NO CAMPING and HAD TO LEAVE. Only 10 People THE REST CAN GO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ค. 2024
- My name is Chrome i have been living in y cargo van for 6 years now. I started this lifestyle BROKE and IN DEBT and after 11 months of living the van life i cleared my debt and started to put my life back together and build for a better future. I have turned my original van into a badass camper van that is lifted with all the toys. Over the years i went from being broke and stealth camping in the city and sleeping at walmart's... to now, living full time in a jacked up van and driving deep off-grid into the backcountry and living life in the dirt. WOW LIFE HAS CHANGED.
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As a person living with chronic depression, your videos bring me so much joy. When I feel down I binge watch your vlogs. And that handsome boy Cruzy always brings a smile to my face. Thank you for everything you do Chrome.
Same here, I love Chrome's positivity and his whole vibe, it's really helped me pull myself out of that. I'm even in the midst of editing my first video of travelling and living out of my car. Even though I filmed most of it at the end of March lol. I wish I had his energy!
I feel ya, prayers to you
@@MyVanHaven Get it done! I will watch! 🥰
Chromes videos got me through a dark time as well. I felt like his videos brought me some escape and happiness. Stay strong 🙏🙏
Sorry for anyone who feels down. I try to be a guy that helps people to smile. Cromer & Cruz are so encouraging to live & enjoy life.
We ALL thank you for taking the time to film, edit & upload. You let us see and experience life in ways we never could personally.
The girls van is a Citroën… I have one as well, it’s the french version of the promaster… hello from the Italian side of Switzerland 🇨🇭
It must be a real old Citroën Jumper from the 1990s or so the girl is driving then?
@@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984 looks like a 2001-2005 one like mine 😜 but yeah it could be older… still cool she is traveling with it in Canada 🇨🇦 Wish it was me 😂
I saw a van with one of those long license plates in Sooke on Vancouver Island the last week of April… possibly might be the same one…
Actually the Promaster is a Fiat Ducato, not a Citroen.
The smoke coming from bc is insanely annoying. The summer last yr was screwed because of the wildfires up there, drifting smoke and making the air quality 💩 the entire summer. The fire mitigation they have up there sucks. If you can't get a handle and prioritize a fire, your trippy Trudeau needs to go. Well another reason he needs to go😒.
Nothing says living like a nomad than cooking lunch by the train tracks, I love it. Just like hobos used to do which were different from bums. Hobos dressed nice and were hard working, traveling the country trying to find work during the depression.
VV. The ending sequence was spot on. As a
Long time subscriber, even i tend to forget that this is not only you life, but also your profession. Please just know that even if I cannot support your channel with $, you have my love and admiration..
Watching and commenting are GREAT ways to support the channel!! ❤
Thanks for all you do! We love you Chrome!❤
Come down to the states, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota and upper peninsula of Michigan are all beautiful places to visit.
We had smoky skies here in Michigan last summer due to Canadian wildfires. Minnesota & Wisconsin experiencing smoke today.
Take a sharp Right turn and come to Michigan! Our state is the MOST beautiful in the US!
@@RebelCanners I couldn't agree more, just thinking if you want to avoid wildlife smoke nowhere may be safe. Already had a fire in Shenandoah Natl Park this year.
@@RebelCanners I couldn't agree more, just thinking if you want to avoid wildlife smoke nowhere may be safe. Already had a fire in Shenandoah Natl Park this year.
@@RebelCanners oops, wildfire
Same problem in Greece nowadays with the wildfires. We have no idea where to go in the mainland not to get trapped. I suggest you wait until your daughters graduation and then decide where you can go and make a dash for it, no big stops.
10% living Vanlife for you… sounds about right, I think that’s why I have never was able to put up any regular content: too busy living my life, no time to film it and no desire to make filming my life a priority. Busy with my dog, sourdough bread and watching Chrome’s videos LOL
This 👆🫶🏻
Chrome,you are living the life envied by many and the number of videos you do isn’t as important as the content of the ones we get to watch!
