Making My Truck Camping Setup Off Grid (DIY Solar Install)
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Күн бұрынIn this episode, I show how over a couple days I installed a solar panel on my truck camping setup to make it an off grid capable vehicle. Unfortunately, there were some bumps along the road, but we got it done! Leave a comment down below with the ideas you have.
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@mav 4 жыл бұрын
Hey you, thanks for clicking on the video. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've been having some hard times with my content lately, and think that some of the recent videos and things I've filmed don't line up. I'm deciding to promise one video a week, on Thursdays, could change soon, but I really want to give the best content possible and don't know if I've been doing that more recently.
@tjwaldemar 4 жыл бұрын
Mav you’re at the point that your subscribers don’t care what you upload we still get excited to watch.
@michaelcabello5946 4 жыл бұрын
Keep trucking brother!! Really enjoy the content
@timothygorman9681 4 жыл бұрын
I never comment on any video....I think this might be my second....it's telling that you care about your content that much to put that comment out there. I think I speak for most of your viewers as well as myself, for sure, you stuff is great. It's enjoyable unique, fun, I could go on but I think you get the point. Keep doin what your doing....your making a way for yourself for sure....I don't even know you and I'm proud of you. Now let's get some lines wet an live the dream. Woooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
@andrewmastrandonas5123 4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry too much Mav! You do great work and I love your videos! The fact is what you say about what you're doing gives more insights than a lot of other content I've seen that focuses more on the "shot." Keep it up!
@mc-dev 4 жыл бұрын
Rough time of year for a fishing channel brother, keep on trucking...
@johnbc 4 жыл бұрын
Where’s Hannah? Great to hear you two moved in together! 👏🏼
@fizixx 4 жыл бұрын
When passing things through places like your truck-cap for example, it's a good idea to think about using grommets. They are disk-like rubber pieces that fit into an opening and provide a through-hole for passing wires, and the like through them for quietness and providing an opening that doesn't have sharp edges. Kind of after the fact now, but in the future it may be useful.
@ScreamOG1 2 жыл бұрын
Just bought a Silverado with a topper, thanks for sharing this tidbit. Hmu if you have more, I have no idea what I’m doing LOL
@nightstalker824 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Mav you are a good down to earth kid and youtuber. Stay that way with all your success. I've unsubscribed from a quite a bit of people from getting quite an ego from a growing channel. Shaka bro🤙
@alexstickel123 4 жыл бұрын
I had a rough day at work and came home to a cold beer and note from my GF saying "enjoy this and watch some mav videos to try and relax" lol. stay safe bro!
@Lordnoodles22 4 жыл бұрын
Proud of you bro I’ve been watching you for a min!!! Keep on truckin!!!
@Lordnoodles22 4 жыл бұрын
You needa come too Tennessee!
@ez3986 3 жыл бұрын
Impressed with the way you mounted the panel. I bet it saved you a ton of money! 🙂
@nigelscully4138 4 жыл бұрын
Videos are still great and people love the adventures you get up to. It cant be easy filming and editing the whole time so keep up the good work and stay safe.
@vids2002 4 жыл бұрын
Yay, a new video. Thank you Mav
@leviwyatt5921 4 жыл бұрын
This is super cool. One day, man. One day. I can’t wait to have the extra funds to get my truck bed shell setup going. This is my favorite camping channel.
@kathyscooltimes1881 2 жыл бұрын
you're so good at doing 3everything! I really enjoy seeing you do new projects with your truck...keep filming!
@Robbla4550 4 жыл бұрын
this channel is finally popping off getting what it deserves
@Officialshayne 4 жыл бұрын
These are my favorite kind of videos!
@codyking3949 4 жыл бұрын
Another amazing video. Let’s get this guy 500,000 subscribers by the end of 2020! Mav, you deserve it.
@dontarguewithfools 4 жыл бұрын
I lived in Ashland, wisc for a year. What a beautiful place to be. Lake Superior, great food, great bars, great people
@bencarreon1980 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been there brother...broke the windshield on my samurai while I had the frame off doing some upgrades. Thanks for all the content
@JMC881 4 жыл бұрын
Smart setup Mav. Good assurance being off grid.
@tomjones1492 4 жыл бұрын
I'm probably older than your dad..but I get to experience the things I wish I could have done through you....great work my friend..now that you and Hannah are a couple..would love to see more adventures with the two of you..she brings out the best in you..KEEP TRUCKING MAV!!
@jonathonbrown216 4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear that you in Wisconsin now I live on Illinois Wisconsin board. Hope your ready for the white base run this spring on the wolf river.
