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[Motafinga]

Still have a ton of planning to do, but pretty happy with where I have my wiring diagram so far. Any input would be appreciated!

Going to build my own battery box out of a tool box since I am just not happy with any of the traditional commercially available power stations. Was using a Ecoflow for the 6 month but luckily I bought it from Costco, so it's going back to fund my build lol.

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Are you going to put the batteries in the Cab or Camper? I opted to put my batteries and charging unit in the Cab for a few reasons. Saving all that space in the camper is a huge benefit and I only put my dog and gear in the cab behind my seats so the batteries go in the footwell and I made a platform that goes over that. I ran big wire to the camper and run my fusebox, charge ports and inverter there. The other reason is in cold weather, the camper gets extremely cold during a travel day and batteries won't accept a charge if it's under 32 deg. ( lifepo ) but the cab will always have the heat on while driving when it's cold. Something to think about

 

[RealRigsRattle]

Are you going to put the batteries in the Cab or Camper? I opted to put my batteries and charging unit in the Cab for a few reasons. Saving all that space in the camper is a huge benefit and I only put my dog and gear in the cab behind my seats so the batteries go in the footwell and I made a platform that goes over that. I ran big wire to the camper and run my fusebox, charge ports and inverter there. The other reason is in cold weather, the camper gets extremely cold during a travel day and batteries won't accept a charge if it's under 32 deg. ( lifepo ) but the cab will always have the heat on while driving when it's cold. Something to think about

I was planning on putting them in a packout style toolbox and leaving them in the camper for travel. I ran the last year with a makeshift rear seat platform and it just didn't meet our traveling style well.

We don't currently plan on camping much below freezing temps, so that will be a bridge I have to cross if we make that change. I would imagine someone makes a heated wrap, right? I believe I've seen them for traditional batteries.

I'm also planning on putting the DCDC charger in the packout as well, which I'm sure will help keep things warmer lol.

 

[Phessor]

Love all the patches, especially the ones w a Tryzub.. ;-)

Thanks, they mean a lot to me, I worked along side a lot of those guys.

 

[PirateMcGee]

Is that 1 in insulation that you also put in the ceiling?

Yes

 

[Inyo_man]

The other reason is in cold weather, the camper gets extremely cold during a travel day and batteries won't accept a charge if it's under 32 deg. ( lifepo ) but the cab will always have the heat on while driving when it's cold. Something to think about

The Battle Born has an internal heater that works a treat in the winter!
Cheers