Dry Fit 3000W-400AH Power Station- Four Season Van Life- EP.50

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This week we completed the Power station framing and got our Victron 3000W - 400AH battery system dry fit into ROAMR. Although this project took us way too much time to complete it came out super clean with a absolutely perfect fit.. Super excited for the day we get to set up the real products and plug it all in!!
Hope you enjoyed the video, please COMMENT AND LIKE below, maybe even Hit that subscribe button to follow along as we convert this Mercedes Sprinter van that we call ROAMR into a 4X4 Four Season Van in which we plan to travel the continent with.. You will see all the ups and downs to a full build as I share mistakes, wins and everything in between.
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@smilingriver3710 3 года назад

Finally! 1st vid I've seen where someone used a washer/pen for scribing! Learned that trick back in the 80 watching This Old Home. ;)

@abettermankind9761 2 года назад

You're a legend with your videos and your build not to mention the comedy. Age is only a number but if I was forced to guess your age I would say 59. Keep up the great work.

@paulmarsden2948 3 года назад

I honestly don't know how you find time for all of this Jeff but I'm glad you do video it. It's looking great👍. Plus happy belated birthday 🎂

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

I wonder this myself some days, but then I remember I haven't had an actual "weekend" in over a year now!! Its funny how much work goes into planning a life that includes less work!!! LOL. Thanks for tuning in and commenting. I look forward to sharing more of this journey!

@Dylan_Hertzler 3 года назад

Hey Chief, I just picked myself up the Victron 3000w inverter charger. There is no option for it to become a DC 2 DC charger. I picked up a 60a sterling B2B. If you need pics or instructions from mine LMK.

@ganeshswan345 3 года назад

You have even painted the boxes in Victron Blue, Your chanel deserve 10 times more Subscribers dude.. Congratulations again!

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, thank you..... Slow and steady wins the race! All I can do is keep moving forward and thank the people like yourself for watching and commenting, you are helping more than you can imagine!

@hugocastillo8601 3 года назад

me he dado el trabajo de ver tus 100 + videos very good

@deyork7974 3 года назад

Just discovered quad aluminum extrusion and found you and your build. I can relate to the sit and stare method : with my project, that old wisdom has been modified :: "Think about it. Then think about it again. Measure twice. Think it through -- again. Cut once." Has saved me tons of money and heartache. Those who are complaining about your speed of build have never built a project FROM SCRATCH. I am doubly impressed with people like you, who spend the time to take the extra step to produce and share their video documentation. THANK YOU!!

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect!! Yes the struggle is real, and you struck a point I never brought up yet and you are 100%... Sitting, staring, planning and triple measuring cuts down on wasted material in a huge way and is a massive cost saver on the completed project.. Super happy you are enjoying, thank you for watching and commenting.

@mausie1967 3 года назад

Looking great!!!

@natashalion8028 Год назад

Blinding !

@scottweikert5189 3 года назад

The washer-with-pen thing is a neat substitute for a proper scribe tool! I'm gonna have to steal this one. :)

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Awesome, it worked perfect!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@weldondares3664 3 года назад

I like it very much the melamine finish looks top notch. Lots of pieces but they fit a very small area and are still accessible great project can’t wait to hear from you again!🚐

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, I am really happy with that melamine finish as well. Really hard to show on camera the great results... Thank you again, see you soon!

@susanscovill6817 3 года назад

I really like your spread sheet set up. Any chance that you can post it for us. I will have to do everything myself and it’ll give me a good insight. Upping to the 200ah was a great idea. I’m also looking at CanBat’s cold series. One word for you...duct tape. Cheers from Vancouver eh!

@najo8330 3 года назад

Awesome video DD, I’m super excited for the hardware installation and to see how the bed contraption works. Thanks for posting a fun series to watch and you’re the only content creator I actively check in with to see if you have new episodes. ( I don’t trust the bell I guess lol) I also appreciate the episode numbers so I can keep track of the process and reading the other subs comments.

@jamesmason7124 3 года назад

I just love that Cardboard Aided Design thank you Jeff keep up the good work and stay safe

@Snarge22 3 года назад

Seems few builders put their coach power system near the engine alternator. I believe you've done it right in this regard Jeff. And I like the Victron components as well. while expensive it is high quality so the value is there.

