To anyone in the comments who tries using live fire as a heat source in a confined space (car, tent, small shack etc) please make sure you have a fresh air supply. Many winter fishermen have died using small propane heaters in cars. The fire burns away oxygen and the fishermen die while sleeping. You sir have done it right. Open air and a detector 👍
That CO detector is the single most important tool in the back of that truck and I was happy to see you had one. See lots of camping TH-camrs getting this wrong. No combustion in a confined space is ideal, but if you’ve gotta do it be smart about it.
so in that type of cold I would have fired up that buddy heater to get the space warm first and then switched to the stero cans for heat. they do not put out enough heat to warm a space but do a surprisingly good job at maintaining the heat of a space that is already warm.
Does the buddy heater burn oxygen.. I need some advice . I sleep in the small bedroom with the door closed in Winter time and I have a space heater going continually Cause I'm in the basement. Space heater is plugged into the AC. So does the space heater plugged into the AC where an oxygen like a buddy propane does.
I'm camping in a 4runner in the winter and so far I've only had to use a 0° sleeping bag and a home made quilt from my awesome grandma. I think socks and hats make a pretty big difference in body temp
I think these camping supply companies need to start sponsoring you big time. You deserve it. Stay safe and as warm as you can. I would go and buy a lot of extra propane bottles just to be safe.
I've always been infatuated with the idea of going out and camping in a car and cooking a meal out in the sticks, but watching this makes me actually feel like it's possible
Have you thought about putting a thermometer in the truck with you so you can show the temp difference with these different heat sources? I would love to see the true heating power of your heat sources. Keep it up.
Been watching you for a long time. All this time I never considered prepping to this level for what we experience here in Texas. This last week definitely changed my mind. You have my respect!!
It's an amazing feeling watching under the blanket at home in a cold 🥶 season outside , and inside blanket watching this types of videos, it's an another leval ,... Thank you man 🙏🙏🙏
I bought a Kia Sportage for some overlanding. Had absolutely bottom rung expectations. Only reason I actually bought it was because it's too cheap to pass up. Well it had no problem with a 13" snow storm here in Nebraska. Plus the rear seat lays flat with the cargo area. Unlike a lot of these things where the seats have a slight angle up. However my favorite part that my son discovered is that the front seats also fold completely flat. There's hard plastic on the back of the front seats so you can fold them down into tables. I'm just waiting on my new rack, batwing awning, and mattress.
I just found this channel. This is incredible. Camping alone while eating was my dream since little. Unfortunately i never did get a chance due to culture different. U know Asian parents are sooo strict when it comes to camps and stuff. This is like watching a survival movie with realistic commentary. Pretty chill. Such a nice idea to start the channel.
Omg quit being a pussy and just go take a sleeping bag in the back of your car. I lived in my car all winter w no heat and a sleeping bag dude. It was in the south so winter I mean like... 15-40 degrees. Under 30 ever night tho. Not fun at all.
Back in the early 70's our Campfire group had a sleep over and in the morning we all made pancakes using a coffee can over a Sterno using the bottom of the coffee can as the pan. Good times. Treasured memories.
@@shibasurfing Not me. Every Wednesday I make a full Sunday roast with all the trimmings in the front of my vauxhall Corsa in Tesco's parking lot. It's awkward and I don't know why I don't just make it in my kitchen..
One thing ive always admired was the imagination it goes into prepping and producing a self meal when in humble beginnings and you can relate by what u see others are comfortable eating !!!
When using any type of heat that puts out carbon monoxide in a confined space, basically any type of portable heater made for camping or any thing that uses fuel, make sure you crack windows and always, always, have a carbon monoxide detector. They're portable and less then $50 bucks and will save your life, they have a loud alarm like a smoke detector that goes off if the oxygen level drops. So many people have suffocated and died in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning. I am so happy he uses one. Edit I wrote this before I saw the end of the video where he basically says the same things I did.☺
Yall are brilliant but have zero experience using alcohol for heat. It's a good thing that careful minds like yours chose to participate. Thanks. Try not to fall into the water and drown yourselves brushing your teeth. Remember...safety first.
My wife and I always had a portable LPG stove in our small van when camping. In the winter I'd open the back door a few inches and heat a steel cooking BBQ plate in the van to keep us warm..worked well. We must have done it right because we've still here after many years.
@@Mmmkay10 ? You've either never had or slept with a dog, OR ever been in the cold. There's thousands of dogs in outdoor kenels that would have it worse than Mav's dog
I did this 2 years. My recommendation is you buy one more sleeping bag and put one inside the other. Also actually zipping them up. Over top of your sleeping bags use several comfort and one blanket or maybe even a tarp to keep condensation from calling water from getting you wet. The more layers over you the better. I never had a heater or those burners.
