YOU are nothing short of brilliant. I don't think you will ever have a problem for sleeping or fake charging. A person that thinks outside the box will always win in the world.
I would mount it on the side of the van like a water port or on an EV ,a charging port. Nobody would know that its not an EV swap until after you've charged and started your rig. Good video .great hack.
I saw another vanlifer do this but in the EU. Thanks for showing us what you use. I’m in Canada so your links didn’t work but I’ve ordered the exact same products from the Canadian site.
Some cities are implementing regulations to parking while charging and thats it...encouraging people to move and open charger. But it does offer an option to park at night
That’s a good idea. Maybe someone will make a literal plug in connection and you could hard wire it. EV people would freak out but being plugged in and charging ain’t a crime 😂. Honestly it would be neat if manufacturers would put a plug in to recharge big banks of batteries in campers 🤷🏼♂️. You only can get so much while driving so maybe it could be an option. Cool idea
Even though this is very helpful I can absolutely see this being an issue where the same ppl who leave poop bags and trash at a Campsite/BLM Land would ruin this for everyone.
The watts are always the same but the amps/volts will change. So 10A at 120v is 5A at 240v same 1200w. If I recall the 240v in Europe and most other countries is different than the US. The US is 60Hz and most other 240v countries are 50hz as 1 example
Yep just looked it up many European or other 240v countries use a single 240v hot wire and a neutral plus ground . Vs the US 2 Hot or 120v and the neutral plus ground.
@@chipper7711 It says 3000w 120v shared...I'd assume that means total of the 2 outlets. But a 20A circuit is 2400w so that would be the max. Unless you have a 2nd circuit/device to run. You'd need a direct wire to use the full 3000w which is 25A @120v. A normal 30A camper is 3,600w. You could possibly get a 240v plug that fit in there then wire with 10ga to a 30a 120v receptacle to safely run the full 3000w. But normal cords/plugs are 20a with generally 12ga wire at best.. but some extension cords are 10ga and plain 20a plug, like for heavy duty use. I'd suggest an Ammeter installed to monitor your usage. Or use a KillAWatt meter and figure out what each load uses and track.
This seems awesome for boon docking in the city. perfect time to use that water heater and microwave and other high wattage appliances. It'll get harder once more folk cotton on to it...but then again more businesses will be installing these chargers. Excellent thinking outside the box.
So happy your videos popped up on my feed Building my van to live in while struggling with Chemo and the ability to charge like this would be great to have Have solar and generator as plans A and B but always good to have a Plan C just in case Following from Sacramento please show more on the app etc, and do a van tour as well and tell us about you and your vanlife Hope to see more
ev stations are high amps and if you have input system to accommodate the amperage you can charge very rapidly. I can see RV's integrated with this system for the future. I use a small teardrop trailer for boondocking so if I keep batteries in the truck I can pull up and charge my gas truck for my camper haha. Anyway it's a great idea and a convenient alternative to acquire fast power besides solar and gas generator. I will say once my batteries are filled I would feel I should move for the next possible person to charge probably. Or do slow charge rate. Should not always recharge with high amps on your lithiums anyway
Follow-up question … how many amp hours of batteries do you have? Can you top up full in 6-8 hours on the ev charger? What did you spend (time in hours, watts charged, $)?
700ah of cheap lifepo batteries. it seems like it takes about 4-6 hours for the bulk charge with my 55 amp converter/charger. Cost about 50 cents. It's hard to tell exactly because I don't have any sort of battery monitoring other than my cigarette lighter voltage readout.
@samuelfox8126 What an appliance says is irrelevant. The official rating is 120v/240v. Not 110/220. 208v is used in Industrial but were not in that realm here. There's lot's of other options in there. Stick a meter in a socket and ya get 120/240. I haven't found anywhere still with 110v/220v although it's generally still within spec
@@mrmotofy if what an appliance says doesn't matter than neither does what I say. Everyone knows what I'm talking about. Should I correct you and say my house has 122v? No. Because who cares. Even most electricians are still going to say 220v and 110v. Europe is actually 240v as well. Did I correct him? No. I knew what he was talking about. 220 is the vernacular used.
