How tall are you ? I’m a bigger guy also and wondering if I would fit.
@AverageBlokeAdventures6 күн бұрын
im 6ft 2 and fit with about 15cm to spare
@RaDiCaLRyAn692 ай бұрын
Still loving it mate ?
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 ай бұрын
Absolutely mate am laying in it right now just south of Adelaide about to hit the Nullarbor back to Perth been living out of it for the last 3 weeks still going strong 💪
@RaDiCaLRyAn692 ай бұрын
Rs2 not 1 sorry
@brianrollins32452 ай бұрын
luv the way you just roll with the little things from left field - forgotten camp essentials, packing the phone in the swag, the fire extinguisher going off😉
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 ай бұрын
cheers mate happens to the best of us its what makes the trips more memorable i guess
@mikeperth80273 ай бұрын
Good rundown mate. Gotta ask though, why did you buy a four door instead of a ute?
@AverageBlokeAdventures3 ай бұрын
Cheers mate had a missus and a doggo at the time of buying the ute so duel cab seemed more practical at that time
@Luke-pn4ub5 ай бұрын
G'day big fella, Had a 200 watt shingled Atem power panel on for 12 months. It developed snail trails and broken bus bars. Went with the Kings after your review. Off the top of my head, was rated to a max of 10.2 amps. Seen over 12 with my 20 amp Renogy Rover MPPT six months in. Happy as a dog with two dicks. Thanks for the review mate. Luke
@AverageBlokeAdventures5 ай бұрын
Cheers mate these panels go hard when paired with quality controllers am still using this panel nearly 4 years on still going strong as the day I bought it
@tonyjirik21456 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. What gauge wire are you using?
@DesertTuna6 ай бұрын
Legend
@AverageBlokeAdventures6 ай бұрын
Cheers mate
@waffleswhisky22037 ай бұрын
Great vid Is this unit Bluetooth enabled
@AverageBlokeAdventures7 ай бұрын
No unfortunately not
@TheFriendlyPsychopath8 ай бұрын
What a loser.
@AverageBlokeAdventures8 ай бұрын
Cheers for watching but 👍
@Bob-lz4bz8 ай бұрын
You think you’re being cute or something by deliberately putting that disgusting bottle opener on display?
@AverageBlokeAdventures8 ай бұрын
Hows saying CU in the NT disgusting 🫣 🤣🤣🤣 as in see you in the Northern Territory 🤔 😉
@kimlec35928 ай бұрын
The beautiful surroundings can sometimes get lonely😢
@AverageBlokeAdventures8 ай бұрын
absolutely but sometimes its just what the soul needs
@kimlec35928 ай бұрын
@@AverageBlokeAdventures Truth !
@user-wo6tp1cq8h8 ай бұрын
❤all will end well!!!
@christophercrippin548 ай бұрын
Good video cobba, keep it up
@AverageBlokeAdventures8 ай бұрын
Cheers mate
@kursatonercan74769 ай бұрын
Hello,we can not operate the DC device without putting a fuse at its output, The device cannot deliver current higher than 30 amperes anyway.
@phoenixstarseed882610 ай бұрын
What kind of fridge are you running and how long can you run it with inverter on Luv this I bought same setup
@AverageBlokeAdventures10 ай бұрын
Cheers it is a 90l 2 way fridge from Engel so 12/240v I had it connected directly to my 240v shore power and the 12v directly to the battery via a 15ah fuse I also had 480w of solar charging the battery so the fridge ran indefinitely I have since upgraded my battery to a lithium setup 😀
@dillonirving612110 ай бұрын
"promo sm"
@mudbutton211 ай бұрын
What are the things on the side? Bumpers or flotation?