So glad this type of video still tracks on the algorithm. I lived in my 1999 GMC Suburban for fun from 2018-2020. Best time of my life. Boy oh boy do I have a lot of recipes 😉
When Mav was backing into his parking spot and did that "whoaa!" I genuinely got startled because that truck is such an important part of the adventures
Greetings little brother!! I'm following you from the UK. Me and my Husky do the same kind of stuff over here, but not as good as you, lol!! I only have a small truck but it gets us from A to B, in the country!! Cheers for being an uplifting and an inspirational person. More people need to truck camp!! It's soooo much better than sleeping in a tent!! Cheers! :)
“Hey guys, this is Mav, today we’re going to be peeing into these jugs, and make what’s called trucker bombs. Then I’m going to pack them into my sleeping bag for warmth and try to survive the night.”
Some random thoughts I had while watching this: - Thoughts on just using a 20lb propane tank? Cost to refill is ~$15 to $20. Those disposable ones are probably in that range for just a couple of them. Would save you $ in the long run and allow you to sleep through night better. Could rig up a holder outside the truck or just place on ground. Adapter cables exist to connect the bigger tank to your portable tank outlets. (you can also get adapters to refill the small portable tanks from the larger one as well) - Radiant heat on the floor of truck bed. Use PEX tubing, or other approach. Plenty of propane based on-demand water heaters are out there. - - Completely random thought. Any idea if you could somehow use Ceramic Gas Grill Briquettes to capture some of the heat? Those can hold temperature for a good amount of time and are non-toxic. Not exactly sure how to implement it, but ......
It'd probably be easiest and safest to use a small tabletop BBQ with those Ceramic Briquettes inside as the thermal mass, rather than try and rig something up as he did with the Sterno and flower pot. On another note, the flower pot is a poor thermal mass choice because of how thin the walls are. However, I will admit that the Sterno cans are a better heat source than tea lights. Fuck, I hate all the scam videos of teapot heaters using tea lights. They're novelty lamps and nothing more.
How about an electric heater powered by a battery power bank? :) The power source can be recharged at home or using solar panels on the roof of the truck. Or even connected to the alternator.
@@zzz7zzz9 Yes, I noted that in my post above. (definitely don't throw away and keep buying more. If you do that, you might as well burn money to make your heat :) )
I admire this young man’s adventuresome spirit and courage. This kind of self challenge develops character and confidence. While many of his youthful friends are simply getting drunk or worse, he is subjecting himself to pretty extreme conditions to toughen his resolve and testing his mental and physical limits. 💪🍀
Just wanted to commend you for pointing out the safety precautions you take. It may all look appealing to do this hard living dude camping style but it definitely calls for putting safety first.
Yoooooo I watched I guy on TH-cam use “hot rocks”. He used three bowling ball sized rocks heated in a fire for about 4 hours and they heated his truck up from -9c to 5c in 30mins!!
Fun stuff! 🤩 Finally camped our way across much of Minnesota last Summer. (From Montana) One amazing thing about Minnesota is that most of the areas we traveled looked the same...trees, trees, trees, and often, more trees. 🤣 Saw signs for lots of lakes, but seldom saw a lake due to the trees. Being used to Montana's Big Sky Country, Minnesota had a sort of "claustrophobic" vibe to it. But if you love looking at trees hour after hour, perfect. 🤗
glad to see you becoming successful mav, been watching for a long time now and as a local minnesotan i hope big things come your way my man. see ya out there
If you put a quarter on top of the hole in the clay pot they get much warmer and radiant more heat. I use these in hunting blinds and cabins and only move the quarter to let out shorts bursts of air to warm the inside of a glove
My husband is from Virginia a good ol country boy taught and raised how to live in those situations he could make your trip into the woods look like disney land.
@@joyfisher8008 I was referring to his mannerism, humbleness and politeness. Not necessarily the truck camping. But either way we need things that will weed out the stupid people. Natural selection.
Thats brilliant! I never thought of that! Using a Sterno stove with a plant pot! I know the tea candle trick. It only kinda works. When I am in that cold of weather or rain, I use a cheap Walmart 20 dollar dehumidifier that I converted to run on 12V. The power usage is so low it will run all night.
I'm glad you mentioned you open the windows.. Had a buddy die of mono oxide poisoning. With all the oxygen used up in a space through heating can lead to death. Stay safe folks
I designed my own stealth van camper - but never built it. To heat it (for sleeping) I planned to use a standard outdoor grill propane tank that burns a small flame in a closed tube (air tight except at inlet and exhaust) over a tall air tight heat exchanger. At the bottom of tube is the burner with a small hole to vent in a small amount of indoor air and another hole to vent in some outside air. A small hole in the cabin brings in fresh air on the other side (cabin side) of the heat exchanger where it mixes with indoor air. The air is heated in the tube (chimney) and passes up through the chimney side of the heat exchanger, the much cooler exhaust comes out the roof through a recessed cap to keep out rain. The other side of the heat exchanger (cabin side) is thus heated by conduction and is in the bed area with a quiet small low speed fan and a guard grille. What made it efficient is the bed area is like what you see in the middle bunk in an aircraft carrier (about 6.5 feet long, 18 inches high, and 26 inches wide which is closed on 5 sides), but instead of a curtain, I have an insulated articulated (80 hinge) sliding door that slides out from behind the bunk at the feet and wraps around toward the head (like a roll top desk but sideways) - this closes in the bunk (with a 1ft square hole covered in fleece for air to pass through but still insulating). I have Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors around the cabin and in the bunk. If any detect warning or higher levels, the burner is shut off and an alarm sounds. I figured the tank could last for at least a week of 8 hour sleeping sessions. To heat the whole cabin, the flame and fan can be turned up. But the idea is not to hang out much in the van in the winter unless to sleep. I think I am going to post a slide show video of my design.