Yup Ft. Nelson is evacuated 😢 I was a bit concerned with the same thing … fires. Be safe Chrome! There are over 100 fires burning in BC alone and so many of them were and are human caused! Yup my legs are white white white. It’s all about Cruz, did you not know that? Lol 😂 I believe that is called a midden with all the shells.
sounds like its time for states travel peek down here and poke around
As someone living in my car in southern Texas, if he's already hot and sweaty up there, he'd be pure suffering way down here lol
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Happy mother's Day to all the mom's out there, cheers from Ontario 🇨🇦🍻🍻🙂🙂
It's Mother's Day weekend! More campers out I'm sure.
It’s only Mother’s Day in the US today lol
@@CharityS-Minnesotain Canada as well...
@@ronteljeur I really thought Canada’s Mother’s Day was on a different day than the US
We love adventuring with you Chrome...and Cruzie Bear too!
The fires are done deliberately
Agreed
Agree as well
Time to come to the states :)
Bottom west side is a small boat launch that a local told me about. I have a truck camper but only two small rigs will fit. Nobody bothered me there.
If you just need to recharge A/C go get cans of coolant with a recharge hose at parts store and recharge it.
Last year, there were record wildfires in BC & Yukon. We traveled and paid attention to DriveBC and the Yukon equivalent. We would check ev 4:06 ery morning and check our route and adjust according. We ran into bad air quality only once and left quickly.
With 2 months of travel and only 2 instances it was great. You can join us in our travels to Tuktoyuktut!
Hey chrome, you could always come south to avoid the fires Washington and Oregon are pretty beautiful and lots of stuff to see and lots of places to Boondock
Chrome, Come to the states!
middens. thats what they’re called here in Maine USA
It depends Chrome. We had the fires at our backdoor last year so we headed to the Yukon and had a blast. Alot of land up here.
Further east Minnesota has it's first air quality alert of the year due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Wisconsin also getting smoke.
Stay safe. Those wildfires are always concerning, especially from afar.
That truck really was gorgeous. I love old trucks.
Lucky John. Lucky you!
Chrome, thank you for all the time you put into your videos. I enjoy them so much. This one was so interesting. The cable ferry and all. The scenery was beautiful 😍. Love Cruzie so much too ❤
I was looking at the wildfires today and I thought about you going up north.
I didn’t realize that fire was still going from last summer 😨
Maybe yes maybe no…
Gone are the days of just showing up to a campground especially on a weekend and get a spot. Beautiful Dreamer!!!
Yes sadly with no one bumming around, seeing messes , loud people , over crowded, etc
In my state they're changing that. A decent part of the state campgrounds can only be reserved about a week or two out now. They still have the long term reservable sties, but people were filling campgrounds a year out! So they now have a set number in most campgrounds that are set aside for short notice type of visitors.
we live in montana and the smoke from the canada fires is here making seeing the mountains hard :(
Chrome travel around to all the different islands around you this summer.
Ok, wow. Answer 10% 90% for us you are very generous.
I had a '82 Club Wagon when I was younger .
That’s a Citroën from France. The current model is the same as a Ram Promaster
Perfect weather on the mothers day weekend and you don’t think to book a camp site in advance really due I thought you were smarter than that
😱 oh no, 🔥 again. That is so cool, cable pulling Farie. An look right out of van an there it is ocean.. trippy. Great vedio, Chrome. ✌️✌️❣️
Hi Chrome 👋 and cruzie bear 🐻 thank you for sharing blessings 🤗 stay cool 😎
Chrome I don't know how you're riding around without a/c.God bless.
Shame no camp site for you, but at least you manage to find somewhere great video as always
Im wondering why if the next smaller island had some camping spots you didnt do one more hop? And the pat campground..i would have liked to see a little if it. You met some wonderful people.
Maybe a storage box under the double doors? 🤔 For cruzies ramp.
We are under air quality alerts today Sunday through the afternoon at least tomorrow Monday. I’m guessing it’s the smoke from the fires. I am up here in northern Minnesota. And it’s very hazy here. Stay safe!
