POLAR NIGHT: Life in Constant Arctic Winter Darkness… Surviving in a Van! Shops, Fuel & Tacos

POLAR NIGHT: Life in Constant Arctic Winter Darkness… Surviving in a Van! Shops, Fuel & Tacos

Polar Night is here: 1500 hours with no sun! 2026 Arctic Winter Life in a Van Into the Polar Night. I survived the massive blizzard and snow storm on the arctic border and now I head deeper into the arctic, into the dark polar nights that will last for months. I show my daily life battling the fierce darkness that the polar night bring in my little tiny van life cabin on wheel. The constant show of Northern lights help a lot! It gets cold, it gets dark, it even gets stormy. This is not Svalbard so the polar night arrives later, but it will get darker the further north I go. I show you some more arctic stores and take you shopping for groceries. I get to a lumber yard to get propane, endless tunnels and northern lights guide the way and last but not least, I make Tacos, first tacos in the van actually. And I make the most important meal of the day. Coffee. I am in military zones now so I am careful about filming, but some soldiers on leave spinning circles with their military sivil vehicle I had to get on tape!

E2026 Arctic tour 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: This episode

Polar nights are here as I head further north, but the cold is already real. 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 fake -71°c, -72°c, -80°c,-65°c, -82°c, -88°c videos on Youtube!

For female travelers: If you’re wondering—yes, it’s a safe place to camp solo & travel alone 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—van 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. Overlanding truck? Who knows, but I doubt it!

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.

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