Installing self reliant power in a camper.

[@ruixubattery]

Great job,Jesse.

[@MatthewYBarbo]

So good to see that EG4 3K being put to good use. Glad it's able to provide for the family's trips and projects! Appreciate you sharing this.

[@jmuller86]

Yea that inverter works great, just wish there was a better way to monitor it remotely

[@josa7744]

The only KZbinr I’m always looking forward to his new uploads! Your videos are absolutely the best !! Long, insightful and great content. Thank you so much for the hard work. Really appreciated. I wish you all the best.

[@michaeldowns2389]

The solar set up was very informative and easy to understand for someone not familiar, great to see the cabin again and looking forward to the projects

[@terencelawrence1050]

That’s some brilliant support from the battery company

[@williamkn621]

Love your solar videos, its a big thing for my girlfriend and I, upgrading and expanding. Of course we've been watching your channel for years and years and always like seeing a new video from you

[@bill4518]

Why Jesse doesn`t have a million subscribers is beyond me . I have never watched an episode where I didn`t learn lots .

[@tylerbarrett6652]

You have the coolest stuff! And I thought I was doing something when I installed 2 banks of 3 batteries in my semi... so I could run a coffee pot and my computer stuff and not worry about draining my bank of 4 truck batteries in my FLD120. I'd flip a switch and they'd charge while I was driving and then when parked I could shut that connection off and use the power. I could run a heater AND my coffee pot in the cold months and I thought THAT was something. Talk about moving from the stone age to 2024!! I love your set-up... but I'd be burrried in research if I tried to do anything like this today. Thanks for sharing this with us!!

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

I have a hydraulic cable crimper like yours and I really like it. It has saved me a lot of money by being able to make up battery cables as I need them instead of driving into town and hunting one down or having one made. I admire your abilities and how you are confident enough to tackle any job!!

[@TheJessycam]

You have a garage now but still working off the floor cutting metal & welding. Make a bench & sort your tools out which will produce good footage for us all to copy and make your life so much easier.

[@glenlongstreet7]

I lived in a 2005 Itasca 38 for 5 years. Top of the line Winnebago. I am so glad to be back in a house with 2 flush toilets.

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Love the way you hooked up the camper for solar and living off grid. Havent seen the famnily cabin in a few yrs, since you mom and dad reinstalled a new roof on the main cabin, i remember you were in the tent, and it rained and water almost everywhere. I remember you mentioned that you were gonna build a cabin for your family up there, but had to get some drainage issues taken care of due to the water all over. Nice to see this place once again. I remember the last time you were there, you cleaered a place where you originally wanted to build your cabin, but again it had water issue. Pray you are all feeling better soon, and can't wait to see more videos on this place. Sp pretty up there. Great video!

[@jmuller86]

yes, very nice up there. and you will see a lot of videos about it coming up. My dreams are up there waiting for me

[@SubculturalMoKa]

your content has really improved a lot! looking forward to your projects on this land!

[@TheNortonio]

Take away quote of whole channel: "Let me make my own groove". Amazing.

[@Bman2020]

Having the know how like yourself in todays world on your solar system sure helps looks like a great spot to looking forward to seeing upcoming videos great watch Mr. 👍👋🇨🇦

[@Bacon_Hawk]

Make sure when you mount the panels to the roof that you trim the trees so there is no shade on the panels during the day. Even 10% shade on a panel can cut the panel's gain by 50%.

[@user-ln7of9gs4s]

Jesse, I’d like to see you do a bus conversion on an MCI, Prevost or Van Hool. Series 60/Allison B500 power train.

[@yatidaum7980]

Looking forward to your cabin build up in the mtns, hope you plan on filming it. thanx for the videos, really enjoy them.

[@tipperryan]

Man, I cannot wait to see whats in store for the property. Nice work with the solar!

[@johnhampson7]

Well, I didn't quite understand most of what you were talking about there, but I still enjoyed watching you put it together.

