Vanlife In the Summer (110°) | With Micro Air Conditioner 

Man i can’t believe how far Ryan has come, thank you Ryan for taking us on these beautifle adventures. I remember when Ryan only had 35k subs. I wish u the best Ryan ❤️

Hey Ryan, I am not sure that AC is exhausting as well as you think. If you created a more airtight seal between the exhaust tube and ceiling fan, I think you would notice the air conditioning a lot more in the van! AC units put a lot of heat out of those tubes and the non-perfect exhaust set up may be contributing to raising the temperature of your van!

Love that cooling set up and saves on energy when traveling like you do.

thank you for sharing your van life, looks great! I like the decoration in your van, your kitchen, and your outdoor lifestyle, looks convenient. Mark 2 AC also looks compact and portable, hopes it can bring you a cooler space.

Ryan when you are driving and have the air conditioner running, open up the curtain and close the front air vent, then turn on the rear vent fan to blow out. This will create a vacuum thus cooling off the whole van. After some time of driving close that rear vent. You'll be surprised at how cool it will get while you continue to drive. Not sure why your min air isn't putting out like it should Not sure the BTU's but maybe an upgrade is an answer. It should cool the whole van. See you down the road !

Welcome to the Valley! This summer has been incredibly hot. I'm glad you have the option to head south, where the weather might be cooler.

Do magnet curtains to block off your bed area at night then place the air intake and output inside the curtain area. Boom you will have a cool sleeping compartment.

That man was disrespectful for putting a brat there where your cup comes out

I love your video's Ryan, inspired me to plan for a van life phase later in my life, after watching your last video it looks like you came through my neck of the woods. I live in Eugene OR. Please keep it up, I have been confined to one location my whole life and it has been a real treat to see the world through your eyes, I hope I can get out there myself one day. On a side note salt lowers the freezing temperature of water and causes the ice to melt creating very cold water to bring the temperature of the ice cream below freezing very quickly.

Sounds like the Heat we are having here. I am in western wisconsin...95 today, 98 tomorrow, 100+ on tues and weds and then upper 90's until sunday. The salad looks amazing. I think I will be making that for my family by mid week. Always enjoy your videos! Have a great week!

So cozy to watch you. We can feel the cold air blowing from that lil tube from here. I always change out all my hospital white bulbs for yellow or ambers.

Love your videos. 110 is friggen insane. Props to you

Perfect time for some van life from Ryan

Love that you talk about the practical parts of VanLife.

Another Ryan Twomey video, what a treat, keep up the great work man ❤️

Ryan, in your future builds or on your van if you plan to keep road tripping in the heat I recommend the roof mounted to dometic . It’s pretty thin. You could probably still get away with stealth camping.

Ryan is like the Bob Ross of vanlife.

tip for that A/C. the tube that blows the hot air outside... insolate it. thats why those type of A/Cs dont work as well same as a house floor unit

The timing is perfect. Having diner and this popped up! 🤝💯🔥

Excited to watch your new video ryan. Thanks for being a big inspiration of my future mobile home journey :)

You should put both of the back hoses out of the roof. It will help with the efficiency.

The silver sunshades for windshields would do the trick , attach them by push studs on roof while camping overnight , reflects the heat while parked as that morning sun can be brutal ..unbutton them before driving .. even if ya forget em they are only $10 to replace , should do the trick and keep Van a LOT cooler , done this before and made van a lot cooler in Australia 😁😁

Just got into the series but finish strong! You got this🎉 Edit:Tip, if you have like a saran wrap or a plat or something flat you can just toss the bowl without mess :)

Did a road trip from Vancouver Island all the way down the west coast through Washington Oregon and California and turned around at San Diego with the GF for 2 weeks camping out of the back of my pickup truck under the canopy. Cannot believe how tedious it was to find overnight parking in California. We really had no plan so whenever we were tired we'd look to stay somewhere, was very annoying trying to find somewhere to say in the populated cities like you mentioned. Washington/Oregon was easy AF but RIP Cali.

Pro Tip: You can buy insulated ducting to connect the exhaust to the outside vent. That reduces the amount of heat that exchanges off that ducting back into the van. Also, if you can suspend the unit off the roof (inside) you can greatly reduce the length of the exhaust duct, which will further reduce that exchange while also reducing the flow resistance. I used the same unit for a summer and those two steps GREATLY improved my cooling efficiency.

Love the content man love the van!

There are so many places to stay along the central coast and within CA for camping! Love watching your travels! You are missing out on some great places to camp in CA!

