Maria. If you are reading this, when you come down to the east coast next year we will install a diesel generator free of charge in preparation for next winter. Electric heat and air conditioning on demand. Northern Lights looked incredible 🤩🤩
As a person who lives in Northern Canada, I've been worried about you Maria. No one should be attempting to live out of their vehicle without being well prepared for the cold. Not a time to be winging it. Glad you are safe and sending love to you and puppers.
I mean as someone who lives in the north it’s not about making heat. It should be shedding heat. She needs a curtain heavy curtain to divide the space and bundle with her dog. With some comforters she should be fine
@@zachmarshall7921she needs to make heat and contain heat. Shouldn’t be popping that upper tent up, and not a time for trying shit out without a solid backup plan.
I 💯 agree!! I live where it gets -40 I am also worried. I wear big Sorel winter pak boots. Helly Hansen underwear with Arctic Cat snowmobile pants and it's warm but still would hate to sleep in a vehicle at that temp. I also live in an RV full time, but not off grid. I run Electric heaters with furnace as a back up.
Maria, I am originally from southern British Columbia, but I have spent considerable time in northern B.C., and the Yukon. The worst part of winter has yet to hit there. It's going to get unbelievably cold there very soon. Vehicles won't start unless they are plugged into a block heater. I'm starting to get a little concerned for you and Blue. That is not the place you should be, trying to tough it out in a vehicle regardless of a heater. The real winter there is about to arrive. Now is the time to consider heading back down south.....
That diesel heater should have been installed (professionally) way before she ventured into cold climates. Alaska and Canadian winters are nothing to play with. She should also have kept that buddy heater for backup. She mentioned that her truck was blowing cold air, which shouldn't be happening. Her coolant might be gelling. Does that truck even have a block heater? Obviously a must for cold weather. Grinding that diesel motor starting it in the cold is a guaranteed way to damage something. Does she realize what happens to lead acid batteries if you completely discharge them and they freeze? I also noticed that she seems to be putting additives in the fuel. Do Not do this! The diesel will already be winterized up there. The incompatibilities with multiple types of additives may deteriorate the fluids in the fuel blend and completely reverse any benefits whatsoever. If unsure, ask the station about the diesel before adding additives. From watching her videos she often doesn't seem that well prepared or properly think things through. Her cavalier attitude is going to get her in a jam one day that she may not be able to get out of. I know I sound mean, but she needs to hear it.
I live in Alaska and it is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, it can also be extremely unforgiving. “Roaming Reckless” during winter in Alaska is a recipe for disaster. Things can turn dangerous/deadly very quickly. You HAVE to be well prepared for it. Lots of good advice in the comments for surviving the sub temps. Stay safe!
Miss Reckless Maria....trying to help you understand what is happening. The diesel heater draws up to 12 amps for 3 minutes during start up because of the glow plug. It has to be red hot to ignite the fuel. The fuel will not begin pumping until the glow plug is ready to ignite it. The problem does not seem to be the diesel heater, but rather the Jackery does not put out enough amperage at the 12 volt outlet without overload and shutdown of the Jackery 12 volt outlet. If you were to run a 12 volt supply from the defender batterys the diesel heater would have enough amperage to start correctly. Have it professionally installed to solve your issues and repurchase the buddy heater for back up. Keep in mind once you get this issue solved you can use that diesel heater to blow under your engine to warm it up cold prestart or even blow the warm air at the engine air intake in case of super cold conditions.
Second suggestion: get somebody to install the heater inside your truck so it recirculates the inside air. Having fresh (and darn cold) air pulled in is very inefficient, plus you're pressurizing the inside and push the warm air outside the truck. The heaters are 100% safe if properly installed. I can help if you need, I have one installed in a shed and it's been working fine from day 1. I'm an electrical engineer so I think I can help with these things.... last thing I want to see is a RIP post on your channel, Ria... seriously. Recklessness in small amounts is cool, but in large amounts can be deadly... Stay safe, and keep posting the great content you're been posting so far! Oh...and always have a plan B. Go get that Buddy heater back. It's small enough but can save your life if Poe refuses to power up.
Yeah lots of good comments! and some good advise from those in cold places. I am retired Army with a lot of Alaska experience and your spirit matters. Getting tested emotionally is good, but you may be taking on too much risk in the early Winter. For the risk of annoying-Unsolicited recommendations: First, boots recommend Baffin's arctic (-60 degrees) or polar rated (-120, no kidding these are issued for Antarctica) --ditch the sneakers until Spring. Wet tennies constitute potential frost nip or bite. Cotton kills and that goes for footwear. The Army Alaska minimum insulation rating for boots is 1200 gram thinsulate. This assumes you are hiking. For camping those Baffin pac boots will keep you dry and retain heat in the toe box --toes get cold first. Second, window coverings will retain heat in the cabin. You lose a significant amount of heat via uninuslated windows. When using diesel or portable heaters keep a Carbon Monoxide alarm with you. Third, have a go inside plan. When it gets colder, get Poe in the garage with you in the B&B. You made a wise choice not to tough it out all night. Fourth, talk with the folks at REI on winter survival or take some winter survival courses in the community --even from your fellow content creators. Winter has come and its yet to reach beastly cold. You got this. Stay warm!
Even Blue knew you were cold and used his body heat to warm you up 😍 Glad you guys have each other and Poe made it through. Stay safe out there Ria! ❤️
Ria I’ve been living in Alaska 13 years I’ve made mistakes if you lucky to live through them out here don’t make the same mistakes. I will make sound suggestions rent a place to live through out your stay here in Alaska until Blue and you are ready to leave. Alaska weather is nothing to mess with. Sending hugs.
We all care about you both that's why you are getting the messages. Please think things over like when you were chopping wood and holding the wood with your hand and you're miles from any help. Maria you could have built the heater before you left civilization then you wouldn't be without a heater in the middle of nowhere. I just want you to be safe. ❤️
As soon as you said you were returning the buddy heater in order to test the diesel heater, I yelled “Oh, noooo!” at my TV. Glad you and Blue survived! 😅
Lots of great advice from your loyal viewers here. As a parent, I feel for your mom and dad. I’d be sick with worry. I don’t have to tell you to be cautious…plenty of people here have already done so. Enjoy your time in Alaska! You are doing things I will never get to do! I live vicariously through you! You and Blue be safe! ❤
@@BiKEnBiTES You clearly don’t know what I’m thinking. 🤣🤣🤣 She’s traveling in Alaska in winter. If she were my child, I’d worry and I’d tell her to be cautious constantly. Maria is a smart girl. But if she were mine, I’d still tell her to be careful constantly. ❤️
The glow plug draws a lot of current in the diesel heater at startup and cool down around 7-10 amps. When the glow plug kicks on, the screen dies, likely because your Jackery has a circuit breaker or something that protects and prohibits that amount of current draw. Hope this helps.
He is 100% right the 12volt plug on these can’t provide enough power to run it when the glow plug needs power to heat up. You need to get small inverter that goes from AC to DC
Thank God you're alive, Ria! As for the Diesel heater, the power getting cut so abruptly when the glow plug is supposed to turn on makes me think that your Jackery turns its 12V output off when overloaded... some Jackerys do not allow 10+ A that the heater requires for start-up. Solution: connect your Diesel heater directly to one of the 12V batteries in Poe (hopefully you have two... so use the house battery, not the starting battery). You already have 12V supply in the truck, so forget about the Jackery.
-15°F will only dip way more colder… with wind chills, it’s gone to -80°F. At -30° and -50° the vehicles break stiffens up. The steering wheel is hard to turn. Need a garage to keep vehicle safe. Outside, need block heater plugged. Big Rays in Fairbanks carries cold weather clothing. Negative weather feels like razor sharp blades all over skin. Breathing in the negative air instantly freezes nose hairs, your lungs exposed to those temps is not good. With how Poe didn’t want to start, just glad it wasn’t out there where you were trying to camp in. Skin exposed for a few seconds will not be good. Drive down towards Seward or Homer for the winter. Not up north. Up north, death comes super fast in winter. Your dog needs winter boots.
