i bet even with those many panels is not enough to charge the battery fast enough to keep driving, if you using solar panel you should know if installed is 2000wp, its only generated 1000wp most of time
@@billykulim5202 you should do much better than 50%, that would indicate a serious issue with your system. I built a solar system for a work trailer and a converted ambulance. 1600 and 1200 respectively, you should get 75-80% flat and 85% angled.
Dude, this is incredible! I can't believe we haven't seen you or your van on social media before now. I'm surprised there isn't a line of companies out there trying to sponsor you, your vision IS the future and your road trip is pretty cool. Truly inspired by your van and how it runs off solar only. I thought it was cool when i installed our 200W solar panels on the roof of our Sprinter van conversion, let alone the thousands of watts you have to power yours! haha Happy vanning! Keep safe and big love from the UK, Sam & Gabi.
Way too cool for school Man !!!The Future is Here Now!!~!~Thanks ps 71 Gandalfdian Geezer ADK loves ya' man ...have a continuing great trip...amen zen tao Happy Trails & How!!!!
This is without a doubt the coolest van ever. Last summer I had the same idea for a solarpanel casette roof system and I was thrilled to find your channel and to see it had already been built. My dream is to one day build a van similar to yours. Hope your repairs are going well, Im looking forward to seeing you reach Argentina!
This is something I would love to have. I love 4x4 camper vehicles but for efficiency and all of the great things you showed and explained so well. Very nice build. More food for thought when I decide to build my adventure home in the future. So many good ideas coming from so many cool people on TH-cam these days. I want to take all of it and combine it for what I need/want. Keep it up man good work!
Man you are the coolest guy on TH-cam, what do I like about you van? Everything!!! Truly amazing can’t believe I haven’t seen this before instantly subscribed can’t wait to watch more videos what do I like the most about your van grandma and grandpa‘s photo you’re a true gentleman Best of luck on all your travels I know you will have a positive experience no matter where you go or who you mate keep it up my friend big fan now in the UK 🇬🇧 👌🏼
just found this channel, amazing job on making this all work! just finished my own van conversion on an old diesel as I figured this was the only option, the next one will definately be electric :D
I've just discovered your channel! Amazing van! I am thinking about doing it myself, don't have much money to back me, but someday i will build a mini van 😀, might just go backpacking and never turn back.
that is incredibly fortunate to find such a good looking and functional electric transporter to build on! Do repeat at some point who build and used these originally...
Hey! Yeah it is such an awesome base to start with! It is an old delivery van from a Californian utility called Pacific Gas and Electric. But the major clients for the International Navistar E-Star were FedEX, Coca Cola and Canada Post. I think they made less than 500 of them.
@@RouteDelSol I read that they made 400 of them and that they are no longer supported the electronics and Battery are proprietary. I really like the way it looks so I did a lot of reading about it.
Solar power and equipment has developed a great deal. Excellent work! Some aerodynamic additions to the front could reduce wind resistance and provide a front collision collapsible zone. A frunk if you will.
I have a similar project: with some fixed roof panels, a few more in 2 sliding structures that open to the sides, and expecting to be parked for 15 to 20 days at a time, I think it would be feasible - considering the high at the cost of fuel and electricity, it looks very attractive!
Enjoyed the tour of the van Joel, nice to see you looking fresh and clean cut before all hell broke lose in Mexico. Hope you are doing well and enjoying life. 🚐
@@RouteDelSol interesting. You said on the video that you produce more energy than you use. I think that a small mini split (ductless) ac/heater would be a good idea. I've been thinking about making our own rig, and AC and heat are a must. With climate change things are getting awfully hot and cold.
awesome work bro, i wish you to be successful to your satisfaction in your innovations, have safe road trips and attain true peaks of spirituality. this is Abdullah from India. love and peace
Add horizontal wind turbines rollers type on roof top of your Vehicles horizontal wind turbines rollers type on need to stop for recharging during running of vehicle
Amazing!! I own electric cars since 2013 and I would only go with an EV van. I missed info about the solar panels, you could show them and give more details of the positive of being an EV van and limitations you found during that big trip you did mention.
nice set up/ that same roof expansion solar is the type that ran through my own head a few years ago just in thinking about it/ looks good,,, I think I was on 8020.net website when I was thinking those random thoughts, but here in Texas we are more likely to just do a simple panel &battery to 12v cold box to keep our beer cold off grid than anything as complex as recharging an EV. **not everyone like extruded aluminum systems, but you can always recycle sailboat masts or catamaran crossbeams too instead.
