26 RV MODS & UPGRADES | GRAND DESIGN SOLITUDE TOUR (RV LIVING DOCUMENTARY) Part 2

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[@jeffconley819]

Spacecraft currently has a 10K system. It’s at the Tampa show.

[@jeffconley819]

I need the name of that UV light

[@blakekuhlmann2143]

this is a man that knows exactly what he wants and isnt afraid to get it. flawless execution.

[@FloridaSalon]

I got chills when she played. Beautiful!

[@jamesschramm4739]

I would have never watched such a long segment but I watched the WHOLE THING and never was I bored . It was a very interesting segment, I really enjoyed it and it was very well done.........

[@wideawaketotruth5301]

Excellent video, without a doubt what you have shown us here today is the most amazing, outstanding innovative RV. Not to make light of the fact, you have to love this couple. The gentleman can cook like there's no tomorrow. His wife astounds me concerning the level of her talent. Decades ago when I was still in my 30s. A lady friend of mine played the piano and it caused tears to well in my eyes. When this lady played the harp, it had the same effect. Keep in mind I'm a born and raised Texan. And very I mean very few things cause tears to well up in my eyes. There is something about music that can touch your heart, if allowed. Rick Fort Worth Texas, still in the build stage of my box truck RV. Happy trails!!!

[@lacrossewisconsin]

Beautiful song played on the harp! What an unexpected surprise in this video :-) I can’t believe she composed this music! Super talented.

[@jeffmccrea9347]

I don't know about other states but here in West Virginia, there is a rest area EVERY 40 miles on all interstates and every one has a FREE sewer dump. I think they also have free water too but don't bank on it. I'm not 100% sure about the water but 100% yes on the free sewer dump. It will be on the left on your way out of the rest stop on it's own little pull off.

[@StrictlyService905]

Skipped till all 5 were lined up, saw husband and wife and immediately knew what I was in for and how frank/open they’d be over their own learning process.. funny how genuine people can be spotted when ur watching.

[@brendenspudsbenjamin]

This guy is doing everything I've wanted to do!! This is epic to see it happening and working for someone!! I can't wait to see more of his videos and see his thoughts and ideas come to life! I don't have nearly enough money to accomplish everything he has but it's still amazing to see! Thank you so much for introducing us to this genius! Haha

[@Familyadventure369]

You should come out see my 14 560w bifacial solar panels on my 26ft camper

[@zjitterbug]

This is rig is absolutely incredible! I liked the advice about not trying to research everything to the extreme because you'll never the "perfect" set up or get started on your journey. I'm in that research phase. There are still so many things to do to before it becomes real.

[@Kangenpower7]

You really don't need such a large solar set up. I lived for 5 years in a 30' motorhome with a 400 watt solar system. That was back in the day when a 120 watt panel cost $429 on sale! Now I just bought some used 250 watt panels for $85 each from Portland craigslist in Oregon. Of course I had a propane refrigerator, and this guy has a electric huge refrigerator, that consumes 120 volts. You can start with about 400 watts, and increase it by 200 - 400 watts at a time until you have plenty of power.

[@syzygysyzygy8332]

10:30 How rare and refreshing it is in 2022 to find someone who knows how and is willing to go beyond what a company sells 'boxed on a shelf'.

[@duaneayers6117]

You already know that Josh's ideals will be contagious with the camping world. Looks Fantastic.

[@majamoore6209]

I love the modifications to this rig. I thank you both for taking the time to share this with us.

[@rvsoffgrid7884]

Loved the setup with one exception. You made the same mistake that I did in combining (4) 12 volt batteries to get 48 volts. You will never keep the batteries balanced even with a balancer. I had to remove the cells from my 12v batteries, combine 16 cells, buy an overkill bms, and my problems were solved.

[@mariodagenais6625]

Thanks a lot to you all for the tons of informations. It was very pleasant to look at that video. A big thank you to Joshua !!!

