How To Build A DIY Power Box

[@EarlLewis]

Not sure what it is but it's sort of mesmerizing to watch you work through this. Suppose it's the fact that we're seeing a skilled craftsman that cares about the quality of his work. Thanks for sharing these videos. Although I didn't buy one of your kits (yet) you did inspire me to build my own portable power box, so thanks so much!

[@ShadowridersIII]

This is a totally awesome build and great video to watch with a first hands (and eyes) on view ! Super Job !!!

[@iceholepower8012]

Thank you very much!

[@iceholepower8012]

@@EvanSmillie Appricate the kind words. Good luck with your build!

[@ShadowridersIII]

@@EvanSmillie Yes they are closed... I went straight to their website as well after watching the video !😊 Good luck with your power box build !

[@tonyanderson191]

I just received the wiring kit for father's day. I can't wait to do this with my son next weekend! thank you so much!

[@iceholepower8012]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@tonyanderson191]

@@iceholepower8012 can't wait to use this for camping! (And hopefully won't need it during hurricane season)

[@Mikesmodels87]

A fellow railroader! Awesome! I’m a locomotive engineer in Saskatchewan!

[@CraftyHandsNet]

I just finished the Deluxe kit, with box, SAE connector, wiring kit, and the 3 amp lithium charger . I build lots of kits...modules for my synthesizer, radio kits, etc. and this was a real pleasure to put together. Following along with this video was just too easy and more than everything you need is included so I give this a 10 out of 10 ! I am using two Expert Power 12V 10Ah Lithium LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Rechargeable Batteries to run my QRP mobile ham radio rack. After searching many places for a diy build to power it I landed on Ice Hole Power and am totally happy with the results. If you are doing mobile HF comms, this is the ticket.

[@iceholepower8012]

Frank, thank you so much for your feedback!

[@joshuasykora3859]

Perfect for my boat and deer stand when the kids are with to keep them entertain and warm.

[@mojitojl8171]

Best wiring job I have seen.

[@iceholepower8012]

Thank you!!

[@StayFrosty0916]

Quady sent me over to see you love the build man turned out nice gonna save to try and get a kit from you. Keep it up gonna send my buddies your way for there power needs.

[@nathanspeer3730]

Can't wait to get in the shack and try this out!! I love that you offer a box that I could put together myself. The video was easy to follow; I had zero issues and my box worked right away!

[@tytatetrey]

Videos are awesome, as an electrician super easy for me to follow, maybe for some guys that don't see this stuff (wiring) everyday, you could put a drawing on screen momentarily as you do each switch, the animated ones you use are sweet. Sort of build a wiring animation as you go, with a finished diagram at the end.

[@iceholepower8012]

I need to work on my computer skills to make that happen but I love the idea! Thank you for the suggestion!

[@michaellasley3092]

I knew that two bad lights at once is near impossible,so I broke down that 4 wire ground and found the lighting issue. Took the box fishing and everything was top notch. The glow cup worked great and helped me put a couple of walleye on ice. Thanks for a great diy product.

[@iceholepower8012]

Nice work. With those wires being so thin, when you crimp them, sometimes it will cut the wire. I am guessing you did not put a bit of solder on them to stiffen them up?

[@michaellasley3092]

Correct. I sensed the issue as I assembled, but tried like heck to pull wires out and they were crimped tite.Going to do a long run test on all to see batt life of 2-18v ah amp batts and recharge time.Great product Jeremy.

[@michaellasley3092]

When I figure out how to send you pics,I will. Maybe some on the ice pics later too.

[@JB-cf3ew]

Ask a question 8:30 pm last night . 7:30 am had a response ! This guy is incredible . I’ve built several off these boxes now , have not been the lease bit disappointed ! Highest quality most imformative ! Just about any body with a little mechanical skill can do this , thanks jerremy👍

[@iceholepower8012]

Thank you!!

[@soniac3620]

Want to get one someday! For the kayak, ice fishing, camping and power outages!

[@iceholepower8012]

Congrats! You won the power box!

[@jefferyvetter8529]

I have two boys 12 and 10 and they both go Icefishing with me and we could definitely could use a ice hole power box to help us do our overnight camp that we have planed for this upcoming winter. Thanks for you generosity, and your service. Tight lines!

[@charlesleone9549]

Excellent product. Very easy assembly with good instructions. Customer service is very good too. My power unit runs my Helix 7 all day long without problem. Highly recommended.

[@billkeys6541]

Hey Jeremy, coming from a Canadian north of the lower 48...lol, really enjoyed the video on the diy kit, nice to see someone that takes pride in what they do, will be ordering a kit shortly

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks Bill!

