Loaded Off-grid Overland Ram Promaster Conversion For Sale
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workerdrone
Part time fulltimer
Very nice design and execution - props for going all electric and Li storage
May have missed it - H20 questions -
There is not a heat exchanger with the engine for preheating of hot water correct?
What it the cold weather camping outlook with the external water tanks and plumbing?
Thanks, GLWS
May have missed it - H20 questions -
There is not a heat exchanger with the engine for preheating of hot water correct?
What it the cold weather camping outlook with the external water tanks and plumbing?
Thanks, GLWS
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Thank you!
We opted for no heat exchanger due to the fact the engine has to be hot to provide any benefit. The van has enough battery power to easily handle 20 minutes at 1200W for the water heater to be on.
For cold weather camping we have heating pads on the water tanks and the grey tank. All lines are Nylobrade polyester braided pvc, which is best to prevent cracking or breaking in extreme low temps. The lines aren't insulated but you could wrap them if you camp in cold weather.
SootyCamper
Active member
By far the best self built van I have seen. Wishing you luck with the sale!
cellularsteve2
Adventurer
Beautiful build. What are you building now?
You said the AC was just serviced. What was needed? Have you been happy with this type of AC? Does it cool sufficiently in hot humid temps?
Also curious about the heater. How has it performed? Would or do you plan to use the same products in future builds?
Fantastic build and love the all electric approach!
Also curious about the heater. How has it performed? Would or do you plan to use the same products in future builds?
Fantastic build and love the all electric approach!
AbleGuy
Officious Intermeddler
A/C performance
Just looked this one up on the manf page to get an answer: http://impianti.autoclima.com/en/single/2156
"Test conditions: Ext. Temp. 89°F - Int. Temp 77°F
Cooling capacity: 950 W / 3250 Btu"
That rather anemic performance is not much to get excited about....only cooling temps down 12° on a not very hot day!
So this might be one area for the buyer to budget an upgrade on this incredibly nice looking van. All else considered, this looks like a great rig.
Just looked this one up on the manf page to get an answer: http://impianti.autoclima.com/en/single/2156
"Test conditions: Ext. Temp. 89°F - Int. Temp 77°F
Cooling capacity: 950 W / 3250 Btu"
That rather anemic performance is not much to get excited about....only cooling temps down 12° on a not very hot day!
So this might be one area for the buyer to budget an upgrade on this incredibly nice looking van. All else considered, this looks like a great rig.
That test is kind of irrelevant because it's impossible to know the size of area being cooled - but that being said I imagine it was a smaller size.
Anyone who thinks 3250 BTU will cool this whole van is dreaming though. I have seen vans with 12,000 BTU colemans and they still cant get cool in really hot AZ weather. Also, the new Roadtrek vans come with 30,000 BTU (yes, thirty thousand) air conditioners because it is what people demand - very fast and high powered cooling solutions. So no, 3250 BTU will not adequately cool this van, but that doesn't mean it is useless. If you notice the vent blows right over the bed, so when you are sleeping you will get a blast of cool air on you. It just wont cool the entire van.
Accrete
Explorer
Greetings,
Nicely done.
Some here know my wife and i have a chevy awd convertion (build link for the curious).
With my 60th b-day around the corner we purchased a 2017 159wb HR 2500 PM and will be doing a ~stealthy~ conversion.
I am curious as to the weight at the scales of your rig? The curb weight on the 3500 is ~4950lbs~ with GVWR of 9350lbs.
Thx in advance,
Thom
Nicely done.
Some here know my wife and i have a chevy awd convertion (build link for the curious).
With my 60th b-day around the corner we purchased a 2017 159wb HR 2500 PM and will be doing a ~stealthy~ conversion.
I am curious as to the weight at the scales of your rig? The curb weight on the 3500 is ~4950lbs~ with GVWR of 9350lbs.
Thx in advance,
Thom
We may do another van while we wait for the truck to be imported from Germany (we are looking to purchase an ex fire truck Mercedes 917, MAN or Iveco to build into an expedition rig).
CAT scale results loaded with all of our gear for our trip through Mexico and Central America was 7440lbs.
Thank you!
The condenser was malfunctioning. They replaced it out of warranty for no charge! Very happy with the service from Autoclima. The A/C is low BTU so you can't expect much as far as cooling (especially with single pane windows all around). It does feel amazing blowing on you when you are sleeping. It does a great job at lowering the humidity.
So I had not come back to post because we sold the van three days after listing to the first person we showed it to. Well, the buyer backed out due to a family emergency. So, I am relisting the van for sale! Go check out the website and pass this on to anyone who may be interested: http://www.expeditionvan.squarespace.com