Stealth Camping In Seattle | Made some Clam Chowder 

Ok ok ok...I'll give you the family recipe. 1 can condensed milk. 2 cans baby clams (add clam juice) half large pot of potatoes. chopped small red or white onion (red better). add potatoes to 1/2 level. add water to a mm or 2 above potatoes n salt n pepper to taste. boil until ALMOST DONE. Turn down and simmer. add clams n juice. stir. add milk stir. turn up and wait till full boil. add large chunk of butter add lid and turn to simmer add a touch more salt and pepper to taste. let sit for an hour. enjoy. feel free to add more veggies like chopped carrots, celery even fried bacon bits to enhance further!

Seattle was once nice!! been here 42 years born and raised! locals don't go in to the tow anymore! tech and homeless now owns it!!

I have been watching a lot of "vanlife" content for a year, and I think yours might be the best. It shows how it really is and not all great all the time. Good stuff.

If you find an opening under your van to bring up cool air then even putting up a quiet computer fan against the roof fan (but not turning on the fantastic fan) will totally evacuate the hot air and be quieter and more stealth. The air under your van is typically much cooler than the roof air. A small exhaust fan like they use for a composting toilet can draw up enough air. I’ve seen folks rig up something from the rear lights, behind the license plate and behind a rear mounted tire. Perhaps even around an undermounted spare tire.

HELL YEAH, LONGER VIDEO NOW. Please keep with the longer video man! Keep it up!

I always Shower at the end of the day for Three Reasons. It removes the Sweat from the day. It helps keep My Sheets fresh just a little bit longer. It helps relax Me for Sleep.

Just a real guy doing real life on the road. Safe journeys!

Just a heads ups if you have AAA you could sign up with something called Active Direct Fitness it’s a monthly subscription that I personally use . One benefit it has you can go to any gym that is in the network such as : LA fitness, anytime fitness, and planet fitness and many more so it’s convenient when you need a shower in areas that don’t have your gym

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I love your content. No other Van Lifer Shows us the real nitty gritty of the daily things you do like head showers in the sink for example. Subscribed Bro!

"I don't want anyone to know that I'm living back here." As someone who lives in Seattle, that's like, the default assumption I'd make for any unmarked Van that sticks around more than an hour.

Just started watching your vids and I can’t stop

I love you did your van dark because it seems like it really helps with sleeping good at night.

Loving the content, best vanlife youtuber out there imo

Love your videos bro.

You can use the clam juice as part of the water you boil your potatoes in.

Like the plain white shirt although I would put a very small logo/pic on the upper left side (over the chest area) and keep the rest plain white on the front

pro tip: cut the bread bowl into smaller pieces, brush the soggy bits with butter and garlic, and bake @350 F til it gets a lil crisp on top for some clam-chowdery garlic bread brings some new life into what might be thrown out normally

tip on the flour make sure u change it every couple months, flour mites will start forming

That’s a pretty good Whole Foods, I used to go there every morning before work when I worked in downtown Seattle. I live in the North End and ours up near Lynnwood is not as nice.

I love clam chowder. I think it’s one of my favorite foods

New follower here! Maybe a couple of weeks actually. I literally marathon all your videos! One of the best van life content. More videos please!!

I moved away from Seattle almost a year ago and I'm currently finishing up some finishing touches on the van I bought this summer. I'm planning on going on the road with my dog really soon and making my way back later this year.

You crack me up! Way to build your appetite with all the runs to the store. Can you imagine your wife saying…honey, I forgot the bread, and you run to the store; then you get back and she says, honey, we don’t have enough milk… Go to a goodwill and pick up a can opener:) etc.

My American friend always talks about clam chowder and now I want to try it!

I have this dish every time I go to Disneyland exactly with sourdough bread by the pirates of the Caribbean ride.. might have to try doing it myself, looks simple yet amazing!

I haven't finished watching but I had to comment because you are actually going to cook!!! Ty for not pouring a can in a pot. You just took your first bite... I love this. Forgetting stuff at the store, that's real. And it does look yummy😋 I would've enjoyed watching you clean up the van... I liked this video 🙂 and I've subscribed.

I LOVE your content I look forward to seeing it !! You may OR may not know BUT you can buy disposable full size face towels at target AND Walmart in the pharmacy area

Everyone in chat keeps mention the van life. I'm hooked to the cooking recipes. I want to try this one.

