I CAN SURVIVE WINTER! 😁 It's gunna be nice a cosy in the back now 🙏. Hope you enjoyed this video guys 👍 if you would like to support me by topping up the fuel tank then consider joining my Patreon where you can get early access to new videos! www.patreon.com/brendanexplores
I got a 12V heated blanket to run off my Bluetti. Pop that in your sleeping bag to heat it up, and you'll have a nice cozy sleep. It works indoors, too, if you get a power cut. Jon in rural BC, Canada
Well my car camping, came to grinding halt.😤😭. Upset. C3 Picasso that I had used for only 3 months or less engine failed. Upgrading is proving more costly then planned. Did get money back from C3 Picasso, but now looking for cars. Don't want too old a car, due to coming out of a 12 year vehicle, previously that in repairs ended up, out valuing what I paid for the car. I thought the C3 Picasso was the ideal upgrade solution. It was, and had some fantastic trips in it, it was roomy and brilliant for my needs but wasn't meant to be. Looking now for replacement within budget. That is proving difficult. Oh well onwards and up, hope you get the winter car camping sorted. 👍🏿 lady car camper 🇬🇧 I will be back in another vehicle in the coming days. What make and model is yours Brendan?
Hey buddy, sorry to hear about your car situation and I hope your back on the road soon 🤞👍. Send me a private message on Instagram as I may have something interesting for you 🙂
2:22 LOL I almost spit my coffee there!! 😆😆 Lucky you Brendan!!!👌 Unfortunately for me the 12 Greek Gods from Olympus mountain have stop listening our prayers long time ago!😕 So I made a DIY separate electric system for my micro camper. Don't need an EcoFlow (at least on this vehicle).😉
Whaha the fun you had finding the ecoflow behind a tree 🌲🌲🤣🤣 I'm very interested to see if it gives you the heat, please keep us updated on that. I camp a lot in my car too and tried some things out to provide heat....and failed. Although for a comfortable sleep we use mini electric blankets from NatureHike that work on a simple powerbank, not leaving without those!
How about adding an electric blanket to your bed. The tube heater is great, I put one under my computer desk to keep me warm on the colder nights. Also, I totally forgot I left my Ecoflow delta 2 and panels behind that tree. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
That's a good idea to be fair 👍 and I'm glad the heater worked for you 🙂. Yeh a few people have been leaving them behind trees lately.. very strange 😉🤣 lol
Always look forward to your vblogs mate, your a real down to earth guy. That heater is going to be a life changer for you, looking forward to the next adventure
Looking good Brendan, better than I am doing, built a camper last year, been in it once, starting issue which has been in 5 different garages now, keeps me going watching your vids, hopefully be out in mine soon.
I’ve visited that salt mine at Khewra in Pakistan. Pakistan does have Himalayas (and the incredible Karakoram) but as mentioned claiming that mine is in the Himalayas is a porky pie
@@BrendanExplores. I haven’t tried car camping yet Brendan , but I bought one of those “weighted blankets”. It weighs six kilos and I think it’s brilliant. It’s the best sleep aid I’ve bought. Just wondering if it could be good as an addition to your hobby 👍👍.
Hi Brendan, congratulations on the EcoFlow, that's wonderful! Hope the heating works out for you! Wonderful to see your dad, my son feels the same way about the Himalayan salt. Great video! Was nice to see Mika. Thank you for sharing, take really good care stay well! Have a wonderful week! Lots of love Kathy x 💖
Great minds think alike, I bought the 80w version last winter to go in my T5 van. I used it at a show in may, it did makd a difference and used it again a couple of weeks ago at the overlander show. Works great with my jackery explorer. Will be great in a car. Your dad is right with the pink Himalayan salt, a lot better for you than regular table salt. I feel a van is not far away for you too 👍
@@BrendanExplores I didn't mount it tbh because I use it in my house when it's not in the van. I leave it on the floor of the van but move it about where I need it, makes any excellent foot warmer in the morning aswell. I coupled it with a timer so it cuts in and out through the night, first time I used it I drained my jackery completely falling asleep with it on 🤦♂️
I WANT MY REFLECTICS BACK 🤣🤣 great news on the delta 2, glad you're happy with it pal. Looks a monster of a thing. The tube heater will certainly help in winter. You can also get USB powered electric blankets mate. Might be worth an investment. Dave 💪
Never!!! 🤣 Yeh it's a beast to be fair mate and I'm hoping the tube heater will help for the winter 🤞. I'll take a look at them USB powered blankets mate 🙂👍
To keep cool in my car during the summer, I bought two 5 volt DC fans and hung them on the ceiling near my face and I used to buy ice from the supermarket for 1 pound. Also she really hot, a flannel of cold water on your face or where ever else from time to time helps.
have you considered heated blanket? might be a more direct heating source while sleeping. it has other purposes to, i.e after an ice cold swim! i took a waterbottle once during late november car camp in scotland but never used it but a cheaper alternative
Brilliant 👏 I had often wondered if this would work for my van, as normal heaters get too hot, and I'm not keen on gas or diesel heaters because of the fumes. I'm going to invest in one of these as soon as possible! Thanks for the video, so useful.
