@@ottoswinebar the Bluetti on special is pretty decent value. This unit is $600 cheaper than the Jackery unit which I was incredibly surprised by. The D40 however is pretty expensive at $400 unfortunately. EcoFlow have been doing specials with their Alternator Charger as a combo which would work well for Bluetti. I am going to do a video on the cost comparison however. One setup will be essentially Kings, another Renogy. The Renogy system is soo close to the Bluetti, it is essentially the same. It's hard though as do you use discounted pricing or full RRP? I will probably have both just to see. I will also throw in the Jackery 2000 Plus and probably add in the AC200 Max seeing as it doesn't require the D40. I have been using the Jackery and now the Bluetti in multiple vehicles and the Journey, so for us it's the best solution. I even took the coffee machine out for a picnic on Mothers Day 😆😂🤣

I did the sums quickly with the Jackery unit and it was within a few hundred dollars using a Renogy setup. I'm going to do a video on all this using the Bluetti as I think it will now be very, very close given the RRP if the AC200L is $600 less than the Explorer 2000 Plus. The huge weakness has been the 12v however now that is essentially resolved, I think this will be a very interesting comparison. I will work on some new figures over the weekend. Cabling and connectors does add up, I actually spent a fair bit on that demonstration board just to get it happening, which a lot of people don't account for. So there is probably $75 or so connecting up the chargers etc if you are buying the heavy cable, terminals etc. Stay tuned. I just need to work out how to not talk so much and compress a video like this down 🤣😂😁

I will add it's now a lot easier to add in extra capacity. It's reverse of what people have been trying to do in the the power station will feed into the second battery. However in the case of oan off-road setup that's actually how most would have it. It makes sense as you can remove the power station and you still have a fully operational setup via the D40 which can do all the charging. There is a huge amount of potential and quite a few combinations you can now do.

Interesting perspective and keen to understand more. I only really know the build yourself systems, so I'm keen to see more. Some questions would be expandability and also repair/replacement. How easy is it to add more capacity? What happens if one of the internal units fails and how easy it is to get repaired.

Yes, the cigarette lighter port has been the stumbling block as if you are running a fridge etc it consumes a lot of the output. I don't know how they might reverse engineer however how good would that be?! I absolutely love the ability to run all this out of the 12v. It makes complete sense as that's what most of us use off grid. It's been the one weakness against a built in battery system where you can simply connect up whatever you eant. From a weatherproofing point of view though, I look at it as an expensive asset, so tend to protect and locate where it's not going to get damaged. I've done that with all my power stations. Dust is always an issue though and that's relatively hard to stop if you have a lot of dust in a ute tub etc. There is a fair bit that has to go into an IP rated power station given they need to vent in order to cool the internals. I'm guessing that's why the AC240 is huge, weighing an extra 5kg even though it's capacity is around 500wh less.

I happen to have a spare early release of the D40 and was thinking about fitting into our Swan, so I could then upgrade to lithium seeing as it doesn't have the compatible J35. Alternatively I was thinking maybe the Journey so I could supplement our current batteries, however we tend to just use it separately anyhow. I'm assuming with the Eagle you are plugging in a cord from the 200L GPO into the power input of the camper? That actually works really well. I have done that with the Jackery a few times. Do you turn it off when you don't need the outlets inside? I never leave it ours on so it doesn't drain down but I'm curious if it would use that much, other than it would potentially be trying to charge the internal battery. It's all very interesting. I really like seeing how everyone is using these power stations 😊

I must admit I was originally thinking the Max however as the D40 was just released here, they wanted me to test that. For our setup it will probably work well, however I do wonder if the 12v 30A port of the Max would do pretty much the same without the need for the D40. If the D40 was more like the EcoFlow Alternator Charger, I think it would be a lot more useful or easier to justify. I'm going to keep experimenting with it to see if there are any other tips and tricks or something that might unlock some potential we haven't thought about. I'm certainly not unhappy with it, as it definitely does the job I need though.

I think its just how it comes out lol. Etti, Yeti it's how it blurs with our Aussie accent. I know its actually officially 'Blue T' however I just can't get used to that as everyone I know refers to them as 'Blue Etti'

Have you contacted Royce over at 3DprintRV, he is extremely helpful and knows these inside and out being the creator, manufacturer and distributor of these fan kits. He will be more than happy to have a chat to you about it. We haven't had to adjust ours at all, however in saying that we are in a mildish climate here.