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Nice work. Rule of thumb is to double the time estimated and expect something not to fit properly. I have received my Aluminess ladder/tire carrier and am working up the nerve to tackle that project! Thanks for sharing your "adventures"!

Thank you for this video! A roof rack wasn’t really in my plans, but I do need to add some solar capacity to my Pocket. Will I need a roof rack to accomplish that? When you mentioned Zamp, I went to see what was available on their website, and bumped into their Labor Day sale. I ended up buying the 45W portable panel at a nice discount. It even fits perfectly under the rear half of the bed frame in the Pocket. This is a better solution for me than more panels on the roof, because the portable panel can be in the sun while the van is in the shade. You saved me a bunch of money!

Enjoyed learning about the FVC Roof Rack and installation. There is another company, Orion Van Gear, the makes a roof rack specifically for the Solis Pocket 36a. Curious if you considered that one and if so why choose the FVC. I'm interested in adding a roof rack to my pocket and I've been comparing the two but undecided at this point. Thanks for all the great pocket videos. I've picked up quite a few nice tips from you guys.

I'm glad I have the PX with the pop-up so that I can never, ever, ever be tempted to install an awning! But I do hope that works out for you. I've ordered the Aluminess rear ladder and spare tire carrier for mine, and am anticipating that install to be a real project! I'm tempted to record that process for a video but haven't decided yet. The lack of a full spare worries me and that has been the priority.

Nice teamwork and install. You know it's done correctly when you do it yourself. I have the same awning on my Trailmanor. I did notice you're missing an adjustable support arm in the center to keep water from pooling. Unless the awnings are made different now, mine is a 2013 awning. Enjoy watching the channel, and stay blessed. -Todd

You looked very sad at the end of night 1 😂

Can you give the exact information on the Goal Zero power unit?

Pretty shocked how the Winnebago dealers don’t want to deal with any issues. Makes me rethink looking at their offerings.

The polarity reverser surprised me. I thought there was an industry standard. Which one is backwards, the solar panel or the Solis? Thanks.

So easy for someone too steal that solar panel while you are off biking. I wouldnt want to take that chance. For my piece of mind, i would bypass all that and just park in the sun for while.

You guys shouldn’t need to do this. Quality seems to be a problem with the Solis. I am turned off!

Remember that the Auxiliary Zamp Solar Panels with the SAE connectors are reverse Polarity to shield the Positive terminal. The Zamp receiver plug is wired to accommodate that. Winnebago uses the Zamp SAE connector for Auxiliary Panels and is wired accordingly. Anytime you plug an Auxiliary Zamp Panel into anything other than a Winnebago you will need a Polarity Reverser. Anytime I plug anything other than a Zamp Panel into a Winnebago I will need a Polarity Reverser. I always keep 5 or 6 of those Reverse Polarity adapters in my tool kit. My Zamp 140watt Unregulated Deployable Solar Panel is rated at 7.8amps and is regulated by my on board Zamp Controller. On a good day I can get 40-50 amps total out of just my Portable Zamp Panel.

Interested in your bike rack! What brand? Looks like back doors open enough with bikes(s) off so that you can access the garage area for anything you need to do? Thanks again for all the great info!

I have a 2022 Pocket. Think your observations about the interior build quality pretty much match my experience. You seem to have an inverter of some sort stored where the Porta-potty would normally go. Did you ditch it or keep in back in the cargo area?

I'm considering a Solis, and I'm appalled at how you were treated by their lack of service, requiring you to do all of the trouble shooting and them resisting your findings until they finally gave in and sent you a new cable. Furthermore, they apparently don't even bother to label the rear solar plug with + and - or Pos Neg to indicate which port is which.... requiring you to meter the plug to insure proper conductivity. They just kit bashed that solar plug with a cheap part and left it at that! Add to that, their lack of proper documentation. Come on! Just how many users do they expect to have an OHM meter with test leads to trouble shoot stuff that users should not have to trouble shoot when supplied properly in the first place! Where's their QA to test out EACH and every component that customers purchase from them? Maybe if they had such a QA Department, their vans could be sold with a QA label that reads "100% fully tested at time of assembly and shipment for your safety and assurance on the road. Enjoy your camper with full confidence! Thank you. The Management." I have no doubt that you paid top dollar for this rig, that would warrant such a QA label. A pity. Now my own purchasing choice survey has some red flags next to Solis. These campers are high ticket items for some of us, and we will do our Due Diligence with reviews provided by other owners. Solis... GET WITH IT! Thank you, OUTAPocket for posting this most informative video. I hope everything works out for you and your camper from now on. Safe travels, friend!

One last thought. Many don't realize that to charge the pocket house battery the main switch (above the fridge) needs to be ON when driving and ON when plugged into shore power. The battery gets no charge in the off position even when there is "power" from driving or shore plug. Winnebago recommends to basically keep that switch ON all the time while in use. Otherwise the battery will not get a full charge and will drain over time needing replacement.

Thanks for taking one for the team. Your inside solar charging display panel is so much better than the one in my 59PX

Yep - just went out and checked my pocket Zamp panel - it's been rainy and cloudy for 3 days in Virginia - off and in sun but no direct sun - and my battery is completely charged. When I push the amp/volt button I get 13.6v, 0.1A, and 0.2Ah. I have an AGM battery. If you push the battery type button you can cycle through 6 different "modes" battery types. Are you synced properly? Really all of this is above my pay grade - I really don't know much except for reading my Zamp manuals a while back - but it sounds like different issue as I have had my pocket for 2 years and never really thought I needed any more solar. I do not do any boondocking - but like I said previously I have run my fridge and other stuff for weeks without any issues and without even driving the van. Hope this helps a bit - one pocketeer to another.

