Living in a Car During Winter Without Heat

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Colin Adventures

Күн бұрын

Colin talks about how he stays warm living in a small car with no heat.
#carlife #carcamping #camping #livinginacar

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@weewhitedug5082 Жыл бұрын

A 12 volt blanket for winter days is a game changer. If you're well layered, then it should only take 4-5 minutes to get you warm enough to comfortably sleep. Then you can unplug it and your layers should keep all that heat trapped in.

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

People keep telling me about those! Haven’t had a chance to try one yet though.

@abdullahal-shimri3091 6 ай бұрын

In theory. That won’t work for -30 F winters in Chicago. Only my buddy heater works.

@happydays9613 Жыл бұрын

Tip, get a hot water bottle, when leaving work, fill it up with hot water. Put inside your bed as you drive to your spot to sleep for the Night. Works every time. Solo female part-time car camper 🇬🇧

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

People keep telling me about this. Haven’t tried it yet!

@happydays9613 Жыл бұрын

@@ColinAdventures It is the cheapest and easiest way to stay warm.

@whittkatt 9 ай бұрын

Make sure you get a “real” rubber hot water bottle, like, from Lehman’s. It’s only like, 20.00, but it is thick, heavy-duty, leakproof and will last a lifetime, vs the cheaper new style ones .

@user-bz4ub1yc2m 6 күн бұрын

how fast it goes cold makes this not good advice. not for a whole night to stay warm

@RockyMtnGobblers 8 ай бұрын

Pick up one of those $3 emergency blankets at any sporting goods store, they look like garbage but they really do work amazingly well. I have used them at 8,200 FT in a tent in oct. tucked around my mommy bag because I was so cold I couldn't sleep after using that blanket I had to unzip my sleeping bag I got too warm. They do create some condensation between the blanket and your mommy bag but you don't get wet.

@jgjg3848 8 ай бұрын

Another youtuber named Campervan Kevin said that he sleeps between two wool blankets and he stays really warm. He lays one under him and the other over him as a blanket. He said his were old Army wool blankets. Maybe try to do that inside your sleeping bag.

@MyGreatestEscape 8 ай бұрын

Placing even the lightest blanket I side the sleeping bag is a huge difference in how warm you stay.

@johnwest7993 Жыл бұрын

It's OK to discharge a lithium battery in the cold, but do NOT try to recharge it when it has dropped below freezing. The battery has to warm up to above that before you try to recharge it or the cell electrodes will get plated instead of the battery getting charged, and the battery will become junk just like that. You MUST wait to charge them until they are above freezing internally.

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

Yes! That’s definitely correct. I noticed the capacity of the batteries really drop below freezing.

@michellestratford9753 9 ай бұрын

I have a 600 watt power bank and plug in my 500 watt heater as needed. I also have remote start so if I wake up cold in the night I have my heat set to blow on me in the back and it runs for 15 minutes and by then I'm toasty warm. I also have a 12volt blanket if needed, and use a wool blanket to stop the cold coming in through the slider on the side where my bed is.

@MesaySol 10 ай бұрын

Bro you are already shivering 🥶

@johnwest7993 Жыл бұрын

If you do ever use a propane heater expect a huge amount of condensation on the inside of all the windows, (I've had a full quarter inch of ice on mine in the morning.) Also, a carbon-monoxide detector becomes mandatory if you want to wake up again.

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

Yeah, those propane heaters don’t seem to be well suited for this application. I know people use them but running the engine for heat seems like a better idea to me.

@FemaleVillageElder 10 ай бұрын

You need a hat! You lose heat throughout your head. Stay warm!

@ColinAdventures 10 ай бұрын

Hats really do help! I have some really warm hats I wear.

@nonstophorizon Жыл бұрын

Before I got my bus, I slept in vehicles as well (Subaru Outback, Ford Escape, and a few others) and as far as running the engine for heat, you should be fine as long as you use sensible precautions. Really, the only thing is to get yourself a carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide detector. You know, mostly as a "better safe than sorry" kind of thing. Those Subaru vehicles in particular are great at sipping fuel when idling and not using a lot. Depending on how new you bought the one you're in, one tip is to (when it is cool, not still boiling hot) check the coolant level. Brand new vehicles may not actually be properly filled, and that lack of fluid may not cause the engine to overheat, but it will cause the heater to not perform as well as it could as it won't have enough fluid to really fill the heater core. This is the same with any new or newer vehicle you purchase. Basically, if you fill an engine after replacing a thermostat or something like that, it's only going to fill the area in front of the thermostat and a large air bubble will form on the other side. This is why you have to crank and run the vehicle when changing the coolant and wait until you hear that click and the thermostat actually kicks in and starts to circulate that coolant. The air bubble will burp itself out, the coolant level you see at the fill cap will drop, and you will be able to fully fill the coolant properly. So, if you start your car cold and take off the radiator cap, wait for it to start flowing when the thermostat kicks open and you notice the fluid levels drop drastically, you would just need to top it off and your heat will tend to work a lot better. Other than that, man, be safe out there. I've been watching the crazy weather you all are having and I hope you (and all the nomads out that way) are staying warm.

