You two are the best sponsor partners from a TH-cam channel I’ve ever seen. I never skip them. I hope your sponsors are aware of the production quality of their spots. You two ALWAYS make them interesting and funny. Even though they are always great, this was one of the better ones so far. Do the ideas come from the company? Or is it written by you two alone? Just wondering who has the writing talent.
@sailing Uma you guys need to put a cheap diesel heater in your truck. I use on on my 31' power boat in the main salon it keeps it nice and hot with dry heat. I keep the leaky salon at 80 degrees in the wintertime for about 2 gallons of diesel per week. In a colder climate it will take a tiny bit more but a diesel heater is probably the best 160 dollars you will ever spend. Make your exhaust 3 feet or less and a straight shot. I dont use a muffler and no one cares and I live in a marina with neighbors every other boat. I suggest that you dont put in a fuel cell or plumb your tank if it is diesel rather just use a 5 gallon jerry can and modify the lid with a hole to install your tank draw tube from. Dont buy a couch BUT most definitely buy a diesel heater
When I'm going to build my boat, I will use heat exchangers, so I can use the otherwise wasted heat from the engine. A diesel engine makes about 50% mechanical energy, and the rest of it is heat, of which 30% is heat from the surface areas of the engine, and the rest goes out with the exhaust gasses. Running the engine for 15 minutes will get you 2 days of hot water baths for 2 persons. A larger storage tank, and running the engine for a bit longer time will get you, e.g. floor heating. For cold climates: It's good idea to use a air-to-air heat exchanger to get rid of moist air. An air-to-air heat exhanger and 2 circulation pump makes you a heat recovery system, they are usually about 90% efficient. In hot climates: You will need a dehumidifier, or an A/C unit. In all cases, both cold and warm/hot climates, you will want to your boat to have insulation: Insulation is used for either keeping the cold out, or keeping the cold (A/C cooled air) inside the boat.
I don't know if I would go with the cheap option but it's definitely a viable one. I would go with the wabasto diesel heater. That's probably the best one in my opinion. Very reliable and very fuel efficient.
What a wonderful road trip! As always the production values are amazing! I sure enjoyed Kika's enthusiasm about the snow. You guys still make the most amazing commercials ever! So original. So entertaining! So informative!
You passed within a few miles of where I used to live! Yes, winter camping is indeed chilly. I mitigated the heat loss by using two tents, one inside the other, with two, thick blankets sandwiching a an aluminized mylar sheet between them, along with an IR-reflective fly across the outer tent. When both doors are partially open to the fire, the radiated heat keeps the inside quite toasty! Even after the fire dies, the dual-walled setup remains breathable while considerably decreasing heat loss.
Kika was so excited and happy for the scenery and the snow. Having been born and lived in a place where it is nonexistent, easy to see why. Interesting how she is loving the snow country in Germany and the Germans love to come to Death Valley California to experience desert of which they have none and more importantly, extreme heat. From what I have read and what the Rangers in Death Valley tell me, the hotter it is in Death Valley, the more it makes them happy. We humans are always excited to be in something different from what we live in. Why we all travel.
Wow Dan!! I didn’t know you met Kika in the mid 80’s?!?!? (4:00). That’s also when I met my wife, who also had tall hair and blue eyeshadow. I wish 80’s styles would come back, especially the music!!
Dan doing his projects whilst Kika is driving is particularly impressive; she's a very patient and forgiving person! How many of us would accept our partner drilling holes into the car to fix something "unimportant" at 70mph/100kph?
The life of those lithium batteries is amazing. The scenery on your road trip is stunning. I used to go to the Miami International Boat Show every year.Looking forward to Dusseldorf show.
That is the best BetterHelp advertisement I have ever seen! It is at least 575% more engaging than all others! Nice touches with threatening to throw the phone out of the car! Kika calls herself "black" in this video. That surprises me in the same way as a stealth roundhouse kick in the head! Is Kika black? I guess so, but she is also very sweet and cute and enthusiastic and easy on the eyes! I suppose the allure of being in snow would be a very positive experience if you weren't raised in it. Like having it around for weeks or months every winter and trudging through it every day as a kid. I had about the same experience in Lichtenstein as you. English wasn't their strong suit but they did everything else very well and the food was excellent! And very moderately priced as well. The road conditions were opposite: we had trouble seeing out the windows because the sun was so bright. We bought some fabric to lay over the dashboard so it wasn't so reflective and that helped a lot. Did our car have air conditioning? I don't remember but bringing in a little outside air was more than enough to keep us comfortable.
@@palmereldritch1974 Nothing at all! It really surprised me because I hadn't considered Kika as being anything so easily describable. To me, she was a gorgeous, fun female and easily able to do whatever she set out to do!
Great road trip, but as one who has spent many hours on Icy/snowy roads including Germany you should not get over confident in four-wheel drive. On many snowy trips we made a game of tallying the number of four-wheel drive vs other vehicles which slid off the road. More often than not there were more four-wheelers in the ditches. It was fun to watch tanks (60+ tons) slipping on the roads in Germany with one managing to do a 360 on the autobahn when doing less than 40kph. Although they usually do a great job of clearing the autobahn, I have had to stop and put on tire chains on various all-wheel drive vehicles. A little diversion on lithium: Lithium can disappear very quickly as lithium is actually what goes boom (fusion material) in a hydrogen bomb.