@nathenfudurich6652 3 года назад

Are you in Calgary? Just starting to plan my van. Picked up an e350 extended! This build is legit, subbed for sure!

@dayers9774 3 года назад

Happy Bday Jeff, your van build is coming alone just fine. My build is behind yours by quite a few steps, but I watch them all to give me ideas and step by step instructions. These give me confidence to keep working on mine. Thanks a bunch :)

@kurtiswagner 3 года назад

Love your CAD design, such a good idea. It's really coming together! Happy birthday sir!

@Robtrampuh16 3 года назад

Looking great my friend ..!

@dsteck5888 3 года назад

Happy birthday...love your videos hard to believe you don't have more subscribers

@ddut887 3 года назад

Nice video Jeff Didn’t know the batteries would be so expensive

@ggardner33gg 3 года назад

Great video well worth the wait to see the whole thing done properly 👍

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, thank you for watching and commenting.

@057027917 3 года назад

Before you cut plywood take a razor knife and go over your line cutting that first layer. If you don't want that tear out

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Yes that idea is a new one to me and I will give it a try.. That one edge you are seeing with the tear out is the factory edge on the sheet of plywood and although I should have cleaned it for video it will be full covered once we complete the edging and wall boarding moving forward.. Thank you for the great comment and watching the video!

@pablotroncoso3101 3 года назад

Great job! (and congrats for your patience!)

@robertoconnor2669 3 года назад

Can’t wait for the “wet” fit😀😀

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Me too!!! 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting.

@steveowens7136 3 года назад

Looks great! Make sure to save room for the Cerbo GX if you plan to run the Touch 50 display

@timholmes7068 3 года назад

Can you give a little more info on why the Orion (DC/DC) isn’t needed? I am planning a similar system and was under the impression I needed it.

@hugocastillo8601 3 года назад

hola , te escribo desde lima-peru-sudamerica, felicidades por tus videos muy ilustrativo tu paso a paso. Espero q con el sistema de victron puedas cargar muy rapido tus baterias

@wingszetsang1 3 года назад

🥳🎂Happy Belated Birthday Jeff!!🎂🥳 we truly enjoys watching your videos!!! Our guess your age is 34!

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

You are too kind regarding my age.. Those were good days though!! Super happy you are enjoying the series, thank you for watching and commenting.

@alexfarshey6768 3 года назад

Great video, as a Canadian do you think Solar is worth installing considering the climate (lack of sun light) we have most of the year?

@MECamping 3 года назад

Happy B-day man. :-)

@mhelander 3 года назад

Why not 24V battery arrangement? My campervan will get one and then there's MultiPlus II available with less standby power consumption even for 3kW model. Thinner battery cables, cheaper MPPT and so on. I've added Victron DC-DC for alternator charging and one for few 12V devices. Everything else is 24V, hydronic diesel heater, its air coil, compressor fridge...

@mrbranchatl 3 года назад

Dude, you do really great videos. You definitely have an influence on my future van build. Quick question, why to DC charger? Oh yea... Happy belated Birthday my friend.

@dimitylong792 3 года назад

Sooo cool... I’m loving the build and thank you for your planning! QA is paramount 👍 Happy birthday Jeff, I’m guessing 21 one more time 😉🤴🏻🔥🍾🥂 See ya when I see ya 💎

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, someone finally gets my age correct!!!! Was starting to think this build was aging me or something!!! 😉 Thanks as always for watching and commenting....

@dimitylong792 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives Lol😉 this Peep couldn’t help myself...

@danielouellette5952 3 года назад

I have a Victron Energy MultiPlus 12/3000/120-50 120V VE.Bus (UL) AFAIK There is no DC-to-DC feature on it .

@MrCanadascott 3 года назад

Awesome job man. Does any of the electronics have to breath?...

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, Yes it is good to have space for all things to vent as they will get warm during use, front side of the cabin will be open towards the driver seat. Thank you again for watching and commenting.

@scottweikert5189 3 года назад

Maybe set up a partition with screens/vents there? And put another vertical rail in the center. I'm thinking in case of catastrophe, collision, and some of that equipment (esp that inv/chg) tearing free and whacking you in the back of the noggin :(

@MrCanadascott 3 года назад

Are you going to use your inverter that you have or something different now you have changed up the components?

