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A bunch of atoms that are curious about the world, but furious about the society. We should help all humans to have a decent life without any strings attached, so that we can understand us, the atoms, and the rest of the universe. And create a smarter and saner society.

Since 2005 I make documentaries, write books, and enable many trade-free platforms for everyone.

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We stayed 2 weeks in this amazing place - videos.trom.tf/w/kcNRkY2NqSzuJ…

Peramola, Spain. A wonderful motorhome parking spot. Beautiful views, great mountains and hike trails around, quiet. Smells like shit, literally, but a wonderful place overall.

This video is also a testing for the new camera I (Tio) got, a DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Second hand, small and really good. Will replace my webcams too, not just my main camera.

It is a long video but we loved this place.

#travel #spain #peramola #ridewithless #motorhome #camper #vanlife #

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#nature #sPAIN #travel #mountains #vanlife #camper #motorhome #ridewithless #peramola

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I added a little something to my latest RideWithLess video videos.trom.tf/w/86uzfqsAHh86C… - so cool that with Peertube I can add stuff like this to a video and replace the original one. URL stays the same, everything else stays the same. :)

Peertube is fantastic!

#peertube #ridewithless #motorhome #camper #vanlife #travel

2026-04-20 12:04:28

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Bluetti VS Custom Power System

This is the final video about our power system. Since we use 2 completely different and independent power systems, I thought we are in an ideal position to compare the two since we always switch between them.
On one hand we have a Bluetti AC180 power unit connected to 260W of solar, on the other we have a custom built power system with 2x100Ah 12V EcoWorthy batteries, a Victron 100/50 MPPT, and a 1000W inverter - all connected to 650W of solar power.
We will compare the specs, the costs, the reliability, upgradability and repairability.

#PeerTube #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhome #ridewithless

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Motorhome Power System: 6 Mistakes - videos.trom.tf/w/9bivUa41wQJYf…

These are the biggest mistakes I made with our power system for the motorhome. So far nothing too severe, but these mistakes are the reason why we ended up with such a complex power system.

From buying the wrong power station to blowing up the car relay, these are the mistakes I made 😄.

#vanlife #camper #motorhome #spain #travel #diy #powersystem

2026-04-13 14:04:43

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Motorhome Power System: 6 Mistakes

These are the biggest mistakes I made with our power system for the motorhome. So far nothing too severe, but these mistakes are the reason why we ended up with such a complex power system.
From buying the wrong power station to blowing up the car relay, these are the mistakes I made :D.

#DIY #sPAIN #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhome #powerSystem

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Our Crazy Motorhome Power System - videos.trom.tf/w/8ErYgvkouPGnF…

910W of solar panels. 3.500Wh of battery storage. 2 completely independent power systems. And yet they can connect to each other and we can switch between them in seconds.

We can also charge from the car alternator or the shore power.

We use a Bluetti AC180 and two EcoWorthy 12V 100Ah batteries. Plus a Bluetti Charger 1.

Insane system but it works wonders!

As a side note this is my first video with the Osmo Pocket 3 camera I just bought. The quality of this camera is really great, especially combined with the DJI Mic Mini. I love it. Makes ma want to make more videos. Especially for TROM. So let's see...

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#travel #DJI #solar #vanlife #camper #motorhome #ecoworthy #bluetti #powerSystem #pocket3 #electricalsystem

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Understanding Watts, Amps, and Volts to create your power system

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In this video I explain how easy it is to understand a power system for your motorhome. How to create new connections, what cables to use, and how to do it safely.

#motorhome #camper #vanlife #travel #powersystem #spain

2026-03-02 14:32:49

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Understanding Watts, Amps, and Volts to create your power system

In this video I explain how easy it is to understand a power system for your motorhome. How to create new connections, what cables to use, and how to do it safely.

#sPAIN #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhome #powerSystem

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Updated my website with new photos tiotrom.com/photos/

Here are a few of them:

#nature #travel #motorhome #vanlife #camper #spain

#nature #sPAIN #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhome

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Motorhome vs Owning vs Renting: Costs and Lifestyle -

Motorhome vs Owning vs Renting: Costs and Lifestyle

This is a long video but I wanted to compare in detail how is living in a motorhome comparing with renting or owning a place. From costs to lifestyle: comfort, resources, toilet, space, etc.. The focus is on Spain since this is where I lived for the past many years.

