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Adventure Roadtrippers
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Добавлен 15 фев 2022
Road-trips with a toddler in a diy van
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Search for Ghost Orchids
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We spent 5 hours in the swamp looking for ghost orchids. Water was almost waist deep and you could hear the alligators, but it was worth it. After all the rain, we got to see so many in bloom. Little Ryan had to sit this one out- water would have been chest deep for him and too difficult for me to keep my balance in the water with a heavy backpack. Btw, we bought these snake boots yesterday and...
2024Total Solar Eclipse
Просмотров 105 месяцев назад
Find clear skies to view this total eclipse prove to be a challenge. We ended up driving cross country following the line of totality and ended up in another country! Thankfully it was worth it and quite the journey.
Trona Pinnacles
Просмотров 225 месяцев назад
This was an interesting place. We can see why Star Trek V and Planet of the Apes were filmed here. We weren’t sure if Ollie could make it as there were only Jeeps, ATVs, and high clearance 4x4 vehicles, but we gave it a shot and had a blast. At the end of the video you can see real time and road conditions.
Joshua Tree National Park
Просмотров 495 месяцев назад
We spent 5 days here and would have stayed longer if we could. There is so much to do and a myriad of rocks to scramble and explore. We left a section of the part unexplored to visit in the future when Ryan can hike longer.
Quartzsite Intaglio, Old Mine, and Mountain
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Quartzsite Intaglio, Old Mine, and Mountain
Interstate 10 Coast to Coast - Atlantic to Pacific
Просмотров 86 месяцев назад
We wanted Ryan to did his toes in both Oceans, so we drove cross country on I-10. We made few stops along the way.
Riverside Walk Trail at Zion National Park
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Riverside Walk Trail at Zion National Park
Larson Cabin on Taylor Creek Trail at Zion National Park
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Larson Cabin on Taylor Creek Trail at Zion National Park
Chinese Arch at Golden Spike National Historic Park
Просмотров 318 месяцев назад
Chinese Arch at Golden Spike National Historic Park
This Is The Place Monument and Heritage Park
Просмотров 318 месяцев назад
This Is The Place Monument and Heritage Park
Toadstool Hoodoos at Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
Просмотров 198 месяцев назад
Toadstool Hoodoos at Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
Window Rock Tribal Park and Veteran’s Memorial
Просмотров 129 месяцев назад
Window Rock Tribal Park and Veteran’s Memorial
What battery hook up do you have? I’m confused about where the power comes from. I ordered my unit and your video is very helpful!
Absolutely the most practical unit yet! Thanks for the advice! Safe travels!✌️
Mind sharing what paint you used on van? It looks great
Nice setup. Painting the outer housing black does reduce the cooling efficiency when in the sun which may not show itself unless in temps above 90-95 degrees.
hey can you remeber how much oil you added? thanks!
every 1 degree celsius change impacts 6% in increase/ decrease in power consumption.
I miss hm
Thx for the great video and kind responses with added info.
Se pude instalar todo dentro del vehiculo
What's your indoor leaving air temp?
The entire van cools nicely. It just depends for how long you’re willing to run it on high (800w). To help it cool faster I cover the cab windows with insulated window covers. I cover both maxxair fans with covers. The middle windows have Velcro covers. If I’m not sitting in the cab I use a curtain to not cool that area. If I’m in the bed I use an insulation curtain to only cool the bed. The smaller the area it needs to cool the less battery it consumes. When it cycles off it’s running at about 50w. I find the temp to be comfortable at 70-72°F and it can get there very quickly (even when it’s 100°F outside).
When you were installing it how did you know when it was fully evacuated with the vacuum to swotch to the coolant? Also how dod you know when it was fully charged? I am hoping to install mine soon!
On the gauge it will drop to 0 when empty. We did it twice to be sure. We did not know this then, but you can google a chart that tells you based on the temp how much you need to fill.
@adventureroadtrippers do you happen to know if the AC isn't icy if you can evacuate the system and start again to recharge it? We may have not reached the necessary psi for our temperature.