Buenas tardes. Me explicas por favor lo siguiente: 1. El tipo de placas solares que tienen (monocristalinas o policristalinas; 12 voltios, 24 voltios o cuantos voltios; y los vatios de cada placa) 2. Que batería tienen de litio o de hierro, y cuanto son los amperios de esta, tienen una o varias baterias; 3. el regulador de carga cuantos amperios tiene. Gracias
Would love to know how long the range and how long it would take to "reload"! How did you hook up mains batteries power to 48v? And is there a plan to make the solar panels come out "fully automatic"? Loving the build!
can you talk a bit about your 48V battery? Those are powering your home amenities but why not just use the HV battery and a DCDC for that? Perhaps the Navistar doesnt already have a HVDCDC? Would be cool to hear more details about that.
Doh, stream finished before I finished typing 😂 Can you purr-lease do more recent (re) build type vlogs going over the struggles of working with sponsors to get this thing back up and running better than ever before.. so much to be gained by progress reports rather than just a finished product "reveal video I think. ❤️
Thanks so much for the suggestion yes we are now moving into the new territory with everything that we release being new up to date content. I feel that it is super important to show everybody the past in full detail so that when they see what we are building now they can understand the evolution of a project like this.
Considering he’s using a 120 kWh battery that translates to 480 miles minus the losses he may experience maybe about 400 miles. I could be wrong but that’s my estimate.
Absolutely amazing van! You didn't cover the curtains at the back of the van. Is it another window? Would love to have seen "under the bonnet" too? 😁❤️
1) Guitars deserve more respect than that, even if it's a cheap one like that. 2) That's not how carbon filters work and cooking food usually produces negligible amounts of CO2.
Hi, tank you for this new video about your insane solar camper. After all this time, what would you change or improve about your solar camper? sytème? inside conception? other? Thank you for your reply. Laurent, Switzerland
I'm interested if you make changes to the design of the car. I have a question. Do you need to coordinate the changes with the authorities? Any fee, permit, tax after updated design or registration fee? I'm not from the US.
I would really like to see how you deploy your solar array. Is it a big job to swing all those panels into place? How do they hold up in the wind? You must have about 4,000 watts up there!
There's actually around 8000 up there :) It does surprisingly well in the wind. You'll find the set up here in this video th-cam.com/video/ESCkUiqLxT4/w-d-xo.html
It's really cool and practical. It can make any place look better. Whether it's in your home or office, it fits right in and looks great.
Def wanted to see more details on the panels. That view of the panels is incredible and intriguing.
With that much solar power, I'm surprised I didn't see a water harvester to generate clean water on the road.
i bet even with those many panels is not enough to charge the battery fast enough to keep driving, if you using solar panel you should know if installed is 2000wp, its only generated 1000wp most of time
@@billykulim5202 you should do much better than 50%, that would indicate a serious issue with your system. I built a solar system for a work trailer and a converted ambulance. 1600 and 1200 respectively, you should get 75-80% flat and 85% angled.
Dude, this is incredible! I can't believe we haven't seen you or your van on social media before now. I'm surprised there isn't a line of companies out there trying to sponsor you, your vision IS the future and your road trip is pretty cool.
Truly inspired by your van and how it runs off solar only. I thought it was cool when i installed our 200W solar panels on the roof of our Sprinter van conversion, let alone the thousands of watts you have to power yours! haha
Happy vanning! Keep safe and big love from the UK, Sam & Gabi.
Why thank you so much for your super positive comments here! I also wish you all the best in your travels too! :)
Way too cool for school Man !!!The Future is Here Now!!~!~Thanks ps 71 Gandalfdian Geezer ADK loves ya' man ...have a continuing great trip...amen zen tao Happy Trails & How!!!!
