It's a good idea to face your vehicle into the wind. I'm a truck driver in the US and always try to do this when parked during storms that have high winds. It gives the wind less area to push against. Great video! ❤

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I agree and once I secure our solar panel down with a latch I’ll definitely do this in the future, cheers 👍🏼

@GrumpyDad

6 ай бұрын

But also bear in mind it can fill the engine bay with snow blowing up underneath and through the grilles

@patriciabandeko3842

6 ай бұрын

@@GrumpyDad That's true but I used to have a grill cover back when I drove in the Rockies and the upper Midwest. NOW my major worry is my a/c going out in the desert Southwest in the summer. 😂

Nice video, thank you. Great drone work. Nice and cosy in the van. Love it.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you liked it and the van is very cosy in winter 👍🏼

I have to say, this is the first time I've seen a spatula used in lieu of an ice scraper to clean a windshield! lmao Had to subscribe after seeing that. Hi from the Northeast of the US!

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Adapt, overcome, survive! 😂 I have now purchased an ice scraper don’t worry. I hope you enjoy the channel 👍🏼

Great content, awesome storm, cute dog😊, subbed! Greetings from the Pacific Northwest, USA ❣️❣️❣️

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

So you so much ☺️ enjoy the channel!

Awesome drone footage

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Love weather like that,makes you feel alive ! Best wishes from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

That’s exactly why we stayed 😊 all the best!

@theharshtruthoutthere

6 ай бұрын

@@livinginkevlar Souls, when you find the narrow road to heaven / keep walking in it. lucifer = 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: he+ll love to keep you an ignorant fool. knowing not where you go, who you are, nor why life is. Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Soon the MOTB shall be share to all. It becomes a real choosing between MAMMON AND GOD> Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: And before you take me as a “troll” and “spam”, bother to watch all my 7 playlists, dear soul. The simple research which I did, I named it simply: BIBLE + FREEMASONRY.

Beautiful I love it, I grew up in Poland, so for me the winter as so is normal😂. All the best guys, the winter has to be a winter, beautiful.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I’m from the south of England and we are lucky if we get any snow so to come to Scotland and experience that was amazing, we’re looking forward to more snow! Take care.

Loved this Video, &. Now am Subscribed to you from 🇦🇺Australia.😊 Look forward to seeing more of your Travels.😌

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

We have left Scotland now but plan to return soon after some vehicle upgrades, thanks for the subscribe 👍🏼

Set off from that car park many times in winter to access the hills . Always windy and very cold. Used to do mountain rescue training up there and was brutal!

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant, we see a lot of mountain rescue teams there. Done a few climbs there myself and the views are breathtaking. 👌🏼

@davidhall8745

6 ай бұрын

@@livinginkevlarI have never walked there for pleasure! Have a good Hogmanay Dave

Beautiful ❤️ Your dogs are so cute snd I loved this video so much! I had to subscribe!

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

I’m glad you liked the video ☺️ they’re pretty cute!

Good Heavens!!! are you sure you should drive thru this deluge of snow, wow, brave man. I pray you make it safely. I think that's a good idea, every disappointment is a blessing.

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

We made it down the mountain safely 👍🏼

Great video

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Just subscribed, great content. Loved the snow footage absolutely magical ❤

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing, glad you like the content 😊

Haha class. Doing what your Mrs told you to do in thr first place moving the van into the wind ❤😂

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Shhh she will see this comment 😂 it was either deal with the van rocking or listen to the solar knocking!

We was at Glenshee Ski resort Boxing day night too in the Cairngorms, it was wild as hell. But weirdly soooooo exciting

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

It was an experience that’s for sure! 😄

Stay safe in the storm

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

We did, thank you! ☺️

New yr guys n m new subscribers and loved ur videos u guys exploring the best adventures of ur life’s. U guys r happy n u r doing wat makes u happy. Keep exploring…

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for the lovely comment. We are loving exploring this beautiful country and have no intention of stopping anytime soon. Hope you keep enjoying the content 😊

You were there the same week as myself and rob, i was in the big blue lwb sprinter(23:09) and also had to wait at the gate after the storms up the top. Absolutely love the Cairngorms 👍

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

It’s a lovely spot there and we also love the cairngorms, still got a couple of months up here hopefully.

Thank you for showing me all that bad weather winds and snow and the rain I'm got out of there head home livinginkevlar

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

We personally love experiencing all types of weather in the van apart from scorching hot sun 😄

I’m 2 hours south of glenmore and that storm was wild guys!! 😂 some Lorrie’s blew over as well savage stuff

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Luckily cairngorm mountain blocked some of the wind but it was still mental!

part of me in glad we are finally getting warmer temps here in florida to 83°f this week. lots of projects been put off. but i like storms so i would like to be in that too 👍 we watch "christmas vacation" every christmas as tradition.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Nothing worse when you can’t get on with a project because of the weather, I’ve got loads I want to do! Love Florida, been travelling there since I was a kid 👍🏼

Glad to be of service :D

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Not all heroes wear capes 😄

Happy New Year to both of you 🎉

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!!

if the vans rocking dont come a knocking!