[@terryandrews9]

Hi Jeremy, I purchased your power box. I know little to nothing about doing electrical wiring. I wanted to do this as a learning experience. I must say watching your video made it possible. I put in 2 12v 30ah lithium amp batteries. My biggest problem was the lights,one doesn't work ,but the real problem was the wire is very fine and the insulation was to thick for me to get a good crimp.Thumbs up great box. I plan on using this for some camping, kayaking,and when I am able to get a Garmin use it for that.

[@brianbowles99]

Brother I have to say you did a awesome job explaining and showing where each connection goes and so on. Great job I'm wanting to build two of them myself to put in each car and then I want to build a Big power box with solar charging also. Awesome video

[@MrSki-tyvm]

After watching several of your very knowledgeable expertise. I LMAO off because I almost bought a Dakota Loser Power 10 at $230. I'm definitely going to buy Amped Outdoors. If Dakota's warranty is 11 years then they're LYING or Amped Outdoors batteries will last 15 years at much better Pricing and quality built product. I will be placing a couple orders with you to Make My Amped Outdoors Ice Hole Power Box 12 for $160. Thank you so much.

[@albertdrew7235]

Great video, what box are you using, have a link? Thanks

[@Dethlock45-9]

Working on my fourth build. This next one is going to be the bad mofo... Thank you for your help and instructional videos

[@terryg1965m]

Very good instructions

[@AdventuresoftheLandNorth]

This would be a great addition for my winter camping.

[@tomlipinski4482]

Very nice step by step orderly instructions. This would work great ice fishing, camping or in the boat.

[@paulducharme4509]

This would be a fantastic power pack. If I had one of these, I would replace the sealed lead acid battery that came with my new Ice Helix and be ready for next year’s hard water season... thank you for the great DIY videos.

[@cwmaxfield2000]

This is flipping awesome. I need two for a bluewater sailboat with my solar panels. Thank you so much. Saves me a lot of hassle.

[@christopherherrmann6269]

Love the boxes!! There is not a day that goes by that I am not using my box in one way or another. Only wish I would have got it years ago. Keep up the great work

[@W3GYV]

Very nice I thought you were from Canada to start with!

[@kevintaylor3816]

Great video as always!! I can think of a number of ways I would use this box... Camping with my family, taking the grandsons out crappie fishing, charging phone when working outside, maybe adding speakers to watch movies outside with the family...

[@josearrasola7236]

Hello sir , I’ll. E damm I’ve never seen a will built power box like this and I make some of my own but nowhere as beautiful as these are awesome I’m for sur going to recommend to all my fishing buddies this so awesome , I can turn the business over to you I’m retired and I do it for fun but the old fingers are getting up their !!! Keep up the awesome job sir

[@wesnunley7377]

10 out of 10 really interesting video really easy to follow along excellent instructions recommend this to anybody that wants A portable power box pretty impressive thanks for putting this video and being so thorough thank you!!!!!!

[@iceholepower8012]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Wes!!

[@Bowhunter3144]

This would be a huge help going into my family’s second ice fishing season this winter to run lights in the shack and charge electronics for ice camping trips!!

[@mikeriedel5966]

like your videos they are detailed and matter of fact. I learned so much on lithium batteries, I used to buy them based on voltage and amps reflected in the packaging. wishing you tight lines, cant wait till your site reopens in april got me excited about building a power box

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks Mike!! Looks like it might be March now, I will post on the FB page when we are back up and running!

[@WES-JGC-2013]

Very clean wiring, and I think I'm sold on the kits and tools! Awesome setup!

[@andrewbainton4029]

Great video...very informative even to an amateur. Nice neat wiring!

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks Andrew!!

[@tracymeskel2839]

I built another box, this last year. This time I added a battery monitor, with a shunt. So I can keep a close eye on my usage, and watt hours. It was the cheap $15 one, but it works fine.

[@shawnquiram2769]

Would be awesome for ice fishing and camping. Probably work great on my kayak too

[@arnbergrandylaurie8960]

These boxes would be great for keeping phone charged while camping, hunting and fishing. I Like the Idea of them. I would be able to use this doing all these fun things and many more places. Thank you for all your Ideas and building these. Your videos are good and I hope your box business does well. Thank you

[@carlfranzen3772]

Your powerbox looks amazing! It would be great for my kayak fishing and camping trip down the Platte river this summer!

[@kenlangley2271]

Nice, clean work! Enjoyed the build video.

[@30CalCoreLokt]

On those posts... if I wanted to make this with a metal box, would the posts, and how their wired, create a direct short?

