ARCTIC WINTER VANLIFE THE LONG DRIVE NORTH

[@michaelscott5916]

Love your channel and content, mate. Would be great to see you, Norwegian Xplorer, and Ada ventures do more trips together. All the best mate for your present and future adventures 🙏🏽

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad you enjoy it. My video with Adz ventures are coming up soon! would be good to meet Xplorer

[@neilclarke6419]

Hey Alex! Best time of the year watching your series KZbin has had me off and not told me you are up and at it!! Have a great time !! And thanks

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Well welcome back and at least you know now! they’ll be plenty more episodes coming out over the next few months

[@christagg7570]

Loving the quick books advert for self assessment at the start...

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

There was? I don’t pick the adverts, KZbin shows you what it think you want to see. To be far I did my self assessment yesterday

[@astronomenov99]

Here's an idea: why not decant a small amount of coolant into a glass jar and keep it on the dashboard top overnight? That way you can check it without having to fight your way through the ice encrusted bonnet.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s only for the first night of the trip every other night I don’t bother checking cause I knew the level now. I always like to check the first night. The cab gets cold, but doesn’t usually get as cold as outside

[@stephenrogers9664]

Honestly that’s crazy weather. I love your winter travels as I live in the tropics of Aust, & I complain if the night time weather gets down to 15 degrees C overnight. It’s great seeing how you travel in that weather .

[@TRAVISGOLDIE]

I’m an Aussie too but there is a strange allure to take my Colorado over there and follow Alex

[@stephenrogers9664]

I know what you mean. I drive an old VW T3 Syncro, & would love to do the same thing.

[@colinmccourt1571]

Another great video Alex. Thanks for sharing, as ever.

[@geoffcampbell7846]

Great video Alex, and the first glimpse of the aurora. Brilliant. Take care, and roll on episode 3.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you very much! It will be coming soon!

[@ryangavin7022]

Great video (as always). Looking forward to the next chapter!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you! Looking forward to making it

[@asaandthemarchharepart2903]

Brilliant one Alex. Great fun with Ash, Marie and Connor. Fabulous Adventures

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It was great seeing them again and meeting Connor as well

[@WhipperdeetsAdventures]

Looks so beautiful there❤

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It is! I love it up here

[@ebikefinland2783]

I just love your travel videos! As a Finn I do envy you a big time - multiple places where I would want to go or almost did go, but still not go. Well, still got time right? Keep safe & cheers! PS. when you travel inside Finland, please avoid using those Teboil gasoline stations! Teboil is owned by the Russian Lukoil, and therefore earning money to support the Russian government. Therefore the war in Ukraine too.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

So many places I look forward to exploring in Finland. thank you for the information about Teboil, I wasn’t aware of that at the time, a few commenters to have now told me

[@ebikefinland2783]

@@MispronouncedAdventures would be better if our government had the balls to shut down their business. But, no...

[@Kosahdus]

Yeah, addblue freeze at -11C. My Ford edge does not use addblue when is colder than that. Some cars has heated container and it drain system always to tank after drive. I don’t have that. Teboil fuel stations are part of Lukoil.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Good job then engines don’t need it to runs. I wasn’t sure how different vehicles responded when your get blew -11c adblue wise. a few people are said about Teboil being of Lukoil, not something I knew about

[@Bert.....]

Trucker here.... Tennis ball for the pumps thay dont have the lock pin. The spray bottles you get in likes of b and q gor gardening you fill thag witj a really low temp screen wash and you can spray that on stuff like your locks ect

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Most of the Nordic countries seem to have the pins still in their pump so they lock I think I found Finland is the one which doesn’t always have them in. Good idea about the spray bottle

[@Bert.....]

@@MispronouncedAdventures a rivet pin in the pocket slides perfect In the hole 🕳️

[@Caddysnaps]

Wonderful work Alex, I'm very much looking forward to your next installment.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I look forward to making it

[@rob20452]

Nice and cold best way to be are you allowed to say what Rab jackets you have there, I have a Rab arctus and ador it for that climate,.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Indeed I can. I used to be a an ambassador for Lowe alpine, which is owed by Equip UK so I would get a Rab kit budget each year. Green Jacket and blue over trousers are “Rab Neo guide” but those are older haven’t been made in years Some of the other videos you will see a Red waterproof and blue mid layer fleece jacket which are a local to Nepal brand called “Everest outfit” Big insulated poncho is a Fjallraven luhkka

[@rob20452]

@@MispronouncedAdventures thank you for replying, your ventures if I did it I would find it hard being around people supermarkets etc you're like on another planet, 👍

[@waynemcalindon2721]

It's just oncoming traffic not dipping their high beam & spotlight

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Most of the time they do

[@richard_ruddick]

Alex, do you have a video on winterisation? How to stop everything freezing/how the likes of your underslung tanks don't go solid in these temperatures? I've searched but couldn't see anything. It would be very useful!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve got a video with about 200k views that is about preparation for the Arctic on the channel. If you search my video for most popular, it’s one of the top few

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

As for tanks my fresh water tanks are internal and my underslung grey tank I just refrain from using. No amount of heat pads realistically will keep an external tank warm without consuming a lot of energy.

