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I don't off hand, but if you do a search for off grid power calculator or usage calculator, it should send you where you want to go. The one I found was an excel spreadsheet.

I recommend doing a use analysis and build your battery bank accordingly. I also recommend separating the starting system for your vehicle drone your accessory system. If you think you might ever consider adding Solar to your kit, I recommend looking up Will Prouse and his DIY Solar website...

Thank goodness you sorted it out. That internal CO monitor/shut-off saved your lives! Now you get to enjoy a lifetime of head-aches with your lovely bride…condolences, er I mean congrats!

I have the same Buddy Heater and was planning to get one of those TEG Fans. How has/does the fan move air for you? Does the fan help with condensation? When using my heater in my truck shell, I also used a 12v oscillating fan to move the heat and to help with condensation.

Before my rtt and diesel heater, I used the Little Buddy in my topper shell. Like others I didn’t feel comfortable sleeping in there with it on, and since my shell was aluminum and un-insulated, it would always get condensation that would form and drip from the ceiling. The Wife hated it. Her...

Great idea! We have placed a lanterns around the camp perimeter to lure bugs away from us, combined with a fire pit and some Off-spray, we usually do Ok as well.

I have one like this that clip onto the clam-shell frame inside the tent. It oscillates side to side and moves air pretty well. It isn’t usb tho, but 12v. I plug it into a long 12v extension to the cab of my truck or recently to the battery box that my son gave me.

We have long used welding blankets taped around the ice chests as well as what others have suggested- freezing what foods we could, having gallon jugs pre frozen serve double duty and for long trips have short and long term coolers designated so we minimized opening them until needed. Since we...

I have now used it in the rooftop tent for a few weekends, including this past 3-day, Presidents Day. I’m very happy with it. I picked up a 3-gal boat tank and set up the heater with Q-D fittings. This past weekend, it got down to 18 F outside and inside it stayed about 65 F. That was on high...

Love the diamond plate! Looks clean and functional! Great job!

I like simple and classic camp food for sure, but If it’s my turn to cook, I don’t mind stepping up a peg either. Camp food does not mean same-old-shtuff or bland. If the group is mostly kids, like when my boys were in Scouts, we (the Parents and Leaders) would have the boys prepare meals...

My bad- Russian- Planar diesel heaters…

The stand is made by a company called Ablazer. It comes in a bag like a tent stake bag for ease of transport. Can be used for Coolers, luggage, etc. Mine came with the fridge when I bought it second-hand. I bought the insulated fridge cover separately. Truth be told I probably would NOT have...

I bought an all-in-one off of Walmart.com for $120. There are several Chinese Diesel Heater (CDH) offerings well under $200. Look at Amazon or AliExpress for the best deals. The name brands (Ebersparcher and Webasto) and others are higher quality materials and maybe performance, but they are...

How about Solar? Many are adding it to their adventure rigs for numerous reasons. Some panels in the 200 W range, some battery(ies) in the 200 ah range, a 12v blanket or two (above and below) and a toasty night’s sleep is easy-peasy. That said, I much prefer the diesel heater option as a...

yup, I’ve been lurking there too, downloaded my schematics for the build from there. Smart chap that Will Prowse!

my bad, I only have one batt in my power box from Napa. I am redoing it into a Craftsman Versa-stack set of boxes. That will let the entire system to be modular and easier to transport and can be a much more versatile and scalable power generation system. I’m totally way too much into these...

I have a 200ah bank in it now, with room for another easily. If I get creative with wiring, maybe a third. I wanted room for at least two banks.

I thought about welding them to the 4 corners of my trailer, then opted to just weld up some brackets and store the jacks in the tool box until needed, avoiding issues like described.