You actually really scared me in this one. Especially with the no heat part in -15. But I’m glad that Poe said “No worries, just warm me up with a few cranks, than we’ll get going girly”.
It’s extraordinarily irresponsible for everyone in the comments to tell her how great and brave she is. She’s going to end up killing herself which would be a tragedy. A night in 15 degree weather is uncomfortable in your sleeping bag. A night in -15 degrees weather is deadly. She should seek help from an experienced Alaskan before she falls asleep and never wakes up. I’m certain there’s tons of people who would be more than willing to help her. I say this with compassion and as a father of a young lady the same age as her, and 100% out of concern for her well being. It’s not worth her life just for some money from TH-cam and/or the adoration of people who live vicariously through someone they don’t even know.
Gonna get a lot colder than -15. I hope she learned her lesson and we don’t see this or worse in the future. Truck not starting, no backup heat source or plan? Hope they are both safe from now on.
@@Liz_Au-enstar Had the fuel line in her her Rover froze(like many with water do at that temp), she would have been a body recovery by a rescue team. There would have been no "live and learn" for her.
I'm watching through old videos again and this one made me smile as the northern lights is one of my bucklist things and I've been privileged to see them here in south east England and tonight is second time 🎉❤xxx
Just so you know…unlike diesel heaters that are meant for heating, diesel vehicle engines don’t warm up or stay warm when just idling. I owned a VW Golf TDI (w/ diesel engine) for over 20 years. So, I’ve experienced this firsthand. Also, you may want to get an engine block heater (even if you have glow plugs) if you’re having trouble starting Poe. Also, I’m sure they’re selling winterized diesel fuel in Alaska. Stay safe!
If poe is blowing cold air, in a pinch one thing you can do is cover Poe's front grill with a piece of cardboard, this will make the coolant retain more heat,and if it's that cold I would not shut poe off, when they built the Alaskan highway way back when, they never shut down the diesel equipment because the wouldn't be able to get it restarted
If it's the pump I think those heaters have a prime feature on them, but if not you may have to prime the pump manually (get air out of the line). As for your vehicle blowing cold air, you may have to put some cardboard across your grill in the front to help hold in the engine heat. Otherwise, it may never warm up to a good temp to blow hot air from the heater.
She's playing a dangerous game in places like that so ill prepared. Probably would have been a good idea making sure the diesel heater worked before returning it and she shouldn't have returned the heater either lmfao. Always having a backup plan/redundancies in equipment when you're in harsh environments like that is a must. If the electric goes out you got propane. If the propane goes out you got the diesel. Out of all the youtubers I see living alone in off grid cabins, camping and doing stuff like Roaming she's the only one that wouldn't even remotely surprise me if I saw a video or news article "youtuber passes away in harsh climate." As grim as they may be. This is outright dangerous.
I have watched you since the beginning and have never worried about you on an adventure until the No Heat video came out. You are very resourceful and use your smarts when traveling but girl, the cold is nothing to mess with. So glad you opted for Air B&B. The northern lights were epic. TFS. Hope you get the diesel heater figured out. ❤😊
Omg girl!!!😢 I live in a cold place, you need Sorel Winter Boots. Cold feet are no joke. You also need a heated jacket.🥰 Yes that heater shud be installed properly and I have a note of advice The chinese Diesel Heaters are not 100% reliable. Have a good back up heater in the cold. I am worried, don't take a chance. Yes a B&B is an excellent idea. Please be safe. Don't be reckless 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Personally I would NEVER yell at you for making a mistake. God knows we've all made our share. I'm so sorry you are so cold 🥶. I'm praying you get the heater up and running very soon ❤
One good thing living in cold weather.. during the holidays when there isn’t fridge/freezer space left, we leave it in the garage or out on the deck until needed
The odds are that the Jackery 12 volt cig lighter plug in has an amperage max and will auto shut off if amperage is exceeded. The glow plug on the diesel heater is technically a direct short to get it to glow and most likely draws too many amps for the Jackery 12 volt outlet and causes the jackery to shut of power to that plug in.
This is what I've read as well. Except that the pump should be running almost immediately. It's unfortunate that most of these power packs shut down at 10amps
Always look for your videos. Glad God took care of you and Blue out in the cold. Blue looks great. Glad you got a B&B and some rest. Seeing the Northern lights was so exciting. That is on my bucket list. Hopefully one day to see.
Your diesel heater's fine, you need that adapter to plug into 110 outlet, a 12 V 15 amp works fine, this is an old video so you. I'm sure you have the new diesel heater already installed.
1:17 Blue approving every purchase going into the fridge. ❤😂😊 Just as I’m yelling “Ria, get an air bnb” you said you were getting one. Yes, please get that diesel heater professionally installed. We love you girl.
Your positivity in your vids in awesome! But like others have said it is actually one of the warmest years on record this year due to El Nino -- it's going to get much much colder in the dead of winter (like -35). As a northern Canadian, I urge you to stay safe but if you or others are going to be out in the cold winter, here are some recs for you/others if you're adventuring outdoors in winter including some hypothermia preventing/treatment: 1) Wardrobe: I've noticed you' not wearing gloves or hats in some of your vids: try getting an interior pair of gloves so that when you do have to take your mitts off to do something with your hands, you're not having bare skin exposed. At lower temps, frostbite can happen in less than 1 minute of exposed skin. Similarly, you lose a LOT of heat through your head: wearing a warm, fleece hat at all times, including sleep can help your body retain hear tremendously. Lastly, I've noticed your footwear is hella cute, but in freezing temps you should transition to a heavily insulated boot, or at least have them on hand (Baffin or Sorrells are great) -- same goes for heavily insulated snowpants to have on hand. 2) Hypothermia: If you find yourself feeling abnormally sleepy/dazed/confused, if your lips turn slightly pale or blue, and you have an inability to get warm despite counter-measures take action fast - you're likely experiencing the early stages of hypothermia. A few great ways to warm yourself and either prevent or treat early hypothermia are: 1. EAT -- eating food actually helps your internal metabolism generate heat 2. DRINK HOT LIQUIDS -- drinking warm, sugary drinks has a similar effect. Blue can have heated water too! 3. MOVE -- without working up a sweat, move your body: swing your arms, lift your legs, do a couple squats, etc. 4. self-evacuate if necessary -- better safe than sorry: you did the RIGHT thing here leaving for a bnb. 3) Emergency response: I may have just missed it, but consider getting a SPOT unit that has an SOS feature in case of emergencies so that first responders can find you. Even without service an SOS on a SPOT unit is the equivalent of calling 911, and it GPS locates you. 4) Emergency fire kit: If your truck does not start, if your generators don't start, if your heaters don't work: what is your plan? Having an emergency fire kit with matches, fire starter, kindling, and firewood could mean the difference between life and death. Engines, propane heaters, electronics can basically stop working if you get a cold snap -- having an emergency fire can keep you alive while waiting for help. Similarly a small folding saw can help you cut branches or logs (again only in an emergency) for extra firewood from the forest.
Thank you for taking us along on the adventure! The coldest hasnt hit yet, its just begun being a life long Alaskan. Get your diesel heater and be safe out there. Rooting for you chica!
Two is one, one is none. Its the mantra I try to remember when planning to go out. Have my kids on it as well. Because if there's a chance something will fail, it will eventually. Stay safe, stay prepared and keep the content rolling, you're doing it.