Was waiting for the part where he would show the massive batteries.
Carbon filters in the cooker hood are for absorbing smells and dirt. "so we're not spewing out carbon.." Loving the build so far 👍
This is not true in any way, a carbon filter does not filter CO2, it filters fine particles and smells.
@@RikkerdHZ we're also talking about utterly negligible amounts of carbon coming from frying food on an electric stovetop
I totally said this and went LOL nicer work China
And Karen
@@bob15479 In what way does frying on an electric stove produce ANY carbon?
7.9KW on a van is redonkulous! Very impressive.
I like how you point out the costs!
Yes I thought people would appreciate that, it was a suggestion from a friend @verdepordentro
This is without a doubt the coolest van ever. Last summer I had the same idea for a solarpanel casette roof system and I was thrilled to find your channel and to see it had already been built. My dream is to one day build a van similar to yours. Hope your repairs are going well, Im looking forward to seeing you reach Argentina!
Thank you for your kind and supportive words!
You've built my dream. Kudos to you. Great work. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks my friend! Appreciate the kudos and the kind words! Dreams come true for all of us when we believe in them! Believe me 😁
Dude, you can totally survive the apocalypse (especially a zombie one), just saying ;]
Hahahah best comment ever!
This is something I would love to have. I love 4x4 camper vehicles but for efficiency and all of the great things you showed and explained so well. Very nice build. More food for thought when I decide to build my adventure home in the future. So many good ideas coming from so many cool people on TH-cam these days. I want to take all of it and combine it for what I need/want. Keep it up man good work!
Es el mejor video para promocionar Route del Sol, aunque ya lo hice con los de Verde por Dentro jaja
something like this is the future for camping rvs:))))
this is the best van I even seen..... liked and subscribed 4 sure....
Great build and awesome detail! If I ever built a solar electric van, I would probably follow a lot of those design elements.
I know you'd make an incredible job of it too!
Te veo gracias a Beatriz Verde por dentro desde Argentina . Bea una genia . Un saludo
Saludos!
would love to see the economics of it all, build cost and living expenses afterward, been planning a build like this for a long time
Man you are the coolest guy on TH-cam, what do I like about you van? Everything!!! Truly amazing can’t believe I haven’t seen this before instantly subscribed can’t wait to watch more videos what do I like the most about your van grandma and grandpa‘s photo you’re a true gentleman Best of luck on all your travels I know you will have a positive experience no matter where you go or who you mate keep it up my friend big fan now in the UK 🇬🇧 👌🏼
Looking forward to you new build
Yes I can't wait to share it all with you.
Fantastic!
Epic!!!
this is my dream van
Your mobile solar home is a dream made real, beautiful!
I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing my creation! I hope to see you around :)
I would always end up putting drinking water down low in really hot weather to keep cooler
just found this channel, amazing job on making this all work! just finished my own van conversion on an old diesel as I figured this was the only option, the next one will definately be electric :D
Welcome aboard!
Wow! I've done US 1, but this is amazing! Also, as an American living in Aus, it took about 3 minutes before your Aussiness sunk in!
Well done video; very nice van, that’s a great deal of power.
I've just discovered your channel! Amazing van! I am thinking about doing it myself, don't have much money to back me, but someday i will build a mini van 😀, might just go backpacking and never turn back.
Proud of you bro! No need for cancer-causing emissions.
Wow, it's definitely evolved since the beginning! Looks awesome now.
yes you've seen this thing go from the front yard of Solarrolla all the way to it's pre accident form! Glad to have you here for the ride man!
@@RouteDelSol Thanks for taking us all along with you! And also for jumping headfirst into an adventure I've so far only dreamed about :)
Great Van. Awesome you integrated the PV into it.
Whish we had those EV Van here to build into camper.
Mate I didn't believe the picture you posted, so glad I snooped yer Facebook for this video. Absolutely awesome job man, I'm blown away 😁👏
Cheers dude glad we found you and you us!!!😁🌞
I love this. I know the future is solar power vehicles. Nice work in showing us an example of what can be done. Wow!
Your video deserve a billion views yet only 10k?
that is incredibly fortunate to find such a good looking and functional electric transporter to build on! Do repeat at some point who build and used these originally...