@CampingRuss 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see you finally went solar on your truck I’ve got solar on my truck and I love it you also might want to consider solar controller hard mounted in the back your truck and hardwire it right to your batteries instead of plugging it in all the time I have a video on my channel of what I did give you some ideas, also lumber should go on the top of your truck strap it down 😆 sorry about the back window 🔥🤠🔥Camping Russ out
@shawnwatson6535 2 жыл бұрын
If it were me, I would have drilled the bed instead of the cap to run wires through. I don't know about Ford, but my Toyota Tundra has knockouts that the manufacturer put in the bulkhead of the truck bed. I'll be using that as a chase for my wires. With that said, I do like the videos that you put out. You make some mistakes, but you own them and learn from them. In turn, your audience learns valuable tricks for their overland builds. Great stuff, Mav! Keep on Truckin!
@craigranie7599 3 жыл бұрын
looks great mate.I have the same setup on my truck and I love it
@24DOCs 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Man, have started watching you for a while now. And will be purchasing one of your Hoodies real soon man. Keep at it with the Vidz Mav and Keep Truckin!
@drewb9995 4 жыл бұрын
quality slow mo vacuum shot!
@Mulesandmustangs 4 жыл бұрын
Just started watching some of your vids man. Great stuff, keep it up.
@PrepperStateofMind 4 жыл бұрын
I find your videos very interesting, I have a 2017 Jeep Cherokee trail hawk that I’ve turned into an Overland vehicle but miss having a truck, you have given me so ideas
@TexasJungle 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet brother! Love that setup! I’m planing on traveling and doing survival challenges with catch cook ply this spring and summer! Keep it up!
@whatmynamemitch 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty good builder and ingenuity for a kid your age.
@sport4life231 4 жыл бұрын
Great video mate!
@duff59ful 4 жыл бұрын
Your a smart guy, Mav!
@markgoettelman4299 4 жыл бұрын
Hey congrats on the move 😎 great things in Wisconsin 👍keep on trucking!!
@stevendecker5404 4 жыл бұрын
throw some lock tight on them to help prevent them rattling out
@dylanjohnson5496 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos bro keep up good work
@DeaconMike 4 жыл бұрын
You should secure that solar panel with a few small straps until you see if the brackets are gonna hold & not wiggle to where they'll come undone.
@TheNitepanda2 4 жыл бұрын
Come on mav. Keep your chin up and keep on keepin on.. (Central Valley CA.)
@getbusygb138 4 жыл бұрын
dude i love your videos keep it up!
@FISHINGWITHTITO 4 жыл бұрын
Great video keep them coming
@goprozack4255 4 жыл бұрын
This was a great video!!!
@cknibler5575 4 жыл бұрын
I spent the summers in Tomahawk and Ashland where my dad lives-- went to college in Superior...- Hope you like it in the north !!!
@EvieSoto 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats u 2 on ur new place 🍻
@rishellpryor5411 4 жыл бұрын
More catch and cook. Pleeeeeez
@riverrightoutdoors 4 жыл бұрын
Keep on trucking brother 🤘
@anthonyman8909 4 жыл бұрын
You are Awesome man
@adamdykstra7913 4 жыл бұрын
keep it up man these are a great watch! thats a great battery man! ive got the same solar setup for my pop-up.
@iGrizzDip 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Wisco, Mav!
@forsey1221 4 жыл бұрын
nervously watching the sparks hit your thermal shirt !!!! hahaha!!! love the videos
@sazner 4 жыл бұрын
Keep on truckin'
@wrangeler 4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry it's been good content enjoy watching the videos that you do.
@dmenser68 4 жыл бұрын
Mav Great way to mount the solar panel Looks easy to remove the panel if need to Idea for the cables going through the topper drill hole a little bit bigger and put a rubber grommet in the hole and run cables through the rubber grommet so cables dont rub on the fiberglass Another idea on your cables before the cables go into your topper get a good all weather plug type connector to put there so if you ever have to remove your topper all you have to do is unplug it
@The-OutdoorDad 3 жыл бұрын
Shopping at Ace!! Good man!
@whitelightnings1978 4 жыл бұрын
That topper window just bolts in. Order one and put it in. It will save you alot of money.
@hmc7857 4 жыл бұрын
I suggest Marinette County for all your outdoorsy fun. Also considered the waterfall capitol of WI, it's right up there in northern WI where the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest lay...more than a dozen waterfalls, tons of fishing and public land for hunting, camping, state parks, whatever you want for a secluded experience.
@GeneralHowToTutorials 4 ай бұрын
pro tip with the angle grinder, get the piece you are working on as close to the vice as you can to decrease those bad vibes... vibrations
@BooseyTV 4 жыл бұрын
I would definitely get a solar charge controller for that bad boy!