Agreed, 4wd does not help you stop or prevent sliding on snow or ice. We used to see a lot of SUVs from Texas in the ditch in Colorado during ski season.
I love you guys! It's wonderful of you to donate your used batteries to others. I believe the Universe will reward you for your kindness. Safe travels ❤
I used to work in the (snow) ski industry which involved driving in a lot of snowy conditions. It always amazed me that when the conditions were slick, probably four out of five vehicles that I'd see in the ditches were 4WD. People driving them felt that they were bulletproof, but what didn't occur to them was that when you're in 4WD, all of your tires are locked together so that when any tire lost traction, all four would lose traction and your vehicle would do it's impression of a frisbee and you'd be heading for a snowbank. If I owned a 4WD, I'd probably keep it in 2WD at highway speeds. 4WD is arguably safer than 2WD in nasty conditions generally because the vehicles are heavy, but don't go zooming past other moving traffic and be careful. The good news is that once you are stuck in a snowbank, a 4WD vehicle is easier to get unstuck.
consider a temporary bulkhead behind the front seats to keep in heat, even an insulated screen cover, hung up will reduce your "trucks" heated volume n noise
Being raised in the principality of Liechtenstein, I adored your little stop-over there, even if the shot order in the edit was obviously optimized for dramatic purposes as opposed to the chronological order. What I really enjoy is your truffel-pig-sensitivity for epic places and views as for instance your drive via Maienfeld and the "Bündner Herrschaft" into Liechtenstein (probably the most epic way to enter the country). Love your show and have watched all your steps since the beginning...
Hi guys , it’s just wonderful to see you both together. The smiles on your face tells it all the love you have for each other is incredible , I personally love and appreciate you both for all the adventures you have, and I cannot wait to see Uma back on the water where she belongs. Give up the good work Cliff from Logan City Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺
We lived in New England for most of our lives and really enjoyed the Beauty of a fresh snowfall. Sometimes we’d wait until it mostly stopped and then go for a walk or a drive. We have lived in the desert in AZ and CA for 20 years and really miss the snow.
Ah, I’ve driven that road, and visited Lichtenstein. Beautiful drive, we had lunch in Heidi Land. In mid winter too, the signs were frozen and difficult to read.
If you get a chance, check out Eva zu Beck. She has a Land Rover and has done by land what you have done with Uma by Sea….She has it set up really well.
Love watching you two. Great videos and wonderful partnership is displayed regularly. Thanks for sharing your lives and representing Canadian attributes so proudly!
You don't need to come from a country without snow to appreciate it. I have spent my entire life in the North East of the US and still find snow magical! Fresh snow covers everything including the grit and grime. There is a certain purity to snow covered landscape.
Too funny, I drove through St. Luzisteig and Liechtenstein to Schaan just yesterday... familiar territory! (and yes, you can find Yorkshire tea in Switzerland...iykyk) The Düsseldorf boatshow is always interesting, we went several years in a row when we were deciding which boat to get.
Tea is *SO* personal! Personally, I don't think much beats Typhoo. I really don't like Yorkshire Tea, personally, but I have spent small fortunes on very exotic teas from specific Indian and Chinese estates at particular times of year, yadder yadder yadder. Part of me *hates* the idea of fannings being used for tea bags - only full leaf and broken leaf teas matter, not too much Orange Pekoe ... Silver leaf, top two buds, Darjeeling, Assam blah blah blah ... Frankfurt tea shops (ie leaf in the Goethestrasse area) have far better teas than are sold in England (German tea shops (cafes) in general?) Ah, but Typhoo! Or do I mean PG Tips? - "You Get an "ooh" with Typhoo" I will be entirely happy if you disagree vehemently
Lichtenstein is the country where Curt Herzstark's famous "Curta Calculator" was manufactured. It's the smallest mechanical handheld "peppergrinder" calculator ever made, and it was used by rally race drivers and pilots for precise calculations before the digital calculator. They are pretty pricey these days as they stopped production in the early 70's, but truly a mechanical marvel.
I seriously love the creativity you put into the sponsor comercial. a little disapionted you didn't throw the phone out the window. I was totally waiting for that.
I am happy that Kika is enjoying the winter weather. I moved to Florida go get away from that stuff. Thank you for sharing, your experiences and in this case batteries. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I did not realize how long i''ve been watching your channel until this episode. My first thought was "OMG, Kika's from Haiti, has she ever driven on snow? And what about Dan?...Wait, Dan's Canadian! LOL. 9 years in and still love the show, even though I appaarerntly forgot some of the beginning!
Lichtenstein…remember the “lunch” friends from Portugal and Canada and Switzerland and I ordered and shared … not sure if there was a translation mis understanding … or the chef “ salted” everything the same way …. Travel well and savour all moments with friends !