@t.n.12 3 года назад

Happy belated birthday. I guess it’s your 41st.

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Nice work!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ctrabalful 3 года назад

Excellent system man. Could you please share the list of components and diagram for the Victron system? Planning to go on a very similar system on my build. Thanks a lot! P.S. By the way, my birthday is on the 22nd so advanced happy birthday to both of us 🎂✌️🍻

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Perfect, happy birthday to you as well! I did share Amazon links below to the items discussed and I will share more details on the products and I am working on a real CAD drawing for this, that will be released at the time of actual install so stay tuned. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

@ctrabalful 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives thanks for your kind reply. I compared the list appearing in your video and the one I got from my Victron dealer. It's almost the same except that my dealer recommended me the MultiPlus II, VE.Bus BMS300200000 + GX LTE 4G with Active GPS antenna for the GX components, instead of the MultiPlus I, VE Bus Smart Dongle + Smart BMS C12/100 you listed. Maybe you could double check with your dealer and check out the differences to decide which one suits you best 😉 This Victron GX system (Cerbo, MultiPlus II and BMV712) already communicates with the batteries and whole system so I guess better to have Wifi than Bluetooth access to monitoring? Please let me know your views.

@bjbj3853 3 года назад

Your paint job looks marvelous, dahling! What was the paint you used?

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Thank you, It is a Behr Alkyd Melamine paint. Not available to tag with Amazon link, I purchased from Home depot! Thanks for watching and commenting, hope this was helpful.

@bjbj3853 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives Yepper! Thanks for the info.

@Wbakeshop 3 года назад

Have you seen the new 270 aH battle borns released in February?

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

I did “the game changer” as they call it. Due to the length of those batteries I wouldn’t have been able to fit them in to get my goal of 400ah. Obviously 2 of them would have exceeded my goal but just couldn’t fit.

@ryanjarvis9617 3 года назад

Hi Jeff,how did You like your birthday present from Curt and myself ? Hope it work for ya

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

I did and thank you so much, your timing was impeccable!! That is one of the items that has been drastically cut due to budgeting on this build!!

@ryanjarvis9617 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives if you run out just let me know, I'll send more your way "on me" !

@ryanjarvis9617 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives better yet,if you do run out ,give me a call and we can get you set up at no cost to you or Winston !

@iresolvers Год назад

I think your about 34 years old!!

@arthurquinn7515 3 года назад

Are you going put more speakers for the stereo

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

Always a couple steps ahead I see...😉 More to come on this in the near future. Thanks for tuning in and commenting.

@pcat1378 3 года назад

Did you ever get Mercedes to fix their half arsed work they did on your van with the coolant/heating pipes you found not connected??

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

I have spoken to them and they have the parts ready, but..... ROAMR can't move anywhere until the project is complete. So the repair work is documented and will be completed on warranty once the build is finished.. Looks like our first trip together is going to be a 3.5hr drive to a neighboring city for warranty and recall work!! Sounds like fun, right!?. Sooo much more to come, thanks for watching and commenting.

@pcat1378 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives loving it mate all the way from the UK and glad it's going to be sorted.

@briang1561 2 года назад

35?

@jeffsteinmetz7188 3 года назад

I did not understand how you are going to do without a DC to DC charger. In Canada 🇨🇦 you will not have enough sun to keep you powered up through the winter. Did you mean you just don’t need to build a cardboard box?

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

One of the features of this set up is a smart BMS that makes it capable of managing the charge from the alternator without needing a separate DC/DC charger box.. I did show the list of parts in this video, if you pause it you will be able to read what it is. More detail to come in video form, hopefully soon. Thank you for tuning in and commenting.

@jeffsteinmetz7188 3 года назад

@@DaresDrives That is a cool feature! Thanks for the video!

@CTStevens 3 года назад

@rosesmith5135 3 года назад

That project looks very complicated

@DaresDrives 3 года назад

As we start tying all these pieces together the complexity is definitely increasing.. But one step at a time we will get this completed!! Thanks for watching and commenting!