[@PBandHoneySammich]

Would a helix 7 be able to be run from the sae port or is that just for charging the batteries?

[@miikey.k7x]

Would be a great addition power source when searching a new lake with my friends during ice season! And even during open water too!

[@234eacret]

This would be an amazing addition to the ice Hut for ice fishing of course. But also great for bank fishing and camping. Great uses

[@bradthinnes2556]

I could use this for camping (both summer and winter) with scouts as well as ice fishing

[@northwiebesick7136]

I like the way this works, but as someone who just came upon this video randomly, o would like to know, what exactly are the small round lights you talked about for exactly? They don't look big enough to do much of anything

[@hardwaterbricky]

What is a bms? Is it what I need to keep me from trashing my dewalt battery in the ice shack?

[@DarrenGerbrandt]

I've got a build this week that I need to get done before we go camping the week after that. Need a battery for my trolling motor and will be using recycled 18650 batteries, 3s90p configuration, which should give me 200Ah / 2000+ Wh. Need something that will last a week while fishing running a 30lb Minn Kota without having to be recharged until I get home or can get some solar panels and a good solar charger. Being up here in Canada on the West Coast, I've bought all my stuff off Amazon but using parts from your builds as recommendations.

[@iceholepower8012]

Sounds like a fun project! Good luck on your trip!

[@marvjacobs5857]

Love the video just which I could get the lugs and wiring kit before April lol.

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks, we are talking about opening when our stock comes in. will announce on the FB page when we are up and running.

[@marvjacobs5857]

@@iceholepower8012 thanks I just which I saw your video before I bought my battery. I went with Dakota lithium 23 ah .

[@iceholepower8012]

@@marvjacobs5857 it will fit. Right under the handle.

[@pjgiantsfan1]

Ready to purchase the kit. My only question is if I can charge via solar using the sae connector.

[@iceholepower8012]

you bet, just make sure the polarity is correct at the SAE.

[@miketran3164]

Great job and clean 👍👍👍👍

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks 👍

[@stevepickett4258]

I want to take this time to thank you for making this box this looks like a nice box I have to get this I just bought the Garmin ECHOMAP ULTRA 106 SV This will be perfect for this

[@coryweaveroutdoors4998]

Would be awesome on my multi night kayak and camping catfish trips!

[@timothyadams7599]

Have you given any thought to adding a 2.7v 500f 16v super capacitor bank?

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

Question about the lights: How many watts are the lights? I need two in a kit, but I need a 1/4W & a 2W light @ 12V. Any such luck fir that?

[@Multiplemom3452]

Curious as to if this would be equivalent or maybe not so much but what would one be able to run off if it I guess to a Jackery or something like it for people who live in cars or trucks.

[@robertcoleman5560]

Hello im looking for some advice . i need some heat when night fishing (uk) so i have a 12v heater fan so im going to be useing 4 x 12v 7.0 amp batterys can you tell me what size wire would be best to use please many thanks

[@ribbs67]

Hi Jeremy I am running 2 106svs and my live scope off of one of you 48amh battery Diy boxes. The second unit is the console unit and the battery box is going to be located in the front port rod locker. The run to the front unit is fairly short 4-5 ft.. but the run to the console will be close to 10 by the time I go across and down the starboard side. Do you think I should bump up the wire size to say 14 inside the box from the battery to the SAE plug, and make the run to the console unit? I don't want the voltage to drop much to that unit... I heard it's also good to have max voltage running to the black box.. what do you think? I also want to thank you on the quick shipping I am expecting it here today!

[@Alpha550]

Great video, liked, subscribed and ordered! If I want to use the SAE port to connect my black box, what do I need? Or is this a bad idea? Thanks!

[@jeremydufour4138]

Planning out a ice hole power order to build a power box shuttle for my Garmin 4. I have a question for you. What company makes the angry bobber sticker on your table?

[@jameshuske6690]

Can't wait to get one of these to use camping or at music festivals!

[@jaredhans9495]

Hell ya this would be Awesome for doing projects in the garage, or sitting the boat cruising down the lake fishing for walleye or sitting in my ice hut.

[@1recordj]

Looks great, also looks like I see a mixture of copper wire and tin coated wire. Why the difference? Maybe I am not seeing it clearly.

[@Mikesmodels87]

I would love to add this to my ice fishing set up

[@ronmiller6216]

I'd use this for camping, fishing and on the ice 100%

[@tonybrigner3866]

thanks for the info very sweet set up

[@nobracobra]

nice indepth vid... this is the build for me... my motto is... where theres a will, theres a way... i have the will and you showed me the way... :) tyfs

[@RickyDove]

Great video. Could I ask what gauge wire was used for the wiring

[@dougkermick7396]

Looking at purchasing your box and kit but my question is: I have 2 Dakota 12V, 10Ah lithium batteries. Will they fit in this box?