Hello again dad and kika, That's what it's all about goodwill, Giving unto others. Dan, No moss will Grow underneath of you Ha ha. I like how you both have fun with each other. Living out of a vehicle no matter what Kind is really unique And interesting. Enjoy the road Travel And i'm sure you both do too. Carry on and thank you much and catch you next time.❤❤❤
Your batteries talking directly with the boat motor and charger simplify life, but you still need to be attentive and able to replace the elements (ie. modules/cells) or you will be facing a huge bill at some unexpected time not of your choosing. My mix of Li-batteries run much of my home now. Best of Luck !
Wow, sorry guys, just catching up. Apologies for watching late. That road from Italy up through Switzerland past Como, and Maggiore, is full of memories. I used to live in Verona, for a number of years, and travel up to Switzerland twice a month by car for work. I would always take that road on the way back. I would stop at my cousins place in Neuchâtel. Have a drive round and down to the Gothard Bahn back down into Italy. Hell of a road. Looks like you guys went over the pass? Pretty cool if it was open at that time of year, they normally close it.
Might be too late now, but Kika should find the limits of the car on an empty parking lot while snow and ice is on it. I guess Dan already knows how to drive in the snow 😅 Just some emergency braking, slalom and maybe use the handbrake for some drifting 😁 But like I said, on an empty parking lot or similar, so nothing can get damaged.
Also taller vehicles, like a Landrover have bigger variantions on which wheels have the most load. As they lean, the lower side reaches it's limit of adhesion.
I have driven that motorway from Zürich to Düsseldorf so many times when I lived in Germany and when I watched your drive I knew right away why I live in Mallorca now (as you can see from first hand experience)! Have fun and see you next week.
Similarly we lived in Ontario CA for 65 years the last 30 about 2 hours north of Toronto in the middle of a snow belt on south Georgian Bay with average snowfall of 260cm. Don't miss the winter driving, especially blowing snow, even a bit. We now are in Victoria BC about 90 minutes south of Dan's old stomping grounds where the average snowfall is a very manageable 26cm a year.
What you need is the heated windshield I had on my 1967 Land Rover. Thin wires between the windshield laminations that you could hardly see but would clear off any ice. Are Land Rovers still warranted against the charge of a bull rhinoceros?
I just bought a new 100AH lithium battery. It is in group 24 size and made by Li Time. They have been around for a while and saw testing of the battery and then taken apart. Most 100AH lithiums are in group 31 and slightly heavier. It also has Bluetooth which can check the charge level and temps from my iphone. The main thing is the reduce cost for the battery. It can do 500A for 1 sec. which is why they promote it for trolling motors which why I bought for. This is a brand new battery from the company, in fact I bought it before their public announcement. They also have the 1000AH mini which is smaller than the group 24 size and boost of higher energy density. One can, through the app for the battery, cut off discharge of the battery which I like.
Eva Zu Beck had the same issues of wiper blades and washer nozzle freezing on her land rover ( She is driving up to the Artic in the Nordics) . Ebay do heated washer nozzles to retrofit , pretty cheap £20. Sort of a no brainer for bad weather.
There has been good LFP traction batteries for a long time on the market. Winston power 700A cells as an example, combined with a good REC BMS a good option. As you said, the readily bought Battleborns are no good for traction/propulsion, but excellent house batteries.
Sweet mount. All my gear is set up to use Manfotto 200PL plates, even my lazer survey equipment, but yours looks much tidier. Also kudos on the gear tidy bags, I just got some of them a few weeks back as well. Spooky.
I did the same thing as a Norwegian in Liechtenstein, thinking Vaduz was pronounced "vaduz", but it is of course more like "fadots", because German is like that. Lovely country! And, of course Kika can be a Norwegian in any lifetime! 😊
My wife and I moved south, partly to get away from the snow. We joked that we were going to put a snow shovel on the roof of our car and drive until people pointed and said what is that. Hate hate hate snow.
You might be the only other person I've ever seen used the loctite chapstick tubes. I love that form factor so much, but hardly anyone seems to know about it!
It would be so useful if you guys can film and talk about the different kinds of lithium batteries. I wont be attending the boat show but i am looking for new batteries so. Thanks anyways for all your videos, they inspire me a lot! -Julia from The Netherlands
You drove with those tires on a snowy Autobahn? You are really brave. Acceleration on AWD may be good, braking not so much. And with those tyres, you are lucky that not one person was hard braking in front of you.
The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to three years or 300 to 500 charge cycles, whichever occurs first. One charge cycle is a period of use from fully charged, to fully discharged, and fully recharged again.
These aren't typical LiFePO4's. BBB claims 5000 cycle. The have more capacity than is on the label, so when the battery is at "0%" and shuts off, the real cell voltage is actually closer to 15-20%. That was you really can't completely discharge them. But if you keep them between 50%-80% most of the time, like we do, it doesn't count as a cycle. Like we said previously. We've only fully cycled them about 80 times in 5 years. They're basically brand new.
Really enjoyig the traveling through the mountains and the snowy scenes, so beautiful to look at, but Im an old tuner with snow and slipery roads. No thank you, any more. Im much more comfortable here in the Philippines. Be safe always you two, Im always with you no matter what.