Wow Ria, that was an amazing video for,so many reasons! Northern lights…wow!! Blue is amazingly cute!! Love Bubby! That cold was so frightening. I hope you have the diesel heater up and running. I was really scared for you! Don’t fools it’s Mother Nature especially in the winter in Alaska! Once again, Bubby is adorable!! 💙🐕🐾🥶❤️
The northern lights are awesome. The first time i saw them tho i thought we were being bombed. I lived up there on Eielson AFB in the 80’s I was in HS and had no idea what it was while walking home one night. Lol I ran home and yelled for my dad. But now that I’m a grown up, I really miss seeing the lights.
In the 70's I worked for a Fortune 200 Major US food company. One day my boss told me to go to Los Angeles Cold Storage where we stored frozen foods. He wanted me to take inventory to make sure what we had matched what the computer said we had. I'm in a 3 piece suit. The guys at LA Cold give me a quilted jacket, they are working in quilted overalls, and they tell me to stand on the blades of the fork lift as they drive me around the warehouse. Moving cold air is MUCH colder than still air. The inventory took about 45 minutes. Coldest 45 minutes of my life. (And remember I lived in Anchorage Alaska for 3 years as a kid). Continue to take care of yourself, and Blue!!
worrying about refrigeration in Alaska? Stick it on the roof LOL. You should have tried that heater before you went camping, or kept the buddy heater until you were sure the new one worked. BTW it's a mild 39c/102f here at 12 noon, in Sydney Australia, it will get warmer about 2pm. Stay safe kid, be very careful of the decisions you make.
Blue is the sweetest dog!❤️He is the best buddy heater. Glad you got the Airbnb. Amazing experience seeing the Northern Lights. They came out just as you were feeling defeated with that diesel heater! Stay safe🙏and try to stay warm. I can’t wait for your next video.😊
Blue whining in Poe, next shot belly up enjoying the place. I'm dying! My dog Bob is exactly the same, just wants to be part of the gang and he's happy.
Glow-plug POE with the ignition pigtail- wait a minute, than pigtail again, then start. So basically give it 2 doses of heat before you turnover, in arctic temps.
I can’t believe I just found your channel. You are one tough cookie! I am totally in love with Blue. I have a farm in northern Ontario and one night my brothers, my best friend and I saw northern lights. We were in silent awe until it stopped.
I've literally spent the last week+ binge watching your 100+ videos of your 50 state road trip and girl, you have put me THROUGH THE EMOTIONS. It has been a roller-coaster and I just love your channel so much. Thank you for just being you and sharing that with us
Who could ever get mad at you???? Some of the biggest lessons I've learned in life were through a very difficult trial. -15 degrees is super cold and you survived it and with lessons learned. I say that you are the big winner here!!
It's coming , already had -25 in willow, webasto heater cab heat and recirculation heat for diesel engine only way when remote plus bunny boots mittens and mummy bag rated -40..been here 40 years now lots of tundra winter time all over state , your right about -15 warm LOL canadianwarrior..
I usually don't comment on vids but I just started watching a few weeks ago and have become obsessed with your amazing personality and your sweet Puppers. But girl, I can't stress this enough as someone from Canada where it can get minus 20-40 Celsius you need to be better prepared. The first thing is to get a block heater installed and be somewhere you can plug it in. If you don't I promise you your truck will not start when it gets below a certain temp. We have them installed in all of our vehicles here because without them they would not start, even diesel engines. You do not want to be in the middle of nowhere with Poe not starting, it's not only dangerous for you but it can be detrimental to your dog. You also need an emergency contact who is up there and can come get you wherever you are in case of emergency. I would also strongly recommend you don't go too far from civilization without a guide or experienced Alaskan camper with you. But at the same time don't trust strangers please, you never know someone's intentions. Please be safe, it's not just you that you are putting in danger, it's your dog as well and I know you would never forgive yourself if something happened to Blue.
Good work. Great attitude. Adventure is always that, an adventure. Take it from someone that lives in the mountains, preparation is everything. Back ups for your back ups etc. Great video.
Maria, so glad that you and blue are ok after that. As a father, a former Marien, and a country boy, I amazed at your resilience and problem solving skills. Absolutely amazing. What an adventurous young lady. I love watching your videos. The way you think about things and problem solve is amazing. Keep doing what you are doing. Stay safe you two. Bob here from Chillicothe Ohio.
She needs to develop the skills that will help her avoid problems. She doesn't seem well prepared for traveling to Alaska this time of year. She's putting herself and her dog at risk, and potentially others if she needs rescuing at any point.
Maria and Blue for the win! Getting through the hard stuff. I'm on your way south. Hit me up....I'll put a pot of soup on....and we'll talk about where to install a mini wood stove in Poe. Keep being amazing!
You tried and figured out a safe plan that worked. We all learned a lesson along with you. Those Northern Lights were AMAZING girl! Blue looked confident you would find a way out. He really trusts you!
You're not stupid, just inexperienced. You took a chance and it backfired. Learning experience. At least you have the guts and character to try!!!! The AluCab will bleed out your heat unless you make some insulation. Same goes for anything metal, and the glass. You can make insulating panels for the AluCab and your windows: ~Make patterns for the sections you need to insulate, allowing about 3" extra for attaching later, as well as allowing better coverage. You can use butcher paper or newspapaer and a sharpie; whatever works. ~Get blankets at a thrift store, surplus wool/wool mix blankets at an Army-Navy, or some old/inexpensive sleeping bags. ~Smartfoil (bubblewrap sandwiched between aluminum foil). Have a sailmaker or someone who can sew heavy fabrics sew you the panels (after measuring and triple checking the dimensions). Smartfoil sandwiched between the blanket material. I would probably do it by having the wool against the AluCab sides/windows/panels, the Smartfoil in the middle (doubled up), and the sleeping bag or thick blanket on the inside. You can attach them to the inside using velcro strips, magnets, whatever. This will make a HUGE difference. Also, should have some redundancy. Maybe a little mini wood stove as well. Or a Dickinson P9000 (this is propane but designed so you get no condensation). You need a way to keep that engine running or to heat up your fuel so it doesn't gel up. PS I realize finding a sailmaker or someone who has the equipment to do the above may take time-and you need it now. You can basically do it on your own using good thread and a large needle, or spray glue/Barge cement (but you need somewhere to do it at). You may even be able to do it with hot glue and some Gorilla Tape. You can basically get the panels ready enough to use and then, when you find the person to sew it, just ask that person to finish the job.
Ive made several comments to help. The one reson you can tell its the Jackery is if the diesel heater had continous power it would show an error code on the screen. The jackery is shutting off the 12 volt outlet during the glow plug phase of the diesel heater and your screen goes blank on the diesel heater. The Jackery most likely auto resets that outlet when power demand stops. I have 2 diesel heaters...an electric heater...a dwarf wood stove...and electric pad on my bed. Backup is number one in artic conditions as you have learned with mild artic temps....its no joke...it can get way colder than you are experiencing.
Good day Maria, Blue and Poe......no one should be yelling at you for making a mistake. It's always what choices we make and how to correct them if they are not working. That's the adventure. When you were starting Poe, I actually crossed my fingers! Blue is looking good. When are his treatments completed. All the best always.
@@mdurham2137 The diesel heater that broke because she keeps trying to duct tape 21st century tech unto something that's 27 years old. Pretty sure now we're just going to see a report of her either being eaten maimed or killed. Blue will probably be the first victim of her ineptitude or in a high pitch white girls voice“ I'm just roaming reckless “
Just ref the diesel heater, they draw a massive current on startup to heat the glow plug and generally get going, the sort that isn’t typically available from a normal 12v socket. If the jackery output is only like 100w or so it might be asking too much from it and it’s just resetting the controller with the drop.
