How to Kill Bed Bugs Instantly for Van Life 

Thanks for the video, much appreciated. I did mine yesterday without a garage in my van. I used a propane camp stove and my installed vent fan. Started at 90 degrees and got it up to 120 in about 2 and a half hours. I actually kept increasing until it got to 135 in the third hour. I maintained this temp until 5 hours was reached. Woke up this morning with no new bites. Gonna do it again today just to be sure.

I picked up bedbugs from a hostel in Morocco, I had a severe reaction to them like being stung by 50 bees, they plagued me for two weeks, biting me every night, I just couldn't escape I tried everything. I tried cooking all my gear in black rubbish bags in the Sahara, tried tumble dry everything I owned, after two weeks the only thing that worked was putting everything I had in a chest freezer for 3 days. It was one of the worst experiences of my life and I still have borderline panic attacks whenever I see any insect remotely like a bed bug. I even ended up getting nightmares from them and occasionally up to months after it happened I found myself waking up freaking out in the middle of the night thinking I was getting bitten. I wouldn't wish these insects on anyone, absolute nightmare

I've seen another vanlifer who used the summer heat to get rid of his bug issues. He parked outside in a100 degree heat parking lot, removed all reflective insulation from the windows and windshield, then let the van sit several hrs in high heat parking lot. He had reported that it was a success after few months of no bug infestation.

I was assigned a truck with a sleeper birth from the company I was driving for, the first night out after driving I pulled into a rest area and was laying on the bed watching netflix on my my ipad when I felt something biting me. Yep!! that got me up quick and I turned on the light to see bugs crawling all over my sleeping bag, Damn... they gave me an infested truck!! Being a company truck I was limited on what I could do, I let my dispatch know what the problems was and since I was O.T.R I really didn't have many choices so I went to a Menards and in the parking lot I fumigated the entire inside of the truck with bedbug sprays and disinfectant wipes and allot of paper towel, I also bought a mini vacuum. I put the mattress in large plastic bags and taped it up after I spayed the crap out of it with bedbug killer. It was a long day, I also went to a laundry mat to wash all my clothes and gear. after I got back I was issued a new mattress and further clean the truck. Next time I'm assigned a truck to take O.T.R I will inspect it fully so I don't have that problem again. thanks for reading.

Take your rig out to the desert on a really hot day. Lock it up and let the sun rock it at about 120 for a couple hours. I used to kill bugs for 10 years residential and commercial. DO NOT sit inside or keep any critters you love in the van while you do this!

High heat kills bed bugs. One hot summer day I saw bed bugs crawling all over in the bedroom as they were searching for cooler temperatures, and realized mosquitos weren't biting me. I had bed bugs! The hot temperature helped me identify them, but I chose an easier, safer, and less expensive way than heat to kill all of them.

Even simpler method: Go to Death Valley, palm Springs, or any other hot place, in the summer, check into the hotel, park the car in the sun with the windows closed, point the car south so maximum sunlight will come in through the wind shield, spend the day at the hotel have a luxurious time at the lodge, swiming pool, dining room, spa, napping, etc. Let nature supply all the heat while you stand back and wait for the critters to die.

Yo bro you need to heat to 140 f in order to be 100 percent sure. Tried lower temperatures but after a couple of weeks the bugs were back with a vengeance. This time they were armed with Ak’s and anti aircraft missiles along with law tactical rockets. It was a brutal battle. They had the spartan mentality mixed with the crusaders spirit of “God wills it!”

Who else is watching this in bed and there feeling a bit uncomfortable 🦗🦗🦗 🛏🛏🛏

We had bed bugs a few years ago. We thought they came from grandpa's care home! If you have elderly in care homes watch out for bugs. Look in drawers and mattresses and chairs. Basically anywhere a person stays the bugs are attracted to your carbon like mosquitoes. They need to get your blood to survive. Nasty right! We called a pro and they did three treatments over a gew weeks and the bugs were gone. They put sticky traps everywhere. Before they arrived to spray we were told to wash all clothes and sheets, vaccumed all furniture and crevices and base boards. End of the day....i watched what spray they used...PHANTOM II spray. Costs about $20 for a spray can online. Spray all furniture backs, bottom, and crevices. Sprayed the mattress and all around the bed. They put a mattress cover on the bed. We ended up buying a new mattress anyway just because it was gross. I don't think all the steps were necessary. Basically the bugs were only where we sat or slept. The need a host. They don't generally wonder far. So furniture where you sit most and mattresses are key spots to spray. And all around base boards. Bottom line PHANTOM II spray killed em all. We could have saved hundreds of dollars if I knew this from the beginning.

Thank you! I work at a hospital and it never fails we get a patient with bb😑 we always run the risk of bringing them home. I can afford this , thank you!

I that visit a friend and didn't tell me until I said I got bit in March all over me they said they had the house professionally done for bed bugs and now every time I get in my truck I'm getting bit so thank you I'm going to try it

I literally just had this thought, what good fortune that I stumble on another video!