Take along as much backup as you can when it comes to temperature. The thing with batteries like this , they come with operational temperature and if it gets too cold they will literally NOT work. I have this unit and so far I like it...but if you are going somewhere far just make sure you take along a few just in case items to keep you warm enough because while these are great, they unfortunately can fail to work if it is either too hot or too colds and that includes even being able to charge them up. Happy camping.
Don't know if it'll help or even work for keeping the batteries operational during very low temps, a TH-camr suggested placing those hand warmer things around the battery pack.
@@BrendanExploresThe Delta 2 has it's own case with air-cooling flaps to keep it dry in rain 🌧️, but also adds some insulation during freezing ❄️ temperatures. The bifacial Ecoflow panels are great and work even better during winter (panels become more efficient in the cold). When the Delta refuses to start taking in solar power due to extreme cold but sunny mornings 🥶, I simply plug in a hairdryer on warmest setting, and then blow the air gently over the Delta until it begins working. I've been living in my car full time for 5 years, but do not use a heater even in minus -15C. I prefer simply to use ultra warm goose down clothing. Also no electric blanket because a duck or goose down sleeping bag is plenty warm even to minus -40C. Regarding fridges, it is far better to use a compressor coolbox fridge/freezer that auto turns off when it reaches the required temperature (controlled via phone app). This works well with the Delta day & night for several days without recharging. Fit the Ecoflow 800W inverter to fast-charge the Delta during prolonged periods of rainy days. Plug the fridge into the car cigarette socket while driving to different locations to save wasting battery power.
That thing is pretty cool, thanks for sharing Brendan! It got me thinking: If you were to fully charge the EcoFlow and plug the thing into an electric car (because you can charge a car from a 3 pin as you probably know, albeit slowly), how many miles would you get out of it before the battery is drained I wonder? It got me thinking if you could travel forever in an electric car, but of course slowly (charge the EcoFlow with solar, use that to charge car), but I think the electic car's battery is too big for the EcoFlow to make an impact
Hey Joe, glad you liked the video buddy 👍 yeh I don't think technology is there yet in regards to solar charging while driving without needing another power source. But if a car can charge from a solar charger then hopefully the tech isn't too far away 😁
Yay! What a brilliant idea!! I am definitely getting this for my little campervan! I was really stuck what to do. Already saving my pennies for a smaller Ecoflow - also best thing to get. Thanks for this great tip!
Epic video! Long time watcher here and it was great to see such a huge improvement in the van. Plus you ready are hitting your stride with the editing work! Great to see the progress
You come up with the dandiest solutions! Trouble is, you're in the UK and I'm well, not. I'm your American gal who finally had to suck it up and purchase a RidgeMonkey from eBay by way of a UK seller!!! GRRR! So... how in the world do I find this jobby? "Help me, Brendan-won! Help me!" :-D
Cheers Kelley! I hope the ridgemonkey is treating you well 😁👍. I honestly wouldn't have a clew where to start with the US market 😅. I guess maybe a DIY store would sell something very similar 🙂
@@BrendanExplores Cheers dear... and dang! You get up early! Or maybe I go to bed late... hmmmm :) I'll for sure let you know after I get to use it which will be on Wednesday. Headed two hours south for the Scottish Highland Festival this coming weekend and setting up camp early. Also kicking off my channel with this excursion.. :) Anyway, I'm super excited to use my cute 'lil Monkey... No clue, eh? Well crap. On a stick. Can you tell me the brand/model of the larger heater ended up buying? Maybe I can do some interweb investigation as to an alternative that might be sold in the states. Happy Monday to ya! :)
I used to sleep in my friends carravan during the winter so that I was closer to work. I would put a heater on for 20 minutes before I went to bed and 20 minutes in the morning. I had a big feather filled winter sleeping bag with a hood to cover my head.
It can definitely be done mate 🙂 as long as there is just enough heat to get you off to sleep and you wrap up then your good 👍. This will make car camping so much more comfortable now
You can also get portable car heaters that go into the cigarette lighter but you have to unplug it even when switched off and best to turn off the car battery, which can be a pain to get up to take the keys out of the ignition and remove the heater from the plug. I also have a DC kettle to boil water which looks more like a flask and can also be used as a heater if you leave the water in there.
I've been experimenting with sleeping in my car but I put 2 single air beds in the back, one on top of the other, sun blinds over the windows and cheap windscreen 3 pound each reflectors from tescos on the ceiling, and walls in the back. I've got black sunblinds covers which are a fabrick covers over the back doors which I was going to fill with bubble wrap for insulation she it gets really cold.
Good luck... I bought one of those before for a very small back shop area. It made zero difference to the temperature on thermometer and went in the bin.
@@BrendanExplores Ended up pulling an electric oil filled radiator in from main shop. Tried to find specs for one I bought, but can't. I'd do a test with a thermometer at night, while you're still able to return it.
Just a thought but those emergency foil blankets reflect heat back into the body, would foil glued to the top side of your bed do the same when you are sleeping. Place the foil below you mattress but on top of the plywood base of the bed.
