Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. It has been a labor of love and learning. We spent a lot of time working out the details for sure. We really appreciate your feedback.
It was a pleasure serving you guys! Was a super long day but I with the you guys as company we totally lost track of the time! @FLOW Mobile RV Services, LLC
You two are great. Never thought about hurricanes and power outages. Plus, I like the battery weight over the axles. In fact, all your mods are awesome.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. Chris is meticulous about clean wiring. It is definitely a challenge when you have that much stuff in one little area.
Great set up! I just don't know about loosing the pantry but get the justification. Todd will be doing our new Brinkley Z Air 310 when it comes off the line. Now I will have to think about the DC/DC converters for the truck....Hmmmm.
Love it! I'm headed down there in December with my Valor 44V14 to take the class and get the system installed! I saw a video a few weeks ago.....you should add your VC Logo to your touch 50!
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We will have to figure out how to do that. We hope you love the class, we both want to finish all of our classes with the NRVTA.
I’m no professional on any of this. But wow. It looks very impressive. If I was going solar. This would be the route I’d want to go. Plus have big beard install.
Its pretty cool to see all that. If I was full timing in an RV I'd go all out like that. I'm in the process of setting up my tt with with a more modest solar system. I'm starting with 600ah of 12v batteries, a 3500w inverter, 10a battery charger tied to the shore side of an auto transfer switch, a shunt, and 400w of solar so far. I'm still gathering pieces and haven't started the install yet but I'm getting pretty excited to start.
That sounds the making of a great solar system. Be careful the solar bug is aggressive 😉 it bit us. Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel.
I have a question how much weight did you add to your trailer IE solar panels, batteries total system... Also what was your total cost if you had it done for you. Do you get discounts for your followers
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. The solar panels are 26.5lbs each (212lbs), the batteries are 136lbs each (272lbs) and the other components and wiring would estimate 600lbs total. As for the total cost that really varies based on how you build out the system and if it is a DYI, Big Beard lead DIY ($1,000), or full installer build. We have seen systems as low as $2,225 up to $30,000 with Big Beard Battery 300 Batteries totaling 1800 Amp Hours, 4000 Watts of Solar Panels, and two 5000W Victron Quattro Inverters with a full install with a RV Tech. Our system would be in the $15k - $20k range depending on how you have it installed and if you decided to do deployable panels and DC-DC chargers. Our followers do get discounts with Big Beard Batteries builds. Reach out to Todd www.bigbeardbatteries.com/solar-design To discuss a design and the various options. He is not a pressure sales guy and will shoot you straight on the solar build.
Hay guys, I have one question. The only thing that is important to us is we want to run our 1 AC unit in the bedroom for 10 hours when sleeping and refrigerator. How much battery will I need...
@@stanfordbanks3399 Thank you for watching our video, it does depend on what setting you have your ac on, what else is charging (phones, laptop, etc..) & if you have a residential or 12v fridge. In our Alliance Paradigm 5th wheel we ran the bedroom AC at 72 degrees, with a residential refrigerator, and cell phones charging and could run the AC all night and not go below 40% battery life left in the morning. We had 1,200 amp hours at 12V. The minimum really does depend on how you plan to run the AC. If you set it to high and 60 degrees you will drain 1,200 amp hours. We would not go below 1,000 amp hours but we are cautious about running out of power.
Thanks for the video. I understand everything you’re doing but there’s one thing I can’t seem to understand. When using alternator charging what keeps truck batteries from overcharging? This might be simple but wish you or someone would explain. Thanks Cliff
Hey Cliff, thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. The Victron DC-DC charger controls the flow of power. We use the truck battery to power the DC-DC charger. The DC-DC charger only allows the flow of power out not back to the truck battery. The outbound power goes into the trailer batteries through our bus bar (Lynx Distribution).
Fabulous set up! Are you concerned about high indoor temperatures when storing the rig or other times it is left in the sun without A/C? In such cases do you turn the inverters off?
Great video and nice solar system setup. Only suggestion I'd make would be to look into the new Gree Eco-Cool 15k BTU High Efficiency AC + Heat Pump. These new RV AC systems are not only whisper quiet but will be able to run much more efficiently.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We appreciate your recommendation in the 15k AC. We are not familiar with Gree. We will definitely look into it.