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Unless there’s a storm outside 😂

Brilliant video thanks both yes them sort off garages are day light robbery

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, yeah but it’s not just food…this is M&S food 😂

I absolutely love that weather. I like to be outside in it.

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Us too! 👍🏼

Hello I am a new subscriber on your channel I am from Canada love your dog

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for subscribing and I hope you enjoy the channel. Our Husky is called Odin and our Sprollie is called Heimdall and they love travelling in our motorhome.

Not far from us...enjoy!

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Cheers, we love this country!

I’m new to the channel ……..first one I watched was the storm……..I’ve gone back now and watched a few others……all very enjoyable and fresh feeling. What has me slightly baffled was the storm got 30k viewers and some of the others were barely in the hundreds! Not sure why? Have you grown that quickly? Good luck for 2024..🥂🥂🥂🍾🍾🍾

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for going back and watching the videos. I’ve been doing KZread for about year and only just got to 1000 subscribers but after posting this video I’ve gained over 600+ subscribers in less then a month which I’m very pleased with. I have absolutely no idea why it’s done so well but I’m not going to complain 😂

Nice

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

That's us in the white transit at 6:40, she was bloody windy ❄️💨😂

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Just a little bit 😂 awesome experience though.

Looks like good weather for a turbine 😂 Stay safe❤

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

That build video is coming soon 👍🏼 cheers

Ain't that cool. My birth name is Gerrit. 😂 First time seeing you guys. Luv from South Africa 🇿🇦

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy the content 👍🏼 bit different weather over here 😄

Love the adventures. Please don't put yourselves in harm's way just to give us content. Stay warm and cuddle the woggies. They love it 😇

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I’d never do anything I wasn’t comfortable doing so not to worry 👍🏼 currently have the doggies cuddled up in bed with us keep us all warm 😊

Ooh, love a good storm, me! Is that carpark just a wintering ground for vanlife KZreadrs? Half the channels I follow seem to end up there! 🤣

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

It’s just a great spot that’s usually an Aire in peak season but open to anyone to stay this time of year, can’t blame them! 😂 Plus you get to see some reindeer when they come down the mountain.

Having your van front into the wind will endure your engine is a block of ice for sure. Try the butt.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I’ll remember that next time, cheers 👍🏼

Brilliant one Cam. Oh the crazy weather. No 2 days the same. So when is the turbine coming. Who is first, Max or you. I'd say you cuz you thought it up. Keep Loving the Adventure Both ❤

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

When there is a break in the weather to be honest, I have to run cables and need a couple of dry days to install it all, however I have another video coming out of generating power which I’m hoping to make this week 👍🏼

@nonlostsouls

6 ай бұрын

Great vid guys, hats off to you both up there, We thought we had it bad on a pier on the Isle of Skye, lots of wind but no snow, keep safe guys ☯️

Passed you today coming out the whiskey shop was on the other side of the road

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

New Years treat that was 🤪

@dannyk3786

6 ай бұрын

Mommie and daddies treat probably

That was some pretty serious snow, how did the carrier do on the snow and ice? Have you got the regular 3 season tyres the Met put on, or have you got 4 season tyres?

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

It handled it pretty well, the semi automatic gearbox made it easier. I have Michelin Agilis Crossclimate tyres, it’s the only tyres I found that fit with all seasons and look good 😄

@vinceandwinnie436

6 ай бұрын

@livinginkevlar You have the fully automatic gearbox in your van, the semi automatic gearbox was in the Sprinter generation before our version. I think they were called the TN1?

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Pretty sure I have a semi automatic because I can select my gears manually as well which is why it was useful on the snow and ice.

@vinceandwinnie436

6 ай бұрын

@livinginkevlar You have the 722 five speed gearbox, with the manual holds for 1-4 plus 5th D. Semi automatic gearboxs are physical manual gearboxes with an automated clutch. They were the first automatic gearboxes on the older model. They were god awful to drive. Thankfully when the 906 came along, they fitted the regular 5 speed auto you find in all the V6 Mercedes. I could see you were using the manual holds whilst driving down that snowy steep road, so it's good to know the van and Agilis tyres did well. You manual holds are actuated electronically via solenoids in the gearbox, as I just had the joy of refurbishing my gearbox, as I have the 2011 version of the Met Riot van.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

You sent me down a massive rabbit hole of Mercedes sprinter gearboxes today 😂 didn’t know there was such a variety. I did see your post on the Facebook group of all the refurbishments you had done, sadly I do have a shudder in my transmission and I will need to get it refurbished at some point.

Good GOD.

Enjoying your film. Not sure SURVIVING is the word I'd use. Try a bivvy bag all night in -15 + no food from a shop. That's surviving brother van life.

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Yeah ok fair enough you win 😂 glad you enjoyed the video though 👍🏼

Do you have a bathroom in the van? Also if the dogs couldn’t go out, where did they go potty?😮

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

We have a shower and toilet in the van and we obviously took them outside to go toilet just couldn’t take them on long walks so lots of brain training in the van.

Great post, which area is it?

