Truck Camper A/C Option : Ecoflow WAVE 2 : 5100 BTU a/c and 6100 BTU heat

[@daveparlante3713]

I think the biggest problem is truck insulation. When you are parked in direct sunlight, it is almost impossible to cool the cab down. Now, move your truck to a shade (like under a tree) and the different is night and day. So plan your camping trips to locations where you can get under cover/shade and I bet you will see a rapid decrease in the temp within the inside of the cab.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@blueskys6265]

Not a problem for me when you install 2 AC window units

[@richeastmain4031]

Since the unit was drawing outside air to cool and pump into the truck you were dehumidifying outside air, not the air in the truck. While it was pushing dry air into the truck the condensed water was from outside. Also with it set up this way the thermostat will continue to run the compressor as long as the outside air is warmer than the set point.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Yes. Which is kinda why I wanted to run the test this way, since Ecoflow gives this as an option …. Mainly for tent camping. Just can’t be efficient though.

[@FuccoTheClown]

dang that's enough water to keep you alive in a pinch for sure. nice video, i'm glad you did that test and showed everything. you're the best!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks👍🏻

[@GnarlyPirate]

Not sure what I’m impressed with more. The content or your collection of Festool and Woodpeckers lol

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Lol. Thanks

[@marthabradas8873]

Pretty extensive review, thanks Brian for taking the time to do this. It will be interesting to see the performance you get from the next trip with the changes you will be trying. 👍👍

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Martha👍🏻

[@TimPaddy]

Your camera, and/or settings, are fantastic

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@Neodymium5312]

The most effective way to run this is like a dual output portable ac unit. The 2 exhaust ducts need to be outside since you'll create a vacuum in your truck and pull ambient hotter air into the vehicle.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@bluecollarstudio8513]

I was one of the first people to own an original crowdfunded Delta and i still use it but for $2100 i can buy an energy star 6k Btu AC, 4 100ah lion batteries, 800 watt inverter and 4 100 watt solar panels.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@mrp55net]

A good review. I've seen a number of reviews of the Wave 2 so far. Three points - 1) Anti-theft capability. From what I've seen, there are no points on the Wave 2's body to loop a steel cable to lock the heat pump to a vehicle or post. A locked cable is not the perfect solution, but it does make a grab and run theft more difficult. 2) It's a heat pump, so how efficiently it works in sub 25F winter temperatures remains to be seen. My guess is that it's a superb three-season climate-control system. The NCM battery chemistry is problematic. 800 charge cycles is ... ehhh. 3) The Wave 2 needs a remote temperature thermostat for those people that put their Wave 2 outside the sleeping area.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

All very true. Good points Mark👍🏻

[@Jasonoid]

Instead of buying the NCM battery, just buy a Delta 2 power station and run it off that instead. LFP cells and you get much more functionality.

[@mrp55net]

@@Jasonoid I already have a Bluetti AC200 Max. The Wave 2 looks like a great choice for Ecoflow owners.

[@treyezell36]

Hey Brain I mean Brian 😉 great informative review thanks for that ....take care and have a great weekend

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks bud👍🏻

[@deborahadams5737]

RNdy here yes still on my wife’s KZbin 😂 love this setup to work with with my truck tent if I could make it possible same setup you had in your latest video mine was bought through Napier truck tents.thanks for sharing.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks bud👍🏻👍🏻

[@jasonbaldwin4172]

Thank you Brain for another awesome video!!!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Jason

[@Jasonoid]

I know Johhny Weekends from CES this last January, hes a great dude!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Hey Jason! He does seem like a nice dude👍🏻 you’ve got great content as well my friend👍🏻

[@Jasonoid]

@@BrianWatersOutdoors I've stumbled across a few of your videos and I've always enjoyed them! Keep up the great work. Maybe we'll have a chance to meet someday haha

[@jimdaly5077]

Good info,and good 👍for other channels. 👍🐝🌞

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Jim👍🏻

[@kenkilmer7143]

Love your channel and don’t blame you at all for capitalizing on the free stuff these vendors want to give you for your endorsement. And I like that you give so much back in the form of give aways But it gets tiresome to see these KZbin channels push a product launch Maybe I’m just jealous but to me I could power a 500 watt window ac for $200 plus battery Or I could power a 500 watt ecoflow for the same amount of time but a couple thousand dollars The math doesn’t add up Thanks for your review - a trusted voice leads to an informed decision. But unless ecoflow is giving these away I question the value.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Ken

[@H3STROU8LE]

Always good reviews. thank you

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thank you👍🏻

[@bigguy1403]

That's crazy...that thing looks like it'll give you maybe one summer and then take a crap. Loews has many other devices to stay cool for alot less money. Good review...thank you

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks👍🏻 I’ll be sticking with my cheap window ac unit for my truck

[@soniayoung7531]

Hi Brian great review, thanks for sharing

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Sonia

[@Williams407]

Thank you for sharing! Honestly it's really heavy. With the battery it weighs almost 50lbs, and you have to have the damn battery attached when charging. I really don't want to move it that often. Considering the portability, I purchased the more portable, able to carry it with one hand, ZB mark2.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@clarencewiles963]

If you’re able to use it as a heat pump system I’m thinking it would be way more efficient 😊 It’s still able to set outside the truck just use two hoses. One in and one out. And the unit is weather proof even the battery 🔋

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@caver6292]

It might cool faster and better if you had the intake hose connected (drawing air-already cooled by the unit) to your truck as well. That way it doesn't have to work as hard by having to cool down very hot, humid air from the outside...my 2 c's. Good review all around.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@retnav92]

Good review, and answered some questions I've had about the unit. Looking/ thinking about a portable a/c unit to cool (while sleeping at night) my 5'x9' Hiker Trailer & roof top tent simulateneously. Also mentioned by another commenter, there is no way to attach/secure the unit to help/deter theft. I'm a big EcoFlow fan, but looks like this unit won't do the trick, as most of our "campouts" are in parks with no electric hookups available. Plus, I'd be using my Delta 2 to run my 12v fridge.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks👍🏻

[@Steve-Goff]

You could buy 10 of your 5000 btu window units for that price. I wonder how it would handle being outside in the blazing sun for several days or in the pouring rain. How about below freezing temps. The battery is nice but realistically you’re going to need shore power if it’s using 600 watts/hour

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Exactly. I’m sure for some people this would be what they need, but for my scenario I’ll be sticking with my window unit.

[@777Dorado]

Great Vid Brian....not a solution for me, you found the best setup solution with your existing wall unit. It's a pricey solution though....👍

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks bud. I’m sticking with my window unit too👍🏻

[@929cbr_rr]

Hey there Mister Brain ! Good review. As to the unit, naw, I like your "big box store $200" solution better. But then, when I go camp, I'm a "shore power" kinda camper.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks George. I agree

[@trooper2121]

Very interesting video Brian

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks

[@davidpatrick1813]

If I lived in a place that got hot a lot or cold a lot this would be a nice rig ... possibly. We have less than 15 days in the 80s or under 30 ... I use wood stove and planning a diesel heater . small space... it is nice it is portable .. but bulky for a small van or vehicle.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@TheTbyrd85]

Awesome review

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks👍🏻

[@steveng54]

I expected much better results for such a small space. I think all the cool air stayed on the floor and temp didn't go down much as the gauge was on the bed which would cool much slower than the air around it. Cold air sinks so it stays on the floor. Maybe hang the sensor in the middle to measure air temp.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I was more worried about what the air temp would be on the bed, since that is where I sleep. The bed is about 1/2 way from the floor to the ceiling, so it was a pretty fair result….at least I think.

[@Ob3ysteeze]

noTIFICATION GANG!! awesome video!!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@farside87]

My 40ft 5th wheel has two A/Cs on it, but I have been thinking about adding a 3rd air conditioner for those HOT Texas days, OR maybe this would be a possible solution to add just for those extreme days.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@joeycameron5654]

Can you use the solar panel port and connect a dc battery? Splicing the ends and adding the positive and negative terminals? This video was extremely helpful! Thank you. 😊

[@gastiresoil9758]

Yes you can use a battery. If you use a regular xt60 connector you will be limited to around 8amps at 12v- about 96watts. If you use a xt60-I connector I was getting around 170-190 watts out of my 12v lifep04 battery.