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@laurakilmer8652]

This is unbelieveable!!!!! While I was so interested in all of Joshuas inventions and then Elizabeth really amazed me about her harp teaching. My wife Lauras best friend in college Usf in tampa. was a great harpist and taught harpin her home in tampa. I could not believe this. What a great Video Tom

[@leroijr407]

Awesome video, I would love to pick his mind on getting my rig setup. Beginner here fulltime soon with 4 kids and wife ... great video my friend.

[@gardenlifelove9815]

I have been experimenting with smaller 12v systems, in order to figure out my own power usage limits before I go to 24v and 20 panels for my off grid house.

[@jnk26]

I get by on my 500w(with a spare ground 230w) year round in Northern Ontario. Lots of panel sweeping(snow) and minimal power use. I keep heat on diesel heaters(220ml/hr for the pair). No running water this winter as I wasn't completely set up(skirting), looking into heat pump mini-split for summer sleep. This is in a 33ft mid profile rv just used just as a remote home for work weeks. I live 500km south and work a rotating schedule. Far cheaper than renting an apartment and using it less than 15 days a month

[@thekinarbo]

Living Vehicle offers a 72kWh system with 4,400 watts of solar. There's also a trailer out there with a 100kWh battery system with around 10k watss of solar but that was a one-off build.

[@philipgonzales9728]

This was the best! Learned more from this show

[@garyedwards1268]

What about weight considerations? With all that equipment and batteries do you exceed any of the weight restrictions for the rig or your truck?

[@chachi5975]

I think that's why they added a third axel.

[@johnuppole]

@@chachi5975 but the frame is still not necessarily up to snuff... There's still a lot more to load bearing than just the axles. Not saying they haven't taken care of that, I haven't watched the full video yet. Gary had the same questions I was wondering about as well, so I started combing the comments lol

[@chucknSC]

Having three axles distributes the support across more of the frame length. They didn’t detail but I bet the welders added some length to the tube that the frame and axles are welded together on.

[@johnuppole]

@chuck neil, I just wonder about the rest of the frame. Overloaded 5th wheel trailers will cause bending/cracking at the front of the frame where the frame rises and extends over the truck bed. Perhaps the guys addressed this when they did the axle and where they added the weight to in relation to the front/rear of the axles. I'm not saying they're wrong, but after watching the video, they didn't really talk too much about how they addressed it like I wished they would've to satisfy my curiosity

[@outoftexasRev7v9]

Yes; please answer this in a detailed manner: that would be great!

[@CreativeMsKitty]

What an amazing couple.

[@dwayneearle8787]

Amazing concept to be sure, but I did not see anyone else comment so I will. What does the addition of the panels, mechanicals, batteries and power distribution weigh? It wouldn't be weight neutral to factory. What does one have to give up in the cargo, water and sewer specs to stay under the max weight of the suspension, brakes, tires, vehicle powertrain? How long till the frame starts to crack like all of the other trailers that don't have these upgrades? Phenomenal execution though.

[@BrandonHarstonGoldenGopher]

with all the additions of the solar panels, etc.... how did you stay under the load capacity for your rig?

[@brendenspudsbenjamin]

That harp is AMAZING!!! Oh my goodness!!!

[@SuperSushidog]