I installed a Chinese diesel heater in the back of my truck. It’s exhaust vents out the truck cap window and I have a house battery under my bed that powers it and charges off the alternator. Runs all night off 1 litre of diesel and barely uses any battery power but keeps me nice and comfortably warm and dry all night. Best part is it was only $150cad for the heater on Amazon.
Nice, in u tube videos I see some problems with these diesel heaters. I have a vented propane heater no power needed for heater in my hidden tiny home.
Hey this mans a beauty, I met him the other day I saw him in a parking lot got to say hi, very nice guy. This is jake btw lol not sure if you remember. But it was very nice meeting you
Bit of advice with the terracotta pots, the sterno needs to above the bottom of the pots second air is pulled from the bottom and shoots hot air through the hole in the bottom of the pot pointed up. This creates convection currents and will better heat your space.
RECIPE - what we make for breakfast when hunting. Potatoes cooked in a cast Iron skillet, brown them in some sausage or bacon grease. (Cook that first). Brown the potatoes, add onions after they start getting soft. Then when the potatoes are almost done, add your sausage or bacon. Crack an egg every couple inches apart over the top and cook until eggs firm up to your liking. Salt and pepper and maybe some hot sauce and eat up. Cool video!
*Currently going through a winter storm here in Texas ain’t got light or water but I’m safe at a friends place and Mav is making it all better by uploading lol* stay safe everyone! Also I’m close to hitting 500 ayeee❤️🙏🏼
i just commented the same thing.. its so bad out here without being bad at all. the weather itself is not that bad. im from chicago so this is nothing! the whole city is closed down smh
Seriously. MAV love your videos man but worst case scenario the back of your truck bed would light up like a tinder box before you even knew what do do. Spend ~4k and upgrade your cap to a high top version and insulate it. Worth the risk and you're really only just buying the high top version of a cap.
I love camping. I love the outdoors. I love good TH-cam videos. You, young man have hit the mark on all! I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Got all the good Canadian radio and TV stations. Learned all the jargon, eh?!
Almost tried that in 20 degree weather while car camping, but never went for heating, just bundled up. The heat cans plus ceramic pots to keep heat in is my next goal when it gets colder
Super simple delicious meal on the road: walmart; precooked noodles, 1 jar of Alfredo sauce, and a can of either chicken or tuna DOPE ASS MEAL for cheap too
I lived in a tent for over a year in New England. I was in -10⁰ weather and used these for a while, two or three kept me warm enough to be able to sit in a sweatshirt and feel perfectly comfortable. They just got too expensive, so I made little stoves that ran on Denatured alcohol, they worked much better and longer. Regular ISO 91% worked when needed, but created too much soot after a while. I'd put the stoves into separate buckets and surrounded them in sand. I learned that when knocking into one and almost burning the tent down. Never had a problem after, once in a while id bump them, but it would run into the sand and go right out. The chaffing fuel made from ethanol (Sterno) were more$$ than three ones made from methanol, but they also threw out much more heat.
When camping I like to eat Tortillas with pb&j during the day. At night you can cook up some quinoa (brocolli and carrots) and rice and beans burritos. Nice and hearty and WARM
I did something like this years ago in a 1998 Toyota 4wd pickup. The heat source I used to stay warm was my three year old Dog Willis in the sleeping bag with me. We were in Wyoming in early March.
U should make a fire and put 2 big rocks in it for a couple hours. Then put it on a metal tray in ur truck. I saw that bush craft guy do it and it lasted hours. Great video👍
Hey man I've watched a few of your videos I think they're pretty awesome. I like your setup but after watching the -19° camping video, you definitely need to invest in a higher top truck cap. Keep up the great work👍
To anyone in the comments who tries using live fire as a heat source in a confined space (car, tent, small shack etc) please make sure you have a fresh air supply. Many winter fishermen have died using small propane heaters in cars. The fire burns away oxygen and the fishermen die while sleeping. You sir have done it right. Open air and a detector 👍
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Thats scary that you could die at any second while you are sleeping. WOW
Common, sense,
Id prefer the hand warmers lol
I am an old guy and I admire your perserverance. I would not have the nerve to do what you do but I so enjoy watching you.
