Volvo XC70 & Bushcamp teardrop trailer - we enjoyed this camping combo for 3 days

I've been thinking about a teardrop trailer for a long time and this is the first one we tried. I rented it for 2 nights.
It's a Escape model by ProCamp but with a few additional accessories so it's almost like Bushcamp version. Weight of this teardrop is about 700 kilograms.
Fuel consumption with this trailer was in my case about +2,5l/100km compared to the common consumption with only loaded car + roofbox at same 220km route and speed.
Maybe it will be our next camping combo one day but with a different configuration. Or different camper trailer. For now we are stay sleeping in our Volvo 🙃
🚘 Volvo XC70 AWD D5 (MY08) @ 470Nm & 158kW by D5T5
Equipment list:
Trailer: ProCamp Escape / Bushcamp
Power station: EcoFlow River Max
Fridge: Dometic CFX3 35
Roof box: Northline Tirol 420
Kayak: Gumotex Rush 2
🎥 Shot on iPhone 11 Pro + Dji Mini 2 + Nikon D850
🐶 JRT Dasty
Music 🎵 credit:
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Oscuro - Bring Me Back
• Oscuro - Bring Me Back
Oscuro - Without Your Love
• Oscuro - Without Your ...
The Ambientalist - Emerald Forest
• The Ambientalist - Eme...
Aurora B Polaris - The Vision of Light
• Aurora B. Polaris - Th...
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[@VolvoCamperLife]

Update regarding Engine failure: Turbo charger is OK, only the hose from intercooler fallen 😁 .. so repair cost one beer and we going on ✌🏻

[@gus473]

😅 Have had similar simple breakdowns a couple times! Be prepared, be flexible! Great video! 👍🏼😎✌🏼

[@VolvoCamperLife]

As you say 🙂 if I lay under the car on place so maybe I will notice and solve the problem immediately but it was more attractive open the beer and enjoy the view 😁

[@nicugergely6432]

I am a big fan of xc70, so you came to my soul

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Nicu, me too so it's my pleasure :)

[@NixPix]

So my teenage daughter is going to college and I facet my new Ford Escape.. my Dad gave me his 2008 cx70 and I poured for about two weeks until I started researching he car and now I found and subbed and am binge watching and now I have a whole new appreciation. My husband converted a cargo trailer and I’m thinking…..

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Nix, thank you for your comment. Mine is also from 2008 :) So I think you need to try it and you will see. We often sleep in the car, sometimes in tent, sometimes in trailer.. Different circumstances, different solutions :)

[@hungryboy424]

Brilliant, loved it.

[@vikramjeetsingh678]

Such a good video needs million likes.

[@NegativeSpacesPositiveEntropy]

I hope to at getting a teardrop trailer like that some day, nice video thanks for sharing.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

I hope too, thank you 🙂

[@grzegorzp1383]

Great getaway, great editing. Your dog is amazing. I can see he likes these trips too. I see that the problem with the car has already been positively solved, that's good. Regards and waiting for the next films.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Grzegorz, thank you. Yes he likes all this trips and campings a lot :) It is pretty active dog. Yes, everything is OK after repair fallen hose so we are going on :)

[@jimbob1743]

My first volvo is an 08 xc90 3.2 I've had it for a year now and I absolutely love it for camping trips. So.much space! I love these videos you make keep making them please!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Jim, thank you for your comment. I like XC90 too and me and my wife we were check one for sale but to my surprise in the XC90 is narrower space at the back. Higher but less wide. So we decided to stay in the XC70 for now. I think also my next car will be newer XC70 because V90 CC is expensive for me. But maybe one day it will be XC90 :)

[@manolaniusko]

Very beautiful video, and well well recorded. Congratulations

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you very much 🙂

[@manolaniusko]

@@VolvoCamperLife thanks to you for record these fantastic videos

[@VolvoCamperLife]

It is my pleasure :)

[@Bruno-pe2nm]

