I’m Crossing The U.S In My DIY Tesla Van - Day 10 & 11
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LOL "This is a fancy place, I don't know if they will let me in." **In the restaurant, proceeds to feed his hidden jacket dog French fries.** Great video!
Like he said they do things differently in Memphis ✨💖✨
Adorable ☺️
The vent in front of VW bus can be taped up and you can cover up with cardboard and tape. This will block any drafts coming into the bus.
Suggestion: Buy some hand warmers and put them under or on top of your toes. I do this regularly for bicycling in cold weather. Because you're sitting your body isn't circulating enough blood to keep your toes warm and extra insulation doesn't seem to help much. The hand warmers are like $10 for 10 pair, and each set lasts several hours.
I have them in my slippers right now
Hot hands
having cruise control will help to, as you can move your feet onto a blanket.
Damn brother wtf is up? We are all worried about you and the Voltswagon. Drop something so we know you survived the storm... all of us are emotionally invested and care what happens to you. Stay warm and safe. Peace and good yule.
You could let a bit of sir out of your tires for added clearance if need be.
Down booties and primoloft pants ftw. R foil reflective insulation is ez to cut for placement in different areas. Great for curtain/window covers. Add magnets on the r foil curtains to easily remove/install
Ski shops have little heater packets, you shake them and they warm up. Skiers put them in their boots and pockets for hands.
They actually sell them everywhere lol.
Walmart and target carry them they're called Hand Warmers.
This is straight up 2017 Louis vibes I love it! before his next chapter. Peace out, enjoy life and live the adventure.. Boom👌
drop those tyre pressures to get out of that carpark to save further damage my guy!
I never had anxiety but after watching these videos of you trying to make it to NY has me on edge with all the mishaps that you have encountered along the way. I am rooting for you as you get closer to NY and the horrible weather. 😊
Carol have you seen on his other channel with Rya the trip from NYC to Costa Rica? Now that was stressful! This is too at times but fun. Love Louis's vids! Take care Louis and Cally! Hope you are there safely already.💕🎄✌️
Love seeing Arkansas from your perspective. My husband actually saw you driving and called me asking “The VoltsWagon, that’s an orange VW you watch, right? I just passed him!” I told him he should’ve brought you home. We have a charger with our solar panels and dogs for Cali to play with! Best of luck on the rest of your trip!
Louis
Maybe you should stop at Walmart and in the camping section pick up a buddy heater that runs on small propane cylinders that you can use indoors. I have one and I just love it! It is safe. It’s only going to keep getting colder and colder the more east you travel. And yes, New York is freezing cold but probably a little warmer in the city vs. upstate where I am from.
Buddy heaters are GREAT! Totally safe indoors, no venting needed. I use one on my boat. GET ONE!!!
You have balls of steel. That battery anxiety being so close to empty would kill me…
Every time it's like 3% or less as he finally gets serious about finding a charger. I'd be like that at 30%.
Really bad for the batteries too. In my old Nissan leaf I would ALWAYS charge up when it went down to 20%, and I'd NEVER charge above 80%. I'm presuming he knows this and will be buying new ones.
Louie, to keep your feet warm you need to get some 8hr handwarmer things that are made for feet and are called toewarmers and each pack has 2 adhesive heat packs that you stick to each foot. You may only need one for each foot in those temps. But today I was in -10 to -30 and I had two stuck to each foot and didn't have any foot discomfort the whole day, so they can work well.
peace out, enjoy life and live the adventure!
You are proving what I have suspected that lithium batteries don't perform so well in cold weather and once it's minus temperature they might not even accept a full charge . It's going to get more difficult as you go further north. Good luck.
they remedy this issue in teslas by bypassing the radiatior and circulating waste heat from the motors through the batteries while driving limiting range loss they also do this before charging by (i think) sending opposing forces to the motor creating heat but no motion to warm the batteries allowing a full charge in colder environments there is still a loss but much less than what louie is seeing by not having a similar system in his diy version i think if he disables his cooling system his range wont drop so dramatically
He to upload videos to get paid lol 😂 nothing else to make
@@andymartinez1426he’s already a millionaire
@@swankyangelo nah if was a millionaire he just fly on a private jet 🛩️
that why either nuclear or hybrid cars are more beneficial in the north.
I bet the sleeping bag down there works! I traveled in a 1974 VW bus back in the late 70s! This makes me nostalgic bringing back many memories!! I’d love a restored Volts Wagon bus NOW!! ❤ GREAT progress!! Merry Christmas🎄❄️
Go go Louis! Great series :)
Absolutely love this series
styrofoam (eps) and pva glue and aluminum foil and spray foam will insulate the van cheap and effectively . you can find free styrofoam at best buy in the recycle bin. it will make a huge difference in just 1/2 inch of foam .