That is absolutely amazing in every way, kudos for your creativity, ingenuity and most importantly vision. We are FT RVers who have been at it for about 3 1/2 years now, boondocking continuously for over a year with a minimal solar system mounted on the side of our MH. It is composed of a 620-watt-array with gas struts that virtually lifts itself to the appropriate angle based on the season and our latitude. It charges a pair of GC-2 batteries. We have a 600w PSW inverter that runs our 55" TV, sound system and PC. We designed and built this basic system ourselves for about $1,500 including the batteries and controller. It has served us well, but the batteries have proven to be woefully inadequate for our off-grid lifestyle. We plan on doing a couple upgrades this year. Our first upgrade will consist of replacing these antiquated and well used FLA GC-2s with a custom-made LiFePo-4 battery composed of 8, 280ah prismatic EVE cells, to make a 12v 560ah bank. We will be using an overkill BMS and we will be replacing our Progressive Dynamics 60a converter/charger with an 80a LiFePo-4 compatible one of the same brand. We also plan on adding a DC-DC battery charger so we can charge it with our motorhome's alternator as well as our onboard 5500w generator. This will complete phase 1 of our solar system and add another $1,900 to the cost of our 12v system. We are living on social security and a small pension, so cost is important to us, but we just turned 65 and have a fund that has matured so we'll have some resources available to start phase 2 of our project - the 48v phase. We intentionally left our roof free to rack some solar down the center, over our AC roof units and all the vents, skylights and protrusions that clutter our roof. We have been debating what solar panels we should use, but we have finally decided on 8, 400 watt REC Alphas because of their high efficiency, low wight and crossbars for added wind resistance. This will give us 3,200 watts, while being under 400lbs including mounting hardware. We could save a couple grand using cheaper, though larger and heavier panels, but I am hesitant to put more weight than this up high where it will adversely affect not only the weight, but the handling on our 36 ft motorhome. We plan on using an all-in-one PIP 3048LV-MK 48V, 3kW, 120V PSW Inverter, 80a controller and 60a ac powered battery charger by MPP. I will be building a 48v bank using 310ah prismatic cells and will be buying super high efficiency 48v DC Hotspot 12k Btu heat-pump that I will mount on the rear of the MH with the heat exchanger in the bedroom. I should be able to put this together for under $10k, which is a substantial expense, but not for a system of this size. This second phase will provide 24/7 air conditioning and heat from my heat pump and occasional usage of one of our rooftop ACs to cool things down for peak afternoon demand, as well as supplement my 12v system, which will be retained. The total capacity of both phases will be 23 Kwh of batteries (18.5 Kwh usable at 80% for a 4,000+ cycle life) and 3,820 watts of solar (3,200 watts flat and 620 watts directional) which should be more than enough for my needs (though I don't think I'll be able to power anyone else's RV) for a total cost of around $13,400 if I keep it a DIY project.

[@thorvaldmelum9877]

Nice! May consider a barometer to forcast wind.

[@nancypettet1515]

What a grand couple and I enjoy the music that y.ou provide. Grand food per son too!

[@douglasbows7720]

What a awesome job you have done on everything. When will you guys be I Florida? I would like to meet and greet with you guys. Once again great video and awesome job on your rig. Thanks for the info. Enjoy

[@brianingle1962]

Awesome unit, video. Does anyone know what model Treager grill that is? No legs?

[@nanetterivera6612]

2 thumbs up for this video. I loved the walk thru & the end of the video where the info comparisons & hypotheticals are intro'd for those who are weighing these questions & being pulled in different directions. Thanks guys & kudos to you, Elizabeth, for the segment on the harp music you wrote & played!

[@DanielMustang47]

I'm unbelievably impressed. Well done to these two. The hard part is getting to this point in a build where it is so capable. Incredibly well thought out from the solar and battery system, to Joshua's wife having a backdrop in her office. Truly impressive

[@Risingstar0324]

I also wanted to be able to bypass one source over the other. So I built a triple transfer switch, which accommodated shore power, generators, and solar inverter. I don't have to do any unplugging/plugging up...I just throw the switches in my box.

[@mikesnifferpippets3733]

Wow, what an impressive rig and inventive owner. Super jealous of the solar array setup

[@mariobie]

This RV is insane ! Just wondering, How to you power Arlo cameras? Do you ahve to take them down now and than to charge the battery or you have them hard wired ?