I hope this video is useful for some.

#motorhome #vanlife #camper #travel #spain #rent #renting #costs

#sPAIN #travel #rent #vanlife #costs #renting #camper #motorhome

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How to get rid of mold in the Motorhome - videos.trom.tf/w/2upETKpx9b8fV…

The solution really is: VENTILATION and KEEPING IT WARM inside.

We tried moisture absorbers, anti mold products, whatever. Nothing worked. But once we started to ventilate under the mattress and on top of our bed, plus keep it warm at night, MIRACLE. No more mold!

And we had a serious mold issues. As most motorhomes do!

#motorhome #mold #vanlife #camper #spain #tips

2026-02-01 20:35:11

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How to get rid of mold in the Motorhome

The solution really is: VENTILATION and KEEPING IT WARM inside.
We tried moisture absorbers, anti mold products, whatever. Nothing worked. But once we started to ventilate under the mattress and on top of our bed, plus keep it warm at night, MIRACLE. No more mold!
And we had a serious mold issues. As most motorhomes do!

#sPAIN #tips #mold #vanlife #camper #motorhome

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This is my home

Oh no, this is my home:

Ot this?

Or this:

Or anywhere I can go with the motorhome.

For the past year I've been living in a motorhome. And my life changed so much. At times I love it, at times I am stressed and tired. But overall I think is the best life I can afford to live in today's society. I will make a video about this and about many things for our RideWithLess Peertube channel videos.trom.tf/c/ridewithless/…

Follow if you are curious :)

#motorhome #spain #nature #vanlife #van #camper #travel

#nature #sPAIN #travel #vanlife #van #camper #motorhome

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Tokens and Forced Recycling - videos.trom.tf/w/a2JNz5amodPvV…

Some motorhome parking places do things the wrong way. First they force you to use some tokens for their services that you can buy from random shops in the nearby town. But what if those shops are closed? Second they do not provide a mix garbage bin and force you to "recycle" all of your trash. Both bad ideas.

Here is a report about the state of recycling in Spain - (in summary this is not a solution for the waste problem we are facing globally) - web.archive.org/web/2026012117…

We even talk about this in our TROM II documentary -

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#europe #sPAIN #Recycling #vanlife #camper #Campervan #motorhome

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in reply to Tio 3 months ago

hey Tio, empecé a ver el Trom II documental, seems great, bravo for that.

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Sorting rubbish is not the same as recycling. Separating waste at home or at work is only the first step in a much longer process. It helps prevent contamination and makes later treatment possible, but on its own it does not solve the waste problem.
Recycling is often presented as a simple solution, yet in practice it is complex and imperfect. Many materials cannot be recycled indefinitely, and some are difficult or expensive to process at all. After sorting, waste must be collected, transported, cleaned, shredded or melted, and then re-manufactured into new products — all of which require energy, water, and infrastructure.
Because of these limits, recycling should be seen as one part of a wider strategy rather than a complete answer. Reducing consumption, re-using products, designing goods to last longer, and avoiding unnecessary packaging are usually more effective ways of cutting environmental impact. Recycling remains valuable, but it works best when it comes after efforts to prevent waste in the first place.

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idk why but I always feel your answers are Text Generated, or how some call these "AI". Not disagreeing with that text perhaps, but it feels like it is Text Generated. I hope is not....

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I will give you a raw example:
the amount of food in your fridge is the waste. Does sorting raw meat from processed food reduce the amount of food in your fridge?

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Water Heater broke so we Reinvented the Shower - videos.trom.tf/w/o7qh8y49JXELg…

When our water heater stopped working we felt like it was a big big deal. Of course not having hot running water is a very uncomfortable situation. But we reinvented our shower to have hot running water. A better system that is 100 times more reliable than the water heater.

Funny enough when we started to make the video about the new solution, our water heater came back from the dead and started working. Even so I, Tio, still prefer our new shower solution that anyone can actually setup in any van probably.

It costs 50 Euros and you need a water pump, a collapsible bucket, and a kettle.

#motorhome #vanlife #diy #shower #

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Nice tips thx! Do you have a link or product reference for this batterie water pump?

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I will copy paste from the previous reply :) :

It is this pump amazon.es/dp/B0D3XBHTN1 now I see it is more expensive. I got it for under 30€. But there are so many that are super similar.

