LOST IN... Sweden? | Extreme Winter Vanlife

Extreme winter vanlife arctic trip to Sweden taking my self-built campervan up north to the cold, snow and ice. cold overnight temperatures freeze my engine coolant
This episode Is a winter visit to the brilliant Ash and Marie of “lost in Europe” at their off grid barn in Sweden
Which results in lots of digging snow, playing around with tractors and getting used to life in this cold.
Ash and Marie take me on a trip to a nearby frozen lake I use some borrowed snowshoes whilst they Nordic ski through the winter forest
It was -21c overnight and I discovered that the glycol mix in my engine coolant isn’t quite right and it started to freeze and slush up. lucky the engine webasto thermo top v preheater is up the job. after leaving Ash and Marie I head back north on my trip towards the Arctic and buy some glycol and do a glycol coolant change on the way.
For this trip I have even brought the drone along to get some cinematic shots.
Check out my cold weather & winter van life upgrade videos to see what changes I made to the van for this trip.
#lostineurope #wintervanlife #Mispronouncedadventures
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[@kendexter]

I have been lost in sweden deep in forest in a old square 1978 Datsun at -20c ish , ran out of gas as well so we pushed the car the whole night and rolled into a abandoned looking gas station, the owner lived same house on the top of the station ,his dog woke him up when we pushed in

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Lucky you were able to find help and sort yourself. Not an environment you want to get lost or stuck in

[@roberthead2408]

I love that induction hotplate- it’s like being on the starship Enterprise

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you. I love it. For me it just made sense over getting gas for my van

[@PackTheVanAndGo]

Basically kind of Epic!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Cheers mate!

[@johnmandy]

Great experience and info for all of us who love to get to the extremes in our vans, though I really can't wait to see Ice Road Alex ❤️

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you very much guys and plenty more extreme to come!

[@ML-jr1yz]

John you just had that experience in Turkey....

[@theviolater7942]

Like a few mentioned, always associate that song to Ash's channel, even though he was the first or last to use it! Crazy! Glad you had a great time meeting them, lucky!! - some top tips for cold travel abroad as well :)

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I didn’t initially realise this song associated with Ash but I’ll total understand where you’re coming from. I just thought fit drone footage of epic snowy landscapes quite well! The fact that I used it when I was at Ash & Marie’s house is a hilarious coincidence

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

There will be dedicated video about a upgrades and tips I learnt from my personal experience. As well as wanting to make videos showing how amazing is it, I want to make sure people understand how prepared you need to be and how wrong it can go

[@theviolater7942]

@@MispronouncedAdventures It's such a catchy tune and works extremely well :) what a great coincidence to have :)

[@adbc8737]

Recognized that place immediately! 🌀💚🌀

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Legendary place! Owned by two legendary people

[@kenbone4535]

Wow, such beautiful area, again you have taken us to !!!!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you it really is a lovely part of the world

[@terrynewey5313]

Great drone footage Alex..loved your snow shoes.! ...well done on not polluting Sweden..looking forward to seeing your next V.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you it’s been fun using the drone on this trip

[@Steps2adventure]

great vlog mate dont you just wish they put the drain valves in a better place ahaha

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

100% I have no idea why the drain valves in such a hard to reach position!

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

Magnificent drone views

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you

[@Chevytravelleruk]

Nice one Alex.. Ash and Marie are lovely, lovely people.. I was up there a few months after you and got stuck on Ash's lawn.. That wonderful, 70 year old tractor came to the rescue once again..

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

They lovely people indeed and now re-stocked with teabags! That tractor is a beast!

