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I hope you don’t think I was making a disparaging comment by suggesting you might be a van dweller. This is a term of affection rather than a slight. Your reference in your question van build in your first sentence so that is all I had to go by. If you are in an RV they come equipped with a...

It is pretty rare that van dwellers are going to spend their time hooked up in an RV park when they can camp for free in the wild. Many are trying to equip themselves so they have the least reliance on services and are more capable of staying out longer stretches away from electric hook ups...

I’ve looked at this new charge controller from Renogy and it is super versatile. As a rule you will need about 50-60% of what you would with lead acid battery compared to lithium. If you needed 400ah to run your rig with lead acid batteries you would get about the same usable power from 200ah...

Hi and welcome Shelley, great to see you taking a leap of faith and hitting the road. You may want to check out RVillage. RVillage supports the nomad community and has its own CheapRVLiving group. There is an app or you can use a web browser and they show other members in your area as you...

Just curious if it might be repaired? I have one that age and was able to replace the mother board and it has been working for 3 years since with no issues. The igniter was not firing and it is part of the board. It was $120 The burner or nozzles also easily plug as propane tends to be dirty...

...but a 160w panel would be commonly be matched with around a 100ah battery. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had one of the Ryobi propane generators. I would be very surprised if it could run any air conditioner. It puts out less than 6 amps. I had it for about a month and it got harder and harder to start so I took it back and got a refund. I ended up buying an open box Honda 1000i and put a...

I have taken the standard brackets. Z brackets and put them in the vice and bent them to fit the contour of the roof. That works if the brackets are parallel to the gutters. Butyl tape under. Going the other direction I have used stainless washers under one side of the Z bracket where it meets...

In all practicality it is easy to source 12v components and now you see a good amount of 24v inverters and other components and it is cheap to step dc voltage down from 24-12. Higher voltages beyond these are not normally cost effective. Higher voltage is often used off grid when long wire...

Yes!!! The I always recommend an easily accessible switch to be able to disconnect the panels for any kind of service to your system to prevent damage to the charge controller or other components. I probably over-fuse but I fuse battery also, mostly in case of some kind of catastrophic failure...

About eBay sellers... make sure of what the sellers reputation is. It’s easy... how many sales and are the reviews favorable? When buying 18650 cells buy the big 4 brands and you will be fine. Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Sony. When the batteries arrive test each cell and see if it meets the...

Simple to heat the Tesla battery. I bought a simple tank heater on amazon for under 50 bucks. I have the 5.3 kw Tesla battery and am installing the BMS from Stealth EV. It can be purchased on eBay. https://ebay.us/b6RmIX There are two different models. Old style has breaded copper wire for...

Welcome! Solar expertise is always needed, so that is a great skill set to share. I did hear in one of the last videos or so (from cheaprvliving on YouTube) that they had all the volunteers they needed. You might just check with someone at the area near the RTR bulletin board as things might...

There are a lot of factors that will impact your results or needs. For example; Some of your power consumption will be during the day while solar is available and not drawing on your battery in most cases. If you are not carrying propane otherwise you may want to be all electric. The type...

I bought a 1993 3 years ago with only 50,000 miles on it. It has been great! The drive train is in excellent condition and has no leaks or problems like others may suggest. I have put about $3000 into tires, suspension and brakes. Other than that it cruises great. Every rig is different as to...

Welcome, Kathy and Riggs, a fellow Washingtonian here. Great to hear you are making it to the RTR. This will be my 3rd year. It's a great place to learn new things and meet like minded people. I'll be heading down I-5 myself in the next 10 days. I'm driving an old 27 ft Gulfstream Ultra. Hope to...

Welcome to the forums! Our thoughts become our lives so it’s great to hear you are imagining your future. I got a lot of encouragement and ideas here as I set out a couple of years ago and it got me connected with like minded people and I have made many new friends as a result. Again, welcome...

Welcome, Ehrenberg is a fun spot. I have spent a little time there in past years. Many gather up the road a bit where you will find an upper plateau kind of area if you haven't already discovered it. I remember a few freezing nights in December/January. Fortunately the days warm up even as they...

Those are pricy options that might not fit most in the nomad community. The first place that came up in hipcamp in my area was $80 a night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk