Truck Camper Solar + Lithium Battery Walkthrough

In this video we are going to give you a tour of our solar and lithium setup on our 2022 Arctic Fox 1150 Truck Camper! We purchased 2-100AH Chins LiFePo4 batteries and BougeRV sent us a few solar panels and solar charge controller to use on our rig. There's many other components, which we will list below and show you in the video. Please let us know if you have any questions about it. Thanks for watching!
-Matt & Sarah
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[@debbiemccormack781]

Nice! I’d like to know exactly how you mounted them to the roof using what materials please.

[@InfiniteExplorers]

We used something very similar to this: www.renogy.com/solar-panel-mounting-z-bracket-set-of-4/?Rng_ads=69d2bee448363005&kw=&ad=655048139992&gr=148130806556&ca=19973276292&pl=ga&gclid=CjwKCAiAmZGrBhAnEiwAo9qHiSzJll5YlT7T8VDekhr4dMGOQ-WAtU4hxWFdh64OJfDxbKBIddrxKhoCeMoQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1

[@garyh7048]

Thank you Matt and Sarah! We have the same model camper 2021 AF1150 and loving it, we also have used your advise for several of your suggestions like pantry shelving and more recently the shower head upgrade and shower curtain replacements. Great video and congratulations on your comprehensive install. However if we wanted to 'phase in' the changes, could we start with swapping out our lead acid batteries with LIon and add a few zamp panels using the existing zamp controller? Leaving the inverter etc for a later phase?

[@InfiniteExplorers]

Glad to hear that! I think you could do so - but we recommend going with the panels that we chose over Zamp. Even though the zamp panels cost more - they arent as efficient. We removed our Zamp panels and started fresh. 2 Zamp panels cost more than 4 of the 200W panels that we went with, plus the BougeRV panels are more efficient. The Zamp controller is also not an MPPT controller, so I'd recommend getting a different solar charge controller as well.

[@garyh7048]

@@InfiniteExplorers Ok, makes sense. Just to confirm if just battery swap, I could swap out my standard batteries with the ones you recommend without modification to the stock AF electrical systems.

[@InfiniteExplorers]

@garyh7048 I'd double check with northwoods to be safe. I think you have to change one thing out (the wizard) near the water pump area under the step before going into the bed in order to do lithium. Ours is a 2022 so the charge controller might be different as well - not sure.

[@garyh7048]

@@InfiniteExplorers OK, I'll go check it out, it may just be a setting / switch change

[@garyh7048]

We currently have a Progressive Dynamics PD9245C installed, however according to the web site a PD9145ALV is required for Lithium Ion Batteries.

[@lakorai2]

Buy the batteries in the US and pickup in the US. Canada's taxes and duty will cost you dearly.