[@JR-playlists]

Never mind the induction cooktop travesty, tennis rackets on the ski trail is much worse! Ha-ha So now that bit of fun is over, lets get serious. for the most part, the expansion tank fluid is static, so its good you removed some from the radiator. The amount removed from the radiator is the amount that got boosted from the concentrate. Unfortunately, concentrate needs to be diluted with distilled H2o to archive maximum freeze protection. The expansion tank may remain full concentrate for a long time and the bulk of the coolant hasn't been boosted as much as you calculated. PS I love using my induction cooktop!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I wouldn’t use snow shoes on a groomed Nordic ski route as they just bad form. But only a self made trail in deep ish snow they made them self it isn’t too much of an issue. As for the coolant is was fixed a few days later. Had my induction cook top and air fryer over 2 years now, love them

[@petehudson3080]

Hardcore mate. Thanks for taking the time to shoot the vid in very cold conditions and post for our entertainment. New to the channel but content right up my street

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s been a lot of fun, Thank you and I’m glad you are enjoying it

[@glennfryer1539]

A 50/50 Antifreeze mix will cover you down to 37C .. great videos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you and indeed. But I’ll probably do a 60 Glyco / 40 water mix next time as that’s around -48c ish . -37c in January is the areas I’m going isn’t going to be enough. put in new temperatures are keep the engine preheater turned on as well overnight as well

[@karlmabe1649]

Coldest iv experienced was -27 puck Poland as a brit I had the nip outside with no coat to see how long I could last outside hehe

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s a bit on the chilly side! Hoping for colder this winter

[@ProjectCamper]

Amazing as always Alex, ive always done a 50/50 mix for coolent on my personal vehicles, just as it makes the math easier, looking forward to the next eipic adventure, glad you had a fantastic time with Ash and Marrie, there truly lovely people . 👍👍

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Yeah 50/50 was what I was aiming for. However the coolant already in the engine, never replaced by me before. Was far more diluted then I originally thought.

[@stevieburrows3953]

Jula my favourite shop at Lulea also Biltema,I also bought one of those syphon devices aswell.From Biltema at Lulea.Also Snow chains even on your tyres are life savers

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It was lovely, and siphoning devices are really useful. D Well so far I’ve not needed them I am looking out for a set of chains. I had them before but only realised just before the trip that they were too small for my tyres

[@andrewwhetton7]

Just been watching your arctic journeys all afternoon.. just a question .. maybe a silly one .. are you a snowfreak like myself ? Because I love the stuff … the beautiful white landscapes etc .or is your opinion it should be reserved for arctic mountainous regions.. and not dear old Blighty ..😂.. because we don’t see it here very often but causes mayhem when it does .my guess is you do !

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I love the snow, i’ve starting guiding Winter Mountains in Scotland 10 years ago I spent time in the Himalaya and all over I love the snow. It does cause mayhem in our country, but then again we are ill prepared for it. Even taking a British van up here requires a lot of work. some of the later videos you can see some of the winter trekking adventures I’ve enjoyed

[@kevingalloway9338]

Wow amazing..stay warm and enjoy

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you very much on the heater is definitely keeping me warm!

[@CamperVanya]

Wow now that is cold! Great video 😍

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Oh it’s going to get even colder!

[@UrbanVanlife]

such a great trip man , but I have one question - is your mum a rocket scientist ? she needs her own channel me thinks . mum dose epic stuff , also weird you travel so far to look for willies , and did I hear some LOST in Europe music there lol . loads of people use that song but I allwasy relate it to ash

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It seems mums help a lot with them! She also helped with all the insulated window covers. I wasn’t aware of Ash used that music as well I just picked it because it went well with the drone shots

[@Chris-ut6eq]

You can tell how dry the snow is due to the sound. The humidity seems very low. I miss that crunchy sound. Your walk in the snow would be done on a snowmobile in the US. Also more noise and a bit less of a nature experience. Saw the snowmobile in the shed, so much fun in the winter :) Also nice to see you driving on the correct side of the road :)

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Yeah humidity was around 20-30% on my temp sensors, which is why you getting that really dry snow. I mean it makes sense there not to be much humidity since it’s so cold most moisture has changed phase somewhere. Seen hundreds and hundreds of snowmobiles on the trip! I would love to get online