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That CO detector is the single most important tool in the back of that truck and I was happy to see you had one. See lots of camping TH-camrs getting this wrong. No combustion in a confined space is ideal, but if you’ve gotta do it be smart about it.
Honestly. That's so risky
Given how cheap they are, I'd probably have two.
Get two different kinds. Had one in house fail to go off. Multiple years to recover
I love these "Truck camping" videos. That's what my mother used to call it when we were homeless too.
Damn
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My mom used to burn dinner and call it cajun.
@@tommymayfield814 lmaooooo
GGs
“I’m getting kinda sleepy” ...glad you’ve got the carbon monoxide detector.
Exactly that’s the first thing I thought
I'd be surprised if sterno produced much if any CO.
I just checked and I was right, there's no harmful level of CO and probably zero as long as there's enough oxygen for complete combustion.
@@joewoodchuck3824 oh cool
OK because I panicked seeing the photo
so in that type of cold I would have fired up that buddy heater to get the space warm first and then switched to the stero cans for heat. they do not put out enough heat to warm a space but do a surprisingly good job at maintaining the heat of a space that is already warm.
Scientifically that makes sense... instead of warming a cold place wt a lil fire... u can just keep tha warm place warm wt a lil fire
Does the buddy heater burn oxygen.. I need some advice . I sleep in the small bedroom with the door closed in Winter time and I have a space heater going continually Cause I'm in the basement. Space heater is plugged into the AC. So does the space heater plugged into the AC where an oxygen like a buddy propane does.
@@kramnancy1411 Your electric space heater won't burn oxygen, but a Buddy propane heater will. Must have a window to open.
@@DontStepInTheGrease thanks
“Whats beef? Beef is when i see you”. That Biggie verse tho lol
Guarantee to be in the ICU!
Beef is when you need 2 gats to go to sleep
Not when your warm read my comment above.
Next title: "Truck camping in -40 using only the body heat of stray cats to keep me warm"... lol
It works for bubbles in his shed in Canada
Awww. My one cats turns wherever she is to a hot spot!
🤣🤣🤣
@@crazyentertainment4842 well ricky why don't you just tell everyone my secret why don't cha
Hahaha that’s so true
I'm camping in a 4runner in the winter and so far I've only had to use a 0° sleeping bag and a home made quilt from my awesome grandma. I think socks and hats make a pretty big difference in body temp
My boss “what did you do last night”
Me “watched a guy sleep in the back of his truck in -17 temp”
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I think these camping supply companies need to start sponsoring you big time. You deserve it. Stay safe and as warm as you can. I would go and buy a lot of extra propane bottles just to be safe.
Yes! And yes!
I've always been infatuated with the idea of going out and camping in a car and cooking a meal out in the sticks, but watching this makes me actually feel like it's possible
It’s awesome dude. Boy Scouts do shit like this all the time. Its an awesome experience that i do.
Of course it's possible mate. All you need is a car, food, and fire.
Just dont kill yourself fool
It makes me want to rent a hotel
also, thing called "summer" exists
Have you thought about putting a thermometer in the truck with you so you can show the temp difference with these different heat sources? I would love to see the true heating power of your heat sources. Keep it up.
Been watching you for a long time. All this time I never considered prepping to this level for what we experience here in Texas. This last week definitely changed my mind. You have my respect!!
So you guys finally acknowledge that simply going "this doesn't happen enough to justify preparing for it" is flawed, and it happens every decade?
It's an amazing feeling watching under the blanket at home in a cold 🥶 season outside , and inside blanket watching this types of videos, it's an another leval ,...
Thank you man 🙏🙏🙏
I bought a Kia Sportage for some overlanding. Had absolutely bottom rung expectations. Only reason I actually bought it was because it's too cheap to pass up. Well it had no problem with a 13" snow storm here in Nebraska. Plus the rear seat lays flat with the cargo area. Unlike a lot of these things where the seats have a slight angle up. However my favorite part that my son discovered is that the front seats also fold completely flat. There's hard plastic on the back of the front seats so you can fold them down into tables. I'm just waiting on my new rack, batwing awning, and mattress.
Go to Lowe's, buy a 4x8 sheet of insulation, lay your sleeping bag on it, it reflects heat keeps you warm all night from body heat
Mylar emergency blankets do too.
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Also put a sheet of it over the ceiling too where the most heat gets lost. Use foil backed.
Camping gear has changed so much over the years wow they actually made it more user friendly and helpful like easy to set up and use
I just found this channel. This is incredible. Camping alone while eating was my dream since little. Unfortunately i never did get a chance due to culture different. U know Asian parents are sooo strict when it comes to camps and stuff. This is like watching a survival movie with realistic commentary. Pretty chill. Such a nice idea to start the channel.
You still have time to follow and fulfill your childhood dream Azune Yukirito!
Come to canada
Omg quit being a pussy and just go take a sleeping bag in the back of your car. I lived in my car all winter w no heat and a sleeping bag dude. It was in the south so winter I mean like... 15-40 degrees. Under 30 ever night tho. Not fun at all.
