Category Van Updates

Tweaks and More Tweaks

Based on my Oregon trip and knowledge I will definitely be living there, I’m making a few more tweaks to the van. Was already going to add a trailer hitch so I can add more storage and a place for…

Van Update 12/16/23

Basically done with everything I can think of. Just need to swap out the SLA battery for the second LiFePo4 battery if it gets here tomorrow, then I will be off to Oregon for a couple weeks.

Electrical Done…

Think I’m finally happy with the electrical system, aka my favorite part…. All the chargers are now Victron. I also now have two 100ah LiFePo4 batteries in parallel for 200ah total, have the big fuses all in one place, and…

Update 12/2/2023

I’ve given up on the Renogy solar controllers as both the ones I tried have problems. It’s also proven to be a pretty crappy product ecosystem in general and unreliable monitoring. I’ll stick with the DC-DC charger and inverter for…

Update 11/15/2023

Kinda in a holding pattern as I wait to get my cast off on 11 After that I will work on my van-to-do list then plan to take a trip to Oregon over Christmas.

Van To-Do List

Kinda a note to self of things I still need to do. I’ve been able to do a couple of them despite the cast.