Hey! Yeah it is such an awesome base to start with! It is an old delivery van from a Californian utility called Pacific Gas and Electric. But the major clients for the International Navistar E-Star were FedEX, Coca Cola and Canada Post. I think they made less than 500 of them.
@@RouteDelSol I read that they made 400 of them and that they are no longer supported the electronics and Battery are proprietary. I really like the way it looks so I did a lot of reading about it.
Specs? How big is the battery, how much does it consume at 100-120kmh and how much charging power do the modules have?
Solar power and equipment has developed a great deal. Excellent work! Some aerodynamic additions to the front could reduce wind resistance and provide a front collision collapsible zone. A frunk if you will.
Really incredible build and the bed conversion at the end was amazing!
He didn't mention it during the tour, but yeah, great table set up shown at the end of the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Yes it was really hard to fit everything in, but I am glad that you got to see that thing work :)
Insane build! Cool to see people making full solar builds. The roof solar array seems pretty complicated. EV charger is cool too.
nice project. wish you the best and I look forward seeing more about the route
Thank you very much! More to come!
Thank you for all the details. Very inspiring. You rock. Have a great day of travel 😊today wherever you are.
That van is awesome! I want one now in my life. Subscribed 👍👍
Thanks for the sub! Glad you like my creation!
You hit the Holy Grail of Van Life! The life🌴☀️
I have a similar project: with some fixed roof panels, a few more in 2 sliding structures that open to the sides, and expecting to be parked for 15 to 20 days at a time, I think it would be feasible - considering the high at the cost of fuel and electricity, it looks very attractive!
That's awesome! If only the electric vans were cheaper I would definitely do the same. Maybe one day :)
Aww the “love you Grandma”. That’s a man 👍
This is awesome! Keep pushing bro
I love it 😻!!
Gracias 😊
Enjoyed the tour of the van Joel, nice to see you looking fresh and clean cut before all hell broke lose in Mexico. Hope you are doing well and enjoying life. 🚐
Crispy! I love seeing your comments in all of my videos :) I really hope this comment relationship never ends!
@@RouteDelSol interesting. You said on the video that you produce more energy than you use. I think that a small mini split (ductless) ac/heater would be a good idea. I've been thinking about making our own rig, and AC and heat are a must. With climate change things are getting awfully hot and cold.
Just dropping a comment because i watched.
Thanks dude! Appreciate it!
Muy buen video. La camioneta se la vé muy cómoda. Buen viaje!!!
Gracias Gustavo! Eres muy sympatico!
This is just awesomeness!!!
☺️ Thank you :)
This is the perfect van to escape the matrix I love it
awesome work bro, i wish you to be successful to your satisfaction in your innovations, have safe road trips and attain true peaks of spirituality. this is Abdullah from India. love and peace
Add horizontal wind turbines rollers type on roof top of your Vehicles horizontal wind turbines rollers type on need to stop for recharging during running of vehicle
Amazing!! I own electric cars since 2013 and I would only go with an EV van.
I missed info about the solar panels, you could show them and give more details of the positive of being an EV van and limitations you found during that big trip you did mention.
Great job, I love it, so inspirational
This is amazing 😃
nice set up/ that same roof expansion solar is the type that ran through my own head a few years ago just in thinking about it/ looks good,,, I think I was on 8020.net website when I was thinking those random thoughts, but here in Texas we are more likely to just do a simple panel &battery to 12v cold box to keep our beer cold off grid than anything as complex as recharging an EV. **not everyone like extruded aluminum systems, but you can always recycle sailboat masts or catamaran crossbeams too instead.
Talking about overbuilding! This thing makes more power than Hoover dam.
I guess the 8kw inverter is for when you wanna plug in a nuclear reactor.
Would love to see some drive time footage
Wow
Great project!!! 👏👏👏
Cool van. Just FYI - carbon filters are not absorbing your CO2. Just some air particulates. How far can you go on a full battery charge?
Thanks for your comment :) I can go 200miles/300kms on a full charge.
