I've met Tin from kaon way back at a qld camp. Hes a top bloke and his engineering passion comes through with the products he produces and his constant innovation. I love his products and supporting local aussie design and manufacturing.
Well presented Nathan I have an almost identical setup except I use quick release brackets for the 30 sec awning which allow you to mount across two rhino rack beams You can then easily fit under your low garage door My solar panel is 180w with STS quick release brackets, I can now park in the shade and have my panel in the sun negating the need for an additional solar blanket FYI I also placed the Victron smart voltage regulator under the bonnet to isolate the lithium starter battery from the bcdc charger
Great well presented vid mate Would love to hear more about your time and tips using the RV series by Oztent.. many families use these when first starting out but they can be hard work! And after all the Sh*t canning that Rhino rack / platform got its hard to get an objective view on them now.. seems all the grief was from models riveted on.. crazy when most cars have factory bolt points... are the pioneer racks ok if using factory mounts..? everyone still seems to use them..
Is it because the solar panel has a regulator on it? The bcdc charger regulates solar also? Doubling the solar regulation? Just a thought. Your old panel wasn’t regulated. Maybe something to look into.
This is the comment I was looking for. It was hard to tell because I didn’t get a decent look at the back of that new panel BUT it looks like the panel has a regulator glued to the back of the panel and I’m assuming the panel wires go straight into that unit then wires come out of it to the connecting plug that Nathan cut to link to his wiring via an Anderson plug. That’s the issue. Nathan, you need the Raw panel power directly to the BCDC, it can’t go via the panels (cheap regulator) as that will only confuse the BCDC. You need a panel that you can ditch the regulator off. 👍
Be interesting to see what the charging problem is. I’ve seen a few vids on various Renogy products and as always, not all of them are positive. Panels either work or they dont. If you haven’t already, try it with another solar controller. If you’re like me, you might have a cheapie lying around. Great video. Thanks
Hola Nathan Watching from Spain today… Great thanks for your all time very informative vids. Saves me from mistakes, not we’ll spend money.. and seeking new gear and products. Since I haven’t bought a roofrack till today, guess will end up with 2 choices… front runner or ARB slime line. Both in Melbourne located and will see some more comparison from others.. Does it makes any different if the inner boards are a length or across mounted ??? And I still carry the idea to build a slide out to the front for a framed solar panel let’s say 100W. Please keep up with adding more nice interesting things to your set. Cheers
Another great vid - awesome channel - one of the best! Quick question off subject please. Re the 200 series dusting issue. What grease do you recommend for improving the air filter seal. K&N make a dedicated air filter sealant grease - but it's petroleum based and petroleum based grease might degrade the rubber seal around the Toyota air filter. Silicone is best for rubber but I'm not sure about being suited to higher temp? Any concerns about certain types of grease impacting on sensors? Thank you.
I’ve mount my maxtrax to the top of the box. I only have 2 up there on top and the lid still opens with the gas struts. Couldn’t comment on if there was 4 up there.
well done again ... always very infromative .. :) ps .. i like the chapters break down very helpful Do rino rate there rack for off road usual it goes down to the 30kg off road .. where as tradesman racks rate their racks 150kg on and of road :) :)
I am currently reconfiguring my roof rack. Ideally I would do the same with my four Maxtrax mounted next to my awning. I was concerned about having so much weight on one side. Do you have any issues with it? You might want to check the weight limit of your Rhino rack offroad. I think it is only 70kg (I could be wrong :) ).
Love your vids, thanks for putting so much time and effort in. Agreed entirely with your comments on 30second Awning. I've got.same for exact same reasons. Love it. I use all renogy gear for my rear Lithium aux setup, except the solar panel. I've had another mate do comparisons and found the renogy panel for some reason significantly lower output compared to the equivalent size. Check our channel for a peek at our 200 if you're keen ;) Cheers and keep up the great work!
Got to love that slow walk up approach video intro! Nothing better than a wireless mic 😆
I've met Tin from kaon way back at a qld camp. Hes a top bloke and his engineering passion comes through with the products he produces and his constant innovation. I love his products and supporting local aussie design and manufacturing.
Awesome, yeah the products are great. I'm a big fan and glad to hear that the people behind the brand are great too 👍
Dont stop making these videos mate!
Thanks mate, I appreciate that 🙏
Gday Nathan. Yet another informative, thorough and well presented video on such an important aspect of overlanding. Thanks so much for your efforts.
Well presented Nathan
I have an almost identical setup except I use quick release brackets for the 30 sec awning which allow you to mount across two rhino rack beams
You can then easily fit under your low garage door
My solar panel is 180w with STS quick release brackets, I can now park in the shade and have my panel in the sun negating the need for an additional solar blanket
FYI I also placed the Victron smart voltage regulator under the bonnet to isolate the lithium starter battery from the bcdc charger
Thanks
Thanks Jim! Your support is much appreciated and I hope that my content will continue to help.
