Recent content by mrsa111

Ive got solar panels and a fan on my roof, plus its a fiberglass pop top. I've been thinking of mounting some rails down the sides that i could run a ski rack on, but then it would be hard to keep it out of the way of the panels and vent. I've seen some interesting ways to carry them on the...

Probably will be carrying 2 most the time, with up to 4. I like the rocket box idea, I'd probably need a narrow one to fit between my tire and the jug carriers. Anyone have pictures of some of these ideas? I'm having trouble picturing how the rack or box would actually mount to the bumper

im building a bumper with a spare tire carrier and jug carrier, both of which will be kind of modular to mount other things on it. im trying to find a good solution for carrying skis, ive seen people just use a pvc pipe and bungee cords, which honestly seems like a decent idea, but what other...

Its a 1000W inverter/charger, and a 100ah battery, the batterys a battle born LiFePO4. I have no experience with running an inverter like that so I'm not sure what to expect, I just wanted the option to power 120v electronics, and there will be a lot of times where I'll have the option to plug...

I'm talking battery switches, where they're labeled in my drawing. not switches for the appliances.

sounds good, so would anything be wrong with mounting the two fuses straight to the battery terminal, basically on top of one another? then run wire to the switches from there?

Thanks, I need to get it through my head to fuse for the wire size! I'm thinking for everything between the charge controller, fuse block, battery and inverter, i'll use 4awg. I have a lot of it so it'd be nice if I could use it for all those. with the ground being larger, #2? Since i'm going...

What do you mean by backfeed? as in the solar power will be powering my appliances directly? anything wrong with that? Another thing, that blue sea fuse block is only rated to 30 amps per circuit, guessing that wont work with my charge controller? its the victron 100/50, so guessing i'd need to...

had to put off the electrical while i finished up the rest of the build, but now i'm getting back into it. Here's my basic wiring diagram, just want to see if i have the right idea. these are my questions.. 1) Is there any reason not to run the charge controller through an accessory circuit...

I have fiberglass pop top roof on my van that probably weighs a good 100lbs, if not a bit more, which wouldnt be terrible but with a rack and other things I could easily see adding another 100 lbs to that. I've been thinking about using my current top as a kind of mold for a new one, it might...

wow nice work! I only have a small area above the cab that needs it, in two small areas, I was thinking of something quick and simple, my best idea yet is basically sandwiching the roof metal between two runners of thicker metal, bolting it it maybe 4 places. The top is covered by the pop top...

I need to mount some gas struts in the middle of my roof sheet metal for a pop top. It caves in pretty easy, putting a board over about 20” of it helps, but it still caves. Anyone got some ideas for how I could strengthen it? Preferably without welding?

I think ive seen that panel in home depot, seems like that would work well. I also like the idea of a neoprene foam instead of foam board. is there any certain kind that would work particularly well for insulation? looking around its hard to judge. i'd like it to be pretty close to or better...

I'm about to finish my roof, and I cant figure out a good solution for insulating it. The problem is that being a pop top its going to be pushed on some, and get hit/banged up more than a normal roof. I have 1" some foam board that seems like the best R value/weight/thickness combo (right?) but...

I personally made a subfloor for insulation and to allow some air flow/air pockets in the floor. my floor sandwich starts out with 1/2" neoprene foam in the grooves of the van floor and around the wheel wells. then I made a "furring strip frame" of the van floor out of 3/4"x1" boards. and put...