Driving from the UK to the Arctic Circle – Photography Road Trip

Does anyone know what backpack he is using?

Place names instead of latitude and longitude coordinates would be much more informative.

Life has been busy and I am catching up on content, but this is a great vid/vlog, as always, keep up the good work

The stress levels in that car park.
The dream parking space, the incoming tide, the perfect sunset… the beef stew!!! Multitasking perfection.

What kind of printed map do you use? I need such one for my own trips through svenska.

The eyes watching you from the side of the road at 25:46 haha.

So well put together. I absolutely love this channel.

Hasselblad reached out to me as well and I began speaking mandarin!

To add to your dog flip book watch your drooling!

Did you have any lens condensation issues going from toasty van into sub -25
loving your vibe mate.

Not 100 percent sure but I think you're a Gillian Welch fan. She's absolutely brilliant.

What a wimp! I’ve been in -42°c or F they converge essentially. That was in US in Minnesota driving in my humble Hyundai. While I had a Pentax 645 I didn’t have it with me at the time. Now I’m getting possibly Phase One IQ4 with both options and lenses. That will go with the Fuji.

All the way from the uk!?

I’ve been in Aviemore at -19°C! The van performed well once you got the air intake sorted. Unfortunately I knees won’t do the climb onto the roof anymore! 😂

1:14:45 honest mistake and easy to see how one might stumble on it, but that is in fact not a beach.
by definition, sure there's sand (optional) and some form or another of water, but there never is, to follow proper standards here, freezing temperatures, and the water temperature must be above 20ºC
glad I could help
mucking around finished, I'm loving these series!

Just gorgeous 40:00

I love the concept of this but to be honest it feels like it was 90% talking to the camera… really wanted to see much more of the places visited. Is that intentional? You can voice over the scenery you know?

Haha, I am watching this in 20min intervals as I rarely have more time. Wonerding why you decided to just put this into one giant video? I mean I watch it either way, just curious.

Isn't Greg the same guy who played Brody McBro in the F4 series?

so that's the endgame of gay middle aged men … traveling the world and shooting landscapes

I feel yeah brother. As a Canadian, I have spent many a cold day in the landscape. The coldest this winter was -32C….Gorgeous pictures.

You are correct about animal dangers in northern climates….in December a car in front of me hit a large buck….and I was dodging broken car, glass and animal to avoid being caught up in it. Poor deer died and guy’s car was totalled. Safe driving, Tom.

This subscriber is sitting down today (before the Newcastle game) to treat myself to a marathon watch of all 4 Arctic videos, no more prevaricating – by one of my very, most favouritest humanoids ever, on the planet.

Could you not route the air intake inside? I use a Diesel beater in a tent, I keep everything inside and route the exhaust outside and it works fine, I keep 2 monoxide alarms inside as well. Some of your exhaust is getting pulled into your air intake and that doesn't sit right with me.

Another thing is if you're recycling the air inside you don't have to heat -37c air making your heater more efficient and cutting down on moisture from the exhaust.

Plus if you think about it when the air intake is outside then when it comes in it's pushing all the air in your van out of every nook and cranny.

The plural is 2 huge mice. 😁

US Pacific Northwest boy checking in. Thomas, usually I am envious of your trips, but I've experienced nary a twinge as you proceed into the cold and colder. This video is safe viewing. 🙂

This is an interesting video. There is a lot to admire in it. Your abilities and intelligence to achieve the van build ;to negotiate the journey ; the photography is as usual brilliant. I just have a problem with why? Why did you endanger yourself? You actually saw and experienced very little except the driving. Which I admit is ac achievement in itself but it must have been amazingly boring. Not to mention bloody tiring. So why? Why?

We're just on our way home from spending a few weeks driving around lofoton in february. Easily one of the most stunningly beautiful places we've ever been! Amazing photography by the way!

The position your diesel heater exhaust is installed in isn't good. You need to have it out the back or side so that it exhausts out properly. Where it is now, the exhaust will just sit under the van and make it's way into the cabin eventually.

