Full Tour of a Solar Powered Camper Van Built on a Recumbent Trike
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Tour my DIY eTrike Camper. I have been working on this all year and it is finally ready for use. It did take me way longer than I thought it would. I first thought of making a trike camper many years ago and finally got around to making it happen.
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I just weighed it today. It came in at 173.2 lbs including the battery and new motor. I took out all of my camping gear and tools. I am getting ready for a camping trip. My destination is about 150 miles north. I just finished the trip here is the video of my trip. ruclips.net/video/00zJbiuYoQ4/видео.html
That is 78,6 kg
Well done sir
Very very nice vehicle! Have a good trip sir!
I wonder how many kilometers/miles you can travel per day and how high possible top speed is.
And secondly I wonder if thin flexible solar panels could save some weight here and might make it possible to gain more power by using the front, back and side surfaces too.
@@BarryMambo on this trip just under ninety miles was my longest day. Top speed on flat with everything right is but eighteen miles an hour average is but fifteen. These are flexible panels they're just in an aluminum frame. And so far I've always had enough power.
It is awsome vehicle. I would improve seat to make it folding into bed, part of bed for legs could be under the hood, there you have space that is not in usage. Propane small kitchen just above head. A tent I would replace with courtains placed on doors. This way vehicle could be shorter.
That’s awesome I love it great job, I love building stuff like this, you my friend gave me some great ideas for my build 👏👏👏👏👏.
How is your brain still in tact? Your vehicle is absolutely fabulous. You are truly a genius and don’t let ANYBODY
tell you otherwise. You are ONE OF A KIND.👍🏽
Great design. Might want to consider a pivot point for your panels. Allow them to go up in the front to give easier access to get in and out. Once inside you can pull down to the same angle.
This is a real hippie chic magnet 🧲
I was thinking the same thing. It would make getting in so much easier.
Thinking the same..or make the side panel a little door
12v linear actuators or gas springs would be super helpful to make this happen.
The pull out tent is genius... apart from the fact it does not time travel , it is pretty cool.
Simple design, low cost for making, thankyou sir for giving such a nice idea..love from INDIA
This is wonderful. I love it! Very creative invention. I especially love the pop-out tent that provides more enclosed space beyond a cot-sized bed. Very impressive use of materials and design.
Very good 👍 .
Very impressive!!
I love the way you set this up. My fantasy transportation
Well done
You had me at solar power.
holy cow. at first i was like "how the heck can you sleep in something that thin? and when i saw the canvas unfolding out i instantly said out lout "oh thats genius" holy cow this form factor inspires the crap out of me and you sir are amazing and by no means in any small sense goodness you are just very cool.
Thanks!
super cool dude!
This is a really cool design. As someone who has done a lot of long distance bike touring, I would also greatly appreciate the shade that the large solar panel would provide on a super sunny day.
Genius at work. Greetings Form Bavaria germany.
Great build and nice looking too 😍😍😍😍
Thank you, thank you!
Thanks for sharing your adventure
il modello è molto bizzarro! la gioia del tuo volto mentre guidi è commovente! Bravo!
One of the coolest builds I’ve ever seen, my god
Super cool. Great design and execution. “Execution” is the keyword. There’s a lot of us thinking (and rethinking your ideas), but you did it. Fucking fantastic.
Seems like you really enjoy driving it. You always have a big smile when in it.
Very nicely done, with the slight exception of getting in the drive position.
Brilliant design. You are a genius, sir.
One of the coolest things I've seen in a long time, very inspiring 👍🏼
Hello,
I am using the Bafang-middrive for quite a time without any problems. It is very quite and the pedal-assist works smooth. Here in Germany it is allowed only with 250W. But it is enough also in the hills with the heavy loaded trailer. My Bafang is the 36V-version. Without Battery around 400€.
Now that was a (for me, at least) new and interesting take on bicycle camper! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
That is absolutely amazing. I love engineering like this where ingenuity and skill combine and a keen awareness of what is needed and more importantly how to solve it.
Absolutely brilliant 👏
Awesome work 👍, other than the awkward in & out ( probably I would move the panels to the cabin roof n half fixed half latched as roof of drive section) thanks for sharing ❤.love it
Das Konzept gefällt mir. Top Arbeit. 😃👍
I dig it.
Your trike has more solar power than my off-grid house, and that is a full house :D
Love the channel, dreaming to build something similar, maybe add more panels to the house and just charge the batteries there, but my bike needs to work on dirt sierra roads, very challenging project.
There's full suspension trikes with fat wheels you could base yours on. Power draw would be much higher in rough terrain of course, so lesser daily range or more panels and battery needed. Forestry roads and such usually also have nasty habit of getting deeply rutted so a trike might have issues with them.
Fun! Brilliant! You look joyful! Making it easier to get in and out might be worth working at.
Imagine the roadways being filled with these - it would be awesome.
