After visiting Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse the weather caught us up & we soon found out that van life in Winter can be problem
See more of our winter van life adventures – https://youtu.be/zl0Hf7VSU7k
Travel vlog 557 | Filmed Nov 2022 | South Dakota | Country 33/197
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Hi everyone – wow winter van life can be a challenge – hope you enjoy the video – Have you experience crazy cold weather on your travels – let us know in the comments would love to hear your experiences Chris & Marianne xx
From Wikipedia: "The inclusion of the Union Jack of the United Kingdom is a mark of the Royal Navy's historical relations with the Hawaiian Kingdom, particularly with King Kamehameha I. It is the only US state flag to include a foreign country's national flag." Interesting!!
Crazy Horse is such an amazing project! I remember visiting in the late '70s; they had only just completed the tunnel under his arm. In 2037 I'll be 67 years old! 😱
How about your diesel heater, is it working?
Everybody’s getting snow 25 years ago that’s funny. Yes life changes daily
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I love snow too, Marianne!!! We just had some this morning it looks gorgeous 🇩🇰❤️
it's a bit chilly out their today. good job the heating did not pack up. great views from mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. bet you will be happy to get to warmer climates. happy camping🙌
We've only just started seeing frost in the midlands uk the first time yesterday 🥶, adding the old scarf and gloves to go out now. Grab your hot water bottles and stay warm guys. ❤👍
This is only Fall!!! Winter is not till December 21!.
Hi I'm from telford will you be coming back one day
Better get out of the Midwest while you can before it hits -40. Where both Celsius and Fahrenheit both agree "FK THIS"
Aw, I'm so happy to see yall visiting and enjoying the brutal winter, and makes me miss the state even more now lol(just moved away), but yall should check out the black hills in the summer/fall, but best wishes and luck in your travels, and keep safe and warm!
Türkiye hala sıcak .
Biliyorsun değil mi chris
Stay warm and safe guys
South ….go south !!!! Burrrrrr to cold for me !!! Good luck 🍀
Did you see the marker in Belle Fourche, SD for the geographical center of the U.S.A. ? In Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of North American continent. Great video!
Hi Chris and Marianne, We drove cross country in winter, from west to east. When we knew we could get ahead of a snow storm, we'd drive. If we thought we couldn't, we hunkered down in a hotel and we were glad we did. We only needed a hotel twice for a couple of days each on the whole trip but…had we driven, we would have been in trouble. I'm not sure where you are now but…there's a pretty big storm system headed for the Dakotas/Minnesota/Plains States on about Monday/Tuesday with snow and big winds. The winds are a huge problem both for the windchill factor and blowing snow that reduces visibility. Keep a close watch on the weather my friends and be safe. Suzi
Just came across your channel. Are you heading east or south? I would suggest South. 😄 We live by sioux falls,SD. Winters can be brutal. I hear Wyoming is brutal with the open areas and wind.
Wow
Mt Rushmore and Crazy horse looked amazing
Stay warm
I hope you have found your way south for the winter. That was one of our early snowfalls and as a South Dakotan, I can assure you that if that tiny snowfall and brisk weather froze your pipes, you do not want to be anywhere close to South Dakota in January and February.
Enjoy your travels and thanks for visiting us in South Dakota!
If it is any consolation it is minus 9 in Blighty .Ah for Turkish weather .My 3 weeks in Fethiye in October were divine.Keep warm !!
Go visit Yankton it's great.
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A top tip for keeping your gray water tank from freezing is to pour some winter window washer fluid into the tank. The alcohol in it will keep the tank from freezing. 🚐🇫🇮
You have to prepare for the cold. I hope you protected your pipes!!
It is nasty cold in most of the Northern U.S. in winter. Sorry about that. Come to FL. (Or any part of the South). My windows are open and it is December.
The weather there looks horrible. I cannot believe it got so cold. -10. You surely got bad weather. I hope you have a good heater in the van. Bummer. Wish you were here so you could do the "washing up" in my huge sink (or better yet the dishwasher). Oooh veggie soup sounds good. Gonna make some.
Living in southern Manitoba, that is what we call a small skiff of snow. It’s a harbinger of what’s to come. Almost -45 degrees Celsius with the wind chill this week! Hopefully, you’re in warmer climates now!