The realities of living in a van…

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[@krishockley]

Hi guys, I've enjoyed watching your videos for the past year or so! I know how hard you worked for the lifestyle you are enjoying now. It's no different from working hard at any job and visiting a lakeside cottage, rental RV, or resort in Mexico for two weeks. Not every accommodation that looks good on VBRO or Expedia will be what you thought. Fake reviews throw a hopeful trail! I expect your Ram will have issues along the way, and we're sorry it has. Most of your viewers expected to hear your take on the uniquely vanlife things that frustrate and challenge you (at least, that's why my partner and I were intrigued.) I hope you choose to continue to make content that isn't clickbait, easy, or built around advertiser content. I have donated to the Seth fund in the past, so you can continue to put out the awesome videos that I know you for. I think you are very talented and genuine! If you've run out of things to say, no worries (great things don't last forever!) Kind regards, Kristina

[@tiffysue83]

Aww Scarlet made me cry when she cried because she always so happy even with the van life hiccups! I love how Seth consoles her too! Blessings.

[@scarletandseth]

Thanks for being here. ❤️

[@simplybeingme]

I pray it’s something simple to be fixed. I love yalls positive attitude and yes working out really helps put you in a better mood!

[@scarletandseth]

It should be! We are already moving forward on the repair process so it shouldn’t take too long now.

[@mikefranks4528]

Between the Dodge pro master, and any other van, after doing heavy research with fleet owners, and watching many videos of mechanics that work on these vans, I’ve concluded that the Ford transit is reliable and shade-tree mechanic workable . IF one stays on top of maintenance and gets ahead of the top issues, like the reservoir tank, the bulging antifreeze hose, and switching out the turbos, siphoning the differential fluid every 30,000 miles and replacing it with AMSOil gear fluid - just knowing your vehicle. Cuz at the end of the day, your van is your foundation for your build. Your knowledge and carpentry and electrical plumbing should be on the same level of your knowledge on the drivetrain and overall maintenance of the vehicle. Mercedes is also reliable but hard to maintain on my own and hard to find a mechanic. Another reason why I chose the Ford transit.

[@scarletandseth]

Yeah, we came from a sprinter.. which can be a nightmare if you break down in the middle of nowhere like this, and also looked at transits which were $20,000 more than this van at the time we were looking. Neither of those vans are wide enough for me (Seth) to sleep in with this layout as well. Since making this video we actually figured out what happened. The last dealership we went to for an O2 sensor wasn’t certified to work on the promasters but did anyway. They ended up messing up the cat and created an exhaust leak that eventually led us to this issue. It’s unfortunate but honestly the van has been pretty great aside from that and it was a specific place not the van itself that created the issue.

[@mikefranks4528]

@@scarletandseth Hey Good thing you were able to isolate the issue and know the cause to the effect. Happy trails and Godspeed on your future travels.

[@solovantravel]

Shut up. AND it's a RAM... NOT a DODGE. Different components... It's always some jealous bottom feeder saying "Should have... Would have... could have"

[@lydiaeskelund]

Thanks for keeping it real!! Love you guys 🩶🩶

[@joeythenomad]

Sasha really knows how to enjoy life haha

[@scarletandseth]

She really does haha 😂

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

​@@scarletandsethscan tool is $20

[@zen-rt]

Aw! I hope the van problems are a quick and easy fix. Love Sasha’s energy. 😊

[@scarletandseth]

Haha no cares in the world for that girl!

[@indiagarrish6158]

Hope everything with the van can be resolved! You guys are doing great. 👏

[@scarletandseth]

Thanks for being here ❤️

[@laurelanderson-rostami109]

Yum, you two have the van cooking channel (-: always great ideas for meals. Can you give me a link to that Seattle campsite? This will be the first place I go once my van is done and I have no places yet. I need to go for medical tx. Please follow up with what happened to your van and how you fixed it. Thank you, sweet channel!!

