shade
Well-known member
I was turned on to the Powerlet brand of outlet. I have one ordered, and will be using it for my fridge. It can take 14ga wire which should help with voltage drop, and it locks the plug in place. Not cheap, but neither is a fridge full of spoiled food because someone was careless. I'll keep a Blue Sea outlet open so next person that decides to unplug the fridge to charge their stupid phone won't ruin a trip.I am planning on keeping this BOM simple and rely on the outlets in my truck and boat. I will have 3-5 outlets in each vehicle, so I can afford one failure but most of my components will be marine grade, I have a lot of parts left over from working on boats.
I will have to follow your links to check out the other projects.
I think my box will either be an ammo box or pelican box. I'll add:
2 cig. outlets,
4 USB outlets
inverter
MPPT charger.
Small battery
Fan if needed.
I thought of another advantage to having a mobile battery box. If you camp in bear country, the fridge can be placed away from your truck, even in a campsite bear box. I need a house battery of some variety, so I'll keep an eye on your project.