Our Camping Setup - Solar Panels, Fridges, and Batteries! (Also Including Jeff's Setup!!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2022
- In this VLOG video we discuss our basic camping setup with our tent and truck. We use batteries and solar panels to power our ICECO VL60pro fridge. We also will be covering Jeff's camping setup as he was on this same trip. We discuss his truck setup, batteries, solar panels, and camping shower.
Enjoy the video! :)
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Hi Jason.
I'm a big fan of camping. I'm nearly 71 and still love it, and I've always loved mountains. I grew up in a Detroit suburb, so I had to wait a long time to move out west and enjoy the incredible beauty all around. I wanted to comment on your North Face tent. In 1979 I bought what might be the first oval intention tent that North Face made. It was a very strong tent and I was very happy with it. 9 years later I was camping on the Olympic Peninsula and noticed the rain fly feeling sticky. When I returned home I sent the fly to North Face and said I'd gladly pay for any repair as I thought the salt air might have damaged it. They wrote back and said I should send the body of the tent and they would replace the whole thing with their top of the line tent of 1988. I still have and use that tent. It is still like new, just an incredible tent. I'm not associated with North Face in any way, I just wanted to let you know you made a great choice in tents and I did notice the aluminum poles which are top notch. One other thing...my father never took me camping even though I loved it, so I am so happy you are taking your family out to enjoy the best this world has to offer. Keep it up young man.
Thanks for sharing your experience about North Face customer service, Jeff. Glad to hear they took care of you when you had an issue with you rain fly. I have been VERY happy with this tent and even though we got it on sale, it was still quite expensive. We had a pretty big wind storm a couple years back when our main poles got pretty bent / damaged, sounds like I should call them up to get a replacement pole since the tent is a little lopsided haha.
Camping envy from here in England, looks like a wonderful setting, really interesting to see Jeff's set up - thank you for taking the time to share with us.
Great camping setup. You guys are ready for anything! Thank you Jason and Jeff!
Loved this video! As an avid camper myself, it was great to see all the different set ups and the beautiful place where you camped!
Thanks to you and Jeff for all the details of the DIY build options, wiring, and fridge info!
You're welcome, there are SOOOO many options to chose from. I'll be doing another camping video soon showing a slightly different setup.
Great to finally see the goal of all of your videos: Camping!
Yep, I'm planning on another camping video when we go in a few weeks :) I'll try to mix up the setup haha
Jeff is back! That fridge comparison video is what got me to subscribe. I ended up getting an Iceco VL45 and have taken it across country and on every camping trip. Thanks!
Such a great fridge! Glad it's been working well for you!
Awesome to see the setup! I can’t begin to tell you how many notes I took so I can prepare for my family‘s next camping trip
Nice setups! These are great videos, keep em coming!
Fun tech stuff that I like to play with (while camping) . Thank you Jason ,I know I’m watching the right channel.👍
You found the right place!
Love the setups. Those Xtar solar panels are the bomb.
I hear rumblings of some new options from them!
@Timothy Mckee LOL
@Timothy Mckee 😂 I see what you did there!
@@Jasonoid Oh yeah? Are they sending you anything? I won't ask what it is.
I love the camping setups.
Is the VL74 the one you reviewed? Or do you both have a VL74?
Xtar is sending out some experimental product, also should be affordable. Looking forward to it.
We actually both have an ICECO VL74. He bought his VL74 since he wanted a bigger option. Sold off a few of his other fridges from his collection and got that one.
Sick brother I’m glad you did this vlog and can’t wait for more. It’s nice to see other peoples setup for ideas and or equipment choices and how equipment works in the real world. Like me getting a fridge cooler too big and having to downsize because of the weight when it was full , and how you can have the biggest solar generator but what good is it without solar, I downsized my solar generator and with that extra money I doubled down on the solar and everything worked way more effective and more useful and half of the weight when loading and unloading.
Nice setup, very slick. Lots of those XTAR panels, they are still my favorite portable panels. I can't believe how much output you get from them, even after they heat up.That Iceco Pro looks really nice, I should make the switch in my build.
Thanks Todd, it's nice to acutally get out camping and enjoy no cell service / no internet haha. Nice break being cut off from the world 😁 I'm always impressed with the XTAR panels and they are still my favorite portable panel.