You might want to call Zamp and talk to them about your system. I have a pocket and have run my fridge for 2 weeks straight with no issues - plus my Max fan - main lights on and off as needed. Do you have a battery issue? A wiring issue? It doesn't seem like a solar panel issue or lack of solar power - I live in Virginia so same type of "environment". I haven't had any need to get additional panels as the standard installed panel on my pocket handles things great.

Have you ever removed your headliner over the front seats? A sheet of ice last winter ripped my radio antenna off, breaking the mount and the only way to fix it is remove the headliner. I'm looking for help with this. Thanks.

I've had GFCI outlets that I thought I had pressed the "reset" button hard enough to reset, but didn't. Perhaps that one questionable outlet was like that. . .the reset button just needed a bit more convincing with a firmer push. BTW, I've got the same model Pocket, and have yet to test all the systems. I'm subscribing so I can use your expertise to help guid me along. Thanks.

What? WHAT?

From all the horror stories I’ve been seeing here, yours look really minor. Good luck!

I noticed your Pocket van comes with Lithium battery. Is it standard or an option? My wife and I are really interested in this van. May I ask how much you guys paid for the van so we have an idea during negotiation with the dealer.

Mine just showed up today. The company name is normally pronounced where Blau rhymes with ow (or frau) - followed by punked. They were very well known in the audiophile days for making top end components for home sound. First one took an hour to assemble, second one took twenty minutes! Thanks for another great video.

Too bad about the poor build quality. Nice review!!!!

I actually went to colonial RV in NJ and checked it out quilt was absolutely horrible the outside is beautiful specially in that color but the inside was very disappointing … I checked out Thor 18M n by far better built and at least 15 K less

I also had a clicking noise in my left pedal, so took the pedal off and sprayed some wd40 and it seemed to work for now.

Who makes that faulty cable? Does Winnebago make it, or do they buy it from someone else?

Nice video. Enjoyed the "tag along" aspect of it. The e-Bike promotion was also on for the Solis PX when I bought mine (made it just under the wire) at the end of May. It's my understanding that they just show up when they show up. Would be nice to have before cold weather comes back, but I don't mind the wait. Keep up the nice work!

Hi guys. Really 3:11 need to improve the audio. Either speak louder or move mics closer to your mouths. With so much outdoor noise, wind, traffic, etc your speech is not clearly audible. BTW, the transition music was too friggin loud w my earbuds. Good channel, keep improving. 😊

Great info! Thank you.

Those were minor issues glad you didn’t have major ones…thanks again love watching your channel still negotiating my 2024 solis

Not paying attention with every detail in the building of this camper. “Not the end of the world” is not the answer. When you paid for the price the ask, you expect no defect and durability in the integrity of the vehicle.

You guys have so much respect for one another 😝..she waits until he finish then you start and same goes for him I love that .. as far as the RV it is my next purchase for sure the A makes more sense than the B too much wasted space for another sink in the back which y won’t use

Great video. I am looking at purchasing a pocket within the year or so. At least the pocket is on the top of my list. I am also looking for a small footprint so I can also drive it around during the day and will fit in a standard parking spot. So, looking forward for more updates and will check out your past videos too. Have fun.

Nice video! Glad you got the issue sorted out. This is somethingnwe learned about warranty issues, I had to fight a litttle to have my batteries covered under warranty, by the time our service appointment came around, the 12 months had passed. My dealer is 150 miles away. Now i have a local RV service shop i will go to. But I'm finding out that its always best to get educated a little more so we can atleast now what the problem is!

Someone is definitely getting a new generator while y sleeping 😂😂

the reason it tripped your yeti is due to short cycling the compressor as the capacitor did not have enough time to recharge so it had to pull what it needed from your source. this is not only bad for the electronics in the a/c unit but also the compressor.

Well done, thank you very much!

Thanks for the video, I've been looking at this one Pulsar GD400BN for our Pocket. I'm wondering if you checked out Pulsar and if so why you chose Westinghouse.

My Honda eu 3000 is ,is much quieter.

And you’re also gonna be limited on where you can use the generator because the noise issues most campgrounds are getting where they don’t want generators being used.

Why not a Honda generator they’re known to be the quietest of all generators?

I commend you for inventiveness, however, would it not be advisable to spend another $60k or so and get a van that has all the power you need without that beautiful generator noise?

Honda is the long term generator to have it always runs..the rest will fail soon no bueno ..

That is one loud generator for an enclosed one, did you check the specs on a preditor generator? Their small inverter generators you barely hear.

I have 600 amps of lithium and 9500 Houghton air conditioning sleep from 8:00 pm to 7:00 and remain about 35/40%. Thermostat setting 75.

I thought that was pretty loud! I wouldn't be happy if that parked next to us. If you stuff it full of lithium batteries, you can run the A/C noiselessly. Not sure how much lithium you can put in there nor how long you can run the A/C, but there are people on the Pocket FB group who have done the conversion. We had a Travato and the thing that I was happiest to lose when we switched to the Pocket was the generator (the TV was a close second). Hated the upkeep on that thing, especially since in three years, we used it only once to run the AC for the afternoon - yet we had to run it every month and change the oil. But that's just me...

hi . i do not know where you camp but my experience is that you might very well be prohibited from using your generator in a lot of places . it seems that under load it is quite noisy . your neiborghs might no be tolerant to that , and i would lock that thing with chain to your truck . happy trails .