Just saw you're under your first air quality alert of the year. & Wisconsin also has smoke from Canadian wildfires. I'm in Michigan & we had smoke last summer coming down from Canada.
Burnt orange on that truck,beautiful.
Wildfires making me reconsider how I'm designing the air circulation and filtering with my box truck. Stay safe out there Chrome, much love!
I still can't decide if I want to go with a box truck or a high roof van. More space to live in vs the size to park in a standard spot. I'm so conflicted!
@MyVanHaven I feel that. For me the box truck is just easier to build the inner walls/insulation and also will be much easier to keep out bugs and spiders lol. Also, roof space for solar. But the main main reason for me is that I need room for some side businesses I'm looking to run out of the truck.
Main thing is that you consider all the ways you plan to use the vehicle so you don't end up in a situation where what you have can't do the things you want to do.
10-12' boxes are pretty small (almost similar in length of some cargo van or extended vans) AKA box vans
Anything longer (and wider with those dually rear tires)... it'll be just a tad harder to find parking spots
One TH-camr had a 10' ex uhaul boxvan and had to ultimately get a trailer for his back country toys
Cherry creek is behind Walmart it’s all farmland. Most railroad tracks are bike routes now, can go all the way to Victoria.
Yur safety is more important thn traveling
Chrome If the insane Fires 🔥 are coming back again And gas ⛽️ is going Up sky high I might would hang tight too! There’s Still a Lot of Gorgeous Camping Spots near you that you and Cruzie can enjoy Plus your daughter is graduating. Do whatever you think is Best! Lots of Love and Respect Always!💞. ~Cindy
Thank you for what you do Chrome! I love you videos, your positive attitude and of course Cruze!
Love seeing Canada 🇨🇦 absolutely beautiful place to see thanks for taking us on your travels
I’m so glad I’m not seeing referral to Nomad, as being from California my surfing friends parents were into that, and it was a Car Club, not any cars, it was I think, just Chevy Cars. ❤ From California 🇺🇸
No A/C is brutal.
LOVE Sunday VIDEOS: )
Love watching you and Cruz. He is so cute. Don’t go off if it’s not safe. There’s beautiful places not too far from home. 🩷. Have more group camp outs. I love yalls community. Not sure how all the pets get along tho.
OMG! when you said can you see it? (The cable pulling the boat) I said Yes! Out loud. Lol
Hey that’s me! Haha It was nice to meet you man good luck on the summer adventures! 🤘
they stopped using the tracks mostly in the late 90s and early 2000's when I was a kid, we used to have trains in Downtown Victoria here.
Pulp and Paper town. Port Alberni. Worked with several mills in my career for 35 years mostly on the East Coast but had my best friend from school that worked with the Port Alberni Mill
Just stay and visit with jeffy bear. And show us around the island.
I appreciate that you put so much effort into your videos and so much of yourself! Of course, Cruzie gets all the attention; he is so handsome!
Way back in the 1980's on Denman there used to be a campground at Lacon Rd and Hinton Rd. Gone years ago.
Thanks for the visit to Denman Island. 🙂
Thankyou😊 Australia is jolly hot in parts Chrome.
I'm heading for Grampians in Victoria, cold winter hotish summers.
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Isn't there camera's out there that follow the subject using motion tracking so you don't have to keep adjusting it. That could probably save you at least a little time.
A few years ago, I owned some acreage on Orcas Island with hopes of building a home for my retirement. That didn’t work out…☹️ but when I was up there a friend would take us out on his boat. So beautiful! What’s better than owning a boat? Having a friend with a boat!
Some retractable train wheels for the van would be awesome to explore the unused train tracks!
Go south young man!
Maybe think about doing an ultimate Van. Isl. tour if you want to avoid the fires. Hit all the nooks and crannies. Tip to tail. Hit some of the close by smaller islands too.
Thanx Chrome. I felt like I was on that ferry. Beautiful ride.