@samuelfox8126 If you claim to be knowledgeable and educating people as you seem to be, then you should be doing it accurately. I know many electricians don't have a clue...they know just enough to do a job. I've asked a few...they just say idk why. It's just what I hear. That's part of the problem. Stop being a mindless robot and hold some pride
This is genius!! You’re paying for the energy so it’s not like you’re taking advantage of anything. Thanks for the tip!!
YOU are nothing short of brilliant. I don't think you will ever have a problem for sleeping or fake charging. A person that thinks outside the box will always win in the world.
I would mount it on the side of the van like a water port or on an EV ,a charging port. Nobody would know that its not an EV swap until after you've charged and started your rig. Good video .great hack.
Wow! Thank you! I can't believe we're just learning this.....never, ever even crossed my mind that this was possible!!! 🐾🇨🇦
many stations charge a much higher rate $5-10/hr after the first 3-4 hours, presumably to stop people from hogging the charger spots.
That's hours connected. So disconnect
@@samuelfox8126 I only need a couple hours
@@samuelfox8126 It only takes 2 hrs to charge everything .
I saw another vanlifer do this but in the EU. Thanks for showing us what you use. I’m in Canada so your links didn’t work but I’ve ordered the exact same products from the Canadian site.
Some cities are implementing regulations to parking while charging and thats it...encouraging people to move and open charger.
But it does offer an option to park at night
Good trick to get heating and battery charging in winter. We have good rates here in Montreal, Canada. About 1$CAD per hour for 6Kw charging power.
Now get rid of Trudeau .
That’s a good idea. Maybe someone will make a literal plug in connection and you could hard wire it. EV people would freak out but being plugged in and charging ain’t a crime 😂. Honestly it would be neat if manufacturers would put a plug in to recharge big banks of batteries in campers 🤷🏼♂️. You only can get so much while driving so maybe it could be an option. Cool idea
Absolutely brilliant!
I’d like to see your charging set up.
Even though this is very helpful I can absolutely see this being an issue where the same ppl who leave poop bags and trash at a Campsite/BLM Land would ruin this for everyone.
Yep, thought of that right away, keep it a secret ;)
You have no idea how entitled EV owners can be lol. They will have a conniption if they see your camper there 😂
think about all those Tesla owners that now have to share the superchargers now
@@shadmcdaniel4184 He's right though, they are Karens - squared .
Q: When you step down from 220V to 110V, does the amperage step up?
The watts are always the same but the amps/volts will change. So 10A at 120v is 5A at 240v same 1200w. If I recall the 240v in Europe and most other countries is different than the US. The US is 60Hz and most other 240v countries are 50hz as 1 example
@ I should clarify: just wanna be sure that with his particular transformer, the amperage does indeed double when voltage is halved.
Yep just looked it up many European or other 240v countries use a single 240v hot wire and a neutral plus ground . Vs the US 2 Hot or 120v and the neutral plus ground.
@@chipper7711 It says 3000w 120v shared...I'd assume that means total of the 2 outlets. But a 20A circuit is 2400w so that would be the max. Unless you have a 2nd circuit/device to run. You'd need a direct wire to use the full 3000w which is 25A @120v. A normal 30A camper is 3,600w. You could possibly get a 240v plug that fit in there then wire with 10ga to a 30a 120v receptacle to safely run the full 3000w. But normal cords/plugs are 20a with generally 12ga wire at best.. but some extension cords are 10ga and plain 20a plug, like for heavy duty use.
I'd suggest an Ammeter installed to monitor your usage. Or use a KillAWatt meter and figure out what each load uses and track.
i think you are on to something..........very good, sir!
Need a van tour 👍🏼
Thanks for doing this in a respectful way and talking about how to do it in a good way. Good for you for finding a way to recharge in doing so!