I think the best bet for now is to rent a small air bnb and stay there for as long as it takes for them to install the heater correctly. I know you you wanted to do it yourself but sometimes asking for help is ok the main thing is you and blue staying warm and then while poe is getting his upgrade you can relax reset and just hang out and site see the city you happen to go to to get poe fixed I am worried for you stay safe and ask for help its ok
Maria, you need at least thermo blankets for all of your windows outside, you cant go without in freezing temperatures in vanlife. An extra pair thermo blankets for the inside is possible too. Wind and cold temperatures will make your windows feel like ice blocks and the temperature will be drop down. Then you parked Poe with the front out of the wind to protect the engine, and wind in your car will be less. Wind will come in the car where you dont expect it, even out of the floor. And you must cover the front by the engine where normally wind goes to cool the engine. And with a piece of cardboard or plastic on the outside, you can block the wind with some tie downs and or tape around the cardboard. Its also possible on the inside when the ventilator dont hit the cardboard. And put always a box/bag of tea lights in the car for emergency. When the car breaks down and it becomes too cold, you can always heat the car with it, when the car cant run anymore. Ok ok, be careful with the tea lights, but it will work if needed in strong cold weather, especially if you,re waiting for rescue.👋👋
Not mad Maria…concerned. Remember the two times I’ve run into you the last things I said to you is…stay warm! I looked in Alaska for a total of 16 years and I still wanna cry every time I see the northern lights☺️
Personally, maria those of us who have actually lived & worked that far north are only trying to keep you and blue safe. The cold you are experiencing will never be like anything you are used to in Michigan. It can feel like razor blades cutting through your skin is why you have to have layers on and be prepared for that type of climate. Please think logically and don't take chances you may regret later. We are all for you roaming Reckless but when dealing with extreme cold weather such as -15 or more could and has caused vehicle failure and death. I will be praying for you and blue meanwhile stay safe and warm. p/s at least if you still had the buddy heater you would have stayed warmer.
Well now you know to test your equipment rather than “testing” it in extreme conditions. 😐. Also u should always have a backup - get that buddy heater back - for backup.
I am sitting in a very heated home 73° with my toddler, watching your video eating dinner and I got a cold. I hope you are safe and if I could, I would call the hotel for you lol.
You needed to insulate the windows and the windshield. The heat escaped through the crystal and the cold gets super easy but you learn the hard way that's the best teacher
@@Nallisn I'm not talking about in the video I meant in general. She obviously doesn't have the heater working and why do you need to comment something snotty? The comment was meant for Ria and it was written out of concern.
@@enns5366 wasn’t trying to be. Just stating the obvious. It looks like, from the video, she would stay in an air bnb until she could get her heater to work or buy a new heater
Go Poe!!! the heater seems like it is not getting the current it needs from the battery, so it shuts off. The highest current draw is on startup, when the glow plug turns on. It pulls about 9 amps on mine at that point. Once it is pumping fuel and ignites, the power draw decreases dramatically. Yours is shutting off before it gets that far, as you've seen.
Im so happy you got to see the Northern Lights. Im happy you found a bnb I was getting worried because Blue didnt have a sweater or coat on and I worry his paws will get frost bite as well as you. Praying you find someone to install your heater so you and Blue can get back to enjoying your trip.
The 12 volt outlet on the Jackery doesn’t provide enough wattage for the glow plug to fully start. The Jackery is cutting power and causing the heater to shut off. It needs connected directly to a battery.
I truly look forward to your latest videos, and it's a unique experience for me compared to other channels I follow because honestly I don't care much for the other channels I watch, I simply watch them for mild amusement. You've become my favorite TH-camr in a very short time! Your personality, lifestyle, and dedication to said lifestyle get me excited to see new videos every single time. Stay safe, stay cozy, stay warm and give Blue a big hug from all of us.
My heart sunk on your last video when you showed the brand because I've been seeing nothing but issues with those Vevor heaters from some of the people I follow. Please, please, PLEASE go with a name brand heater! Your safety, and Blue's is well worth the extra cost of the heater.
OMG I can't handle the stress of watching you and another Van lifer "Winterisblu", with a pet also, travel in frigid weather..I worry about ya'll so much!!! ugh....please keep warm..hugs
Old trucks have character, and are unquestionably cool, but Alaska winters (as you clearly now know) are no joke. Please use this as a learning experience,and stay serious about your safety, and preparedness. Only wishing the best for you and Blue.
Two things about your truck, does it not have a block heater? You should have plugged it in when you're at the Airbnb. And you should also cover the grill up front with cardboard or whatever you can find to reduce the cold air from going through the radiator, will help keep the engine warmer. And maybe you can have your mechanic install a high idle. So when you're parked it will raise the engine RPM to keep the engine warmer and the alternator to charge the better.
What an extraordinary moment for you.. being under the same sky that the Northern Lights are lit up in. Your on a road trip of a lifetime, enjoy every minute but safely! Excited to see what is to come..best wishes❤
As a truck driver I've been in a lot of Cold places and I've learned to put trash bags in front of your radiator and it will help heat your coolent back up to normal and it will start blowing heat again
Hi Maria and Blue! Hope you all are doing well. Looks like Blue is doing well. Loved the Blue shirt on Instagram. Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I bought a little 350W electric heater (Amazon) that I plug into my 1000 Jackery. Good for emergency, but it runs the Jackery down pretty quick. Maybe a insulated curtain behind your seats? In an emergency, could you boil water and put it in a hot water bottle? A couple of those under blankets would help your feet and hands. Safe blessings💞 Thanks for the northern light, that was awesome!
Maria. If you are reading this, when you come down to the east coast next year we will install a diesel generator free of charge in preparation for next winter. Electric heat and air conditioning on demand.
Northern Lights looked incredible 🤩🤩
That’s so awesome
Bump so I hope she sees this!
Very generous of you! I hope she takes you up on it!
Bump
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so sweet, lets help bump this up!
As soon as you said you were returning the Buddy I was like NOOOOO...back up heaters are your friend!
As a person who lives in Northern Canada, I've been worried about you Maria. No one should be attempting to live out of their vehicle without being well prepared for the cold. Not a time to be winging it. Glad you are safe and sending love to you and puppers.
amen and amen
Please be careful Maria. We care for you. ❤
I mean as someone who lives in the north it’s not about making heat. It should be shedding heat. She needs a curtain heavy curtain to divide the space and bundle with her dog. With some comforters she should be fine
@@zachmarshall7921she needs to make heat and contain heat. Shouldn’t be popping that upper tent up, and not a time for trying shit out without a solid backup plan.
I 💯 agree!! I live where it gets -40 I am also worried. I wear big Sorel winter pak boots. Helly Hansen underwear with Arctic Cat snowmobile pants and it's warm but still would hate to sleep in a vehicle at that temp. I also live in an RV full time, but not off grid. I run Electric heaters with furnace as a back up.
Maria, I am originally from southern British Columbia, but I have spent considerable time in northern B.C., and the Yukon. The worst part of winter has yet to hit there. It's going to get unbelievably cold there very soon. Vehicles won't start unless they are plugged into a block heater. I'm starting to get a little concerned for you and Blue. That is not the place you should be, trying to tough it out in a vehicle regardless of a heater. The real winter there is about to arrive. Now is the time to consider heading back down south.....
I totally agree. This one scared me! Its time to leave there and get back to the lower states.
This!!!
That diesel heater should have been installed (professionally) way before she ventured into cold climates. Alaska and Canadian winters are nothing to play with. She should also have kept that buddy heater for backup. She mentioned that her truck was blowing cold air, which shouldn't be happening. Her coolant might be gelling. Does that truck even have a block heater? Obviously a must for cold weather. Grinding that diesel motor starting it in the cold is a guaranteed way to damage something. Does she realize what happens to lead acid batteries if you completely discharge them and they freeze? I also noticed that she seems to be putting additives in the fuel. Do Not do this! The diesel will already be winterized up there. The incompatibilities with multiple types of additives may deteriorate the fluids in the fuel blend and completely reverse any benefits whatsoever. If unsure, ask the station about the diesel before adding additives. From watching her videos she often doesn't seem that well prepared or properly think things through. Her cavalier attitude is going to get her in a jam one day that she may not be able to get out of. I know I sound mean, but she needs to hear it.