[@aranha9365]

I've been watching this type of videos on the past week or so, this is the best. Really good in detail. I was laughing when I saw your system to hold the batteries in place, because, i just watched a guy welding aluminum to do the same damm thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iceholepower8012]

Ha! I have not seen that video yet! Thanks for the compliment!

[@aranha9365]

@@iceholepower8012 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jInNn6RoaK19rZY

[@mrmillmill]

Great video! I purchased this kit with 2 of the 30 ah 12V amped batteries. I do not have the light cup but I do have all other components. I am at the fuse connection part of video at 52 minutes and noticed the fuses in kit are 10, 5, and 3 amp but i noticed each battery is 15 amp max constant current. Do I need to buy a 15 amp fuse?

[@rake7195]

Just built my box, these instructions are spot on!! I would suggest having a flag crimper, I'm not sure how to actually crimp those without one. If there is a way, maybe post a how to?

[@iceholepower8012]

If a guy didn't have a flag crimper, I bet he could get by with squeezing it down with some vicegrips.

[@Freshmanger2009]

if I was to hook up my garmin 93uhd, can I just connect it to the accessory spot?

[@iceholepower8012]

yes

[@Freshmanger2009]

@@iceholepower8012 thank you, also the sae kit came with extra sae attachments. Can I just solder that with my garmin power and hook it up through the sae port?

[@iceholepower8012]

@@Freshmanger2009 you betcha

[@Freshmanger2009]

@@iceholepower8012 thank you! You are awesome. I just purchased a kit and I'll upload it to your Facebook page when I get it all set up

[@Freshmanger2009]

@@iceholepower8012 what is a good terminal to attach my fish finder to the neg and positive post? Sorry for asking so much questions

[@urtypicalguy]

Can I use the DC port to power my Intex 12V quick air pump? I usually plug it into my car's cigarette lighter to inflate my air mattress but wanted to see if this can be an alternative. Thanks!!

[@iceholepower8012]

It shouldn't be an issue. I actually use my air mattress pump while it is plugged into my box to help get the camp fire rolling when the wood is wet.

[@milleradams847]

Cool job bro

[@iceholepower8012]

Thanks man!

[@milleradams847]

@@iceholepower8012 I’d like to ask your opinion is it possible to run a helix 9 mega gen4 helix 8 mega gen4 and a 360 mega on one of those battery packs that you made up please let me know what you think is my best option to power my equipment thanks bro I love your videos packed with info thanks again

[@tvpitz1]

I had great fun building this powerbox. However, when I hook my charger to the banana plugs to charge the batteries, I have to reverse the black negative wire with the red positive wire from the charger. I've been very careful to keep the polarity correct, but I have to flip it at the battery box. What's up? Can you assist?

[@Eric_DJ]

Just ordered this without the glow cup....never built anything like this ...can't wait to light it up.

[@tonythep8416]

Great video! Can you please give me the specs on the batteries used?

[@dougdaniels]

I'm building one as a solar powered battery box for Ham radio, but it will be similar in construction, using many of the same outlets and switches. I've watched a number of videos to prep for it, and I have to say this is the most educational for process and wire management. I will be using a Bioenno panel, battery and controller. I will also be using a RigRunner for fusing in between all the components and the battery. Overkill? Probably. But anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

[@iceholepower8012]

Overkill the snot out of it! Sounds like a sweet box, shoot me some pics if you want. [e-mail]

[@winstonsmiths2449]

My only suggestion is to save money, use vice grips instead of buying the crimper which most people will only use to build a box or two. I have 5 different crimpers for various connectors and most of those are necessary to not waste or damage the connectors. Other crimpers do not work as advertised and they go back and I use a standard, do-all crimper. Just place the right-angle connector just at the tip of where the vice jaws end. You will see the crimp metal tube so you can just where to place the jaws. Before crimping, screw down the vice grip adjustment screw to where the jaws take a little pressure to close. Close the grips and you are done. No damage to the connector unless you do it wrong. I burned through 3-5 until I got it right. After that, get it right almost every time. Passes the pull test.

[@iceholepower8012]

Great money saving tip! Thanks for watching!

[@vafrog02]

1/2 inch splice on wires? So, on 2 - 30 Ah AMP battery how many charges possible with 9 inch Garmin fish finder? I like the one shop for a complete kit. thanks

[@billm6850]

Just ordered a DIY box kit from you and looking forward to putting it together. Congrats on a great tutorial video, nice job!