Well thought out. The white ultralight material used for the body was a good idea. The solar panel was brilliant, both in functionality and weather protection. Pivot point for the solar panels would be an improvement.
Other possible suggestions might be moving the drivetrain to the front of the bike to save on weight. Or, perhaps hub motors for the two front wheels. An additional solar panel could be added to the back, possibly increasing voltage to 36 V.
But, I get it, you constructed this with what you had on hand. It is brilliant.
Safe travels
One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen! Truly amazing! ❤
Might be worth devising some sort of hinge for the solar panels such that they would tilt away for allowing easier access to the driver's seat. The secondary benefit of that would be tilt the solar panels towards the Sun for when the sun is lower on the horizon.
I did consider it. Just couldn't come up with a strong and easy enough way to do it.
@@Far-Beyond-Ordinary if you look at the sun race data. theres no significant difference. on the tilt
@@bensoloart I did see that info from "The Sun Trip" riders and it helped me decdid not to go that direction.
I’d also include a pivot so the panel could be rotated around and used as a ceiling for a tent then a ground cover & a few sections of nylon could make a simple tent. Actually, why not just carry a 3 season tent and set it up standalone. I don’t see a big advantage to having the trike shell being part of the shelter.
@@timothymatthews4399 Interesting Ideas. The advantage of my design is tent roof does not have to be dried out like a tent in rainy weather. It is also faster to set up and all the geat stays inside.
Good day to you!
I am a grandpa rider on HONDA motorcycle from Japan.
Enjoying camping ,touring and upload video.
Your EV camper video is so nice!
Awesome!
Full supported !!
Have a nice day my friend!
That's awesome!
Thank you for sharing
Thanks!
Awesome stuff! Inspiring. Thanks!
I am intrigued by the gains possible with aerodynamic improvements by cladding a bike. One would think that at low speeds its of little consequence, but it clearly is extremely effective.
With the large flat area presented by the solar panels, I imagine side winds become a problem? I imagine too that the huge flat sides of the aerodynamic cladding will have a significant impact too when encountering side winds.
High winds are rare in this area. I have not encountered anything scary yet. The encloser provides protection from the elements. aerodynamics only come into play at speeds over 20 mph, which only happen when going down steep or long hills.
@@Far-Beyond-Ordinary Appreciate your reply and thoughts. I would like to add solar panels to my fat bike (two wheels), much like you have - overhead, but concerned of the effect of wind on stability. Here in Melbourne, (Aus) we can get good winds, especially near coastal trails. Sometimes, blustery too.
@@Bennyboy-dog I recommend looking at www.thesuntrip.com/en/ they have had many people that use two-wheeled bikes with solar panels.
@@Far-Beyond-Ordinary Thank you!
Very well thought out! You must have built this hundreds of times in your mind. Still, I bet every time you may do it again in the future will be slightly different, just here and there.
--wes
You are absolutely correct. I will be making a video soon about my final thoughts after my 6-day 400-mile camping trip with it.
Thank you very much for sharing! I think it's a correct little structure, congratulations too! May you have more pleasant days and weekends in strength, health and peace, of course, just like that for everyone! The video creation is also great! Further success!
Thanks you!
@@Far-Beyond-Ordinary
Thank you very much! All the best in every way!
This is a very inspiring concept. I have a folding camper or collapsible cabin design I've been working on but I haven't thought of making it the vehicle itself until now. I've been considering making it convertible into a house boat but I can't work out how to efficiently carry the pontoons without giving up rigidly and the ability to keep the pontoons leak proof. But maybe a solar bike would actually be more useful.
I guess you could just make the floaters small, have a lot of them and let them leak.
Well done Sir. Your invention will evolve as you use it.
Very true.
Bravo man. That is my ideal bike for travel. I am waiting for more videos about this bike experience in different situations.
👍👏
I see it as the almost ideal nomad machine. If it could safely handle the extreeme cold I would be using it now. Some time in April I will be going on another trip with it. I would lke it to be about a month long trip to northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan exploring the remote forest roads and trails.
Good idea, great build, well executed, thank you for sharing
Great build! Cleverly constructed!
Thank you!
Nice bike and design very creative. Keep up the good work for a greener future.
You are an inspiration to aspiring makers, I hope one day I can make interesting things like this, keep on doing what you do.😀
Love this!..Thanks...❤
This is my dream camper, good luck from INDIA ❤❤❤.
Very nice! I like you cover the front is well. That will give you some protection from,when weather is not great. You can see Lots of ours got in too this protection.Fantastic.
Respectfully an additional idea. I put 1" foam insulating panels, wrapped in aluminum insulation, for heat control on my van. It works great for the Florida heat. I used aluminum tape to secure them then hit the aluminum with white truck liner paint for even more heat control. Hell of a ride you got there. Hats off to you sir.
