How I Get Unlimited Free Heat in my Off-Grid Van | Winter Van Life Below 0

[@kjartanB]

This is essentially how 90% of houses in my country are heated. Piped from huge hot springs or boreholes to the houses and we get cheap heating

[@TravelersTale]

Iceland?

[@kjartanB]

@ yes

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

​@@kjartanB If there was ever a massive event like an asteroid impact where the dust causes an ice age, you guys would be alright. (Provided you can grow enough food in heated greenhouses)

[@geobus3307]

Make sure your radiator isn't covered in peeling lead paint.

[@matthewspry4217]

Just don't lick it

[@Panatoo]

The hardest part of finding free unlimited heat is finding a free unlimited heat source

[@iAnasazi]

Just read political social media, problem solved.

[@BetterDays_Now]

Ikr ❤

[@sixpackbinky]

What s that got to do with it? ​@@iAnasazi

[@hariranormal5584]

@@iAnasazi LMAO, true.

[@Django-Freemann]

And than to transport without cost

[@nahornig]

This has to be the first implementation I've seen! Look at me learning something!

[@pippilongstocking-qs7fm]

That beautiful old radiator reminded me of the steam heat I was raised with. I miss that smell. Very creative survival skills you have

[@sixpackbinky]

Never any sinus problems either I was raised with them too glorious

[@edk6092]

Geothermal energy in Scotland where I live is quite common now! Great to see you making Blogs again😊

[@Sweetlyfe]

Great work mate, I bet it felt so lovely and toasty inside. Those old cast iron radiators are fantastic. When I moved to the London UK from another country with houses that were not insulated and only ever a heater in the lounge room. Those radiators were my first experience with central heating, and you can dry your washing on them, it felt like such luxury.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

I'm in the Boston area and we have a lot of the older homes with the same radiators. I don't know why people moved away from them

[@aarontuplin]

What you needed originally was a radiator valve. Its thread pitch isn't iron pipe or national pipe thread. It works as a union. To change the part you cut you would now need a spud wrench or you can replace the whole bushing and the hole should be iron pipe thread

[@Clodel]

For the best outcome, always apply the heat source on the top of the radiator and the "return" we call it, on the diagonally lower part of the radiator. Thats why it has 4 holes, depending on the mounting area.

[@akbychoice]

But then the water takes the least resistant path. If it comes in at the bottom and flows out the top it will fill the radiator giving off heat from all surfaces. If I’m wrong, then explain how.

[@Clodel]

@@akbychoice if u apply the heat source on top of the radiator and the out on lower diagonally bottom, the water will heat all radiator elements from top to bottom, emanating more heat in his van. Compared to adding the heat source and the out on the same lower part this means, the water will heat only the lower bottom of the radiator, less water heat will go up. Sorry for the bad english, not an expert as well xD.

[@netWiz1]

​@akbychoice good point. He needs to trap water in the whole radiator but hot entering top where the hottest air will be and cooler water leaving where cool air is means maximum air temp. Cross flow heat exchange. An easy way to tap water is a return to the far end of the same pool. Also eliminates running dry

[@deborahisrael4989]

A thought on cooking your potatoes: put just a very small amount of water in your skillet. Perhaps not even covering the bottom. Cut the potatoes very small, and cook. I do this every day and only use a cup of water, probably in 3 or 4 weeks.

[@stephensatt]

You are a freakin genius!!! I got a pump and hose like that for sourcing water from creeks, so now I am going to find me and old iron radiator and do this.

[@jameslund221]

But the water from a creek is not warm enough to heat anything, the only reason this worked is because he found a hot spring thats water was over 125 degrees. You would not accomplish anything pumping creek water through a radiator. 😢 So sorry to bust your bubble 😢

[@RockymountainRobert]

That's awesome How you found that radiator and used the hot spring to warm your van, pure genius!

[@stephensatt]

Call up any antique shop in town and ask them where you can get a cast iron radiator. There are still a million of them around since they don't ever wear out. They are so plentiful , that and old wall gas heaters that when we converted our old house off gas heaters, no one would even take our natural gas heaters, said they had to many of them unsold.

