Hey guys, I know I’m a few years late lol love this interior and wondering if you can remember what the fabric was and colour etc that you used for the seat cushions? Love it 😍
I have some damaged interior walls that I would like to repair and paint but the material is very thin and I'm not sure what to use for the repair. Any advice?
Curious to know your thoughts on doing something similar on a semi truck. I wont have said truck until September, but running hot water would be amazing
Gday guys, Don't suppose you have tried it as a full time freezer? We're looking at installing one in our van as a dedicated freezer but sometimes these fridges don't quite get as cold as they state, and you will end up with mushy ice cream. Cheers guys
Hey! Yeah we have actually, we went off grid for a week and used it as a freezer during that time. It got down to -16c but it took a few days to fully freeze and get down to that temp. So would just suggest turning it right down prior to filling it up, but adding already frozen items would be sweet. The back of the drawer stays a lot colder too so we just kept things like ice cream at the back and it was fine. No mushy ice cream here 😁
Yes it does but if you use two different chargers you’ll get more amps into the battery eg. 22 amps from solar on the roof through the solar controller + 40 amps from the car through the dcdc. If I wired the solar panels on the roof through the dcdc charger it would only pick one or the other not both. We do have a portable solar blanket that we plug into the dcdc charger when we’re setup at camp ⛺️
Yeah I was wondering if you'd kept it under 4.5T, particularly when looking at your bedroom arch wall! Another downside of a heavy vehicle licence is you can't have a drink - you must be 0 blood alcohol. A deal-breaker for a camper, unless you're a tee-totaler. 😄
My mobile home setup is 2000AH of lithium batteries (1200AH being iTechWorld batteries) but I have connected them across 4 x 3000-watt inverters to ensure that the setup is within Australian Standards as well as trying to keep cable sizes down as that is where the costs soon add up. what this allows me to do is to operate more than one heavy current use appliance at a time e.g. electric jug for coffee while using induction cooker for cooking dinner. However, as it is a bigger size mobile home, I do not have the space restrictions that many caravans have.
You are going to drastically shorten the life of your batteries with that setup........you should NEVER draw or charge lithium batteries at more than 100Amps. Sure, they will openly state that they can draw or charge at more than 100 Amps......marketing.....but read the fine print (not the website)....it is not a continuous current draw...it is for very very brief periods. Your setup = 3000-watt inverter at 12 volts = possible max current of 250 Amps (ignoring losses and efficiencies for ease of understanding) 12volt system should only use 1200-watt max inverter = 100 amps 24volt system should only use 2400-watt max inverter = 100 amps 48volt system should only use a 4800-watt max inverter = 100 Amps Also, 50mm2 cable is vastly undersize to be carrying 250Amps DC......refer to Australian Standards Sorry but my recommendation to viewers is that the information presented here though well-presented and informative is technically incorrect and can result in electrical fire hazards if installed as shown. PS - the battery fuse is oversized at 450 amps (cable insulation will overheat prior to fuse blowing) ...should have been 1.25x max current draw. This setup would have been much better connected as a 24volt configuration as that would have brought your current draw, cable sizes, etc much closer to being a correct installation. I understand that iTechWorld does not currently offer a 24v 3000- watt inverter, so my recommendation would be to get a 24volt inverter and change your system to 24volts.....actually fairly easy to do with your setup. Yes, still a 125 Amp max possible draw current but you are very unlikely to draw more than 2400 watts from your 3000-watt inverter most of the time so mostly 100Amps IF maxed out. Based on Aussie system of 240v with 10-amp power points for appliances = 2400 watts...so really only one heavy current draw appliance at any one-time e.g. electric jug. 40+ years experienced Electrician
I have a small cottage that’s very well insulated with 2 new powerful wall A/C units. When we first arrive in the summer and the house is nearly as hot as your van was to start, it can take an hour or two to cool down as much as this experiment. Considering this has a fabric pop top, no insulation, and direct midday sun, I think you got good results. Thanks for the video!
Hey nice work, I know the satisfaction in getting it all to look right also. Completely rewired my 45' steel yacht a while ago and all wire Neg return is a must at sea. Good to see that on the road too, much more efficient with high current. The only thing I`d do different would be to put in bus bars to take all the connectors and have just two high current conductors from each battery leading to each of the pos. and Neg. bus. Better to prevent all those wires flopping around on the road and over time loosening off the terminal bolts. BEP make some excellent high current bus bars. Commercial grade stuff too,,,
Great tour and build! You both seem like a really lovely couple as well. One question - what is the interior standing height also with all the windows how is the installation for either cold or hot weather? 😊 Edit; I ask because I’m thinking of converting a Coaster and am based in Canberra so it gets chilly 🥶 Edit 2; I’m 6’0 foot so want to know if I can stand up inside without crouching Edit 3; would you be offended if I simply copy your design 🤷🏽♀️
You really do share the experience of your travels as opposed to the standard practice of just showing a video of where you went -it feels like I’m actually there sharing the experience! And yeah it’s “bish-e-no” 😉😘
Saw your video on iTechworlds side re the 150w panel instals. I'm adding them to our caravan and wondering if you have had any issues with the panels and brackets either leaking or coming loose? I'm hoping not to have one fly off...
Hey there, we haven’t had any problems and it’s been 10months on the road now. We generally travel at 80-90km/h when towing and have past trucks coming the opposite direction with enough wind to move the whole car and caravan and haven’t had any problems.
I want to put similar gear only one of those batteries into a tool tuff case as a portal systen while im in a temporary vehicle. What are your thoughts on earthing the inverter etc if its a portal system?
That would work but they do have a portable option available that has a 160ah lithium in it, I’m looking at getting one for our car and getting rid of the wired in second battery setup. But yeah you connect the positive and negative from the inverter to the positive and negative on the battery and she’ll run sweet or if you want a battery monitor just wire in a shunt 👌🏼
Another great vid. Thank you! The new format seems to come out fine. Just wondering whether I’ve missed anything? As I’m not sure why you’ve chosen to leave the Land Cruiser and Caravan behind? Otherwise, keep up the great work. Cheers, Andy.
Hey Andy! Thanks for watching 😊 we still have the cruiser and caravan, we just flew over to Victoria for a few weeks and wanted to do some travels so hired a campervan.
Love watching you guys on your adventures, Oacy is just super adorable - the easier film method is awesome, still captures the beautiful scenery & your relaxed travel style ! Look forward to every one of your videos :)
Yay, welcome to vanlife. My dad was a Kombi vanlifer back in his young days, and has always loved a Kombi, and I never understood it until recently. Now I WANT ONE. Nice to see you vlogs from the road. And I'm going to be the annoying person who asks where you got your ribbed brown set from. Looks comfortable.
loving the videos guys, just a heads up though your stabilizer legs are actually supposed to run on an angle to stop the van from rocking and not straight down like you have them here.
