Car Camping in the Snow

 
​A snowy night in my new (old) car, meet Rover!
 
Rover is a Land Rover Freelander 2 just like Landy, but he’s a bit younger, currently 13 years old. Similar to Landy he also already had over 100k on the clock when I bought him, but I’m hoping he’ll do me a few years
 
For my bed I’m using a slab of upholstery foam cut to size, a single sheet, pillows & duvet. This whole bed folds up to fit neatly into the boot. I’m also in a sleeping bag for this one because it was cold, and cars can get pretty chilly in the winter. This was a lovely experience in the snow, my coldest car sleep yet but I was nice and toasty in there with my hand warmer on the go!
 
I use window guards to stop rain (or in this case snow) coming in the windows, while allowing me ventilation throughout the night, and I have lil car window nets for privacy
 
Rover is really cosy and I reckon he’ll be a perfect lil retreat for those camps-gone-wrong that I have to bail. I like to keep my car stocked with dry clothes, hand warmers, shovel, towel, head torch, med kit and snacks

This ended up being a shorter trip than I’d anticipated due to the road conditions and my fear of sliding off the road and down a cliff, but I managed a quick and bitterly cold stop off at the high pass of Bwlch y Groes before the snow came in, looking out over the icy Arans. And then another brief stop at snowy Llyn Tegid on the way home

To see the car bed set-up in my previous Freelander (my beloved Landy!) check out this video

Gear List

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*I choose not to be sponsored, affiliated with any particular brands, and have not accepted any of this gear as a gift. Every piece of gear that I’m using is something that I have chosen to buy for myself – my opinions on it and experiences with it are completely impartial
 
WINDOW RAIN GUARDS FOR VENTILATION
Terrafirma Wind Deflectors TF664
 
BED
Mattress - slab of upholstery foam, cut to size
Pillows & duvet, single size sheet for mattress
Sleeping Bag, because it’s cold - Rab Ascent 1100 https://amzn.to/3ATy3lM
 
Towel
Warm Clothes
Blankets
Car Window Curtains for privacy
Car Med Kit
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter https://amzn.to/4bERwqe
1L Filter Bag https://amzn.to/3NkJsPF
Toiletries & personal car stuff
Tarp, pegs & paracord in case I want to create a sheltered area over the boot

STORAGE
Ecohub Cabin Bags https://amzn.to/40LEBQH
(quite cool as they’re made from recycled plastic bottles)

COOKING
Hiking Stove https://amzn.to/3cM173q
Gas Canister https://amzn.to/4ga22rp
Snow Peak Titanium Cook Pot https://amzn.to/2Ohkmrp
Lighter
Tito Titanium Spoon https://amzn.to/3xgwcqi
Food & water
Bag for rubbish
 
HEAT
Ocoopa Electronic Hand Warmer https://amzn.to/3BDyels
 
ELECTRONICS
20,100 mAh Anker Power Bank https://amzn.to/3jqTQr2
Headtorch
Light Goal Zero Charge https://amzn.to/3zbTcXJ
 
FILMED WITH..
Camera Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3t4VamJ
Ulanzi Wide Angle & Macro Lens https://amzn.to/3CC6Jaq
ZV1 Screen Protectors https://amzn.to/3tYOnPA
128GB SD Card https://amzn.to/3tckuY8
Tripod https://amzn.to/3nxGg7p
Mini Ball Head https://amzn.to/3UYGBlD
Rain Cover https://amzn.to/3VctprU
 
x2 GoPro 10’s https://amzn.to/3T9CDUB
Wind Shields https://amzn.to/3TesuWA
Screen Protectors https://amzn.to/3ww70Lf
Suction Mount https://amzn.to/4dI6EoB
Selfie Stick https://amzn.to/3zRjDTh
128GB Micro SD Card https://amzn.to/3p8XQ0v
Gorrillapod Tripod https://amzn.to/3u9Tb3j
Suptig Sml LED Waterproof Light https://amzn.to/3GUwzLL
Suptig Lge LED Waterproof Light https://amzn.to/3EPqTQC
 
TRAIL CAM
GardePro A3 Wildlife Camera https://amzn.to/3LOa8Y0
AA Batteries https://amzn.to/3jkj5w7
128GB SD Card https://amzn.to/37xKebX
 
EDITED WITH..
Editing Program – Davinci Resolve Studio
PC Vibox VIII https://amzn.to/3WaIUTG
Monitor LG Ultrafine 32” https://amzn.to/3H6lXsg
Studio Speakers https://amzn.to/4f2FOIs
Seagate 12TB External Hard Drive https://amzn.to/42cSW7U

Music in this video

​Thank you to these amazing artists for producing such great music :)
 
Lost Are We – Alon Peretz
Without You (instrumental) – Bobby Quick
Warm Winter – T_Asco
All the Christmas Lights – Anna Landstrom
Smells like Christmas – Franz Gordon