I remember when you where dragging your sail boat around with your gas powered dingy cause you did not have enough battery power, you sure could buy a lot of diesel fuel for 10,000 dollars...
So what will be your next battery system? Also I think it is long time you did not do video about your filming equipment I will be happy to know your tips and tricks
Ok Dan and Kika, put on your humor hats and get a laugh. So I’m watching “Village life in mountains “ here on TH-cam and thought to myself, here’s Dan and Kika in 60 years but I’m sure sitting on bricks of gold❤
Check the prices for lifepo4 cells, they dropped by 50% from last years prices( to 110-120eu for a 3.2v/280Ah EVE cell). With 5.000eu you can build a 30kW storage. Good luck!
@@SailingUma Lifepo4 cells are very safe compared to Li-ion, they are fireproof. Any 100-200eu BMS have communications ports and can be managed by Victron inverters/equipment. Check or contact off-grid garage site/youtube channel for details. I managed to make everything to work using the information from only this resource. It's a bit of work putting everything together, but compared to work you will do on the boat - it's nothing :)
3 seconds in and thinking "That is one hell of a title, will it live up to the promise!!" Dan, I love your input every week, every month, every year, but Kika has 'won'* again! That pic of her from your early Mediaeval period (4:00) was great, and her delight in snow was wonderful. Canadian "yeah, yeah: seen it, done it" isn't as exciting. I say this from the POV of having lived in Aberdeen, Scotland for many years - very cold, very snowy (when I was ikkle). Not Canadian standards, admittedly, but it got to -17c from memory when I was trying to plant trees. OK, exceptional >>> - 10 was normal for winter
How could you be able to get those batteries? I'm living on disability income have been looking for batteries for the house. Didn't knew you had favorites. Couldn't afford to be patreon to you but followed you for 6 years.
Yes Lichtenstin, nice people great food and a beautiful country, just not that big. Or as we said "Wanderer, kommst du nach Lichtenstein... tritt nicht daneben, tritt mitten rein...." = "Wanderer if you come to Lichtenstein.... don't step beside, step just right in...." Well, it didn't ryhme as good in English as in German. I've been there twice, being send from my company for learning about basic vacuum technic and getting familiar with a new coating machine the company bought.
Again thank you D&K for the batteries! They will get a second life. Just some “small” modifications needed. Will add some pictures on discord. M&M
@@rwtindallthanks!
Hey Marc, you or Monique are in the military? Have fun with the batteries and your future endeavours.
I remember Kika's first snow experience in Canada. She was so full of joy, and still is. That's so nice to watch.😊
You two are the best sponsor partners from a TH-cam channel I’ve ever seen. I never skip them. I hope your sponsors are aware of the production quality of their spots. You two ALWAYS make them interesting and funny. Even though they are always great, this was one of the better ones so far.
Do the ideas come from the company? Or is it written by you two alone? Just wondering who has the writing talent.
I’d guess it’s all Kika❤
She’s so very talented
@sailing Uma you guys need to put a cheap diesel heater in your truck. I use on on my 31' power boat in the main salon it keeps it nice and hot with dry heat. I keep the leaky salon at 80 degrees in the wintertime for about 2 gallons of diesel per week. In a colder climate it will take a tiny bit more but a diesel heater is probably the best 160 dollars you will ever spend. Make your exhaust 3 feet or less and a straight shot. I dont use a muffler and no one cares and I live in a marina with neighbors every other boat. I suggest that you dont put in a fuel cell or plumb your tank if it is diesel rather just use a 5 gallon jerry can and modify the lid with a hole to install your tank draw tube from. Dont buy a couch BUT most definitely buy a diesel heater
See Vandemonium for an ep on diesel van heaters.
When I'm going to build my boat, I will use heat exchangers, so I can use the otherwise wasted heat from the engine.
A diesel engine makes about 50% mechanical energy, and the rest of it is heat, of which 30% is heat from the surface areas of the engine, and the rest goes out with the exhaust gasses.
Running the engine for 15 minutes will get you 2 days of hot water baths for 2 persons. A larger storage tank, and running the engine for a bit longer time will get you, e.g. floor heating.
For cold climates: It's good idea to use a air-to-air heat exchanger to get rid of moist air. An air-to-air heat exhanger and 2 circulation pump makes you a heat recovery system, they are usually about 90% efficient.
In hot climates: You will need a dehumidifier, or an A/C unit.
In all cases, both cold and warm/hot climates, you will want to your boat to have insulation: Insulation is used for either keeping the cold out, or keeping the cold (A/C cooled air) inside the boat.
I don't know if I would go with the cheap option but it's definitely a viable one. I would go with the wabasto diesel heater. That's probably the best one in my opinion. Very reliable and very fuel efficient.
Kika! Love your love for the snow/winter. You're welcome back to the frosty north any time! 🐻❄☃
What a wonderful road trip! As always the production values are amazing! I sure enjoyed Kika's enthusiasm about the snow. You guys still make the most amazing commercials ever! So original. So entertaining! So informative!
