It has the usual swivel captains chairs in the cab and half dinette with a pull-down bed over. A small but useable bathroom with a shower hose that you can also use outside under the tailgate. Dometic 2 burner hob plus a fridge with a larger than normal kitchen worktop. Hot and cold water plus...
Guys hey!
This forum is amazing. But Im obviously bad with searching, since english isnt my native language. So I apologize in advance if asking something that has already been answered.
A basically have two questions. I own a 2016 multivan, that im very subtly turning into a campervan...
Our policy also has the driveway endorsment which is ok for us but a bit of a shame it has to be there at all.
Kind of a nonsense, as the van could be 10ft to the left and it would be on the street and it's a small hidden away cul-de-sac. The risk is no greater.
Looking to purchase a portable solar generator like a Jackery. I’m only looking to charge phones and power my small 12v fridge, I’m looking at the Jackery 240. Anyone got any other makes they have purchased that are maybe a little cheaper?
Just a few observations.
As the interior of van gets warmer the fridge gets colder as the compressor runs more often.
Yesterday was 35+ in the van all day but the fridge kept internal temperature to between 1 - 3 degrees Celsius.
Due to the sunny weather and I had plenty of solar panels. One...
Its perfectly feasible, I power my entire van with just a small Bluetti AC70 which powers everything in the van, fridge, diesel heater, lights, water pump ect. the only difference is I use the AC70 to power a 30A 240v to 12v PSU which then sends power to a 12v fuse box then onto my appliance's...
...rack for kayaks/sailing dinghy although most of the time it's empty, so I'm looking for a compromise.
My power usage isn't massive, a smallfridge and charging the phone/laptop when camping. I already have a Renogy 50ah lifepo4 battery and 50 amp DC-DC MPPT charger. I was thinking if I got...
Yes, I noticed that from the info @roadtripper referenced, but I'm not aware of anything that would prevent charging below 0C.
Throughout this latest cold spell (with local, overnight lows of -6C), the van has been sat on the driveway - no EHU and obviously no DC/DC input. The fridge is off...
To give folks some numbers...
Motor startup calculations are complex but for small DC motors a good rule of thumb is to expect a 2-3 times running current as a startup surge.
So a compressor fridge tends to pull 5A when running and has a 14-15A startup surge assuming 80% efficiency (hence why...
This, wot 'e said.
Just one bit of shade on a panel over a few cells can reduce the outout by 40% easily, so that roof rack with shade over multiple bits of the whole panel, at a guess I'd say you'll maybe get 25-50w (maybe less) from the 400w on a perfect day when you would be betting 350+w...
Welcome to the forum, I can't help with your pop top request.
With reference to your conversion, give it some serious thought of what you think you want to what you actually want.
For example, are you happy to cook in the van and potentially have the interior smelling like your local greasy...
Little update as the internal conversion starts............
Started the process of the power side of the conversion. Going to buy all the parts, get it wired and then order the furniture from Evo. Trying to plan this build a lot better than my last where I normally just go 'gung-ho' :think...
Recovering from CJ. . .
and it seems the Bank Account took a hammering. ( even though the chief advisor, advised against buying anything - but she wasn't there so the advice got lost in translation)
new 45L Fridge,
side slider external table,
5L ridge monkey water butt.
small outdoor matt,
DUB...
Hi,
Do you have any photos of this in your van?
I’m really interested in getting Vangear units but wasn’t sure how well it fitted in the van (for example is there any gaps behind the unit/on the sides)
Many thanks
The fridge is a Dometic top loading compressor fridge,Rated input power (DC) 45 W
The battery is bog standard a 110ah Numax lead acid.
it does worry me that someone could pinch the panel if we were away from the van which we would be for most of the day whilst its out in the sun.
The Renogy...
I have the River 2 Pro and use it with a Vevor 30l compressor fridge (which we paid £179.00 for). They're a great combo and work perfectly for the two of us.
Both camping and domestic fridge freezers come in two types.
The better ones are twin compressor and thermostat and are effectively 2 independent devices in one housing.
The simpler ones have a single compressor and work by sending the coolant first through the "freezer" and then the fridge...
Hi Vic, welcome. At the risk of causing you more headaches, do you really need the fixed kitchen units? I totally agree that a wider bed is the way to go - two adults in our pop top causes it to sag and you roll together (and neither of us are that weighty, especially not my other half) -...
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