Liking this comment to hopefully ensure that Ria sees this! @@robertheintz8017
January February your going to see -40 to -60 c up north nothing to play around with
I live in Alaska and it is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, it can also be extremely unforgiving. “Roaming Reckless” during winter in Alaska is a recipe for disaster. Things can turn dangerous/deadly very quickly. You HAVE to be well prepared for it. Lots of good advice in the comments for surviving the sub temps. Stay safe!
Miss Reckless Maria....trying to help you understand what is happening. The diesel heater draws up to 12 amps for 3 minutes during start up because of the glow plug. It has to be red hot to ignite the fuel. The fuel will not begin pumping until the glow plug is ready to ignite it. The problem does not seem to be the diesel heater, but rather the Jackery does not put out enough amperage at the 12 volt outlet without overload and shutdown of the Jackery 12 volt outlet. If you were to run a 12 volt supply from the defender batterys the diesel heater would have enough amperage to start correctly. Have it professionally installed to solve your issues and repurchase the buddy heater for back up. Keep in mind once you get this issue solved you can use that diesel heater to blow under your engine to warm it up cold prestart or even blow the warm air at the engine air intake in case of super cold conditions.
Plus the fact that Blue said “I’ll give you some of my body heat.” That’s freaking AMAZING!!! Go Ria, Blue, and Poe!!!👏🏽👏🏽
9:27 yeah but then he was like your hands are too cold never mind
I think Blue probably wanted some of the electric blanket heat too!
Time to leave for warmer weather. You’re freaking us all out
Second suggestion: get somebody to install the heater inside your truck so it recirculates the inside air. Having fresh (and darn cold) air pulled in is very inefficient, plus you're pressurizing the inside and push the warm air outside the truck. The heaters are 100% safe if properly installed. I can help if you need, I have one installed in a shed and it's been working fine from day 1. I'm an electrical engineer so I think I can help with these things.... last thing I want to see is a RIP post on your channel, Ria... seriously. Recklessness in small amounts is cool, but in large amounts can be deadly... Stay safe, and keep posting the great content you're been posting so far! Oh...and always have a plan B. Go get that Buddy heater back. It's small enough but can save your life if Poe refuses to power up.
Also easy access to a heated building. 24 hrs store for example.
Very good suggestions
Sorry
Should always have a backup for everything especially heat..❤️Always live by 2 is 1…. 1 is none.
Yeah lots of good comments! and some good advise from those in cold places. I am retired Army with a lot of Alaska experience and your spirit matters. Getting tested emotionally is good, but you may be taking on too much risk in the early Winter. For the risk of annoying-Unsolicited recommendations: First, boots recommend Baffin's arctic (-60 degrees) or polar rated (-120, no kidding these are issued for Antarctica) --ditch the sneakers until Spring. Wet tennies constitute potential frost nip or bite. Cotton kills and that goes for footwear. The Army Alaska minimum insulation rating for boots is 1200 gram thinsulate. This assumes you are hiking. For camping those Baffin pac boots will keep you dry and retain heat in the toe box --toes get cold first. Second, window coverings will retain heat in the cabin. You lose a significant amount of heat via uninuslated windows. When using diesel or portable heaters keep a Carbon Monoxide alarm with you. Third, have a go inside plan. When it gets colder, get Poe in the garage with you in the B&B. You made a wise choice not to tough it out all night. Fourth, talk with the folks at REI on winter survival or take some winter survival courses in the community --even from your fellow content creators. Winter has come and its yet to reach beastly cold. You got this. Stay warm!
You need to plug the heater into a AC to DC converter, and put the AC plug in the battery station.
The 12V plug can't handle the starting load.
Even Blue knew you were cold and used his body heat to warm you up 😍 Glad you guys have each other and Poe made it through. Stay safe out there Ria! ❤️
Ria I’ve been living in Alaska 13 years I’ve made mistakes if you lucky to live through them out here don’t make the same mistakes. I will make sound suggestions rent a place to live through out your stay here in Alaska until Blue and you are ready to leave. Alaska weather is nothing to mess with. Sending hugs.
We all care about you both that's why you are getting the messages.
Please think things over like when you were chopping wood and holding the wood with your hand and you're miles from any help. Maria you could have built the heater before you left civilization then you wouldn't be without a heater in the middle of nowhere. I just want you to be safe. ❤️
Not 100% prepared in these harsh conditions is asking for problems. Please stay safe. We need you longer on this planet because we love your content.
As soon as you said you were returning the buddy heater in order to test the diesel heater, I yelled “Oh, noooo!” at my TV.
Glad you and Blue survived! 😅
So did I! Always always have back up!
Lots of great advice from your loyal viewers here. As a parent, I feel for your mom and dad. I’d be sick with worry. I don’t have to tell you to be cautious…plenty of people here have already done so. Enjoy your time in Alaska! You are doing things I will never get to do! I live vicariously through you! You and Blue be safe! ❤
@@BiKEnBiTES You clearly don’t know what I’m thinking. 🤣🤣🤣 She’s traveling in Alaska in winter. If she were my child, I’d worry and I’d tell her to be cautious constantly. Maria is a smart girl. But if she were mine, I’d still tell her to be careful constantly. ❤️
Considering the temp outside it was really funny to see the lack of space in the ‘fridge’ 😅
Probably to keep things from freezing
The glow plug draws a lot of current in the diesel heater at startup and cool down around 7-10 amps. When the glow plug kicks on, the screen dies, likely because your Jackery has a circuit breaker or something that protects and prohibits that amount of current draw. Hope this helps.
I have the exact one. And you are spot on.
He is 100% right the 12volt plug on these can’t provide enough power to run it when the glow plug needs power to heat up. You need to get small inverter that goes from AC to DC
Thank God you're alive, Ria! As for the Diesel heater, the power getting cut so abruptly when the glow plug is supposed to turn on makes me think that your Jackery turns its 12V output off when overloaded... some Jackerys do not allow 10+ A that the heater requires for start-up. Solution: connect your Diesel heater directly to one of the 12V batteries in Poe (hopefully you have two... so use the house battery, not the starting battery). You already have 12V supply in the truck, so forget about the Jackery.
Blue knew you were cold. I love this little floofpuff so much!!!! Please, gods of heating systems, send some warmth to our girl!!!!
Prime example why I keep my buns in warm climates 😂. You’re strong as hell and tough as nails for doing this so mad props to you
Also, go to a military surplus store and buy a Military Sleeping System. I slept in -15 in one in a snow shelter( think snow cave).
Never try new life saving gear in life threatening conditions without lifesaving backup(s). Thankfully you made it out.
-15°F will only dip way more colder… with wind chills, it’s gone to -80°F. At -30° and -50° the vehicles break stiffens up. The steering wheel is hard to turn. Need a garage to keep vehicle safe. Outside, need block heater plugged.
Big Rays in Fairbanks carries cold weather clothing. Negative weather feels like razor sharp blades all over skin. Breathing in the negative air instantly freezes nose hairs, your lungs exposed to those temps is not good. With how Poe didn’t want to start, just glad it wasn’t out there where you were trying to camp in. Skin exposed for a few seconds will not be good. Drive down towards Seward or Homer for the winter. Not up north. Up north, death comes super fast in winter. Your dog needs winter boots.
You actually really scared me in this one. Especially with the no heat part in -15. But I’m glad that Poe said “No worries, just warm me up with a few cranks, than we’ll get going girly”.
