[@laurensvandenhoven2805]

waarom heb je de achter bank er niet helemaal uitgehaald ? dan heb je veel meer ruimte

[@ZoefontheMove]

Omdat ik dacht dat ik meer ruimte zou hebben, maar m'n dikke 2 persoons winter dekbed nam veel ruimte in. Wilde ook snel weer terug kunnen naar normale layout. Hoef nu alleen 4 boutjes van de voorstoel te doen om van camper naar auto te gaan.

[@D4VE26]

Why did the heater not run off 12v??

[@ZoefontheMove]

It did, but it needed more than 10 amps that you would get from the accessoiry plug on the Power Station. So I needed an inverter that would connect to the 230V outlet on the power station, and turned it into 12V again, but now with 20+ amps. The heater had a label on it with >17 Amps.

[@jhonydigo]

D+++

[@thuandovifie.v.4464]

Why not webasto?

[@ZoefontheMove]

Achteraf gezien wel ja :) Ga over een paar weken een ritje naar Spanje opnemen trouwens ;). In hindsight, yes! Going to record a trip to Spain by truck in a few weeks!

[@DvdB1609]

Terrible music 😂

[@ZoefontheMove]

How can I make you happy? Remove music, remove talking, separate episodes? Or one long ASMR episode covering all episodes?

[@DvdB1609]

@@ZoefontheMove maybe just audio from the video and voiceover?

[@ZoefontheMove]

@@DvdB1609 Noted! Thanks for your feedback. It is the only way to keep improving future videos. Currently working on the main video, but will def. upload all video's without music, and put them in a separate playlist.

[@user-kn1cr7xr9h]

leider zu viel und zu schneller Bilderwechsel...😢 kann da nicht zuschauen..tschüss !

[@ZoefontheMove]

Schade, dass es dir zu schnell war! Ich nehme dein Feedback für zukünftige Videos gerne an. Danke, dass du reingeschaut hast. Hoffentlich bis bald!