Winter Vanlife Living Off Grid - How we make winter van life comfortable.

[@thisisvanlife2712]

We’ve been a bit taken aback by the reaction to our last video. Thank you so much for your support. We will continue to try and keep it real, and will get better at making these. That’s a promise. Nige & Diane.

[@lookupparagliding]

Hi Guys, your last video was spot on. It really hit the mark with me. Just keep doing what you're doing :) All the best, Rob.

[@markjhoyle]

Some great tips for off grid living. I also live the fact that the video is not too long!

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thank you 🙏

Greetings from another full timer, currently spending the winter in the southern parts of Greece. Not many videos catch my attention nowadays but I actually watched it from beginning to end 😊. Great job/Kerstin from Sweden

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thank you, appreciate your feedback.

[@mikesampson4104]

Nice video with good simple explanations... I found if parked up with no one else about I could start the van up and run for 15-20 mins which would boost the leisure batteries quite a lot with BtoB. I also had the heating attached to the main tank.. best idea for sure..

[@thisisvanlife2712]

We do run the van for a while too, just to pick up a little boost.

[@quentinsf]

Lovely videos! And lots of beautiful shots of places that have happy memories for me. The dogs are always upstaging you, though 😊. My only complaint is that our spaniel now wants to know why she isn't allowed on the bed in *our* van...

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Yes dogs and beds has always been a weakness! But the do help to keep us warm.

[@rayluckett7279]

Hi Nige and Diane, Happy New Year. Just found the link for your channel and we’re busy catching up with your new life and adventures. Looking forward to seeing a lot more of them. Not too jealous of your new found freedom lol. Keep smiling, stay safe and all the best for the future

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Hi Ray, nice to hear from you still adjusting to all this to be honest.

[@SiennaJones-s9z]

Great video! Keep 'em coming!

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thanks! Will do!

[@JohnJarvis-d8n]

Love the video. New to the channel but have subscribed and look forward to more. Happy New Year to you both 🎉

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Many thanks and Happy New Year too

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

I just love your babies there tails going Thay like my Springer he just loves off grid lifestyle 😊

[@thisisvanlife2712]

They never stop.

[@mikepackham5260]

Beautiful scenery and good advice for off grid winter preparation. Enjoy and stay safe.

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thanks, will do!

[@susannicholson973]

Another great video Nige. Fab waterfall photos

[@thisisvanlife2712]

🙏🙏 Appreciate it

[@stephenroberts668]

Hi guys another very informative vlog, just wondered how you get on with cleaning the 2 Springers after a muddy walk and grooming etc, we’ve got a motorhome along with a Springer and we all know how they love the water and mud

[@thisisvanlife2712]

It’s a constant battle, but we do the best we can 🤷‍♂️

[@welshbeekeepers8275]

If you use heating oil in your diesel heater you will save a fortune over the winter months. It does actually burn hotter and cleaner also (kerosene)

[@thisisvanlife2712]

I’ve plumbed our diesel heater feed into the main vehicle fuel tank.

[@welshbeekeepers8275]

@thisisvanlife2712 That's all well and good as you have saved yourself the hassle of filling the heater tank, but bear in mind heating oil is a third of the price of highly taxed road fuel. The savings can be considerable if you are living in the van and using the diesel heater regularly

[@clairewilliams3549]

Just beautiful, thanks for sharing. Did I miss the name of the waterfall? I’ve tried to look up the Loch but I’m probably spelling it incorrectly. Love the dogs, they are very entertaining in your videos.

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thannk you. The waterfall and location is called Grey Mare’s Tail and the Loch above that feeds it is called Lock Skeen. We’ll worth a visit

[@debspaul6635]

Thank you 😊

[@thisisvanlife2712]

🙏

[@commuterbranchline8132]

Great video guys, your ice walking spikes look great. how do you find those?

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thank you. The spikes were great, particularly for descending on the compacted snow and ice. We took them off as we got lowers and back onto the rocks www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08SKCMWRM/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_8CGJ014RDJS3TTCK7HT1

[@peterallen7938]

Hello, love your videos and your fan life what happens if one of you gets unwell

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Hi, we have been there before when Diane was sick. She just spent the day in bed.

[@joannewalker9282]

Great video. Found you today looking forward to following your adventures. Can I ask about your water tap. What bottle/ container do you use with it? Thanks

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Thanks for the kind words. We’ve popped a link in the notes to the tap and water container we’ve used. Let me know if you can’t see it and I’ll put it in a message t9 you. Nige

[@joannewalker9282]

@ thank you, I’ve got it and hoped should have them delivered soon. Been looking for something similar for a while but no one seemed to use anything like that.

[@thisisvanlife2712]

Great stuff

[@markawbolton]

Everything you are doing looks right. Apart from living in such a cold climate. I found problems with condensation but likely you will have very low levels of humidity ... Cold and Dry. Its a shame there isnt a quiet way of extracting power out of the diesal. I have never seen a 3 kw sized diesel gen set. I dont like petrol for fire risk. That said mosern gen sets are so quiet they sound like matress inflators. Peace from Australia.

[@markawbolton]

Also I would like to have seen more long shots of your vehicle since i was only imagining what it was like. I ,y self have an 8.5 metre long truck so i have plenty of room.

[@thisisvanlife2712]

We’ll try and include more shots of the van in future videos. Our diesel heater is tapped into the main fuel tank and that gives us a good supply of heat.

[@tomaite1]

Great tips 👌 just out of topi did you weight your van ? Thanks

[@thisisvanlife2712]

We haves weighed the van after conversion, but as an ex ambulance were plated up to 4005kg, so we have a little more head room than most