Amazing video!! Beautiful shots, not too many cuts. Very well filmed and beautiful drone shots. Loved it! Keep up the good work! Getting myself a XC70 soon :) And let us know how the thing with the turbo turned out.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you Bruno 🙂 What engine do you want? As I wrote in the comment update it was only the fallen hose from intercooler, so my mechanic fix it for 5 minutes. So turbo is OK and going on 🙂

[@Bruno-pe2nm]

@@VolvoCamperLife thanks for the reply! It's Always the small things :D I'm looking for a D5 with 163hp or 185. I'm not sure about the milage with reliability and resale value after a couple of thousand kilometer more. Probably wouldn't buy above 300.000km. on the other hand yours is going strong even above that. I guess I have to see what's being offered and within my budget. Don't want to spend to much because it only will be a daily

[@Spoolingturbski]

Just found this channel. Love the content. Volvo is the best camping companion, comfortable, capable and beautiful

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Welcome aboard! Thank you and fully agree 👌🏻

[@zeli6058]

Great Video. Ovo vam je bio do sada najbolji clip. Baš je Extra. Hvala vam puno i sretan put.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hvala vam puno :) Sad uživamo u zemlji kod kuće, bilo je i lijepo na odmoru u Sloveniji. Sljedeći put možda idemo u Hrvatsku ;)

[@zeli6058]

@@VolvoCamperLife svedno koja zemlja, najvaznije je da se putuje sa jednim Volvo. Tako cu i ja za jednu mjesec dana opet za Hrvatsku, BIH i Srbiju.

[@q.p.8327]

Ahoj, znova perfektne videjko...fantasticka hudba, dobre zladena so zabermi a prirodou...havko Jack Russel nema chybu...je zlatunkyyyy...drzim palce...opatrujte sa...samozrejme davam palec hore...

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Ďakujeme krásne za podporu, pozdravujeme 🙂

[@robertgabrys8988]

Ďakujem za ďalšie skvelé video.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Teším sa, že sa páčilo 🙂

[@davidhall7744]

Great video 😀👍

[@gabriels32]

Amazing, similar to my setup. X70 with teardrop. Love it

[@Silver-oq1lv]

Just Beautiful, love your videos and love watching your doggie. You've given me incentive to take my 04 XC90 and my doggo on some trips here in Alaska. Thank you.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you David.. Happy trips there, Alaska must be beautiful for camping :)

[@EyeonU100]

For what I saw in previous videos the Volvo is in very good hands… You Will fix it. By the way, I loved listening professor Allan Watts… Cheers

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you 🙂 Is it fixed already, it was fallen hose from intercooler only ✌🏻

[@Korveakesson]

Very nice video! I love the video quality with the beautiful nature and the music. I've been thinking about switching m V70 for an XC70 since it has awd and a higher towing capacity. That way I could buy a big 2 tone caravan and live in that for cheap, and then take it with me on vacations. But a smaller caravan like the teardrop trailer you have looks perfect for more off-road camping though

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Körve, thank you very much. For me is XC70 clear choice because of the better offroad capabilities. Good clearance and AWD are my "must have" things in the car since we going camping like this. Smaller caravan will be better for offroad of course. This teardrop weighed only about 700kg. Bigger caravan will have more comfort so depends what you prefer :)

[@byonicycle8163]

I have a V40... With tout fault I want a xc70 😅👍 thx for your amazing videos

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you 🙂 I love XC70, my next car will be probably XC70 too, only newer a bit. We were check one nice XC90 also few weeks ago but for sleeping is there less space 🤷🏻 .. so XC70 is winner for me (I don't have enough money for V90 CC 😁)

[@faysalahmed2387]

So much amazing 👍

[@mikusratelis9681]

Have the same portable grill, i think Caranga, bought long time ago. Great in that type of tours. River water looks a bit dark, summer? Drive with 2000 Volvo V70, already 14 years. It Have "soul", so can't change. Nice videos. 👍

[@יניבגולץ]

Very relaxing,i enjoyed your videos and your car. So sad that diseal engine's are going to get out of more and more cars,they are wonderful engines.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

You're right, these 5 cylinder engines ended in 2015/2016 so when I will buy newer car it will be propably the same model with D5 or T6 engine from these years.