[@richard_ruddick]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks for both answers. I must have scrolled right past it! I thought you might have something rigged up when I saw you using the sink on this one. Loving the new content BTW! I'm not jealous at all! :p

[@alexhayward8996]

It was awesome to see some of my favourite KZbin creators sat round a fire! Awesome vid as always!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It was an awesome time. As everyone there makes content it quite nice no not be filming it all. Just a few snippets.

[@Finlander89]

Looking forward to the season, discovered your channel recently so first time watcher here. Coincidentally I grew up 2 km upstream on the opposite side of the river of your final camping spot 🙂

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Enjoy the channel. Grew up not far from Kemi?

[@Finlander89]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Yeah, my parents still live in Keminmaa and I visit them a few times in a year, last time for Xmas but I moved south to Turku some years ago for work. Gotta say you found the best spot for car camping by the Kemijoki in the area. 😉

[@ianjco60]

Storm Ingar on its way, red weather warning

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

There was some crazy weather up here windy wise!

[@oh2mp]

Welcome to Finland again! I just noticed that you had started a new arctic series and watched both videos. You have installed a lot of nice electronics. As a a similar nerd I like to see them in action.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad to be back! I’m a bit of a nerd so I do love my electrics! On the outside, it may look complicated to some , but I know how all of it works

[@tcs7678]

I hope your next camper will be a 4x4 Transit or Sprinter cab/chassis with a glassfiber sandwich panel insulated box and a (sliding) door between the front and the back. This is ideal for winter camping and all tanks and conduits can be made inside, where the diesel heater can keep them warm. I would like to watch such a build. Happy travels !

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I do intend my next van to be the AWD / all wheel drive transit. Although I still would go for a panel van base over a habitation box, just cause I prefer the lower profile appearance. But for sure the habitation boxes are more similar efficient

[@tcs7678]

@@MispronouncedAdventures There are a few 4x4 cab/chassis campers around with a GRP habitation box that has the same dimensions as the panel van.

[@somethingfromk6816]

I live in the nordics, silver screen on windscreen and a curtain seperating my cab from living space does just fine in minus 25 or 30.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

@somethingfromk6816 I have a insulated bulkhead with sliding door. Keeps the hab warm

[@somethingfromk6816]

@@MispronouncedAdventures i have thought about this and see the sense in it. But then i worry about the starter battery under the drivers seat freezing and the cab being super cold when i want to start driving. I dunno what’s the best solution so i just stick with what works ;)

[@Travelbeatcreations.official]

It's funny how my 2004 Ford always reach operating temp in minus 20 and never falls back down, but I guess it's where it should be with a bit of spirited driving on windy roads. As for reliability, I will never buy myself an adblue handicap, and newer vehicles are built to break after a certain amount of time I read somewhere, but I'm impressed at how my car is holding up even though I trash it around and nearly jumps in dips after the road has taken some beating from deep freezing, but I change parts every month now because I can, maybe I should convert it to AWD as well...

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

-20c is ok, anything below that then operating temps start to drop off. everyone uses them out here, big vans and small cars. I’ve never found the adblue a handicap, I just fill the tank every 5000 miles

[@windirono5409]

FYI, you can look it up on the DEF/Add blue count down. you can disconnect your batteries and wait 5 mins. (dodge but might work on a ford too). a few can reset via a clear code with a diagnostic tool to give it a chance to stop tripping on itself. It sucks when the def gets lumpy or crystalized. id imagine that you dont have much in the way of regens with the engine working harder in that weather.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Ive not into a software point of view to stop the count down before. Normally for me it’s a 1500 miles count down. So that would be at least 3 or 4 trip to garage at the point where I would have the opportunity to fill it up.

[@windirono5409]

More of the "on the side of the road at 3am quick fix" to help limp back to a garage. I lucked out doing it to my ram on a sunday to get me just a few more miles to make it to a dealership.