Well damn, now I want some clam chowder LoL 😂

SLU is where all the tech companies are so yeah spot on assessment it's a nice area lol

Dude, so proud of you. Life goals for real right there my dood. Keep on goin.

I love your van as one I at the age of 68 year old woman would enjoy traveling up and down the East Coast. Your set up is not only streamlined but so asthetically pleasing to the eye. I would be finding a place and enjoying knitting to watching RU-vid. Happy travelings. 🎉

Because of you we are now buying all the ingredients for clam chadower

can I send you a can opener!? awesome vid and hope you've been enjoying my beautiful city.

Just recently found your channel but love that you are in the PNW!! I live an hour ferry from Seattle and really enjoy seeing van life in Seattle!

You made enough chowder for the entire block! People starving in Sea!!

Uh, you don't need to "stealth" camp in Seattle (or Portland, LA, SF) because there are hundreds of RVs camped out permanently throughout the city. Literally nothing bad will happen. You won't get moved, ticketed, or anything. Hell, "activists" here will probably drop by to give you free food, money and needles. Maybe some narcan too. Biggest danger is having someone steal your catalytic converter, so hopefully you have a guard installed to decrease the risk. Glad you enjoyed your visit.

94 degrees in a vehicle. I’d be naked in there, lol. To be totally stealth you shouldn’t use your side doors.

dude u can't throw that bread away

You’re a funny dude, and so dramatic haha When you started dry heaving when cutting open that can of clams I literally thought I was going to be sick myself. I’ve only watched 2 of your videos and both of them you were eating clam chowder lol you have a new fan from 🇨🇦

Fry up some bacon and add to your chowder. It's really good!. I'm a life long resident on the Olympic Peninsula. I love fresh seafood.

Get a wet mat/plastic and lay it down for the times you have to use the sink for a proper bird bath. Rag + soap + sink = better than baby wipes lol

Spent 20 years in Seattle, left when I turned 21, 30 next month. Seattle isn’t what it use to be, it’s an absolute atrocity what that city has become and the lawlessness there. Be careful!

Im happy im here at 40K cant wait to see you at a million!!!!

You should get a 8 sleep mattress pod cover and set it to MAX cold i think it better on the battery then the A/C unit :)

Some Casey Neistat vibes with that intro music.

I just found your channel and nice job! I live in my transit connect 2010 in Olympia. I was actually up in Seattle today. Haha.

You van is my second home now. Love your content.

Hi Ryan great content. Have you thought about doing a walk-around vlog showing the areas you camp in… would make for interesting viewing.

😃 ya buddy... thats a great meal! Excellent vid I can't do shellfish but chili...yup. chicken stew...yup broccoli potato chedda...yup thank you young man for nice little visit to Seattle

them shirts look coo

How was that $100 bowl of clam chowder? Lol.. PS that looked like a fun day boondocking in Seattle!

If I ever achieve my dream of owning an old white van in decent condition for cheap and then add a small solar stealth solar panel on top connected into a solar battery to store power, I will probably stick to laptop (one with low power consumption and durable battery). Would love to have a small 12 volt mini fridge too but kinda unsure if a small stealthy solar panel would be enough to power it

Next time just "singeren" of the vegetables, you just toss some flower over your vegetables and then pour in the liquids, no need to make a roux.

Been living in my car for about 2 months, really looking forward to having my own van build eventually. I keep thinking thought, what's the problem with people knowing you live in your van or that you're currently in your van? It'll probably reduce the risk of thieves lol, I mean I wouldn't go tell people I live in a van, but people thinking badly of me for living in my car/van are not worth my time, it's like a radar for shitty people lol, it helps me see more clearly what others are like. Anyways don't be ashamed of living in your van, I'm sure it comes with many benefits which are even worth mentioning to your future boss, like for example I'm saving money for mortgage, although i might just get a nice apartment sized camper eventually, quite enjoy the fact that I'm not tied to one place and had the opportunity to travel to different cities and work there which I think is pretty exciting.

lmao, you have a fucking soda stream in your van? thats amazing and hilarious. No can opener, but a soda stream. Bro, you are a unique and wonderful individual. Love the content.