I have the EcoFlow Delta Max and it is fantastic. I use it in my Transporter and it provides so much flexibility and reassurance as it is in addition to the Leisure battery.
That's a great setup in theory... I'd be really interested to know how much of a difference that makes in proper cold temps overnight. I've ruled out the same alternatives as you have for my rig and that looks like a workable install for me. Keep us posted!!
@@BrendanExplores my car is bigger than yours but still not big enough to justify a diesel heater and while temperatures here aren't quite as bad I can easily find myself sleeping in 4°C in the winter even in Spain so I've been racking my head for ideas to take the edge off. This is one of the most innovative things I've seen so far 😉
Congratulations on the freebie and nicely done to showcase just some of Ecoflows potential use cases. I was on holiday when they ran the launch promotion, what they didn’t say was the promotion was also limited. The UK promotion sold out lightning fast, leaving about a week or more for the promotion window, leaving a lot of people frustrated and confused as to why the promotion limits were not made clear. All that said, I’m probably going to press the button and if you get a % kickback with this link (I heard could be up to 8%) then that makes me feel better, as you say, everyone needs to earn a living, so why not 🙏
Cheers Steve 🙂 appreciate your comment mate 👍. This will be a game changer for me to be fair. I'm hoping I get get some more sponsors as the channel grows to hopefully make this a full time thing one day 🤞. Yeh if your thinking of getting one then I'd appreciate you using my link 👍 that would really help me. Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the promo period. Hopefully they will have more again in the future. Appreciate your support mate 👍
Ok pressed the button and used your link, Delta2 + 220w panel + Panel suction cups. Hopefully you get the kickback but any probs let me know, happy to contact Ecoflow and confirm your channel convinced me. 🙏🤓
Great plan and use of a heater tube! I’m thinking a second or third 80w tube may be handy to keep temperatures up on really cold nights or help speed up the pre-heat. 80w doesn’t seem like a lot on it’s own, but am guessing you’ve already thought of this and planning to add a second if it’s needed
This was the last vanlife channel without a free EcoFlow, but it was only a matter of time. 😕 This will not work, 80 watts is simply not enough to heat a car. Would you expect an 80w lightbulb to heat your car? It is basically the same.
I can appreciate there is a few other channels sponsored by EcoFlow as well but if I ever want to create content full time and make more videos then I have to open up conversations with brands in hope of increasing my income 👍. I've wanted one of these for a long time so it was a huge shock when they reached out to me to collaborate. I hope you can understand when you see a sponsored segment on my channel in the future as it's a vital part for any content creators income. P.s, out of all the brand's that contact me to feature products I maybe mention 10% of them. Hope you can keep the faith and continue to enjoy my content 🙂
@@BrendanExplores Menu ideas: Frankenfurters, Mac O` Lantern and cheese, and for dessert Peaches and Scream!😅 (I have too much spare time on my hands!)
@@BrendanExplores it'll be my first winter living full-time in my car 🥹 hot water bottle + winter sleeping bag. I'm having more issues with the condensation than the cold haha
Thanks buddy and the Delta 2 is their newest high capacity model. They do units that have a smaller battery but still have plenty of juice 👍 try taking a look at the River series 🙂. Keep an eye out in the near future on Amazon prime as they may have some discounts around black Friday 😉
Those videos have to specifically license my voice likeness as that's how I make 90% of my income 👍. I'm making roughly about 150k a year out of China at the moment
@@BrendanExplores but the blanket is variable control so long term would use less power ? The tube heater is either on or off ? Good idea though the tube heater in a small area to warm the whole area. Maybe try a combination of both with the portable power pack ?
I CAN SURVIVE WINTER! 😁 It's gunna be nice a cosy in the back now 🙏. Hope you enjoyed this video guys 👍 if you would like to support me by topping up the fuel tank then consider joining my Patreon where you can get early access to new videos! www.patreon.com/brendanexplores
Awesome Brendan more ideas cheers mate
I can really use this Delta 2 in my offgrid cabin. I can exoand kt to 3kWh and keet it heated for a longer time.
Absolutely 🙂 it's so convenient to have the capacity to run most large appliances off-grid 👍
I got a 12V heated blanket to run off my Bluetti. Pop that in your sleeping bag to heat it up, and you'll have a nice cozy sleep. It works indoors, too, if you get a power cut.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Cheers Jon, thanks for the tip 🙂 and thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👍
Well my car camping, came to grinding halt.😤😭. Upset. C3 Picasso that I had used for only 3 months or less engine failed. Upgrading is proving more costly then planned. Did get money back from C3 Picasso, but now looking for cars. Don't want too old a car, due to coming out of a 12 year vehicle, previously that in repairs ended up, out valuing what I paid for the car. I thought the C3 Picasso was the ideal upgrade solution. It was, and had some fantastic trips in it, it was roomy and brilliant for my needs but wasn't meant to be. Looking now for replacement within budget. That is proving difficult. Oh well onwards and up, hope you get the winter car camping sorted. 👍🏿 lady car camper 🇬🇧
I will be back in another vehicle in the coming days. What make and model is yours Brendan?