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Yeah, it’s a fairly new vehicle still but everything seems to work perfectly. I’m not sure how much fuel it uses at idle but it definitely isn’t much. I’ve idled for a couple hours a day for a week and not seen the fuel gauge drop.

@gaynorpatterson2915 10 ай бұрын

Military sleeping bags or weighted blankets work.

@asifyoucare 9 ай бұрын

LadyBugout who does van camping dors an interesting thing ...she uses something to get the heat from the front to the back quickly. It was in a video about 10months ago

@susie2251 7 ай бұрын

You should build a cozy for your electronics made of reflectix. Wrap up your electronics at night and keep them insulated.

@rockpadstudios 9 ай бұрын

LiFePo Batteries would be a good choice, with a 1280 kW battery you could get 8 hours on a small 200 Watt heater. You could charge it at work.

@RR-vz5pf 6 ай бұрын

May Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior bless you today and always. Praying for you 🙏 ❤️

@royalsavage4305 10 ай бұрын

Get car battery and a invertor and then a space heater and u can change battery at work with plug in charger or hook it to ur car while u warm car up after work

@Urapunk 10 ай бұрын

Yall spoiled with your working car heaters... in my truck with no heat I do this: cup of coffee or broth before bed to get the insides warmed up. A $30 usb powered heated blanket from amazon and a plain ass blanket. Crack your windows open a bit, that will let the moisutre out and fresh air in. Please dont use any kind of gas powered heater in your car, being dead does not count as being warm. Get a wool beanie and some wool socks, you lose the most body heat thru the top of your head and tops of your feet. Stay safe out there car campers and fellow homeless losers.😂

@hotmasked1 29 күн бұрын

Throwing your car in nuetral with the heat on blowing is no problem at all so long as your gas is full and your emergency brake on done. I have done it 1000's of times in winter in CHICAGO

@ColinAdventures 20 күн бұрын

Exactly! I maintain my ebrake so it’s no big deal.

@user-zi3md2yq7n 10 ай бұрын

its all so easy, lite a candle

@ColinAdventures 9 ай бұрын

I don’t like having open flames in any enclosed space without significant ventilation.

@smooth111012 15 күн бұрын

20 degrees, that’s warm. Here in winter it can get -9

@ColinAdventures 10 күн бұрын

Yeah, I’m glad it doesn’t get that cold around here.

@ajourney50 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a video, where a flattened piece of cardboard box, was put against the door to keep drafts out.

@ColinAdventures Жыл бұрын

I could see that working if you a problem with drafts. Haven’t had any issues with that myself though.

@ChildofGodforevr 6 ай бұрын

What about Summer? I can deal with cold but heat I can’t stand.

@ColinAdventures 5 ай бұрын

Summer is definitely way more difficult than winter. I had screens for the window so I could leave them open which helps a lot. I also live in a temperate climate so it rarely gets that hot here.

@HighPorte 8 ай бұрын

Getting stuck in a Wyoming blizzard in my car was rough. I bet that sleeping bag makes a big difference. I hope you're not sleeping in an uncomforable sitting position. Those seats can be set up sort of like a bed.

@ColinAdventures 8 ай бұрын

I actually had the seats folded down and was sleeping on a twin size mattress. That sleeping bag is great! Getting stuck in a Wyoming blizzard would be crazy. It gets way colder there than it does here in Washington.

@Henkvanpeer 9 ай бұрын

Tnx for,the video! Good of you to warn for LiIon battery use when those are frozen! One thing though: when you talk about degrees, Celcius or F?! Keeps on being confusing..l

@ColinAdventures 9 ай бұрын

Probably F. I think I forgot to put the conversions on this video. Sorry about that!

@MyGreatestEscape 8 ай бұрын

Yep, lithium is great, but It can struggle in sub-zero. I installed a secondary gel battery with a 300w inverter. The inverter creates good heat so it runs like a beast even at -39 °Celsius/ -39 Farenhight