[@markhewitt6406]

Just watching this is making me shiver! Was hoping your key didn't break when opening the bonnet :-o

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I was not hitting it hard enough to break it, that would be the last thing I want to happen!

[@BenTheDreadful]

Great video mate, look at fitting some trace heating to the U bend, it's a heater cable you tie to water pipes and is controlled from it's internal thermostat. I am building a sprinter van to try and follow in your footsteps!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I might well looking into some option like that for the next van! trace heating would work as your own heating a small pipe, but the tank itself would be frozen

[@BenTheDreadful]

@@MispronouncedAdventures yeah that's a good point bud, you can also get trace heating jackets that wrap around water tanks. I used to install them on large industrial pipework because the trace heating cable wasn't sufficient. They were 240v but ran at less than 1 amp, you can probably find a 12/24v version too. Keep up the adventures mate you're an inspiration!

[@TossenBC]

You should do 12v floorheating matt. So you can quickly heat the floor when needed

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve considered something like that for the next one. Maybe just a 12 V heated rug in the areas I use

[@TRAVISGOLDIE]

Maybe a glycol exchange off the diesel heater? Run it past the u bend too

[@youngy7449]

It must be so satisfying putting the pre-heater on!!???

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I do love that thing

[@bettyourcampervan]

Loving the journey, loving tbe videos 👍👍

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you for watching

[@rabadabadoo491]

Great vid, thanks for the upload. Maybe worth looking into getting the adblu codes deleted 🤔

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve personally never been to bothered about having a deleted. I fill the tank once every 5000+ miles

[@alvinmousseau1100]

Great video

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thanks for watching

[@paulrobinson3528]

I'd like to see a cold start with no pre heating!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

My engine certainly doesn’t! You get one or two of those coming up in a later episodes, but more or less you get no start at all if it cold enough

[@paulrobinson3528]

@MispronouncedAdventures Well I'm having a binge watch to catch up. I was waiting for notifications but non came through so searched you out yestetday to find I wasn't subscribed, am now 😆

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

@paulrobinson3528 well at least you’re here now there’s currently around eight episodes out and at least another 10 to go

[@paulrobinson3528]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Still binging lol. Thank you for your replies.

[@Saturinus]

Wait, you're going to Rovaniemi to pick up a friend at the airport? I'm having déjà vu.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Yep, same as last year, it’s one of the cheapest airports in the northern Nordics to fly too!

[@deanrobinson3717]

Some drive that Alex , wish I could do it in my classic

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

What classic have you got? Definitely long but I always set myself silly time restraints

[@deanrobinson3717]

@@MispronouncedAdventures I have a Classic Aircooled VW 1979 , I do watch your vids for tech upgrades to fit in it. Keep up the amazing channel

[@compactcamperco]

Another ace vid mate! Those frozen roads look super slippy. Do bog standard winter tyres just pull you along no issues? I worry for my little camper...

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Roads when it’s sub zero and in a heavy rear wheel drive van is really grippy

[@expatbiker6598]

8:21 the way you mistreat your essential tools in the worst weather is astonishing. I don't even want to imagine If that key fails at anytime.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Oh please, it was a bit of fun. I wasn’t going to be do hard enough to break my key.

[@arcticradio]

Not so much the Arctic today we had +3.C up North here. It rained 🙈

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Yeah! 1.4c for me today!!

[@jypexnettoyage]

Great video, can i ask where you got the bonnet mounted extra lights brackets from please?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

They are made by the British company “Wheeliams”

[@jypexnettoyage]

@@MispronouncedAdventures magic, i will take a look at them 👍🏻

[@alextop1850]

Need that log burner as back up 😊 winnerwell stove

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

That’s quite like one of those mini solo stoves to be honest

[@alextop1850]

@@MispronouncedAdventures it's awesome design can have oven with it and hot water think it could modified slightly for a great camper log burner like the idea of some lever to pull when chimney needed but having a backup in those conditions ans Ash loved his logburner in his van. Enjoy you always improving your van . I think there's a way to do rain capture refill tanks automatically then go through filter system and solar and alternator heated floor camper for free

[@norwegiangadgetman]

You know you can get battery-powered heat guns? I got an 18V/4Ah battery on mine. Great for unfreezing covers or my snowchains. (Thule Easy-fit CU series. There's a long aluminium bar on the outside with locking mechanisms and stuff, and water may enter and freeze. Then you don't get them back off... )

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I have been wanting the Milwaukee M18 heat gun! ( as I us and carry Milwaukee tools ) But it’s not cheap! my £20 year gun and powerstation will do for own!