These videos are starting to look like guerrilla marketing for the van

Didn't read all the comments so someone has probably suggested this already. A long time follower of your channel, a photographer and perhaps most relevant to this comment, a long time owner of RV's in Iceland. Your air intake and exhaust should be on the opposite sites of the vehicle and the exhaust should definitely extend from underneath the van by at lest a few centimeters, not only because of the moisture but more importantly to lessen the chances of the exhaust fumed to pool underneath your vehicle and find it's way inside. And if possible, face the exhaust backwards so that if you are running the heater while driving without the wind coming up against the exhaust, effectively blocking it. I know you didn't ask for advice but I thought it might be useful. You just ignore it's not useful. Anyway, love your channel. Good stuff

Biltema camping chairs: boating section, deck chair/director chair. Product number 25-374

Hi Thomas, im doing a catchup on your videos. This is a cracker, wonderful scenery. Even in Scotland you dont want to be colliding with a Red Deer.Thanks for taking us along…..Alioban ❤

I'm sorry, but the slab of ice shot (1:06:42) left me "cold". Yeah, I couldn't resist. I get it…foreground object to add interest to your landscape shot, but when the foreground object is dominating the picture and the landscape is 2nd fiddle, the foreground object better be good….very good. The beach rocks (1:09:34) are better, but I wonder if a longer focal length and more distance to the rocks would have better emphasized the mountain background. same with 1:16:22. Obviously, a matter of individual taste.

Good job moving the air intake. The C/M detector should be placed on the highest point of your roof, as C/M starts poisoning from the ceiling down, as it is lighter than oxygen. Personally, with a life-saving bit of kit, the equation is – "1 is none, 2 is one". A cheap Chinese (all-in-one) portable heater weighs 4/6 kilos isssh??, and only around 90/120euros. No brainer, giving that 14 days -30C, It think this rule should apply 😉

I hope you liked your stay at Kongsøre in Denmark. I live close by.

360 Danish Krone is just over 42 quid. My mail carrier drives with a right-hand steering wheel so she can reach the mail box easier. Yeah, I'm not in the UK.

Trick question…which is colder -40° C or F?

Excellent video Thomas. I would love to see a bit of a breakdown of gear that you took … Clothes, tyres, blah blah blah.

Think this could do with another 8 or 9 temperature updates to really make it pop. 😅

Its quite a tough job. Thanks.

That was excellent! Enjoyed the story, photography and the tips along the way.

Extraordinary interesting video. A great adventure and awesome images. PS (I think since you got the MAN van there's an increased usage of the word "man" in your narration as well 🤣) Keep up the good work, very inspirational.

tom…i have been watching your films for many years now…i also remember your film "throw away your wide angle lens" 😉 and now i have to say i'm a little bit disappointed
why? well since you almost throw away your canons/nikons long lenses and started using hasselblad your photos lost your magic and became i dont know…normal? typical? just nice?…dont get me wrong they are ok-but in my opinion they lost something
you know very well that with tele you can put in life some small landscape details which can be unique and very special
cheers

27:48 It’s bonkers that you didn’t drive along Norway’s western coast. You chose the least scenic route to Lofoten possible! The western coast—together with Northern Norway—is the quintessential example of Norway’s beauty.

Where did that first ferry start from and go to?

Interesting how Norwegian Xplorer uses a Truma Combi 6 Gas heater in his van with no problems.

47:27 according to YouTube, it’s a flock of moosen

Amazing photos! Love the journey you did!

Great video and trip – but just for people considering it – the X2Dii doesn't get 10 stops – it is with certain lenses you can theoretically get 10 stops in the centre of the frame, but only 8 near the edge, and also requires to be linked to your iphone (no android) with phocus mobile to plot earth rotation. On it's own you are only getting around 7 stops (still great). Also, that lens is an E lens (exceptional) not a V lens (versatile). Amazing trip and video though.