Cheers, Nathan.
Thanks!
Thanks Tom, your support is much appreciated! Glad you like the channel and hope those mats and still serving you well 😉
Cheers, Nathan.
I got a ARB base rack for this reason!! Keeps the full 200kgs even off road. Rack included of course.
Thanks for this, really informative and has given me some ideas!
Great solution mate. Similar to my idea mate. Cheers Steve
Excellent review indeed, thank you sincerely for the effort. 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Great well presented vid mate
Would love to hear more about your time and tips using the RV series by Oztent.. many families use these when first starting out but they can be hard work!
And after all the Sh*t canning that Rhino rack / platform got its hard to get an objective view on them now.. seems all the grief was from models riveted on.. crazy when most cars have factory bolt points... are the pioneer racks ok if using factory mounts..? everyone still seems to use them..
Is it because the solar panel has a regulator on it? The bcdc charger regulates solar also? Doubling the solar regulation? Just a thought. Your old panel wasn’t regulated.
Maybe something to look into.
This happened with my setup. Need to drop the regulator on the solar panel and let the DC DC do the work.
This is the comment I was looking for. It was hard to tell because I didn’t get a decent look at the back of that new panel BUT it looks like the panel has a regulator glued to the back of the panel and I’m assuming the panel wires go straight into that unit then wires come out of it to the connecting plug that Nathan cut to link to his wiring via an Anderson plug. That’s the issue.
Nathan, you need the Raw panel power directly to the BCDC, it can’t go via the panels (cheap regulator) as that will only confuse the BCDC. You need a panel that you can ditch the regulator off.
👍
Glad you are on the same page. I feel smart now lol.
Learnt all this off RUclips watching videos and doing research on solar and batteries.
Be interesting to see what the charging problem is. I’ve seen a few vids on various Renogy products and as always, not all of them are positive. Panels either work or they dont. If you haven’t already, try it with another solar controller. If you’re like me, you might have a cheapie lying around. Great video. Thanks
Great logic thanks …wondering why u didn’t bring along the bluetti..I’m guessing over engineered and size …
Hola Nathan
Watching from Spain today…
Great thanks for your all time very informative vids.
Saves me from mistakes, not we’ll spend money.. and seeking new gear and products.
Since I haven’t bought a roofrack till today, guess will end up with 2 choices… front runner or ARB slime line.
Both in Melbourne located and will see some more comparison from others..
Does it makes any different if the inner boards are a length or across mounted ???
And I still carry the idea to build a slide out to the front for a framed solar panel let’s say 100W.
Please keep up with adding more nice interesting things to your set.
Cheers
Did you look at the Howling Moon 6 panel 270?
Another great vid - awesome channel - one of the best! Quick question off subject please. Re the 200 series dusting issue. What grease do you recommend for improving the air filter seal. K&N make a dedicated air filter sealant grease - but it's petroleum based and petroleum based grease might degrade the rubber seal around the Toyota air filter. Silicone is best for rubber but I'm not sure about being suited to higher temp? Any concerns about certain types of grease impacting on sensors? Thank you.
Nice, just on the caos box on the roof, what else could you store in there for camping? Seems very shallow and not much useable space?
Great work, another quality vid. Did you think about mounting the maxtrax to the lid of the storage box to free up more space on the roof?
I’ve mount my maxtrax to the top of the box. I only have 2 up there on top and the lid still opens with the gas struts. Couldn’t comment on if there was 4 up there.
Hi Nathan, another very informative video mate. Off topic, what is your second aerial? 2 x UHF’s?
Yeah, I'm keen to know as well?
well done again ... always very infromative .. :) ps .. i like the chapters break down very helpful
Do rino rate there rack for off road usual it goes down to the 30kg off road .. where as tradesman racks rate their racks 150kg on and of road :) :)
The Rhino is also rated at 150kg on and off road.
@@Haywoodjablomie100 so it wasnt a few months ago ..can you put up the link the the page it states that please
you did mazing ~
I am currently reconfiguring my roof rack. Ideally I would do the same with my four Maxtrax mounted next to my awning. I was concerned about having so much weight on one side. Do you have any issues with it? You might want to check the weight limit of your Rhino rack offroad. I think it is only 70kg (I could be wrong :) ).
Do you like 300 ?
@E Bandit ok dude 😂😂
Love your vids, thanks for putting so much time and effort in. Agreed entirely with your comments on 30second Awning. I've got.same for exact same reasons. Love it. I use all renogy gear for my rear Lithium aux setup, except the solar panel. I've had another mate do comparisons and found the renogy panel for some reason significantly lower output compared to the equivalent size.
Check our channel for a peek at our 200 if you're keen ;)
Cheers and keep up the great work!
Interesting video. Why do you consistently use of the slow "duck walk" into the camera every scene. Its odd.