Nice setup , I’m doing exactly the same right now 12v with 400amps batteries. Your video is helping me a lot 👍 Are you using lithium batteries or gel batteries? If I may ask and how long you can run it on 21 C ? and what’s the monitor brand ? Sorry for all the questions 😅 Thanks
Glad the video is helping 🙂 We have 400ah lithium. How long I can run it really depends on how fast I can charge back up and what other major 110v I’m running that day (ex. water heater, air fryer, microwave, etc), but for sure I can always have it 8-10 hours at night (which for me is the most important). On a sunny day with solar I can offset some and run it almost all day. I have a dc-dc which helps a lot if I drive. The monitor is an old Renogy. Best of luck with your install it’s awesome.
@@adventureroadtrippers thanks 🙏
Where did you get the gauges and vacuum pump?
Amazon.
🇨🇦 I just watched this RUclips on this A/C unit for a van. Thought you might be interested in it when you get back south 😂🇨🇦 ruclips.net/video/8Jk1L5WHGtw/видео.htmlsi=Qro-m6qPJ0SXvQfL
Thank you very much for sharing your experience doing this, helpful and inspirational to me, I'm sort of copying your guys's setup, only in a truck camper, here in North FL 👋 awesome videos, I love out west too
Glad to hear we can inspire someone from a simple video. It’s hot in Florida and this ac is game changing.
Cool! I want to do this on my f150 camper. Have you done it yet? If soo please share experience!
@@DavidHernandez-ym6en yep! I did, it was not as bad as I thought it'd be, I say that bc before I did, I had a slight fear of electricity. I did a ton of research, every bit of free time I had at work I used to make sure I got all the details of the build right and made sure it'd be as safe as possible, I looked at how many other people made theirs. I went with x4 100watt hard panels on the roof of my truck camper, and it runs a 400 watt window AC very easily dare I say efficiently, at night when you put it on "night/sleep mode" it goes on for like 20 min out of one hour, so it used maybe 1/4 of my battery bank in a night. - Experience may vary greatly - I would recommend getting 600-800 watts of power, but, 400 is doable for a person who works during the day-sunlight hours. I used the same tape as professor hobo to stick them to the roof, they've held up over 4,000 miles of interstate driving in all weather conditions. Battery bank is x4 Li ion 100ah batteries. 2200 watt pure sine inverter. 150/60 solar charge controller.
@@DavidHernandez-ym6en I have to say it was a ton of fun setting it all up, it is indescribably fun running an AC unit on batteries & solar, like "where's the generator?!" Lol where's the noise? Take your time, do it right, try your very best to walk yourself through the steps you plan to take before you actually take them, getting the wire lengths just right might take a little extra re-work, make sure you use a capacitor to hook up your inverter or else you'll get a violent spark.
is it loud? would i be able to camp in a stealth mode with the fan running?
You can stealth came with the ac on! It’s not loud at all. The Maxxair fan is louder 😂 Obviously outside it’s makes more noise when the compressor turns on, but it’s not loud enough for the vehicle next to you to even know you’re running the ac.
Its been about a year, is it still working good for you guys? Anything you now know of would have done different?
It’s still working amazing. The only thing different would be the cables to the battery. Instead of going out the side through the door mechanism slot we just went out the front panel to not put strain on it. Other than that no issues with the hinges (most people’s concern).
Can I connect the unit straight to my ford transit van duel battery under seat with high output alternator. I will only run the unit while I am driving.
Sorry, I’m not an hvac expert. I would ask the sellers on Amazon. They have been helpful.
I put a conventional mini split on my van, I wish I had of known about these. With 1,200 watts of solar panels and 900 amp hours of lithium batteries i can run the ac on economy setting 24/7. You have a brilliant setup. 👍
1200 solar plus 900 battery 😅 now that’s a sweet setup. Might be worth the swap in the future.
Have you gone down any washboard dirt roads with this setup? I have a similar setup minus the super springs? Wondering if the super springs would help produce a less harsh right when going down washboard dirt roads?
ruclips.net/video/GEZf5eyXJgQ/видео.htmlsi=pLHhoQHhD-I71cg0 We go down washboard roads all the time. I love our set up; adding the super springs helped to make it a smoother ride. Our cabinets no longer open on washboards or turns. We don’t have to take turns like a turtle it’s more normal speed without feeling like it’s going to topple over. I say do it.
Wow, I think that was the best Joshua Tree video ever! You really captured what it's all about. Thank you 🙂
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
stunning rocks
Just saw your van in a plaza in Gilbert Az😀
Hi 👋
Girl - !! You did that ?