[@cpfpv6410]

I love that first setup with the 7600w of solar panels... I also think that its awesome that he did that on a tripple axle unit. That is a lot of weight in panels up high but I think you couldn't pick a better way to get that done. What a commitment to that RV!!! Imagine if it got totaled by from behind by a drunk driver. lol. I hope that NEVER happens!! What a unit

[@stephenbaker3680]

Oh yeah.. You need HAIL screen! You only need one hail stirm w golf ball to SOFT ball-sized (!) hail to ruin the solar pnls! Use stainless thin wire 1/2" grid max hole size spaced up an inch..stretched over enough thin but strong ribbing with quik-release that slides over for cleaning. Well worth it.//Steve B-draggle.

[@stampinsher]

Extremely educational, Well worth the time to watch your fabulous video & channel. Your friends are amazing! Josh you are a wonder to listen to and learn from. Your wife is a very talented musician who shares and teaches her enjoyment of music with so much love. Both of you are amazing people! Perhaps one day we will meet up. Tom THANK YOU so much for all your time to share EVERYTHING with RVing, meeting very interesting and informative new friends and just being You, TOM!

[@stephenbaker3680]

Oooh maGOD! LOVE it all. NOww!...Why not make the NEAT SUNray-powered solar oven, then a parabolic focus-type tracking pot boiler, and atmospheric moisture gathering water maker? They sell these water makers for $2K for good ones, but You Tube shows home-builts for $2-300 in materials you can do in a day or two!//Steve B-draggle.😅

[@woolfeeeee]

Great video-- informative and entertaining- I've recently purchased a Silverback 5th wheel - My objective is too create the ultimate boondocking rig- 100% self sufficient, My rig is smaller than Josh's and at the most I'll have two 15k BTU AC/ heat pumps - Love the mooochdocker concept- I'd love to generate so much solar power that I can have multiple moochers. Already have 1600 AH 1600AH at 12v but prolly gonna wire her as a 48V system which puts me at 400 AH - smaller than Josh's but still a very powerful system- especially if I get 4-5kw out of my sliding panel system (on average of course) - seems to make the most sense for my application. Love the slide out solar wings- I've gone through so many solar panel positioning scenarios that when I saw yours I was like- I'm doing THAT- just load up the racks with overwhelming solar power generation - rigid panels are cheap- I look forward to boondocking with you Josh! Grateful I found this video at this time!

[@chato1977able]

First time viewer…All I can say is WOW! You are awesome 👏 this video is super impressive. Thank you!

[@danbalsley4725]

What about high winds

[@daveolson7639]

What kind of did you have to add any kind of roof modifications to support all that extra weight up there if the pop out slides were 500 lb a piece I just seemed like that would add up to an awful lot of weight on the roof without it being upgraded just curious looks great though

[@FreedomNetwork99]

what an amazing couple. thank you for sharing and look forward to more.

[@chucksmith155]

This system is absolutely the best I’ve ever seen , I really hope you put a patten on this because if not someone is going to see this and steal your idea and make some good money from the RV manufacturing companys . That was some beautiful Harp playing , best of luck with your Harps

[@Momandsonrv]

I got to check out their Rig in person recently, it is beyond Awesome! I have 2x 300ah EnduroPower lithium batteries powering my class C and I haven’t had to use the generator in nearly 2 weeks, with only 500 watts of panels. But I don’t have near the power needs they do. They are Super cool people and an have a amazing power system! With awesome batteries!

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Thanks for sharing! Yeah, Enduro Power batteries are awesome! enjoythejourney.life/enduro

[@sjf67gto]

What kind of phone is that? So it folds open to a tablet? And who's the carrier? I love all your upgrades

[@braxenaeurasiers]

Awesome video!! What filter did he say was on their kitchen faucet? "Zero Stage?" I didn't see a link for it, thank you!

[@femazone6865]

Wonderful ! now find out how move that heavy home with solar, instead of 3mpg.

[@johnuppole]

Thanks for taking the dive into such a long form video to cover the mammoth task of detailing all of the changes in their RV. I had to take a couple of stabs to finish it, but it's nice to have all of it in one video and not have to jump around to multiple parts of a series of videos. Love the channel, love the videos, and as always, I appreciate the information

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Alpha_fitz]

Turn them so the top remans affixed and the bottom deploys. Allow them to overlap so water drains off and therefore replacing the need for slide covers. And now you have a viable technology poised to supplant an antiquated one. Great idea, run with it.