Awesome system! I am wondering about the weight of everything. The 292rl isn't exactly swimming in CCC. Have you had to cut back on other stuff in the tt or transfer some stuff to the truck to keep the tt within its gvwr?
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. You are correct. We have stuck nearly everything in the bed of the truck. Our pass through is empty minus a spare tire. We also have been working on being minimal inside the trailer.
That's all I could think watching this video. This seems like a product showcase project. That trailer has what 2k of CCC? Just doesn't seem practical to add what a 1000lb worth of solar equipment? Delete the pantry and some of the cabinet space. The basement is empty because of weight capacity, i'm guessing. Seems like the equipment could just go there. The system is cool. But seems very impractical. Even with all that, I don't see that amount of solar keeping up with AC usage more then a few days. Trailer seems like it would still depend heavily on shore power, but be very limited on supplies and gear the RV can carry.
@8ball_998 the CCC of a 292rl is about 1700 lbs. As full timers, I don't know how they do it! I suspect their system subtracts close to 1000 lbs from CCC, leaving maybe 700? That's okay for weekenders, but fulltimers? Wow. Mucho respect to them for making it work!
@stephenadams8541 I just don't see the use case. Wonder if it has any available weight capacity to actually boondock? Just 50gal of freshwater is 400lbs.
@8ball_998 They've already experienced the use case, an extended power outage at a campground. As far as boondocking, I think the water would need to come from a bladder in the truck bed. But, they would have to drive to a dump station with full gray and black tanks. They would definitely be over gvwr for that, hopefully, short trip. You're right tho, I don't think the setup is optimal for boondocking.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We have been very happy with the storage in the trailer. We have more space than we have capacity to use it.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We used the Rich Solar on this build. On the last build we used Renogy. Both work well and are similar in size and weight. richsolar.com www.renogy.com/?Rng_ads=81ddc6632bbca1d7&kw=renogy%20solar&ad=76828568203704&gr=1229254999508036&ca=483162121&pl=bing&r_u_id=151300468&msclkid=89f7da7bea4810af2cecbcb1e40e2491&OTHER%20-%20search%20%20-%20MIX%20-%20Brand%20-%20Exact%20-%20US&Brand
The only thing I would consider changing would be adding a mini split instead of the 2 ACs, you have a hitch in the back so you could weld a bracket there for the outside unit and add one or two head units to the inside. :) Too bad I wasn't there to wire this one up for you too! looks like they did a great job. What size wire did they use from the truck battery to the trailer?
Nice system. But for the regular RVer's they are not going to put that much money into this type of system. I'd love to have this type of set up but not willing to spend that kind of money. I am guessing this system probably would cost a regular RVer around $30,000 installed.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We completely understand that we use our system in a much different manner than most others. The install at NRVTA definitely saved us thousands of dollars in labor.
@ryanyoung7433 don't forget they're 24volt. So that's 600ah of 12volt, so about 700 per 100ah. That's less than battleborn and comparable to SOK. Sure there are cheaper lithium out there, but they don't have the features of the Big Beards. You get what you pay for. If the features are important to you, then the Big Beards are great!
@@stephenadams8541 well yea, sounds great when you say it like that 😅I do like that idea of being off the grind, but right now, its so cost prohibitive when you got 3 15k acs on board haha
@@ryanyoung7433 Absolutely, if you're trying to do it with solar. It's much more do-able with a generator. A 3500w genny will run 1 ac, a 5000w genny will run 2 ac. You can get those for < $1k and < $2k respectively.
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That install is such a thing of beauty it brought a tear to my eye! Seriously, that's an amazingly well done set up! Nice!!
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. It has been a labor of love and learning. We spent a lot of time working out the details for sure. We really appreciate your feedback.
It was a pleasure serving you guys! Was a super long day but I with the you guys as company we totally lost track of the time!
@FLOW Mobile RV Services, LLC
Brad it was a great experience! We love your photo; you look like the men in black.
Thank you for the yummy lunch and dinner! It was such a pleasure working with you. Rain or shine. 😁
You two are amazing to work with! Thank you again for a great experience.
You two are great. Never thought about hurricanes and power outages. Plus, I like the battery weight over the axles. In fact, all your mods are awesome.
Thank you for the kind words. We appreciate your support.
WOW What an Awesome setup !!!!!
Thank you for watching our complete solar setup video, we have been testing it out and it works great, very happy. Have a wonderful day.
