Extended Off Grid Enhanced Solar Package! • Winnebago FLX 

Note to Bish’s Management, Josh needs a safety vest with his name on it. Thanks

Love the FLX package, should be an option for every RV.

As long as you're paying for it, the Flex should come on any camper you want. Excellent Breakdown!

The most common mod someone would want to do to this is add 2+ more panels. Would love to see an option where the roof is covered in panels, maybe a 2nd battery. The rest is perfect

Thank you for covering the FLX package, Josh. It really is an advanced system. Granted, I made my own FLX package for my 2225RL, but Winnebago is really class leading when it comes to their FLX package.

This offers options that many others don’t. That’s always a plus for me. 12V television would be awesome.

Thanks Josh, I wish they had a couple more panels. If you could do about 8 hours of AC and keep your fridge going at night and get by on a few rainy days that would be ideal. To me this is absolute minimum that should be on all RVs. There are too many ways to not have power and if you are on a trip and need to work on a computer you need to be able to do it.

Love to see this on a system that has a little more battery power and solar but it's a great idea and I think this is the trend of RVs nowadays it may take a while to catch on

We have had the FLX for a year and we love, it's easy to tow with my Tacoma too. With that said, no one is really trained on how these systems work together. As a customer you will need to spend hours learning them system and configurations from RU-vid and the Winnebago user forums.

I really enjoy your videos. You’re a wealth of knowledge.

Josh, you’ve got the best humor anywhere!! It’s really neat watching your videos!!😂

Didn’t know the heater would heat up the whole tank. That’s interesting information. Maybe it could have linked compartments in the tank to help keep the hot and less hot water a bit separate.

Great that Josh and Grant explain the FLX package. S/B on all Winnebago RV’s. Great Video Josh. We now have a Outdoors RV dealer in Pa.

Wow Grant's RU-vid video ready man, Josh Grant's doing a Great job helping you out on this video 😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

17:45 that management system is very impressive. I’ll leave other time stamped comments as well. Wow, Winnebago. That “built in” battery is doing the things I was thinking without me Sending you an email!

I love the details on this unit. Great demonstration and explaining what this unit offers. Guys, I'm this enjoying video.

Thank you! Looking at changing rv’s and Winnebago was one I’m Interested in! This was very informative!!

*A video that is long over due! Thanks Grant and Josh! Everyone needs to understand what the FLX actually offers*

Great video having Josh and Grant explain the FLX package. Very interesting. S/B on all Winnebago Rv’s. We now have a Outdoors RV dealer in Pa.

This is exactly the type of electrical system I’m looking for in a RV! I would like to see a dc to dc charger wiring in RV as well. Is there an option to add another battery? Maybe at the dealer level? I like this a lot!

My techie brain is in love with this system 😍

Josh, Great video! Noticed that hot water heater door attachment right away! This is a way cool RV....thinking seriously about this one!

Without your name on the vest, you look like my elementary school crossing guard. Thanks for the videos. 🙏🏻

I've owned my 2306BHS FLX for a year now..... Absolutley LOVE the Truma applicances..... I run the AC in the summer off a 110v connection to the camper using a 30amp to 110v converter. Infact, every applicance will run using the 110v as long as you don't try to use more than one applicance at a time. Which is great for moochdocking. I've got 7 days out of the battery using it for multiple things including AC use sparingly. Only gripe would be it needs maxxair fans. It was a learning curve to figure everything out though. Maybe I'll make a video on it ;)

Absolutely the television should be 12 volt. And as an aside, this is a beautiful RV. Very “Boondockable”.😁

I want. Camp host in summer and quartzite in winter. Solar 24/7

Great video, thanks 👍

great tech in that camper

Josh, The BIGGEST downfall to the FLX is the Truma A.C. that Win. uses is non ducted. Why I don't know. Truma does make the same size A.C. that is ducted. The FLX really needs a 3rd 200 Watt panel on the roof with the ability to use a portable solar panel. Many owners of the FLX have had a lot of trouble with their units. One of the HUGE complaints is that the Dealers can't explain them on PDI due to poor training by Win, most Dealers Service Depts. have not been trained on the FLX system. In fact if you check a certain on-line RV shopping service there are a BUNCH of 2022 FLX's listed at heavily discounted prices.........just not moving.

