Thanks heaps mate really appreciate it!

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Thanks heaps mate. That’s a fantastic idea and it’s something we thought about doing however it’ll be a future upgrade at this point 👍🏼 would be great to get solar on top of driving charge.

You have done a great job on the van.

Thanks heaps!

Excellent comment and very well explained. I agree with you in the fact that Renogy should correct their manual. I think we will eventually upgrade to an Enerdrive or even the new iTech inverter that has the RCD built in. In saying that our Renogy inverter hasn’t missed a beat and has worked well so far for the price. Thanks again for feedback! Joss and Ell

@@jossandell glad to hear there have been no issues, I’m hoping to keep mine for a while 🤞

Agreed, he has a knack of speaking plainly.

Thanks heaps mate, appreciate your feedback and kind comment. I am definitely not one to overcomplicate. I just try and explain it in the simplest way possible and just show things how they are 👍🏼

Thanks mate and anytime! Sounds good! I made sure when we redid the 240V that all the outlets would work from the inverter. I think it would be annoying only having the 2 outlets on the inverter available off grid and having to run an extension lead from it to use it throughout the van. The AC transfer works great and it’s so good having all outlets available off grid 👍 Our trip has been unreal and Sunny is holding up exceptionally well. Starting to get into some better weather now which is good 🙌 hope you guys are well! All the best, Joss and Ell

It works awesome! Glad we put one in ⚡️

Thanks mate that’s good advice 👍 can’t hurt to add some in.

Thank you. I have a fuse block under the other bench seat which also runs through a circuit breaker 👍

Hi mate thanks heaps. Haha yeah I’ve figured that out and have adopted that after a couple of tare outs from going all the way through in the one go 👍

No worries and thanks heaps!

Thanks heaps Josh. That is a great tip! Will be definitely giving that a go as it’ll be much easier than running cabling all the way back to the Ute. Thanks heaps!

Hey mate, wanted to let you know that I added that ignition trigger cable this afternoon the way you said to do it and now it’s working perfect. Super easy fix! Thanks so much, saved me a heap of time as I would have tried tapping into something under the bonnet and ran it all the way back 👍

Great news! Glad to hear it worked for you. More than happy to help. Keep up the awesome content 👍

@@joshhansen3193 thanks heaps again mate and will do! All the best 👍

Thank you so much, no worries at all 😀

Thanks heaps mate 👍🏼

Hi mate, I was considering running 4b&s however the 6b&s I bought from Home of 12V Mount Barker was rated to 80 amps over 10mtrs which my cable run wasn’t quite that long so thought it’d be fine. I do have a 60 amp midi fuse as well. Cheers 👍 www.homeof12voltonline.com.au/products/13-5mm-twin-core-automotive-cable-6b-s-rated-to-80-110-amps?_pos=2&_sid=7380e0b5d&_ss=r&variant=36540731850911

@@jossandell I upgraded my to 4b&s and used the old 6b&s for the esc and I now see over 40amps all the time as before I would only see 30amps and I have 2 mppt controllers one for the solar off the roof and the other one for portable solar panels

That’s not too bad then. Might have to look at upgrading in future. I just went with the 6b&s as it was rated for what I needed.

Thank you 🙂

Thank you so much, really appreciate your kind comment 😃

Might want to get a professional to get it done for you mate haha 👍🏼

@@jossandell professionals are way too expensive 🥴😂

Thanks for the insight Peter. Haven’t had any issues yet but I’ll keep an eye on them. Cheers

Hey mate, thanks for your comment and concern. That’s actually the cabling it came with, they’re rated to 20amps and is fused properly and doesn’t get hot so don’t think I really need to change them. Literally the shortest run of cabling around 300mm long and charges fine 👍🏼

Yep sure are. The circuit breakers used as well as the GPO’s are all double pole 👍 thanks heaps.

Hey mate thanks heaps glad you’re enjoying them! We haven’t installed the RVD yet as we’ve parked the van up after our travels for a bit. We plan on doing a bit more and that’s one thing I still need to do. ITech have actually just brought out a new inverter that has built in AC transfer and an RCD and is a bit cheaper than the Enerdrive.

400ah of lithium would be ideal. The 200ah battery we have has been awesome but a little bit more would be even better. The way I attached our Bushwakka awning was, I added some aluminium framing under the top of the van and then added some M8 rivnuts through the top of van into the framing and bolted the awning to that 👍

Thanks heaps Jimmy! That sounds good 👌 I don’t have a wiring diagram sorry. Cheers!

Our pleasure mate thanks for watching. So if I didn’t want the AC transfer I probably would have gone with an iTech inverter. I originally wanted the Enerdrive E-Power 2000W inverter with AC transfer as it would probably have to be the best one out there and comes with a RCD built into the inverter but was just a little out of the budget for the build unfortunately. I think it was around $1200 where as the Renogy one I bought was only like $329 or something like that. It’s been working great, the AC transfer works very well and I’ve had no problems with it at all but definitely would’ve gone the Enerdrive one if the budget permitted.

