U-Haul Stealth Camping In -35 Degrees 

I'm watching a man trying to survive in a U-Haul for some reason.. and it's still better than anything on netflix.

Why the hell was this recommended to me, and why the hell am I watching the whole thing!?

Imagine going to take your trash out one night and you smell mushrooms and noodles cooking and a man talking to himself in a van. 😂 love it

Bear in mind if it's cold enough for your digital thermometer to play up and your light's power pack to stop working, it's possible your CO alarm may also struggle in the cold. Thanks for an entertaining and informative video.

this is what i admire about being an adult. there’s literally nothing stopping you from renting a u-haul and camping overnight in a residential area, albeit some risk with the law.

Honey there's a weird van out front that smells delicious.

2 years later and I now consider this a classic episode of Camping with Steve. It's always nice to come back to these videos. I hope you're doing good Steve! 👍

Came back to watch a classic to support Steve during his tough time.

It’s so refreshing to see someone just being themselves.

Dont apologize for your content Steve. We come here for you and your unorthodox camping trips. You are doing great and are appreciated.

Thanks Steve for all the ways you're helping to keep homeless folks alive. Several of your tips translate really well to tent living.

I’m so sorry for your loss Steve. This is the first video I saw on your channel and really love it. My thoughts and my prayers go out for you and may your beloved be with our lord in heaven

As a U-Haul employee, yes this is what we watch in our free time😂💭💯

40 years ago, when I was a kid, my family moved cross country from Seattle to NYC. My dad rented a full size U Haul truck and towed the family car. We took it slowly and stopped at all the major tourist spots: Yosemite, Badlands, Mt Rushmore and so much more. We stayed in motels but mainly slept in the back of the Uhaul. Watching this video brought back so many happy memories of those innocent times. Thanks Steve.

Steve has to be the sweetest, most wholesome guy on the internet. I just adore him.

Uhaul getting their van back smelling like socks and TGI Fridays 🤣

Imagine stealing this van and having a guy in the back cooking mushrooms.

You can tell how cold it is by the sound of that dry ass snow

I remember the first video I watched of yours, "Stealth Camping in -35". You'd be a great recon Marine. People like us have the innate ability to sleep literally anywhere, at any time, in any climate. You operate well under pressure and you know how to move FORWARD. I hope you're doing well, I'm sure Jessica is happy to see you in your element, doing what you love. Even when YOU finally cross the line of departure, know that you're permanently etched into the hearts and minds of millions of people across the planet. You're a good dude.

If your water bottle isn't completely full, store it upside down. It will freeze where the air is first. Don't let that be the top.

Is it just me or is Steve like the Bob Ross of camping?

I would have parked in the U-haul parking lot

I lived in my truck last winter, it was also when Canada was recorded third coldest country in the world at 54- at its coldest. Love your work!

This is still one of my favorite camping with Steve videos. The good ol' days, when things weren't so complicated in the world. This one, and the corrugated pipe video. Love ya, Steve!

1:00 AM: I should really go to bed 1:05 AM: You know I've always wanted to know how to camp out of a U-Haul truck.

With all the technology in the world.... What did you do tonight? Me : "watched some dude camp in a Uhaul on the side of a road" 😅😂

I literally can’t stop watching this channel. Steve just has such a wholesome vibe and friendly demeanor. I know he’s had some serious tragedies happen in his life while doing you tube. But thank you for sharing your experiences and your life with us RU-vid fans. Me and my girlfriend watch you everynight before bed now.

“Sorry this isn’t a normal camping video” - Becomes one of the most watched videos on the entire channel.

