Any addition to the vehicle that is FREE is amazing!! (this was kinda a long Anker commercial) 😁😜 I found that's a terrible, inefficient way to charge the power stations. (I have an Ecoflow for my 80 Land Cruiser) A DC-DC charger that charges at 300+ watts put way less stress on your charging system. Maybe your charging system is better on the 4-Runner but it still takes a long time to charge these back up with that much capacity. The best mod I made for my 1997 Land Cruiser is a getting 2000 Honda Accord that gets 30MPG...haha
Why does charging at 100Watts put strain on the battery DC-DC? Lol, yeah kind of long but I was trying to explain different things along the way that hopefully help anyone with a battery setup. This method is quite effective and cheaper than a dual battery setup. Product reviews are what keep the channel free as opposed to a subscription service. Yeah it takes a while. It all depends on your setup...do you stop at camp grounds every night where you could AC charge? Do you have a solar port to charge all day? Do you draw only 200 watts a day for your fridge and can make that up in driving...just depends on the person's use case!
@@OverlandEngineer the current 12v systems were never designed to charge a large capacity battery like this especially with this chemistry. Sure it can do it but it's not efficient especially when you're stationary for any length of time. Solar panels are great if it's not raining, if it's not windy and if you're around to attend to moving the panel around. I was always chasing charging when I took a trip to southern New Mexico. From running a fridge (way different when the weather is hot), charging drone batteries and phones and the wind was brutal. The transportable solar panels would get blown over and when I would go for a long hike/climb even if it wasn't windy the sun was no longer on the panel. Ecoflow makes a new awesome product that can put out like 600 or 800 watts but it's pretty expensive. I think more companies will soon be offering their own.
@@NigelNaughton Yeah, I agree with solar which is why I am not sure invested in a solar setup on my rig. If it works just charging at 100W when the vehicle is on seems ok to me but I wouldn't do that with a lead acid battery with the vehicle off. I don't think it should be an issue charging like that on the lithium battery side. The new ecoflow battery chargers are cool... People need to understand though that to charge at 800 watts means pulling like 60-70 amps on a 12V system so you have to do your homework on stuff you may already be powering by your alternator while driving...most 4Runners have a 100-130 amp stock alternator. One lightbar or sub later and you might not even be charging your starter battery.
I have a rear garmin powerswitch that runs camp lights. I typically run my fridge off my portable battery. All my in vehicle low power draws off the dual battery.
While Anker makes great portable battery banks, their whole house system is not good. It doesn't kick in when we have a power outage. Their engineers are working on it but it's not ready for prime time.
Your trunk is so clean... I'm jealous! Thank you for making great videos!
I try to keep it organized!
Any addition to the vehicle that is FREE is amazing!! (this was kinda a long Anker commercial) 😁😜 I found that's a terrible, inefficient way to charge the power stations. (I have an Ecoflow for my 80 Land Cruiser) A DC-DC charger that charges at 300+ watts put way less stress on your charging system. Maybe your charging system is better on the 4-Runner but it still takes a long time to charge these back up with that much capacity.
The best mod I made for my 1997 Land Cruiser is a getting 2000 Honda Accord that gets 30MPG...haha
Why does charging at 100Watts put strain on the battery DC-DC?
Lol, yeah kind of long but I was trying to explain different things along the way that hopefully help anyone with a battery setup. This method is quite effective and cheaper than a dual battery setup. Product reviews are what keep the channel free as opposed to a subscription service.
Yeah it takes a while. It all depends on your setup...do you stop at camp grounds every night where you could AC charge? Do you have a solar port to charge all day? Do you draw only 200 watts a day for your fridge and can make that up in driving...just depends on the person's use case!
@@OverlandEngineer the current 12v systems were never designed to charge a large capacity battery like this especially with this chemistry. Sure it can do it but it's not efficient especially when you're stationary for any length of time. Solar panels are great if it's not raining, if it's not windy and if you're around to attend to moving the panel around. I was always chasing charging when I took a trip to southern New Mexico. From running a fridge (way different when the weather is hot), charging drone batteries and phones and the wind was brutal. The transportable solar panels would get blown over and when I would go for a long hike/climb even if it wasn't windy the sun was no longer on the panel. Ecoflow makes a new awesome product that can put out like 600 or 800 watts but it's pretty expensive. I think more companies will soon be offering their own.
@@NigelNaughton Yeah, I agree with solar which is why I am not sure invested in a solar setup on my rig. If it works just charging at 100W when the vehicle is on seems ok to me but I wouldn't do that with a lead acid battery with the vehicle off. I don't think it should be an issue charging like that on the lithium battery side.
The new ecoflow battery chargers are cool... People need to understand though that to charge at 800 watts means pulling like 60-70 amps on a 12V system so you have to do your homework on stuff you may already be powering by your alternator while driving...most 4Runners have a 100-130 amp stock alternator. One lightbar or sub later and you might not even be charging your starter battery.
Nice! This was really helpful, Zach. Thanks! My dogs, Milo and Otis, are definitely wanting that bed. :)
It’s a great bed and it fits super nicely in that space
@@OverlandEngineer Which version did you get?
Did you set up any of your rear power on the 2nd battery or the Garmin powerswitch?
I have a rear garmin powerswitch that runs camp lights. I typically run my fridge off my portable battery. All my in vehicle low power draws off the dual battery.
what is the extiguisher bracket?
Just a massive quick fist! amzn.to/4aN2ysU
While Anker makes great portable battery banks, their whole house system is not good. It doesn't kick in when we have a power outage. Their engineers are working on it but it's not ready for prime time.
Thanks for the overview and the detailed setup. -Chris⛰️🚙
No problem!