Getting the Van Ready for the Road + Rust Repair

Hi friends! Thanks so much for checking out this video! I'm going to cover what I've done over the last few months to get my 2005 Dodge/Mercedes Sprinter 2500 ready for the road and keeping me connected. I'm going to cover rust repair for the van, a paint job, setting up security options, internet, power, and more! Let me know if you have any cool ideas in the comments. I'm taking off for a big trip across the US tomorrow!
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Paint Job: econopaintscars.com
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[@dominiclavu193]

Funny I'm thinking about doing what you did, except with a used electric truck/van! Looking at the Ecoflow solar power generator too! Looking forward to seeing your future van projects and trips! 🍿🍿🍿

[@sarathuston7856]

Awesome! Love van life. Is there anything that you don’t do!?

[@tex959]

16k it's a really good deal for what you got. Smart move to have it looked over by a mechanic.
Does that ceramic coating for the windshield involve a spray or a rigid film like window tint? I was just curious because I've never heard of that product. I have Lumar window tint on the inside of my windshield which definitely helps with heat. A rigid film on the outside would most likely develop small scratches which would diffuse light at night and make it more difficult to see at night.
That portable AC has one hose that is vented to the outside. The Dual hose portable ACs are more efficient than a single hose but still not close to the efficiency of a split unit or roof mounted AC. What happens with a single hose portable AC is that it's only pushing air out of the van which means it has to pull air in the van to compensate for the pressure drop inside the van.
Also, any air conditioner would most likely deplete your batteries if you were to run the AC overnight but you could certainly run it a few hours on 3600 Watt hours. However, your vent fan is adequate up to about 80°, especially if you have the fan blowing air directly over your body
I'm not sure how your power station compares to Bluetti AC-seies. I think my friend paid $4,200 for a blueetti AC500 and 2 X B300s. Each of his batteries are a little over 3,000 watt hours each which gives him a little over 6,000 Watt hours for both batteries which is included in the $4,200. The RUclips channel, hobo tech, did a great review of the blueetti AC500. The blueetti did not come with solar panels but that is fine because there are a ton of used solar panels that are very cheap. Also, the solar panels that come with that Ecoflow may not be the ones suitable for permanent mount on a roof of a van or RV. I assume you only wanted the solar panels as a supplemental way to charge by placing them on the ground since you already have solar panels on your roof?
Anyway, the blueetti AC 500 has a 5,000 watt inverter and a solar charge controller that allows for up to 3,000 watts of solar (almost brand residential panel will work fine) a charge controller that can handle 3000 Watts is impressive. You could run a small cabin on 3000 watts of solar panels including a small AC. However, the blueetti may be too large to drag into a coffee shop in order to recharge with a standard house outlet compared to that Ecoflow
All in all, great video and great Channel!! Hopefully you don't mind my unsolicited two cents..