@AverageBlokeAdventures11 ай бұрын
there boat collars they help make the boat very stable at speed and when stationary i can stand on one side of the tinny and it sits almost flat in the water also keeps you dryier and should it take in water for what ever reason it will keep the boat floating even if capsized
@jarrodvhcommodore892 күн бұрын
What do you think 8k? Marketplace buy
@riley8084 Жыл бұрын
I dig the content man! its nice to see something authentic :)
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Cheers, mate. Really appreciate your kind words. I am glad you're enjoying the content
@shutthegate8232 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. What wa sthe doohicky that allowed you to see the data of the panel output & amount over the time period you'd had it setup? Cheers
@shutthegate8232 Жыл бұрын
think I may have found it. Went back to one of your early videos: Victron 50/150 solar controller?
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
@@shutthegate8232 thats correct mate the victron solar controller conects to the victron app and can give you both live and historical data so you can monitor the performance of your setup
@jamesmason7124 Жыл бұрын
Great video bro , but if I may suggest something, turn that music down please. New subscriber here. Looking forward to seeing more videos about your bus
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
cheers mate for the feed back and the sub that music is definatly too loud :)
@blake9358 Жыл бұрын
I tested the Kings 160 watt fixed panel and it put out 121 watts, not the advertised 160 watts
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
cheers for watching mate solar panels can be hit and miss with thier output 160w is possible with these panels i have proven at least with mine anyway that you can exceed 160w kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3TPZ2aml6aeb6c&ab_channel=AverageBlokeAdventures it can vary depending with different conditions the batteries requirements type of controller your using etc. etc.
@mikeclarke3990 Жыл бұрын
Cheers for the info
@youtubkeeper Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing a long term review. I am sceptical about the longevity of cheap 4WD Supa Centre gear, but it's pretty hard to mess up a solar panel..
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
ive had mine up for coming up to 3 years now and it is still going strong
@grahamj5113 Жыл бұрын
As there are few reviews for this product I just thought I'd add my comments here. I have this fridge and when set to it's max -20 and at 20 degrees ambient it has a 66% duty cycle (5 mins running and 2.5 mins off). That was with it about half filled with frozen stuff. At close to 4 amps that's an average of 2.6 amps per hour or about 65Ah over the course of a day. It's pretty power hungry for the volume you get. That said, it fits nicely between the front seats of my 80 series and it was cheap.
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
cheers mate your right they can be a little power hungry ive always run mine as a second fridge / freezer and its worked my system hard 100amp agm and DCDC charger definatly struggles to keep up with both fridges going at the same time
@swagsketchtv Жыл бұрын
Mmmm squid yummy
@robelliott1971 Жыл бұрын
Good work chum,gotta give it a crack eh
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
absolutely gotta be in it to win it
@martyimpatientclownhayton4763 Жыл бұрын
good video can we have an update on how it's going thanks
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
sounds like a plan watch this space i guess
@yeet286 Жыл бұрын
hey mate great video, I saw you had your own mattress instead of the foam provided. just wondering where you got it, cheers
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Bought it from Anaconda it's a dune king single I normally use it in combo with the mattress provided and it's comfy as my bed at home
@sundaytaybron1213 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your time, Very informative. You are the first one I've seen that did not you a fuse at the battery. I know Victron normally have a fuse inside the product, I know they have a 40AMP in there IP22 Charger.
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
it is agood idea to fuse at the start battery in the event the positive drops out of the victron and earths out or something rubs through same with your house battery but there is no need to fuse out the victron as like u said it already has its own protection
@gmsinding1766 Жыл бұрын
thanks for the review mate, I'll be looking at one of these panels, good Price
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate there definitely value for money when paired to a quality solar controller
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen Жыл бұрын
Coasters are a bit of a bugger for rust when they get older. Ours is an 88 and I am constantly cutting out rust and patching it up.
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Yeah I had a bit to do there hahahaha always a work in progress
@lloydleonard7991 Жыл бұрын
*Awesome solar panels accessory for the electric **Generater.Systems** lightweight easy to carry and set up love it love the set up thank you very satisfied*
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@larrybarnes3920 Жыл бұрын
I bought a kings portable 250watt solar panel and the mppt controller was dead out of the box. I ditched the controller and run it through an Anderson plug into my dcdc charger.