This seems awesome for boon docking in the city. perfect time to use that water heater and microwave and other high wattage appliances.
It'll get harder once more folk cotton on to it...but then again more businesses will be installing these chargers.
Excellent thinking outside the box.
Excellent 🏆. Enjoyed your video thanks for posting 👍
The US is 120v/240v hasn't been 110v for like 60yrs
So happy your videos popped up on my feed
Building my van to live in while struggling with Chemo and the ability to charge like this would be great to have
Have solar and generator as plans A and B but always good to have a Plan C just in case
Following from Sacramento please show more on the app etc, and do a van tour as well and tell us about you and your vanlife
Hope to see more
This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
ev stations are high amps and if you have input system to accommodate the amperage you can charge very rapidly. I can see RV's integrated with this system for the future. I use a small teardrop trailer for boondocking so if I keep batteries in the truck I can pull up and charge my gas truck for my camper haha. Anyway it's a great idea and a convenient alternative to acquire fast power besides solar and gas generator. I will say once my batteries are filled I would feel I should move for the next possible person to charge probably. Or do slow charge rate. Should not always recharge with high amps on your lithiums anyway
Do you charge a power station this way?
I wonder if the amps would be too high for muh little Bluetti .
Follow-up question … how many amp hours of batteries do you have? Can you top up full in 6-8 hours on the ev charger? What did you spend (time in hours, watts charged, $)?
700ah of cheap lifepo batteries.
it seems like it takes about 4-6 hours for the bulk charge with my 55 amp converter/charger. Cost about 50 cents.
It's hard to tell exactly because I don't have any sort of battery monitoring other than my cigarette lighter voltage readout.
This answered my question of how you charge you batteries. Thank you!
@@samuelfox8126 55A is alot , make sure the battery is rated to be juiced that fast. Mine are 50A max .
@@leeinwis 700ah. That's less than a .1C charge rate
That's very smart! Well done and thanks for sharing!
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Just found your channel, & now following.
Can’t wait for a tour, & a tour of your electrical setup
New subscriber here. I look forward to following your page.
I'm scared it will burst into flames .
Great info, thank you for sharing!
Smooth move.
Love it
Thx for the info. Great information. I just subbed to your channel.
Great hack!
curious how much did it cost overnight
About 30 cents if I'm just charging batteries, or about a dollar if I'm showering with hot water and heating my van a tiny bit.
@@VanIife wowzers, a steal !
Def not anywhere lol but would be awesome if that was the case. How does the payment work?
Definitely. Some require a specific app, some are free with no app, and others you just tap your credit card on the spot.
@ damn some are free that’s good to know, thanks
@ yep, the free ones are usually in areas with security though so be careful
FYI Europe is 220v 50hz and USA is 220v 60hz.
US is 240v...hasn't been 110/220 for 70+ yrs
@mrmotofy US actually has 208, 220 and 240. But the common electric dryer and stovetop say 220v on them.
@samuelfox8126 What an appliance says is irrelevant. The official rating is 120v/240v. Not 110/220. 208v is used in Industrial but were not in that realm here. There's lot's of other options in there.
Stick a meter in a socket and ya get 120/240. I haven't found anywhere still with 110v/220v although it's generally still within spec
@@mrmotofy if what an appliance says doesn't matter than neither does what I say. Everyone knows what I'm talking about.
Should I correct you and say my house has 122v? No. Because who cares.
Even most electricians are still going to say 220v and 110v.
Europe is actually 240v as well. Did I correct him? No. I knew what he was talking about. 220 is the vernacular used.
@samuelfox8126 If you claim to be knowledgeable and educating people as you seem to be, then you should be doing it accurately. I know many electricians don't have a clue...they know just enough to do a job. I've asked a few...they just say idk why. It's just what I hear. That's part of the problem. Stop being a mindless robot and hold some pride
thats very nice easy cheap way to charge your battery's
who would though of that lol