Drone filming is so awesome
Making good memories with the little guy 💕
What's the brand/model of this unit? starting my build and stumbled across your page. Looks like you've been to a lot of cool places too!
Hey 👋 I used this one: a.co/d/iGHVVHv This might help some: ruclips.net/video/dkYcilwfnC8/видео.htmlsi=XtjLfniYAv6XWZMT Good luck on your build 🙂
Thank you!
Super helpful video
Glad it was helpful! It’s working great.
Wow!! Fantastic views. Great job on the video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful place to meet a thousand other americans and others in any given hour.
Go during the week and hike early.
❤super cool
❤awesome thank you! Super amazing! I noticed that the columnar basalt here is magnetic. I wonder if it’s magnetic there as well?
Interesting! I didn’t think to check that.
With your 400 watt solar & battery bank setup, how many hours are you able to run it (say at 21 deg cel) with a 12v refrigerator and ceiling fan running?
400w solar and 400ah lithium batteries. I can run it all night (8 hours at 18-21°F without issues). I can also run it during the day and while solar helps it doesn’t offset. I do have an induction cooktop, microwave, electric water heater, air fryer, 95dz Dometic fridge with freezer running, etc that draw a lot of power but I make sure to drive some each day since the dcdc is the best way to charge back up. By adding an insulated curtain I only need to cool 1/4th of the van which cools quickly and efficiently. This particular unit is 9,000 btu so with 400ah you can have air conditioning. I have insulated window covers for all windows and fans.
@@adventureroadtrippers good info you shared here. thanks
It almost looks like that was covered in a massive flood.
Thank you for your great video. I am installing one on my van and wanted to ask what size fuse you are using? My kit came with no instructions and the seller has been unresponsive. Thank you!
10am inline came that way.
10amp inline fuse- came that way. Good luck.
How’s the unit holding up
It’s going strong! I love this simple ac.
Does this have a fan mode? I am wondering it can be used to pull air in?
The fan has 6 settings.
@@adventureroadtrippers Thanks for answering. I am think of just have 1 Maxx Air on the roof and wondering if this can be use to ventilate the van.
@chubbypanda4422 If you run the temp not too low and the fan on lower setting the compressor doesn’t kick on enough and it’s saves battery (assuming you are not using this on shore power). It could work as a fan, but it’s more expensive, however, it does give you the flexibility of having an ac for when you need it. But it will draw more power than 2 fans. It really depends on where you are using it. For example, I have 2 fans and the ac. In Florida the 2 fans are pointless; it doesn’t cool enough. That’s why we added the ac. However, even in summer, in places such as Wyoming or Idaho we were more than fine with just the fans. I guess you’d have to chase the weather. Just sharing my experience.
Is it very loud being near the bed? Cycling on and off?
It’s not. It makes about as much noise as the maxxair fan on the roof. I’ve heard horror stories about people not being able to sleep with their roof mount ac, but I have no issues with this one and can use it anywhere since it doesn’t bother the neighbors. It’s also very quiet outside.
@@adventureroadtrippers thank you!
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How many amp hours does it draw?
ruclips.net/video/B3Aouk6kFQU/видео.htmlsi=4eh-9bz7NkxpsGaC
Do mini splits like this do both cooling and heating, like some home mini splits do?
On my specifically, the thermostat goes up to about 80°F, so it could kind of work if no other heater was available. But some do have a heat pump.
great video and appreciate more info on the install and the unit. There's not always a lot of useful info about these chinese products, even knowing that it draws between 50w and 800w is very helpful. It's impressive that you did the refrigerant yourselves.
Thank you. I couldn’t find much info when we decided to install this one which is why I shared the clips I had during install hoping it could help someone.
Which direction does the air flow through the outside unit?
gimme more
They are beautiful colors but most of it or at least some of it is due to pollution and particles brought up into the air. But absolutely gorgeous colors
I guess that's not a smartphone you're using
The video was recorded with an iPhone 13. For the photos, he’s using a Nikon D750.
Are you a professional photographer
Hobby 🙂
I saw a video of yours on Tik Tok which was fantastic. So I found you on RUclips and subscribed. I am going to go back and watch all your videos they are awesome
Thanks for subbing! They are short videos for memories with our toddler.
How has it held up?
Had it for 6 months now and it’s still the best van upgrade.
that's perfect!