[@iceholepower8012]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Toycoma]

I'm looking for a way to power a cobra 75 all road plus a ps kl203p amp. Thinking about something like this. I guess I could mount the radio and amp on the outside.

[@craiglawrey7518]

Great video. Thanks for making it!

[@kdot2427]

If I wire two 12v batteries in series for a 24v system, do I need to replace the fuse? The kayak motor I want to use needs 24v and has 25amp draw can your DIY box support that?

[@iceholepower8012]

You would ruin all the components in this box. This is a 12V box only

[@tg8051]

Very cool kits! I love my Icehole powerbox & use it to run my LX7 but would like to get another one to mount my showdown on it! Good stuff Jeremy

[@chrisbjerklie5800]

Crazy simple! Follow along, hit pause and replicate. I’d write more but I’m off to the ice! Thanks, Jeremy!

[@Phantazim132W0]

I would love to use this for my garmin 7sv in the winter, also would work great in my kayak during the summer to run my 4cv

[@Joel_Train]

I am a year late to this game. Did you use this for the Garmin? I just bought a Garmin Striker Plus 4. It has a 4-pin connector to the Garmin and an inline fuse leading to bare wires on the pig tail end. My Expert Power charger comes with an SAE to ring connectors and an SAE to alligator clips as choices to connect to a single Rebel battery. The flush mounted SAE looks like an attractive way to charge the battery externally to the box. I could also use the posts. Is there a way to rig an SAE or even a 4-pin end on the Garmin pig tail so that I can plug in the Garmin externally into a clean, flush-mounted spot on the box? I am looking anything other than a running the Garmin wire into a gaping hole in the box (I do have some rubber grommets). I think I would like this small box to be dedicated solely to the Garmin with the exception of a voltage meter with USB Type C.

[@ronaldren5581]

I ordered parts from you for a project I’m doing. I’m impressed with the quality ! Much better than the crap I get off Amazon. The battery I’m using is a 100 amp hour big battery or I would have got a box from you to. I may still do a box just because it’s so cool. Have you thought about solar charging? Solar generators are sooo expensive. Just a thought.

[@iceholepower8012]

Thank you Ronald! I have thought about them but, we are too busy to add more to our plate right now. Thank you for watching!

[@joshreinders4691]

Would be handy in the ice shack!

[@ernie9819]

2nd time I've watched this video and learned something both times, on one of your videos you were showing the proper way to fuse batteries and I've been trying to find the proper size fuse for the 30ah Amp Outdoors battery

[@iceholepower8012]

Hey Ernie, thanks for watching! I am glad you're getting some value out of the videos! When thinking about a fuse, we need to consider what we are running more so than the capacity of the battery. The boxes are all fused for 10 Amps.

[@ernie9819]

@@iceholepower8012 I'm running a GLS10/LVS32 and a126sv both with Garmin recommend 7,5 amp fuses, which I think is a little high. The amp draw of the 126sv is approximately 2.5 amp but Garmin wants a fuse 3 times larger. Is the fuse I need coming from battery going to be 15 amp? Thanks for any help you cab offer!

[@toddbuh]

why have the battery charging post on top when you use the SAE plug to charge the batteries?

[@iceholepower8012]

It's not only for charging, you can use them for powering accessories.

[@K5QBF]

This would be perfect to power my portable ham radio station.

[@jacksonbrazil8785]

i want to make one but i want to have a metal box instead. will it have any problems like grounding out the banana post or anything like that?

[@crowtubecrozier2857]

I need a very good power box for SUV camping. I'd like to try off the grid camping with no electricity availability. What kind of box should i invest in, plus i not only want it to charge from home on 120v. I need it to charge from my Honda pilot. Please help!! Lol Do you offer an already built kit for my needs?

[@peterhopkins7505]

i did one of these 5 years ago but with 1kw of mains power option and built in hot plate. brilliant, mains power anywhere,

[@gregoryparker2249]

just watch your video and really like it. could you put in a volt meter so you know how much battery you have left.

[@Brocks-Travels]

Its nice to see you using the proper tools for stripping and crimping the wires. Too often these how to videos show side cutters being used for stripping, and bull nosed pliers (or heaven forbid a vice) used for crimping, [After all it doesnt really matter its just a battery box]. P.S. I am an Australian Airforce trained Aero Eleco/Avioinics Tech. I like wiring to be done correctly..

[@garymongelli9428]

Will you make one of these boxes i have an amped battery 30Ah and I love your design but, i don't have the finger dexterity to do the do it myself anymore. the price will not scare me I promise.. LOL Your video is excellent.

[@robcarlson1741]

Would be a great box for ice fishing