What an incredibly beautiful place to camp 🏕thanks for sharing your set up. Great info 👍🏼
Thanks for checking out the video Randi!
Great setups!! Love a well thought out loadout for camping trips and the like!
Thanks Mike! I'll have to switch it up a little for our next camping trip, try to show off multiple options.
Awesome video and Info thanks for details on the solar setup
It’s great seeing all the different setups. Jeff is a great addition. You have the right family to be doing solar. I wish I had at least one family member to talk solar with and go camping. 😂😂
You just gotta get someone interested, then the interest will start growing! Find someway to relate it to their interests.
@@Jasonoid Haha. I’ll keep trying. Maybe I hang out with the wrong crowd - great people but not technical. 😊😊
@@litnoregrets7551 someday it'd be cool to do some sort of channel camping trip, I'm not sure how much interest would actually there for that but I know there are quite a few locals that might come. Showing off setups, discussing future products and solar. It would be a blast.
@@Jasonoid It does sound fun. Heck, it would be fun some day for me just to talk to you or your father in law. You guys have done so many cool things with solar and power stations.
Beautiful location and great tech
Excellent video and commentary, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Cool and functional setups Jason! Jeff's rig is pretty decked out! I have a shower setup also for really long trips. It includes a propane hot water heater so we can take hot showers during cold nights, a pump with RC LiPo battery inside a sealed ammo container (but can also power it from an external power source like a power station via a 3-way switch), fully enclosed so never has to get opened.
That sounds like an awesome shower setup. These pumps pull so little power a small battery would run for hours!
A real nice video, thank you so much.
Jeff Your Awesome
I love gadgets and I already own a little solar portable system myself. I feel like I'm going to end up just like you with all those unnecessary fridges,batteries,panels,mppt controllers and so on. I got mine to have a chest fridge be able to run all day and keep the solar generator at 100%. Only issues with those Xtars is if there's shade they won't work.
Nice setup. I've got panels and power stations, but not the extensive wiring and charge controllers. I've got a USB-charged handheld shower, but I like that 12V pump and have thought of setting up something similar although it would be to empty our rain barrels. Thanks for the motivation!
The 12v RV pump pulls like 20 watts and is super powerful, totally worth it IMO. It would make a great way to pump water around out of your rain barrels.
Great video. I love looking at other folks setup for camping. My wife and I enjoy camping in Utah, California, Arizona and a few local spots in Nevada. Our camping is slowly evolving, a few years ago we stated getting into solar and got a 12 volt compressor refrigerator. I am so happy not to worry about getting ice anymore. I have to limit my gadgets though, i’m running out of space to store them while traveling lol. Thanks for posting these videos Jason.
You're welcome Stuart! Sounds like you go camping quite a bit. What's your favorite spot to go in the summer? We love to escape to high elevations to get away from the heat.
@@Jasonoid
Our favorite spot is along the California coast by Morro Bay. For higher elevation, Flagstaff. We tried Fish Lake (9000 ft elevation) in Utah, it’s beautiful, but that high up took several days to adapt to.
@@stuartstuart866 I've heard there's great camping in Flagstaff. In a couple weeks I will be heading down near Fish Lake to Boulder Mt, which is near the same elevation. Were pretty used to it though since we live at 4500ft on the Wasatch front.
Thanks, Jason and Jeff. You both have it made in the [shade} er sun!
It's always great seeing Jeff's setup. He has quite the experience with these things so I'm always learning something new.
Hey Dr J'
Enjoy seeing you and fam enjoy themselves even after...
Really, really great diy battery and solar hook-up you and Jazzy Jeff put together. I would like to fix up something like that for me and my crew to experience on a camping adventure 👍🏼👍🏼
Utah Jeff …. Here ….. was pretty sure you were in Utah …. I have been in the Unitas on July 24th and it snowed 6 inches ….. love you videos
Thanks for watching Jeff, always enjoy hearing locals are watching the videos 👍
Hey Jeff, you entered into the recent power station giveaway but didn't provide an email address. You got an email I can reach out to?
Thanks for sharing your camping setup.
I'm Glad your ffpower P2001 is serving you well. I received my replacement and it also doesn't want to stay on with my CPAP load. Hopefully it's something that can be fixed.