It’s extraordinarily irresponsible for everyone in the comments to tell her how great and brave she is. She’s going to end up killing herself which would be a tragedy. A night in 15 degree weather is uncomfortable in your sleeping bag. A night in -15 degrees weather is deadly. She should seek help from an experienced Alaskan before she falls asleep and never wakes up. I’m certain there’s tons of people who would be more than willing to help her. I say this with compassion and as a father of a young lady the same age as her, and 100% out of concern for her well being. It’s not worth her life just for some money from TH-cam and/or the adoration of people who live vicariously through someone they don’t even know.
Gonna get a lot colder than -15. I hope she learned her lesson and we don’t see this or worse in the future. Truck not starting, no backup heat source or plan? Hope they are both safe from now on.
@@Never-mind1919 we all live and learn in different ways. She clearly has from the video, so sit back and give her some slack.
@@Liz_Au-enstar Had the fuel line in her her Rover froze(like many with water do at that temp), she would have been a body recovery by a rescue team. There would have been no "live and learn" for her.
I'm watching through old videos again and this one made me smile as the northern lights is one of my bucklist things and I've been privileged to see them here in south east England and tonight is second time 🎉❤xxx
Just so you know…unlike diesel heaters that are meant for heating, diesel vehicle engines don’t warm up or stay warm when just idling. I owned a VW Golf TDI (w/ diesel engine) for over 20 years. So, I’ve experienced this firsthand. Also, you may want to get an engine block heater (even if you have glow plugs) if you’re having trouble starting Poe. Also, I’m sure they’re selling winterized diesel fuel in Alaska. Stay safe!
My Hilux has a power heater button that increases the idle speed, so it gets warm when idling.
If poe is blowing cold air, in a pinch one thing you can do is cover Poe's front grill with a piece of cardboard, this will make the coolant retain more heat,and if it's that cold I would not shut poe off, when they built the Alaskan highway way back when, they never shut down the diesel equipment because the wouldn't be able to get it restarted
If it's the pump I think those heaters have a prime feature on them, but if not you may have to prime the pump manually (get air out of the line). As for your vehicle blowing cold air, you may have to put some cardboard across your grill in the front to help hold in the engine heat. Otherwise, it may never warm up to a good temp to blow hot air from the heater.
She's playing a dangerous game in places like that so ill prepared. Probably would have been a good idea making sure the diesel heater worked before returning it and she shouldn't have returned the heater either lmfao. Always having a backup plan/redundancies in equipment when you're in harsh environments like that is a must. If the electric goes out you got propane. If the propane goes out you got the diesel. Out of all the youtubers I see living alone in off grid cabins, camping and doing stuff like Roaming she's the only one that wouldn't even remotely surprise me if I saw a video or news article "youtuber passes away in harsh climate." As grim as they may be. This is outright dangerous.
I have watched you since the beginning and have never worried about you on an adventure until the No Heat video came out. You are very resourceful and use your smarts when traveling but girl, the cold is nothing to mess with. So glad you opted for Air B&B. The northern lights were epic. TFS. Hope you get the diesel heater figured out. ❤😊
Why have a comment full of spoilers? Geez
@@squakke why look at comments before watching the video?
Stupid spoilers
Omg girl!!!😢 I live in a cold place, you need Sorel Winter Boots. Cold feet are no joke. You also need a heated jacket.🥰 Yes that heater shud be installed properly and I have a note of advice The chinese Diesel Heaters are not 100% reliable. Have a good back up heater in the cold. I am worried, don't take a chance. Yes a B&B is an excellent idea. Please be safe. Don't be reckless 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
So so glad you are ok , i bet you were worried there , be careful and please please take better care of yourself and Blue .
I felt really sorry for you and Blue stuck in that cold with no heat!
Bless you both hope you got it sorted Maria 👍
Blue has that thick fur seems at ease in that weather.
Personally I would NEVER yell at you for making a mistake. God knows we've all made our share. I'm so sorry you are so cold 🥶. I'm praying you get the heater up and running very soon ❤
One good thing living in cold weather.. during the holidays when there isn’t fridge/freezer space left, we leave it in the garage or out on the deck until needed
The odds are that the Jackery 12 volt cig lighter plug in has an amperage max and will auto shut off if amperage is exceeded. The glow plug on the diesel heater is technically a direct short to get it to glow and most likely draws too many amps for the Jackery 12 volt outlet and causes the jackery to shut of power to that plug in.
This is what I've read as well. Except that the pump should be running almost immediately. It's unfortunate that most of these power packs shut down at 10amps
I have a 12v 15 A power supply that I plug into my solar battery. Works for me
It's only gonna get colder. Please be safe 🙏
Always look for your videos. Glad God took care of you and Blue out in the cold. Blue looks great. Glad you got a B&B and some rest. Seeing the Northern lights was so exciting. That is on my bucket list. Hopefully one day to see.
Your diesel heater's fine, you need that adapter to plug into 110 outlet, a 12 V 15 amp works fine, this is an old video so you. I'm sure you have the new diesel heater already installed.
1:17 Blue approving every purchase going into the fridge. ❤😂😊
Just as I’m yelling “Ria, get an air bnb” you said you were getting one. Yes, please get that diesel heater professionally installed. We love you girl.
WATCHING BLUE WAS MY FAVORITE PART ALSO!!!
Big Blue fan here too! ❤😊🐕
Your positivity in your vids in awesome! But like others have said it is actually one of the warmest years on record this year due to El Nino -- it's going to get much much colder in the dead of winter (like -35). As a northern Canadian, I urge you to stay safe but if you or others are going to be out in the cold winter, here are some recs for you/others if you're adventuring outdoors in winter including some hypothermia preventing/treatment:
1) Wardrobe: I've noticed you' not wearing gloves or hats in some of your vids: try getting an interior pair of gloves so that when you do have to take your mitts off to do something with your hands, you're not having bare skin exposed. At lower temps, frostbite can happen in less than 1 minute of exposed skin. Similarly, you lose a LOT of heat through your head: wearing a warm, fleece hat at all times, including sleep can help your body retain hear tremendously. Lastly, I've noticed your footwear is hella cute, but in freezing temps you should transition to a heavily insulated boot, or at least have them on hand (Baffin or Sorrells are great) -- same goes for heavily insulated snowpants to have on hand.
2) Hypothermia: If you find yourself feeling abnormally sleepy/dazed/confused, if your lips turn slightly pale or blue, and you have an inability to get warm despite counter-measures take action fast - you're likely experiencing the early stages of hypothermia. A few great ways to warm yourself and either prevent or treat early hypothermia are: 1. EAT -- eating food actually helps your internal metabolism generate heat 2. DRINK HOT LIQUIDS -- drinking warm, sugary drinks has a similar effect. Blue can have heated water too! 3. MOVE -- without working up a sweat, move your body: swing your arms, lift your legs, do a couple squats, etc. 4. self-evacuate if necessary -- better safe than sorry: you did the RIGHT thing here leaving for a bnb.
3) Emergency response: I may have just missed it, but consider getting a SPOT unit that has an SOS feature in case of emergencies so that first responders can find you. Even without service an SOS on a SPOT unit is the equivalent of calling 911, and it GPS locates you.
4) Emergency fire kit: If your truck does not start, if your generators don't start, if your heaters don't work: what is your plan? Having an emergency fire kit with matches, fire starter, kindling, and firewood could mean the difference between life and death. Engines, propane heaters, electronics can basically stop working if you get a cold snap -- having an emergency fire can keep you alive while waiting for help. Similarly a small folding saw can help you cut branches or logs (again only in an emergency) for extra firewood from the forest.
Thank you for taking us along on the adventure! The coldest hasnt hit yet, its just begun being a life long Alaskan. Get your diesel heater and be safe out there. Rooting for you chica!
Two is one, one is none. Its the mantra I try to remember when planning to go out. Have my kids on it as well. Because if there's a chance something will fail, it will eventually. Stay safe, stay prepared and keep the content rolling, you're doing it.
