2 Months in our CARGO TRAILER CAMPER (not what we expected)
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- čas přidán 17. 09. 2022
- We have not plugged into power or had a water hook-up a single time in over 2 months! No RV parks. No hotels. No sticks & bricks...period.
All of our power is 100% good 'ole sun baby. And our water mostly comes from natural springs or city utility centers.
It's an AWESOME feeling to be self reliant to this extent.
But it comes with downsides.
We have lost power to our tiny house twice during stretches of cloudy/rainy weather. And there are many unexpected chores that come with living on the road WHILE also living off-grid.
So, is it worth it? Watch all the way through to find out, and check out our 2 blog posts regarding living off-grid (link below).
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-Daniel & LZ
Thanks for sharing your experience! If I didn't have little ones I would really consider this lifestyle. You definitely have more peace than most of us.
Yeah, there is a way to do it with little ones, but man it sure would make it more complicated. Certainly a complete redesign and larger trailer I'd say for starters.
Great video !
makes so much sense
Thanks, Mark! Can’t believe it’s been 1 year now 😯 but it’s only getting better with each month that passes.
LOL... YOU are in the mountains. That one of the last places you'll find me. I prefer the heat. Always. Which is why we live in Del Rio, TX....longer warm weather. But, seriously, very helpful video. We're still refining our power experience...which dramatically changed when we added a small 12v fridge. 200w of solar just isn't enough if you have just a few days of overcast. We found out pretty quickly that we'll need to double our solar capacity to be a better match for our 200ah lithium battery and our power consumption.
Yep we have the same problem with our solar setup. We have 1400w up there but 2 cloudy days and we lose power. Bit worse during winter. So we are going to nearly double our solar capacity very soon. Will do a video on it when complete.
@@TinyHouseVentures WHAT?! You have 1400w and you still run out of juice? I'm guessing you either have a small amount of storage or you really rely heavily on the inverter.
@@cetifoxproductions Well, we live in the trailer off-grid 100% of the time. Have never plugged it in to shore power since finishing the build 6 months ago. Fridge, Starlink internet, microwave, electric kettle, computers + monitors, camera gear charging....all the little draws add up to a big draw at the end of the day. Our inverter stays on 100% of the time. It's enough power and battery storage during summer. But cloudy weather, winter sun angle, and the fact that we spend most of our time in the mountains (less sunlight in the day) means we need to bring in more power. Heck, I thought 1400w would be enough. Just isn't for how we choose to live and travel.
@@TinyHouseVentures I really think you could help ease the load by converting as many devices to 12v as you can. For example, you CAN convert your Starlink to 12v: czcams.com/video/vrGCL9pNDDc/video.html ....this is a great solution. I'm familiar with POE setups because, prior to getting cable internet at home we had a 40ft antenna with a point-to-point wireless internet. To get the high-db antenna to function required a POE adapter (which I still have just in case I ever needed it). Of course, you can also get a 12v refrigerator, TVs (to replace your monitors), and a kettle. Just some ideas to help you not lose so much power via the inverter.
@@cetifoxproductions Yeah, great suggestion on the Starlink 12V conversion. I've heard of it, but haven't looked into it yet. And we have a AC/DC Dometic fridge. I just run it on AC because it was finicky on 12V when battery voltage starts to dip. Might be different now as I'm running a 24V system which converts to 12V, so might be a bit more stable. If we had the fridge and diesel heater wired 12V then we could turn the inverter off at least at night, which would save ~800w of power (fridge + inverter draw over 8 hr period).
New subscriber here! Keep up the great content dude. I have 4 years until I start this lifestyle and I will be living vicariously through you until then!!
Hi John, glad to have you along for the ride! Out of curiosity are you hoping to do a lot of boondocking/off-grid or a mixture of RV parks? Everyone does it such a different way and it's always awesome to see what people choose.
@@TinyHouseVentures probably a mix of both, hopefully RV parks won’t ban cargo trailer conversions
@@johnwatson7543 Yeah, I know some RV parks won't even let RVs that are over 10 years old in. We haven't stayed in an RV park yet...and don't really have intentions to...but sometimes you just need to in order to be in a certain area, so I hope they don't ban us either!