You passed within a few miles of where I used to live!
Yes, winter camping is indeed chilly. I mitigated the heat loss by using two tents, one inside the other, with two, thick blankets sandwiching a an aluminized mylar sheet between them, along with an IR-reflective fly across the outer tent. When both doors are partially open to the fire, the radiated heat keeps the inside quite toasty! Even after the fire dies, the dual-walled setup remains breathable while considerably decreasing heat loss.
Kika was so excited and happy for the scenery and the snow. Having been born and lived in a place where it is nonexistent, easy to see why. Interesting how she is loving the snow country in Germany and the Germans love to come to Death Valley California to experience desert of which they have none and more importantly, extreme heat. From what I have read and what the Rangers in Death Valley tell me, the hotter it is in Death Valley, the more it makes them happy. We humans are always excited to be in something different from what we live in. Why we all travel.
Wow Dan!! I didn’t know you met Kika in the mid 80’s?!?!? (4:00). That’s also when I met my wife, who also had tall hair and blue eyeshadow.
I wish 80’s styles would come back, especially the music!!
Dan doing his projects is some of your best content. I love when kika's altar ego is in your videos
Dan doing his projects whilst Kika is driving is particularly impressive; she's a very patient and forgiving person! How many of us would accept our partner drilling holes into the car to fix something "unimportant" at 70mph/100kph?
I look forward to their product placements...something I don't think I can say for any other channel. Yay alt-Kika!
Nice road tripping with you guys. Thanks.
The life of those lithium batteries is amazing. The scenery on your road trip is stunning. I used to go to the Miami International Boat Show every year.Looking forward to Dusseldorf show.
That is the best BetterHelp advertisement I have ever seen! It is at least 575% more engaging than all others! Nice touches with threatening to throw the phone out of the car!
Kika calls herself "black" in this video. That surprises me in the same way as a stealth roundhouse kick in the head! Is Kika black? I guess so, but she is also very sweet and cute and enthusiastic and easy on the eyes!
I suppose the allure of being in snow would be a very positive experience if you weren't raised in it. Like having it around for weeks or months every winter and trudging through it every day as a kid.
I had about the same experience in Lichtenstein as you. English wasn't their strong suit but they did everything else very well and the food was excellent! And very moderately priced as well. The road conditions were opposite: we had trouble seeing out the windows because the sun was so bright. We bought some fabric to lay over the dashboard so it wasn't so reflective and that helped a lot. Did our car have air conditioning? I don't remember but bringing in a little outside air was more than enough to keep us comfortable.
What's wrong with Kika calling herself black?
@@palmereldritch1974 Nothing at all! It really surprised me because I hadn't considered Kika as being anything so easily describable. To me, she was a gorgeous, fun female and easily able to do whatever she set out to do!
I love y’alls channel. My wife and I run a small homestead and plan on hitting the water as our retirement.
Great road trip, but as one who has spent many hours on Icy/snowy roads including Germany you should not get over confident in four-wheel drive. On many snowy trips we made a game of tallying the number of four-wheel drive vs other vehicles which slid off the road. More often than not there were more four-wheelers in the ditches. It was fun to watch tanks (60+ tons) slipping on the roads in Germany with one managing to do a 360 on the autobahn when doing less than 40kph. Although they usually do a great job of clearing the autobahn, I have had to stop and put on tire chains on various all-wheel drive vehicles.
A little diversion on lithium: Lithium can disappear very quickly as lithium is actually what goes boom (fusion material) in a hydrogen bomb.
Agreed, 4wd does not help you stop or prevent sliding on snow or ice. We used to see a lot of SUVs from Texas in the ditch in Colorado during ski season.
I love you guys! It's wonderful of you to donate your used batteries to others. I believe the Universe will reward you for your kindness. Safe travels ❤
I used to work in the (snow) ski industry which involved driving in a lot of snowy conditions. It always amazed me that when the conditions were slick, probably four out of five vehicles that I'd see in the ditches were 4WD. People driving them felt that they were bulletproof, but what didn't occur to them was that when you're in 4WD, all of your tires are locked together so that when any tire lost traction, all four would lose traction and your vehicle would do it's impression of a frisbee and you'd be heading for a snowbank. If I owned a 4WD, I'd probably keep it in 2WD at highway speeds. 4WD is arguably safer than 2WD in nasty conditions generally because the vehicles are heavy, but don't go zooming past other moving traffic and be careful. The good news is that once you are stuck in a snowbank, a 4WD vehicle is easier to get unstuck.
Know that well. It's the braking! 4WD may accelerate better don't they don't stop any better. I've pulled many out of ditch.
consider a temporary bulkhead behind the front seats to keep in heat, even an insulated screen cover, hung up will reduce your "trucks" heated volume n noise
Being raised in the principality of Liechtenstein, I adored your little stop-over there, even if the shot order in the edit was obviously optimized for dramatic purposes as opposed to the chronological order. What I really enjoy is your truffel-pig-sensitivity for epic places and views as for instance your drive via Maienfeld and the "Bündner Herrschaft" into Liechtenstein (probably the most epic way to enter the country). Love your show and have watched all your steps since the beginning...