Thanks for this video. I am restoring a vintage trailer and learning before the problems arise. I had bed bugs before in Oklahoma. Then I moved back to Oregon (back from college). The bed bugs couldn't survive in this zone 7 area. If I had bed bugs again Maybe I'd park on a ridge or take a vacation or quarantine my trailer in an inhospitable environment.

Good reason to keep all fabrics sealed/wrapped/enclosed when not in use

Trip to the Nevada Desert in Summer time, shut all the doors and windows and let Nature kill them, you will have far above 117 degrees in short order.. LOL ....

Son "So Dad... I have bedbugs in my van, can I super heat the garage using a flaming heater into the garage?" Dad "I'll buy you the freaking boat son."

This is a really valuable video. These annoying bugs are really hard to get rid of. Anyone can get them.

Well, when I got bedbugs, I and my dad discovered them very early on so we just killed the ones that we saw on the bed and I no longer saw them. The way I discovered it ( my dad didn't believe me ) is I woke up one night and saw a dark spot on my pillow, and I decided to poke it and it scuddled away, I turned on my light and what did I see on my pillow, a bedbug. Whenever I sleep on a bed now I always think I will get a bedbug infestation.

The way I got rid of my bed bugs was to use myself as bait. Before I go to bed I would sleep in a small tent for the size of 1 person . Take a bottle of spray alcohol just in case any followed me going inside the tent. I would slees so good knowing that not one bed bug could bite me anymore. I would wake up in the morning to see all the bed bugs on my screen door of the tent wanting to get inside to bite me. I would then spray the screen door come out then zip it up again. In about 4 or 5 days all the bed bugs were gone. I guess they starved themselves. Also make sure you pat on the tent door so that way all the bed bugs fall off the tent before going inside the doorway.

Can’t wait to see this boat!!

I love your videos I'm new and and just subscribed 👍🤙

I don’t even have bed bugs and didn’t search for the video(came up in my recommended). With that being said, very well done video and I’m glad I’ll have a way to solve the problem if it arises.

I never actually knew bed bugs were a real thing, I’m itching all over my body all of a sudden...

You have such a cool lifestyle

Your my hero man...ty

HE WENT TO BED BUGS AND BEYOND 🤣🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Very entertaining videos you have

When I was a kid my mom said "sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite", I thought they were not real but now days I make sure all the lights are on because i'm worried about the boogyman :(

I don't have bed bug but I have morgellons mites and worms and insect tiny mites and they are coming from my skin and hair we got them from the tree we tream our garden and I will do this heat thing with regular hearter and fan

Awesome vid man. I’d like to start a van life. Should check out tucker gott. Your cute too

I did the non garage version on my crv and I got rid of Most of them but about fifty of them hid in my headliner. I have killed most of these because I stayed out of the car 10 days after that and killed most of them as they came out. I will be doing other things to get rid of any others I may find.

This looks like a good way to give your house bed bugs

By the way I think the sailboat idea is an excellent one I had plans to do the same and anchor for free and be off grid but I figure I’d get an rv first to familiarize myself with these systems. 👍

Yo bro no way it’s u keep up work and keep grinding bro see ya 👋

I dig your videos. I hope to transition into the van life in the next 5 years.

I have to say, very well done using CO to destroy bedbugs. The achilles' heel is that you are not keeping your treatment sealed. It is possible to treat bedbugs with inert gas, but you must suffocate them.

I picked up a few at a library, fortunately it was summer and I was in Reno, NV - I parked my truck ( where I live ) in the sun all day and voila, gone

I think I may have them but in Canada and no garage. Have to wait till warmer weather I guess and try outside ? I got fiotemacious earth on the way try that too first. Just seems like way too many nooks and cranny’s and stuff in my van build for heat to work? Help !

Dude. I randomly found your channel. Which is cool since we were friends in college.

If I got the inside of my car up to 140 degrees for 2 hours would that kill them? I pre treated with permethrin and crossfire ? I left the car running on a hot sunny day with the heat on low to raise the temp burned my hand on the back of the seat 😆 raid foaming bedbug spray has the same ingredients as crossfire for 10 USD 👌

How would this treatment impact the electrical wiring in the van including Solar Power systems? Would you have to remove all batteries in the process?

I have a question I saw someone asked. I'm in a basement. What about the electronics like stereo & tv? I like your video, it's helpful! Please advise !

Mineral spirits kill on contact and keeps killing bugs. But the smell is intense but it's worth it

Thanks. Can this be done in an SUV? Does the door have to be open? And can a paint bake booth work?

Use Crossfire bed bug spray.This stuff blows the sprays in the stores away! Amazon and Do my own pest control company. 👍💙💚✌️

Hopefully you see this and have some insight, but would this method work if the garage is not insulated??

Dude I would love to talk to u in person and I've always dreamed of wat u do man I respect u

Isnt there some kind of gadget you can buy that attracts them and then zaps them like a mosquito zapper except its not a light or heat device? Or a device that repeals them so they want to leave your house?