[@יניבגולץ]

@@VolvoCamperLife im driving xc60 b5 diseal my 2018, wonderful car,very efficient and comfortable

[@ititechnologii5816]

Люблю такие тачки🙂👍

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Я тоже :)

[@drew9947]

Best video 👍🏻👏🏻

[@polourb6709]

Hello, very nice video ! Loved it, like all the others🤩 I was wondering, could u please one day show us how u use VDASH & the diagnostic tool ? Many thanks, have a great day !😁

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thanks a lot Polo, I appreciate it. That's great idea, I will think about it 😉 Have a nice day too 😉

[@polourb6709]

@@VolvoCamperLife Thanks for you answer ! It would be so nice to see how it works and how you use it in real conditions and what's necesssary to use it too... :)

[@lupinophotography8590]

Super video. ❤ spotreba moc ne 😅

[@MrNeutross]

Don't know if it applies to this engine but I've read about turbos failing on high milage engine due to soot/ oil sludge build-up in the intake manifold. Basically, the soot in the egr-gases combines with the oil particles in the air that pases through the crank case vent into the intake manifold, making a black sludge that sticks to the walls of the manifold. Over time this layer of sludge builds up and decreases the overall cross-sectional area of the passages in the manifold. Smaller cross-sectional area means a higher boost preassure is needed to maintain the same level over all air flow (volume or mass depending on what the eninge measures). The engine management basically then asks the turbo to work at a permanently higher load/ pressure to maintain the air to fuel ratio. On engines where this is a problem, this permanent increase in load on the turbo is what's killing it. However, as you said in the video, for a turbo with 350 000 km and with an engine tune, it's not really a premature failiure.

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, thank you for your comment! You are right, what you describe is common characteristic for engines with turbo, specially diesel's which are dirtier and causing more sludge in manifold. I have already cleaned EGR and some other components and manifolds, for now turbo works good also after 350k km (issue from video was fallen hose from intercooler). I hope will holds at least next 50k km :)

[@carlosZ2022]

Nice Nice Nice Nice.....!!!!!!!!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you Carlos 🙂

[@りゅうくんパパ-k4f]

素晴らしい編集、景色、車、犬。おんなじ車を所有してますが、とても良い参考になりました。今後も楽しみにしています！

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Thank you :) Are there many Volvo cars in Japan?

[@りゅうくんパパ-k4f]

@@VolvoCamperLife from japan.

[@matus1575]

Hi I really like your video and also like the combination of Volvo XC70 and Caravan:) We should meet some point :) I have a exactly same combination but bigger caravan, but really liked :)

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Matúš, you are here in Slovakia? It would be great ;)

[@matus1575]

yes,Im from TN. :)will send you details on mail

[@andrejslajfercik2265]

Opäť TOP ako vždy…

[@l3v4rt]

Nice video as always! I just wanted to ask if you have chacked the turbo hoses for cracks and leaks but I see you have resolved it. Lookig forward to new videos!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, thank you Metod. Yes as I wrote in the comment it was a hose to/from intercooler. Fixed easily for 5 minutes but I don't saw it on the place because it is from the bottom behind cover.

[@002six]

👍

[@michaelzurker9348]

Beautiful landscape. What river did you paddle?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Michael, it's Little Danube river [Slovakia]

[@michaelzurker9348]

@@VolvoCamperLife Wow, so beautiful. I have to travel in your country when Corona limitations come to an end.

[@sonytv7209]

Brykiet, polski akcent 👍

[@luboshladky3571]

Pecka 👍

[@dominicSVK]

Parádne video ;)

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Dikes :)

[@jaroslajfoo]

Veľmi pekné 🙂👌

[@ivygoode586]

Your dog is very cute - he is so well trained and so much a part of your adventure. I'm starting to do footage with a DJI Mini 2s and so I'm interested in anyone who uses drones. Your footage is beautiful. What camera and drone and editing software did you use? EDIT: I looked in description and see you used an iPhone and Mini2. Thanks :-) Did you use a gimbal with the iPhone? Still interested in editing software :-) Thanks in advance

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi Ivy, thank you very much for your comment 🙂 Yes he is great partner for these trips 🙂 Yep, I have Dji Mini 2 right now. I really like Final Cut Pro X as editing software but it depends what operating system are you using, FCPX is only for Macs. Simple and very easy to use is iMovie which is free for Macs. If you are using Windows so I can recommend Davinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere 😉

[@VolvoCamperLife]

And no, all my videos from iPhone is from hand without gimbal. I have DJI Osmo Mobile but don't using it because iPhone 13 Pro has a great stabilization also without it.

