In The Service I operated in some very difficult areas around the world that all required different skills etc. For my last tour I was an instructor on The Joint School of Combat Survival. In my spare time I enjoyed Alpine Climbing. I lived in Norway for a number of years and visit regularly. In England I was a Mountain Rescue Team Member. So I have been very fortunate to have experienced, worked and enjoyed a wide range of weather conditions. Desert, Jungle, Temperate and Arctic can all be utterly brutal. IMO, however, anyone can live and enjoy any environment, people have been doing so for millennia. It requires some knowledge of course and the right clothing and shelter. But I think the main requirement is attitude and a willing to adapt to Mother Nature. You 2 are doing just that 😊

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I agree, you can live virtually anywhere (probably wouldn't be much fun on the tip of Everest) if you have the right mind for it. Embracing the elements, not fighting them. I honestly love it here, every month has its own character

That was CJ at the end, wasn't it. Always happy to see him.

Great video thanks for sharing. Reminds me of the winters we had when I was a little boy growing up on an old farm in the countryside outside Sundsvall. Here is Uppsala we don’t get winters like yours anymore. I miss them. Nice to see you can enjoy everything they offer. From the beauty to the rough and savage as you say.

"Content Worthy" ahhhhh good old CJ back on the TubeYou!!!!!!

As good as it looks, I couldn't hack these temperatures due to my health. This past week, i was scraping ice off the windscreen with minus 7 degrees and my fingers just froze. The worse part was that once i warmed up, my chest felt raw with lots of coughing. I would like to but it would kill me. Enjoy the beauty of it because you have good health.

@Electrowave

6 ай бұрын

Yes, that kind of weather can take us out quick when we get older, if we aren't careful. I do love the snow but I fear falling on the ice these days, instead of enjoying it like I used to.

Last i checked in on you, you were living in a van in France. How life changes. Good to see you and the misses are well. Thanks for sharing. Most people can’t understand the absolutely beauty and mental toughness that comes with cold environments.

Amazing beauty of the nature in freezing weather....

Bestest winter in ages so far,, ☀🌟❄💖☃💖❄🌟☀ I guess the insulation job you did feels like it is worth millions now,, 👍🥰‍‍👍‍‍

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Oh yea it was well worth the absolute nightmare of installing all that fiberglass 😆

@IrenESorius

6 ай бұрын

@@LostInEurope 👍💖‍‍👍‍‍

@ventoraveritas2853

6 ай бұрын

But I se the icetikels hanging from the roof you can do better

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

@@ventoraveritas2853 That's the local farm, not our house

The humidity is not bad up there so the cold feels a lot less cold compared to south in Sweden. - 25 C feels like round 0 to - 5 C in Skåne. Still cold like hell though lol

I mean there are places even in New York that get below -35 C every year and get 375 to 500 cm of snow annually. Its not as uncommon as you'd think in America

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I don't think Sweden is the coldest place in the world 🤣

Seeing cj in there made me smile😊 thanks. Bit colder than Portugal 😮

Definitely beautiful Ash but like you say harsh, when I was younger would have given it a go but at my age know would find it very hard. Marie and yourself thrive in it thumbs up to you both👍

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Susan! It's definitely not for everyone

Absolutely beautiful

Pure torture living in those conditions. I would last a few days maximum before i threw the towel in. Too much struggle just for the essentials. Im glad to see you guys enjoying it though. Maybe if i was 31 again i would think differently. Cheers for the video 😊

Proper winter weather. I remember snow like this in the uk yrs ago. Walking over the hedgerow on the drifts. Now a few centimetres knackers the whole country lol. As you know I love watching you do the ploughing. Boys and toy's. Hopefully Alex will get his -40 this year on his adventure. Nice bit of filming by Connor, he'd be good at KZread haha 😄 Take Care Ash 🙏

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I can't even imagine the carnage now if they had this much snow in the UK 🤣

@asaandthemarchharepart2903

6 ай бұрын

@LostInEurope very scary. People won't even be able to drive to the supermarket to panic by

Beautiful video!

I live in Stockholm so quite far south of you, still this winter has been quite good, seen down to -16C which is quite cold for this area, but it is nice.

Have you considered a covered walkway between your buildings so that you don't need to shovel as much? Wouldn't be a huge project but would be useful in the winter. You could even make zip off walls to limit the snow drifting.

@jasoncotterill5869

6 ай бұрын

This is a great idea! 💡

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Could be good but to be fair we actually quite enjoy clearing the snow😆 Maybe not so much when we are older though!

@Cam.Klingon

6 ай бұрын

@@LostInEurope I can completely understand that aspect of it, I just figure that if you build it, than it leaves you time to do other things. But to each their own, regardless I enjoyed the video. Also happy to see that your channel is getting more popular.

Love watching you over there but hell no, i'd be dead within 24 hours lol, take care x

I like your videos ,it’s because of your relaxed content ❤

If you plough with the plough ‘arms’ at an angle when the roads are v full, it seems to help, rather than just push straight ahead, you see them do this in the Alps!😊

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

That was my friend learning in the tractor 😊 the blades were angled though to be fair, maybe didn't show well on camera

Good old CJ making an appearance, bit of a weather difference from Portugal, no wonder youre using lots of wood, it'll be keeping him in the temp he's used to 😂😂.