Buenas tardes. Me explicas por favor lo siguiente: 1. El tipo de placas solares que tienen (monocristalinas o policristalinas; 12 voltios, 24 voltios o cuantos voltios; y los vatios de cada placa) 2. Que batería tienen de litio o de hierro, y cuanto son los amperios de esta, tienen una o varias baterias; 3. el regulador de carga cuantos amperios tiene. Gracias
Sweet my hero, ya man like it a lot!
Is there enough juice mate, to do welding as a side line ?
I wish I could live in such a wonderfully logical vehicle!!
👍✊💜
Would love to know how long the range and how long it would take to "reload"! How did you hook up mains batteries power to 48v? And is there a plan to make the solar panels come out "fully automatic"? Loving the build!
New subscriber. Love this concept. Please carry on..
Someone had to do it!!
This is so awesome.
Thanks Man!
can you talk a bit about your 48V battery? Those are powering your home amenities but why not just use the HV battery and a DCDC for that? Perhaps the Navistar doesnt already have a HVDCDC? Would be cool to hear more details about that.
Me encanta
Gracias
Is there a plan you build the solar panels put folding out?
Doh, stream finished before I finished typing 😂 Can you purr-lease do more recent (re) build type vlogs going over the struggles of working with sponsors to get this thing back up and running better than ever before.. so much to be gained by progress reports rather than just a finished product "reveal video I think. ❤️
Thanks so much for the suggestion yes we are now moving into the new territory with everything that we release being new up to date content. I feel that it is super important to show everybody the past in full detail so that when they see what we are building now they can understand the evolution of a project like this.
Love your mission guys! We are in a 1985 Toyota Sunrader....and hopefully our next rig will be fully solar (or at the very least EV)
Thanks you guys! We hope so too!!!
What is the mileage/kilome-trage you get per charge, and how long does it take to charge the vehicle's batteries?
he won't answer.....🤦🏻♂️
Considering he’s using a 120 kWh battery that translates to 480 miles minus the losses he may experience maybe about 400 miles. I could be wrong but that’s my estimate.
@@Pisces31393 did you account the weight?
😳
Loved your vehicle.
Sola pewoa (Solar power in Aussie)
Great video. Do you think the new bi faceted solar panels could shrink your array size?
What is your range per charge without solar?
With all that weight I'm guessing not much.
Apuesto que la camarografa es Bea jajajja 💪💪💪
Ni confirmó ni negó quien fuera, hizo un buen trabajo?
@@RouteDelSol sim, um bom trabalho!
@@pedrovsa1 Yahhooo por la camarografa!!!
Absolutely amazing van! You didn't cover the curtains at the back of the van. Is it another window? Would love to have seen "under the bonnet" too? 😁❤️
GREAT PROJECT !!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO ! :) Do you have a mini wind turbine ?
Regards Paul P. wind-twisted ....:)
Very neat! A question? What is your driving range? Thanks.
Do you have a backup Gennie ( In case Just ) . . . Fabulous Job
No I don't if there are no photons I just wait and enjoy to the best of my ability :)
1) Guitars deserve more respect than that, even if it's a cheap one like that.
2) That's not how carbon filters work and cooking food usually produces negligible amounts of CO2.
Hi, tank you for this new video about your insane solar camper. After all this time, what would you change or improve about your solar camper? sytème? inside conception? other? Thank you for your reply. Laurent, Switzerland
Great video 👍
I'm interested if you make changes to the design of the car. I have a question. Do you need to coordinate the changes with the authorities? Any fee, permit, tax after updated design or registration fee? I'm not from the US.
2:38 cool plubing system
What are plans for the van after the trip is complete?
Thanks :) I love having fossil fuel free hotwater on demand in a campervan!
Süper
Would ike tosee the PV deployed. How do you guard against wind when they are deployed? Thanks , Happy Trails.
Beautiful ❤️
How will you cross the Darien gap ?
I would really like to see how you deploy your solar array. Is it a big job to swing all those panels into place? How do they hold up in the wind? You must have about 4,000 watts up there!
There's actually around 8000 up there :) It does surprisingly well in the wind.
You'll find the set up here in this video
th-cam.com/video/ESCkUiqLxT4/w-d-xo.html