[@ivygoode586]

@@VolvoCamperLife Thanks so much Footage is amazing - DJI should use it as an advertisement for the mini 2 😀 iPhone footage also incredible. When you show footage of the car moving and the camera is outside the vehicle moving with the car, did you use some sort of holder or clamp for the iPhone? Thank for your advice also regarding the software. I will have a look

[@VolvoCamperLife]

​@@ivygoode586 Thanks :) Yes for these shots I used holder from Bosch cross laser what I found at home :D .. It's a lot of options how to mount the iPhone somewhere :)

[@endurocrosser8834]

Greetings from Romania! Also have the same bbq as you do,from Kaufland,many stuff from Decathlon and also Staropramen beer :) Own an S80 and an Xc90 both D5 awd automatic 185 hp. Also carry the dice with me and a saab/volvo dedicated autel diagnose tablet wich is more convenient and easier to carry. Quick question: Any problems after the engine tune up? Smoke? Gearbox kick ? And how many horse power after tune up. Myself was considering Polestar factory tune up,but 800€ is 15% if the cars value,so not worth it. I’m interested into the D5T5 vdash performance update remote tune up at a safe 205 hp value, which is enough and costs like 200€ . Did the s80 tft retrofit in my 2008. All the best!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi! Thank you for your comment and I greeting to Romania :) Nice to read this.. Yes, I have some equip from Decathlon and Staropramen is one of my favourite beers :) I have no problems after tune up. I made it when I had 306k km, now I have 355k km. It was pretty good deal, I applied it by myself with D5T5 and it costs about 360€ I think.. My is MY08, manufactured in 2007.. D5 136kw (185ps too). I bought and apply Stage 2 which is 158kW and 470Nm.. it looks like gearbox managed it well, more torque from engine also had a positive effect on the gear changes. Turbocharger already little bit whistled at time when I applied the new software. And gradually weakens.. I have in plan change it soon. IMO great hodling time for this turbo :) Let me know if you are make a performance update how satisfied are you with that :) Have a nice day.

[@endurocrosser8834]

@@VolvoCamperLife To apply for Stage 2 from d5t5 don’t you have to have dpf and egr off? Can you make stage 2 with dpf and egr active?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

​@@endurocrosser8834 No, I kept the DPF and EGR and they works well :)

[@devrimarabalari]

If you see Turbocharger or MAF issues on a Volvo, just check hoses from Air filter box to Turbo, from Turbo to Intercooler and from Intercooler to the engine. 99% you will find a crack or lost hose/clamp :)

[@VolvoCamperLife]

I know it now so in next case I will check these things first. But anyway I was at the lake, chill with my brother, I was happy that the car was able to drive home and my mechanic can check the problem in the service :)

[@devrimarabalari]

@@VolvoCamperLife Yes I faced this also, for most of issues, Volvo ecu just gets into limp mode but not turn off the car. So driver can go to service. Volvo's are good cars. You have nice videos, keep it up.

[@grigm8484]

Echt schön N1

[@stuartbebell8299]

What kind of tyres do you have on your Volvo?

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Hi, i using classic summer/winter tires, no all season's.. Now I have Continental Conti Eco 6 for summer and Hankook Icept Evo 2 for winter ;)

[@cjy1088]

우주명차 XC70D5 14년식 탑니다. 텐트 캠핑으로도 손색없는 트렁크공간 매우 만족스러운 차 입니다.

[@чинюломаю]

Кайф

[@СергійКостейчук]

Дистки на авто 17 діаметру?!

[@VolvoCamperLife]

Yes, 17"

[@yannisbio]

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