@Kaisa Islamova Well they worry bout everything.. so yeah😀
@Kaisa Islamova they never raise us to unleash into the wild nor kick us out of house once we turn 18!! So yeah
Mav your videos always help me when I’m in a dark place. I wish I had a buddy like you up where I live. Keep on truckin brotha
Back in the early 70's our Campfire group had a sleep over and in the morning we all made pancakes using a coffee can over a Sterno using the bottom of the coffee can as the pan. Good times. Treasured memories.
I'll have to say you're the first person I've ever witnessed dice an onion on a vehicle armrest
This part really annoyed me lol
who among us has never diced an onion on a vehicle armrest, truly?
@@shibasurfing among us 🤣
I’ve chopped other things up on an armrest in my last car in the older days. ❄️
@@shibasurfing Not me. Every Wednesday I make a full Sunday roast with all the trimmings in the front of my vauxhall Corsa in Tesco's parking lot. It's awkward and I don't know why I don't just make it in my kitchen..
One thing ive always admired was the imagination it goes into prepping and producing a self meal when in humble beginnings and you can relate by what u see others are comfortable eating !!!
My heart dropped for you when you thought you spilled your soup. 🥲
Would be cool if you had a thermostat in the back with you to see how much they are actually heating it up
He sure needs a thermostat and thermos to drink warm water
Well probably -1 from -17 at that point the wax candle is what we call in the East of the US are only good for warming up food haha
@@PrincePalmUwU yea we use those for the bbqs to keep the food hot
@@dirtbag951 they're really good for preheat foods haha but no very good with cold weather's or when the lights are out.
When using any type of heat that puts out carbon monoxide in a confined space, basically any type of portable heater made for camping or any thing that uses fuel, make sure you crack windows and always, always, have a carbon monoxide detector. They're portable and less then $50 bucks and will save your life, they have a loud alarm like a smoke detector that goes off if the oxygen level drops. So many people have suffocated and died in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning. I am so happy he uses one. Edit I wrote this before I saw the end of the video where he basically says the same things I did.☺
Problem is in CO2 not just CO
@@ljubomirculibrk4097 co2 is much less of a problem, as humans can detect co2 and wake you up
Yall are brilliant but have zero experience using alcohol for heat.
It's a good thing that careful minds like yours chose to participate. Thanks. Try not to fall into the water and drown yourselves brushing your teeth. Remember...safety first.
My wife and I always had a portable LPG stove in our small van when camping.
In the winter I'd open the back door a few inches and heat a steel cooking BBQ plate in the van to keep us warm..worked well.
We must have done it right because we've still here after many years.
May, you need a mid size dog. Will keep you warm, and no one will sneak up on you. Not to mention it will be your best friend
Absolutely, makes really good sense.
Great idea
Why TF should the dog suffer through this frozen misery!?
@@Mmmkay10 Dogs don’t care. they’re just happy to be with you
@@Mmmkay10 ? You've either never had or slept with a dog, OR ever been in the cold. There's thousands of dogs in outdoor kenels that would have it worse than Mav's dog
I did this 2 years. My recommendation is you buy one more sleeping bag and put one inside the other. Also actually zipping them up. Over top of your sleeping bags use several comfort and one blanket or maybe even a tarp to keep condensation from calling water from getting you wet. The more layers over you the better. I never had a heater or those burners.
I was curious if enough blankets would actually work. Did you have cold nights or were you reasonably comfortable?
So glad this type of video still tracks on the algorithm. I lived in my 1999 GMC Suburban for fun from 2018-2020. Best time of my life. Boy oh boy do I have a lot of recipes 😉
I’m in Phoenix, tucked in watching this.😅 Life is good...
Same... Me as an Arizonan just can't relate lol!
it’s aids here i rather live somewhere i don’t need 3 fans constantly plugged in to keep me warm
Haha! Same here 🥶
Is it ?
I was laughing so hard when Phoenix ppl were complaining about how cold it was when the temperature went down to low 60 degrees, like dudes…chill, 🤣🤣🤣
When Mav was backing into his parking spot and did that "whoaa!" I genuinely got startled because that truck is such an important part of the adventures
As someone who works in food, I can tell you these things put off some freaking heat lol.
Greetings little brother!! I'm following you from the UK. Me and my Husky do the same kind of stuff over here, but not as good as you, lol!! I only have a small truck but it gets us from A to B, in the country!! Cheers for being an uplifting and an inspirational person. More people need to truck camp!! It's soooo much better than sleeping in a tent!! Cheers! :)
Next title is gonna be “surviving in -30 weather with the steam from my urine”.
How to make a st louis arch at -30.
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don’t give him any ideas
“Hey guys, this is Mav, today we’re going to be peeing into these jugs, and make what’s called trucker bombs. Then I’m going to pack them into my sleeping bag for warmth and try to survive the night.”
