My Electrical Set Up (4Patriots Vs. Bluetti Power Box)

[@bboyswoosh87]

I have the Bluetti Ac200MAX and I use it for power outages or running AC too cool down my living room for my frenchies.

[@subzero2032]

Bluetti isn’t bad at all. I have an EcoFlow Delta Pro, Anker F1500 and a 521 for backup power. The “powered box”/solar generators are a great all in one option. 4Patriots products are dumpster juice.

[@stargeezer8427]

I use a Bluetti AC200Max (similar but older model) in my 27' boat, and I have the wall charger and a big folding solar panel, but I can 100% recommend that you look into a DC-DC charger for your van.... It's essentially a "fast charger" for your Bluetti that runs off the alternator while you're driving around (up to five times faster than the 12v cigarette lighter cable they give you). I got a Pecron 500w one from this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKLRipSngtyeqqc but there are other brands. No more hauling it in and out of the boat for charging is AWESOME!

[@laurakcollins]

I have heard of this but didn’t know exactly how it worked. Thanks! 👍🏻

[@Tactical-hg7ov]

Get panels. Cigarette charging would take you 20 hours from 0 to full. Also pecron would give you more power for cheaper. You can use more solar with pecron

[@Maddie2u]

Totally confusing for me too, no matter how much I read about it....

[@Bonzeggva]

Yeah 4Patriots gives me big scammy vibes

[@guitarxy1948]

If you ever decide to install a hard electrical system in your van, let me recommend that you take a look at this video from Explorist Life. . . kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2bUaJJqe61ngrM. The guy knows his stuff and can make it real simple to understand what is going on. Another guy you might look into for electrical help is Will Prouse . . . www.youtube.com/@WillProwse

[@laurakcollins]

I greatly appreciate this! I definitely will be doing that in the future so I will save this. Thank you 🙏🏻