[@Propelled]

Ahh, an improvement: add a soft brush on the edge of the sliding panel. You can at least sweep clean the inside panel every time the top panels are employed!

[@djwashx]

WOW this is the true meaning of a power couple I never thought about a rv this is incredible I love these 2 great find about 2 watch part 1 2nd video watched just subd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeeperzr2]

His setup is insane! Amazing sense of ingenutity!

[@bobharmon6363]

Just a reminder that the owner assumes all the risk with changing the OEM suspension upgrades. An "Alterer" approved by NHTSA may modify vehicles following very strict guidelines. Upon completion of a vehicle alteration, an additional label must be applied near and not covering the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) Certification Label.

[@ariverstonesthrowaway]

Awesome content! Loved all the modifications he made - a bit more extreme that I would need but appreciate his use of technology for sure! Just subscribed to his channel and hope that he has more content to come. Thanks Tom for sharing their modifications with us.... WOW is all I can say!

[@BoonOrBust]

Great PR . Great Help! What a great guy teaching others and very good informant . Thanks So much There is hope after all.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Ahh-mazing!! That solar setup is unreal. Would have loved to know what kind of composting toilet that was. I didn’t catch a name and there’s no link for the website in the description. Love the harp idea but wondering if you plan to come up with a dark wood frame? Excellent video! Mind boggling for sure! Safe travels! Vaya con Dios!!

[@innerspaceavailable]

What do you think the panels, slides, actuators, etc onbthe roof added for weight?

[@brianroth7852]

Love Joshua's rig. I want to add a dc charger to our tow rig so as we are rolling down the road we are putting juice in the batteries. Plus I like a cold rig when we are done for the day. Hate walking in to a hot house. Our sticks and bricks has two ac systems. A ductless for our bedroom which only goes above 64' when I'm at work. When I get home the house temp drops. As I tell the wife I work out in the heat all day and I don't care what it costs I want it cool. Still trying to figure out how to put a ductless system on our new rig. A Grand Design Momentum 398m. Any knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Safe travels and roads. Brian and Cindy "xtreambydesign with passion"

[@Kangenpower7]

I installed a ductless heat pump in my nephew's rental house, with the indoor coil mounted on a TV cabinet in his living room. The tubing goes out the window to the outdoor unit. Works great and so quiet! It is 12,000 Btu's and 120 volts, perfect size for your fifth wheel bedroom, and nearly silent! If you can locate the outside unit in the basement, it will work fine. It will need venting to the bottom or the sidewall away from the intake fan. There is a video of one unit with a factory installed ductless system, and there is a panel on the back side of the outside unit, and it is sealed from the rest of the basement, with about 6 feet between the passenger side door to the back wall where the ductless unit is located on the drivers side. So anything is Possible, maybe not low cost, but possible!

[@Kangenpower7]