Martha and Chris that is a sweet solar setup. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels
@@CraigNiesenPhotography thank you for watching our video Craig and we are beyond blessed with the sweet solar set up. Have a wonderful day.
That looks really clean looking your wiring!!! Very Nice!!!!
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. Chris is meticulous about clean wiring. It is definitely a challenge when you have that much stuff in one little area.
Hi all lovely friends how are you happy Saturday night and I enjoy your channel and you all amazing supporter
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We love the feedback!
@VenturesomeCouple your welcome sending love to you ❤️
This is awesome. I'm just now starting a electrical upgrade for my 2022 Reflection 337RLS. Thanks.
Be careful of that solar bug…. That little booger bit is hard.
Great set up! I just don't know about loosing the pantry but get the justification. Todd will be doing our new Brinkley Z Air 310 when it comes off the line. Now I will have to think about the DC/DC converters for the truck....Hmmmm.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. It has been really helpful to have a little more constant power for crappy weather days.
Love it! I'm headed down there in December with my Valor 44V14 to take the class and get the system installed! I saw a video a few weeks ago.....you should add your VC Logo to your touch 50!
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We will have to figure out how to do that. We hope you love the class, we both want to finish all of our classes with the NRVTA.
I’m no professional on any of this. But wow. It looks very impressive. If I was going solar. This would be the route I’d want to go. Plus have big beard install.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. It has been a very good experience with Todd and his team.
Its pretty cool to see all that. If I was full timing in an RV I'd go all out like that. I'm in the process of setting up my tt with with a more modest solar system. I'm starting with 600ah of 12v batteries, a 3500w inverter, 10a battery charger tied to the shore side of an auto transfer switch, a shunt, and 400w of solar so far. I'm still gathering pieces and haven't started the install yet but I'm getting pretty excited to start.
That sounds the making of a great solar system. Be careful the solar bug is aggressive 😉 it bit us. Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel.
I have a question how much weight did you add to your trailer IE solar panels, batteries total system...
Also what was your total cost if you had it done for you. Do you get discounts for your followers
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. The solar panels are 26.5lbs each (212lbs), the batteries are 136lbs each (272lbs) and the other components and wiring would estimate 600lbs total. As for the total cost that really varies based on how you build out the system and if it is a DYI, Big Beard lead DIY ($1,000), or full installer build. We have seen systems as low as $2,225 up to $30,000 with Big Beard Battery 300 Batteries totaling 1800 Amp Hours, 4000 Watts of Solar Panels, and two 5000W Victron Quattro Inverters with a full install with a RV Tech. Our system would be in the $15k - $20k range depending on how you have it installed and if you decided to do deployable panels and DC-DC chargers. Our followers do get discounts with Big Beard Batteries builds. Reach out to Todd
www.bigbeardbatteries.com/solar-design
To discuss a design and the various options. He is not a pressure sales guy and will shoot you straight on the solar build.
Hay guys, I have one question. The only thing that is important to us is we want to run our 1 AC unit in the bedroom for 10 hours when sleeping and refrigerator. How much battery will I need...
@@stanfordbanks3399 Thank you for watching our video, it does depend on what setting you have your ac on, what else is charging (phones, laptop, etc..) & if you have a residential or 12v fridge. In our Alliance Paradigm 5th wheel we ran the bedroom AC at 72 degrees, with a residential refrigerator, and cell phones charging and could run the AC all night and not go below 40% battery life left in the morning. We had 1,200 amp hours at 12V.
The minimum really does depend on how you plan to run the AC. If you set it to high and 60 degrees you will drain 1,200 amp hours. We would not go below 1,000 amp hours but we are cautious about running out of power.
We hadn't seen the removable drawer fronts before, that's pretty sweet
Hey Chris, thank you for the support! We are always looking for something to tear up 😜
Thanks for the video. I understand everything you’re doing but there’s one thing I can’t seem to understand. When using alternator charging what keeps truck batteries from overcharging? This might be simple but wish you or someone would explain. Thanks Cliff
Hey Cliff, thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. The Victron DC-DC charger controls the flow of power. We use the truck battery to power the DC-DC charger. The DC-DC charger only allows the flow of power out not back to the truck battery. The outbound power goes into the trailer batteries through our bus bar (Lynx Distribution).
Fabulous set up! Are you concerned about high indoor temperatures when storing the rig or other times it is left in the sun without A/C? In such cases do you turn the inverters off?