Hey buddy, sorry to hear about your car situation and I hope your back on the road soon 🤞👍. Send me a private message on Instagram as I may have something interesting for you 🙂
2:22 LOL I almost spit my coffee there!! 😆😆 Lucky you Brendan!!!👌
Unfortunately for me the 12 Greek Gods from Olympus mountain have stop listening our prayers long time ago!😕
So I made a DIY separate electric system for my micro camper.
Don't need an EcoFlow (at least on this vehicle).😉
😂 glad you found it funny 👍 congrats with your setup btw and I hope it works well for you 🙂
Heated Blanket off the Delta....sorted
I'll have to look at one for sure mate 🙂
I work in Screwfix and I didnt even know we sold those tube heaters! 😅
I couldn't believe how much stuff Screwfix actually sold lol. Hopefully it works in winter 🤣👍
Whaha the fun you had finding the ecoflow behind a tree 🌲🌲🤣🤣 I'm very interested to see if it gives you the heat, please keep us updated on that. I camp a lot in my car too and tried some things out to provide heat....and failed. Although for a comfortable sleep we use mini electric blankets from NatureHike that work on a simple powerbank, not leaving without those!
It's amazing what you can find behind trees these days 🤣 I'll have to look for a blanket as well mate 👍
How about adding an electric blanket to your bed. The tube heater is great, I put one under my computer desk to keep me warm on the colder nights. Also, I totally forgot I left my Ecoflow delta 2 and panels behind that tree. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
That's a good idea to be fair 👍 and I'm glad the heater worked for you 🙂. Yeh a few people have been leaving them behind trees lately.. very strange 😉🤣 lol
Always look forward to your vblogs mate, your a real down to earth guy. That heater is going to be a life changer for you, looking forward to the next adventure
Cheers Steve, very kind of you to say mate 🙂. Yeh, I think it's going to enable to do soo many more things 👍
Looking good Brendan, better than I am doing, built a camper last year, been in it once, starting issue which has been in 5 different garages now, keeps me going watching your vids, hopefully be out in mine soon.
Ahhh sorry to hear that Mark, I hope your back on the road soon mate 👍
I’ve visited that salt mine at Khewra in Pakistan. Pakistan does have Himalayas (and the incredible Karakoram) but as mentioned claiming that mine is in the Himalayas is a porky pie
Yeh a few people have said it's good stuff now 👍. I'll have to get some 🙂
Buy a cheap argos electric blanket only 20w on low, it works brilliant.
I will be looking on Argos, thanks for the tip 🙂
an electric blanket in your sleeping bag might work well with the eco flow
Yes a few people have said that, I think your right 🙂👍
Now you have a portable power station you could also invest in an electric blanket. They are brilliant.
A few people have said that yes 👍. I'll take a closer look at a few 🙂. Thanks for the suggestion
I have a delta pro and I can run three electric blankets from it
That would be what I’d do as well. Have been using one I bought off Amazon for ages, it uses very little power and keeps you toasty warm.
@@BrendanExplores.
I haven’t tried car camping yet Brendan , but I bought one of those “weighted blankets”. It weighs six kilos and I think it’s brilliant. It’s the best sleep aid I’ve bought.
Just wondering if it could be good as an addition to your hobby 👍👍.
You can now also use an electric induction cooker instead of gas.
Good point mate 🙂 I'll have to look into getting one 👍
@@BrendanExplores the Vango Sizzle Single Induction Hob is popular
It’s always the simple ideas that are the most brilliant!
Cheers, I hope it works 🤣
Hi Brendan, congratulations on the EcoFlow, that's wonderful! Hope the heating works out for you! Wonderful to see your dad, my son feels the same way about the Himalayan salt. Great video! Was nice to see Mika. Thank you for sharing, take really good care stay well! Have a wonderful week! Lots of love Kathy x 💖
Thanks Kathy 🙂 I've seen a few people mention Himalayan salt now 👍. Fingers crossed the heating works ok 🤞. Have a great week!
Your dad a legend he has the best sweet chill sauce in the cupboard
He certainly is 🙂👍
Very clever idea. Think I might be trying that myself in my little transit. Brilliant one Brendan 👌👍
Cheers mate, here's to hoping it works when it gets really cold 🤞🤣
Great minds think alike, I bought the 80w version last winter to go in my T5 van. I used it at a show in may, it did makd a difference and used it again a couple of weeks ago at the overlander show. Works great with my jackery explorer. Will be great in a car. Your dad is right with the pink Himalayan salt, a lot better for you than regular table salt. I feel a van is not far away for you too 👍
Oooo brilliant! Great to hear it worked for you 🙂. Where did you mount it by any chance? And was it a game changer for you?
@@BrendanExplores I didn't mount it tbh because I use it in my house when it's not in the van. I leave it on the floor of the van but move it about where I need it, makes any excellent foot warmer in the morning aswell. I coupled it with a timer so it cuts in and out through the night, first time I used it I drained my jackery completely falling asleep with it on 🤦♂️
@@Waynes_Travels did it make your van comfortable or just enough to take the chill off the air etc?