Imagine walking by a van in the middle of the night and hearing “touch of olive oil, throwing in some stewing pork today! Not beef for once hard to believe!” 😂 reminds me of Spongebob and Patrick in the imagination box

Steve I wanna let you know I found you in a pretty tough time for me I was living out of my car and it was hard and seeing you camping like this made me feel a little more human I really appreciate all that you do you are amazing

I used the be the general manager of a major RV rental company in the US. I never considered renting a U-Haul for a fraction of the price! Of coarse there are challenges with that but you seemed to have covered those things. And with 6.2M views by this time, you're making a difference in today's world!

this is super important...one of the things that made car living the most difficult was finding a safe place to park. it's sad because you just want to sleep and not bother anyone/be bothered.

Hey Steve. The day before thanksgiving (American) I had a stroke at 37. I've had a lot of time to kill and I discovered your videos. You're the first channel I ever subscribed to. Thanks for keeping me sane.

You got me big time at minute 21.00 when you said theres someone walking by outside and you sat there in silence... So did i... After 5 seconds i thought WTF am i doing. I'm watching a video and sitting as still as a mouse. Got me good style 😄😄😄

You should publish a Hunker Down recipe book

Your videos got me through some really tough times. Thank you, Steve.

How does a guy have so many subs and viewers about camping in random places?! Why has the YT algorithm brought me here?! Why am I binge watching Steve till 4am for the 2nd night in a row?! God damn I love this channel 😂

"I know this is not a normal camping video." Yes it is, Steve. When you're Camping With Steve this is absolutely a normal camping video 😆

Finally watching the video I've heard so much about instead of the current ones I watch faithfully. So sorry for the news of your mom passing. You've got your hands full in Nova Scotia, so I'mma catch up on the oldies. Love ya, man.❤

I'm pretty sure this video is one of the reasons why I get asked very specific questions concerning camping when renting a U-Haul.

1:25 “I don’t mind If you bail on this video” *Gets over 3 million views*

Ya know Steve. When it's minus 40 I'm okay with you posting a video of you camping in your living room with the thermostat set to plus 40. I'll watch. You're an entertaining guy. No reason to freeze to death for a video.

I’m learning a lot from Steve about Fahrenheit and Celsius I love it and the fact that there’s not much going on but it’s just always so wholesome I can’t stop watching!!

Came back to watch what is now a classic episode again! Still praying for crazy neighbour

One of my favorites. I would drive it right back to the U-Haul I got it from and park with all the other vans in the lot. Perfect camouflage.

Yet another day of RU-vid algorithms giving me things I didn’t know I wanted

Hey Steve. Ive been watching your channel for a long time and have been on your journey with you.. all be it from a distance and time zone. Hearing of your loss of your beautiful wife was incredibly sad knowing how hard it must be for you. Your happiness makes you who you are and it’s important to remember the happiness you provide for people all round the world. She will always be with you, she will always be there for you. And always camping beside you in true stealth fashion. Paul.

I've never met Steve but I feel trusting enough that me and him could go camping in a uhaul for a day! Keep up the amazing work steve!! Love u and the videos