Fantastic! Ingenuity abounds!
That is a great design, elegant and simple, well done!
It will be good to see you on your travels with your camper.
I am of a similiar age to you. Am a 73 year old man living in Australia
Now that’s about as clever as they get. Very cool! I loved watching this, I was imagining what it would be like to actually spend a few nights out in the country side in this thing. Even if I wouldn’t be alone, I wouldn’t feel real protected or secure from animals or people in that thing and would be afraid for those reason.😮
Wow, well done! Cool design
That's fantastic! I love that it will keep you out of the elements. Nice work sir! 👍
Thanks!
Ingenious. Everything is well thought out. I’m so impressed and inspired I want to something similar, at least design something to start with.
Wonderful project. And great work! Inspiring.
Best one so far, so cool. Greetings from Germany ❤
It's propably super fun to ride/drive!!!!
I was going to suggest a hinge but I see other people have already done that. I've always admired the recumbent design. I wouldn't mind have a velo-mobile myself one day.
genius... i was thinking the same thing... but you brought it to life well done!
It's an amazing vahicle for a nomad like me.
I'm out traveling right now doing a motorhome delivery. Stranded in Nabraska do to I76 being closed. Just waiting for warmer weather to go on an extended trip with the Solar camper.
@@Far-Beyond-Ordinary I see..
This is simply amazing. You might have just done something here.
Absolutely fascinating build, well done!
Wow that was really cool. I'd like one myself. Royce.
Man you are a awesome guy .this is so amazing
Your rig is BADASS. We are building something similar but with robust off road suspension to explore the Baja outback.
Would love to have you join our team…
Congratulations brother! I like this. This Brazilian love the inventation
Great build. Coloplast is a fantastic material for this kind of thing. My first velo was Coloplast and it also was a bit of a pill getting in and out, but lots of fun. I still have the shell hanging in my shop.
Some great ideas in here, I love what you have achieved
Thank you, Steven!
Ez mind szép és jó.Csak sokba kerül tata !
Merge these solar ideas with battery power and increased cargo capacity, with the velomobile aero body with better aerodynamics and weather protection, and this would be an incredibly popular piece of equipment. Great job!
Aptera
@@marsrover001 If the builder made all of the changes suggested in the comments, his bike camper would cost and weigh as much as an Aptera. 🙄
Great job. Enjoy yourself on your terrific creation. 👍
Thanks!
Beautiful design!
Even though you deny it, it for sure is a time traveler.
Great video and bike thanks.
Clever design, good job!
Thanks!
Awesome! Needs a propeller on the front! ;-)
Nice work man!
Simply amazing. Really.
Brilliant👍 Although at the age of 86 I would require the solar panel to tilt so as to aid my old legs when entering & exiting......
At 52 I would also require easier ingress / egress!
Really cool trike though!
I did build a sociable trike (based on Atomic Zombie's Kyoto Cruiser) in 2007 ... the idea of combining that with a corex / coroplast skin and an electric assist motor has got me thinking ...
Genius design, and very far from ordinary!
I'd say you're living the dream!
Great smiles!
Very, very nice one of the best.If not not the best campers recumbence i've seen aim very practical good work
Pretty darn cool. I would add in where the solar panel could power up a Jackery or Bluetti, this way at night you have something to power an electric blanket ....and to power up a small fan. I would also consider a small portable cot so you dont have to sleep so close to the ground. How do you keep dry, your legs, when driving. Again brilliant concept!
I have an inverter and USB outlets in the tent. I did try a cot, but found that the air mattress was better for me. I broke my back over 12 years ago, so I have to get it just right to get a good night's sleep. I just finished a 6-day 400-mile trip and I slept great each night.
Great design inspiration for me. I'm thinking of building a solar charged single wheeled push trailer with a direct drive motor with high torque and regenerative breaking. You got me rly inspired 🤩
Basically a trailer version
And I love your engineering, very accessable, easy to repair and maintain but fully functional with lots of power and fairly simple design that can be copied in every garage. The perfect post apocalyptic machine when there is no more ⛽
Thanks for your comments. Start working on your design summer is coming soon. I will be going on a longer tour in a month or so depending on how spring is coming along.
So cool and creative! Great job!
Maybe take some lightweight wheel chocks with you. Thanks for sharing your camper van.
The thought crossed my mind. Thanks
You just made of what I was thinking about ;)
Great 🌻🌸🌹👍
Awesome build. I would suggest a hinge on one side of the solar panel, with a latch on the other side, to ease ingress and egress. It would also let you tilt your panel to better angles for charging while parked.
Just found this. Very nice design
really cool concept
Very nice! Greetings from Jamaica.
This is one of my long term goals.
Make it happen! Thank you for commenting.
Clever design. Would be great to have space for a passenger for those long trips, maybe with double pedals side by side rather than tandem.
A very beautiful rig,!