I love your videos. They show the struggle too! LOVE IT. Thanks for being real.

Reminds me of mav but instead of a truck bed it’s a van

Why don't you go in through the driver door every time you enter? Put your groceries over on passenger seat, and then slip through and grab them. Maybe I'm misunderstanding though, I guess if it's not illegal to live and sleep in that space it doesn't matter. I just figured you'd want to reduce any risk of anyone knowing that there is expensive stuff in there. Man I would not be cut out for this...... seems like pieces of food would just fly into places you can't get to. And then when it gets 100 degrees in the van it would just smell so bad you would literally have to remove like a cabinet or something to get to it. How do you keep that from happening?

Buy a deep pot. It works. Love your video.

If you can urban camp in Seattle you are worthy of subscription.

Cool video been trying to get to Seattle for a while. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Thanks for the content

Ryan, you're absolutely wonderful

Man my mouth is watering...I already had dinner but tomorrow I'm making a pot of Seafood Chowder.

Use to love Whole Foods before Amazon took over.

Try adding a construction worker vest to your passenger seat. Help me I believe in SF.

Hey! I was the meat guy in the background there 😁😁😁

Love your channel dude. I live in Bellevue. You should hit it up before leaving Washington, there’s good stuff here too.

Take a wash cloth and wet and soap it in the sink and then wash your body lol it works

im glad you made it through the night in our city. I don't got the balls to sleep in a van...i'll be too paranoid of someone tryna break in lol....but you picked a good spot. I believe thats westlake. definitley TINT your windows a bit...and maybe curtains

bro, i know you said in one of your ealier videos that you get most of your recepies from tiktok, but you should honestly do like a stealth camper van cooking show sometime.. like teach how to do some of your favs.. it always looks so damn delicious! EDIT: just binged a bunch of your videos and thats bascially what you're doing anyways 😆. keep being awesome bro!

Great van setup. I’ll check out more of your content. But today only one question. No fresh clams at Whole Foods in Seattle? Yeah you might need to buy clam juice but come on man! Your killing me! Seriously though, I like your style.

Know exactly where you are … Seattle was home for 13 years. It was all better in the 90’s. 😬 But love your content!

You're gona need a bigger bread bowl @9:16

I wanted a sprinter but the promaster has grown on me a lot👍

Omg I'm starving Ryan...lol❤

Good stuff. I liked and subscribed!

Omg the food ti in the non stick

Loving the channel mate

Hey where did you get your stove from? My husband and I are looking for the exact same size.

That's a clean van you got. I love the layout of the inside. Just found your channel. Great work.

Wash face, ears and hair in sink. Get a washcloth and towel bathe arms and torso, too.

Clam chowder needs thyme in it. Queen Anne is a better place to park. Or down on western to 15th in Ballard.

Anyone else here suddenly having a yen for chowder?

this looks cool, once I pay off my house I'd like to get a van and travel around

If you are still in the area.. Katie Downs on the waterfront in Tacoma..best burger I ever had..

I sometimes go to the h mart for lunch😊

Makes me kinda miss Seattle

You need caps for merch as your cap game is poor buddy lol love the videos

yo g you inspire me to do van life but pls look at the claw technique for cutting.

I thought he said Redbull not bread-bowl. I was thinking this dude is way too addicted to Redbull.

Don’t worry about fan sounds when it’s 94° in the back 😅

That t shirt is so dope

Loving the videos man. Remember this comment when you have 2 million subs!

Never drain the clam juice from the cans.

👍👍👍👍👍👍 I love clam chowder too 😊😊😊😊

FYI- it isn't very safe around there at all. No shortage of homeless junkies. I have both lived and worked within two blocks of there. My doctor and vet are also there. That area while being a Amazon business area is still questionable at night and I would say nowhere in downtown is safe for parking a van at night, even the surrounding areas are dangerous. I have lived in Seattle for 6 yrs. Stay away from main roads downtown as this is a primary place homeless camps set up, especially near high foot traffic like the whole foods that's across the street from where you parked. You should be clear with folks how dangerous it can be, to check local crime data so they don't park in an area known for drug use and assault, murder. South lake union is 350% above the national average for all crime and 300% above average for Violent crime.

Gotta stealth camp at Santa Cruz right on cliff drive you won’t regret it!

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