[@scarletandseth]

It’s such a nice little site. It’s called deans campground on Hipcamp! We stayed in the hummingbird site and it was great. We haven’t gotten if fixed yet but do have an idea with what’s going on so hopefully we’ll have an update soon!

[@laurelanderson-rostami109]

@@scarletandseth Thank you! I hope Ram has an easy fix!

[@HavenCoMedia]

The squeaky Maxxair fan while you were making zucchini muffins literally made me check if mine was running lol

[@scarletandseth]

Hahaha it’s an iconic sound

[@cathcobb3869]

Fun fact, I ran the marathon for 10 years. It was a blast.

[@Sandra-uf5rb]

I had a male siamese ragdoll cat named Sasha, who had a similar personality to your munchkin. He was known throughout the neighborhood.

[@nancyrojas1926]

Happy to see you guys, everything will work itself out.

[@ScottErb]

My wife and I are van lifers going on two years now. Our van has been in the shop in Northern Washington for 2 months waiting to get a new transmission. We are lucky enough to have friends nearby we can stay with. We are grateful for this. It totally sucks, but nothing to do but get it done. Good luck and I hope it is fixed ASAP!

[@scarletandseth]

It’s been 3 weeks so far. They are doing a cylinder head but if that doesn’t work it’ll need an engine. They say 6-9 months for an engine so we are hoping it’s fixed this week!

[@ScottErb]

@@scarletandseth Wow, so, here's an update on ours. We got it back and had it for about an hour as we stopped for lunch. We got back in and started on our way, and the engine failed. Apparently they forgot to attach a hose to the bottom of the radiator and all the coolant ran out. Now we also have to get a new engine! I feel your pain. Not sure how long this is going to take. Luckily we are staying with friends, so it's not like we are in a place we have to spend lots of money one, but it's still a hassle. Our friends love us, but not forever. LOL. I'll keep an eye on your journey. Sorry to hear this is happening. 😥

[@scarletandseth]

@@ScottErb Dang that is such a bummer. Sorry that happened to y'all. Honestly the entire issue on our end was from another dealership not properly re installing the part when the o2 sensor originally went bad as well. It seems like shop error on small repairs often leads to much larger issues. We are pretty disappointed in the whole warranty process since you may be better off just going to a smaller shop who actually care about their customers and paying out of pocket. Hoping the best for you on your repair and we'll be updating before too long about the whole issue! (once we learn if its actually fixed or not lol)

[@ScottErb]

@@scarletandseth I hear you on that. Good luck and happy travels!

[@drivethru1835]

Hey my parents live in Boise. There’s waving to you two ✌️👋🫶🙋‍♂️🤞🍀

[@scarletandseth]

We love Boise!

[@daisy.709]

Hope you figure it all out soon ❤ loving your videos!

[@scarletandseth]

Thanks!

[@akneemoose3383]

Could see myself and my husband in a van. The only issue is the length of showers. How long did that take to get used to?

[@scarletandseth]

Not long! Honestly we like having it and it’s well worth a short shower to be able to conserve the water!

[@emerald4660]

Just found you guys, subscribed and looking to catch up on your stuff

[@Soulackin]

" we haven't had any vegetables today" proceeds to eat fruit

[@scarletandseth]

Tomatoes will forever be vegetables in my mind.

[@Soulackin]

@scarletandseth oh yes, the sweet juicy Red plant with seeds inside it are definitely a vegetable lol.

[@TJK50014]

What is the gas mileage before and after the engine problems? That's kinda my basic diagnostic vs engine light. If the mileage suffers, then you know the engine is dumping fuel, oil.

[@scarletandseth]

It’s an exhaust leak from the catalytic converter and bad O2 sensors causing a fuel/air issue and creating a misfire on cold start.