[@ThisisForTheTV]

He stole that radiator... You're saying that it's awesome that he stole something. xD

[@robinvlad141]

​@@ThisisForTheTVOh no he stole from an abandoned rotting house... 😂

[@ThisisForTheTV]

@@robinvlad141 Let me get this straight. You believe that taking something that doesn't belong to you, without permission, from a property that isn't your own, isn't stealing? You are delusional at best...

[@ThisisForTheTV]

@@robinvlad141 Let me get this straight. You believe that taking something that doesn't belong to you, without permission, from a property that isn't your own, isn't stealing?

[@belindapoplin5439]

Necessity is the mother of invention...ingenious ✌️😊 Great idea. LOVE the backdrop...Gods country!

[@WhatsCookingTime]

I'm from a place outside of Boston called Lowell Massachusetts and we have a lot of the homes with those old radiators still. They work the best. I can see how that would eat that whole van very nicely with the way they give the heat off

[@synchronicity1470]

oh dear! my mind is off and running. Some other brilliant, engineering mind will build out a new van, installing under-floor flexible tubing to circulate the hot-springs water thru. *Even w/o a hot spring water source, they could heat water from a circulating, dedicated hot water tank and keep the floors warm. I could see a problem tho, with lines freezing & needing to be drained dry when not in use. Everest, excellence, knowledge & brilliance are what I expect of you. But this was a mind blower. 🤯 You never cease to amaze.

[@hondamotorsrider]

what if someone were to create a heat exchanger and instead of water flowing through the floors, they were vehicle antifreeze?

[@cloneboy18]

@@hondamotorsrider This is a pretty common floor heating setup. Look up Nomadik customs hydronic floor heating

[@jessefarsang5143]

People have been doing this for decades before the internet existed using HE's operating off engine coolant.

[@jameslund221]

What?

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

Infinite heat source. Pretty incredible. As long as there is power.

[@markeh1971]

Hi, solar power for the pump and it’s truly free. Take care M.

[@NoelG-IRE]

@@markeh1971can’t be relied on especially in winter.

[@annwithaplan9766]

@@NoelG-IRE - True. I've been using my solar panels with my solar generators to keep my fridge going in the little house I live in. But lately, it's been overcast and not enough to keep up with the fridge. So I have to plug it back into the wall. Next will be a small windmill. : )

[@NoelG-IRE]

@@annwithaplan9766 this might sound crazy, but any chance you can put the fridge outside in the shade? I live in Ireland where we get regular single digits in winter. Rarely gets below freezing. Perfect fridge temps actually. Sometimes don’t even need it plugged in tbh but even with it plugged in it’s drawing barely anything. I actually did a test last week and it was barely pulling 1ah per day. Crazy efficient

[@ES-qt6yo]

Not infinite if the water is pumped one way..

[@neo_b]

this is so cool, living vicariously through ur vids nice job dude

[@pamelawalker8052]

I grow up with those types of rads. They are amazing. We used coal, then wood, then coverted to oil. Dont have hot springs, that would have been fantastic. I now have an all electric house and have added oil heated rads that you plug in. Because the rad stays warm when its off, it only clicks on when below desired temp. My electric bill went down by 30% over one year. I won 100 bucks from BC Hydro

[@StarGateSG7]

You in Kelowna or North Okanagan? It;s getting COLD there now! Whenever you can find older REAL CAST IRON radiators from old houses or industrial sites, do clean off all paint (i.e. some may be covered in Lead Paint!) and use a cast iron-specific descaler and cleaner fluid to flush the interior of the radiator. Then add a pressure-relief valve and refill with high-purity SILICONE OIL which can be heated up to 200 Celcius without boiling so you can run an external pipe through a coal or wood fire, or an electric or geothermal heating device that heats the silicone oil to a hot temperature to circulate and provide long-term radiative heat which can last for hours and even DAYS without too much source fuel usage! If I find them, i always save or buy those cast-iron radiators as they tend to be THICKER-WALLED than the newer ones! You just need to spend the time to get rid of all the old paint and descale/flush the insides of them! They can last DECADES without maintenance when you use Silicone Oil rather than hot water as the thermal transfer fluid! V

[@Lolo-qw9vy]

You're such a handy man, you seem to be able to do anything. Congratulations, I enjoy your videos. 😊

[@1akmason]

Reusing what has already been discarded can be key to saving this planet great job!