On the Truma A/C they support ducted installs and Winnebago aught to run ducted like they do in the non-FLEX Micro Minnies. We've thought about replacing the Furrion on our Grand Design with the Aventa Comfort so we can get the dehumidifier mode. We camp in cooler or cold weather in addition to southern summers and while we don't need the A/C we still need to control the humidity to be comfortable at night. Based on our experience the 25 gal holding tanks will carry a couple 2 to 3 nights before needing to be emptied. If the guys go outside and you forgo showers you could maybe push that to four days. Winnebago needs to get back to enclosed cabinets over the bed. Things fall off of open shelves. There is also the fact that a lot of folks don't want to be staring at their clothing and other items hanging out in the open. For the water miser I disagree that you should not use it when connected to city water. We camp at a number of state campgrounds that are electric/water sites. With waste holding tank capacity at a premium I want the water wasted waiting for it to get hot to go someplace other than my grey tank. Maybe some way could be found to give an audible warning or alarm that the fresh tank is getting full. Personally I wouldn't mind something like that when using the gravity fill too as it would keep me from forgetting while I am off doing other things.

A 12V TV should definitely be included for off grid use👍

Would love see the flex package on larger models also. I like the built in battery and the warranty that comes with it, also like Truma a/c system with the de humidification built in.

Thank you for explaining the WHY behind this package. Some other manufacturers have done similar things (800Ah battery and only 600 watts solar) and it didn’t make sense to me since I have 700 watts on my 200Ah battery and that isn’t enough for overcast days. You put it all into proper perspective. I want to put a whole new topic on your radar: high amp USB C. Harding. Currently I have a large table, when I use an 30 watt wall charge it charges very fast and will charge when using it. I purchased a high amp USB C outlet for the RV, one that can put out over 18A, but it charges like the old 2.2A USB ports: charges very slow and only maintains the charge when using it. What I have learned is the high amp USB C outlets achieve this by being able to deliver both 15v and 20v. Here is the kickers: these outlets require 24v input to provide those higher voltages. With laptops now charging by 40w to 100w USB C and now that larger tablets are on the market, I would love to see more and more RV’s start to offer these true high watt outlets. So you know if the batteries in this are 12v or 24v?

I REALLY wish Winnebago would take these trailers and put independent suspension on them. Make them more rugged for off-road, or even just logging roads with wash-board roads. A few other things would be a slide out Kitchen outside with a sink, a burner and counter space. And lastly would be a water pump that has a filter so you can pull water from a lake or river. Lol big list! Big dreams!

Good informative video! Thanks!

l'd love to see the option to expand to other models, also love a quick disconnect for battery removal if not connected to shore power over our lengthy Midwest winters

Just by changing your lead acid to lithium you double your capacity… 100ah lithium truly is 100ah vs only get half out of the lead acid… when it comes to charging the lithium resistance is way less… meaning if the solar panel produced 100 watts the lithium is able to receive 99watt and lead acid maybe 60 watts is actually being stored and the rest by way of resistance is heat being created in the battery $600 worth of 300ah lithium raw cells gets you the power of 6 lead acid batteries and it only weighs around 54lbs that’s 3-400 pounds in savings

Good video. You should have more industry reps in your videos. They provide good insight about their products. Industry standard should be max solar on the roof. One never knows when you’ll need it.

12v tv is a must! Might wanna look @ 12v a.c.

I went early in the video to see if this package was available on any of the larger campers, and was dissapointed when it was not. So yes, I do think it would be a great addition to the Minnie, and yes even the Voyager models.

*Hi have built my Minnie 2801BHS Minnie (The bigger version on Micro Minnie) to be an FLX. it is SWEET!*

Great video

I wish more manufactures would offer the Truma and battery options. We love our on-demand Truma. Probably the only thing on our trailer that hasn't had an issue.

12v TV for sure. It is much more efficient to run it directly off of DC12v rather than battery DC12v > inverter AC110v > TV (which internally converts AC110v to DC12v

Very nice lookin Travel Trailer from Winnebago 😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Very interesting and informative. Also, Flex availabvle on all units.