[@Chris-ut6eq]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Does any place rent snowmobiles? Might be a fun 1-3hours :) I have many fond memories of snow with the crunchy cold, -25 to -10c to the more humid snow near 0c. I grew up in the USA to we have the F-ed up temp scale and measuring system from our former evil overlords ;-p If S.I. was not french things would be different :)

[@ebptube]

Credits for not poluting Swedish soil! Show us a map of your trip!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you it’s important to me not too, although most of the snow at a lot of the service stations and truck sources contaminated by oil drops from trucks and cars. But I’d rather not add to that myself. The coolant was eventually disposed of properly by speaking to a garage and they were happy to take it off me. Towards the end I will put a map out of the trip

[@cafedeltransit]

Always a pleasure to watch your vlogs,I used to travel Europe doing courier work and Sweden was my favourite country,went there 6 times,5 times in the winter and once in the summer,it’s a different ball game in the winter but still as beautiful as it is in the summer.Safe travels.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve always preferred cold winter, it’s definitely beautiful here. Thank you for watching my vlogs

[@cafedeltransit]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Your most welcome,thank you for making the videos,you’ve given me a lot of inspiration to convert my 2010 Transit Jumbo into a camper…I’ve got a Night Heater in there and a bunk behind the seats from my previous courier days but just need some time now…oh and some spare cash to do the rest🤣👍,I never did Norway so the North Cape tops the list of where I would like to go.🤞

[@Alivefrom45]

Great video Alex, really helping us to plan for our trip. Looking forward to your next video.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad you are finding the series helpful

[@glynmeek4830]

Great trip Alex, keep pushing North and let's see what Yeti is made of

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s been amazing and Definitely pushing as far north as it’s safe to do so!

[@ML-jr1yz]

Cool.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

And cold!

[@RustyRoseAdventures]

Great video Alex! Loving the videos. looking forward to seeing the rest of the adventure!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

It’s certainly turned into quite the adventure that’s for sure

[@raider7829]

Hello Im new to yout channel. Oct '22. Very informative! Thank you. The first video I watched of yours was that horrible wind storm with the flying fire extinguishers 🧯 !! Woa thats Really something. I live in Canada so I have been in some big storms but that took the cake!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Welcome to the channel! That video has been a first one for a lot of people! Been caught in plenty of storms before, that one just turned out to be a bit more exciting than intended. enjoy the rest of the series

[@raider7829]

@@MispronouncedAdventures you popped up in my feed. I am very interested in buying and living in a van. I been watching a few people so I guess thats why you popped up. I really enjoyed and am going to watch more. Thanks

[@Misskiff]

Mission!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Indeed it was!

[@wheelsadventures3436]

Amazing video mate. Wish I could follow you up there. However, my van is not -20c ready this year. Next year for sure. Looking forward to the next video!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it it’s truly an adventure up here as long as you’re prepared

[@rob20452]

Hi great to watch, can I ask where did you get the cab divider thermal screens from please?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

That sliding door I have between the cab and the habitation area? I made it myself. There is a video on it on my van build series

[@landrover827]

The drain valve makes you wish it had a better way to drain it without making such a mess. I wish there was a twist valve with a pin in it. That would be like your standard house outdoor water value (in the US at least) I feel bad for your jacket and gloves getting antifreeze on them! :( I always try to travel with work clothes (insulated one piece) for that kind of situation. I hate getting snow/ sand / rocks up my back, or getting covered in oil / dirt with my nice clothes. Thanks for making the content.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I would agree that drain valve is ridiculously inaccessible and borderline useless. I appreciate the consideration for my clothes those are where are my old work insulated jacket now for a van project jacket so no issues getting dirty and his gloves actually found the car park!