[@gastiresoil9758]

Yes you can use a battery. If you use a regular xt60 connector you will be limited to around 8amps at 12v- about 96watts. If you use a xt60-I connector I was getting around 170-190 watts out of my 12v lifep04 battery.

[@chrisbergeron860]

It's been my personal experience that portable ac units are very inefficient, especially when the unit is brought inside. The heat that it generates offsets the cooling ability. I purchased a 12k unit for my son's trailer and we ended up swapping it out for a regular window unit.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

👍🏻👍🏻 I’ll be staying with my window unit too

[@masterful7574]

"Intresting" is not a word. "Litterly" is not a word.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Douche bag is a word👍🏻

[@LowOnCash]

The problem with your installation is the intake is outside instead of inside the camper so yor cooling hot air rather than chilled air in the sleeper. Plus you are pressurizing the cabin slowing the fan down workiing the motor extra hard. Get that intake inside the camper it will work twice as good. Mike

[@mensmental2615]

You might want to think about trying to figure out a way to show fedx ground and ups

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@mensmental2615]

This system could possibly stop one of the biggest strikes in America history

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@rwstarke]

That A/C unit looks like a modern version of K-9 from Dr. Who.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@claysisson4627]

In your situation, I am thinking the “window” unit is the better option. Texas heat is miserable.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I agree, and will be sticking with that

[@kenuber4014]

Screw that thing!! We need more videos on Pig and the new kids on the block!! Lol

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Coming up shortly

[@todd1hd]

I suspect with the unit outside the space and the hose blowing air inside, you pressurized the space pretty quickly and cut way down on the efficiency of the unit.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks, and that’s probably true.

[@kofdenhamsprings2701]

Ok, now that you have tried both, what do you recommend for truck cap camping: the EcoFlo Wave2 or the window unit? Thanks, K

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Window unit for sure

[@goneoutside1011]

Almost 4 hours at 50% humidity that wouldn’t work in southern Texas. At least you can make water with it.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@AlexCastellanos1]

You set it to 68, but how does the unit measure it reached the set temperature? Still watching, so maybe you cover this. Like the Ecoflow idea I’m general.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

If it is setup outside the environment like this test it will run continuously because it cannot monitor the inside environment. It’s not an efficient way

[@CC-gt3ro]

You lose only 41wh by going to AC 220V BUT you don’t have an NMC battery…and you can put the powerstation farther than the max 5m Xt 150 cable provide and that cost over 140$US (that you would buy if you would had already an echoflow)

[@josephmonarko4514]

Cool video!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@richardrosene9738]

Hobotech has an 8% discount code. Check out his review. Brian's review is probably more realistic for those of us in the southeast. Thanks...

[@swat007jp]

Is the water being generated distilled ? Can you measure the PH level😅 I’m curious now.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Lol. Maybe on another test run. In a pinch you could probably drink it

[@jerryfife2015tacoma]

Well done Brian you did a great job explaining and reviewing the ac unit. I've also noticed the power unit and/or the add on battery pack for it you have sitting in the floor at the back of your shop was just curious about it, Is that the Anker 767? I have the Anker 757 powerhouse and was thinking on picking up the 767 for a future pull camper, What's your thoughts on the Anker 767?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Jerry, and yes. It’s the Anker 767. My honest opinion is skip it and go with the Bluetti AC200Max. That unit is more capable with solar charging than the Anker

[@Plee92]

Awesome review. I would be nervous, leaving that bad boy out all night

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks Peter👍🏻

[@Ob3ysteeze]

is that a new 12v fridge i see in the background???

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I think it’s the one I’ve been using for a while now

[@rosswallace2969]

How long do you get to keep it, I would like to see testing in the winter.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I get to keep it, but for me it’s overkill in Texas for winter. I’m fine with my heated blanket and sleeping bag if it gets cold enough down here.

[@scottfarrar3441]

Seems like a much more expensive "solution" that the cheap-o Walmart A/C Unit you had setup. I'm not sure why you would switch from the Walmart A/C Unit ($150?) to a $2000 solution...that has a battery option that you'll "never" use because you'll need that plugged into an A/C Outlet because you'll need to run it for more than 3 Hours while camping in that Texas heat/humidity.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I’ll be staying with my window unit too. I’m sure this option works for some people who want a unit to run with solar all the time, but for me the window unit is just fine.