[@robertn2813]

Great set-up J . I can't think of any contingency that was missed . And thank you for not washing the camper . I didn't see any signs for an upcoming camper fashion show anyway , hahaha . Was nice to see Mrs. M , and the boys are amazing too .

[@bbrachman]

Next video using the new garage can you give an update or describe how well (or not) the garage is working for you? I have noticed that the insulation needs to be finished. Not sure how the radiant floor was hooked up. I suppose, during the warm weather, you don't need to address these things now. During the fall you will probably button up the walls and get the heat working. I watched the entire series on building the garage and it was fascinating to watch.

[@2hotscottpro]

I used those led bulbs.They got hot and melted the on/off switch in on position.I had to cut a wire before a fire.Pop a lenses off and see how hot those get!

[@dehumm9619]

Get a 19 inch or 23 wide server or network rack. 4 post or 2, a short one slide it in and bolt it down. Will hold all the batteries with spacing, cooling vents. Easy peasy. Those batteries are made to be rack mounted, would save a lot of cutting and welding

[@dansullivan2954]

Looking forward to you fixing up that property, looks like a cool place.

[@tomasisp]

My ever first comment on your chanel. My positive feedback on this video. Great idea pleasure to watch. Going to follow your videos for a while definitely.

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Great video,,,,,love seeing the boys playing . You and your wife are so cute.

[@JohnathanBruner-t2d]

Hahaha 🤣. Electricity. I was raised on a Michigan farm in the late 1940s and we didn't have electricity until I was 7. Lights have come a long ways - IS RIGHT. Nice video. I gave my RV to my daughter. I had a good run without all the fancy stuff.

[@stephenmabry2866]

One of the best episodes. Been looking for just this use case w/30A plug in shore power. Really like ur setup. I'm likely going w/(1x) EG4 6000XP for now and (2x) EG4 Lifepower ( LFP ) for easy communication - maybe 3 LFP in the future.

[@jmuller86]

yea the 6000xp is nice, and I went to order one but they were out of stock at the time so I just got two of these 3000s. I will probably upgrade to the 6000 when the first cabin is done

[@AW-Services]

Brilliant video, Jesse. Nice looking caravan as we call them here in the UK. I'd always wondered what the term toy hauler meant. You've definitely mastered off grid electrics and get the very best out of the systems you install. Nice to see your workshop doors installed, and you can work in the dry.

[@magilla9792]

Loved the video. Looking at Pearl in the truck you could tell she was on an adventure.

[@cuocsonglangnoigogang]

Installing self-reliant power in a camper is a fantastic accomplishment! Your commitment to creating a sustainable and independent energy solution reflects both ingenuity and dedication. It's truly inspiring to see you enhance your camper's functionality and efficiency with such thoughtful planning and execution. And I am Floating Village Life, Hit follow and let's explore together!

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

your 🇲🇾Malaysia fan here..great video as always...a true craftsman at work

[@imleetsometimes]

Nice setup! Only a few things come to mind looking at the battery storage area. I think it's going to get a little warm in there. Ideally you'd probably want at least 1U between each battery but I don't think you have that kind of space. Some sort of a fan system would do a lot to preserve the life of the electronics and if it were temperature controlled the fans wouldn't kick on until your setpoint. Having a single breaker for all that wiring is scary! Bus bars are nice because they're easy but they're not ideal to prevent things from melting or catching on fire but I'd only use them for the negative connections. I would put a breaker on each positive connection to minimize the risk of burning stuff up. Just some thoughts, good video though, thanks!

[@swampboitruckin9782]

I agree needs cooling fans for sure during the summer months winter time in his area he don't need cooling fans nature gonna keep them batteries cool enough

[@brentkingnwagent1347]

It is going to be so nice. Thanks for sharing Jesse. Have a great day.

[@grahamfinn4149]

Really good habit you are teaching your kid in the back seat. Out here in Australia, you can't have any of your body outside the vechicle. So yeh, good job teaching the kid bad habits.