@@Fromatic I would say it took the chill off the air but coupled with a hot water bottle was cozy
Not a heater but still been great for when I havnt had my heater in my camper... a selkbag! A sleeping bag onesie, it's the best
Nice one mate 👍 I'll have to look for one 🙂
This video made me laugh so much!!! Again, thank you for all you do :) Keep them coming, please!!!
I WANT MY REFLECTICS BACK 🤣🤣 great news on the delta 2, glad you're happy with it pal. Looks a monster of a thing. The tube heater will certainly help in winter. You can also get USB powered electric blankets mate. Might be worth an investment. Dave 💪
Never!!! 🤣 Yeh it's a beast to be fair mate and I'm hoping the tube heater will help for the winter 🤞. I'll take a look at them USB powered blankets mate 🙂👍
To keep cool in my car during the summer, I bought two 5 volt DC fans and hung them on the ceiling near my face and I used to buy ice from the supermarket for 1 pound. Also she really hot, a flannel of cold water on your face or where ever else from time to time helps.
Thanks for the tip Kris 🙂 I camped out in a heat wave and it wasn't very pleasant at all so I'll be doing that next summer 👍
have you considered heated blanket? might be a more direct heating source while sleeping. it has other purposes to, i.e after an ice cold swim! i took a waterbottle once during late november car camp in scotland but never used it but a cheaper alternative
Yeh I'll have to have another look at the blankets 🙂. I also see you can get a long water bottle as well? That might be good 👍
Nice heating setup prepping for Winter. I just bought the Goal Zero setup to get ready for California Winter.👍👍⬆️
Nice one 🙂 I'm hoping this setup works to keep me warm I'm the winter 👍
Brilliant 👏 I had often wondered if this would work for my van, as normal heaters get too hot, and I'm not keen on gas or diesel heaters because of the fumes. I'm going to invest in one of these as soon as possible! Thanks for the video, so useful.
Yeh I was thinking the same but I hope this will be the perfect solution to heating up the car in the winter 🤞. Glad you liked the video 🙂
I got the Ecoflow river mini for powering my drone batteries out on the ground. Great bit of kit.
Yeh they are pretty awesome to be fair 🙂 thanks for leaving a comment mate 🙂
Take along as much backup as you can when it comes to temperature. The thing with batteries like this , they come with operational temperature and if it gets too cold they will literally NOT work. I have this unit and so far I like it...but if you are going somewhere far just make sure you take along a few just in case items to keep you warm enough because while these are great, they unfortunately can fail to work if it is either too hot or too colds and that includes even being able to charge them up. Happy camping.
Cheers buddy 👍 yeh I'll definitely be taking a good quilt wherever I go just incase the heating system doesn't work properly 🙂
Don't know if it'll help or even work for keeping the batteries operational during very low temps, a TH-camr suggested placing those hand warmer things around the battery pack.
@@BrendanExploresThe Delta 2 has it's own case with air-cooling flaps to keep it dry in rain 🌧️, but also adds some insulation during freezing ❄️ temperatures. The bifacial Ecoflow panels are great and work even better during winter (panels become more efficient in the cold). When the Delta refuses to start taking in solar power due to extreme cold but sunny mornings 🥶, I simply plug in a hairdryer on warmest setting, and then blow the air gently over the Delta until it begins working.
I've been living in my car full time for 5 years, but do not use a heater even in minus -15C. I prefer simply to use ultra warm goose down clothing. Also no electric blanket because a duck or goose down sleeping bag is plenty warm even to minus -40C.
Regarding fridges, it is far better to use a compressor coolbox fridge/freezer that auto turns off when it reaches the required temperature (controlled via phone app). This works well with the Delta day & night for several days without recharging. Fit the Ecoflow 800W inverter to fast-charge the Delta during prolonged periods of rainy days.
Plug the fridge into the car cigarette socket while driving to different locations to save wasting battery power.
Looking forward to watching how it works in the winter. Watching you run with the battery and panel made me giggle too 😂
Let's hope it works a treat mate 🤞👍 and yeh it's amazing what you find behind trees in the woods these days 😂
That thing is pretty cool, thanks for sharing Brendan!
It got me thinking: If you were to fully charge the EcoFlow and plug the thing into an electric car (because you can charge a car from a 3 pin as you probably know, albeit slowly), how many miles would you get out of it before the battery is drained I wonder?
It got me thinking if you could travel forever in an electric car, but of course slowly (charge the EcoFlow with solar, use that to charge car), but I think the electic car's battery is too big for the EcoFlow to make an impact
Hey Joe, glad you liked the video buddy 👍 yeh I don't think technology is there yet in regards to solar charging while driving without needing another power source. But if a car can charge from a solar charger then hopefully the tech isn't too far away 😁
@@BrendanExplores Thanks for the response Brendan, keep up the awesome work!
Hi Brendan, now you've used it do you have an update on the effectiveness of the elec tub heater approach?