Thanks heaps! I can’t remember exactly where I bought them from, I think maybe Springers Solar online or Outback Equipment? From memory they are 250amp rated and have been excellent. I originally bought an eBay one for cheaper but the quality isn’t there, the metal is much thinner and I think it would’ve gotten hot so I didn’t take my chance. You do pay a bit extra for the better quality ones but they handle the current far better and are much safer 👍

Hey mate, thanks for your comment and concern. That’s actually the cabling it came with. I never usually use the cabling that come with things as they are often undersized, this was the case with the inverter. I ended up purchasing 00 B&S cabling to replace the little ones that came with it however for the AC charger it’s the smallest run of cabling less than 300mm and it’s fused accordingly. It charges fine without getting hot. Everything else we went oversize with all our cabling to ensure no voltage drop. We had a sparky do our 240V. All the 12V I did myself. Like I said at the end of the video, I’m not a professional at this and I’m sure there are a thousand better ways to do things but I made sure I did my voltage drop calculations everywhere and it was all safe. We have a fire extinguisher at the door way and a smoke alarm above the dining area 🙂

Hey mate! Not too sure about the smart alternator isolating to be honest. I just ran my cabling from the cranking battery of the Ute which is fused with a 60amp midi fuse to the rear. I did end up adding the ignition trigger wire which has helped it charge much better than it did without it.

@@jossandell yeah saw that. I appreciate the reply I’d imagine I must be set up as you Ute is new enough to probably be a smart alternator. Been looking into the i tech and remote stuff as I’d like a system like you all have (without the redarc/victron) price tag. Have you been happy with the gear so far?

@@goodevins9408 I think my Hilux has a temperature compensating alternator. I agree, there is some expensive options out there but you can certainly make it work with less expensive gear. The iTech stuff has been super reliable and works great. I’ve had the iTech bcdc 25 amp charger and iTech 120ah lithium in the canopy for nearly 3 years now and has never let me down which is why I went with iTech again for the van 🙂

@@jossandell thanks for the feedback it’s the way I’m leaning with Renogy also in the mix. Loving the build series. Great content 🥳

@@goodevins9408 that sounds good mate! Our renogy gear hasn’t missed a beat either 💪 thanks heaps we really appreciate the support 🙌 Cheers, Joss and Ell

Hi mate, it charges our 200ah lithium no worries. Does take a little longer than a 40amp charger would take but it certainly does the job. It’s not about me wanting to take notice, I’m aware. Just didn’t see the point in paying extra for a 40amp charger when we’re off grid majority of the time relying on solar and so the 20amp works perfect for our needs.

That what I thought as well. It turned out it was only going to about 80%. Rang the supplier and he asked what I was charging with and he informed me that it takes a 40amp hour to get it to 100%. Just saying.

@@n.g.venaglia9590 what brand of battery and charger were you using? I find it odd as ours definitely charges to 100% every time we’ve used it and haven’t had a drama. Was yours only reaching to 80% and then not charging any further?

Hi, we got it off eBay and I’ll add the link below 🙂 www.ebay.com.au/itm/374297046851?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=inlqm9yuqhe&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VvC2xmaoS5C&var=643176096875&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@jossandell Hey, thank you so much for the fast reply! I really appreciate that. I’ll order one tomorrow for my own caravan above the sink. Cheers Non 😎👍🏼

@@Pipsinstitches anytime! Sounds great 😀 it works pretty well for the price. The motion sensor is handy when you get up in the middle of the night 👍

@@jossandell Thanks! Yea the motion sensor will be great. I ordered it and now waiting for it to come. Thanks again 👍🏼

Hey, I got my light and it’s really good! How did you mount yours? Did you just use the tape on the little metal things? Is under you kitchen cupboard timber? Just wondering how it has lasted ? Thanks again Non

Don’t know what experience you’ve had with iTech but we’ve been running some of their gear for years now and nothing of their stuff has ever failed on us or stopped working. It’s all been awesome for us.

@jossandell hey joss and ell, im an auto electrician and have installed enough of that itech world junk to know how terrible it is, it's gotten to the point where I refuse to install it now, it's not worth the hassle, I always recommend victron gear which isn't much more expensive and far far far superior, along with ATG lithium batteries, not only do they perform as stated, but they also have insurance where if the battery ever fails and caused damage, that damage is covered under their insurance which no other battery manufacturer offers

Hi mate, not Maltese haha. My heritage is Italian 🇮🇹 thanks heaps. Can never be too safe when it comes to 240V I suppose. Good ideas and thanks for sharing. I can’t remember off the top of my head the measurements of the drawer bar. I’ll take some today for you and pop them back in the comments here. The toolbox is 1100mm x 365mm x 425mm and I got it from Supercheap Auto a few years back for the box trailer I built. I purposely left enough space behind the box for my 15L diesel heater tank and so the lid opens up all the way.

So I just measured the drawbar. The total length of the 100x50x3mm RHS we used per side is 2600mm long. From the middle of the front of the van to the tip of the hitch is around 1800mm.

@@jossandell Thanks heaps m8, much appreciate it.

@@jossandell how thick is the plate the hitch is bolted to?

@@OffGridAussiePrepper 10mm plate 👍🏼