[@akshonclip]

Use two of your 100 watt panels and the 20 amp Victron charge controller to charge the 12 volt house battery in the trailer. It is much more efficient than charging it through the inverter and then back through the stock RV converter/power center

[@pederb82]

Pro tip. It helps if you plug the roof solar to the correct input on the trailer. At least it looks like you’ve connected it to the inverter. It should be connected to the victron. Btw - a victron is way superior to an Eg4 when it comes to solar. There are no better charge controllers. All the others are like slow motion in tracking mppt while victron adjust several times a second. It’s constantly adjusting to the optimal in any given moment. The EG4 is slow to respond. It don’t catch cloudy weather good way all. It change too fast.

[@g-man7938]

Might want to take the ol' weed whacker with you the next trip, looks like it rained a lot which didn't add to the fun. Always enjoy seeing what you are in to next, you're a smart man. All the best to you and the family.👍🏻

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

My Winnebago had 12v double florescent lights. 7 of them and I rebuilt them all with led strips, now thats some savings! also replaced all the incandescents with leds. Damn thing was a huge power hog.

[@davidwatsonii9469]

YOU KNOW WAY MORE THAN I DO ON SOLAR, BUT I WAS A EQUIPMENT INSTALLER, SEEMS LIKE YOU WOULS BE GENERATING A L;OT OF HEAT, GOOD LUCK

[@Lagittaja]

Pro tip for those who don't know, if you're putting stranded wire to a screw/screw clamp terminal and you want to be sure it gets clamped properly: tighten it, loosen it a quarter turn or so and then retighten it. Let's the strands find their happy place so to speak. Especially important with coarse stranded wire, maybe not so much with fine but oh well. Then give it a nice good tug and wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah to verify it won't immediately come loose. It's good practice to periodically check the connections, especially these kind of high current connections. P.S. Also lookup the datasheet of the device you're wiring and see what the supported wire types are. And what the torque spec is, electrical terminals require less torque than you might think.

[@celticsoldia]

All stuff that’s been explained here before.

[@devvoid1312]

Still good information some might not have seen ​@@celticsoldia

[@2hotscottpro]

Know it all 😂

[@youpattube1]

Excellent, excellent video. You are a hard worker and it is paying off. And, this is a nice change from politics.

[@rescuehoundemtd]

Switching those lights to all LED will help a lot.

[@matthewfulk4124]

I see that cabin sitting there and wonder what the overall condition is and whether that could be a place to stay in and sleep in sooner than building another cabin? Is it pretty run down inside? Or been taken over by various types of critters? Another great video again, thanks for sharing all of these projects. It is cool to see it all happening. You're an inspiration.

[@jmuller86]

yea that cabin had the floor cave in and there are big animals in and out of it. it will need a massive rehab

[@BWIL2515]

Man there's gonna be a whole lot of fun up there I was in those mountains a long time ago ran into a adult male moose out there I didn't know it was a rare happening hell I saw a black bear with two cubs anyways Jessie thank you and your family for sharing y'all's life with all of us

[@TheBignick243]

Led lights make a hell of a difference. 1100 watts for 120 AC is pretty common. Mine uses about 1400 watts even with a soft start it chews through my massive battery bank in no time.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Tons of great info. Looking forward to seeing the projects!

[@jamescole1786]

8/13/24..Jesse, watched (& big yawn) during your 3 solar battery & Inverter install + electrician descriptions of this 48V, 110 & 220 AC or DC ?(over-my-head) >Gizmos

[@la6508]

Awesome build, it might make a nice prizes give away when you're done with it.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Jesse on getting ur Reliant Power mounted for ur camper. works good..

[@MySynthDungeon]

Alright!! Hanging with Jesse! Coffee on! Here we go! Lov it! Cheers!;-)!!

[@Re5ist_ance]

I can't wait to see the new projects .. thanks for this video 👍

[@xzytqweo3538]

Great job! Looking forward to your next video.