Maybe next time you have a height clearance issues that is not too much more than you need you can let a little air out of your tires so you can clear without hitting your fan cover! You do have a pump to fill back up your tires, hope this helps 😉🙂
Beale Street is home of the blues! So many fond memories at blues alley.
Reminds me of this song: th-cam.com/video/PgRafRp-P-o/w-d-xo.html
@@craigchatterton4164 I knew there was a song that mentioned Beale Street, thanks for the link, listening to it now.
Be careful not to hit any sprinkler heads if cutting it fine with height in multi-storey car parks again, it could become costly! Loving the series, take care :)
Try airing down your tires if you have to go in the garage again. You have an air compressor so you can air back up when you get out of the garage.
I'm so glad you've visited my little city, Memphis. It was a pleasant surprise to see you visiting one of many amazing restaurants we have downtown.
It amazes me how little preparation and gear testing was done prior to this trip 😂 so much less stress if a few things (pans! Heaters! Charging cables!) we’re checked before he left California 🤣
That being said, the series would be a lot less fun 😂
He doesn’t strike me as a planner. Not so much.
Hey, If you're having cold feet, put something reflective around your feet.... Like aluminum foil. It will help to reflect your body heat back inwards. Better would be to buy winter shoes that's better suited for the climate.
Louis I’m so enjoying this series. I’m getting second hand range anxiety though! I hope you did actually make it. Look forward to finding out as you upload the rest of the trip. Merry Christmas.
Battery charge time goes up in cold weather. Batteries are also less efficient in cold weather. The colder it is, the longer they will take to charge but the faster they will discharge.
Louis, I work outside all year in the uk and get craaaazy cold feet! I find putting a thin pair of socks on then a thicker pair over the top helps to keep your toes and feet a bit warmer x
You could of dropped the tyre pressures to get under the barriers and then re pressurised them when you were done 👍
14 hrs from Nashville to NY! I invested my time watching your journey....like to see you go thru Kentucky and all the rest of the states. I'm so happy for you and Raya, Cali and The Volt Wagon journey
WARM WARM WARM
TO keep the VAN warm. Can you section off the Van with a thermal Curtain for when you drive to keep you a lot warmer UP FRONT so your not warming the entire back of van. Love ur trip Goodluck 🙏
GONNA GET COLD
For the cold air numbing your feet, try steel toe boots! Always worked for me in the snow in Montana! Keeps wet and cold out and heat in
Checking in to see if you made it to NY. Haven’t had a new video and it’s now after Christmas. Hope you made it.
omg louis!!! be careful around christmas time! it’s gonna be feeling like -30 today and the next coming days! i hope your there already!! it’s the artic air coming down making it so cold!
Boxing day for me will be close to +40.C, and it will be a warm one with the summer finally kicking in. A few weeks ago we were getting cold air from Antarctica and it felt like winter.
Another fantastic episode! 👏Charging stations in parking garages are SUCH A PAIN, our electric campervan's 2.70 meters (9 feet) high so we never fit. Luckily in Europe they're starting to catch on and building more and more spacious charging stations now. But we're very impressed with how you managed to maneuver the Volts Wagon in there! We can't wait to watch the final episodes and hope you made it to NY for Christmas. Happy holidays from an RV park in sunny Barcelona! 🎉
When too tall just take all the air out and get 2 in. It will tank the range but its only temporary. For the cold you should get a battery heater to keep them warm.
Keeping my fingers crossed you made it to your family in time! Belated Merry Christmas!
Driving very slow on a highway is dangerous. No one expects to see someone driving so slow, and you can get a ticket for driving too slow just as you can for driving too fast. We have an oil heater in our RV and it is a great option for heat. I’m glad you have one too. Kelly is adorable. I am enjoying your adventure.
Those rechargeable heated socks might be a solution for the future. Hopefully you are there by now 😊
21:29 Rum Boogie Cafe. Guitars on all the walls signed by the greatest guitars players in the world. In the 90's I seen Stevie Ray Vaughn there..
Since your van is DIY, I don't know the circuitry used, but lithium batteries must not be charged under a certain temperature and if they have protection circuits, thy may simply shut off the system for protection. In some of the batteries used in RVs, they have insulation and part of the electricity is used to keep the battery warm
yeah plus he drove it below the "empty" voltage a few times now which isn't good either
Yeah, it kind of negates the environmental impact because he's going to need to buy new batteries since these ones are being abused so badly. There are a few companies recycling lithium ion batteries but the vast majority of the toxic materials will end up in landfills. More child slaves from the Congo will have to mine more Cobalt for the new batteries....