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It is this pump amazon.es/dp/B0D3XBHTN1 now I see it is more expensive. I got it for under 30€. But there are so many that are super similar.

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Motorhome Cinema - videos.trom.tf/w/iKkMCsyf6rRAb…

This is how we created a truly motorhome cinema. Super easy to setup and super comfy.

We use:

An old projector that consumes around 60W and costs perhaps under 100 Euros nowadays
A TV/Monitor holder that came with the motorhome
A sun blocker sheet that you can find for around 20 Euros
A cheap ThinkPad with TROMjaro Linux http://tromjaro.com/
JellyFin to catalogue and watch documentaries https://jellyfin.org/
VideoNeat.com - https://www.videoneat.com/

#motorhome #travel #spain #camper #vanlide #cinema
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Motorhome Cinema - videos.trom.tf/w/iKkMCsyf6rRAb…

This is how we created a truly motorhome cinema. Super easy to setup and super comfy.

We use:

An old projector that consumes around 60W and costs perhaps under 100 Euros nowadays
A TV/Monitor holder that came with the motorhome
A sun blocker sheet that you can find for around 20 Euros
A cheap ThinkPad with TROMjaro Linux http://tromjaro.com/
JellyFin to catalogue and watch documentaries https://jellyfin.org/
VideoNeat.com - https://www.videoneat.com/

#motorhome #travel #spain #camper #vanlide #cinema

2025-12-24 21:18:01

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Motorhome Cinema

This is how we created a truly motorhome cinema. Super easy to setup and super comfy.
We use:
1. An old projector that consumes around 60W and costs perhaps under 100 Euros nowadays
2. A TV/Monitor holder that came with the motorhome
3. A sun blocker sheet that you can find for around 20 Euros
4. A cheap ThinkPad with TROMjaro Linux tromjaro.com/
5. JellyFin to catalogue and watch documentaries jellyfin.org/
6. VideoNeat.com - videoneat.com/

#sPAIN #travel #cinema #camper #motorhome #vanlide

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Really nice setup, I like it 🙂 And glad to see Jellyfin in there haha 😄

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Yah you told me about it :) - I used it since. Thanks!

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Replacing a roof vent in the motorhome - videos.trom.tf/w/qXUkwFVhsF4UB…

Our top bed roof vent sucked. So we bought a very slim one called Roofstar 4. In theory it is easy to add it. But of course like all things, it is more difficult than you think. Anyway now we love this roof vent and it makes a big difference. We can even stargaze from the bed 😃

#travel #vanlife #motorhome #spain #camper #repair

2025-12-17 18:00:43

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Replacing a roof vent in the motorhome

Our top bed roof vent sucked. So we bought a very slim one called Roofstar 4. In theory it is easy to add it. But of course like all things, it is more difficult than you think. Anyway now we love this roof vent and it makes a big difference. We can even stargaze from the bed :)

#sPAIN #travel #repair #vanlife #camper #motorhome

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Our fridge could have killed us - videos.trom.tf/w/gHEkrP9eNKZe9…

Many people make clickbaity videos but this is for sure not. Our fridge, a Thetford 3 way fridge, would not work on gas unless you shoved a rubbery thing between the fridge door and the gas nob. That meant gas was always flowing in the back of the fridge no matter what.

But we fixed it for good by replacing the sensor for the gas. Now everything is working well and we are happy we did not end up killed by the fridge, :)

#motorhome #camper #vanlife #ridewithless #spain #repair

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#sPAIN #repair #vanlife #camper #motorhome #ridewithless

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We moved TROMhome to Ride With Less - videos.trom.tf/w/9PbkhiQwUwnyF…

Because the TROMhome name was not a good fit for this project. We want it to be independent of the TROM Project and to focus on how it is to live with very little in this world. Or ride with very little 😃.

We will start to make a lot more useful videos not just "Here look at this pretty nature place!".

So subscribe to our new channel here - videos.trom.tf/c/ridewithless/… - Peertube first!