One way to charge a RV battery with the tow vehicle is to run a higher voltage alternator in the truck. Ford used to produce a dual alternator option for their diesel trucks. My thought was to install a 24 volt battery bank on the tow vehicle, and run a 24 volt 2 KW inverter on the truck, then run a 30 amp cord to the trailer, and can run a battery charger in the trailer. Right now, Grand Design is working with a company to put a 9,000 watt alternator on a pickup, with a special cord to the trailer, to power the refrigerator and other things via a 48 volt inverter in the trailer. So 9,000 watts at 50 volts is about 180 amps. That is not really practical with normal wire sizes, it would be #4 wire. But if they placed a inverter in the truck, and then moved the power at say 300 or 480 volts to the trailer, the wire would be much smaller, and then run a charger in the trailer. Pure sine wave inverters are kinda expensive - compared to a modified sine wave inverter. A battery charger normally does not car if it is getting square wave or pure sign wave power. So if the truck has a modified (square) wave power inverter at say 230 volts output, to a charger in the trailer that is 230 volts in to whatever your battery voltage is out, you can to that, and 2,300 watts is only 10 amps, for 14 gauge wire is fine. # 10 wire is good for 24 amps, or a little over 5 KW. I don't know what the voltage output of the Volta alternator that Grand Designs is using, but if at 50 volts, it would be 180 amps, at 100 volts, only 90 amps, but say 480 volts, only 18 amps, so much smaller wire size. Then change to a square wave inverter to run the power back to the battery at a higher voltage, and then convert to charge the RV battery at whatever voltage you want in the RV. My guess is the higher wattage inverters should be at 48 volts, or higher. So all of this charging from the truck engine is no longer important IF you install a large enough solar system. Once I put the 400 watt solar system on my Bounder Class A motorhome, the alternator was no longer the primary charger for my RV battery. So if you install a 2 KW solar system in your RV, there is basically not a real need to run the generator anymore.

[@brianroth7852]

@@Kangenpower7 Easier to add a DC to DC charger. Charger runs off your current alternator on tow vehicle. Charger goes to you batteries in the trailer. The nice thing is once the batteries hit fully charged the DC system quits charging. It is also fully integrated with your solar system, ect. Cost $150. Plus cabling.

[@edmatlack2187]

The "mooch docker" is a man after my own heart, love free food, and you are kinda nuts with all that solar but what the hell, you are relatively safe as long as the sun is out. Have you thought also of a windmill type of thing? Good luck 🤞

[@marthabaez8117]

Wwwwwwow! I can’t even think right now. 😲 Mind blowing. 👍👍👍 Love it. I wonder if van lifers can double up theirs as well.

[@timotowne]

Amazing Video Tom! Thank you! It was so nice to spend some time with you 🙏🏽 -Timo Towne

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Great meeting you Timo! See you on the road....we'll have to moochdock off of Joshua & Elizabeth's rig together in the future...safe travels!

[@bobpierce4324]

What shade screen do you recommend to add to the existing awning? I know you did a video on this but can’t find it. Thanks Bob

[@Liimpy]

Carefree Colorado, I've had mine since i bought my rig in 2015 and its been 👌

[@Alpha_fitz]

He did what I've been thinking of. For the cost of slide covers, something like this should be an option on high enders.

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Yeah, so awesome!

[@roypase8488]

I saw an earlier vid you did with this couple and this is even better. Thanks for creating such great vids and it educates up all!

[@carlholttum9150]

I want to see how he mounted the second set of solar panels, and how much it weighs.

[@sofiaperalta9091]

If you're near a body of fresh water is there a way to pump it into your tanks and then filter it through your system?

[@JBSCHAFFNER]

Awesome setup only improvement I could see is you should of gone with EG4 server rack batters cheaper, safer, lighter and much smaller footprint

[@LifeMyWay007]

I have no clue, but I wonder if throwing some Cedar Chips in the composting toilet might help make the smell a little more pleasant?

[@chachi5975]

I have that same toilet and it just smells like whatever wood shavings you put in it. The easiest to find is from pet stores for hamsters but I like your idea of some cedar mixed in! I wonder why he didn't get the urine diverter option, it goes right down in the black tank so you don't have to empty the gallon milk jug of pee!

[@joeharker]

@@chachi5975 what brand is that composting toilet?

[@Hogger280]

A good inverter will do the bypass automatically - when you plug in shore power the inverter will pass that through and stop using the batteries. If shore power fails the inverter(s) will instantly go to battery without cutting power to appliances.

[@Propelled]

“Plug in” 😂

[@chucknSC]

Not if the inverter failed or you need to service it.

[@maryellenhall4189]

How does the setup handle wind? Do you pull them in at night?

[@rachaelb9164]

This insanely amazing. We are looking to go fully solar/battery and dump the stinky propane.

