Watch this before buying an INDUCTION COOKTOP! - OFFGRID TRAVEL - 4WD - CAMPING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2022
- I take you through my real world review around using an induction cooktop in an off the grid setup. Whether it's 4WDing, Camping or any other off grid travel and see how it actually stacks up. I go through my current setup in my '84 Mitsubishi L300 4x4 van. My lifestyle around how I travel and how I cook. Then take you through the changes I am going to be making to my setup. This is not a video around how many amps it draws or how fast it can boil water, but some information to hopefully guide you around whether an induction cooktop is right for your setup, the way you travel and from the information throughout you can decide whether or not to run an induction cooktop in your setup.
This is a great video from a snart young man who nailed most of the issues!
Hey mate, nice van.
A 350a alternator is huge mate. That would draw 7hp from your engine to produce 350amps. Your fuel consumption will go up and the car would lose power.
I would figure out a way to move those boxes on your roof, and coat your roof in solar panels. That is enough surface area to produce a lot of power. Get the 150amp alternator and you will be sweet.
I also have a solar panel on the side of my 75 Series Landcruiser. It makes a difference. Adjustable angle when parked.
An excellent video.
I’m loving your series, & now following you 👍
Good vid mate. I have a similar setup but with a cheap, portable induction cooker. 200ah battery and 170w solar. I love it. So many times I have been struggling with the wind while trying to cook. Induction is a game changer.
If you’re driving lots there’s no problem. When parked up for periods and cooking regular is when it becomes an issue! Everyone travels differently though so if it works that’s great!
@@ryanformophoto a favourite of mine is cinnamon donuts warmed up in the air fryer. Nothing better than a hot donut while watching the waves at the beach.
Hi Ryan, you could try layering solar panel on slides, if you understand
Sooooo helpful. Thx so much.
Good video mate cheers
I think for cooking off grind the instant pot is a great option. It cooks food much faster with less water and there are allot of one meal recipes where you can cook a complete meal in one shot.
A regular pressure cooker is even more efficient (and cheaper), as the instant pot uses a regular resistance instead of induction for heating up. Also, the pressure cooker achieves higher levels of pressure than instant pot and after you reach the pressure level you can even turn off the induction cooktop and the food will keep cooking for 10-15 minutes give or take.
I’ve seen a few people get stuck with the constant amp draw limits. But I’m totally sold on my induction conversion for bad wether, wind or quick stops. But I built the system to be able to run a lot of things at once an charge at up to 90amps from a few sources
Have a look at 24 v system keeps amps half as high as 12 v
Induction cooktops make perfect sense with bevs like the cybertruck.
Bruce at safiery is ya man to talk to. And honestly. 48 volt is the only way to go. The Scotty look like an awesome piece of gear
Have you thought about solar oven like GoSun?
The idea of spending 4-5k on my 12v set up just to be able to run an induction cooker seems so wild.
That buys a lot of gas and firewood…
Nice video mate. I've been looking at different induction cooktops, and haven't seen a whole lot of RV/Camper specific ones, I'll be checking out the Safiery ones for sure.
I've got bulk power so that's not an issue for me.
Some comments on the cooktop itself would have added to the video, I guess you just haven't had any issues with it aside form the power draw.
I have absolutely loved the Safiery one and the business of Safiery as a whole! There has not be a problem with it at all! My only problem with the induction is my power and being able to recharge in short drives!
@@ryanformophoto cheers for the quick reply, it’s late I didn’t expect one 😂
I’ve sent off an enquiry to them just now 👍🏼
@@ryanformophoto I don't see the point of the 2000w self limit when many people have 3000w inverters in their setup.
Another energy saver is Thermal Cooking. Both this and solar ovens minimize the use of electricity.
I think induction cooking is way too expensive for most campers that view these videos
Most people start with a lithium battery and solar panel and a smallish inverter that runs a coffee machine and an air fryer
Cooking on gas is what most already have as well
I found using an air fryer is very energy efficient and is great for re heating meals etc
Switching to induction is a big step up in $
If I was starting from scratch I would consider it
If you’re using solar blanket’s there are much cheaper options than Redarc as they are easily stolen. A $2000 redarc blanket is a magnet to an opportunist
Try an airfryer👍
I've seen a lot of campers using portable induction but my Pacemaker came with a warning to stay at least 24" away
oof that's rough. I suppose old non-induction electric cooktops might be possible for you if you got the space for them
Thanks! What brand are your current Lithiums? Have you looked at the iTechworld batteries?
I currently have the old generation iTechworld batteries and would not suggest them. The current ones either. They false advertise their discharge rate and the actual size of usable discharge as well. They advertise as a 120ah battery when only 100ah is usable before voltage drop which isn’t needed to protect the battery in a lithium setup and also advertise as a 270amp discharge rate however this is only for 7 seconds and the continuous discharge rate is much lower then other batteries on the market.
The only two 12v battery options I would go is what’s mentioned in the video
@@ryanformophoto thanks for responding. I don’t believe that’s correct re the current iTechworld 120X. Check out Phil’s Camping and Touring - he has the 120x and an induction cooktop as his daily cooking system and the continuous discharge is 150 from memory, with 175 certainly possible but Phil finds the battery overheats if at 175 for too long, whereas at slightly lower there are no issues. His cooking demo will show you it works.
That said, I take your point that what you have doesn’t work, so thanks for that info.
good luck with your own search for what you want.
@@ryanformophoto 👍good luck and I look forward to your future updates.
So 2000w @ 12.5v is only 160 amps, less if you get less voltage drop. 2 Batteries with 100amp is enough for a 2000w inverter. I run that setup, although mine will do 175a each for 5 mins which allows me to use the coffee machine at the same time off a 3000w inverter. Maybe buy some folding solar panels.
It’s a 240v appliance in the first place, definitely draws more than 160amps at a maximum. Interesting that the batteries will short out then if both jobs are turned on past a certain point. Going to need a lot of solar to sit still and use this 3 times a day!
"So 2000w @ 12.5v is only 160 amps" You've got to put the inverters efficiency into the equation as well. So an inverter with an 85% efficiency rate (typical, yet some lower) at the figures you used would be pulling around 188Amps
Ryan, learn the difference between Amps and AmpHrs before talking about batteries.
How’s the serenity
Yep not going to work for me! Propane it is.
You are very handsome kind sir
Just install 8 x 200A lithium battery banks, oh wait you are not a rich boomer 😂