Yay! What a brilliant idea!! I am definitely getting this for my little campervan! I was really stuck what to do. Already saving my pennies for a smaller Ecoflow - also best thing to get. Thanks for this great tip!
Thank you very much 🙂 seems like it will be a nice alternative to a diesel heater. I hope it works well on the cold winter nights 🤞
Epic video! Long time watcher here and it was great to see such a huge improvement in the van. Plus you ready are hitting your stride with the editing work! Great to see the progress
That's brilliant Michael 🙂 thanks mate 👍 glad to know you can see the improvement. Appreciate your support
What About A Electric Blanket
A few people have mentioned that now and I think I'll have to look into them 🙂👍
You come up with the dandiest solutions! Trouble is, you're in the UK and I'm well, not. I'm your American gal who finally had to suck it up and purchase a RidgeMonkey from eBay by way of a UK seller!!! GRRR! So... how in the world do I find this jobby? "Help me, Brendan-won! Help me!" :-D
Cheers Kelley! I hope the ridgemonkey is treating you well 😁👍. I honestly wouldn't have a clew where to start with the US market 😅. I guess maybe a DIY store would sell something very similar 🙂
@@BrendanExplores Cheers dear... and dang! You get up early! Or maybe I go to bed late... hmmmm :) I'll for sure let you know after I get to use it which will be on Wednesday. Headed two hours south for the Scottish Highland Festival this coming weekend and setting up camp early. Also kicking off my channel with this excursion.. :) Anyway, I'm super excited to use my cute 'lil Monkey...
No clue, eh? Well crap. On a stick. Can you tell me the brand/model of the larger heater ended up buying? Maybe I can do some interweb investigation as to an alternative that might be sold in the states. Happy Monday to ya! :)
I used to sleep in my friends carravan during the winter so that I was closer to work. I would put a heater on for 20 minutes before I went to bed and 20 minutes in the morning. I had a big feather filled winter sleeping bag with a hood to cover my head.
It can definitely be done mate 🙂 as long as there is just enough heat to get you off to sleep and you wrap up then your good 👍. This will make car camping so much more comfortable now
@@BrendanExplores I also had a hot water bottle in the sleeping bag, a hot drink, and a feather quit over the sleeping bag, lol.
You can also get portable car heaters that go into the cigarette lighter but you have to unplug it even when switched off and best to turn off the car battery, which can be a pain to get up to take the keys out of the ignition and remove the heater from the plug. I also have a DC kettle to boil water which looks more like a flask and can also be used as a heater if you leave the water in there.
I've been experimenting with sleeping in my car but I put 2 single air beds in the back, one on top of the other, sun blinds over the windows and cheap windscreen 3 pound each reflectors from tescos on the ceiling, and walls in the back. I've got black sunblinds covers which are a fabrick covers over the back doors which I was going to fill with bubble wrap for insulation she it gets really cold.
Good luck... I bought one of those before for a very small back shop area. It made zero difference to the temperature on thermometer and went in the bin.
Oh really? Damm I hope it works for me 🤞. Did you find an alternative incase might doesn't work that well when it's really really cold
@@BrendanExplores Ended up pulling an electric oil filled radiator in from main shop. Tried to find specs for one I bought, but can't. I'd do a test with a thermometer at night, while you're still able to return it.
@@BrendanExplores would a small fan heater use too much power?
Just been looking into this style heating after a freezing cold night in the van when I found your video. Interested to see how well it works.
Me too mate! Just waiting for the next cold night to give it a good test 🙂👍
That eco flow unit would be ideal for when I do my car camping videos but a bit out of my price range..that tube heater will be just the ticket tho.
Yeh it's the business to be fair 🙂 lucky to of got one to be fair. They do some cheaper options as well that may be worth looking at 👍
@@BrendanExplores I definitely will cheers buddy 👍
This is bloody genius mate 😊 hats off to you 😍
Cheers buddy 👍 give me credit when it works though 🤣. I could freeze to death yet lol. Hopefully this is the perfect solution though 🙂
I am looking into heating options for winter myself, so this video gave me some ideas.. 😉
I'm glad I could help 🙂 happy camping 👍
Another good one Brendan! Keep them coming!
Cheers mate, glad you liked it 🙂👍
The salt part was hilarious 😂
always gotta be ready! 😅
All the best ideas are simple! Nice one
Cheers David, appreciate it mate 🙂👍
Great video and looking forward to the test results
Cheers Steve 👍. Never thought I would say it but roll on the cold months 😅
Glad you got power now im saving for 1 ive been using himalayan salt 4 yrs now take care
Cheers mate and my dad lives by the stuff lol
Just a thought but those emergency foil blankets reflect heat back into the body, would foil glued to the top side of your bed do the same when you are sleeping. Place the foil below you mattress but on top of the plywood base of the bed.
That's a pretty good idea 👍 I may well give that a try 🙂 thanks buddy
This works, I’ve done it. Decathlon sell emergency blankets for 99p. Also bubble wrap on the windows s an extra layer is good
This could be the answer to all my problems
Fingers crossed mate, I think you will be well snug over winter!👍 And your dad is correct about Himalayan salt!😂 Nice video again mate!