Go Steve! I once moved to Australia from England and lived in a 89 4x4, Mitsibusushi Pajero lol. Once I brought it I was broke, ripped out the rear seats got some lumber n built a bed. I drove halfway around Oz chasing the sun living my best life. I really miss Tasmania, the outback and the ocean. After that I lived in New Zealand, S E Asia and now I live in Saskatoon, Sk, Canada. About 4.5 hours from Hunkering down. A few weeks back she got down to -55 with windchill, in OZ I got to +47. I miss the road. Steve, I know that feeling when ya trying to get ya head down and the police bang on the window or people come out the bush and attack you lol. People don’t realize how much skill it takes to live like this, ain’t no book to teach you. Just many hard nights. Some of the best nights of my life looking back. When people can’t work but I got a job in a 5 star hotel living in a 4x4 in 37 degrees in the Northern Territory. Got the job from calling random companies in Yellow Pages. The extreme heat was my iron and my mirror helped me shave. My shower was on the beach once the sun went down. Never take for granted toilets, running water, good night sleep, hot meals, shade, a few dollars in ya back pocket, a job when you need it, a car that starts, fire, and good health. 2.41am and Steve got me thinking lol. Feeling grateful, lying next to my loving dog Lulu and patting her head. When the sun comes up she’s going to get a long walk and I’m going to think more about those times. Been a tough week. Some basic tips for those new to this. Park on level ground! Pull up late and cook elsewhere Always leave the drivers seat empty and have keys at the ready for emergency bug outs. Have a tool for protection Have one area where if shit goes south you can find keys, torch, knife etc with ya eyes closed. Buy a good blanket n pillow. Keep lots of water Have a bag of rice, canned food on the ready at all times. A good lighter Propane topped up Good home made curtains to block the world out Little first aid kit A bucket A pack of Johnny’s Smokes n tea bags 🇬🇧 Copies of ..Best of Fleetwood Mac and Bruce the Boss and a random Scottish Bagpipe soundtrack. Oh, yeah, if you got the change some step 2’s I really do miss the open road. My advice Do dumb stuff now before you get older and more sensible. Stay away from debt Stay away from debt Stay away from debt I’m not a rich man but I own everything I have, I got a small nest egg and I like knowing if I want to/have to, I can pack a bag and ship out in the night. Still to this day I struggle to unpack and live in a house. I hide things under pillows etc. I feel uncomfortable having too many possessions. Stay safe people and never let anyone talk you out of adventures. One day hopefully when I’m older, In my last hours on this planet I won’t be thinking about cars n watches. It will be sleeping under the Milky Way, in deserts, forests, mountains, Prairies and watching the sunset on a deserted beach with the ocean singing, running from a killer hale storm, dancing naked to UB40 in the eye of a major storm drunk on red wine, swimming in crock infested lakes, doing 265KPH on my motorbike, jumping off killer cliffs in the outback and living in absolute wilderness. I should sleep now x

Me: RU-vid: watch some guy camp in a cold van. Me: oh I suppose

This was my first Steve Wallis video and I've been around ever since. We're still thinking of you Steve and we'll be here if/when you come back.

Man, this brings back memories… it’s nice to look back and see how far we’ve come. Keep your heads up folks, we’ll make it!

Don’t apologize for the stealth videos! They are the best. I love them .

Just watched a man cook pork and noodles in the back of a rental van. Subscribed. 2020 prepared me for this.

SO GLAD to see you back on the road, for real -- even if you are "not yourself" since your loss -- so-so-so good to feel the "you" we know is back (so to speak).

Again so sorry for your loss. It's tough but not impossible to get through. I did my crying in the shower. But do whatever work's for you and stay strong my friend. We are here for you if you ever need to talk. ❤️

As Hank Hill would say, butane is a bastard gas.

The humbleness and down to earth personality at the intro, has made me stayed and not bail on the video. Definitely a sub.

This man has the innocence of A 10 yr old, God bless Steve ❤😂

Here's the dream Steve: Nick Offerman joins you for a weekend of camping and canoeing, obviously a few step twos and maybe even some whittling. Wholesome as you get.

I watch Steve daily as I'm a retired gentleman ; I must say Steve has a unique channel with no one doing what he is doing . I really enjoy watching .

Steve: "if the video is not for you, I don't care if you bounce" The sign of a true content creator doing what they do, just to help and inform. Very good video. I gotta admit, I never thought of this..

This is a certified Steve classic.

Hey man rewatching some of your old videos. Love them and just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put in through the years. I hope you get a peaceful life and stay safe

Steve eats better out of a back pack stealth camping then I do at home watching camping with Steve. Lol

Guys cleaning the U-Haul: “You smell mushrooms and onions?”...

rewatching the whole catalogue of work again. I think this is the first episode I ever watched, and boy did it get me hooked on hunkering down.

Why is this so fun and relaxing to watch? I don’t understand it, but I love it.

Wayyyy below freezing temperatures where people can freeze to death. Steve: "This is the perfect weather for me to test out camping in a Van." 🤣

U-Haul Employee- Remember this guy's face, no renting to him. U-Haul Supervisor- Are you mad boy, he just gave us a shit-ton of free advertising.

