HIGHEST POWERED Pod Trailer - 3kw 200ah Induction Cooktop Install To Trailmaster Pioneer Camper

This whole induction cooking phase has bitten me. Let’s face it, no gas bottles, no flame blowing out. Totally renewable with solar. The thing is though, what do I have to do to get this into my Pod Camper.

[@twoborders]

mmm… $6k battery/inverter cooking setup vs $20 butane camping stove 🤔 I better not tell the wife I want to upgrade.

[@bazradventures]

Great vid Dave, was just thinking this morning that you haven't put one out for a little while, and then BANG here it is. Great setup also

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for the detailed video on your dc power to 240v

[@billroach2393]

Great job mate!

[@confuzsays7196]

Found that very intetesting. Nice.

[@brooksy2093]

Love our Westinghouse induction. Get yourself one as they heat up even quicker.

[@fionacunningham5126]

Thanks David. I'm working on getting myself set up and love that I can find some info from a guy I know and trust.

[@DASHOffRoad]

Haha, give it a crack 👌

[@drewrichmond1440]

These pod trailers are super cool. Would love to see you do more vids with it👌

[@DASHOffRoad]

Good chance 👍

[@ponnai1]

Great info

[@denisvincent3249]

Well done

[@bradrein08]

Nice setup mate lol

[@jc7654]

dash the inverter/charger will heat up with use so just keep that in mind when changing or using it for extended periods, I'd probably prop open the lid a couple of inches

[@DASHOffRoad]

Yes, agreed 👍

[@jakerittner1694]

Poor lawns looking bit brown hahaha. Love the little cooker might have to get our selfs one

[@somethingelse9535]

This must be the love of building things more than practial use. $5000 of electrics so you can use a little induction cooker? $20 gas burner stove from BigW solves that problem. But looks like a fun (if expensive) lil hobby mate.

[@limitlessadventures7626]

Jelly on the Victron stuff mate

[@liamkendle480]

Likes and comments are good for the algorithm 😉 awesome setup you’ve got there mate, I’m thinking I’ll do something similar in my Y62 down the track. Check out some of the setups that safiery have done if you need any inspiration, they use heaps of victron gear as well and have some elegant solutions. Great content as always Dave.

[@chadingerson6354]

That charging capacity of the lithium is mental.

[@NeilF4x4Crusading]

Great vlog, I'm a camp induction convert too ! Cost would be interesting, it's not cheap to set this up Shame so much wind noise when recording...

[@georgekelagis647]

ILL STICK WITH GAS MUCH MORE LIGHTER AND HEAPS SIMPLE TO USE ...

[@shanenorwell8580]

I think it’s time to put a decent battery in your van too and use a victron argofet to a big Anderson plug to charge either you camper or van battery from the alternator.

[@brianbourke8859]

You need some clearance space around the inverter. At least 25mm but look up the instructions

[@jamiewilliams7618]

Hey man the victron inverter has a ac transfer switch when ac power is plug in it drawers from ac power and only drawers from the battery if it needs to boost up the ac coming in as there is a guy in USA that explains victron stuff he uses and is KZbin channel is explorist life diy campers

[@shanenorwell8580]

Ooh and the reason the charging amps doesn’t drop is your house is supplying the stove when hooked up to 240 not the batteries.

[@placestosea]

the induction units are great ( have used one for years) but from what I have found, for heating water a small electric kettle (or birko) uses less power, so not as many amps flowing etc ( it takes slightly longer) to heat the same amount of water. did you put a fuse and isolator switch on the battery?

[@DASHOffRoad]

Duel pole DC isolator is this weekends job 👌

[@newyboys]

Dash..another great vid..anything to make things eaaaaaasy, any recommendation for a lithium battery to HELP the average Joe out.🙂🙂

[@DASHOffRoad]

There’s heaps of lithium on the market these days but they are not all equal. The cheaper ones are fine for running a fridge fir example, but for these high power applications you need to spend the $$$. I’m very happy with the DCS gear 👌

[@AAA11538]

Great setup 👍 love the induction and Multiplus. However a few improvement you should make. 1. Those 25mm sw cables are too small for the 3kw Multi, minimum of 70mm sw according to Victron. 2. No fuses on the main power wires! Even though that battery has a BMS and the run is short it is unprotected and a 12v arc from a lithium battery is nothing to laugh about! 3. Get some 25mm threaded conduit couplers for the Multiplus for the 240v wiring. 4. I didn't see any programming of the Multiplus. It needs to be programmed to work properly for lithium. Ie also setting the AC current input to 10A since you are using a 10A power inlet. Other than that a good setup. The Multiplus also has an AC transfer switch, so when you are plugged in the load runs directly from the mains and powered the charger too. It would be very inefficient to charge the battery then run an inverter when on mains power.

[@DASHOffRoad]

All good comments and looking into it. Will be revisiting the project as I’ve ordered a duel pole DC isolator, fuses and a few more bits and pieces

[@rodgie5754]

90ah charge is awesome.

[@tacte-cool1331]

Hey mate. Would it worth getting a bigger cable size to match the max output of the inverter in case you wanted to pull 3000watts for Justin?

[@DASHOffRoad]

Good call, I reckon because my cable length is so short I will be ok

[@tacte-cool1331]

@@DASHOffRoad Sweet, if you find you need to go bigger I have some 70mm2 and 90mm2 you can have.

[@alishabab3]

When your on 240v meaning charging it will switch the induction over to 240v so 2000w would only be pulling 8amps.. compared to if your using it not on mains..it would be pulling 166 amps.. that's why when your charging it wasn't showing more then 90amps

[@MGSkinner]

What diameter was that thick cable, mate? It looks a lot more flexible than the 00awg (70mm2) I was using.

[@newport5504]

Did you hook up your own 240v

[@DASHOffRoad]

You would need a qualified sparky to do this 👍

[@rycohose01]

Dave I don’t get it why spend a couple of grand on stuff ( my estimate of all your electrical parts) even though you had it lying around as opposed to a $20 butane cooker? Butane cans $6 for 3 and just dispose of in a recycle bin. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy your vids, but you seem to like it complex. Just my opinion.

[@davidholyoake5767]

gotta have all the mod cons when camping lol!

[@DASHOffRoad]

True, but me making a video boiling water on a butane cooker wouldn’t be very interesting 🤣. I like to try things that others aren’t doing and cc’d share the learnings 😅

[@bradrein08]

Peter, that is true about butane cooker and will work, but you can’t compare butane to induction if you can afford or do it. Butane is heavily affected by wind and cold where they just won’t work at all. Induction isn’t effected by any of that and you don’t need to carry gas.

[@rycohose01]

I except all your reasons. I have experienced the butane stoves in the cold but how often is that going to happen. Also Dave is right boiling water on a butane stove would be dull. I do enjoy your vids but I’m not a patrol driver, love the sound though. Cheers

[@anbu999]

Wouldn't it better to mount the electrical components on the wall under the clamp?. That weatherproof storage is too good to be turned into perm storage just for the electrical components.

[@DASHOffRoad]

There’s a lot more to go in there yet. I’m going to need all of that space 👌

[@Tom-lf8hx]

200amps 🤣🤣 god damm

[@DASHOffRoad]

Lithium too 👌

[@Tom-lf8hx]

@@DASHOffRoad yeah, gotta love em for that

[@lawrencecasey5242]

thats a lot of shit just so you can run a hotplate....space, weight coin...particularly for a compact/no fuss trailer

[@leonbuild3246]

Avoid using mdf

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

come on mate put a steak on with the pasta ha ha do the test proper ha ha ile bring the beer

[@DASHOffRoad]

HAha 😂🤣😂