I'm certainly hoping so mate, it was freezing last winter! 😅. He swears by that salt lol
Your dad has good tastes!! 🤣. Keep up the great work mate! 👍👊
Looking forward to seeing how this setup works for you!
Sneak peak, it works well in a car and I've added something else to it as well 🙂 stay tuned 👍
I love my Ecoflow Delta Mini. It is a game changer
Brilliant 👍 it will definitely help me go on longer trips 🙂
The acting at the beginning was priceless 😂😂
I've heard through the wind there may even be an Oscar nomination 😉🤣
Nice! Not a bad shout that heater. Just need the powerbank now. I wonder how many phone calls i could make to reputable company for sponsorship 😂
Cheers mate and it might be worth it ya know 👍 I did that and look what happened 🙂
All set for the winter now, great video Brendan 👍👍👍
I'm certainly hoping so Paul 🤞👍 thanks for the comment buddy 🙂
You'd be much better running a 12v compressor fridge/ cooler. They use much less power, are more efficient and get down to temperature in minutes.
Your absolutely right to be honest, I'm gunna keep a look out for one 👍
That EcoFlow should make the world of difference to your power requirements and winter camping👍🏻
Oh it will mate, looking forward to seeing how it copes in the winter 🙂👍
I have the EcoFlow Delta Max and it is fantastic. I use it in my Transporter and it provides so much flexibility and reassurance as it is in addition to the Leisure battery.
I think you will find the noise of the fans will be an issue.
Surprisingly 80w is just about low enough for the fans not to kick in loud 🙂👍
That is awesome I will have to get me one of them heaters
Great piece of kit mate 🙂
@@BrendanExplores how much was it
@@LITTLEMANADVENTURSES about 20-30 quid mate 👍
@@BrendanExplores that’s not bad
That's a great setup in theory... I'd be really interested to know how much of a difference that makes in proper cold temps overnight. I've ruled out the same alternatives as you have for my rig and that looks like a workable install for me. Keep us posted!!
Cheers buddy and yes I'm also really interested to see how this stands up to minus temperatures, I may have to invest in a heated blanket as well 👍
@@BrendanExplores my car is bigger than yours but still not big enough to justify a diesel heater and while temperatures here aren't quite as bad I can easily find myself sleeping in 4°C in the winter even in Spain so I've been racking my head for ideas to take the edge off. This is one of the most innovative things I've seen so far 😉
@@CampingShack thanks buddy 👍 let's hope it ends up being a good idea 🤣
Well done and sponsorship well deserved - quality videos
Thank you very much for saying that 🙂👍
Happy exploring
And the same to you buddy 😁
Nom nom nom. Algorithm 👍
Great vid, thanks for your tips and thoughts
Cheers mate, glad you liked it 🙂👍
Congratulations on the freebie and nicely done to showcase just some of Ecoflows potential use cases. I was on holiday when they ran the launch promotion, what they didn’t say was the promotion was also limited.
The UK promotion sold out lightning fast, leaving about a week or more for the promotion window, leaving a lot of people frustrated and confused as to why the promotion limits were not made clear.
All that said, I’m probably going to press the button and if you get a % kickback with this link (I heard could be up to 8%) then that makes me feel better, as you say, everyone needs to earn a living, so why not 🙏
Cheers Steve 🙂 appreciate your comment mate 👍. This will be a game changer for me to be fair. I'm hoping I get get some more sponsors as the channel grows to hopefully make this a full time thing one day 🤞. Yeh if your thinking of getting one then I'd appreciate you using my link 👍 that would really help me. Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the promo period. Hopefully they will have more again in the future. Appreciate your support mate 👍
Ok pressed the button and used your link, Delta2 + 220w panel + Panel suction cups. Hopefully you get the kickback but any probs let me know, happy to contact Ecoflow and confirm your channel convinced me. 🙏🤓
@@supercrazysane ahh mate, your a star! 🙂 Thank you for that 👍 enjoy your new power kit! You've got a brilliant setup there 😁
Bruv you’re living the dream …with Eco- flow…👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers buddy, here's to hoping I have a comfortable winter 🤞🙂👍
Excellent vid again pal! Just a quick note - where did you get your hoodie seen at 10:05? Really nice mate
Cheers mate and it's a boohoo man hoody 🙂👍
Great plan and use of a heater tube! I’m thinking a second or third 80w tube may be handy to keep temperatures up on really cold nights or help speed up the pre-heat. 80w doesn’t seem like a lot on it’s own, but am guessing you’ve already thought of this and planning to add a second if it’s needed
You might well be right there mate, I'm hoping this will be enough but the options there to have more 🙂👍
buddy your video is awasome!!
Thank you mate 🙂👍
Can you share a link or name of that product you got to heat your car? I would like Roger one in the US for my car. Thanks
I honestly wouldn't know what the US equivalent would be called sorry.
ive missed a few episode so im on catchup.....what mattress have you got on your bed???
Hey mate, hope you enjoy catching up on some and I used some memory foam for mine that I have linked int he video description 🙂
@@BrendanExplores thanks Brendan...