There are other stealth campers but I thoroughly enjoy your content more because you chew with your mouth closed and it makes all the difference especially when I watch these with earbuds on. Bravo sir.

Im quite a sheltered person. I like my own company. And to be able to sit down and enjoy the little things i do in my own company. And having steves videos playing in the background or just to my side while i play a game is just perfect. Theres something so comforting and warming about your videos steve. And appreciation is and understatment. Your videos literally complete my life 😂🍻💯❤

When the weather gets that cold in the midwest United States we go from being suspicious of others and strange behavior to being concerned about other people. Funny how that emotion kicks in. I bet it is the same way in Canada. If someone knocks on your van it is probably to make sure your OK. This video was GREAT!

"Imma head to McDonalds, I really need the restroom." *goes through drive-through*

We love you Steve.

i'd watch an 8 hour uncut version of something like this, in the background, while working. i like your videos, they are calming!

I lived in a 97 Honda Accord 2 years ago following divorce...mind you this was in New England during Christmas. Battling depression and loneliness was worse than literally freezing to near death 💀

apparently youtube thinks im on the road to homelessness, so thats cool

Haha this is awesome! Thanks for taking us along! (3 years later).

Looking forward to this one. I helped my younger brother convert his van into a tiny home. Looks like a cabin on the inside. It's so cool for a stealth home. He's been living in it for over 3 years now.

Oh lawdy, when the snow squeaks when you walk. That is seriously cold.

Man this reminds me when I was homeless for a year, living out of my car. Had a propane stove, slept at walmart, watched hockey on the laptop and free wifi. Believe it or not, sometimes I miss it. It really did feel like camping. Only I had the opposite problem being in Florida. The summers were brutal. Heat and humidity at night was tough.

I can imagine someone walking by randomly and be like" dam I smell some porkchops coming out that uhaul....I need to see what's going on...... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....nice video brah

Ive watched this video probably a dozen times since it came out. Gets better every time. Crazy to think when I first watched Steve had no where near the amount of subs. I knew he'd get here! congrats man!

"Apologies in advance.. [...] I don't mind if you bail on this one, obviously." You are one of the wholesome and cool people I regularly watch. I am actually inspired by what you do, and I want to thank you for all of it, Steve!

“These vans give a Burglars from home alone vibe” lol

Just rewatched this one. Broke my heart a little bit when Steve talked about not renewing the lease and getting an acreage of his own instead along with beautiful wife, RIP. Man proposes and God disposes. We love both of you.

We love you Steve! Praying for you 🙏

I'm not sure why, but I can't stop watching this stuff. All you do is sleep in weird places, drink a beer, eat some food (like a giant Dagwood sandwich) and go to sleep. And yet, I'm fascinated.

"I'm trying to eat more healthy" *gets McD's next morning* We've been there.

I'm doing this with a rental van in May in the UK because I haven't been driving long enough to rent a camper or a normal car to get me to where I need to go. Difference is it won't be -40 it'll be closer to around 7°c . This video settled any doubts I had about doing it - cheers Steve

Such a humble chap. Strangely very soothing and entertaining. Good show Steve,keep it coming.

When i was homeless i slept outside -30 degrees celcius In an 8 man tent which wasnt ideal being so big. I cut several pine branches off and put them on the ground under my tent. I had probably about 4 1 quart paint cans that i put tea light candles in Lay the cans on there sides, produces more heat on the side then standing up right I survived lol

When snow makes that sound. You know its cold

Dude, Thank you. I love these videos. They are therapeutic for me.

Cracker barrel has spots for camping. Bass pro shop has them as well. They are in the back of the store

Anyone hating on how you camp is either way too pretentious or just jealous. Keep on--these are awesome.

I've thought about doing this so many times... cool to see someone put this idea to work!

I think this is one of my favourite's at the moment, Steve. Thanks yet again dude. Love ya.