@FreeBladez 4 жыл бұрын
Mav I’m calling it by the end of the year you’ll have near 500k subs or past
@ClaytonHartin 4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Wisconsin. I’m in the southern part.
@baileycounty7613 4 жыл бұрын
Like how you mounted your solar,, genius!! sorry about your window tho that sucks
@ryangrissom3532 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Mav, I know I'm 2 years late but just for future build outs harbor freight sells assorted size packs of rubber grommets for when you drill a hole to run wires or whatever through something like the truck topper. They're nice so you do t have to glue it and you can take the wire back out if you ever need to
@brentmarks_diy 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!!!
@janssencheah8073 4 жыл бұрын
awesome..welldone...
@johnmore8867 4 жыл бұрын
Now with the solar and battery you should maybe look into getting a 12 V little heater for in the topper
@nelsonfamily6791 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your content. Been watching for a while. I had basically the same setup as you, except mine was a Silverado 2500. I traded it in for a new Ram Promaster. Building it out slowly. Waiting for Spring.....warmth. Thanks for all the enjoyable content. Be safe. Be true to yourself. Be happy. GOD SPEED MAV!
@paulg4282 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 engineering
@BobMarley-bo7sq 4 жыл бұрын
Mav another great video do more catch and cooks
@salahf5 4 жыл бұрын
It will work
@iceboisimmons6045 4 жыл бұрын
I love your videos i wanna see u do a catch and cook with an overnight camping or just cook with overnight camping
@SledorFish 4 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about putting a battery switch in? Like one of those Perko switches you find in boats. Could come in handy if you want to isolate one of the batteries for charging or if you drain one battery it could save the other for starting the truck. Just thinking out loud.
@loganharris6360 4 жыл бұрын
Look into pop rivets and rivet nuts they don’t vibrate off and are very easy to install.
@atomiccheeseburger69 4 жыл бұрын
I’d really get those cab corners replaced
@buickman70 4 жыл бұрын
Mav I've been there brotha. Broke the sliding window on my camper shell as well. Being the cheapo I am. I settled for plexiglass from home depot. Just a though for you. I just measured the dimensions and cut it to fit. It took about half an hour and cost $30. Anyways keep on truckin bro 👌
@kmba-9197 4 жыл бұрын
I mean know disrespect but i found your channel while watching perics video's about a year or 11 months ago i kept seeing you in his videos then i found out you had a channel and subbed but for some reason i never watched your video's and maybe a week or two ago i actually watched one of your videos and i nearly slapped myself in the face because you make crazy amazing videos i think I've binge watched sooo many now im just kicking myself because i didn't start watching your video's sooner man please keep up the great work your video's are great and ill keep watching them aslong as you keep making them man i hate i didn't start watching your vids sooner.
@fireside007 2 жыл бұрын
Kewl . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! !
@davekerns2686 4 жыл бұрын
Been hoping for a build like this for a while, now, Mav. It can be rough, but you seem quite determined, and it will be just fine. P.S. You'll always want a larger battery.
@OptimalLM 4 жыл бұрын
Wisconsin! Yes! Any trips planned to the Chequamegon National Forest? There’s some great remote spots for dispersed camping all throughout. I try to get up there a couple times a year from Milwaukee.
@b.e.2754 4 жыл бұрын
I lived next door to jeffery dahlmer in Milwaukee some years back. We use to get drunk together he never tried me he was cool. I knew he was gay & he knew I was gay when I was drunk so we got along when we were hammered.
@OptimalLM 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Farley Wild!
@grizzmcsammiches6136 4 жыл бұрын
I’m near Milwaukee dude! Lmk if you want to go fishing sometime! Thoroughly enjoy your channel, content and positivity! Keep on truckin and filmin! I’ll keep watching and liking! Look up Pewaukee lake, it’s in Waukesha county, legendary Muskies!
@TheSocialGamer 4 жыл бұрын
Your slowly outgrowing your truck bro. I think it's time to start planning on upgrading to something slightly bigger. 🤣🤣❤️
@codyfritz3439 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@jethro1177 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best things bout moving into Wisconsin “ there isn’t much but some “ they sell 30 packs of beer cheap.
@scubasteve4093 4 жыл бұрын
jethro1177 30 racks of high life for $14 at the gas station near my place here in wisconsin
@kingsierra__ 4 жыл бұрын
You gotta come camp in Connecticut bro
@CN-zi7cr 4 жыл бұрын
Hey man if you need a sidekick for some more ice fishing I'm 10 miles east of brainerd! Should try Alex and shamineau!! Really good bites so far !!
@hungryhippy633 4 жыл бұрын
Everything is outdoor Mav
@danjparsons80 4 жыл бұрын
I have a similar topper, pretty sure the window swings in and pops out. Should be very simple to repair.