[@pavelstoikov3780]

8:45 girl u are busted 😂😂🤣🤣 the look just make me laugh

[@WhatsCookingTime]

One of the coolest heating ideas I've seen

[@billienomates1606]

Nice solid radiator with thick walls to retain heat not like the thin walled crap they sell these days.

[@HolgerJakobs]

The thickness of the walls does't play a role in the efficiency of the radiator, but the surface area does. Therefore, the modern ones are better. The older ones may last longer, though.

[@PositivityEats]

5am and I get this blessing?!! THANK YOU 🙏🏽 😂🤘🏽

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Never would have guessed, looks nice too. Im in Louisiana bugs, summer heat,hurricane,etc. But Walmart is 2 minutes away.

[@nelsiearmadilla9665]

Awesome Everest👍

[@ChloeAndHerPup]

This is so clever and resourceful!

[@securityguardcommand9792]

Build a heat exchanger with a small sump pump so you can use alternative heat sources with your radiator

[@Bum_Hip]

That’s flipping genius!

[@Bettinasisrg]

Geothermal energy is the most underrated energy! Why Iceland is almost entirely off of fossil fuels, actually 100% of their electricity for the entire country is renewable!!

[@waltsimonson2556]

Hot water freezes faster than cold water , because of evaporation . Don't know why it works that way but it's a scientific fact and can be easily demonstrated . That's pretty cool you actually did make that work , but the only thing free in this country is our thoughts and even they can cost us , dearly.

[@gilbertmartinez6538]

search how to over and under an extension cord like the audio video business ...u can then drop the coil and just walk to ur target ...yea I work as a cam op sooo I do it with out even thinking about it

[@TabithaJones-n5s]

Interesting video. Enjoyed watching. Thanks for posting.

[@SandiKo-z3n]

You can do anything! Great job!

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

They make fans that run from heat but I think they might require more heat than you could get from the radiator to run. If you could find a hot spring with enough flow you might be able to run a ram pump to pump the water through the radiator.

[@frankquevedo6001]

Only a successful if your Lady agrees. No self patting on the back! Nonetheless, excellent video. Carry on , please with more videos

[@bookbakery]

I love your free heating system!

[@jeffchristianson-ziebell]

Cool so to make this work, I just gotta plug into my local neighborhood volcanic marsh? Cool cool.

[@ebfp]

It's cool how you figured things out for the radiator after running into problems with the outflow valve. But for the test to see how much heat was in the radiator, I think you umm... forgot something lol It's pretty obvious that the temperature was climbing because the old, cooler water is out into your sink and new water was being pumped directly through. As for the steaks, not trying to be rude, but your gf's face said it all (as well as the effort it took to cut into it). ;) If you want it tenderized, you may want to look into something more efficient like a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers don't use that much power because you don't need to actually cook for that long (most is 10-15 mins) and your battery system should be able to handle it. Thank you for your uploads, they're enjoyable. I wish more people could see the obvious - that it's important to be spontaneous and have fun, to be curious about things, to try and test things out. But alas, most people are too preoccupied with what they want to see instead of what's right in front of them. It's not rocket science. When things in life don't make sense, there surely must be a reason! And it's not always something that can be put into words!

[@lavilev1]

so cool brotha! first vid of yours!

[@markjamison9132]

Absolutely genius thinking.

[@jpolish420]

You had half of a union, and that was the union nut. It doesn't have the same threads as the npt thread on the hose.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Did all that great work I'm suprised you didn't have a return hose back to the source.

[@kate4biglittlevoices]

Oh, the radiator IS gorgeous

[@beringstraitrailway]

The Sun 🌞

[@JennWatson]

Brilliant! Can you find unlimited free pizza too? 😂

[@pats2208]

So interesting!