[@norwegiangadgetman]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Mine is the slightly cheaper BILTEMA model, from their Multi 18X series. Heat gun was 399NOK, battery was 599NOK, and a charger 199NOK. Expensive, if you only have that one tool, of course. (I have half a dozen tools and 2 batteries already) Unfortunately, they don't have a charger that can be hooked up to 12V. Another tool that is semi-permanently in my car is the tire inflator. I have an EV with short range. Under-inflated tires does NOT help. And the inflator can be preset to the correct pressure, too. Now, if only their 36X series batteries could be used on Electric bikes...

[@El-Tel63-Terry.]

Excellent, Alex 🙂👍🏻... and no criticism from me this week 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Cheers

[@antoinettesmithince4724]

Love your artic adventures & how well set up you are 👌...oops re beer 🤭 Really like your cape style cloak 😎👍....what make is it please 🥰

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you and I’m glad you like my set up! The cape is a fjallraven luhkka

[@antoinettesmithince4724]

@@MispronouncedAdventures thank you

[@colindyson8788]

Can u show ur van through the thermal camera? I started with the artic series and wondered how well u insulated the van. I’ve watch those episodes. Would you insulate it differently if u did again?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

A few videos and arctic season 1 and 2 have thermal footage of the van. I’d pretty much keep the insulation the same. wall cavities are the plastic recycled roof insulation and then a layer of 25mm PIR board over the tops.

[@colindyson8788]

@@MispronouncedAdventures thanks for replying I’ll have a look. I asked because when the floor was frozen etc I thought maybe you skimped on insulation - until I seen your work. I am not building anything just interest in the extreme cold vs staying warm. Hope your enjoying the trip and your new sensors.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

@colindyson8788 floor is still 25mm PIR and then 18mm ply. it’s never cold on in the van. air temp always 21c. The floor on cold night is always getting to get cold unless you have under floor heating

[@garymichalski5197]

No winter here this. They just put the spring time weight limits in affect today. Only 3 months early. Only had 4" of snow this season and normally we would have about 60" now northwest Wisconsin, USA

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

What’s a spring time weight limits? Not something I’ve heard said before? Still winter here, I got -38c last week and +1c today!

[@airsouthwestfan]

Hey there. Ive literally just discovered your channel (very excited that I have!) and this adventure is something im keen to do in my camper van, hopefully next winter. Please forgive me if youve already answered this next question, but winter tyres. Do you have them fitted here in the UK first before setting off on your journey to Scandinavia or do you change them enroute? Apologies if this is a dumb question. I promise im making up for it by binge watching your videos from this day forth 🙂

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Not a dumb question at all! It gets asked a lot. I am quite particular on how I am reply it’s not necessary the simplest of questions. Mainly as my experience with my tyres on my vehicle will be very difficult to yours. I use the same tire all year round. I used a BFgoodrich KO2 which is a popular tyre with the aggressive offloads look. They meet all the legal requirements for the Nordic being 3PMSF rated. they are a studless tyre unlike normally all cars and 4x4 use up here used a studded tyre. However, particularly I am a heavy rear wheel drive van so there is plenty of traction over my driveway. many of the British front wheel drive van however have switched too studded tyres, as they don’t have the benefits of the weight over their drive wheels. Studded tyres can be bought and rented up here. Additional note, I’ve particularly choose to go up in January and March before the transition season when there’s a lot more ice around. majority of the road/ during the middle of winter are compact snow, where the tread is doing a lot more work than studs do. In the last winters up here, I’ve helped helped pull out more vehicles with studs tyres and without. It’s very much how you drive

[@airsouthwestfan]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Im very grateful for your sound advice. Definitely something for me to seriously consider and actually I didn't know much about studs v no studs so this is terrific. Also, thank you for the additional note! 🙂

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Good to see some of your time at Ash's. Surprised you didn't have an automatic defroster for the U-bend... Now this is round 3, do you think not installing underfloor heating was a good idea or not?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s more the u bend would be easy to heat one way or another. Keeping the whole grey tank is another. as for under floor heating it would be a pain to retro fit. This year I have slippers

[@LoremIpsum1970]

@@MispronouncedAdventures 🤣

[@geflis]

15:15 you can see there that you have hearing elements / stripes embedded in the windshield. Would not be it faster to defrost the windshield with that?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I always use them. but they work even better with a heating the cab. only going to run a heated windscreen when the engine is running, and if the engine is running I also have cab heat

[@geflis]

@@MispronouncedAdventures oh, ok, I didn't see it in any of you videos, but to be fair, I just discovered your channel end of last year and I already love it! :D Anyway, good luck with everything and have a great adventures!