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Yeah thier mppt controllers are basically pre packed landfill
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen Жыл бұрын
In our experience the Kings solid mountable panels are fine but their solar blankets are complete rubbish.
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have a blanket as while I've not really had many issues I don't see myself buying another one any time soon
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen Жыл бұрын
@@AverageBlokeAdventures Ours died after a pretty short time and I have seen others on YT showing the same problem. The 200w fixed panel we have seems good though and we have other Kings stuff the works ok.
@Luke-pn4ub5 ай бұрын
A year late but a tip. Made a collapsible aluminium frame that holds the panel at 35 degrees, weighs nothing and packs away small. Pop a few microfibre cloths in before you fold it up after a clean. Stops scratching. Input and longevity has been amazing. Coming up 3 years, still getting 8 amps full sun. Keep em off the ground or windshield, like a semi flexible panel. Heat kills them.
@christiankulmann3325 Жыл бұрын
Mini PV / Solar Tips: (Winter, also camping) A boiler and other hungry electricity consumers can be infinitely dimmed using the "5000W dimmer". Ebay €7. I run 5 dimmers in parallel on an 850W inverter. Kettle 2.2KW at 150W runs 12 hours a day, so the water is always hot. The room is also nicely heated. 2.5KW washing machine runs in parallel with dimmed to 200...400W. Iron, dishwasher, oven, electric heater, coffee machine, all internal heating are throttled with me. Videos on my channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3SVoJ-YeKebnpI The inverter stays cool, quiet and the MOSFETs + (battery) remain intact because no extreme current peaks arrive at the inverter. Now every Mini PV Inverter is enough to sell large devices. So, with the dimmer, all internal heaters/devices can be converted into base load devices that stay almost permanently ON, drawing very little current directly from the PV. With a wattmeter / energy cost measuring device you can then measure this perfectly in order to set the dimmer optimally. A little hint (for everyone else): Energy cannot be saved. So if I want to boil my water, I always have to use the same amount of energy for one liter. Christian's method relies on a longer period of time with less power in order to be able to use the power provided by the PV as efficiently as possible - so consumption peaks are intercepted. In the end, the energy consumption should even be (slightly) higher due to the interposition of the dimmer, but it doesn't matter, since more efficient coverage by the PV system and therefore better use of the self-generated energy .......... ............. 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 ..................................
@petermoygannon6982 жыл бұрын
Do you have to have a wire going to your ignition. I don't want to mess around like that . I just want battery to battery.
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Na victron isolated dcdc chargers don't need to be connected to ignition they activate via voltage levels
@joaoapariciosantos85292 жыл бұрын
thank you for your work. Does it cools the liquids, really cold ? does it makes any noise ? if you had to choose, if you had one of those at your home, pluged to the electricity, whould you put the water or beer, inside the home refrigerator, or would you put it inside of that cooler in the video ?
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
hi Joao thanks for the message it does make your drinks very cold if you want it to depending how you set it up it can be used as either a fridge or a freezer. as for the noise in my experience it is very quiet probably just as quiet as your more expencive 12v fridges the only issue you may have with ths particular fridge if you were to use it for cooling drinks is the size being only 9 letres it is quiet small how ever you can fit around 12 cans of beer hope this helps
@collingwoodham82972 жыл бұрын
that looks bloomen delicious! well done mate
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Cheers from memory it was not to shabby at all 👌
@russelbailey48052 жыл бұрын
Those black birds are a Currawong mate, also called squeakers 👍🏻
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
cheers mate there definately not shy
@vin64552 жыл бұрын
very peaceful brother ..thanks for sharing ...enjoy
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate really appreciate the positive feedback first time doing this kind of video wasn't sure how this video was going to turn out 🤣🤣
@davidmills22662 жыл бұрын
I would advise using ferrules for connections, you need to remove more insulation from cables, seen these catch fire because the exact thing.
