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...use my truck as a truck. So all cabinet pieces need to be able to be removed with little effort. I wrestled with the concepts of fuel, water, solar, kitchen, fridge and storage. I started at the front of the truck bed and worked my way to the rear. Keeping in mind that I needed a platform to...

The only way I'd ever even consider an EV is if they make with solar skin... so it'll charge itself sitting in the parking lot at work. Why do we have "green" vehicles that aren't taking advantage of "green" energy?

...hitting the Rockies in the summer. Lets see if I can capture where I am mechanically. Next post will be the build of the truck camper cabinets, solar, water tank and diesel heater!! Whew... that's enough for now! if your interested in my other projects, head over to this link and scroll...

Made a video, should help folks figure solar needs. Winter vs. Summer Solar, Camping/Overlanding. Calculations & Tests, North/South Borders. Video works, won't play embedded here, click "watch on Youtube " to see video. Additional info in video description. How much solar power when...

Some folks have been asking to see some pictures of the Garmin tablet / control center. It’s pretty slick! Everything is controlled from here: solar, heat, suspension, lighting, water, music - YK you name it!

mo powa babeh 800w solar

...I'll need to figure out what to do with other one. I also managed to get the new battery in, and hooked up. I'm likely going to move the solar charger to be above the DC-DC, but we'll see. I currently have to take it out to take the battery out, which is required to access the components on...

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...of the heater, wasn't able to swap in the new battery. I did however, make longer crossbars for the roof, so that I have room to mount the solar panels. I also cut some brackets for mounting them. I also scored a mega deal on a 270 awning with 2 walls. So, the 6 foot awning will be going...

Thanks, great idea about the screens in them - I deal with wasp nests around the house every summer and it'd be a rude shock to open the battery box up and find a nest inside!

...about heat when using the lead acid batteries, but i try to manage heat now that i am using the lithium batteries. i have a cabin i run off solar and the lipo battery i have for it is outside in a box and sees extreme heat in the summer (over 110 degrees) and so far no problems, but i really...

You say that, but I just ordered a 300Ah battery for my trailer, and recently added 400w worth of solar to it. I'm expecting to push 30+ amps during the summer with the combined 20A DC-DC and solar.

For anyone else that stumbles across this, it does sense the voltage change to switch. For my use case, without a permanently attached solar panel, there's 0 change that I'll have the solar panel setup while connected to the car.

The LiTime charger has solar input as well, right? Does it sense voltage change to determine if the vehicle is running, or is there a trigger wire that turns the charger on? I'm still waiting for my renogy chargers to die, but they haven't yet.... Edited - I answered my own question.

nice set up. ive been using LiTime for a while now and did a build with the same battery you have, but i just went with their 20A charger instead of the 40. i have a black metal tongue box and it gets pretty hot when in the sun, so i did add some extra vents (stainless marine vents for boat)...

...LiTime 12V 40A DC-DC dual input battery charger w/MPTT - takes input from the 7-pin wiring harness via cables passed through a rear cutout and solar via an Anderson connector on the battery box. LiTime Lithium Battery Charger 14.6V 40A - Plugs into the NOCO GCP1. The output of the DC-DC...

...be fused in the tounge box. This will allow whoever buys it to choose whether they want to use a power station, or put a battery in there with solar. There's not enough room for much of a fridge. I suppose somebody could put a small 21qt or something like that in the galley. I'll make sure...

Picked up an EcoFlow River 3 and 100w solar panel. I know it's not super powerful, but it's just fine for my needs. https://us.ecoflow.com/products/river-3-portable-power-station

...through a built in inverter system and energy is stored in a Battleborn Lithium Battery. Never run out of electricity with the included Zamp Solar 100 Watt obsidian portable panel. Dometic CFX3 Dual Zone refrigerator Powered large 75 liter cooler. Fully integrated with extendable tray for...

Solar panels came in on Thursday. I managed to set them on the trailer, and was getting about 10-11A in what is basically winter sun. I'm curious to see how it performs during the summer months, but I'm honestly very happy with that. I went from 17% charge to 77% by the time the sun went down...