[@jonnomra]

Woo hoo ... More cold TV.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Cold indeed!

[@MrButuz]

Good vid. I like how you full beamed the crap out of your mate at 2am lol. oops!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

All good friends! To be fair not much light is getting to that habitation box!

[@leannearnold8326]

fab vlog as always, Alex. Can I ask what size fuel tank the van has and do you find it large enough? x

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s 85L or 90L I think and yeah plenty large enough

[@andrewwebb5871]

Thinking about the oil temp, could you not add a heat exchanger between the oil and water loops to heat both with the engine heater?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Exchange isn’t there issue there, it would be circulation, there is a pump to move the oil, I only gave to leave it a few moments

[@garymichalski5197]

No snow to be able to use are kick sleds this year😢

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It was my first time on a kick sled. Surprisingly useful. I hope you get some more snow so you can use yours.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It was my first time on a kick sled. Surprisingly useful. I hope you get some more snow so you can use yours.

[@ihmesekoilua]

heeey, mr brand ambassador. Love your videos. I got myself basically the Autoterm "Baltica S" system, which is a Flow 5 heater that heats fluid, via a heat exchanger for hot water, into a collection tank and then back out to the heater via a couple of air blowers (radiators with fans, basically). I cannot figure out how to get a thermostat working that would start and stop the heater automatically so I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to stop myself from freezing to death... I suspect there's a function for that specific use, possibly using the wires intended for installation into an engine heating system... got any hints as to a good youtube channel or forum or something that deal specifically with autoterm stuff?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

The flow 5D is the one unit I’m yet to get my hands on and play with! But the autoterm Facebook group and I find autoterm are very good for support

[@ihmesekoilua]

@@MispronouncedAdventures oh yeah... facebook isn't just memes and shitposting. Cheers!

[@mtb24only]

Cmon, its not that cold now. :D

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s cold now for sure! It’s +1c today!

[@brandonwhitham2105]

Hey, I recently found your channel and have been watching your videos back through. We're looking to take our van to the artic next winter. Do you have All wheel drive in your van or will good tyres and chains suffice?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad to have found my channel. I have a prep video all about things to think about to bring a van up here. mine is just a RWD and not a AWD or 4x4. Only needed chains once in 2 years. I use BFGoodrich KO2 tyres which I have personally found great on a heavy rear wheel drive van, and they meet the Nordic winter tyre regs

[@brandonwhitham2105]

Hi@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks for coming back to me I will give that video a watch! Our van is FWD but is only a little transporter.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Plenty FWD up here but maybe FWD or lighter weight vans do switch to studded tyres. they can be rented up here

[@DroneHDTV]

broke my beer with my keys hahaha nonsense must of pissed your pants lol

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I stabbed my main van key through the side of the can! I was less than impressed, given the price of Nordic beers

[@marksapollo]

Can you not use that insulation pipe stuff on the U bend with some cable ties? The stuff heating engineers use on external boiler pipes to expel water? May help it a bit? Or is it useless and will set fire or melt if you heat the U bend up with your heat gun? Could you not re-engineer it so the U bend is inside the van?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

In UK cold conditions that will probably work insulation for a pipe. But insulation only slows heat loss opposed to preventing it in -25 it would still free solid pretty quickly.

[@marksapollo]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Ah thanks that makes sense. It's a different ball game when temps are that low I guess. Still a quick blast with a heat gun isn't too much hassle.

[@boatelectricaldiy]

Is "add blue"" that DEF trash? I can't imagine having a diesel engine that depends on that. How annoying. My 12 valve Cummins might not be the most efficient, but at 750,000 km she's never failed me with even the worst diesel.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Pretty sure, adblue is what North America call DEF I’m pretty sure. It’s not really that much of an issue, I just fill the tank every 5000 miles

[@davidpatrick1813]

can you use electric tape on the "u bend"?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I had considered that, but the overall water tank with freeze solid I just generally don’t use the sink that much on cold trips

[@travel-van-world6312]

🥶

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s how I like it

[@jakefranklin9968]

I spot an OLIGHT!!!!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I love my Olight Arkfeld Pro

[@jakefranklin9968]

I love mine too! Ive got the Zombie Arkfeld Pro and alot of other Olights! ​@@MispronouncedAdventures

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

@@jakefranklin9968 Arkfeld pro model is so useful for my work when I need a decent 365nm UV for showing clients wild scorpions and other biofluorescent wildlife and a green laser for point out hidden or camouflaged wildlife in tree.