Well, it's not dark there, but it certainly is cold..., most people can't even beginn to imagine what -23 feels like. I think my maximum experience of Cold was a -18 here in Switzerland, but I don't go looking for it. That was a lot damper cold, than the dry cold you have in Sweden. I'm sure dry cold would suit me better and therefore would, or at least I should get up north one day to see if my senses experience your cold the same way as you do. Just realised, wether it's chopping wood, or shovelling snow, you have your year-round workouts and can save on Gym subscriptions. Is that Barn in the field behind the trees, also yours, and empty, or have you neighbours? As per usual, a fantastic video, thanks.

@viikmaqic

6 ай бұрын

I live in Stockholm and we have the sea all around us. Stockholm is located on 7 islands. And ive been to gällivare and kalix. My entire family is from there. The coldest ive been is in stockholm, there have been colder tempatures in the north. Really cold. But it stays outside your clothes. In Stockholm the cold is moist, damper. It just seeps into under your clothes and freezes your whole body. I had a conversation with a few coworkers who fly in to work in the tunnel constructions under Stockholm. He said going out in his underwear in -20 to pick up the mail in the dry north, was easier than having proper clothes in -2 windy/damp Stockholm

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I think I will talk about this in a video sometime as I see it a lot. The comparison between say here and the UK does make me laugh😄 As for neighbors, both of the plots near us are empty and almost abandoned. One of them visits for a week in the summer and that's it. Cheers!

Tough winter ??? Have you forgotten that first year in the vans, now that was TOUGH !

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Haha true! It's been very very cold this winter though, much colder than usual for longer periods. Think we have seen -30 like 10 times so far 🤦‍♂️

Peaceful land, peaceful mind.

thank you for sharing this update, I was thinking about you when they were talking about -46 in Northern Sweden and Norway these past weeks. Crazy cold ! I was wondering about your water pipes with the heating electric cable in the pipe, did it work properly and specially was it enough for those extreme conditions ? Take care

Ok I all take it back its not cold here in the uk yet!

Temp no, snow no, winter no, but darn pretty 😅

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

🤣

Amazing guys & i can see its hard work clearing the snow. Is that one nights worth? Do you rent all the vehicles or have you bought them? How far away is the nearest grocery stores etc for needed supplies? Are your plans to live there long term or not?

Was that a CJ I heard and saw at the end? Not long till the Sun is back.

@woodshop7487

6 ай бұрын

Exactly who I saw... I had no idea he was back.... 👍👍👍

@nicklouse1

6 ай бұрын

@@woodshop7487 there was a bit of who is filming, who is driving and then a comment that is so so CJ. “Content worthy”.

How did they manage the snow in the early days?😅

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I think people were just more hardcore😆

Beautiful! In case of emergency can first responders get to you guys😊 I’ve never lived anywhere like this is why I’m asking

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Yes they can, as long as we clear the road 😊 There is also an air ambulance here

@ellaconner9452

6 ай бұрын

@@LostInEurope good to know😉

good vid

Looking back over the vlogs before you left the UK & can i ask, what was the process of taking the dogs with you? Ive got dogs & you've inspired me to do the same. Also, what about the 90day rule in Europe, how are you managing it? Would love to hear from you regards this, so i can learn & plan.

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Everything is different now to when we first came so cant really guide you unfortunately. We managed to get residency here so the 90 day rule doesn't matter. We can be either here or in the UK as long as we want then once we gain citizenship in Sweden we will regain our freedom of movement in Europe.

As a truckdriver , don't turn your truck of in the cold. It will never start again ....😂😂

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

😆 I can imagine

TIL: You have a neighbour with almost exactly the same farm layout! I always thought you didn't have any neighbours nearby....

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Nobody lives there 😊

@Jonteponte71

6 ай бұрын

@@LostInEurope Sounds to me like a likely future expansion project then? :)

NO 🥶

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

🤣

I'm pleased for you that you get pleasure from it. But I think it looks horrific, and would hate to be so cold and restricted by the climate. Awful. So much of your life is taken up by fighting the elements!

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, I've never felt so free in my life as I do living here! You definitely have to enjoy the winter though 😄

@sueoldbirdstone9024

6 ай бұрын

@@LostInEurope I can see that you're thriving, Ash! PS; And that was CJ I heard/saw too, wasn't it? What the heck does that boy, with his piping hot Portuguese plot, think of the Nordic freeze?!?!

Do you want to make a non-documentary, if so what subject takes you, i'm interested in working with you.

Do you miss winter Vanlife? 🤔

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, not really. The places I used to search for in the van are basically the same as where we live now! But now we can relax and enjoy the winter a lot more being in one location. I do still go off in the van though sometimes to explore 😊

fook that for a game of vikings

Nope lol

Same slow-mo shots accompanied with piano music, getting a bit boring...

@LostInEurope

6 ай бұрын

I make videos I like to watch👍

@jongmans38

6 ай бұрын

But is it not the same all the time, try something different?@@LostInEurope

@HLnotHL

6 ай бұрын

ASMR.. I love it

@stealthyguy1784

6 ай бұрын

​@@jongmans38You could just un-sub and shut up