Your channel shows the dedication to detail.
That sucks.. wild fires and such suck... Hopefully I can go camping in Washington State this year too
Your having beautiful weather, here in up state NY ,(Glens Falls) it,s pretty much been wet and dreary! Saying off and on next 12 days!! Trade ya chrome!
Northern Canada is usually open. They let us take the dumpster when it was on fire. Bs is nanny state. I have a video on the dempster fire.
With the logging, Pine Beetle and fires, BC is going to stand for "Burnt & Clear" pretty soon!
You are definitely awesome i love your channel it's awesome
could always roadtrip it to the east coast? but them BS fuel prices are crazy right across Canada sadly.
❤❤❤Agree w ya! TIM HORTONS is way to go. I miss it! Oklahoma has none.
Grab a can of refrigerant, at your local auto parts store and recharge that AC. Cheap and quick.
Can't get over how many islands there are.
Fires are part of the adventure. In Alaska some years they say everything is primed to burn then it doesn't burn. Other years it's just the opposite. Really hard to predict far out what the fire season will be like. There is more volatility in weather so almost anythibg is possible at any time. I say go for it and it just makes things more interesting for you and your viewer. Maybe I will come down to Whitehorse when you are there, it's just an 8 hour drive from Fairbanks!
I love the stairs you got for Cruzie. :3. You're a good dog dad.
What a cool video. 😎 Thanks for sharing your time✨️👌
Cruz looks so content. Ahhhhhhhhh the life.
Cruzie IS (video) content.
Got the same issue on Denman except that I missed the last ferry on both sides, VI or Hornby. Got trapped with nowhere to go. It was dark so I stayed overnight closed to a park and took off first thing in the morning. Very annoying when you can’t stop, it is private properties everywhere, only 10 campsites, even the ferry terminal did not have overnight stall. Be aware if you decide to stay on the Island this summer, it is a nighmare! Off season is fine, but summer time is crowded everywhere even in the backcounty.
Here in Wisconsin, we have an air quality warning because of the Canadian fires and a fire in Minnesota as well 😢
HEY! Hello Chrome and Cruz
I won't leave ya ! Even if you don't go camping ! I myself watch ya cause your a good person so build shop and park outside
Yeah, I'm shocked Denman still doesn't have more camping!!! Hornby has only two. Tribune Bay beach is awesome! The campground next to it was so-so, but that was a couple decades ago, so maybe better or worse now. Same with Brad's Dad's Land. And I agree, more folks should get on board with having 1 or 2 camp spots on their properties, if the have room. I did see once a site online that listed driveways to stay at. I think it was a membership thing to use the website. So folks list for free or a 'donation' and a small fee per night. Cool idea.
Hey chrome that was a fun video. It’s beautiful there. Hopefully they’ll open some more camping spots. Thanks for sharing you and Cruz. You guys always make my day. Be safe out there.🇺🇸♥️🙏👍😎🐾🏔️🚐🇨🇦
Not to nit pick, but the fire that caused people to evacuate fort nelson was due to a tree that was blown over by the wind and hit a powerline and started the fire. Wasnt previous burning fires.
San Clemente has beaches there’s backcountry in the mountains and we could have three beers. Also, the gas is gonna be cheaper here for you even though it’s California prices.
OMG the engine sounds so good
We have 7000 hectare fire butning 16 kms from Fort Mac AB. Its fire season again 😢 travel safe and take no risks. I will watch you if you are parked in Walmart lol.
Stay in the island. Super fun too stay safe.
Stay put!!!! You don’t need to travel we like you doing whatever.
That cable in the middle of the boat makes it look like the boats peeing....
I love your dog.Great company for you .
Wildfire smoke rolled into SE Saskatchewan last night and it’s still here. Not a good sign for the summer season.
We’re NOT talking which lay eggs!
I'm in Buffalo NY so I'm so excited to get to go to to Timmy Ho's today.
Keel cruzie cool. Wet blanket if he's too hot..lots of water too. Stay well