[@i_am_blur]

I have always thought you're super cute, but the fact you knew how to do all that makes you 10X cuter. 😉 Well done bro.

[@myopinion4498]

Well done bro? Strange and sus.

[@i_am_blur]

@myopinion4498 It's sus to tell someone they did a good job rigging a radiator? 😂 OK. Noted. 👍

[@stephensanders1876]

Ok I did not expect that 😂

[@kathyfann]

Excellent work so glad you figured this out

[@CanadianNortherner-i8g]

You need the other half of that brass union , unions are mated , or married you can't mix one half with another ! Anyways looks like you got it figured out . Next time you go to a hardware store try to mate two different unions of the same size you'll see what I mean !

[@horaciofuentesv.678]

Thanks, now I just need to find a volcano or a small star about to explode. (Seriously, that was very creative, congratulations)

[@Javon1689]

Hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold water

[@rfitzgerald2004]

I don't know what country you are in but it's incredible to have such hot water on the ground like that when there's still snow and ice on the ground around it 😮

[@synchronicity1470]

BRILLIANT! just brilliant!! (you should've sat on the idea; patented the system, found a mass manufacturer and sold as a kit.) Edit. that is, if you are wealth oriented. If you are more socially conscious, generous & loving, of course you will introduce the van life geothermal heating system freely to the world to run with as they may. ) Still a brilliant idea & not at all unexpected of you.

[@TravelersTale]

Haha unfortunately there are literally like 5 places in the country where this can work. Took me quite a while to find that tiny spring 😂

[@synchronicity1470]

@@TravelersTale still, it is an effective, low-impact idea that yields big results under circumstances where applied. It is an idea from which to jump off. Edison and all inventors had to start somewhere, right?

[@Meglenger]

Pretty cool but I was sure you hooked it up to your radiator while your engine was running lol.

[@deniseockey6204]

Hot water freezes faster than cold, so I am not surprised the pond you made was frozen.

[@Sandymac-72]

Great idea that paid off 2 fold

[@Blake-tj9kc]

I enjoyed! But I would definitely advise against eating anything from a plastic bag that has been soaking in untested waters. Plastic bags are not impermeable as many assume, they are selectively permeable. Never know what heavy metals could leach through those things into your meat. Stay safe, Everest!

[@toprock9500]

well thats clever man, and it worked a treat..pete

[@bencuraza6503]

Algorithm dropped your INTERESTING vid for my viewing. I must say your the MacGyver💪😎 of Van Life Living. I want you on our Team should I find myself stranded😂😂😂Forgot New Sub👍

[@MHawkeye]

did they mention how much power the pump draws? I only heard "too much draw," but that doesnt mean much to me iirc that box fan uses around 50W on its low setting and about 120W on high i have a 400W space heater that keeps the interior of a civic decently warm so if the pump setup uses less power than the space heater, would be interesting for me to explore because this seems a bit too convoluted imo. i have put off trying a 100W water element in a 5 gallon insulated reservoir that would include a radiator paired with a stove fan to circulate the heat.

[@airjt]

No need for a radiator and all these metal fittings. Just take a longer hose and lay it on the floor in rings. Simple and works.

[@anetteskyumlarsen8077]

❤ That was quite interesting, crazy, but you're a genius Everest 😂❤️✨️. A Merry and Joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Erin 🤗🎄🥂🍾🎉✨️❤️

[@nedhinds]

Merry Christmas ❤

[@NordicDan]

That radiator is in ridiculously good shape for finding it just abandoned like it was.

[@gusmueller4413]

cast iron is strong stuff

[@NordicDan]

@@gusmueller4413 Very much so. But in the case of mine, while still solid, the paint is chipped and there are small spots of surface rust visible in some spots that've been chipped. This one he scored looks like it was either repainted in the last few years before abandonment, or was even installed new not long before being abandoned.