I have a LiFePo battery in my car. The first one lasted me 10 years. The standard AGM battery was lasting me about 18 months.
Projects while on the move and with great scenery! That's why I love sailing channels!
Thanks for sharing your many adventures over the years, good on ya!
It’s such a joy watching your videos, seeing your joy for adventures and to each other. It’s so uplifting
Hi guys , it’s just wonderful to see you both together. The smiles on your face tells it all the love you have for each other is incredible , I personally love and appreciate you both for all the adventures you have, and I cannot wait to see Uma back on the water where she belongs. Give up the good work Cliff from Logan City Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺
We lived in New England for most of our lives and really enjoyed the Beauty of a fresh snowfall. Sometimes we’d wait until it mostly stopped and then go for a walk or a drive. We have lived in the desert in AZ and CA for 20 years and really miss the snow.
Ah, I’ve driven that road, and visited Lichtenstein. Beautiful drive, we had lunch in Heidi Land. In mid winter too, the signs were frozen and difficult to read.
There is a good campsite at Engleberg in Switzerland it is up in the mountains
If you get a chance, check out Eva zu Beck. She has a Land Rover and has done by land what you have done with Uma by Sea….She has it set up really well.
She’s a legend!! Been following her for years.
Love watching you two. Great videos and wonderful partnership is displayed regularly. Thanks for sharing your lives and representing Canadian attributes so proudly!
Haha, I never could imagine that you would "sail" past my hometown. Greetings from Germany!
Great video I have followed you guys about seven years. Love the show
You don't need to come from a country without snow to appreciate it. I have spent my entire life in the North East of the US and still find snow magical! Fresh snow covers everything including the grit and grime. There is a certain purity to snow covered landscape.
Happy to hear from V.
I was getting worried about her.
Oops. I wonder if that means that I need therapy.
Too funny, I drove through St. Luzisteig and Liechtenstein to Schaan just yesterday... familiar territory!
(and yes, you can find Yorkshire tea in Switzerland...iykyk)
The Düsseldorf boatshow is always interesting, we went several years in a row when we were deciding which boat to get.
Tea is *SO* personal! Personally, I don't think much beats Typhoo. I really don't like Yorkshire Tea, personally, but I have spent small fortunes on very exotic teas from specific Indian and Chinese estates at particular times of year, yadder yadder yadder. Part of me *hates* the idea of fannings being used for tea bags - only full leaf and broken leaf teas matter, not too much Orange Pekoe ... Silver leaf, top two buds, Darjeeling, Assam blah blah blah ...
Frankfurt tea shops (ie leaf in the Goethestrasse area) have far better teas than are sold in England (German tea shops (cafes) in general?)
Ah, but Typhoo! Or do I mean PG Tips? - "You Get an "ooh" with Typhoo"
I will be entirely happy if you disagree vehemently
Lichtenstein is the country where Curt Herzstark's famous "Curta Calculator" was manufactured. It's the smallest mechanical handheld "peppergrinder" calculator ever made, and it was used by rally race drivers and pilots for precise calculations before the digital calculator. They are pretty pricey these days as they stopped production in the early 70's, but truly a mechanical marvel.
I seriously love the creativity you put into the sponsor comercial. a little disapionted you didn't throw the phone out the window. I was totally waiting for that.
They don't pay us enough to buy new iphones every week ;)
Snow IS pretty. It is also a PITA in the city.
I am happy that Kika is enjoying the winter weather. I moved to Florida go get away from that stuff. Thank you for sharing, your experiences and in this case batteries. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I did not realize how long i''ve been watching your channel until this episode. My first thought was "OMG, Kika's from Haiti, has she ever driven on snow? And what about Dan?...Wait, Dan's Canadian! LOL. 9 years in and still love the show, even though I appaarerntly forgot some of the beginning!
Lichtenstein…remember the “lunch” friends from Portugal and Canada and Switzerland and I ordered and shared … not sure if there was a translation mis understanding … or the chef “ salted” everything the same way …. Travel well and savour all moments with friends !
Although it‘s some time ago now when you have been in Düsseldorf for the „Boot“, welcome back here in my city! Hope you enjoyed the show😊
Eva zu Beck made a handy Landy heat installation just a few episodes back, incl a flip top tent.
I don't think her B2B charger is keeping up in her Artic trip either that or the fuse has blown on the b2b?
Hello again dad and kika, That's what it's all about goodwill, Giving unto others. Dan, No moss will Grow underneath of you Ha ha. I like how you both have fun with each other. Living out of a vehicle no matter what Kind is really unique And interesting. Enjoy the road Travel And i'm sure you both do too. Carry on and thank you much and catch you next time.❤❤❤
Your batteries talking directly with the boat motor and charger simplify life, but you still need to be attentive and able to replace the elements (ie. modules/cells) or you will be facing a huge bill at some unexpected time not of your choosing. My mix of Li-batteries run much of my home now. Best of Luck !
Dan, after you showed the BAHCO socket set the first time, I purchased one for myself. I Love It, a pocket tool box! It is great. Thanks for sharing.
You went through that tiny Kingdom and did not stop to see the 'Castle' !!!!
Wow, sorry guys, just catching up. Apologies for watching late. That road from Italy up through Switzerland past Como, and Maggiore, is full of memories. I used to live in Verona, for a number of years, and travel up to Switzerland twice a month by car for work. I would always take that road on the way back. I would stop at my cousins place in Neuchâtel. Have a drive round and down to the Gothard Bahn back down into Italy. Hell of a road. Looks like you guys went over the pass? Pretty cool if it was open at that time of year, they normally close it.
Always happy to see your vids
Might be too late now, but Kika should find the limits of the car on an empty parking lot while snow and ice is on it. I guess Dan already knows how to drive in the snow 😅
Just some emergency braking, slalom and maybe use the handbrake for some drifting 😁
But like I said, on an empty parking lot or similar, so nothing can get damaged.
Also taller vehicles, like a Landrover have bigger variantions on which wheels have the most load. As they lean, the lower side reaches it's limit of adhesion.
I have driven that motorway from Zürich to Düsseldorf so many times when I lived in Germany and when I watched your drive I knew right away why I live in Mallorca now (as you can see from first hand experience)! Have fun and see you next week.
Similarly we lived in Ontario CA for 65 years the last 30 about 2 hours north of Toronto in the middle of a snow belt on south Georgian Bay with average snowfall of 260cm. Don't miss the winter driving, especially blowing snow, even a bit. We now are in Victoria BC about 90 minutes south of Dan's old stomping grounds where the average snowfall is a very manageable 26cm a year.
What you need is the heated windshield I had on my 1967 Land Rover. Thin wires between the windshield laminations that you could hardly see but would clear off any ice. Are Land Rovers still warranted against the charge of a bull rhinoceros?
I just bought a new 100AH lithium battery. It is in group 24 size and made by Li Time. They have been around for a while and saw testing of the battery and then taken apart. Most 100AH lithiums are in group 31 and slightly heavier. It also has Bluetooth which can check the charge level and temps from my iphone. The main thing is the reduce cost for the battery. It can do 500A for 1 sec. which is why they promote it for trolling motors which why I bought for. This is a brand new battery from the company, in fact I bought it before their public announcement. They also have the 1000AH mini which is smaller than the group 24 size and boost of higher energy density. One can, through the app for the battery, cut off discharge of the battery which I like.
Eva Zu Beck had the same issues of wiper blades and washer nozzle freezing on her land rover ( She is driving up to the Artic in the Nordics) . Ebay do heated washer nozzles to retrofit , pretty cheap £20. Sort of a no brainer for bad weather.
Thank you for bringing us along on your adventure ❤
There has been good LFP traction batteries for a long time on the market. Winston power 700A cells as an example, combined with a good REC BMS a good option.
As you said, the readily bought Battleborns are no good for traction/propulsion, but excellent house batteries.
Sweet mount. All my gear is set up to use Manfotto 200PL plates, even my lazer survey equipment, but yours looks much tidier. Also kudos on the gear tidy bags, I just got some of them a few weeks back as well. Spooky.
I did the same thing as a Norwegian in Liechtenstein, thinking Vaduz was pronounced "vaduz", but it is of course more like "fadots", because German is like that. Lovely country! And, of course Kika can be a Norwegian in any lifetime! 😊
You need to go up the sphere in Dusseldorf it is very close to the Marina
I love your truck to, Is it a Grenadier or a legit defender . Love it anyway . Happy sailing,Happy driving.
Definitely a Defender. Grenadiers seem nice, but they don't have the same appeal in our opinion.
My wife and I moved south, partly to get away from the snow. We joked that we were going to put a snow shovel on the roof of our car and drive until people pointed and said what is that. Hate hate hate snow.
OMG Kika with the afro hair at 4:00 😂
Such a beauty
You might be the only other person I've ever seen used the loctite chapstick tubes. I love that form factor so much, but hardly anyone seems to know about it!
They’re amazing!!!!
I love them. I use them on all my race car builds. Just so much cleaner and easier.
Europe is an epic roadtrip place with all the countries so close together!
I love your channel and am always glad to see a new video. I am even learning to "like", "like", "like" Dan's comments.
Odd Life Crafting just did an ep on van insulation.
It would be so useful if you guys can film and talk about the different kinds of lithium batteries. I wont be attending the boat show but i am looking for new batteries so. Thanks anyways for all your videos, they inspire me a lot!
-Julia from The Netherlands
Well you’re in luck!!! See you next week.
You drove with those tires on a snowy Autobahn? You are really brave. Acceleration on AWD may be good, braking not so much. And with those tyres, you are lucky that not one person was hard braking in front of you.
What tires they got?.
@@JacobLM420:48 you can see they are off-road-tires, no winter tires. You can see the profile in other episodes.
FYI, They are bfgoodrich all terrain tires. They are great in snow.
you guys must feel like you have the best job in the universe!
Do you still have the cute little wood stove you used on Uma? Would it work in your camper. Maybe using wood pellets?
