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Merry Christmas to all and a happy campfire! Sassy

I am upgrading my van’s house 12v electrical system.   I have solar power now.  I am adding power from 1) a AC to DC charger/converter and 2) the van battery.   I’ve gone as far as I can; now I need your help. I know it needs to be right to be safe. If you are willing, what I’d like to know is...

....drooling.... Incredible score! Sassy

I can't find the 'send flowers to SternWake' button...

Yeehaw! On your recommendation last year, that is the hydrometer I bought. Thanks for the EQ info. Bottom line is I will strive to keep my batteries out of this category:  "They [equalization charges] tend to only be necessary on batteries which are deeply cycled often, and  not recharged...

Sternwake -- Does your 'Yeehawww' mean good or bad? (I know, sorry...) If I can't equalize using this charger and my hydrometer, should I take the batteries to a shop or something for that? Geez, I thought I was on the right track and now I dunno again. Sassy

Thrifting is only shopping I look forward to!

Snow Gypsy, so glad you are in touch here. For me, the support is very healing when in times of need or stress the voices in my head seem to almost gleefully hammer away at me. Sassy

@ Beth n Diane ~ Score!

What an interesting idea! I hope you'll post your results if you do decide to do this. If buying and cutting longer posts doesn't appeal, maybe 'bed risers' -- available in many stores and online. Looks like the minimum added height would be 3". Maybe too much? Sassy

I received my PD 9245C 45-amp 12v charger/controller today.  It has a sticker on it saying, "Modified 14.8 Boost." The examples (below) in the accompanying paperwork assume a 105 Ah fully-depleted battery (10.5v - yikes!) and demonstrate the time Boost, Normal, Storage should take to charge...

Oh, that makes sense, HDR. Come to think of it, my 'furring' was polyiso to even out the wall. Then I screwed my vinyl paneling through that into the van frame. Oh, and like Beth I added some 1 x 2 horizontal nailers at certain heights along each wall to give me more options to secure things to.

Hi and welcome, Cavanden, I went through all the same head scratching, too.  Was pretty fun, actually, but yeah, sometimes I about lost all my hair. If your design doesn't mind the panel flexing inward a little toward your interior space there by the back door: Can you could cut the paneling...

Nice material, Adrian! My separator curtains are hung with those clip on round hook thingies. Then we catch the curtains on our feet or whatever and they pop off. Grrr. So I want to sew a rod pocket at the top but leave more folded above that so it brushes up against the van roof and puts...

Here! Pics! Pics!

Hi Dirk, Oh, I will be following your build. I have an E350, too. I really wanted to do a custom outside slideout drawer, with a locking door, under the floor behind the driver's seat -- for my T105RE's. However, it has confuzzled everyone I've talked to about it, and those brave enough...

Welcome! Nice van and designing a flexible interior, IMO, is the way to go. My stuff is bolted or chained or screwed down but I can take it out without too much trouble. Sassy

Hi Deb - do you have a smart phone with google or other map app?  Very helpful getting around.   Once you hit Dome Rock Road East, it ends after a few miles at a barricade.  Then the only way to go is to turn right and head south for about a mile and a half or so on Mitchell Mine Road, the only...

Larry, thanks for the info about the 60 amp charger -- I had already ordered the 45 when I saw it. I hope it will be sufficient for my 225Ah batteries. I am going to try the Whiz Bang Jr with my Kid Controller for monitoring my battery charger. Does anyone else do this? Sternwake, I didn't...

I have to say you sound like a thoughtful partner.