[@toddincabo]

👍 You should look into getting A Midea U-shaped window unit AC and forego that loud power hungry roof AC. They are inverter technology, sip power compared and the loud part is on the outside. I mention this because you are going to keep it parked anyway. I'm going to install one in the rear window of my Class C RV and completely remove the roof AC for more solar panel area. The Midea's can be found at Costco on sale very cheap. Also, if you thoroughly insulate around that water tank, and the others while you're at it, you'll be way ahead of the game.

[@joseywales7525]

I am just trying to replace a new clothes dryer that works, Spent an hour this morning trying to get it replaced after the first service fix.

[@glenlongstreet7]

I remember watching you helping your folks with the roof, and maybe a bit of clearing.

[@jmuller86]

yea that was like 5 years ago. it had to stop for a while as we introduced Noah into this world later that year

[@ianmurray9201]

Thanks Jesse I loved it as usual.

[@KenMrKLC]

I have a 33ft Newmar class A I put 8 of those renogy panels on roof and 400ah of lifepo4 litthium batteries. I am running all 12v I have a inverter/charger combination that auto switches when plugged into shore or generator to invertor 3000w ... Works out good. Not enough to run a/c for any length of time really to speak of. With full sun I can just about recharge battery from 15% to 100 with barely using power all day. The idea was to basically only use generator when using ac. However I do run a small window unit in bedroom at nights for a few hours on the battery sometimes

[@KenMrKLC]

I forgot to mention I have 2 30A renogy mppt solar controllers. They are 100v max too so I run 4 panels off each 80v 22ish amps. I get a good 40-50A at 12v charging when in full sun.

[@edwardseth1230]

Jessie.. with respect.. this thing is going to be great for the short term use at the other site project.. but for now.. do make a simple printed out schematic in color of which wire goes where.. and keep it in the camper.. so anyone other than youre self can easily work on this harware.. when its getting faulty or needs to change a wire or a the breaker itself, keep a breaker of the same amps and another shore power connector..just in case in the camper.

[@kenfrazier616]

be great to let the kids see OUR beautiful country like the Rockies and MT is amazing. I know a camper works great verse moteling it.

[@Michael_CS615]

If the Aircon is an inverter type the power use will decrease a LOT when it gets the space to the set temperature. So your system should last a lot more!

[@spiderdad00]

Great video well explained

[@6minutemedia543]

Standard 19" rack mount centres on the batteries. Many mounting options.

[@markconger8049]

Since you have power there in the camper even when you’re not on site you could add a cellular hotspot (e.g. Netgear Nighthawk LTE) and be able to check on things like the EG4 status. Could even place a Raspberry Pi there ir other low power computer and be able to do some remote tasks. RealVNC Lite is good for that.

[@jmuller86]

yea a raspberry pi is able to be hooked to the eg4 3000 and I will have a hotspot with a weboost to always get signal

[@MrPhotodoc]

Lower the trailer jacks at each corner when it's parked to keep it from rocking back and forth while going in and out the door.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Also use LED bulbs in the overhead lights for reduced heat and power use.

[@BigMikeeeBam]

#Jesse love your work on this build! As always like your videos.

[@msnpassjan2004]

11:00 Stacking closer together might help with the batteries self heating feature in the winter months.

[@toddincabo]

👍 That inverter is nice, I was going the AIO route until I found that they use a lot of standby power, the higher the power handling, the more. That EG4 3000 uses 40-50w just standby, which is the norm. I decided to go with an Ecoflow Pro with 10w standby and auto shutoff after 2hrs + DIY battery bank. That's a nice system you have there none the less!

[@greghurrell9694]

totally agree with your comment about campers. we call these caravans in australia

[@rollinlowford]

You should modify trailers as a side gig like that with solar... bet you could make some good $$ at it.

[@lodollar23]

I like camping. It allows my family to travel on a budget. Campers are somewhat nasty but it's a better choice than motels or buying land. Just those batteries and inverter probably cost more than my camper

[@averagemyke2843]

"I made my own groove" then gives you the side eye lol

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Enjoyed that. Very helpful😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jamesmoran5595]

They make a "soft start" module to help with the initial amp draw on the AC unit. Small module that wires into the ac unit.

