We Had To Survive EXTREME COLD in a Van
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In this vanlife Switzerland travel video, we put our tiny campervan to the test with subzero temperatures. We continue our winter vanlife journey in to the Swiss mountains to Lauterbrunnen, a picturesque Swiss village where we stay at the Jungfrau campsite to survive the cold.
We then try out the hot tug boat to warm up, an incredible way to see lake Brienz (www.captains-cove.ch)
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Hello and welcome to our channel! We are Alex & Emma, a British couple who have been exploring the world together for over 10 years - from backpacking to vanlife:
2012/13: We both embarked on our own solo backpacking trips through Southeast Asia, where we would eventually meet at a hostel in the mountains of Thailand and begin traveling together. After a year and a half of backpacking around Southeast Asia & Australia, we returned home and to the corporate world!
2015: Travel Beans was born and we filmed our first videos on a road trip around Europe with friends! This was our biggest trip yet.. and you can go back and watch the entire adventure because we filmed ALL of it! This trip took us through Russia, Mongolia & China, on the longest railway journey in the world. Followed by highlights such as staying on a local island in the Maldives for a month, going on safari in Sri Lanka, couchsurfing & hitchhiking in Korea, seeing the snow monkeys in Japan, island hopping in the Philippines, trekking 60km through the centre of Myanmar, exploring the Indian Himalayas, and checking out some of the incredible US National Parks.
2016: Despite an unbelievably memorable year and a half of travels, which we were incredibly grateful to have had the privilege to experience.. we found ourselves in New York City, battling depression. At this point, we decided to go home and confront this problem head-on.
2017: After 6 tough months at home we decided to go away again, but this time with a goal in mind.. to turn travel into a lifestyle. We left the UK with just £500 in our bank account and a dream to make a continuous travel lifestyle happen! We both got online English teaching jobs to be able to fund our travels and to keep creating videos. We can't quite believe that our younger selves decided to take this plunge but we are so grateful they did as we are still on this journey today!
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Over the years, we've discovered that we LOVE road trips and even decided to renovate our very own little VWT4 van into a campervan to be able to enjoy vanlife and spend more time on the road. We are now the proud owners of 2 awesome little campers - one based in the UK and one that we keep in the USA. You'll often find us using one of these vans to explore Europe and North America. If you enjoy this kind of content we'd recommend checking out our Italy Road Trip series, USA vanlife series and our Japan in a Tiny Van series as well as our UK vanlife content.
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I enjoyed your tour video of the
Lake very much.
Having been to Switzerland in the winter, I was fascinated with the Hot Tugs out on the lake. Quite exciting actually .... love from OZ 🇦🇺
Actually, it’s 37 degrees Celsius here in Perth, Western Australia, so I’m having no problem staying warm.😊
Hope you beans are nice and toasty.The videos are amazing !! Can you please let me know where you purchased your diesel heater from as the one I have is rubbish. I have no temp settings or can control when it comes on like you mentioned in the last video. Take Care and keep warm
Hi Pete! Ours is from Autoterm (planarheaters.co.uk/) - they were great and they installed it all for us. If you end up going for it, tell them the Travel Beans sent you they'll give you a discount :)
It just occurred to me that this channel will be gold as your kids get older. We all get to a point where we're interested in what are parents were like before we were born. What they looked like. How they were together. What they looked like before they went grey! This channel is a treasure trove for your kids. It's quite a gift!
Lovely comment
Imagine their surprise when they find out mom and pop 1) weren't born parents; and 2) actually had a life before the kiddos! LOL!
@@carolj2013 With my background and experiences, what I am really happy for their kids is that they have documented proof their parents love each other. Form my own perspective that's so important
@@danellis-jones1591 of course! But I remember when my daughter ran across a picture of me with an old boyfriend (stuck behind another picture in a shoebox in a closet - so you can tell it really meant a lot to me LOL!). That's the day she found out 1) I wasn't always a mom and 2) I had a life before her father. You could see her mind explode LOLOL
As a 38 yr old who's father passed away 10 yrs ago, and my mother is currently going thru dementia and doesn't want to talk about her past at all, not even when she was with dad... So def cherish those moments and never lose the footage!!!:)
Emma in the nesting stage of pregnancy and Alex wandering around like Paddington in the search for beer and apple juice 😂
Love you guys so much! Highlight to my WFH day on a Monday! ❤️
sorry Gary I basically type the same as you.....I should of read some remarks first.
yes, all pregnant women do that.
