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I'm looking for a decent pure sine wave inverters with wired remote with close to the claimed wattage. The budget is $300 or less. Not going to spend $400 or more on this. So far the Whistler 400W mod sine wave is giving up only with a 200W load over and over. I tried with the Lakso 200W heater...

The Morning Star SunSaver Duo with RM-1 is about $160. It's costly over the Chinese copies for 1/3 of the price. I rather have tech support and in the US warranty return. The other probably use once and dispose it since the company will never return your email and/or go out of biz.

I have four 120 W semi flexible panels. Two permanently mounted on the roof top and two are in the windshield and will be taken out when the car is parked. The permanently mounted 120w semi flexible panels produce only 3-4 Amps max (out of a max possible of 12A)due to the limited position of the...

I completely covered my minivan so that no sunlight gets in during the day. I also do not want people to be looking inside the minivan. Is it legal to have the rear window blocked during driving? I read that the front windshield, left and right passenger can't be deeply tinted for obvious...

Stealth is top in my list. Want to keep potential thieves away as much as possible by not bringing unwanted top attention. I'll be parking in various locations. On some days it'll be in a busy LA or NY city streets with wondering eyes virtually everywhere.. Other days it'll out in the national...

Space is extremely limited in my minivan. Practically everything else is needed and the last thing I need is a big 20 lbs combustible propane tank right on top of my head when sleeping. I have to use a 11 lbs tank and it fits snugly into a 12x12x10.5" milk crate that I can stack up in the front...

Will try the fan method but that's consuming 30W of power from my AGM batteries. Prefer something without workarounds. I'll experiment/try out the Camco Olympian Wave-3 heater (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BUV1RK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_3&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER) It's...

Yes. Putting the window down all the way is another option to decrease the interior temp to a max of a comfortable 70-75 F. But the downsides are: security risk if in urban street area, insects getting into the van (especially those spiders!) even in urban area, heavy snow, rain. It's very hard...

I'm stuck inside a minivan and not able to really move far away from Mr Heater MH9BX. The lowest setting is a bit too hot when the interior temp is about 60-68 F. If I go any lower, I don't think the heater is on and it makes that scary clicking sound. The user's manual states to leave it either...

Thanks for the tip. I was not looking carefully at the units on the 1 lb canister. I'm in a converted minivan and space is scarce. I'm looking into buying the 11 lb Manchester tank...

Is there any way that I can recycle the 1 lbs green canister (like plastic bottles) or just throw it away? Kind of wasteful to throw it away after a day of use. For me, I'm averaging about 1.5 lbs per day (night tie heating, showering, cooking). Other than a larger size tank for easy refill...

I'm not sure about others but mounting two 120 W flexible solar panels (King Solar 120w) in a fixed rooftop position, I'm getting a low 3-5 A max per day. That's just too low for two 175 Ah AGM batts. The big advantage is that it's stealth and it's always charging automatically. I purchased two...

Thanks for all the input on this. My least wanted thing to do is to let the mini van gasoline V6 engine running while parked for 5-6 hours per day in a 10-40 F. This will charge the AGM batts and provide front passenger heat. I typically will consume about 70-80 A out of the car alternator...

I'm very concerned about propane and CO2 emission in an enclosed mini van. To be safe throughout the night including sleeping through, is it feasible to put the heater outside the car and run a 6-10 ft air duct (high heat resistance) into the minivan? Looking into the Olympian Catalytic Wave 3...

What if I use a super warm sleeping bag designed for those mountaineers who have to sleep completely outside in bone-chilling snowy and super freezing temp? Last time I checked they're quite expensive ($500-$1000). But it looks like I can get this as an alternative to electric heater. In either...

What if I use a super warm sleeping bag designed for those mountaineers who have to sleep completely outside in bone-chilling snowy and super freezing temp? Last time I checked they're quite expensive ($500-$1000). But it looks like I can get this as an alternative to electric heater. In either...

With your suggestion, will choose the compressor fridge. Pricey but so is the health costs of spoiled perishables (meat, vegies, etc). There's one on Amazon for $322. Considering getting at least 450 Ah batt. It's a balance between car fuel cost and weight of these 90 lbs/batt. For night time...

Is this what you're referring to?: http://modernsurvivalblog.com/survival-kitchen/thermal-slow-cooker-by-thermos/ I'm relatively new to this kind of lifestyle and learning as much as possible.