[@CPIVCR]

luv thoise visuals starting at 1:49

[@briandavis9975]

It's been my plan to do the exact same thing To my bus nice work love the actuator idea.

[@cheapreviews0]

Doing this now.... Im totally nerding out.

[@billbabbs3871]

Common day folks couldn't afford a system like this, I would imagine this system is in the neighborhood of about $40k ish plus the RV itself $80 ish. I also would imagine the company that installed it did it for the bragging rights and I also think that some of the parts used were donated for advertising rights. Don't get me wrong it's a awesome system, like I said common RV owner could afford it, I have a 40' Jayco Eagle and I've managed to install 4k of solar and only 16K watt hours of storage and has already cost me $14k and that is doing it myself. Happy trails

[@najruqwi7008]

All I can say is WOW! AWESOME!

[@ozzybrian3224]

Hi Guys, What a great life guys, I am envious of you all, Please keep up with these videos, One of the things that has stopped me from going RVing Is the ability to stay connected to the internet, I see that you guys are heavily into the internet business. So my question is how do you guys stay connected, please. THANKING YOU ALL IN ADVANCE Aussie Brian

[@alaska-bornfloridaman]

Starlink

[@Saintly2]

How do you maintain your roof with all that up there?

[@michelefliginger8910]

The wind in Mt would have that thing flying for sure!

[@JaridOrgeron]

Holy humidity running AC with constant fan!

[@ericjohnson6437]

Another top notch video. Well done... Joshua is such a cool guy to interview as well. You make a good team. Looking forward to the next installment of installation videos, thanks.

[@outoftexasRev7v9]

Great job! Fortunate that you have three axles... Nice design! Someone is probably already drawing up sketches to file for a patent as I type this... I think that's the new benchmark👍

[@handyman3797]

All that work and didn't install lighting in the areas with all of the electrical equipment?

[@ggoacher]

Those solar panels are so awesome

[@Bmans1959]

Awesome set up. Next up develop a smart system for the panels to follow the sun. Good luck with your next project and enjoy that awesome rig. 👍👌💪🕊

[@andysukosd8177]

Great video guy"s, love watching.

[@wenmoon448]

this was amazing, thx for that, god bless and keep your calorie intake in check guys

[@outoftexasRev7v9]

@ $1799.00 each and only 65 lbs. X 8 that is more than twice the depth/storage bank of a tesla unit for half the price! Total 520 lbs. (minus cables) for Eight Group 8-D LiFePo4 Enduro Power Baja Series 12V 300Ah Deep Cycle Lithium Battery 12.8V / 300Ah / 3840Wh each = Total 30,720 watt hours @ 20.5” L x 10.6” W x 8.7” H Excellent (massive) decision!

[@AngelaJonesCreates]

Amazing RV mods. Some brilliant minds coming up with those things

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Glad you like them!

[@KiltedVeteran]

Wow, his solar setup is insane in the best way possible. His entire solar setup probably costs as much as the fifth wheel itself.

[@jackstephens1450]

Will 17.5 wheels and tires fit, much safer

[@nevysadventuresllc9074]

Crazy Expensive but have you checked out the living vehicle yet, would be a great review for your channel

[@Genesisfarmhomestead]

How do I purchase the Harp for my grandchild and lessons.

[@markseamans4682]

Haha, you are the first RV'er, other than myself I've seen to put large residential panels on an RV. Now, I'm only doing 4, but those 415w panels are not small. Created a rail using superstrut though custom 3D printed standoffs (to match curve of the roof), with anchors that went through each truss. Needless to say, I don't want this to come off. How did you mount your supports to your roof? Oh, I also made my own batteries, with a total of ~13 kW with all Victron gear. I have a single multiplus, but thinking of adding a second, as I think it would be easier to deal with the second leg of the 240v rather than doing a manual/auto transfer switch.

[@jmuckable]

Good video Tom

[@catherinegreene8091]

With this idea and connection help, it would be great to be able to be energy efficient with electric for traveling with no gasoline too!