Hello my friend. Thanks for your honest evaluation on the Zero Breeze. I've been holding off on buying one for inside my van and you have answered my questions. As far as your overhead lights, a fairly cheap easy fix would be to replace your on-off switch with a dimmer style switch. Happy travels!

We have a van and although it has a 12v A/C that we can run off batteries it can keep the van cool if we start the A/C after we have been driving. Try this, get your van as cool as you can with the dash A/C, then when you get where you are going, start your portable A/C, let both run for a few minutes, then stop your van, put your window covers up, and see if that helps you out some. This has worked pretty good here in Texas so it should work well for you in California.

No problem hearing you over the fan. You have a powerful voice that projects easily. I’m glad you have an ac to use with the fan. Love the ice cream idea. I hope you’ll try making ice cream again while fine tuning your recipe.

The noise that AC's tube makes when it gets compressed is so satisfying

Salt melts ice making water colder n bringing heavy cream to a soft freeze! Great video

Just got done driving north to find cool weather. Summer in a van is brutal! I gotta get some kind of AC for next season.

When i was alerted to a 110+ heatwave as I was traveling through Montana last summer, I looked at my maps and took off immediately for the closest mountain or high elevation I could find. The mountains in eastern Wyoming were a cool 70° while the rest of the Midwest boiled. When in doubt, go up!

Yo you were in Bakersfield that’s koo lol, have a safe trip , hurricane weather coming from south ,have a safe one keep up the content … 2:07

It’s very entertaining to go along for the ride with you.

Glad you are keeping cool!

you just blazed through Oregon like that wow! So many places that you could have stopped by my guy!

Great video, Ryan. Love that you attempted homemade ice cream. That was pretty cool. I can't stand the heat. I live in PA, and people are always talking about moving to Florida. I would rather die lol.

Love your videos Ryan! I know exactly where you spent the night at the truck stop. I drove by to get gas and I had a feeling that was your van! I didn't want to bug you though when you were packing up your van. Sorry it is hotter than heck here in Central Cal! Safe travels!

Love your videos! I feel for you with the heat. I’m in Arizona so totally get it.

Amazing video as always Ryan!

I like your videos and stay cool while you can in the van.

Always nice to see a new video from you! I subbed and hit the bell the first time I saw you!

Found your channel and watched a few of your videos. Good stuff, I enjoy your content. You’re always making some great looking food.

I live up in the mountains in AZ and grew up never having AC in the house. It really only hits 90 here maybe 10 days a year. A couple years ago i decided to buy a little portable ac unit for my room and good god it really is amazing! I understand your sentiment. I may be spoiled for ever now.

Thats so cool you drove right passed my hometown off of 5

Thanks, twomey, start my stay cation today. Living vicariously through you.

Hey Ryan Probably one of the first time I'm saying something here, I hope you'll understand what i'm writing with my broke english haha You really should use a second tube for the intake of your AC The way you're setting it is doing a negative pressure that suck the outside warm air in your camper It could be more efficient :) Also the new wave 2 seem to work really good in vans Thanks from france :D

I feel you on trying to beat the heat 🫠. We have traveled across South Dakota, Wyoming and now in Colorado up in the mountains trying to keep cool. MyRadar temperature maps are a god send. Chasing that green to blue. Cheers from Steam Boat Springs, CO.

I hope you are safe with the hurricane coming to Cali. ❤️❤️❤️

Welcome to where I live. It’s a tough environment, but for the most part, the people here are loving and generous.

Could you install some sort of pull-down shade on the ceiling right by your bed that you could pull down and essentially create a room when you wanted, so that way that little cooler could cool off just your bed area

Props to you for doing anything in that amount of heat! I cannot stand this heat and I live in Phoenix! Our home is not insulated well, so it has gotten up to 95+ degrees in our kitchen and I just couldn't stand to cook in there, I stuck w/my salads which were already pre-made...I don't know how you do that at all!

Another great video Ryan!

The overhead light I love and love it being bright white looks super cool specially way you did it! Can see why you wouldn’t use them all the time thi

Best van life channel!

Nowdays we have Ninja Creami Deluxe ice cream makers. I commend you for going old school on making your own!

Ryan i love your personality! I’m getting sad because I’m almost caught up from the first video 😂🎉 keep being your authentic self!

Oh dang! You passed by my hometown Sacramento! I recognized those building in the beginning next to the freeway!