Great video and nice solar system setup. Only suggestion I'd make would be to look into the new Gree Eco-Cool 15k BTU High Efficiency AC + Heat Pump. These new RV AC systems are not only whisper quiet but will be able to run much more efficiently.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We appreciate your recommendation in the 15k AC. We are not familiar with Gree. We will definitely look into it.
Awesome system! I am wondering about the weight of everything. The 292rl isn't exactly swimming in CCC. Have you had to cut back on other stuff in the tt or transfer some stuff to the truck to keep the tt within its gvwr?
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. You are correct. We have stuck nearly everything in the bed of the truck. Our pass through is empty minus a spare tire. We also have been working on being minimal inside the trailer.
That's all I could think watching this video. This seems like a product showcase project. That trailer has what 2k of CCC? Just doesn't seem practical to add what a 1000lb worth of solar equipment? Delete the pantry and some of the cabinet space. The basement is empty because of weight capacity, i'm guessing. Seems like the equipment could just go there. The system is cool. But seems very impractical. Even with all that, I don't see that amount of solar keeping up with AC usage more then a few days. Trailer seems like it would still depend heavily on shore power, but be very limited on supplies and gear the RV can carry.
@8ball_998 the CCC of a 292rl is about 1700 lbs. As full timers, I don't know how they do it! I suspect their system subtracts close to 1000 lbs from CCC, leaving maybe 700? That's okay for weekenders, but fulltimers? Wow. Mucho respect to them for making it work!
@stephenadams8541 I just don't see the use case. Wonder if it has any available weight capacity to actually boondock? Just 50gal of freshwater is 400lbs.
@8ball_998 They've already experienced the use case, an extended power outage at a campground. As far as boondocking, I think the water would need to come from a bladder in the truck bed. But, they would have to drive to a dump station with full gray and black tanks. They would definitely be over gvwr for that, hopefully, short trip. You're right tho, I don't think the setup is optimal for boondocking.
Nice setup. It seems to take up a lot of room though. Where will you store your food and supplies.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We have been very happy with the storage in the trailer. We have more space than we have capacity to use it.
What solar panels did you use? They look very slim, fitting between the AC and the edge. Can you link the panels?
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We used the Rich Solar on this build. On the last build we used Renogy. Both work well and are similar in size and weight.
richsolar.com
www.renogy.com/?Rng_ads=81ddc6632bbca1d7&kw=renogy%20solar&ad=76828568203704&gr=1229254999508036&ca=483162121&pl=bing&r_u_id=151300468&msclkid=89f7da7bea4810af2cecbcb1e40e2491&OTHER%20-%20search%20%20-%20MIX%20-%20Brand%20-%20Exact%20-%20US&Brand
The only thing I would consider changing would be adding a mini split instead of the 2 ACs, you have a hitch in the back so you could weld a bracket there for the outside unit and add one or two head units to the inside. :) Too bad I wasn't there to wire this one up for you too! looks like they did a great job. What size wire did they use from the truck battery to the trailer?
We have a AC upgrade coming 😜 It won’t be a mini split but it should make a difference for both summer and winter…. Hint Hint.
@@VenturesomeCouple oh boy oh boy! Sounds like you are both having way too much fun modifying your trailer 🤣😂
Nice system. But for the regular RVer's they are not going to put that much money into this type of system. I'd love to have this type of set up but not willing to spend that kind of money. I am guessing this system probably would cost a regular RVer around $30,000 installed.
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel. We completely understand that we use our system in a much different manner than most others. The install at NRVTA definitely saved us thousands of dollars in labor.
$4k each lmao im good
Thank you for watching our video and supporting our channel.
@ryanyoung7433 don't forget they're 24volt. So that's 600ah of 12volt, so about 700 per 100ah. That's less than battleborn and comparable to SOK. Sure there are cheaper lithium out there, but they don't have the features of the Big Beards. You get what you pay for. If the features are important to you, then the Big Beards are great!
@@stephenadams8541 well yea, sounds great when you say it like that 😅I do like that idea of being off the grind, but right now, its so cost prohibitive when you got 3 15k acs on board haha
@@ryanyoung7433 Absolutely, if you're trying to do it with solar. It's much more do-able with a generator. A 3500w genny will run 1 ac, a 5000w genny will run 2 ac. You can get those for < $1k and < $2k respectively.
Well stated