@@rosscoeradio3741 for some reason I had Mav in my head saying this 😂
Some random thoughts I had while watching this:
- Thoughts on just using a 20lb propane tank? Cost to refill is ~$15 to $20. Those disposable ones are probably in that range for just a couple of them. Would save you $ in the long run and allow you to sleep through night better. Could rig up a holder outside the truck or just place on ground. Adapter cables exist to connect the bigger tank to your portable tank outlets. (you can also get adapters to refill the small portable tanks from the larger one as well)
- Radiant heat on the floor of truck bed. Use PEX tubing, or other approach. Plenty of propane based on-demand water heaters are out there.
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- Completely random thought. Any idea if you could somehow use Ceramic Gas Grill Briquettes to capture some of the heat? Those can hold temperature for a good amount of time and are non-toxic. Not exactly sure how to implement it, but ......
One can get an adaptor and refill those small propane bottles.
It'd probably be easiest and safest to use a small tabletop BBQ with those Ceramic Briquettes inside as the thermal mass, rather than try and rig something up as he did with the Sterno and flower pot.
On another note, the flower pot is a poor thermal mass choice because of how thin the walls are. However, I will admit that the Sterno cans are a better heat source than tea lights. Fuck, I hate all the scam videos of teapot heaters using tea lights. They're novelty lamps and nothing more.
How about an electric heater powered by a battery power bank? :) The power source can be recharged at home or using solar panels on the roof of the truck. Or even connected to the alternator.
@@zzz7zzz9 I used to do this during the winters living on my boat. Saved so much $.
I used the FlameKing adaptor and bottles.
@@zzz7zzz9 Yes, I noted that in my post above. (definitely don't throw away and keep buying more. If you do that, you might as well burn money to make your heat :) )
I been watching your vids to help fall asleep at night since they are oddly peaceful
Keep it up man I love your content
Yo wtf same here
Me too 🙋♀️💤😊
Can you get a thermometer so we can find out what the inside temperatures are "relative" to the outside.
I agree you should get a thermometer
Yes you're right such important and valuable information that you just must know
seriously. this whole video about the heaters without telling us how well they were actually working lmao
I admire this young man’s adventuresome spirit and courage. This kind of self challenge develops character and confidence. While many of his youthful friends are simply getting drunk or worse, he is subjecting himself to pretty extreme conditions to toughen his resolve and testing his mental and physical limits. 💪🍀
Just stop
Just wanted to commend you for pointing out the safety precautions you take. It may all look appealing to do this hard living dude camping style but it definitely calls for putting safety first.
Like filming while driving? Lol
@@sb_dunk wow. joke with no funny?
@@JaidenKmeron it wasn't a joke
Yoooooo I watched I guy on TH-cam use “hot rocks”. He used three bowling ball sized rocks heated in a fire for about 4 hours and they heated his truck up from -9c to 5c in 30mins!!
Yeah that was Greg Ovens
Fun stuff! 🤩
Finally camped our way across much of Minnesota last Summer. (From Montana) One amazing thing about Minnesota is that most of the areas we traveled looked the same...trees, trees, trees, and often, more trees. 🤣 Saw signs for lots of lakes, but seldom saw a lake due to the trees. Being used to Montana's Big Sky Country, Minnesota had a sort of "claustrophobic" vibe to it.
But if you love looking at trees hour after hour, perfect. 🤗
I am so in love with this man. Every episode.
glad to see you becoming successful mav, been watching for a long time now and as a local minnesotan i hope big things come your way my man. see ya out there
I’m from the Wisconsin and live down south now, I watch your videos just to hear the snow and the Midwest accent! thanks bud 🤜🤛
Legend has it his cab still smells like onions...
"I am a professional". I would have to agree, after watching your professional videos. Love 'em.
If you put a quarter on top of the hole in the clay pot they get much warmer and radiant more heat. I use these in hunting blinds and cabins and only move the quarter to let out shorts bursts of air to warm the inside of a glove
Us Texans respect your all’s cold now u can have it back tho!
Hope u warm up soon.
For all Texans I think this was a prepping lesson for all.
My husband is from Virginia a good ol country boy taught and raised how to live in those situations he could make your trip into the woods look like disney land.
You might need a few survival tips from him lol
The word is y'all
If everybody approached life in the same manner as you, the world would be a better place.
he just likes truck camping
Fore sure.
No, there would be a lot more people losing fingers from frostbite & dying from their clothes catching on fire
@@joyfisher8008 I was referring to his mannerism, humbleness and politeness. Not necessarily the truck camping. But either way we need things that will weed out the stupid people. Natural selection.
I'm sure a family of six could live comfortably in a car.. yeah right.
I absolutely love any view of Lake Superior. What a beautiful lake.
I've been binge watching your stuff man. I love the variety, definitely a breath of fresh air.
Thats brilliant! I never thought of that! Using a Sterno stove with a plant pot! I know the tea candle trick. It only kinda works. When I am in that cold of weather or rain, I use a cheap Walmart 20 dollar dehumidifier that I converted to run on 12V. The power usage is so low it will run all night.