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are a good thing I have added them along with fuses I should do a video update on this install 😀
@rosssidney1252 жыл бұрын
Hi does this model have solar charge ? I read it did
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Not as far as I am aware
@MYDODGEYUTUBENAME2 жыл бұрын
Mine had a +10 degree discrepancy. Had to set it at -8 degrees celsius on the unit to get an actual temp on my gauge of 2 degrees celsius to have icy cold soft drinks. At -20 degrees on the unit, the actual temp on my gauge read -10 degrees celsius. I noticed the inside walls only just started to sleet with ice crystals. I waited over an hour between each test, PLUS this was with the mains power outlet adapter and getting a full 14.4v in MAX mode.
@stevecrowe1762 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the vid. Playing safe not over stressing any components. What gauge is the cable you had made up, 4 AWG?? (Not the Kings cable) Did a auto electrician crimp the lugs?? Cheers
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
hey mate i used 2 AWG and yeah i had them made up by a company in perth called Alt Tech the lugs were pressed on with a hydraulic crimp tool
@-Thomas-Lothbrok2 жыл бұрын
I reckon my rv4 oztent would be the same time to set up and is almost the same size when packed up
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
i have the RV3 and yeah your right setup and packup times are about the same but the tents are definatly just that little bit bigger and heavier when packed down
@chrischew7242 Жыл бұрын
@@AverageBlokeAdventures Is the RS-1 much shorter than RV-3 when packed up?
@AverageBlokeAdventures Жыл бұрын
@@chrischew7242 yeah about 4 or 5 inches give or take
@damienfrizzell9394 Жыл бұрын
its twise the price
@craigtomkinson28372 жыл бұрын
Nice work, i just hooked up a cheap 20amp dcdc in my old 80
@deepsouthNZ2 жыл бұрын
These are $190 Here in NZ at the moment pretty good value, I just bought their 50 litre dual zone from Jaycar for $529 which isn't bad
@aaronwalker15072 жыл бұрын
I noticed two things one is it's an absorption mode which is going to drop how much power it puts in because the battery is almost charge , and the other one is when I have used these panels I used two in series to raise the voltage because 18 volts really needsn't enough if you have a good mmpt as you do
@craig77062 жыл бұрын
Awesome commentary mate "Who needs a fuckin Kreg bit mate you just fuckin do your own. Fuckin spot on. And it didn't even come out the other side. That's how bloody good I am. Solid"
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Cheers brother just keeping it real 😂😂😂
@jorjimaco53312 жыл бұрын
When you link them together, they work better, I’d get a smart shunt as well. Then it’s complete, victron rocks!!!! Good choice 👍
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Not wrong mate victron is king of 12v have a couple of shunts coming for the 2 systems I'm building totally worth the wait
@brianrollins32452 жыл бұрын
excellent helpful demo. I am looking for any easy one person touring setup that does not involve kneeling on the ground.
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
this setup is a good option i wont lie to you its ot cheep mate but if your willing to pay a little more its the ducks nuts and your knees and back will thank you
@brianrollins32452 жыл бұрын
@@AverageBlokeAdventures I will happily pay a premium for ease and convenience. Beats sleeping in the wagon and soon pays for itself. Yours is only demo that shows setting up on the stretcher and not manhandling the swag. The aim is to have a quick overnight setup - pull up, extend awning, setup stretcher, setup swag, chuck in sleeping bag and pillow, done, 15 mins tops, then can look at having a frothy and think about dinner, wetting a line (in summer) etc.
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
@@brianrollins3245 this is definatly a good way to go i travelled for 2 months straight using this exact setup and its still my go to for camping trips now in 2020 i went from perth to lake argyle and back takes around 10 mins to setup and pack down your up off the ground away from most creepy crawlies and with a 4x4 mat is the most comfortable off road sleep system i have ever been in highly recomend this setup
@brianrollins32452 жыл бұрын
@@AverageBlokeAdventures so you added an extra mat for comfort. What bedding did you use for those cold inland desert nights? I was thinking of a bedroll that could be just chucked inside once set up.
@AverageBlokeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
@@brianrollins3245 i had 2 of the mink blankets one on top of the mattress with a normal sheet and the other to go over the top of me was plenty warm most nights