Wow Ria, that was an amazing video for,so many reasons! Northern lights…wow!! Blue is amazingly cute!! Love Bubby! That cold was so frightening. I hope you have the diesel heater up and running. I was really scared for you! Don’t fools it’s Mother Nature especially in the winter in Alaska! Once again, Bubby is adorable!! 💙🐕🐾🥶❤️
The northern lights are awesome. The first time i saw them tho i thought we were being bombed. I lived up there on Eielson AFB in the 80’s I was in HS and had no idea what it was while walking home one night. Lol I ran home and yelled for my dad. But now that I’m a grown up, I really miss seeing the lights.
In the 70's I worked for a Fortune 200 Major US food company. One day my boss told me to go to Los Angeles Cold Storage where we stored frozen foods. He wanted me to take inventory to make sure what we had matched what the computer said we had. I'm in a 3 piece suit. The guys at LA Cold give me a quilted jacket, they are working in quilted overalls, and they tell me to stand on the blades of the fork lift as they drive me around the warehouse. Moving cold air is MUCH colder than still air. The inventory took about 45 minutes. Coldest 45 minutes of my life. (And remember I lived in Anchorage Alaska for 3 years as a kid). Continue to take care of yourself, and Blue!!
No matter how simple equipment may seem, always set it up, test it before you venture, glad you and pup are safe!
Hello Maria. My girlfriend and I really enjoy your videos. Please keep em coming!!!!
I'm so happy to see a new video of
my favorite twosome😀❤ WOW,
the Northern Lights, how amazing!
Bubby is looking SO well🙏🐾🐺
worrying about refrigeration in Alaska? Stick it on the roof LOL. You should have tried that heater before you went camping, or kept the buddy heater until you were sure the new one worked. BTW it's a mild 39c/102f here at 12 noon, in Sydney Australia, it will get warmer about 2pm. Stay safe kid, be very careful of the decisions you make.
Blue is the sweetest dog!❤️He is the best buddy heater. Glad you got the Airbnb. Amazing experience seeing the Northern Lights. They came out just as you were feeling defeated with that diesel heater! Stay safe🙏and try to stay warm. I can’t wait for your next video.😊
Blue whining in Poe, next shot belly up enjoying the place. I'm dying!
My dog Bob is exactly the same, just wants to be part of the gang and he's happy.
Glow-plug POE with the ignition pigtail- wait a minute, than pigtail again, then start. So basically give it 2 doses of heat before you turnover, in arctic temps.
I can’t believe I just found your channel. You are one tough cookie! I am totally in love with Blue. I have a farm in northern Ontario and one night my brothers, my best friend and I saw northern lights. We were in silent awe until it stopped.
yeah who would ever thought Alaska in Dec would be a bad idea with no heat
And she didn’t get her oil changed before going!
I hope they noticed the Christmas 🎄 lights when they did the oil change 😊😊 Maria makes my day and #roamingreckless ❤❤❤ sending you #warmvibes❤❤❤
I've literally spent the last week+ binge watching your 100+ videos of your 50 state road trip and girl, you have put me THROUGH THE EMOTIONS. It has been a roller-coaster and I just love your channel so much. Thank you for just being you and sharing that with us
As a Minnesota gal all my life, I guess I take for granted when I see the northern lights quite a bit! So glad you got to see them.
Who could ever get mad at you???? Some of the biggest lessons I've learned in life were through a very difficult trial. -15 degrees is super cold and you survived it and with lessons learned. I say that you are the big winner here!!
LOL.... -15 is very WARM compared to what is coming soon. She can expect -60
@@canadianwarrior2108 really?! thats insane!
It's coming , already had -25 in willow, webasto heater cab heat and recirculation heat for diesel engine only way when remote plus bunny boots mittens and mummy bag rated -40..been here 40 years now lots of tundra winter time all over state , your right about -15 warm LOL canadianwarrior..
I usually don't comment on vids but I just started watching a few weeks ago and have become obsessed with your amazing personality and your sweet Puppers. But girl, I can't stress this enough as someone from Canada where it can get minus 20-40 Celsius you need to be better prepared. The first thing is to get a block heater installed and be somewhere you can plug it in. If you don't I promise you your truck will not start when it gets below a certain temp. We have them installed in all of our vehicles here because without them they would not start, even diesel engines. You do not want to be in the middle of nowhere with Poe not starting, it's not only dangerous for you but it can be detrimental to your dog. You also need an emergency contact who is up there and can come get you wherever you are in case of emergency. I would also strongly recommend you don't go too far from civilization without a guide or experienced Alaskan camper with you. But at the same time don't trust strangers please, you never know someone's intentions. Please be safe, it's not just you that you are putting in danger, it's your dog as well and I know you would never forgive yourself if something happened to Blue.
Good work. Great attitude. Adventure is always that, an adventure. Take it from someone that lives in the mountains, preparation is everything. Back ups for your back ups etc. Great video.
Well you tried..now its time to go somewhere that you and blue can get warm. God Bless.
Maria, so glad that you and blue are ok after that. As a father, a former Marien, and a country boy, I amazed at your resilience and problem solving skills. Absolutely amazing. What an adventurous young lady. I love watching your videos. The way you think about things and problem solve is amazing. Keep doing what you are doing. Stay safe you two. Bob here from Chillicothe Ohio.
She needs to develop the skills that will help her avoid problems. She doesn't seem well prepared for traveling to Alaska this time of year. She's putting herself and her dog at risk, and potentially others if she needs rescuing at any point.
Maria and Blue for the win! Getting through the hard stuff. I'm on your way south. Hit me up....I'll put a pot of soup on....and we'll talk about where to install a mini wood stove in Poe. Keep being amazing!
You tried and figured out a safe plan that worked. We all learned a lesson along with you. Those Northern Lights were AMAZING girl! Blue looked confident you would find a way out. He really trusts you!
You're not stupid, just inexperienced. You took a chance and it backfired. Learning experience. At least you have the guts and character to try!!!! The AluCab will bleed out your heat unless you make some insulation. Same goes for anything metal, and the glass.
You can make insulating panels for the AluCab and your windows:
~Make patterns for the sections you need to insulate, allowing about 3" extra for attaching later, as well as allowing better coverage.
You can use butcher paper or newspapaer and a sharpie; whatever works.
~Get blankets at a thrift store, surplus wool/wool mix blankets at an Army-Navy, or some old/inexpensive sleeping bags.
~Smartfoil (bubblewrap sandwiched between aluminum foil).
Have a sailmaker or someone who can sew heavy fabrics sew you the panels (after measuring and triple checking the dimensions). Smartfoil sandwiched between the blanket material.
I would probably do it by having the wool against the AluCab sides/windows/panels, the Smartfoil in the middle (doubled up), and the sleeping bag or thick blanket on the inside.
You can attach them to the inside using velcro strips, magnets, whatever. This will make a HUGE difference.
Also, should have some redundancy. Maybe a little mini wood stove as well. Or a Dickinson P9000 (this is propane but designed so you get no condensation).
You need a way to keep that engine running or to heat up your fuel so it doesn't gel up.
PS
I realize finding a sailmaker or someone who has the equipment to do the above may take time-and you need it now. You can basically do it on your own using good thread and a large needle, or spray glue/Barge cement (but you need somewhere to do it at). You may even be able to do it with hot glue and some Gorilla Tape.
You can basically get the panels ready enough to use and then, when you find the person to sew it, just ask that person to finish the job.
Wow what an adventure. Glad Blue is doing good.
Ive made several comments to help. The one reson you can tell its the Jackery is if the diesel heater had continous power it would show an error code on the screen. The jackery is shutting off the 12 volt outlet during the glow plug phase of the diesel heater and your screen goes blank on the diesel heater. The Jackery most likely auto resets that outlet when power demand stops. I have 2 diesel heaters...an electric heater...a dwarf wood stove...and electric pad on my bed. Backup is number one in artic conditions as you have learned with mild artic temps....its no joke...it can get way colder than you are experiencing.