Time for you guys to do some other land adventures too. Don’t forget get to visit the chocolate factory in Switzerland!
Could you post the link to the quick release mounts that you installed in the truck?
The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to three years or 300 to 500 charge cycles, whichever occurs first. One charge cycle is a period of use from fully charged, to fully discharged, and fully recharged again.
These aren't typical LiFePO4's. BBB claims 5000 cycle. The have more capacity than is on the label, so when the battery is at "0%" and shuts off, the real cell voltage is actually closer to 15-20%. That was you really can't completely discharge them. But if you keep them between 50%-80% most of the time, like we do, it doesn't count as a cycle. Like we said previously. We've only fully cycled them about 80 times in 5 years. They're basically brand new.
Really enjoyig the traveling through the mountains and the snowy scenes, so beautiful to look at, but Im an old tuner with snow and slipery roads. No thank you, any more. Im much more comfortable here in the Philippines. Be safe always you two, Im always with you no matter what.
Camping in winter is no problem with good sleeping bags. You don't need a heater in the car then.
Do you have a link to your tripods head and the mount that you installed on baby Uma... Love you guys.....
Some interesting drop-off points. Rest up. Hunting next for batteries.
Gotta get yourselves one of the chinese diesel heaters... that would suit your truck perfectly, you can even get the option of warm water...
Im sick of snow...northern Canada here
7 to 8 months is enough for me of snow!!
I was surprised you did not tape up the + - terminals when moving the batteries! Was this not a risk?
Great episode guys! ❤
Land or sea D&K are best, yet another beautiful road show
I remember when you where dragging your sail boat around with your gas powered dingy cause you did not have enough battery power, you sure could buy a lot of diesel fuel for 10,000 dollars...
If she likes snow so much. Take her home and let her drive the Coq in Late January or February. Lol. Hello from Vancouver
Always nice to have good friends!❤😊
So what will be your next battery system?
Also I think it is long time you did not do video about your filming equipment
I will be happy to know your tips and tricks
Ok Dan and Kika, put on your humor hats and get a laugh. So I’m watching “Village life in mountains “ here on TH-cam and thought to myself, here’s Dan and Kika in 60 years but I’m sure sitting on bricks of gold❤
Check the prices for lifepo4 cells, they dropped by 50% from last years prices( to 110-120eu for a 3.2v/280Ah EVE cell). With 5.000eu you can build a 30kW storage. Good luck!
The cells really aren’t the hard part, or expensive part. Building a safe BMS with integrated software is the difficult bit.
@@SailingUma Lifepo4 cells are very safe compared to Li-ion, they are fireproof. Any 100-200eu BMS have communications ports and can be managed by Victron inverters/equipment. Check or contact off-grid garage site/youtube channel for details. I managed to make everything to work using the information from only this resource. It's a bit of work putting everything together, but compared to work you will do on the boat - it's nothing :)
Great trip! Great UMA crew! Ciao😊
Scott's Tots are punching the air right now
3 seconds in and thinking "That is one hell of a title, will it live up to the promise!!"
Dan, I love your input every week, every month, every year, but Kika has 'won'* again! That pic of her from your early Mediaeval period (4:00) was great, and her delight in snow was wonderful. Canadian "yeah, yeah: seen it, done it" isn't as exciting. I say this from the POV of having lived in Aberdeen, Scotland for many years - very cold, very snowy (when I was ikkle). Not Canadian standards, admittedly, but it got to -17c from memory when I was trying to plant trees. OK, exceptional >>> - 10 was normal for winter
Put a large hot rock (or 2) from around your campfire in your truck for heat…in a pinch.
How could you be able to get those batteries? I'm living on disability income have been looking for batteries for the house. Didn't knew you had favorites. Couldn't afford to be patreon to you but followed you for 6 years.
You guys have the most interesting and fun content for sure ; )
I thought lithium still have a shelf life, partly due to dentrite formation? Not sure.
Anyone else not surprised that Dan had all his tools bagged and labled?
Great video guys love road trips, would you gave a link to those quick release thingamaggies you installed for the Gopro, thanks.
Yes Lichtenstin, nice people great food and a beautiful country, just not that big. Or as we said "Wanderer, kommst du nach Lichtenstein... tritt nicht daneben, tritt mitten rein...." = "Wanderer if you come to Lichtenstein.... don't step beside, step just right in...." Well, it didn't ryhme as good in English as in German. I've been there twice, being send from my company for learning about basic vacuum technic and getting familiar with a new coating machine the company bought.
I love watching your videos, you are my favorite channel. I'm sorry to ask if you bought a Vignette for Switzerland highways?
Of course
@@SailingUma But I didn't see it glued to the windshield in the video ... or maybe it is electronic Vignette?
Hi guys, what are those handy reinforced bags you have on the Landy, that you kept your drill in?
They’re from “blue ridge overland gear” they make some pretty top quality kit!
@SailingUma Thank you, p.s I feel your pain with the refit, my boat is 44 years old.
Do you think that your Battle Born batteries went flat on you because of the cold temperatures your were sailing in?