Watch all my videos on YouTube! Following the installation of the Flexible Solar Panels, I continue by wiring them up. For that, I’m only using the cables that come with the panels, plus a few MC4 (branch) connectors. The 12 AWG panel cables are sufficient to carry the collective amperage over the short distance of… Continue reading Solar Panel Wiring
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Flexible Solar Panel Installation
Watch all my videos on YouTube! One of the major steps of this van conversion, is the addition of solar panels to the roof of the Ford Transit. It creates an independent source of energy, which in turn, makes vandwelling or boondocking a possibility. I chose flexible solar panels for their light weight, bendable and… Continue reading Flexible Solar Panel Installation
Solar Controller & Breaker Box
Watch all my videos on YouTube! Solar Power has put Vandwelling within reach of ordinary people. So, with full-time RVing in mind, I have begun with the installation of some solar components. DISCLAIMER: I’m not an expert at this and this is not a How-To guide. 12V can KILL you; consult an expert first. The… Continue reading Solar Controller & Breaker Box
This Is How Your Van Is Going To Look Like
Several car companies are designing and building electric vans and in the next couple of years and consumers will have a choice of vehicles to choose from. Major obstacles still remain, such as driving range and charging capabilities. For vandwellers, the idea of a full-electric van for boondocking is still unrealistic and hard to imagine.… Continue reading This Is How Your Van Is Going To Look Like
Look what I’ve got!
Just received my solar panels. 3 ETFE Flexible solar panels of 135W each, from LinkSolar. Now I can be flexing some power!
Roof Vent – MaxxAir 6200K
The roof vent in an integral part of the ventilation, cooling and insulation plans. Living in an RV, one constantly faces the issue of cooling & heating and lowering humidity levels. With only few choices, I decided to install a MaxxAir vent; its ability to remain open, when rain is pouring down, made it a… Continue reading Roof Vent – MaxxAir 6200K
Shower-In-A-Drawer – Part Four
Watch all my videos on YouTube! The inside and outside of the shower drawer are getting three coats of polyurethane, the top of the box is finished off with a Maple edge. And when the cabinets are built, I have a novel solution for the shower head.
Shower-In-A-Drawer – Part Three
Watch all my videos on YouTube! I’m creating an access point to the drain, shorten the drain so it fits in the drawer cabinet and install a drain connector. The latter connects to a water hose that drains outside or it can be connected to a drain line under the cabinets, that drains into the… Continue reading Shower-In-A-Drawer – Part Three
Shower-In-A-Drawer – Part Two
Watch all my videos on YouTube! The shower pan fits inside a bottom drawer of one of the cabinets in the RV. This week I put the box together and cut the shower pan to size.
2015-17 Ford Transit Van Safety Recall
Ford is issuing a safety recall for approximately 400,000 2015-17 Ford Transit van/bus vehicles with medium, long and extended wheelbases and chassis cab/cutaways with medium wheelbases to replace the driveshaft flexible coupling. In the affected vehicles, continuing to operate a vehicle with a cracked flexible coupling may cause