@stevenwilson3368 4 жыл бұрын
You're killing me kid.
@mav 4 жыл бұрын
Wat
@MrAustinatb 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos buddy wish you the best. You should do a boundary waters series/video!
@mav 4 жыл бұрын
dude, it has been a bucket list thing for awhile. I actually just moved close to there so I might have to do it.
@MrAustinatb 4 жыл бұрын
Mav My parents and I took two trips up there growing up and I fell in love with it.. we would get a tow across lake vermilion up to trout lake and portage to pine lake, buck lake, and chad lake! Thanks for the reply..
@trackerlodi 4 жыл бұрын
Thought you moved to central Wisconsin not by the boundary waters.
@j.j.clingman4083 4 жыл бұрын
Mav awesome video buddy!! Sorry you ended up breaking your topper window!! I definitely no how you feel cause I’ve definitely been there also!! But usually when I used to do something so dumb like that my anger would come out even more & of course it would end up costing me even more $$$$!!!! Lol!! But over the years I’ve gotten slightly better at just taking it as it is!! Stuff just happens!! Back in the days when my dad ran toppers he had a rubber blow up tube that would be in between the cab & the topper so it would keep the weather out & when us kids would sit in back we could still talk to mom & dad!! That might be a cheaper option for you plus you could then use the cab heat to help keep you & Hanna warm in the back!!! Lol!! You should do more videos with Hanna & you together!! Hopefully everything works out for both of you!!!
@NorCalFishermen 4 жыл бұрын
good vid been wondering how to go about doing this on my 99 yukon
@brizonbreaker7092 3 жыл бұрын
Great videos mav! Addictive, maybe a flexible solar panel would of easier ?
@kylem3944 4 жыл бұрын
What county in WI did you move too?? I'm down in Dane Co. Keep on truckin bro! been with you since 10k!
@jonclassical2024 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool, I think I might have reapplied as much of that rubber stripping on that top channel of the roof rack to keep water out...it was on for a reason?!
@joehorton01 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe some red thread locker on those self tappers would help put you at ease. I would try to get some cover for the solar panel mr I knock out back glasses haha
@gabrielfelixmunoz739 4 жыл бұрын
the vacuuming at the very end lolololololol
@deniseockey6204 4 жыл бұрын
Maverick, I think that you are so popular because you are fun, unique, and excited about the outdoors. To be honest when you were living in LA, it was difficult for you to make videos that I think you were really proud of. I think that you had some quality videos, it just seemed that you were struggling for content. I personally like your videos and look forward to them. How id=s the fishing going to be in the middle of WI? Now that you moved in with Hannah at her folk's rental, are you stillll planning on living out of your truck part of the year in order to explore the outdoors in other parts of the country? Don't worry so much about what you are doing. Your videos are unique and spontaneous. I don't want you to sacrifice those elements in an effort to put out "The best content possible." You would not have as many subscribers and fans if they did not already like your stuff.
@joshallen1276 4 жыл бұрын
Mav > apbassing
@brittanylouie9317 4 жыл бұрын
That sucks you broke your window but awesome it works 👍 lol solar is always good 😁
@w.patpeters4643 4 жыл бұрын
Bolts Bro. I am putting solar in my F 150. Battle Born LiFePO4 battery [lithium] ridiculously over priced. A top of the line 120 watt foldable panel. And a bunch of other stuff that tells you how much juice you are using and how much time you got left, etc. An old friend is giving me a 240 watt panel, but it is big and heavy. Been looking for a rack but them babies are expensive. I would mount the big ass free panel on the rack. Might help a bit. My 120 panel is very light and I will be able to easily move it around when I'm camping...which will be all the time for now. I'm moving but don't know where. So I gotta hit the road.
@deadweight6273 4 жыл бұрын
Try and save up to get ur solar panel to lift up and angle too for the sun
@housedragon2187 4 жыл бұрын
New to channel. Have you tried to build a reach through from cab to the back. And fill into the space between to have more useable space.
@darbybronn248 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Mav, not sure if you'll need a charge controller for that power pack, but for your 12v battery you'll need one with the solar panel. Love the videos. Great channel!
@isaacd3006 4 жыл бұрын
So the battery doesn't over charge and blow up?
@darbybronn248 4 жыл бұрын
@@isaacd3006 yes. But they're also nice because they will show how many watts the panel is pulling in, what percentage of voltage your battery is at, etc.
@humbertocruz53 4 жыл бұрын
not sure how you feel about drilling into your solar panel but you could get the half square or u channel I think they call in to hold it in place
@thedoritoskilla4424 4 жыл бұрын
Solar panels are great but they don’t last long. We bought some for our hunting cabin and they lasted about 6-7 months. We got tired of replacing them so we just use generators now.
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