[@PaulSlade1]

Cool! Thx

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@yotagang3705]

how do you run it? Generator?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Generator, battery, power station, shore power

[@stevesmith-sp8xv]

Seems pretty expensive for what you get. Being in the south, im gonna want more a/c time than 2-3 hours. If ive got to plug up to shore power, ill just keep the 5k window unit. But to each his own . But great review

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Agree. I’ll be sticking with my window unit for my setup

[@LowOnCash]

The DC power port will not run the AC it only charges the battery. The solar only runs the fan not the compressor.

[@brotherinarvroger9990]

Can I use my Delta 2 on my Wave 1 DC to DC and my 2 EcoFlow 420 Solar Panel?????

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

I’m not familiar with the wave 1. Sorry

[@brotherinarvroger9990]

@@BrianWatersOutdoors The first one.

[@twohandsworking896]

i think i will stick to a 5000 btu window unit

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@abae693]

This thing puts out as much heat as it cools. And don’t believe it all goes out the tubes!

[@phillipgoins4846]

Is the air intake from the outside?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

One of the intakes does pull in fresh outside air

[@donnybryan6762]

What brand of Mike do you use?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

DJI wireless mic mostly, or sometimes a Rode shotgun mic

[@mynewlifein]

How long can it works without charging?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

On max / maybe around 3-4 hours

[@mynewlifein]

@@BrianWatersOutdoors thank you

[@CraigG21]

There are worse things than being called “Brain” 😉👊

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Lol. 👍🏻

[@3187rakkasan]

I think I’ll pass. Lowe’s has a small window unit AC with Heater (item number 4250824) for $489. It is actually an 8k BTU on the AC and 4k BTU on heat. Prob not a super efficient unit and wouldn’t heat a whole big house/room but I’m thinking it’ll be perfect for the truck camper, with AC Wall build (not a huge space to cool/heat). Brian, another cool unit I’ve come across are these U shaped units. They put the noisy part of the unit outside the window and the rest is inside (the “window” cuts the unit in half basically). I don’t know if they have an AC and Heat function unit (probably?) but this might be a good setup for you since you make the videos and like the quiet. See you next week “Brain” 🙄😂. Dean

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

👍🏻 I’m sticking with my cheap window unit too

[@redtop03]

Interesting Eco AC, but my biggest question is, why do you have your truck grill laying in the driveway? 😊

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Lol. Cause I swapped out grills to something a little nicer. I’ll show it off here soon

[@redtop03]

@Brian Waters Outdoors kinda what I was thinking, I like the plain black grill, I think the Raptor grill looks the best though.

[@SaSaaVirus]

great review, is it just me that get wierded out by "cutting it on"?

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@Chuck_Hooks]

Expensive custom van builds sometimes have 800+ amp hour battery setups with A/C and alternator charging. This kind of innovation in truck campers should be copied. I could live year-round virtually anywhere in a setup like that and be able to overland.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Dope

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@ryanlongino6505]

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[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@jeffincabo]

Brian , you lost me at " Hey Guy's " after that everything sounded like chinese !

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Lol. It basically is to me too

[@bryanweisse1554]

Yikes only 10 degrees in 3 hours? 5100 btus in such a small space should do way better than that!! I would take this test with a grain of salt because you did not have the unit inside, so it wasn't recycling the already cool inside air. Heat pumps are two separate loops, the evaporator side (inside, or front of the unit) and the condensor side (outside, back/top of the unit).

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Right. I wanted to try it this way because they claim the unit could be used in this fashion….mainly for tents

[@jmrdrgz]

It looks like you are powering it with the battery attached. This is not a true test because it is not running from the power station. It is charging the battery instead which consumes more. Please redo without the battery attached.

[@kevink3461]

Way too expensive.

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@jasunto]

1st!

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

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[@TheJakobLott]

The wave 2 sucks

[@janzibrik3551]

Useless

[@BrianWatersOutdoors]

Thanks👍🏻👍🏻

[@Neodymium5312]

There's also a discount code for $200 off EFW25DNHNM67 that they're sending out when you make a purchase which is a bit more than the 5% codes. It's also reusable

[@rwstarke]

Hobotech 8% discount, EFHBTECH8