Good day Maria, Blue and Poe......no one should be yelling at you for making a mistake. It's always what choices we make and how to correct them if they are not working. That's the adventure. When you were starting Poe, I actually crossed my fingers! Blue is looking good. When are his treatments completed. All the best always.
No we should just ridicule her for not researching come on did she not know it was cold
@@nicks8869Of course she knew it was cold which is why she tried to set up the diesel heater.
@@mdurham2137 The diesel heater that broke because she keeps trying to duct tape 21st century tech unto something that's 27 years old. Pretty sure now we're just going to see a report of her either being eaten maimed or killed. Blue will probably be the first victim of her ineptitude or in a high pitch white girls voice“ I'm just roaming reckless “
Just ref the diesel heater, they draw a massive current on startup to heat the glow plug and generally get going, the sort that isn’t typically available from a normal 12v socket. If the jackery output is only like 100w or so it might be asking too much from it and it’s just resetting the controller with the drop.
I think the best bet for now is to rent a small air bnb and stay there for as long as it takes for them to install the heater correctly. I know you you wanted to do it yourself but sometimes asking for help is ok the main thing is you and blue staying warm and then while poe is getting his upgrade you can relax reset and just hang out and site see the city you happen to go to to get poe fixed I am worried for you stay safe and ask for help its ok
Maria, you need at least thermo blankets for all of your windows outside, you cant go without in freezing temperatures in vanlife.
An extra pair thermo blankets for the inside is possible too.
Wind and cold temperatures will make your windows feel like ice blocks and the temperature will be drop down.
Then you parked Poe with the front out of the wind to protect the engine, and wind in your car will be less.
Wind will come in the car where you dont expect it, even out of the floor.
And you must cover the front by the engine where normally wind goes to cool the engine.
And with a piece of cardboard or plastic on the outside, you can block the wind with some tie downs and or tape around the cardboard.
Its also possible on the inside when the ventilator dont hit the cardboard.
And put always a box/bag of tea lights in the car for emergency.
When the car breaks down and it becomes too cold, you can always heat the car with it, when the car cant run anymore.
Ok ok, be careful with the tea lights, but it will work if needed in strong cold weather, especially if you,re waiting for rescue.👋👋
Ahh this one was so intense to watch- wish it was much longer!! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Webasto diesel heaters are the shit ! Knockoffs are nothing but problems. Stay warm and safe!
And absolutely looooove that you caught the northern lights and is able to cross it off your bucket list!!!!🎉
Not mad Maria…concerned. Remember the two times I’ve run into you the last things I said to you is…stay warm! I looked in Alaska for a total of 16 years and I still wanna cry every time I see the northern lights☺️
I have lived in Alaska 26 years. Cold kills folks around here who make poor decisions. I am a long time subscriber. You are flirting with disaster. :(
Personally, maria those of us who have actually lived & worked that far north are only trying to keep you and blue safe. The cold you are experiencing will never be like anything you are used to in Michigan. It can feel like razor blades cutting through your skin is why you have to have layers on and be prepared for that type of climate. Please think logically and don't take chances you may regret later. We are all for you roaming Reckless but when dealing with extreme cold weather such as -15 or more could and has caused vehicle failure and death. I will be praying for you and blue meanwhile stay safe and warm. p/s at least if you still had the buddy heater you would have stayed warmer.
Well now you know to test your equipment rather than “testing” it in extreme conditions. 😐. Also u should always have a backup - get that buddy heater back - for backup.
I am sitting in a very heated home 73° with my toddler, watching your video eating dinner and I got a cold. I hope you are safe and if I could, I would call the hotel for you lol.
DON'T get frost bite please be careful the cold is no joke.
You needed to insulate the windows and the windshield. The heat escaped through the crystal and the cold gets super easy but you learn the hard way that's the best teacher
Maria this was seriously the most stressful video. And now we have to wait a week to make sure your ok. 😢😢 Be safe this cold is no freaking joke.
Well she edited the video and posted so I’m sure she is ok, lol. If it were live then that would be different
@@Nallisn I'm not talking about in the video I meant in general. She obviously doesn't have the heater working and why do you need to comment something snotty? The comment was meant for Ria and it was written out of concern.
@@enns5366 wasn’t trying to be. Just stating the obvious. It looks like, from the video, she would stay in an air bnb until she could get her heater to work or buy a new heater
@@Nallisn ok Sorry it's always just so gnarly online people are so quick to be mean and judgey. Sorry for assuming and Thank you for clarifying 😜
Go Poe!!! the heater seems like it is not getting the current it needs from the battery, so it shuts off. The highest current draw is on startup, when the glow plug turns on. It pulls about 9 amps on mine at that point. Once it is pumping fuel and ignites, the power draw decreases dramatically. Yours is shutting off before it gets that far, as you've seen.
Im so happy you got to see the Northern Lights. Im happy you found a bnb I was getting worried because Blue didnt have a sweater or coat on and I worry his paws will get frost bite as well as you. Praying you find someone to install your heater so you and Blue can get back to enjoying your trip.
Can you get poe into the garage.
The 12 volt outlet on the Jackery doesn’t provide enough wattage for the glow plug to fully start. The Jackery is cutting power and causing the heater to shut off. It needs connected directly to a battery.
I truly look forward to your latest videos, and it's a unique experience for me compared to other channels I follow because honestly I don't care much for the other channels I watch, I simply watch them for mild amusement. You've become my favorite TH-camr in a very short time! Your personality, lifestyle, and dedication to said lifestyle get me excited to see new videos every single time. Stay safe, stay cozy, stay warm and give Blue a big hug from all of us.
My heart sunk on your last video when you showed the brand because I've been seeing nothing but issues with those Vevor heaters from some of the people I follow. Please, please, PLEASE go with a name brand heater! Your safety, and Blue's is well worth the extra cost of the heater.
That was TENSE! I really hope you’ve gotten the heater figured out by now. Those lights were AMAZING!!! ❤❤❤
OMG I can't handle the stress of watching you and another Van lifer "Winterisblu", with a pet also, travel in frigid weather..I worry about ya'll so much!!! ugh....please keep warm..hugs
Air BnB all the wayyyyyyy! so glad you got that and Poe started...
Maria - It's so cold!
Also Maria - ** proceeds to put food in fridge/ freezer**
Old trucks have character, and are unquestionably cool, but Alaska winters (as you clearly now know) are no joke. Please use this as a learning experience,and stay serious about your safety, and preparedness. Only wishing the best for you and Blue.
Great video. You are doing a great adventure by yourself. Showing that you can do anything.
Two things about your truck, does it not have a block heater? You should have plugged it in when you're at the Airbnb.
And you should also cover the grill up front with cardboard or whatever you can find to reduce the cold air from going through the radiator, will help keep the engine warmer. And maybe you can have your mechanic install a high idle. So when you're parked it will raise the engine RPM to keep the engine warmer and the alternator to charge the better.
What an extraordinary moment for you.. being under the same sky that the Northern Lights are lit up in. Your on a road trip of a lifetime, enjoy every minute but safely! Excited to see what is to come..best wishes❤
As a truck driver I've been in a lot of Cold places and I've learned to put trash bags in front of your radiator and it will help heat your coolent back up to normal and it will start blowing heat again
Hi Maria and Blue! Hope you all are doing well. Looks like Blue is doing well. Loved the Blue shirt on Instagram. Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I bought a little 350W electric heater (Amazon) that I plug into my 1000 Jackery. Good for emergency, but it runs the Jackery down pretty quick. Maybe a insulated curtain behind your seats?
In an emergency, could you boil water and put it in a hot water bottle? A couple of those under blankets would help your feet and hands. Safe blessings💞
Thanks for the northern light, that was awesome!