[@jonasgeez2140]

Hell yea nice find with the radiator

[@Waxxumus]

Hey brother. Keeping warm is important. Teaching people how to access this heat is of upmost importance.

[@jeremyfruish2133]

sorry i cant read all comment but car radiator is lesser lesser lesser weigth and smaller if that can help you ;)

[@lizagordy6459]

Also, love the videos and looking forward to a houseboat travel show.

[@RVlifewithEPB]

My Van was so cold this morning hear in Michigan!Good job

[@geoffreyallison1560]

Hey, can you add a "smaller Inner diameter Hose" to return to water back to its source? -(THAT's GREEN ... having only taken heat that would have been lost anyways). I'm thinking, "moving water is still ELECTRONS MOVING"... wondering ways to capture/generate electricity from the flow, other than Peltier Cells.

[@DebraGill]

Genius! 😁

[@victoriaburkhardt9974]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. I have subscribed.

[@KreSade01]

The nut on the radiator is for oil pipes, your hose uses a different thread.

[@Chris-ut6eq]

Very clever! 👍

[@JenMarco]

Genius!

[@gazehound]

Hot spring sous vide is crazy

[@BnB316]

Love it😊

[@MJCarter-MnknLady]

Definitely a first! Creative.

[@pfsmall]

Funny how you just seem to have just what you need to make it all work!

[@FlamedanceForge]

even if a place like that looks abandoned, you can't just take stuff from it. it's still theft unless you have permission

[@JackFoy]

How to keep the van livable in winter? Oh, just by using the waste heat of the Earth's own radioactive decay, nbd. Renewables FTW! Wish you'd piped the return back to the hot spring you drew from, though, and as someone said, watch out for that white lead paint.

[@Pgd10020]

Dude so cool

[@kate4biglittlevoices]

Wild !!

[@laurieclarkson9180]

That's neat!!

[@Ranchdressing890]

What does a radiator weigh versus a diesel heater. I think the radiator would weigh more

[@owenparker6651]

Well done!

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Your creative.

[@msand3062]

Brilliant

[@brewgardsrg]

Cool idea !!!!

[@C4mpblor]

What if you took the radiator outlet and piped it down into one of the cooler springs? Save your run off trouble making a huge ice rink?

[@Vorgto]

Reading the title my thought was 'This is BS' first second into the video and I was hooked. Very cool project, great solution for that particular area.

[@leegunter5223]

Hot water freezes faster than cold water! It's called the Mpemba effect! Hot water cools off faster than cold! Advantages of having father who was science professor!

[@bookbakery]

The best temperature to cook beef is 145 degrees F, and chicken internal is 165 degrees F. These recommended temperatures will ensure safety and eliminate potential harmful pathogens.

[@soaring1]

Cooking in plastic is not healthful either.

[@CengizGoren]

bro ..buy one .. Relais..with Temperature Sensor..and put it on the heater.. and the relais to the pump..then set it what you need.. when it reaches ..certain temperature..it turns off..and wenn its getting cold..it starts the pump again.. it will work ..i think. works with 12v.. and display and sensor..

[@kuzadupa185]

Shouldah taken tub too!!!! Hot bath all night

[@DLeadVox]

If you could design something that was more compact and portable in a kit or develop hook ups for your radiator, you could market that and sell it. Especially in Japan & Korea where there are lots of car campers and lots of hot springs!

[@Erin-Thor]

I’m curious if you did a comparison of the cost of running that pump off of your electricity, and running a small space heater overnight? Was that really a better option?

[@TravelersTale]

It would take 1500W continuous to run a space heater. Within 2 hours my batteries would be dead

[@Erin-Thor]

@ - I was thinking a small 500w unit, so 6 hours. How much did that pump use? Good work by the way! Very impressive!

[@nvragn]

I'm just curious as to why you don't use a 12v pump. Would it not be more efficient? It's definitely a good idea by using the heat from the water to heat your van 👍🇨🇦

[@TravelersTale]

If I had one I’d use it. This pump just comes in handy for more practical uses

[@nvragn]

@ Ah makes sense. Anyway ty for the response 👍 🇨🇦