[@David_11111]

yay

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you

[@rob20452]

Yes I do the winter venture in my van ,but not extreme like you I have a Peugeot and my thermal curtain cab dividers are fiamma and zip up so I can get in cab, what are yours for the back, and I have rock wall insulation, what do you have please?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Insulation is plastic roof insulation inside the cavities, and then everything covered in 25mm PIR board.

[@ironian24]

great videos love following you on your adventures, I have just purchased a 2019 ford transit h3 l3 and I i love your wheels you chose for your van and just wondered where you got your wheels and tyres.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

These older videos ( 2022 ) they are the stock Ford transit alloys with a matte black paint and BFGoodrich KO2 in size 225/75R16. New winter ( 2023 ) series they are rogue alloy CC2 alloy 16in with the same tyres

[@ironian24]

@@MispronouncedAdventures thank you, 😊 🙏 ❤️

[@burtshere]

Looks fun! was wondering how the grey tank was holding up in the cold!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

I’ve not been using the grey tank on this trip. Because it’s my only external tank and likelihood it will freeze

[@HazelnutAdventures]

Thanks for the video. For our 20,000-kilometer tour through Europe, Russia and Asia to Turkey, I like to watch other videos to learn what you have to do correctly. Thanks again. And if you are interested in what we are doing, you are welcome to watch our channel.

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Thank you for commenting, your trip sounds amazing. I’ll have a look at your channel

[@joopzhez2024]

Great adventure! Thanks for sharing. I was wondering how you keep your batteries "warm". My Lithium batteries already stop to charge at 5 degrees celsius, so was wondering how you manage that with minus 20 outside?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Glad you are enjoying it. I keep the batteries warm in two way. Automatic heat pads for one of them. Which worked fine for the last year. However a recent addition for this trip with a lifted the batteries off the ground by 25 mm so there is an air gap and then have waste warm air from the diesel heater cabinet blown by a small van underneath them. as any environment where the batteries potentially are getting cold I’m gonna have the diesel heater on anyway.

[@joopzhez2024]

@@MispronouncedAdventures Thanks, sounds like a great solution!

[@ViktoriaBerg]

Turkey baster? Had to google that. Definitely not a thing in Sweden... Turkeys are not a thing, really. I´m enjoying your trip!

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Yeah I came to learn that. I found the sort of things on a few Swedish websites but “turkey baster” was probably the English word I know for it. In the end I pump i found was way better

[@matthewmartinson8843]

Can you please let me know what cameras you use please. Thanks Matt

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

These series was filmed on a iPhone 12 Pro Max, the new series is filmed on a iPhone 14 Pro Max. Northern Light Timelapse’s are on a Nikon D850

[@matthewmartinson8843]

Thanks for that.

[@karlmabe1649]

I'm confused this is last year's episode?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

This is episode 1 of the trip starting in February 2022

[@4x4guide]

Hi, may I ask you which tire size have on your van? Many thanks 👍

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Sure. It’s a Standard 16” Ford Transit Alloys ( with my custom matt black paint job ) with BFgoodrich KO2’s in size 225/75R16 115

[@roberthead2408]

How do you keep your fresh water from freezing? A second question, can you top up your fresh water with snow?

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

All of my water tanks are internal, and in conditions like this the diesel heater is always on so ambient temperature doesn’t really get low enough. However since I have the main cold water pipe which runs through the floor for this trip I decided to switch to 2 x 10 L jerrycans for water and have them on the same side as the tap and the kitchen. Using snow is pretty ineffective, I mean you definitely could. But easy enough just to fill up or buy water

[@grahammarsh717]

What size wheels have you got on and did you size up

[@MispronouncedAdventures]

Stock ford transit 16” alloys with my own Matt black paint job. Tyres are 225/75R16 115 BFgoodrich KO2 which are ever so slightly larger than the stock size. However no changes or bodywork modification needed to make them fit.

[@grahammarsh717]

Was thinking of changing mine you said previously that your still fitted did that need any alterations.

[@grahammarsh717]

Spare tyre