Arctic Winter Life: The COLDEST I’ve EVER Experienced! Surviving −40° & Below in Real Van Life
Winter Life in the Arctic: Cold beyond the scale of my thermometer! I am facing the coldest temperatures of my life. I am testing my survival philosophy in extreme cold in real life in some of the harshest conditions in the world in my van. Camping in temperatures below minus 40° is not something you should take lightly, and this is actually way more dangerous and unforgiving than surviving blizzards and snow storms in the arctic. These temperatures WILL destroy your van, RV, your truck camper or your regular SUV and you will not be able to get it working again without major headaches if you are not smart about it. My survival theory is designed to work every time though, and I have put it at the end of my video so you can watch it after getting the background of my coldest day ever experienced. I also challenge my lithium batteries to charge in below freezing temperatures, thats what happens on the floor level of my van, inside when its actually warm. -10°c by the batteries. Will they charge? A little bit of cooking as well, I make California Burritos! I go for a quick shopping for groceries in a small local store and get access to a shower!
2026 Arctic Winter Life season episodes:
EPISODE 1 https://youtu.be/FsHv_Pce29Q
EPISODE 2: https://youtu.be/i8DhOF18X7c
EPISODE 3: https://youtu.be/_4T6PqGRFUE
EPISODE 4: https://youtu.be/qBfXNDg4kMc
EPISODE 5: https://youtu.be/L686kIFrFsQ
EPISODE 6: https://youtu.be/niXqow_Jppw
EPISODE 7: https://youtu.be/1qFq9fzMw60
EPISODE 8: https://youtu.be/op9Yk8HYRMY
Previously I have started my journey through blizzard, snow storm and extreme weather in arctic Norway, Sweden and Finland. I have explained why I choose to spend my winters camping in a tiny cabin on wheel, my vanlife van, in the harshest climates known to the world. I revealed this and many other things as I braved the elements on my snowy drive towards the edge of the frozen worlds. Check out the new exterior lights on my van, it makes a world of a difference. I took you into the ground, through the deep tunnels where trolls are awakened, I took you grocery shopping for supplies, I know you want to see the inside of arctic stores, and I make coffee of course, and it is very cold! This is now episode 8 of my Life in the arctic journey. Real cold, real storms and polar night!
Keep in mind my videos are all real, very real, there are no “I survived -71°c blizzard camping in a hot tent” or even worse “I survived -80°c on a bike in a snow storm”. That stuff is not real, but this IS real, this is my life, my experience, so please dont get fooled by all the recent faked -70°c, -71°c,-72°c, -80°c,-82°c,-65°c videos on Youtube!
On the real side I hear you are getting a catastrophic icing snow storm in the US of America from the south to the east this weekend. Stay safe over the and dont go driving!
Are you a female traveler: If you’re wondering—yes, it’s a safe place to camp solo for female van travelers. Out here, no one bothers you. The people are kind, and the solitude is next level, even in the middle of town.
Grab a blanket, hit play, and ride out this Arctic storm with me—Arctic life in the harshest winters, off-grid survival style.
Sometimes I wonder if a Truck Camper would be cool so I could get up some of these cool roads to the outlook and arctic towers, let me know about that my American, UK, Canadian & German friends who are building vehicles like that.
Part of the brand new 2026 arctic tour series:
Surviving my 4th Arctic Winter of Extreme Van Life. Solo in Hurricanes, Blizzards, Snow Storms & Camping in Extreme Cold Freezing Temperatures.
🎬 Filmed in the Arctic frontier — real storms, real solitude, nothing fake. The frozen lands as they really are.
My van is a Fiat Ducato, FWD with Nokian Hakkapalitta studless Winter Tires. This is the same as a Ram Promaster in America – USA and Canada.
MAPS:
-If you want access to maps of my routes and campsite, and support my video creation you can sign up at Patreon.com/NorwegianXplorer
Enjoy camping and van life friends from around the world! Personally I enjoy watching Alaska van life, Canadian wilderness Winter off-grid survival & Remote cabins USA / winter bushcraft videos
About me: I am a Norwegian adventurer and wilderness explorer. My youtube channel focus on outdoor wilderness adventures and exploration, backpacking, hiking, canyoneering, skiing, climbing and mountaineering. Nights spent in a tent, alone or with friends. From the snow covered mountains and misty fjords of Norway and Scandinavia to the remote plateaus of Yellowstone and the debts of the red canyons of Utah to the summit of Mt Whitney and the heart of Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. I love the Wilderness! Email is under “For business inquiries”, for general questions please comment on a video, I try to answer everyone.
#arctic #survival #extremecold #arcticlife
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Life in the Arctic takes me into the Coldest I have ever experienced, but are YOU getting crazy winter weather this weekend? I hear winter weather its hitting hard where you are? Would love to hear whats happening!
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I really appreciate all your kind comments and I am really grateful to all of you for being part of the family! ❤
It’s been -41 up here in Canada can’t wait for the warm up next week lol when it’s this cold we idle our diesels all day and night
Great video, i could really feel the tension. Great advice too! I'm still planing to head on up and have found yours and other channels extremely informative. Thank you.
