RV8R
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Yeah as i said in the first post its just to be free electricity wise for 2-4 days or so max and most likely i will never be really far away from a power source since there are tons of charging stations in europe and with a bit of solar and alternator i should be fine.In “light” of the size of your van, IMO the electrical schematic you posted is HUGE.
If this is your 1st DIY Van, I recommend a holistic approach to imagine your intended use & your actual use ,,, there will be differences.
Haven been thru many many DIYer Projects, there is a transition that happens ( to me at least ), where in the case of a Van while designing & building it is all about the Van. The phenomenon that happens is once using the Van there is a transformation where it becomes all about the Adventure & the Van, the Design, the Build fades into the background.
You have even a smaller finite space than my Vans, & that points me into a design philosophy of less is more & simpler is better.
Now You & I live in different parts of the World, so there will be many differences, so there is that.
Consider “All Things Heat” including cooking;
I paid more in Bern @ Starbucks back in 2011 for our coffee stop.
You could have a very basic electrical system. Conservation might be the key for you. I can run down the science for you, but “heat” by battery power is not conservative.
If you have a detailed use planned for your van ( not just electrical ) & post it here, I might be able to help.
Yeah as i said in the first post its just to be free electricity wise for 2-4 days or so max and most likely i will never be really far away from a power source since there are tons of charging stations in europe and with a bit of solar and alternator i should be fine.
I don't really want to have propane in the van and i'm big into cooking so id like to still be able to eat and cook well for the few days i'm around.
So having the possibility to cook with induction and an instantpot is ideal. But then i also need a fridge. I could go with 40ish liter for 3-4 days but then the 12v volt are so expensive and huge that id rather get a good 230v fridge. Which then propels me into the electricity scheme that unfolded where if i need a 230v fridge i will have some electricity usage thats substantive. If i get a 12v fridge and run the appliance like maxxfan, charger for videos stuff etc i'm still in the 60AH per day and i still need 240aH for 4 day or so.
What ive planned to do anyway is to build the basic of the van like the bed and the rest and go with a propane burner for a bit and see how it fit my use but i'm more or less going over the board with the electric stuff when surely i can even live 3-4 days without a fridge and just an ice container since i don't even consume any meat lol
I see envision what you mean that "it becomes all about the Adventure & the Van, the Design, the Build fades into the background." and i've been told by a friend who do the same thing as me in his van and it seems just fine as a really simple built with almost no electricity. Everything is a trade i guess as always
Oh wow yeah its huge haha
just look at my build in sketchup.
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The ford transit custom is a really mini van !
idk if this is humor ? hahaha
My old Ford Transit camper was pretty much that size (but it was the long wheelbase hiroof version)Nice concept design