Epic Vanlife Video in 2WD Westy

[nohabusguy]

I've been following Chad and his YouTube channel for some time, and watched his subscribers grow. This is a really long video (but not as long as it took him to clear a trail with his ax and saw in a foot of snow), but its one of his best so far.


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[Russpauly]

Love the guys videos. Been a subscriber as well and watch them when they pop up.
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[WestyWanter]

Just don't take a shot every time he says "vanlife" if you want to watch the entire video!

[Zeitgeist 13]

There's a lot of potential for that dude to make a combination Blair Witch Project and Game of Thrones: North of the Wall version of this episode.
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[ledogboy]

[AZ Landshaper]

Thats the 5th time this month Ive seen one of those round fire pots. Those are the new craze.
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[dabaron]

i watched this over the weekend getting psyched for my 91 Westy. the first tree was no biggie and "fun" but the next tree fall was rough. watching him chop away while his Hi-Lift jack remained secured to his front bumper left me shaking my head.

he could have used the Hi-Lift as a come along and saved himself a few hours of work. work smarter not harder. of course i wasn't there and only saw part of the layout of the fall, but i think it would have helped him bust thru it much faster.

Chad is a great motivator and yes, he says "vanlife" a bit too much, but his enthusiasm and love of his Vanagon, as well as the high production value, are what make his videos great.

not a Hi-Lift but the same principle at work:


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adding a block and tackle would increase the mechanical advantage and reduce the human effort required. if i were heading up a forest service road in the winter, carrying a block and tackle in addition to the saw and ax is a smart idea.


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[dsdunbar]

...super off topic question....but the overhead drone shots while driving.... how is that done? Does the drone have a setting to travel at a certain speed looking down...

I've watched his vids before too and like them, I am always impressed with the outside the van footage and wonder how he captures it (goes up ahead and records as he comes back upon it...etc). Someone enlighten me to the camera wizardry (please)
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[elizer]

There is a follow me setting on the drone. Or you can have the passenger just fly it and follow you.

[dabaron]

[Syncro Jael]

Chad does a wonderful job capturing video and stitching it all together for one of his productions. I know how much time is invested in these.

For those of us that enjoy getting out with our vans, we can relate to much of what he does.

Keep on Camping Chad!

Cheers.
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[J Charlton]

Last summer when I was briefly incapacitated my wife wanted to clear some brush etc around our house. I didn't want her using my 16" Stihl beast so we got her a 40v 12" bar electric chain saw. I'm really impressed. A good 30min+ run time on 1 battery and it handles everything. It would have made short work out of the trees he cleared on that video. If I were boondocking it as he was, I'd be carrying the little electric and a spare battery. There's also an 80v version. I'm grudgingly a fan even though it doesn't have the joyous sound of a gasser.
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[cek347]

His last video he explains how he films everything. Including the drone and all the walking back and forth.


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[Royb]

A tow chain is a pretty handy tool in the woods to move trees too. My experience cutting them out is there often is another and another coming up. I’ll take a hike to make sure it’s worth it.
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[Russpauly]

I believe he's an active but quiet member of the Samba as well. Wish he'd pop in and say hi one of these days.

I like how his van sits with the wheels and tires and it's making me more and more want to go with the same setup for my 2WD.
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[RoryGirl]

Westy no more...he's "upgraded" to a Sprinter


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[Eric_Taylor]

Sigh.... I just watched that and will probably not watch many more of his videos. The vanlife stuff is fine, but i mostly like watching the vanagon content. Chad was a good one. Now he's a sprinter guy along with everyone else.