[@ewanstevenson]

Do you give Siri a lot of backchat on the road? 😂

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Definitely! We’re always butting heads!

[@kristerhegsund5752]

Brexit really worked out well for you guys? Welcome back ranger.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I didn’t vote for that that’s for sure! actually, I was on a reconnaissance job in Norway at the time of the vote anyway 😂😂

[@kristerhegsund5752]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Keep going mate.

[@kukaliemikalie8157]

Why did Siri pronounce a finnish name with an English accent 😅

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Mainly as I’ve got a British Siri and I suspect it can’t pronounce some of the sounds and it’s probably trying to read them in a English way ( much like I do 🤣 )

[@TLH442]

The crystal orientations don't get sorted by gravity. They are all random due to the turbulent and chaotic nature of non laminar flows or in this case stagnant non confined flows (Reynolds number Re > 3500). Long story short is that the photons only hit your eye when a crystal is at an angle of incidence equals angle of refraction orientation which happens only for milliseconds. Thankfully the column of light remains because there are billions or trillion so snow flakes rotating and translating into the perfect position to give the you the illusion. Stop pull over and get out and look closely or use a small spotting scope to observe the scintillation. It's rare to observe this but with full spectrum sunlight you get ROYGBIV all of those colors flickering like cosmic LED's. Very rare to get those conditions but its just as beautiful as the Auroras.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve been lucky enough in the past to see light pillars and auroras at the same time! Really a lovely thing to see. Interesting the way to explained it, I had always had to explained to me ( and infographics show ) the same orientation of the plate crystals.

[@mattimatkalainen]

Please do not film yourself when wearing a headlamp.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I don’t often but sometimes I need too. If I’m not using a tripod. I’d run out of hands

[@mattimatkalainen]

@@MispronouncedAdventures OK. Otherwise I like your videos, interesting to see how you cope with the winter travel.

[@elviselaa]

Hi again from Finland. Damn it has been a cold January here. Just a small comment on that petrol station in Tornio. It is called Teboil, TB. If you want to avoid money going to russian war wallet, avoid using this chain. The money from the pertol goes to Lukoil, which is owned by russians. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukoil Anyways have a safe trip, dont freeze!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Interesting, I wasn’t aware of that. Although I would’ve assumed given the current and embargo and trade restrictions, a European registered company legally be able to give money to a Russian company or parent company?

[@elviselaa]

@@MispronouncedAdventures it is a bit complicated. Teboil's ownership leads to Russia through a few steps. Teboil's shareholder is a Swiss company whose direct owner is the Austrian Lukoil International GMbH. It is owned by the Russian PJSC Lukoil. If it get extremely cold, there is winter diesel available in all petrol station and in addition arctic diesel in few stations. Here is a little info copied from Neste chaing webpages. Arctic diesel, designed for very cold conditions, is available in Northern Finland at four Neste stations and eight heavy-duty Neste Truck stations. According to weather forecasts, severe frosts can be expected in the north already after the turn of the year. "Nestie's arctic fuels have been developed and tested to withstand even the harshest conditions. The lowest storage temperature of arctic diesel is -40 °C, and a well-maintained diesel car can operate with it down to a temperature of -44 degrees. It is still good to keep in mind that in very cold conditions the diesel vehicle should be preheated or kept warm in the garage before starting the engine," says Sam Holmberg, head of Neste Oil Retail Finland. Neste's arctic diesel withstands long-term storage and does not contain traditional FAME biodiesel. If necessary, arctic diesel fuel can be added to other diesel fuel grades in any mixing ratio. Arctic diesel is sold by the following Neste light and heavy traffic stations: Light traffic stations: Neste Kemi Lapintuuli Neste Kolari Neste Automatic Kuusamo Ruka Neste K Rovaniemi Reissumies Neste Truck stations: Neste Truck Crash Neste Truck Rovaniemi Alakorkalo Neste Truck Oulu Äimärautio Neste Truck Suomussalmi KTK Neste Truck Kuusamo Kitkantie Neste Truck Ivalo TTK Neste Truck Kemi Lapintuuli Neste Truck Sodankylä Ranniotie

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

@elviselaa thank you for all the extra information. coldest on this trip so far has been -38c! I don’t think I’ll be seeing -40c this winter

[@elviselaa]

@@MispronouncedAdventures the you will have a reason to get back here!