Truma have a full mini split like efficient variable heat pump? That is the way to go. For boon docking or connected. They run 50% less power than what was posted on the video. Also, we need 2000 watts minimum solar for enhanced independent power generation. I would prefer 400 watt panels, as many as can be stuffed on the roof, OR hybrid roof and surface solar…. pulled out for surface solar set up adding to the massive solar roof? I liked the rest of the set up. Many nice features for independence.

As a dyed in the wool pessimist I can report I only have pleasant surprises...

Note to winnebago, people would pay for a factory 1000 watt flexible solar panel option and double the battery capacity. Swap everything you can to 12 volts. There would be no weight change since u went with light weight flexible panels vs rigid and people would get some real world off grid capability including limited running of AC for a few hours.

You had me at Squirrels

Watch out!!

I would love to see the FLX package on the 1720FB

like the concept, but make it available on every rv

It would be nice if the FLX options were available on the smaller micro minis like the 1708 and other 1700s. Not all of us want to pull the 2100 micro minis which are the only ones with the FLX features.

i keep think its a good idea for the walls to be solar paneled but then im reminded of the efficecy of angled solar panels in relations to solar radiation angle being hit by solar panels

Good, but should come with a 500 watt option or plug for external panels.

Love the FLX package. The only questions I had is what type of tape does Winnebago use to attach the front cap? Putty? Butyl? The 2108DS model looked pretty cool.

Ok i just started watching i cant help to think that you two are moonlight as construction worker or vise versa 😂

Could expanded solar be an option? Like if I had panels of my own already, and wanted to add them into the equation.

Before people spend crazy money on a solar package really think about where you camp. I always wanted a robust solar system until i realized that i always camp in the most wooded area possible. I dont care if you have a 10,000 watt system if you camp in the woods its worthless. Solar is great just make sure u use it

They're supposed to be more of a premium trailer but there isn't a range hood or oven in them. Trailers that sell for half the price has range hoods and ovens. The oven should at least be a factory option. The Convection Microwave I have read from owners, gets the ceiling in front so hot that they shut the Convection Oven off early to prevent ceiling damage.

So run the ac at night for a couple hours before bed to get the heat out.

When I plug my FLX into regular house power, it trips the house breaker. They say lower the Input or Output. But no further instructions. Im getting a 20 code on Inverter, they say look at the screen, which is very difficult to access.

This is a really cool package. Yes they absolutely should expand this to the rest of their lines not to mention getting Grand Design onboard. But here is the question what does the Flex package cost? That’s a TON of added capability. I’m also curious what the assumptions are that underly that 5 day figure for off grid time. Furrion says their 12v fridge uses about 90AH per day. 400w of solar according to one resource equates to about 120AH per day. So right now no lights or anything else your up 30AH. Obviously your going to eat into that and control panels and such have parasitic draws. But if you have a small inverter generator you can run during those brief times when you have high demand items (microwave, maybe some AC, coffee pot etc) you can almost take electricity out of the equation as a limiting factor.

OK, that’s not at all what I thought the water miser did. I was under the impression that you turn on the hot water with the water miser on and once your water heater gets the water hot enough and it’s recirculating back to the fresh tank you just turn the flip Valve again and take your shower I didn’t realize it and he did the entire tank of water

When plugged in to 110 will it charge the battery as long as your not running the air

I wonder if you can charge your batteries using your inverter in your pick up truck while driving? Most pick up have inverters nowadays. Also it would be great if they had an option to control the amount of wattage going in so if you have a 400 watt inverter you can still use it to charge those batteries. My ecoflow solar generator has an option to lower the charging power for more flexability

More roof space seems to be just begging for more solar panels. Probably adds to the price a bit much though. Right?

Yes, the TV should ABSOLUTELY be 12v...such TVs are no longer rarities in the RV industry, more and more 12v TVs (like refrigerators) are becoming the standard. What mfgs need to realize on these "MAX Solar" setups is having an invertor is both nice and necessary, but the more things you can do WITHOUT engaging the invertor, the better your battery usage will be. It's also why mfgs should ALWAYS include 12v "cigarette lighter" plugs in addition to USB A and USB C plugs. Many high draw electronics (like laptops, CPAP machines, or any electronic that comes with an in-line "brick" on the 110v charging cord) can be changed with automobile charging cords (that plug into the "cigarette lighter" barrel-style plugs) and don't need a full 110v change via the inverter. Instead, they need between the 5 volt maximum of a USB charging plug and the full 12 volts from the "cigarette lighter" outlet. So PLEASE lobby both for 12v appliances AND 12v "cigarette lighter" plugs in addition to USB A and USB C plugs in new RVs!!

is there an option to add a second battery pack? How long would it take to charge the Flex package form an inverter generator?