Love you videos. And absolutely love your van setup. Is there a reason why you do not have a washroom, or at least toilet in your van? Also, what do you do for living that allows you to do this full time pretty much? Keep up the good work!

Nice looking van

Trooping in that hotbox bro 🥵🫡

Repaint your van to white. Black attracts more heat.

I did a science project on cooling things with salt and ice and it basically just preserves the ice making it last longer and make it colder

Excellent content bro!

Hopefully You avoid the hurricane down south.

Canadian trip next!

Its been so hot in the valley, stay safe!

Facts! I just moved from Florida to Texas & Texas has nothing compared to that humidity heat in south Florida

Always wondered about the insulation of living in a van. I know some custom box truck conversions big enough to not care if its parked in direct sunlight. But a small van probably isn't ideal for super hot weather.

Similar to sugar, salt affects how water freezes and effectively lowers the freezing/melting point of water. Creating a saltwater slush and packing this around our ice cream base allows us to cool the base enough so that it starts to thicken and freeze before the ice melts completely.

while you are sorta chillin in the heat you can put wet blankets or towels on top of the van or hung on the sun facing walls to cool it off a few degrees from evaporation/keep it cooler longer when the sun is coming back up in the morning

I'd love to hear more about the plans for the new truck/van build... even if you have the floorplan!

You know Ryan is a decent human. Because he PUTS HIS BUGGY/CART IN THE RETURN!

First van lifer to talk about AC that I've seen. Great tip using the duct just inside sleeping quarters.. what about mini split system, or even cut a hole for a $100 window AC unit? I live in Texas 🥵

I suggest you just velcro your blanket to the ceiling or a makeshift curtain so you won't do the cocoon thing.

you are remarkably adaptable in those high California temperatures, esp in regard to getting most out of the micro a/c, eating cold salads. i would be tempted to stay at a motel til conditions got cooler but that’s expensive. having to drive for hours to find better conditions is waste of resources & tiring. parking in large shade-less car park i find depressing - may as we’ll be home. my experience of surviving driving long distances in hot dry Australian summer conditions >100F have been to 1) keep driving with windows partly down for draft or windows fully closed (if air con) 2) find quiet shady bush spot away from highway to doze, opening all windows & doors to get breeze 3) look for next local swimming pool or even a roadside creek to cool off, often easier said than done 4) stopover early say 4pm at (pref) air con motel.

"in-the-bowl"😅😅😅

That juiceBot was awesome.

How about some van life adventures in Baja Mexico?

Get this little portable u s b charging bolt solar lights for inside the van. Some even come with bugzappers attached.

Great video stay safe 🙏🏽

Gotta say...I was drawn to your channel because of course, for the traveling but those lights! lol...I saw one of your thumbnails w/it and it drew my attention...it was an eye-catcher!

You should go to Aspen. No overnight parking at rest stops, at least during the winter, but the weather is always nice and cool. I got caught there in an avalanche back in 2016 and the roads were closed and forced to sleep on the side of the road.

No wash salad. Yum! 🤣

The issue with that AC is that the hot side intake is not connected to the outside. This means that the air it is exhausting is being replaced by hot air from outside. Even if you sealed it properly, it would still come in through the doors and other random cracks. He needs to hook up the intake of the hot side to pull air in from outside as well. That way, the air used to cool the hot side will be taken from and returned to the outside. If he did that, that thing would be more than enough to cool the van.

Come to Lake Tahoe absolutely beautiful!

I picked up the zero breeze from your oldddd video talking about it, last year or what not, and yeah, 100% makes the heat tolerable in the van!!! Good beta homie!

Hope you had a good birthday man! 🎉

These videos are over way too quick! lol. Your vids are so relaxing and the perfect thing to watch when you just wanna' chill and kick back. I do have a question though...What happened to the "EPowerGo" AC/heater that you got in an earlier vid? I'm mostly asking out of curiosity. That machine seemed like it'd be the perfect thing when it's that hot in the back of the van.

Saw you rolled through! Gotta stop and check out Sacramento sometime!

Started watching you on your way to Alaska. Now you’re camping at my hometown Bakersfield!

Thxs for a great video 👍

good vid would watch again.

One of the things I most enjoy about your videos is your cooking👍🍷

The salt is used to melt the ice and give better consistency of contact to freeze the milk

Sweet just got done watching your latest video. Before the storm, nice! Keep up the good work. Going to check in with you later. Peace.

Come down to Monterey! You would love camping in Big Sur!

I’ll let you do the van life so I don’t have to! Keep up the good work!