I havent tested the AC output as much as the DC output on the P2001. I am going to try to run a 20 watt load on the inverter overnight to see if the AC output stays powered on.
I also tried using the DC load with my own inverter. It also disconnected the DC output after about 2 hours. The load with my own inverter ran 0-150 watts. I am under the impression it doesn't like the dynamic load the CPAP generates. I didn't think to test the DC output on the first unit until you mentioned to try that, after I had already sent it back.
Unlike the first one however, this one doesn't come back on, and stays off. So I have to turn off the output and turn it back on manually.
I liked that combination Anderson Power Pole and cigarette lighter connection hub that Jeff has in the back of his truck. Do you have any idea where he got it? I like that it's a surface mount so I don't have to put any more holes in my van. Great video as always.
🐾🐾😎 Jason & peeps🐾🐾
Darn tough wool sox are great🌷
Kept our feet toasty while sleeping!
..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
I love this. Thanks. I'm buying a Dome kit as a bedroom till my quanset hut is built. Looking for a builder. But so thanks Ya I'll be camping. Please tell us how much things cost.
New sub ! Liked 🙏😀✌️
Thank you so much for sharing! I love camping with the family.... the river is beautiful..... so much information here......I am so on the fence with charging generators through my vehicle battery, I have a 300 and 500 watt inverter but im afraid that it will drain the car battery....I'll need to get the 12v battery gage you show plugged in the car....thanks again :D
Thanks MJ! You just need to have solar charging up your starter battery while idle or have the engine running and your battery won't die.
@@Jasonoid Thank you!😁
That fella is a hardcase Haha
Do you run the six guage cables directly to your starting battery and do you have an inline fuse near the battery? If you have the cable directly connected to your battery don't you then have to unplug your fridge or diy power station when you aren't driving?
Yes, 6 awg wires with a fuse. It depends how long you run the fridge /or power station off the starter battery. Under 30 minutes is fine with the engine off, any longer amount of time I like to use a separate battery to power my fridge.
@@Jasonoid Great information! Thank you!
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never seen so many Andersons.
And this was just a few of them HAHA
So interesting to see how extensive your set ups are! How often do you camp? BTW: I'm looking for a dc-dc cord for my ICECO fridge that connects to the bluetti EB55 power station dc out (not the cigarette plug - the pin one). All the plugs I've looked at are cigarette lighter ones. do you know of one?
We usually have two full week long camping trips each year, with smaller overnight trips mixed in. To run a fridge off the EB55 I usually recommend taking the fridge power cable & cutting off the 12v socket on the end, and then attaching a DC 5521 barrel plug so it will plug into the 5521 barrel connections on the EB55.
You can do it this way: amzn.to/3tYYcvS
Or soldering with these: amzn.to/3NnNYfs
I think I am going to make a video on making your own custom fridge cable since I have had this request many times.
@@Jasonoid I think this would be great! A how to modify your power cable for other connections. I've seen you talk about it, and us non-savvy people would benefit!
@@ninaturner8242 I think I'll create a "how to modify your fridge power cable" video very soon! So many people have asked for that video.
How much watts did you get from your PV350 solar panels and. How much better is it than the EcoFlow 400watt IP68 panels in low light and shadow.
How much rain was it did the underside stay dry.
It was laying flat the entire trip so I never got the full 350 watts. I saw around 290 watts peak. We had two rainstorms that had blowing wind and rain during out trip. The panel got wet on both sides and still functioned. I also took the garden hose and sprayed it off to clean it when I got home. Still works just fine. I don't have the ECOflow panel so hard to compare the performance.
@@Jasonoid I just ordered the PV350 solar panel.
@@sleeperfs2651 sweet! What power station do you plan to charge with it?
@@Jasonoid ac200MAX
@@sleeperfs2651 nice that will work well!
What amps is that solar charge controller?
It will handle up to 30amps. th-cam.com/video/HdBd0_SJf0A/w-d-xo.html
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I just realised I'm paying for power I don't use. Ummmm
Way too much stuff for camping. Way too much. I'd need a chiropractor and vacation to recover from dragging all of that stuff along. Smh
Signed,
Camping veteran back to '67
Week long trip with 30 people, requires lots of stuff with kids and babies. However a backpacking trip later this summer requires NONE of this stuff. Just depends on the trip :)