#peertube #vides #nature #vanlife #vanlifeeurope #

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#PeerTube #nature #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhome #rvliving #vides #vanlifeeurope #vanlifeeu

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Tio Solo and the craziest offroad with the motorhome! - videos.trom.tf/w/35UnP9SG73Z8W…

Tio went for a month solo with the motorhome in the North East of Spain. This is how he coped with it 😃. This is also the craziest road we have taken our motorhome on, some 1KM climb via a 12KM dirt road. But at the end of the road it was Paradise. That was in Queralbs, more specifically the Fontalba parking.

#motorhome #vanlife #spain #nature #offroad #camper #queralbs #travel

2025-11-03 10:10:18

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Tio Solo and the craziest offroad with the motorhome!

Tio went for a month solo with the motorhome in the North East of Spain. This is how he coped with it :). This is also the craziest road we have taken our motorhome on, some 1KM climb via a 12KM dirt road. But at the end of the road it was Paradise. That was in Queralbs, more specifically the Fontalba parking.

#nature #sPAIN #travel #vanlife #offroad #camper #motorhome #queralbs

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Dying of heat in Spain...and fixing the shower tub - videos.trom.tf/w/1DNNLUCRtsbW7…

This video is to show you how Tio was melting in Spain in July/August in a parking lot. It was so hot, easily over 30 degrees inside the motorhome almost every single day. He had 6-7 fans running almost nonstop. He also fixed our terribly looking shower tub and did other things to the motorhome. Enjoy the pain 😃

#motorhome #camper #vanlife #travel #heat #spain

2025-10-27 09:23:21

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Dying of heat in Spain...and fixing the shower tub

This video is to show you how Tio was melting in Spain in July/August in a parking lot. It was so hot, easily over 30 degrees inside the motorhome almost every single day. He had 6-7 fans running almost nonstop. He also fixed our terribly looking shower tub and did other things to the motorhome. Enjoy the pain :)

#sPAIN #travel #heat #vanlife #camper #motorhome

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TOP 6 Motorhome Parking Places in Spain - videos.trom.tf/w/34TeiZDb7M4sY…

We found so many amazing parking places for motorhomes in Spain, it is insane. Most are providing free water disposal and filling up your tanks, and rarely free electricity.

#motorhme #spain #nature #travel #vanlife #camper #travel

2025-10-20 09:02:51

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TOP 6 Motorhome Parking Places in Spain

We found so many amazing parking places for motorhomes in Spain, it is insane. Most are providing free water disposal and filling up your tanks, and rarely free electricity.
These are the best parking spots we found:
02:16 - La Torre de Cabdella
03:27 - Cirat
04:50 - Arenas del Rey
06:50 - La Picota
09:32 - San Esteban del Valle
12:37 - Acebedo

#nature #sPAIN #travel #vanlife #camper #motorhme

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TOP 6 Places we visited in Spain with the motorhome! - videos.trom.tf/w/iuFvWGXte95Ne…

We discovered so many amazing nature places in Spain: caves, mountains, lakes, or deserts. We avoid being motorhome-tourists, following the same path as most people with motorhomes do. We avoid big cities and crowded places and often find nature places by simply exploring digital maps to find hidden gems.

#motorhome #travel #spain #camper #vanlife #

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#nature #sPAIN #travel #mountains #vanlife #traveling #caves #PicosDeEuropa #camper #motorhome #carestrail #caravana

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Updated my Photos with 130 more :)

Finally after months of wanting to do this , I did it. I organized my photos tiotrom.com/photos/ - added 130 more :) and added a description for them all. Useful I think. These are the most interesting, beautiful, and important photos I have taken.

I will share a handful here.

If you look closely you see the Andromeda Galaxy in this one:

Our Tortuga and the Universe:

I love the colors in this photo, it was a beautiful day (Sasha is the one jumping):

Caminito del Rey:

Tortuga and the Orion Belt:

One of the most amazing caves out there:

Just a lake but I love this photo:

We found a giant bench :)

Sunset in the mountains:

Cares trail in Picos de Europa, the most amazing hike:

Sotres, a super nice village on top of a mountain:

Also the most amazing lookout:

Around that area I took a photo of this baby horse and his mama:

And on top of Picos de Europa:

The ALIEN desert we visited:

And more.... :)

Memories. Wonderful places. And will create more such memories.

#nature #astrophotography #spain #travel #desert #motorhome #camper

#nature #sPAIN #travel #astrophotography #desert #camper #motorhome

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Wow ! Wonderful !

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Thank you!

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