[@brianelliot2719]

Thanks Jesse, interesting video. I agree with you, I think a cabin (or cottage as I call them here in Ontario) is a much better option than a camper. From my friends and family’s experiences, campers often become mouse houses when you park them for a while. Mice can get in through a quarter inch crack and they sure make a mess, especially in clothes and bedding… and they can carry the Hantavirus, a very bad respiratory illness which can make you very sick or cause death. I cringe when I see KZbinrs removing mice nests without respiratory protection. Having a cabin with a concrete substructure is a fantastic investment.

[@andyperrine9987]

I haven't even looked, but this stuff cannot be cheap....

[@merlepatterson]

Gotta remember that an A/C will load cycle on and off as the RV get cool.

[@jimwest986]

I SEE YOU HAVE OVERHEAD DOOR I MUST HAVE MISSED THAT GOOD VIDEO

[@ih8s8n]

I’m with you on the lights. “Warm” light hurts my eyes. I far prefer around 5000k lights.

[@billykulim5202]

that was amazing drop changing to LED light bulb from 280watts to 80watts

[@ih8s8n]

@@billykulim5202 agreed. And he even found those two lights in the cabinet afterwards and had them on so it would have been an even bigger drop if he had those cabinet lights on with the regular bulbs it them.

[@carrollmontgomery]

thank you Jesse love your videos

[@anthonywilson2346]

4.40 when you opened the 2nd box I expected a 3rd one then a 4th etc, etc😊🇬🇧

[@markreetz1001]

Okay, Jesse. I have watched documentaries on the construction of nuclear power plant that have landed in my brain more solidly than what you're doing. Lol!! Not that you didn't explain it well, it is just a lot to absorb! Good luck!

[@kjterz]

looking forward to the progress planned..........

[@jameshancock]

Get a dc/dc converter to 12v and power a fridge and usb ports everywhere (and TVs) Then get one of the 48vdc heat pumps. Virtually no ac required.

[@edneialmeida7612]

Boa noite Jesse esse serviço muito ótimo meu amigo

[@MattyMurtagh]

Victron energy have 175watt panels which are much the same size as the ones you are fitting to the roof.A little bit longer but the same width

[@robburley9494]

Jesse save off cuts of copper fuel lines 3/16",1/4" ,5/16", 3/8" they make great ferrules in a pinch.

[@robertoneil8852]

We have two cabins in the Western Adirondacks. Summer boating, fishing swimming. Winter snow mobiling. ATV's anytime weather permitting. Great locations. Are your lands in the Eastern Adirondacks? Very nice way of life.

[@melgoss64]

A good alternative to your ac would be a small mini split

[@criticalevent]

It's funny, you're using angle iron for server rack rails and I frequently use old server rack rails for angle iron :)

[@SignatureSolarEthan]

Nice install, sir!

[@bruceknowlton8691]

Solar lights have come a long way we have some that will light all night. Or you can bring them inside if the power is out.

[@chrisoakey9841]

you should hard wire batteries to keep the fridge running. and add an edison plug to the car & trailer so you charge by car while driving.

[@andersjeppsson2456]

Nice woork.Have a nice week.

[@CranialAccess]

Jesse we must say you are on the verge of being our favorite channel! We are familiar with the area that your property is located in. We have a place on Mountain Lake in Bleecker NY. My wife’s first comment was about the trees and rainy weather affecting your solar system. She is not a fan of the Adirondacks in rainy damp days. Looking forward to your improvements to the property!

[@randazzle1388]

This channel SHOULD be your favorite channel... you guys are almost neighbors LOL.... Bleecker NY must be nice area... Dolgeville NY originally for me... drove the back way to Saratoga through Gloversville many times.... beautiful drive.

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

That's awesome ways to live of greed I love the idea 💡👍 👍

[@anime_reference]

don't forget to come back for those ferrules!

[@kevinmcnicol4559]

great job my friend ... thanks

[@razbuznik]

Very cool - but why I am having nightmares about mosquitoes?! 😮