For me, the ideas in kzfaq.infoUgkxAfqpMLyFn37qcqUl0FAzqkkycQeXqrhP Plans were a starting point for building different sheds . Ryan gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

Great video. I like the way you think. We just found your channel and subscribed. It sure looks like you maximized your roof space, which is our goal too. If you ever decide you want more, you could always add a solar array to the side like we did. Five years ago, we took an early retirement, sold everything, bought an older MH and hit the road FT. It was the best decision we ever made. We discovered that we enjoy boondocking and it helps stretch our budget too. We quickly learned the advantages of solar and decided to build our solar/battery system in 2 phases, a 12v system for our basic 12v DC needs and a 48v system for our 110v A/C needs. We started with a pair of lead acid golf cart batteries and custom built a 620-watt liftable solar array mounted on the side of our motorhome. We lift the array to the optimal angle to improve their output by 20-30% vs flat mounted panels - even more in the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky. It serves as a nice bedroom window awning too, practically lifting itself to the desired angle with a couple gas struts, and it's easy to clean with a windshield squeegee, standing safely on the ground. This set-up, while far from optimal, allowed us to boondock till we could afford to do better. We just finished the 12v part of our build last January, with the addition of a 560ah LiFePo-4 battery that we built with 8, 280ah "A" grade prismatic cells. We use a Heltec 350amp BMS, and a 5a active balancer to keep the cells synched up. We typically use less than 20% of their capacity daily giving us enough reserve capacity for about a week of bad weather before we have to run our generator for charging. It cost us less than $1,500 to build this 560ah 12v (7.1Kwh) battery, including the high amp BMS and balancer. We chose these cells rather than a pre-built battery because they fit perfectly under the steps of our MH where our old pair of GC-2 golf cart batteries used to reside, saving 35lbs too. We insulated the battery compartment, cut a 1" hole in our step risers and installed a tiny computer CPU fan to keep this space at close to room temperature, so we don't have to worry about the BMS shutting down charging if they get too cold - or their life reduced from getting too hot. We use an 80A Progressive Dynamics LFP converter/charger, a 1,000w Renogy PSW inverter (to run our TV, PC, ice maker, etc.), an Epever 50a MPPT charge controller and a Lnex battery monitor/shunt. This entire 12v system cost us under $3,500 to build and takes care of all of our basic off-grid needs except for air conditioning and microwave use. By mounting our solar array on the side of our MH, we left the roof free to rack 8, 550W Sungold Power solar panels (4,400 watts) down the length of our 35ft Class A about 15" off our roof, above our AC, fan shrouds, etc. They will cover the entire roof, providing some nice shade with plenty of cooling air underneath, further increasing solar output and reducing the heat load on the air conditioners too. We bought them for only 51 cents/watt shipped to our door! We're assembling the components for this build now. We bought our aluminum racking material in Yuma, where we're wintering over this year, for under $400, which is the best price we've found. Our solar panels, wiring breakers, etc. arrived last week, but we're taking our time to get everything in and installed over the winter. At 67 yrs old, we're moving much slower these days. Our Sungold Power all-in-one 48V, 5,000W, 120V PSW Inverter/100A charge controller/battery charger just arrived Saturday. Our 48v battery bank will use 16, 320ah grade A prismatic cells which only cost us $1,726 from EEL batteries. So together with our 560ah (7.1 Kwh)12v bank, we will have a total of 23.5 Kwh of batteries onboard - kept charged with over 5,000 watts of solar. We will be replacing our 24 yr old rear 13.5k btu rooftop Dometic AC with an EG4 28.5 seer-2 plug and play 12k btu mini-split heat pump. This second phase will provide 24/7 off-grid air conditioning, supplemental heat from the heat pump and allow occasional usage of our rooftop mounted Furrion AC in the front of our MH during peak afternoon hours, as well as give us whole house 120v ac power. We'll soon have total off-grid electrical independence on a budget we can afford, reserving our generator for emergency back-up use only. Take care, we hope to see you down the road!

Was looking for converting to no gas for driving as well but this was helpful, thanks

So awesome! What a gift you guys are.

Title: All electric First sentence of the video: and a little diesel fuel Man, if it ain't so, don't put it there 🤣

love you're videos, just bought an old 1976 digress sportsman and I'm currently restoring it and about to get rid of the old gas generator using your video as my main reference 😊

Building a 35ft skoolie right now and have already purchased components for a 2KW solar system. Going with a 24V Growatt all-in-one unit plus 4 x 12V 206Ah SOK batteries which will be configured into 2 x 24V 206Ah batteries for a total battery bank of 24V 412Ah. Plus, we also have already installed a separate 100W panel plus charge controller whose sole job is to keep our chassis batteries fully charged. While we will of course also accommodate shore power and generator hookups, solar is definitely the way to go for us.