@@williamphillipson548 pleasure mate, hope it helps 🙂
Still a lovely day m8 .... think a bbq maybe looool 🤣🤣🤣🤣🎩®️©️🏴⚘
It’ll be interesting to see how you get on this winter
It certainly will be mate 🙂🤞
@@BrendanExplores If you ever short of some screws working at your dad‘s always got plenty in the shed
That heater looks interesting. Can you provide the link for the 40 watt heater?
It's a dimplex tube heater from Screwfix 🙂👍
Wit woo. Well done sir. Now car camping is easy life for you. Brilliant buddy.
ATB Adam
Cheers mate 🙂 this is gunna be a game changer for portable power! 😁
Your dad is 100% correct about the salt, I never use table salt anymore it’s full of plastic.
Every day's a school day 👍 I think I might have to get myself some now 🙂
Hav u a fridge and is it well stocked 🤣🤣🤣🎩®️©️🏴⚘
This was the last vanlife channel without a free EcoFlow, but it was only a matter of time. 😕 This will not work, 80 watts is simply not enough to heat a car. Would you expect an 80w lightbulb to heat your car? It is basically the same.
I can appreciate there is a few other channels sponsored by EcoFlow as well but if I ever want to create content full time and make more videos then I have to open up conversations with brands in hope of increasing my income 👍. I've wanted one of these for a long time so it was a huge shock when they reached out to me to collaborate. I hope you can understand when you see a sponsored segment on my channel in the future as it's a vital part for any content creators income. P.s, out of all the brand's that contact me to feature products I maybe mention 10% of them. Hope you can keep the faith and continue to enjoy my content 🙂
@@BrendanExplores Don't worry, I still enjoy your content 👍
How it working ? Keeping you warm ? What great idea love it ❤️
Thank you and I'll be finding out soon how well it works at night 🙂🤞👍
I like your Dad
...cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Thank you very much 🙂👍
@@BrendanExplores Thank you very mutch... have a nice Start of the week.... see you….
Hmmm. Halloween is coming up, how about a haunted camp? 😁 You know, like Pendle Hill sounds lovely!👻👻
Ooo now that is a good idea 😁 watch this space 👻
@@BrendanExplores Menu ideas: Frankenfurters, Mac O` Lantern and cheese, and for dessert Peaches and Scream!😅 (I have too much spare time on my hands!)
Electric blanket? I wouldn't be pratting about camping in winter myself though.
I did think of that but that heater uses the same amount of heat as some blankets so I thought why not use this heater 🙂
Bloody expensive aren’t they! Nearly worth more than the scenic 😂
Nearly lol but worth every penny mate if you need it 🙂👍
Wish I could afford one
I felt the same for many months mate. Maybe take a look at their other options? They do cheaper alternatives as well 🙂
I use 2 candles 😅
My thoughts are with you 🤣🙏
@@BrendanExplores it'll be my first winter living full-time in my car 🥹 hot water bottle + winter sleeping bag. I'm having more issues with the condensation than the cold haha
@@TheNomadicTrader yes that will be the main problem
Hot water bottle and a flask of hot chocolate.😁
That's a pretty good shout 🙂 I did that last winter and it worked well 👍
@@BrendanExplores My first winter coming up, your vid has spurred me on to get the 120 watt perhaps if my 100ah battery can give me a few hours.
If you want a diesel heater I’ve got one for sale mate not far from you
Hopefully one day buddy but it will be when I have a van now I think 🙂👍
bro brendan i live in UK but i live in birmingham , want to see you
Hopefully one day our paths cross mate 🙂👍
Good vid again. I have checked the price of the Delta 2 power bank & wow it’s expensive do they have a discount code?
Thanks buddy and the Delta 2 is their newest high capacity model. They do units that have a smaller battery but still have plenty of juice 👍 try taking a look at the River series 🙂. Keep an eye out in the near future on Amazon prime as they may have some discounts around black Friday 😉
Glad you will be able to keep warm over the winter mate enjoy 👍
You've hit the big time now, mate! That will make such a difference to your expeditions. And you'll have doubled the value of your car! 😉👍😂
I have mate! 😂😂 I can now sell my car camper for atleast 35k 😉. Will be a game changer though to be fair 🙂
Lol that is not what i found behind a tree recently 💩
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Brendan, get an electric blanket, you'll be roastie toastie 👍 your nuts will love you forever 🤣
I'll have to have a closer look at a few I think 🙂👍
Dude you sound like that robot voice that everyone uses on their videos 🤣
Those videos have to specifically license my voice likeness as that's how I make 90% of my income 👍. I'm making roughly about 150k a year out of China at the moment
@@BrendanExplores I knew it!!! 🤣🤘
just get an electric blanket
Most use more power than that heater unfortunately otherwise I would of 👍
@@BrendanExplores but the blanket is variable control so long term would use less power ? The tube heater is either on or off ? Good idea though the tube heater in a small area to warm the whole area. Maybe try a combination of both with the portable power pack ?
Not very good at this, jumps around too much so not smooth following