@@kylesvideotube nobody is tossing any lithium batteries right now, junkyards put them up for sale and they pretty much all sell to all kinds of people doing EV conversions or what's more common now; home made battery backup systems, you'd be insane to landfill an EV battery right now
You are wrong, lithium batteries have a lifespan and when they are dead they need to be recycled or trashed. Extreme temperatures and draining batteries to 0% expediate the lithium ion batteries lifespan.
th-cam.com/video/dyDoOcBMAHw/w-d-xo.html
Here's a video of the child slaves that gather the materials for the car batteries. Manufacturers will claim that they don't use slave labor, but it ends up in the supply chain through China and is impossible to tell whether they the Cobalt was mined through machines or slaves and consumer American electronics and cars.
th-cam.com/video/JcJ8me22NVs/w-d-xo.html
disable your cooling pump as you are probably over cooling the batteries which is decreasing your range and neoprene socks are incredibly warm just put them over your regular socks to keep them from getting stinky
Nice high camera shots at 23:44 - 23:53 to show the height of the van, the extra effort on the camera work comes through!
I once went to fetch a motorbike in winter about 200km away in France, I drove there with my girlfriend and rode the bike back with her following, I also had frozen toes and hands, I decided to cut up a survival blanket and put it in my boots and gloves, it worked like magic. It was last resort, after sitting in the car for 45 minutes trying to warm up. So might help. Happy travels.
I love watching these videos, and a lot of the reason is just to see Callie. More than anything, watching her get snuggled up in her blanket
I loved seeing Cali in her little coat but also the zoomies were just adorable!😍
Just binged the trip so far (instead of getting my van ready for holidays)
Top tip for viewers. For a full immersion experience, start an episode with your phone on 2% battery.
It adds to the suspense.
I’m in Texas and we have this Artic freeze going on. I can’t imagine how New York is getting along. Sending prayers for the rest of your trip
its just normal temps for this time of year up here they just come up with some new way to say its winter every year lol
6 degrees celsius is my dream now. It is minus 14 here in Oakville Ontario with real feel of -25.
You're a legend for doing this! 👍
Silly question, but you are using the Plugshare app to find chargers, right? It has great real time user reports, details about actual charger location, pictures, etc. Invaluable when you're charging L2.
You and Cali are two peas in a pod! Zoomies! 😂 I love that she was "hidden" in the fancy restaurant.
Re: cold feet - get some of those disposable hand/foot warmers - I always use them when I'm snowboarding. They work great.
BTW I modified my J1772 EV Charging port to get a 220volt output for my 220 electric heater that I bought from Amazon UK. This helps me keep myself warm while charging at public charging points.
Toe warmers are THE BEST for cold weather!!!! I like to stock up at Costco, but I think you could find them at Fred Meyers or Target. They are more slender than the hand warmers and they have a little sticky pad on them so they stay put. It’s amazing how warm the rest of your body ends up feeling when just your toes are warm. ✌🏼 ☮️
I heard you have winter storms in the US. Many are without power. I hope you have a good time on your trip. Take care of yourself. 😊
You should get AirTags for your keys bags luggage when you travel!!!!
I used to run a propane "Mr Heater" sitting between the seats. You can get wall mount oil lamps that are very warm. You're in a VW van, I don't want to hear about safety concerns.
Hey Louis! The brand "hot hsnds" has some adhesive foot warmers. They're good for like 8ish hours. Under $3 at Walmart. Give them a try!
loving this series....like retro Louis
Love being on this road trip with you via TH-cam from here in Ontario Canada
Cold air is thicker than hot air. That's another reason why your range is lower than before.
The cold crushes the mileage man, I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, and I get nearly 300 miles on a full battery in the summer, but closer to 200 if not less in the winter. I'm also in NY and it's 11 degrees F today... good luck man, stop often!
Aye buy foot warmers 2 pairs of socks w foot warmers when needed. Loosen your laces. Yes, I’m a Ski Instructor and cold feet will affect your entire core temp Cheers
Electric socks are the way!
moving right along brother
just a suggestion
maybe a pair of winter boots would be okay to drive in and you can use them in Hudson New York
Just a suggestion
BC from CT
Perseverence is what you do ! Cheers !