Wow, Such Quality Content ! Thank you

Electric only. I'm also going to add some Mid Century Modern furniture. I'll need to get a Garden Egg Chair.

Well done! Good job!

I very much appreciate this video👍

Hey I noticed you tagged st pete. I just moved there. I'm planning on starting my build soon. I finally settled on a vnosed cargo trailer. Do you have any recommendations for a contractor? I want to do a mini-split and vent it out of the bottom and I think I'll be better off getting a pro. But any recommendations at all would be awesome!

How much was your entire van conversion build out? We pick up our bus tomorrow. Luckily it’s already been gutted & had a roof raise done. We’re excited!

Hmm. Could put a couple vertical wind turbines bolted to the side of the bus to recharge that way. Maybe a pedal bike charger with a high enough gear ratio, good for exercise or fidgeting if your feet bounce. Turbines would be effective in a snow storm when the solar is covered.

Will this be enough power to install one of those stackable Washer Dryer combos?

Could you put wind cones to generate extra power tied into the solar on the roof and in the front when driving

Using wind helps as well however if your in a cold climate your heat can also generate electricity with a simple steam generator have a great day

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Wonder of you have a solar set up list? Maybe some brands you like... Solar is definitely confusing to say the least 😅

Is this 100% solar powered, doesn't use gas as fuel?

Where do you recommend getting the 400 watt solar panels from? Maybe I'm just blind but I couldn't find the link to em xD also, do you have links to the cooktop, fridge, water heater, and AC unit? Love the work you're doin brother! Very informational EDIT: Also, quick question, but what do you recommend as far as internet goes? I use a lot of data and would love to find a reliable solution xD

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How often do you clean your solar panels when it’s flat ?? I’m debating on angling the panels. What do you think

And you go big on the plastic. The bathroom walls and the kitchen counter are made from waste plastic lumber.

Need help converting a 1979 Winnebago Brave RV,

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Hey, I love your channel and have been following for a couple of years now. I am starting my own Skoolie build. I tried clicking the amazon links to get y'all a commission on my purchase. The links only take me to the amazon home page. I have to copy and paste to get it to work...

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I think I will put in heated floors.

Great Info...

Calling it "All-Electric" while having a fuel engine. :-)

Can’t you just get a small wind turbine that you can fold down when you don’t need it and then you can put it up for power at night

Dear Ian Niswonger I have of course no clue where you reside but if you're anywhere near Houston Texas (Northern Tool and Equipment) sells solar panels of more than 2 or 3 sizes. And I think the smaller 50s 100s and 150 watts were considered the cheaper ones I could afford. And I don't like buying on credit at my age. But I suppose a person with the nessisary electrical skills can add them whenever I can afford another.

Would it be possible to make a Solar-Powered Double Decker bus?!

did they mention cost in this video for this setup?

Just wondering how often you need to clean all those solar panels.

How much is that solar panels and rest of solar system with lithium batteries actually cost? I’m thinking to get only 4-6 normal batteries and good powerful diesel generator and those costs maybe 2-3 K. Running diesel generators every time you need it cost maybe less than 40 bucks a day. And because I m not living on bus full time, I m not seeing so much as sense to buy full roof of solar panels maybe. Can anyone lighten me up on this?

Im wondering about bus insurance to drive pretty sure it's expensive

I really wanna go solar, so much money saved in the long run 100k views and I am the first comment?

I really want a fully EV bus - I can’t figure out how to afford it though …

How much solar? As much as will fit. How many batteries? As many as I can afford. Batteries are getting better every month. Everybody is using rack mount batteries now. Built in BMS and great pricing. I don't want roof vents. Want all solar panels. 4kW+

What if you used a Tesla battery instead of lead acid batteries 🤔

Has your opinion changed since posting this video? We are looking at 10 100AH batteries.

All-electric does not mean "and a little bit of diesel fuel".

If everything is 12vdc, why make a 24vdc bank?

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"All electric" doesn't mean diesel fuel.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atx4qM-Vu9LUdnU.html I think this is what everyone was expecting when he said "full" electric...thank me later

No solar panels necessary. Why spend the money, lose roof space, worry about trees tearing up your panels, cleaning them ..... Electric generator, car alternator, batteries, converter. Calculate how much power you need/want, to run your rig. Choose your size generator. Get the number of batteries needed to run the generator. Buy an alternator, if you need bigger than a standard car alternator, semi truck alternator ( Leece DeVille models are best ). Your batteries power the generator, generators pully belt runs the alternator, which repowers the batteries... Closed system that will run forever, very quiet ( nearly silent ) just hook the system up to a converter for electricity WITHOUT solar panel worries.

Title is a lie... right after "all electric solar" you should have put in brackets "and a bit of diesel"

See the proses video better than see you talking

"Offgrid" but drives diesel bus.