5:21
You just gained a lifetime fan! Iykyk
"Guaranteed to be in ICU" 🙌
🤣🤣🤣 "I've tooted like 20 times already,... Does not smell good back here right now" (20 Points For Taco Soupe!) Lol 😂
I'm glad you mentioned you open the windows.. Had a buddy die of mono oxide poisoning. With all the oxygen used up in a space through heating can lead to death. Stay safe folks
"Oh God someone's gunna drive by nd think im doing something else in here" lights the torch lol this guys funny
I’d like to know the temp outside AND INSIDE the truck.
I designed my own stealth van camper - but never built it. To heat it (for sleeping) I planned to use a standard outdoor grill propane tank that burns a small flame in a closed tube (air tight except at inlet and exhaust) over a tall air tight heat exchanger. At the bottom of tube is the burner with a small hole to vent in a small amount of indoor air and another hole to vent in some outside air. A small hole in the cabin brings in fresh air on the other side (cabin side) of the heat exchanger where it mixes with indoor air. The air is heated in the tube (chimney) and passes up through the chimney side of the heat exchanger, the much cooler exhaust comes out the roof through a recessed cap to keep out rain. The other side of the heat exchanger (cabin side) is thus heated by conduction and is in the bed area with a quiet small low speed fan and a guard grille.
What made it efficient is the bed area is like what you see in the middle bunk in an aircraft carrier (about 6.5 feet long, 18 inches high, and 26 inches wide which is closed on 5 sides), but instead of a curtain, I have an insulated articulated (80 hinge) sliding door that slides out from behind the bunk at the feet and wraps around toward the head (like a roll top desk but sideways) - this closes in the bunk (with a 1ft square hole covered in fleece for air to pass through but still insulating). I have Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors around the cabin and in the bunk. If any detect warning or higher levels, the burner is shut off and an alarm sounds.
I figured the tank could last for at least a week of 8 hour sleeping sessions. To heat the whole cabin, the flame and fan can be turned up. But the idea is not to hang out much in the van in the winter unless to sleep. I think I am going to post a slide show video of my design.
I installed a Chinese diesel heater in the back of my truck. It’s exhaust vents out the truck cap window and I have a house battery under my bed that powers it and charges off the alternator. Runs all night off 1 litre of diesel and barely uses any battery power but keeps me nice and comfortably warm and dry all night. Best part is it was only $150cad for the heater on Amazon.
You mind emailing me your setup and pictures? I’m looking to build a trunk setup in the future and yours sounds pretty ergonomic
What is a house battery?
@@patmacrotch5611 just an additional battery that powers accessories and is charged from the trucks alternator
Nice, in u tube videos I see some problems with these diesel heaters. I have a vented propane heater no power needed for heater in my hidden tiny home.
I wish I knew how to install that
Hey this mans a beauty, I met him the other day I saw him in a parking lot got to say hi, very nice guy. This is jake btw lol not sure if you remember. But it was very nice meeting you
“Jake from State Farm”
@@MichaelDeMersLA probs 😂
Grindr hook-up?
@@carinhall4508 one can only wish
@@MichaelDeMersLA what are u wearing jake?!
Bit of advice with the terracotta pots, the sterno needs to above the bottom of the pots second air is pulled from the bottom and shoots hot air through the hole in the bottom of the pot pointed up. This creates convection currents and will better heat your space.
I understood nothing about what you tried to explain.
You should do an EDC ( everyday carry) video or a gear overview of all the gear and stuff you use
Always something new on this channel. That's why I continue to watch. Keep on trucking Mav.
Buddy I'm 61 years old and I used to do this kind of stuff when I would go deer hunting in the middle of nowhere just I loved it tent and that's all
RECIPE - what we make for breakfast when hunting.
Potatoes cooked in a cast Iron skillet, brown them in some sausage or bacon grease. (Cook that first).
Brown the potatoes, add onions after they start getting soft. Then when the potatoes are almost done, add your sausage or bacon.
Crack an egg every couple inches apart over the top and cook until eggs firm up to your liking.
Salt and pepper and maybe some hot sauce and eat up.
Cool video!
Eat that before sleep and stay warm all night.
*Currently going through a winter storm here in Texas ain’t got light or water but I’m safe at a friends place and Mav is making it all better by uploading lol* stay safe everyone! Also I’m close to hitting 500 ayeee❤️🙏🏼
Stay safe I subbed love 💖
God bless everybody stay safe man ❤🧡👍
Stay safe homie I subbed
Sameeee
i just commented the same thing.. its so bad out here without being bad at all. the weather itself is not that bad. im from chicago so this is nothing! the whole city is closed down smh
Next video title: "I BURNED MY TRUCK DOWN"
Seriously. MAV love your videos man but worst case scenario the back of your truck bed would light up like a tinder box before you even knew what do do.
Spend ~4k and upgrade your cap to a high top version and insulate it. Worth the risk and you're really only just buying the high top version of a cap.