Excellent summary!
Paddington does not drink beer or apple juice. He likes Jam Sandwiches.
That was my thought when she started cleaning out the draw😊.
It's safe to say that we miss doing winter van life with you two! At one point whilst watching you both giggle endlessly, Adam turned to me and said "aww, I love the Beans because this is exactly what they are like in real life!". Love you lots xx T
We love watching the beans and we love watching you both too 🥰
Beautiful! Props to you both traveling pregnant and in the cold. Applause for Emma- I’ve had 6 babies and I’d have wimped out just having to get out of the van and walk to a restroom repeatedly at night in that cold! You two have such a sweet relationship. Love your content.
Aw, Emma's nesting. How cute. Alex bemused at the seeming idiocy, so goes off hunter, gathering! It all makes perfect sense when you think about it.
Spot on Lottie x
Welcome to the wonderful world of maternal "nesting". She will organize (and reorganize) things again and again.
My daughter is 6 months pregnant and it really makes me smile even more now watching you guys, enjoying Emma's pregnancy while you keep doing your van life! She and her husband and I (and their dog) did all caravan together cross-country in late October from Oregon to the east coast, stopping at Yellowstone (and we saw lots of lovely bison!). Awesome video!
I love seeing how you continue to just enjoy every little thing. You even appreciate the walk to the store. Your gratitude and appreciation come thru the screen. At a time when other travel TH-camrs are just going through the motions, it is so refreshing to watch the Beans.
In 1977 I was 14 and went on a school/youth club trip to Switzerland. We went to a place called Grindelwald, which is just above Interlaken and right next to the Matterhorn mountain. It has to be one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. It was summertime and there were dozens of really high waterfalls similar to the ones the Beans saw. Big up guys.....
My dad always talks about going to Interlaken on a Scout trip. So much so for his 60th birthday Mum took them to Interlaken and that area. 😊😊
The Matterhorn is well over 75 km (as the crow flies) away from Grindelwald. So you likely either mixed up the mountains or went to see it on a day trip. Next to Grindelwald would be the famous mountain trio of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
That was interesting to read. In 1959 I too was on a school trip to Wilderswill near Interlaken and I still remember the sound of the cow bells as the cows came home off the hill every evening when called home by the farmer blowing through the huge horn
Y’all the the sweetest couple and i love ❤️ watching y’all on you adventures. Ladt😢night i watched many of your video. Some of the ones I enjoyed were visiting the island you had to fly to. Hunting for moose on your hike. Then the next morning one walked past your cabin and Alex was so excited he followed it in his stocking feet 👣!
The bone cave and the huge water 💦 fall in two other trips.
I also loved watching Emma build out the van by herself with a little help from Alex.
This trip to Switzerland is so Kool! No pun intended! The snow hotels, etc adventurers.
I ❤y’all
That's the best sitting in a hot tub out in the middle of an alpine lake! That is just wild!
Ive been spending the last few days in the hospital. They have been keeping me away from food and water. Sleep has been horrible during my time here. I just had a wonderful nap. Upon waking up they bring in this tray of chicken broth, snack pack, ice tea, jello, bubble lemon water, apple sauce and more. I turned on TH-cam while i decided to eat first. It was wonderful site to see Y’all posted a new video. Double treat, and perfect timing. THANK YOU!!!! On a side note with my new medical condition i can no longer have beans. So the only beans in my life is the Travel Beans! Thanks again
I would love to see a visit and video with LeAw, Leave Everything and Wander - Luca & Sara, while you are in that part of the world.
We would absolutely love to meet up with those guys someday soon!
You two seem to find the craziest stuff to do. Who knew you could rent a floating hot 'tug' on a lake in Switzerland? Love your vids!
Emma is nesting! 😀 And looking marvellous.
I like Emma is really nest in the van life by cleaning up & Alex is very optimistic personally on keeping Emma happy
Oh yes, that is the ultimate winter adventure. If it involves water I’m in. Thanks so much for being you and taking us along for the ride. 💕
Nothing better than a hot bowl soup when it is cold outside
Def Emma nesting there not "tidying" as she stated. Surely getting things in place for Bean Junior's arrival.
This was the first channel I found on u tube and I still enjoy watching it Alex & Emma you are the best
My husband and I got engaged in Lauterbrunnen. I am also 20 weeks pregnant and burst into tears at the footage. Oh memory lane and hormones ❤😂
Emma is probably "nesting" - tidying up the van. My wife did it for months before we had our first child - house was never so tidy!!!!