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

This is Cairngorm mountain in Aviemore, Scotland. Lovely area if you’re visiting 👍🏼

@GRS1903

6 ай бұрын

@@livinginkevlar thanks for the reply, am there a lot and must admit never recognised it

Used to live there, ripe of petrol station because of tourist.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

We try to avoid stations like this! Daylight robbery!

@dougsmonsters4866

6 ай бұрын

@livinginkevlar once ur up there ur at there mercy. As u know its a no go to pop Inverness or Perth. Its the adventure though, over planning.

how the hell did you drive in that... oh wow

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Slow and steady my friend 😂 no honestly it wasn’t as bad as it looked and people had been heading down the mountain all morning.

Never heard o Glenmore mountain its cairngorm got a van myself Why would you up there in that weather 😮

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

You’re correct, it’s called Cairngorm mountain and we stayed up there to experience the snow storm and once it died down and the rain was coming in we headed down the mountain. It was a great experience and amazing to see!

@keithscott1480

6 ай бұрын

Remember we got stuck in snow drifts in glenshee the local snow plough driver pulled us out bear in mind we were only 35 miles from home the snow gates were still open which ment it was clear to go up fun and games in a van another time the expansion bottle froze in the van had to remove it and defrost it 😀 had a thermometer out side that night it dropped to -12c that night read in the local paper the next day the thermometer froze the actual temperature dropped to -17c that night in glencoe this is a true story enjoy your trips to my country bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The dogs still need to go out for a wee and a pooh😂

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

They did don’t worry, although we have a stubborn husky who’s a bit of a princess 😂 had to drag him out the door!

Dangerous if your living in your van, its your homr at the end of the day 😮even if you dont live in it you should be more responsible. Be careful you kids 😊

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t do anything I’m not comfortable with, we knew what was coming and planned for the worse 👍🏼 I’m a responsible adult 😄

@chrissycanvasart

6 ай бұрын

@livinginkevlar lol 😆 kids haha. All the best.

@Darenbranch

6 ай бұрын

Love it, get out of your comfort zone, there’s nothing better than being in your motorhome , self sufficient, nice and warm listening to the storm from the comfort of your van . The best times I’ve had is in the snow , walking the dogs and enjoying life .👍

Think ive found john connor

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

That’s a new one!

Would it be wise not to fill a small space with so much junk , the less in these vans , the better more room for the dogs & yourselves

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

It’s not junk, it’s stuff we need 👍🏼

I never understand the ignorance, arguably arrogance and most certainly the complete dislocation of expectation, with folks driving in UK, especially during the Winter and especially in Scotland. No winter tyres, as saving money appears more important than saving lives, which winter tyres do, so instead, to save money, they believe all-season or summer tyres with snow chains will suffice. Learning and educated in how to drive in different conditions from heat, rain & floods, to ice with snow and then heavy snow, should be part of learning to drive, as well as learning, when to keep off roads. If there was a fire in a house, most people get out & the Fire Brigade go-in, so why do drivers, out of ignorance, though often arrogance of choice, drive into bad weather with no training or skills? Complete utter crazyness and stupidity, but some will do anything for a KZread video and then use-up tax payers money by getting rescued by emergency services, or as a minimum, blocking access and roads for emergency services. I feel sorry for the locals that live in these areas and have to deal with those visiting with no idea. So please, for your own safety and that of the emergency services, if you don't like driving in these conditions, especially without the right knowledge, training and experience, as well as the correct rubber on your tyres or correct rubber on windscreen wipers for winter, along with all the other things i will not list here for winter driving, then stay at home or stay South for the Van Life types. Then everyone stays safe and less tax payers money is needed to be spent rescuing numpty's.

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

I guess it goes without saying that we didn’t contact any emergency services in this video, and that I chose a time to drive down the mountain that I was totally comfortable with - after the snow started melting, and before it froze (as explained in the video). Honestly, friend, it seems like you may need to avoid watching videos that are going to trigger you so much, you’ll be happier that way. Thanks for the engagement on the video though. 👍🏼

they dont live in this van.dont be bullshitted

@livinginkevlar

5 ай бұрын

Interesting! Where do they live then?

@johndillinger8482

5 ай бұрын

@@livinginkevlarair bnb's

Those poor dogs living permanently in such a confined space. Regardless of long walks every day, you’re still putting them back into what is essentially a cage. You wouldn’t keep dogs that size in a flat (especially not two of them!) so why is this acceptable? Poor creatures

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Are you a dog owner? If a dog has plenty of physical and mental stimulation, and are well trained, they spend most of their time asleep (a healthy dog sleeps around 14 hours a day). It's also far more enriching for dogs to have wider experiences, with each day bringing different walks & outdoor time (rather than the same handful of walks on repeat, which is typical for most dog owners constricted to one location). Our dogs are perfectly happy and healthy, thank you.

@sheisremote

6 ай бұрын

Oh my, what a naive comment hahaha! I've never met happier dogs.

@Darenbranch

6 ай бұрын

Haha some people! Jeeez, my dogs are never happier when they are in the motorhome , plenty of walks , new places to discover. A Dog isn’t a human it doesn’t need a 3 bed semi to live in , saying that nor do humans

@livinginkevlar

6 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!