I lived in Mexico for a couple of years of my life and to get rid of them we put all of our clothes in a black plastic bag and let it sit in the sun for a whole day and that fried them and we sprayed the outside of the mattress with pesticides cut a hole in the mattress and sprayed the insides with pesticides and sprayed all over the room.

It's been a little while since you posted the vid. Did your treatment do the trick for you? This is a very relatable issue and handy vid for any one with the same issue.

Great white Is a great white shark I see what you did there because it’s it fin

Do you think an electric heater with the car heater running with the window rolled up would work?

How were your sensitive electronics after this? Not sure if I missed the part where you would have removed them, but it figures that a flat screen, battery, or even adhesives wouldn't do too well.

i had bedbugs for 3 years,i tryed everything to kill all of them rubbibf alcohol will kill thrm on contact,im not sure but i think i got bedbugs from a couch i bought from a gis house mission

how about running a hose from your tail pipe to the inside of your van- gassing them this way?

Never had them in Illinois. Maybe freezing would work too for people.

Just park in the Texan summer sun haha.

So you live in a van, but how do you know if you have jury duty or any other legal documents? Do you have a PO box you go to every once in a while, or is there some way to not have an address and not look like you're living in a van?

Too high of a temperature can be bad for your electronics but not sure if 117 is enough to damage electronics, even if it's prolonged.

Where are you getting this information? Always good to site your source if this information isn’t your own.

I don't know about that a bed bug problem I've got something eating me alive but it don't look like the sores of a bedbug but I tell you what it's driving me insane

If your like me I have an adapter for my main propane that I can get what I need when I need it, I think I have a 1000 gallon tank, make life easy

Plot twist: he blows up the van and the garage

I live in an apartment and ive been having trouble with bed bugs for awhile now did the diatamecous earth thing but im afraid we still have them. I really wanna try this but im afraid that I'll burn down the house 😬

How Bout an ozone generator? Theyre 150 bucks, run it for 24 hours.

Kinda like burning down the barn to get rid of the rats? Park the van in Phoenix, Az during the summer?

ok nice video but did this kill all the bed bugs honestly? because I hear the heat is supposed to be direct not circulated like you did

Bed bugs will die at temperature below 0F (-17C) after four days so in northern states of US that is an option.

Im ur 27000 sub

Bugs moves from van to the garage. Bed bug still alive.

Omg..been there..5 star hotel.in Atlanta..they refuse to fucking die omg

What if you use hair drayer

1000$ to get bugs out of my bed? I can get a van for that money

Hmmm, I don't have a garage,wonder if one of those safe propane camping heater's would work in a van

Worst bed bug ever was my x. Bite Mark's and everything dam u magen

Get a centipede but a small one

I absolutely hate mites. Do not put rug on the grass thus can transfer into your van. Oh believe me mites made me very mad and very difficulty to remove them completely...

I slept with then for 8 months didn't know what they were until I saw a bug under me I checked he corner there were a lot I just cleaned my room and swept and swept it worked

I lived in a old wood house that had no insulation so I left the window units in the house off for a couple of days in the 100: plus degree Texas summer and stayed at my girlfriend's house that did the trick.

Hey. We put our car in a painting oven for 2 hours at 70 degrees Celsius. Do you guys thing it was enough to kill.al stages of bed bugs? I'm still scared of driving our car 😭

I have question for you What your family think about this? And how was your first day in the van?

You think I can get my house to this temp?

Please make a new video please

Pls pls pls post more vids

..The Bugs will drive you to this....no pun intended.

I need a new video

How much does living like this yearly

huh.. if you are planing on selling this van i would not mind taking it of your hands :)

In your research did an ozone machine do the job?

It distressed me to see photos of the bed bug during the video

Oh f' man, this immediately gave me the heebs! You poor dear. Uggggggh!

What state do you live in ?

thought i was the only one who had bedbugs in my van . i sprayed everything with ant and roach spray and i stopped getting bitten untill a few weeks later i am being bitten again but no where as many as before i sprayed everything.

Just use an ozone machine.

I thought freezing would kill them as well?

I had them.... they're fucking awful

Why not just close up the van on a hot day and leave it in the sun. Temp would be 120 pretty quickly id think.

Too much work lol I just did it aztec status and it worked

Hey it was 28 degree Celsius outside. I blasted my car's heater and left it for like the whole day until sunset. The temperature inside was around 70 degrees Celsius, they die in 47 and eggs in 52 I think. After the 'treatment'. I got bites the first night. All or most from nymphs. Tiny tiny ones. Really itchy and they bit my scalp and ears. This is a NIGHTMARE. I can't afford much. I wanted to rent out a garage but idk, nobody even responded positively to one nights rent... To rent out a heater I cant afford now or barely can. This is such a nightmare. Any ideas, anyone? When I look at my car, crumped car and the bites... And the tiredness from not sleeping... Oh man.