[@shreksoffspring]

What happened to Seth's leg 9:19. Looks like a narly scar

[@scarletandseth]

Hah I slipped on one of our hikes and scraped my leg. Just a flesh wound. 😅

[@KimiPetri]

Missed you guys!! 😊

[@scarletandseth]

Hoping to post more consistently once we get everything worked out on with this! 😅

[@belloube]

hey guys, do you mind sharing the name of the app for that 10k training that you mentioned is free?

[@scarletandseth]

The Nike Run Club app! It’s so great!

[@OhhLovely13]

Truly the best & thank you for the inspiring just-exercise-watch-the-effects-in-real-time ✨ I totally feel yall w the heaviness that comes w your home & transportation being out of whack. Here with yall in sprit 🤍

[@scarletandseth]

We’ve really been trying to focus on loving the process over seeking immediate results and it’s been wonderful. Thanks for being here. ❤️

[@demonhogo]

I’m a year and a half in and is HARD AF. I got about a year left in me tops.

[@scarletandseth]

It’s not for the feint of heart that’s for sure.

[@Trainy2]

I do need my personal space and it would be hard for me to live in a tiny van with someone else, no matter who it is.

[@MyersOpondo]

How did you guys decide to live life on a van or how do you afford to live on a van?

[@scarletandseth]

We originally moved into our 2004 sprinter built for 13k in 2018. We ran a van building business for 4 years and built 12 different vans and were able to afford this van through that.

[@FabiFotografia]

Just kidding! Love your videos!!!

[@scarletandseth]

Thanks!

[@guilherme789ts]

Hi from Brasil :)

[@scarletandseth]

👋🏻👋🏻

[@solovantravel]

I don't like sering my baby Scarlett cry 😢. She seems so sweet. I'm curious what Ram has to say. I purchased my vehicle brand new snd its had several problems snd under warranty. Its nit getting it fixed, but when and who's qualifying these technicians

[@karenhealey935]

I hope you resolve your van issues but at the start there is so much cutting (editing) during the talking parts explaining the accident that it is distracting. I don't know if you feel you are blooping but sometimes an unedited (or limited editing) cut even where the odd word is tripped over is more watcheable. You don't have to be perfect when explaining how you feel. Take care.

[@scarletandseth]

Yeah, unfortunately the ad we did in this one wanted the whole thing within the first 5 minutes which resulted in cutting a lot of the video down. This wasn’t something we wanted to do honestly. We’ll probably post a video about the whole process since I think it’s valuable to share the experience we just had a deadline on this specific one before we could get the issue resolved.

[@nataliajust]

♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@quahog5518]

Okay….true story…. Teaching in a school that is 90% non English speakers. A note was composed by a teacher for a field trip. It said long pants only, no shorts due to shrubs and bugs. She had 14 or 15 parents calling the office wanting to know why their kids could not wear their underwear’s. Hint… be careful with your choice of translator.💕

[@scarletandseth]

Haha that’s a funny story and very true! We would have been so grateful to have this in Mexico though!

[@J-ZIM]

I'm sorry if you've been told this before but please be careful with your cats. There are wild animals that could take them in a blink of an eye. Like (as I'm sure you know) bears, hawks, eagles, etc. Don't let them out of your site. You have the one on a leash but when you were on the hammock, you weren't paying attn to him. The other cat wasn't on a leash -- not good. My friends lost their cats while camping...something horrible happened. They wouldn't say what. That's how bad it was

[@scarletandseth]

We are very aware of our surrounding when Lula comes outside. That’s why we have the tent where they mainly hang out together. Lula hates to be restrained so we try to give her some free time from time to time but we never let her wander on her own.

[@MikeJustice-en1nh]

I don't think they are to much wrong with your van

[@scarletandseth]

It’s actually currently getting a new catalytic converter as well as cylinder head so there was actually quite a bit wrong with it. They are saying if this doesn’t fix it it will need an entire engine.

[@FabiFotografia]

Did you jus fking break the pasta??????

[@scarletandseth]

Hahaha I was waiting for this comment! My pot is too small for the full pasta.