Or it will be "Heating my truck with its own exhaust"
Why would you say something like that you horrible person.
@@sahilsquadron2286 Its a joke relax
@@makerhys pretty distasteful , maybe was just a joke but its pretty sick to find something like that funny?.
Maybe one day you'll understand.
I love camping. I love the outdoors. I love good TH-cam videos. You, young man have hit the mark on all! I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Got all the good Canadian radio and TV stations. Learned all the jargon, eh?!
Next video: Truck Camping in -24 Degrees using Thoughts and Prayers for Heat
Mav is the only person I know that tries to survive the cold off different things lol😂
This is so damn cool. Living vicariously thought you my boy!
Next tittle: "truck camping in -40 degrees using exhaust gas heat from my ass"
Lmao
😂😂
How did this comment get likes
Lol
@@abgr5747 howdy, because it’s original lol
"That is alot of meat, but I'm a growing boy" lmao.
Everyone is Copying Your Video footage n Editing Style . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! ! 🤛
I mean I am...
Almost tried that in 20 degree weather while car camping, but never went for heating, just bundled up. The heat cans plus ceramic pots to keep heat in is my next goal when it gets colder
I was getting ready to ask where your tiger mask was but then I heard “I can’t find my tiger mask. Don’t talk to me about it cause I’m upset”😂
I like how you said -15 is cold.... in canada our "normal" days hover around -28 to -32 degrees regularly.
You know its cold when snow sounds like that when you walk on it.
He should get an IR camera to see how much heat he’s putting out with different methods, would be interesting to see at least
Dude, appreciate the authenticity! Hello from Miami!
Me with my car: no food or drinking
This dude: cooks full course meal cuts food on the middle console and brings a grill inside
"I have tooted like 20 times it doesn't smell good back here"🤣🤣🤣
Super simple delicious meal on the road: walmart; precooked noodles, 1 jar of Alfredo sauce, and a can of either chicken or tuna DOPE ASS MEAL for cheap too
These are the perfect videos to watch after you crawl under the covers yourself. They’ll put you right to sleep! I mean that in a good way!
Sterno saved me once when I fell through some ice a long time ago.
😂😂😂😂
I lived in a tent for over a year in New England. I was in -10⁰ weather and used these for a while, two or three kept me warm enough to be able to sit in a sweatshirt and feel perfectly comfortable. They just got too expensive, so I made little stoves that ran on Denatured alcohol, they worked much better and longer. Regular ISO 91% worked when needed, but created too much soot after a while.
I'd put the stoves into separate buckets and surrounded them in sand. I learned that when knocking into one and almost burning the tent down. Never had a problem after, once in a while id bump them, but it would run into the sand and go right out.
The chaffing fuel made from ethanol (Sterno) were more$$ than three ones made from methanol, but they also threw out much more heat.
I used chafing fuel from diethylene glycol rather than methanol because it's safer from combustion
There's some serious lack of tiger mask in this episode, sad times.
My mother in law gave him that😂
This and the candles saved my life, I’m from Texas.
Did this or the candles a work better? Did it work well?
When camping I like to eat Tortillas with pb&j during the day. At night you can cook up some quinoa (brocolli and carrots) and rice and beans burritos. Nice and hearty and WARM
You should keep a little thermostat in the back. Curious to see what the temps reach in the camper
Update us with a thermometer in the sleeping area to see how effective the different heating methods are.
great idea
1 or 2 degrees at most with sterno.
I did something like this years ago in a 1998 Toyota 4wd pickup. The heat source I used to stay warm was my three year old Dog Willis in the sleeping bag with me. We were in Wyoming in early March.
Bruh when you said “what’s beef…beef is when I see you” you have gained more respect then I already had for you😂
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Right!
R.i.p biggie
Do you know what beef is 🔫
Same😂😂😂
"So we got 4 and a half 4 and a half 6 6 6 ohh 😦" bro these have me dying 🤣🤣
Stay Blessed everyone! What a champ! Awesome videos MAV!
U should make a fire and put 2 big rocks in it for a couple hours. Then put it on a metal tray in ur truck. I saw that bush craft guy do it and it lasted hours. Great video👍
Ovens rocky mountain bushcraft
Bad Idea! Never heat up rocks! Unless you want them to explode in your face!
Only if they are the wrong kind
@@makerhys lol you sir are an idiot
"Dont live in a house it might fall over"
7:58 when you think you spilled soup in your truck lmao
The sound he did too 🤣🤣😭
@@fe10hd20 lmao im sure we've all made that sound when we think we've made a big mistake😆
I've got hooked your videos. I really like watching you. Be safe. Prayers hugs and peace.
He said “ What’s Beef ? Beef is when I see you “ 😎😂😂
Hey man I've watched a few of your videos I think they're pretty awesome. I like your setup but after watching the -19° camping video, you definitely need to invest in a higher top truck cap. Keep up the great work👍