Yarl, this video was crazy cold! I couldn’t stop watching! I’m a California girl, I don’t know cold like that. My daughter is now in Texas at a university near Dallas dealing with ice storms and snow for the first time in her life, Thank you for the inside info on how to deal with that kind of extreme weather. I sent her your video not that Texas could get that cold, but your advice about staying safe was a comfort to me. Love the Cali Burrito by the was. Ps, once filled fold it in a triangle and toast it on a clean skillet. Enjoy my friend. ❤
Breathtaking scenery. Love watching your adventures. It's been -25 F (-32 C) here in Minnesota with wind chills sometimes in excess -40 F. I'm hunkered down in my warm house and can't imagine braving the cold in a van. Cheers to you!
OG tarik from Philly salute NORWEGIAN XPLORER IT'S JANUARY 24 AND WE HAVE A MAJOR STORM IN THE US. FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN TEN YEARS IN PHILLY, BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO WHERE YOU AT. TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND WEST VIRGINIA GOT ❄️ SNOWFAL UNUSUAL. 👑💯💪🏿👍🏿❄️💰🙏🏿🫵🏿👌🏿✌🏿👊🏿🚘⛽
I was yelling.. “get your coat on!” Like you could hear me! 😂 Stay safe and warm! Great video as always ❤
The 40 C that you experienced are way colder than 71 C AI for a simple reason:they are real and not fake😊
Compliments as usual.
Jarl,I posted a comment, but it hasn’t appeared. Sorry for any trouble!
And I thought it was cold here at 28 degrees in WA state! Lol
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrilliant 🥶👍
I can't imagine minus 40, another stunning video thank you
It's so cold in Finland, chickens line-up outside KFC to wait their turn in the fryer.
Wonderful video Jarl , send some snow our way here in the Pacific NW. Unusually dry and warm winter here.
So glad you decided NOT to drive 5 more hours in that insane cold!!! I love the cold but that’s just scary cold. Excellent advice you gave as well. I look forward to every adventure. Stay safe and warm, my friend and stay smart. ❤
Bro apakah kamu tidak ingin keliling asia? Terkhusus keliling ke INDONESIA👍
Thank you specially the last part about survival tips. Pearls of Wisdom.
And I am still waiting to see you with your guitar 😊
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hello Jarl ! During the winter here in Bulgaria we drink red wine and before strong alchohol with good salad. We are impressed from your experience with not alcoholic beer in severe weather !?
Very concern for your health. Confident you are prepared and aware of your surroundings!! The weather is dangerous and life threating ! Stay warm Friend!!
Æ måtte kle på mæ geneseren mens jeg ser på, det blei så kalt..
Jarl – best Regards from Hardangervidda – tonight will be about -25 🙂
Why such an aversion towards raw chicken meat? Its not like you are gonna die if you touch it 😀
im late to the show but what an adventure jarl i could not imagine -40c temps especially in a van you have my deepest respect and cheers to you mate have an extra coffee on me ill join ya from the states "most important meal of the day"
It's very cold here in Pennsylvania right now, ranging from -15 to -25 Celsius.the entire east coast is in severe cold and snow as I understand it😊😊😊
You're in some crazy cold weather …just amazing….put on your gloves!!!!!!!
Hi, it's simply amazing what cool photos you take. I just love what you do. I wish you all the best on your cool trip. THANK YOU.
Perhaps you're talking about wind chill temperatures instead of AI fakes. This isn't a real temperature but tries to measure how cold human skin feels. /retired meteorologist
Firmly tap the side of the lid with a tablespoon and the jalapeño lid will open….
Happy Sunday to you Jarl❤ good advice at the end! Love the shopping clips you add as well. Stay warm and safe❤
Congratulations Mate 🎉 for the new record of -40 😮 thats amazing 🌨🌨🌨🌨
Crazy temps brrrr. Thankfully our weather dosnt get that low but if we did not have the gulf stream passing this village we may well be seeing serious low temperatures.
Uk here : we find it hard if it’s -6 lol..
Thanks for the Video!!! 🙂
THANK YOU FOR WARNING THE PEOPLE…. YOU GREW UP THERE AND KNOW WHAT YOU TALKING…. GOD BLESS….. I CAN SEE THE WHEATER IS BRUTAL COLD THERE. 🤍⛄🥶
Fantastisk video 👍 jeg følger alle dine videoer og nyder dem , vi kører hver vinter til Norge , Sverige og Finland ❄️ i ca 2 mdr . Vi kører fra Danmark om en uge og er blevet meget inspireret af alle dine fantastiske oplevelser. Vi har startet en YouTube kanal, for vise vores venner det fantastiske nord – så vi har kaldt kanalen Mod-Nord .
Tak for alle de smukke billeder / videoer du poster
Knackige Kälte draußen und trotzdem immer gemütlich im Van – so muß es sein! Herzliche Grüße in den Norden! 😊💚🥶🚐✨🌙
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