Ok ok this is a Honey of a travel trailer! What about a generator for the purpose of charging the battery ONLY??? Would that extend the stay a little longer??? Thanks Josh!!!🙊🙉🙈

I really want the 2327TB, but I want the FLX on it!!! Looking to buy soon. Can I order it that way?

Will they ever offer a package to add more panel’s because rockwood power package comes with 5 200watt panels.

When do you think mainstream RV's will go 100% electric and get rid of propane?

Can the newer rvs, like this one, still get a 3 way fridge?

What is Not run off Solar on this vehicle? Is there a back up for power if the solar system doesn’t charge enough or fails? Does it have 30-50 watt hook ups?

Does this solor panel system show on the monitor that solor panels are charging the battery

1800bh flx please.. it would be nice budget alternative to new AS trade wind

#NerdHerd 🎉 😊 ❤

My big question concerns the refrigerator. Is it a 12 volt model or is a 120 volt model that runs off the inverter. And how long can you realistically expect the flex system to keep the fridge running? Boondockers want to know.

Ok so a $1500 upgrade for the battery and solar panel/controller means how much extra cost to the camper?

6:05 with an inverter that size why would a 12v TV be an issue? 🤔

So completely off grid you can only run the air conditioner 3 hours? After that you have no power?

Can extra panels and batteries be added?

"settled out of court" 😅😅

I'd love to get one of those 2306, but unfortunately, and without reason theyve nixed that model and cant be found anywhere within a reasonable distance.

Can you not get these anymore? I tried to find one and I can’t find one newer than 2022.

Is that a tankless water heater?

its funny, was at dealership last week, looking at exactly same model of Winnebago but without FLX package (but i heard about it). Asked dealer if u can or theres some A/C units running on battery - "ouh no, they suck so much power thats impossible...." Honesty right?

Pretty great but, let’s put a 12v tv in the unit. 🤦🏻‍♂️

That battery solar package probably adds 10 grand.

Anybody have a under 30ft couple camper recommendation without the dinette and a table and chairs instead? Some of us are too fluffy to fit in them tiny booths

Those exposed cables on the roof should be covered. Not very professional looking. Those will degrade very quickly being exposed

Too bad they don't make any toy haulers. I'd be very interested. I live in a hurricane zone. Having a trailer that is close to being self sufficient is very attractive

as far as 12v TV's go, if you just paid $15K for a off grid package what stations are you figuring your going to get?? this is set up for camping not KOA and walmart boon docking

Squirrels. 😂

“You’re gunna find”, or “you’re gunna have”, meaning “there is”, is a strange expression that seems to have appeared in our language over the last couple of decades. Just noticing it, not being critical.

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Controversial opinion that's not related to this video. I'd rather see rv's drop microwaves as a feature or make it an option. I'd rather have the extra cabinet storage or mount the TV there instead depending upon layout. I've never used a microwave while camping and if you're boondocking, you probably don't want to drain the batteries using it.

They should make the bathroom bigger, 2 feet . So maybe a 23 foot model. I’m an aviation contractor and Usually have a job that lasts one to 2 years. But the higher end paying jobs only last 3-6 months that I want to get into. But hotels drain all my $. A lot of folks are getting into air bnb’s. The problem is getting a loan for these. Since the interest rates have gone sky high. I lost my house to Joe Biden cancelling my NASA job to pay for Ukraine. About 20% of NASA HAS BEEN LAID OFF IN THE PAST 8 months. Nobody’s talking about it. The Mars Recovery Program is now on hold. But no fault of my own I lost the house and I think the VA should help homeless vets like me get travel trailers to live in. I have to go where the work is. Living in a hotel as a veteran who’s spent time in Afghan you will kill yourself living in hotels and motels. It’s the loneliest and loudest place