@Bosswardrop it appears I should have read comments before posting mine. Lol Clearly we both made the same observation. You just made yours a little sooner. 😖😂 Best wishes!
hehe guilty!! (it didn't even click that this was happening until we read the comments!)
Stay warm and no I don’t like being cold!
You two are both so cute!😊
Happy New Years from Canada. The footage of you floating in the middle of the lake with the mountains everywhere was stunning! Thanks for sharing and keep warm.
We need things like this in Canada!
Thank you for watching!!
In love RV life in winter, in Florida!! When I go to Florida for January and February, and I feel the nice warm temperatures (especially mid-day) and my phone is showing me the freezing temperatures back home, I am really very, very thankful!! Unfortunately, come the first of March, I have to get back home and collect all of my income tax info to get it to my CPA so he can file it all for me before the deadline! But, but, but, my house is out in the woods and I soon get to watch spring start to break out all over, transforming the forest. A joy to watch every year!!!
I don't mind Winter van life as long as I'm doing it in Arizona
You are nesting! Getting your home organized before the sprout arrives!
Travel Beans, Van life in Switzerland with you guys seems so romantic. Picturesque as it is. Cold is cold. But how cool is that? A floating hot tub all by your lonesome in the chilling air of the lake
Having fun with it all is what keeps us always engaged. We love you guys❤❤ Sending much love from Richmond, Va. The love Beans Jim, Harriet and Yuki
You need to carry a small hatchet in your van for making kindling at the campsite. Also you may consider making some fire starters(Prodigy), it is really simple, you need some wood shavings like you would use for pet hamsters/rabbit bedding, sawdust, or dryer lint, then pack the shavings tightly in a silicone mini muffin mold(if your eggs come in paperboard egg cartons those work perfectly too), then melt some paraffin wax using the double boiler method(silicone bowl is best as you cannot get wax off other pans or utensils), then pour the wax over the shavings in each muffin depression and let them cool. This will give you a multitude of small firestarters that will burn for 15+ minutes each to get even damp wood started.
Glow, glow, glow!!!! You are glowing and the 2 of you seem beyond happy!!! Enjoy the heck out of 2023 Beans!!!
Wintery cold weather all the way for me!!!! Especially if you’re warm! 😃👍🏻🥰🙅♀️🙅♀️
As someone that needs a bathroom on board, I would not want to do "van" life in winter, but I would certainly do a small rv/travel trailer with an onboard bathroom/shower during the winter and absolutely love it.
A floating hot tub? Now that’s the life! And the whole lake to yourselves to boot can’t be beat. An enjoyable winter holiday for sure.
As full time UK vanlifers, we love the sub zero temperatures, sitting in the van with the heater on is blissful.
What a wonderful example of being a bit adventurous in a different season and getting an epic lake all to yourselves. The gems of travel. Thanks for sharing.
Switzerland is a dream vacation of mine, in the winter in a van, I’ll take it. You have such a cozy setup looks very comfy, love the hot tug, never saw anything like that before. Thanks for sharing your journey, and making it fun. ❄️🇨🇦
I feel cold just watching this! Sending lots of love!❤
Thanks for mentioning the onsen and hot tub. As a nurse I was a little bit worried for you. Now I can relax and live vicariously through you again 💙
Btw- hate winter. That's why I live in Florida 🏖️🌴👍
Nice to see couple that actual likes each other!
It appears Emma has already started the nesting. LOL If you aren't familiar with the term Emma, you may want to look it up. I suspect there'll be more to come! 😉 LOVED the "Hot Tug"! It looked so pleasing. I've been in a hot TUB during a snow fall but surly your experience most certainly rates supreme! The Swiss know how to relax in a cold climate that's for sure! Who was surprised by that?!?! 😂 Love y'all! 💖Stay safe!
Surely? 👍You are welcome!
It's so funny because we both knew of nesting but neither of us had even recognised that it was happening when we filmed this! It's only when we read the comments that it clicked! 😂
I think any hot tub when in the cold is a winner.. although doing it on a lake definitely felt like the silliest way we've ever seen to enjoy one 😂
Thanks Rick!
What a gorgeous landscape with the cutest towns! Omg
I’m sitting in a wintery city in Canada, waiting for spring so I can head back out in my van, and then I find this video. You two sure can find the magic! Thank you for another inspiring journey!