I don't know how much power the 12 volt converter can convert but you could try to find yourself a 12 volt heater to plug in and have it blowing into the footwell at your feet. They're a bit noisy but they're at least some kind of heat and I don't think they would draw too much power over time because you're heading into much much colder temperatures as you're going for the North.
Lap blankets help too!
do all you can to stay warm, if you need to bail on overnighting in the van for a warm hotel/motel room do it! This current weather is brutal and you are driving right into the thick of it
6:28 Louis I’ve watched since world flight and am not a big commenter. I lived in Little Rock for over a decade and came to love that city. My wife and I moved away this year and it was so great to see Little Rock. Funny enough my first trip down to see Little Rock before I moved there my late grandfather stayed at the Downtown RV park with the river view. Also star of India is fantastic. Congratulations to you and Raya and have a fantastic holidays.
Its kinda of late for you for this trip. But I installed a woodstove in my 71 westy. Took out the worthless fridge/cooler and sink, made a woodstove out of a 5 gallon propane tank. It was thee hottest VW Bus on the planet. Lol. Tank top weather in Estes Park in Colorado 1 week before Christmas. 😄 I had the stove in my 70 tin top westy as well. Yes I had to cut a hole in the roof. It was unnoticeable in or out
tip for car parks. lower all for tires air pressure the pump back up when you leave.
Visited the Honky Tonk Highway in Nashville last year for the first time. As a drummer was blown away by how many bands were playing in that 4 block stretch of street. Higher density than anywhere in the U.S, for sure.
Welcome to Little Rock Louis!
Smart idea what the oil heater. You are about to drive into some really really crappy weather. It's zero where I am. With snow and ice on the ground. Wind chill is -20. Im about 6 hours north east of you
Thinking of you during this crazy weather. Hope all is well🤞
You should get some of those feet warmers or heated socks. They really do work very well!
I knew it rang a bell! Beale Street in Memphis is mentioned in the song Walking in Memphis (Then I'm walking in Memphis, walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale) - which you probably knew knowing how you like your music Louis!
If you could have fans cooling the battery, inverter and engine sending the air through pipes and have a thermostat that directs the right amount of hot air into the car and the excess hot air out of the car, you could improve the temperature in your car. Maybe not as much as an ICE car since they give a huge amount of heat but maybe an improvement.
"Walking In Memphis"
I'm so glad you got to feel a little vibe of that City ✨💖✨
Cali was Absolutely Adorable in the restaurant, she's doing so great on this trip.
I'm currently using an oil heater in my van trying to stay warm.
Merry Christmas!
I hope your ok with weather hitting the northeast today!
for where you barely fit and was touching the roof I would suggest letting a little air out of your tires then putting it back in when you leave the garage.
Toe warmers at Walmart. They stick in your boots. Work great.
So glad you tried Star of India!!!!! It’s a local favorite!!
Cali is just the cutest. Shes by far the cutest copilot
Louis in a van down by the river!!! iykyk lol
Pump your front tyres up to near their maximum your steering will be lighter then. Change down on the long gradients..you may be doing this already..if so ignore. Use expand ing foam as a temporary measure to seal out draughts in the front..hot hands and feet warmers are the way to go..Bon Voyage.
07:40 I'm obsessed with Cali. Soo cute. 😍😍
You're in my hometown! I grew up 100 miles northeast of Memphis, right off the interstate. Memphis can be pretty sketchy, but the area where you were (Beale Street) is a well patrolled tourist area, and there is less to worry about around there. I wish I could have put you in contact with a friend who is in a group called Metropolitan Avenue. They play on Beale frequently.
Always loved your vlogs Louis, but im loving this adventure more than anything you've done yet, what a fun challenge your undertaking! Keep up the good work man, Create, Motivate, Inspire!
Another great video, loved how Kelly was curling up under bedding at end of video while you talking. So cute. Safe travels
Loved Cali with her coat on just to cute ❤❤
killing it brah. best series on rn
Amazing RV park. I love the Van by the bridge and all the lights ❤
Yay you was in my home state of Arkansas! I live 3 hrs north of Little Rock!
Awesome but one thing this tells me electric is very unreliable, you need more back ups with solar panels on roof , and bigger or more batteries as that would cause too much stress with always running out electric
Really enjoying your road trip. Thanks for sharing your experience 🎉
There is an amazing RV park in West Memphis called Tom Sawyers. Right on the river! You can watch the barges go by all night. Great spot!!
You should get a rubber mat for the footwell. A long one that goes in the back seat of a van or truck.
Heated Socks available on Amazon 👍😎 Also the east coast is a damp cold that creeps into your bones, and not a dry cold like the west coast🥶