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Renogy 2000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter, new in open box. I bought this for car camping and took it out on one overnight trip before deciding to go with a smaller inverter. $200 + shipping.

Bogart Engineering Tri-Metric TM-2025-RV battery monitor. Purchased in 2016 for my van build that never materialized. Digging some things out of storage and thought folks here may be interested. Asking $SOLD. Comes with wiring and shunt. The TM-2025-RV has been discontinued and replaced with...

Rogue MPT-2024 MPPT charge controller, purchased brand new in 2013 for my van build that never materialized. Digging out some things in storage and unearthed this. It retailed $225 at the time. I'm asking $SOLD Rogue was a small Oregon-based company that has since folded. The MPT-2024 was...

Hope this doesn't sound too "woo-woo", but years ago my friend Michelle taught me this and it's gotten me through some tough times: when I get stuck in a panic loop, I have a little game that I play with myself to help get re-centered. It's really simple! All you do is find a pen and paper, and...

Well, I hate to say it but I am going to have to put the build on pause for a while. I've been stressing myself out trying to move through it as quickly as possible. After some internal dialogue and compromise, I realized that even if I were to barrel through and get the bare necessities...

Thank you masterplumber. Jam nuts might be just enough of a PITA to make a thief bail out of his plan. I forgot that there are lock cylinders on those towers, finding the key is going to be the real challenge though. I wouldn't be surprised if my mom still has it though and put it away somewhere...

Thanks jdsackett! I will have a look at that 3M weatherstrip. I am feeling a little stuck today. I want to start with the polyiso on the ceiling, gluing it on to the Reflectix. But again this is my concern: I think I'd better devise some sort of system to reinforce everything once that...

Bob, that makes a lot of sense. Sometimes with projects it is easy for me to lose track of the big picture and forge on just for the sake of getting to the finish line. I think that both approaches (keeping heat out in the summer as well as retaining it in cold temperatures) are useful enough...

Ceiling is all done. I went around just below the ceiling, wedging pieces in between the wiring harness and frame on either side of the vehicle. I also spent the last couple of days stuffing Reflectix+bubble wrap in as much of the sliding door cavities as I could reach. Still need to do that to...

Congrats, she looks like a real sweet blue lady!

After a long process of deliberation about how to mount my solar panel (and helpful advice from fellow forum members), I finally got my roof brackets and racks installed! With the solar setup, I knew that I wanted to be able to remove and replace the panel at my discretion, so rather than mount...

If it's fully functional and free of damage, that's a pretty good deal. I bought a used 235 watt Astronergy panel from someone in Colorado via Craigslist and for that exact same price. The seller had bought a large number of them from a landowner who had overestimated his solar needs and ended...

Oh man, I wanna see more pics of the van with the flames! That is the COOLEST.

Finally fixed the awful grinding noise that my sliding door was making when closing it. I found two bushings that were worn out causing them to scrape against the rail rather than roll. So I bought a couple of little nylon spacers for a grand total of $1.20 and drilled them out to the...

Bitty, when I first stripped out everything it was like an echoey cave back there and you could hear it up front while driving. The CLD tiles made a noticeable difference in slightly "muffling" some of that and also reduced some of the road noise as well after I put some of that stuff on the...

Luis I have been following through this thread for a couple of weeks and it really inspired me to saddle up and put the pedal to the metal (or rather, the insulation to the metal) on my van. Thanks for continuing to share your experiences and the great photos, it is a huge help to have clear...

Awesome van and awesome work you have done! I'm with ya on the aluminum tape...there is something so satisfying about the way that it brings everything together neat and tidy. Looking forward to seeing more :)

gypsychic, That is my understanding as well, that the more air space you provide, the better the R-value (to a certain point). There are a few sizes of bubble wrap that are widely available: 3/16" (small), 5/16" (medium), and 1/2" (large). I decided on the 5/16" "medium" bubbles and was...

Thanks for the encouragement y'all! Unity Gain, 8 feet x 5 feet is about right on the money. Maybe a couple inches more if measuring from the bare metal without the trim. And of course you lose some width at the wheel wells. From floor to ceiling is just over 4 feet. BTW the engine on a Previa...

I will be putting bubble wrap on either side of the Reflectix to serve as air space, but its always good to have that bit of info in a thread like this in case somebody comes across it in the future! thanks Bob