Yea soup is perfect in every situation
This is such a beautiful destination. I'm sorry the fire didn't work out but that soup sounded amazing! And I love that Blinkist sponsored the video. I've been using them for years! And Atomic Habits is one of my favorites!
Hi guys please remember your on TH-cam don’t tell the world you take all your valuables with you when not in the van. Or in fact have valuables in your van at all!
Thinking of your safety! Take care love your travels ❤ Can’t wait to see the new Bean and watch it Grow 😂👌
Love your baby bump Emma. Looks like Alex got a haircut! You guys are the best. I look forward to your posts every Monday night. Wish you would post twice a week.
Van life in winter would be nice except for the worry about the icy roads. I guess if you have the right vehicle and are comfortable with it then it would be really nice. Such beautiful scenery there in Switzerland! Thanks for sharing it!
Love your tug adventure - you guys find such fun things to do no matter the place or the weather. Thank you for sharing as always!
Not gonna lie. You 2 are the cutest vanlifers on TH-cam 🥰🥰
That sounded like the White Lotus music when you were watching your computer. Talk about a twisty, disturbing but addictive series! 😬
Wow... It looks like a deserted Yosemite valley. Ha! You just said that too. 😊
The town reminds me of Truckee, near Lake Tahoe.
Oh we love your Monday updates 🥰 It looks so beautiful there, that scenery is stunning! So glad you have the heater and you're all cosy and warm in the van. Shame you didn't get to light the fire but whatever happens you always laugh about it. Keep the videos comin' beans 🥰
Lauterbrunnen is stunning. I was there last August (2022). Amazing to see the green valleys and then snow capped mountains. Incredible.
You two are a wonderful couple. I have been watching you all since you got the van that burned down, I couldn't stop watching and listening to you all after that. I have always wanted to see different places. but never had the chance. I just don't have the money to do it. Hell, I live in Nevada and can't even make it to The Grand Canyon, but watching let's see the world. I love you videos, I hope you baby is born healthy with no problems, and I always look forward to seeing a new video.
Absolutely one of our favorite stops in Switzerland. Comparing it to Yosemite is not too far off. I have been backpacking, hiking, and camping in Yosemite for over 60 years. Lauterbrunnen is magical.
We go camping in a Robins cabin 300 tent in winter so a van is pure luxury by comparison. As long as you have the right gear you can be comfortable in most climates excepting the absolute extremes.
When the first image of the massive scale of the stone cliff came up, I flashed on Yosemite, so Al wasn't the only one. Glad the diesel heater is up to the task of keeping the Beans warm.
Oh my goodness, I have never heard of a hot tub in a boat that you can take out in the middle of the lake. I always fear a boat taking on water - who knew some people do in on purpose! Love your videos.
How did you like The White Lotus? Great show. Take care, safe travels!
The hot tub looked amazing
Well, we don't do van life but we do 5th wheel life and just spent 4 very cold months traveling the southwest US. Used more propane to heat the camper than we have ever used. Flagstaff, Arizona was freezing at Thanksgiving 12 degrees F ! Absolutely would do the hot tub tugboat.
Hello from sunny Florida. Thank you for sharing your travels! I love the sights and sounds of winter, although I don't miss feeling cold and shoveling. I lived up north for the first 54 of my years so I'm thru with winter but miss the beauty of it. Switzerland is just gorgeous!
The hot tug is genius! So glad you got to experience it!
Now that is unusual!! A Hot Tug. Never knew something like that existed.👏🏻👏🏻🥰
Hot Tug and Gluhwein sounds like a great day out for me!
Very entertaining video 📹 👏. Beans Out!
Winter and summer. Love the cozy feel of winter in a van, especially when the snow is around.
well girl......... now that you are in the "nesting" stage....... I am amazed you have done this!! HUGS and warm hugs from Western Australia!!!
Yay, the Lauterbrunnen Valley! I've been lucky enough to visit, and what a spectacular place! The valley walls are so high and steep the sun seems to rise and set later! .....and yes, I would have a swim from the boat!
I think where you were has been my favourite place of all. Very beautiful and relaxing.
17:00..
in Spain on a Monday ....refresh until new Beans video appears 🥳
I’ll stick with warmer weather but looks like you’re having a great time ❤
Warm & Cozy thoughts to keep you warm the rest of your trip. I've added these towns to my travel list.
I've been in Switzerland in the mountains for 2.5 week for a working holiday in 2014 and i still miss it. But now I miss it even more by watching your vid. I wouldn't mind to do van life in the winter too with the right aquipment 😍 I'm in love with your lifestyle ✨️
I love all seasons!
Wow, we love watching all of your videos. You have inspired us for our travel plans 😊😊
Take the cable car from Lauterbrunnen to Grutschalp then the gauge train past Winteregg to Murren and the two cable cars to Schilthorn Piz Gloria to see the 007 museum from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Thanks. It was so beautiful
Love my Beans. Would stick to warmer climates just to avoid the ever present wetness.
And dampness in your clothing and beddding.
I like camping in the cold weather months, so Id love to van life in the winter!
Wow, our family stayed very near to Lauterbrunnen in a campsite in 1971 (I learned to swim without the aid of armbands in a swimming pool in Interlaken which is down the road - was SO proud of myself!). That was nearly 52 years ago, and just saying that makes me feel EXTREMELY old. It sticks in my mind because the campsite was hit by a tornado and a caravan next to us received a direct hit by a flying tree. Mum and dad threw us in the back of the car for safety. I was only 6-years-old at the time, but remember it vividly.
Well done to you two for doing it in winter. I'm pretty sure we visited glaciers even in summer of 1971 and experienced 'cold' in summer.
Emma and Al, JUst checked on Amazon and there are many propane heaters that you could use to help out with the cold. Many use a propane tank (1 pound) and don't required electricity.
OMG
The views in this video took my breath away. One of your most spectacular to date.
Thank you for lighting up my day, as always.
I'm so happy for you guys. No, I wouldn't camp in winter unless forced to, but, THE BOAT! Definitely!
Thanks also for addressing our worries about your pregnancy and hot tubs, hot springs, etc. I was a bit worried, but, felt confident you would never be irresponsible with your little bean. Big love to the 3 of you!🥰
I love that area. I skiied from Wengen for years. Catch the train up. Wengen is a typical Swiss village and if you go all the way up to Kleine Scheidegg you can catch the Jungfraubahn up to the top. If the weather is clear there is a great view. From Lauterbrunnen you can catch the cable car up to Piz Gloria restaurant which is where theJames Bondmovie was set
I am living vicariously through you two. You are having so much fun. Enjoy being a part of your adventure. :)
Awwwww Emma, you are nesting
Emma is beginning to nest a very common stage in pregnancy. Good job remembering to bring back the back Apple juice. The sights there are lovely. The hot tug boat looks amazing! Mary 💕Fred
Emma and Alex - that was epic, thank you so much.
I'm freezing just watching this video from the comfort of my home! The beauty is stunning, but wow I don't know if the frigid temperatures would be worth it...That diesel heater was your life saver!
We couldn't live without our diesel heater! Easily the thing we use most in the van
There was a day I did things like that. But that day has come and gone. I'm 79 now so I like to spend my Winters in a nice warm house. But back in the day it was fun.
Simply two of the most genuinely nice, engaging and honestly interested people. Thanks for sharing
I'm so happy to see you two!
We all need a floating hot tub and a beautiful lake !
Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Hi Beans 😃, blooming ek Emma's brave 😊, bless you Emma , what a life that little boys going to have with parents like you , he'll never be board and that's a fact , have a good week , Take Care xx 🤗 ❤️👍 x
Polar Beans! You two are crazy brave! I'm not interested in winter camping at all. Mainly because I live very close to Park City Utah., which has given me access to myriad winter activities over the years. I much prefer watching your winter van-life from my camper in my winter home, the beach in Baja California Sur!
Polar Beans, how adorable!
Baja in a camper! Sounds like you're living winter van life the right way! When we visited there earlier this year (before we had our van in the US) we were so envious of all the campervans we saw parked up on beaches etc - looks heavenly! Enjoy!
What a beautiful place to park and spend some time. Though I can't imagine doing it in that kind of cold...bless your hearts!
I agree we used to worry when we went out and left the van that we would come back and we would have been burgled, but never did thank goodness. Glad to see "mum" is taking care of her new-born in the hot and cold tug. Just watched Kingin it and they swam in ice cold lake in cave in Sweden. I think yours is more acceptable. Take care both and keep warm.
hehe those two are mad! We are such wimps when it comes to the cold 😂 that cave lake/sauna looked incredible though eh!
I am really amazed you still travel so far in your 2003 VW . This gives me more ideas of converting and older vehicle for travels in the future. Long may it continue for the beanies.
Wow I was in Interlaken in 1980.... as a girl guide. I did not appreciate it at the time I was so young. But thank you for filming it for us xx