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Sheesh thats alot money to spend on wiring a van.

Im stumped on my framing... if you dont know your blueprints its hard to just follow any framing videoss

Did you do rivet nuts the first time?

Happy for you, we are all alone in the end.

Geez u paid 2k for mine 😢

You remind me of cleaninggirl

Powerstation is the way to go paid $1,200 for my power 2400 watts

You missed your calling as an electrical engineer, and your ability to fabricate geometrical structures out of plywood incredible. I can barely assemble an Ikea furniture. 😅

One heck of a system for sure! Nice work.

Cool will be paid for in comparison to a house in about 2 years. Then keep on going for years more.

Shocked? 😂

🔋 My entire electrical system and uses for smaller items are listed at darianexplores.com. 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 💸 An electrical system is often the MOST expensive part of a van build. In my last van, I invested a bit less on my electrical system in the beginning, but ended up paying for it later when my off-brand lithium batteries started degrading in the first year… Waste of $$$. My battery this time was $1,300 for 400ah of EG4 lithium that will last me at least 15 years and offers full warranty for 10 years. Yes, electrical is expensive, but if you can make it work, it’s worth investing in a good system on the front end because electrical issues are also 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 expensive. 💁🏼‍♀️ And since I’m a solo female van lifer now, having a reliable electrical system will give me a lot of comfort and peace of mind on the road. Are you surprised by the cost of my system? Did you think it would be more? Less? Knowing I’m covered under warranty and have 1-on-1 tech support available any time, I think it’s well worth it, but let me know what you think. 🔋 My entire electrical system and uses for smaller items are listed at darianexplores.com.

Our name is spelt the same way 🥰 Darian!❤

Beautiful.. pretty crazy you did this all yourself.. this organization is beautiful. Maybe being a female helps. Only thing I’d change is the tape, you have such a beautiful install then use masking tape to label your wires.. I think a little $10 label maker would really clean that up to make it a perfectly clean setup

Yeah and I'm going to rebuild my drag car and take back my town from the ugly slow noisy smelly trucks and four bangers littering up the place..if you did then I got work to do and I don't want to..but I love living in my minivan with my pitbull and parked right next to my race car a mustang aka frankenstein.i will be installing solar power stations this yr because in sc the sun shines even at night..lol..nice job and you are not ugly.just saying hey

Amazing work

15 thousand dollar electric system to live in a van for instagram vibes.. wow.

Make sure you scrape that paint there , sweetheart

Cool beans your a chick an tge work looks good think you may probably have some good content. Good luck.

And where she puts her shit???

Ohh.. oh yeah.. <333

Congratulation, you have graduated to a professional electrician master.

𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 ⚡️ My system is from Signature Solar: signaturesolar.com/?ref=2xuohNxmBJUKf- I could make a whole video for each of these electrical components but here’s the quick rundown and an easy overview for those new to electrical. 😊 My van build’s electrical system is equipped with: 400ah lithium battery 300 watts of solar Alternator charging Shore power And I have space in my system to increase my shore power, solar, or alternator charging availability at any time. A friend recommended I get my electrical system from Signature Solar because they’re innovative, the highest quality, and they offer 1-on-1 tech support for life. Next steps in the van build: Building furniture 🪵👷🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 Try them for $50 off per purchase with code DARIAN50 👉🏼 signaturesolar.com/?ref=2xuohNxmBJUKf-

Sweet

Way to go 🌅 Adapt and overcome 😁🤙🏽

This build is gonna be so cool! Good work, Darian.

I really admire a woman so like this...

Other way around, but it's a common mistake, even many suppliers advertise them wrong. The male connector is the larger one, the female the thinner one. It has to do with which metal pin fits inside of which, not which plastic housing fits inside of which. You'll notice the positive lead off any panel is always the female (thin plastic housing). Positive is always female to protect from shorts. But good video all the same, thanks

I have the same van I do express deliveries in it. It's ah beast..

You are definitely gonna need bigger panels if you want real power from them with sun power shutting its doors you should be able to find some sun powers for cheap and I suggest trying to find commercial size panels they are larger and produce more power sun power was one of my favorite brands to install Tesla was ok if it was panels and power walls but those solar roofs suck I hated those they looked cool and were super light but they were not fun to install

Also don’t forget to add good 2 way ventilation for those components. It gets hot. Just like a fridge, they need space and air circulation. So an intake and exhaust fan will drastically reduce temperature and increase efficiency

VanLife gained popularity during the pandemic. 90% of VanLife now are less than 4 years in the lifestyle. Don’t forget vans are small spaces and will test any relationship. Also make sure not the make a social media following as a couple. Always separate accounts. There has been hundreds of VanLife couples that fell apart since Covid. A bunch of them were seen coming. Like the Lydia and her bf that broke it off and then suicide. Crazy. Wish you the best . You need to love yourself first

Something about pretty girls and VanLife. CZcams only recommends this content to me Haha

Be careful of the predators.

What kind of van is it

You did a amazing job, I’ve been stressing about doing mine. 🎉

⚠️ Buyer Beware ⚠️ Some of these sellers on Prime are little tricksters. This has happened to me a few times throughout this build where I purchased a product that used certain language, leading me to think the product was something that it wasn’t. It happened again when installing my solar. 🥲 The whole listing said that the product (brackets + hardware) was made of aluminum. It did not mention anywhere (even under “material”) that the hardware was crappy carbon steel. Which - side note - is so crazy considering 80/20 aluminum struts are often used for outdoor purposes. Anyways, what I started doing was ordering 3 options of hardware and returning what I didn’t need because I was spending too much time ordering and reordering supplies. My thoughts on the rest of the solar install 👇 Once I had the right solar mounting supplies, it was really easy! To save others the headache and back and forth I went through, I’ve linked all supplies in my bio. For now, I have 300ah of solar, primarily because I am dyingggg to have a roof deck in this van build. I can possibly upgrade to 450ah with 3 small 50 watt panels. It’s a very close call. For now, I’m going to stick with the 300ah, plus the alternator charging and solar power and see how it goes. 🙂👍🏼 $50 off per electrical purchase w/ code DARIAN50 👉🏼 signaturesolar.com/?ref=2xuohNxmBJUKf-

BU MS

What system did you get? 12v, 24v, 48vi like the kind of battery you got

Just to clarify, That’s ac where it’s going to be a alternate path to ground in the event of failure but dc power the ground completes the circuit so the electricity can flow and power the load, the frame on a vehicle is connected to the battery ground it’s part of your electrical system, no ground no work has to make a complete circuit. Looks like she’s doing really great, better than most electricians I’ve seen. Is this the solar portion she’s hooking up?

If it's rockin' don't bother knockin' . .

Doesn’t hurt to have multiple grounds same as the vehicles electrical system, ensure good connection to bare steel. Good job!!

Good stuff!

The ground cable is part of the circuit neutral is a place where the power goes in case there's a short

That wiring job makes my heart hurt.

Hope theres no water spilling over it

Pink drill. Must be weak

You’re so lucky. I’m 6’3 in a Tahoe lol you’re standing up and have three feet of open sky above you

Give the electricity a place to go when there’s a short… more like a constructed route for the electricity to take in order to return to its original source (transformer) but like you said so potential doesn’t remain on whatever metal any exposed wires maybe touching/exposed too. A short is a close in your circuit between the current carrying conductors (positive neutral) vs current flowing on a ground wire would be known as a ground fault. You’re really smart and talented keep up the great work!!!!

All that work just to be a loser in a van…wild