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Two things. The battery can be discharged at a lower temperature than it can be charged. Case may be fire-proof, but I would say fire ‘resistant’ as these batteries will combust at 600 degrees.

....."rich" in experience/fun/adventure/memories.

Stop yapping,close ya gob and start driving mate,bloody hell.

Time Stamp 14:30. Possibly paint the black wires White?

Also, propane and butane are less reliable than white gas in colder weather. But Coleman also made three burner stoves. 426 (classic) and 428 ( deul feul.) So if you're going car camping or running in an RV, you can do a griddle and a coffee pot or camp toaster at the same time. They are way easier to maintain than propane stoves as well.

Already have all Renogy gear. Love it! I don't see how you can beat it etheir.

Great presentation, especially the drone footage. One comment though regarding camels. There is absolutely no evidence that camels cause ecological damage in these deserts. They have soft feet and their grazing helps to stimulate regrowth of native grasses and sedges. Together with the fertilising benefits of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, Australia's deserts, like all of the world's arid zones are actually greening. Don't fret about camels. If the government had any sense (yeah, I know, stop laughing...), they would capture camels and sell them to the Arabs because our camels are stronger and bigger than theirs and also make excellent meat.

...what you mentioned AND my reading glasses.......lol

Great video

Thanks

what an amazing journey, thanks for sharing Dan, much appreciated.

You have made a wonderful video. Every thing is explained and given encouragement to all the people who have dream of travelling.

I have few other question: when you weight your vehicule fully loaded, do you use an individual scale under each tire (like in racing car) or is only the overall weight? Probably you have different spring rate in the front vs back because most of the weight is on the back? Do you know if most car can be reprogram for different tire size? You are at the max payload of your vehicule you probably not upgrade your brake because is design for this max weight? Your very good to explain your choice and how your process thinking about many detail about upgrade a vehicule for its usage. Thanks

That was fantastic! You had it covered from all angles. I bet it took a bit of experience to get this worked out though!

$600.....money well spent.

Excited to see your opinion on these. I used a cheap Chinese 100w flexible panel in southern California for a year and then it was dead. (barely generating) I've heard its because they don't have a way to dissipate heat as well as a traditional hard panel. I just now I won't be buying them again.

stock with 33?

thank you so much for all your videos, what do you think about building an Isuzu Rodeo o an Isuzu Trooper. Would it be good enough to travel the world?

....."leave your dirty underwear out"......fricken legend....lol

this root is so neat! Really like the flush type and the power behind. A lot of thinking, a bit of thinkering and a lot of enjoyin' after that.

Flex panals will last about twelve mths out doors , so be prepared to replace them very quickly

I had pretty terrible experience with those panels. I hope it’s better for you.

As a gun owner and enthusiast who DOES take firearms on all my travels in the US, gotta say I agree 1000% with everything you said here. Traveling internationally with a gun is obviously a huge no-go, and the knowledge that you don't have it is going to change subconsciously how you approach a situation. Verbal judo should be a mandatory training module for all gun permitting classes.

In a previous video you had already chosen an induction cooktop. What are the specs on that cooktop's draw?

4:27 I did exactly that 7 years ago! 6 x / panel with a 45mm circle + sika 221 (= not the 3NM/qmm stuff). Hold´s up to 140km/h being at THE FRONT of the rounded roof! = High Pressure zone. Nothing else holding these to the roof! Your choice of placing is a LOW pressure zone. The plates are quite small, otherwise I would think the velcro is not needed. What I would always suggest: Make it so that water will always be able to run off the roof/PV when standing in every angle! It just takes 3 days under a tree or 2 weeks w/o and the roof is very, very dirty. Regarding gab: A PV connected to the roof, makes the roof a heatsink. A gab does not. I do not see a benefit in a 6mm gab. When a slim PV is on a surface, you can stand on it with no issues. Not with a gab of course. I do not know if your roof is capable of taking the weight of a person, but a foldable SUB e.g. or similar can be nice to place onto the roof for a short drive (like from the beach) or similar. Or a bag ...

Just came across your channel , love the attention to detail !

I'd have mounted the panels to a framed perforated aluminum sheet Fewer holes in the roof, air circulation underneath for cooling (and water drainage), easy removal for maintenance, and cleaner wiring on the underside so no snags.

I love watching these videos but nobody ever discusses what you do with all the parts you removed. Do you sell them? And how in demand are the really obscure pieces?

I will be copying this for my offroad trailer. Should be able to fit two panels!

I'm so here for this video, Dan, great install!

Interesting idea using bugs as aero wind tufts. Makes the spare a bit sticky. Winter snow might reveal a pattern too. In Quebec, freezing rain is a concern. Allowing the panels to move from ice loading should help.

My experience with Eternabond (similar to white gorilla tape) is that is traps water over time. Might not be an issue for you since you used heat shrink on the wires, but I live in the PNW where things stay wet a lot.

Amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience!!

Hey just a heads up, I have just had some Renogy solar panels for a few years on the roof of our camper trailer, exactly how you have installed your panels. One of the panels stopped working a couple of months ago, the panel was found to be under warranty, except I had cut and soldered the wires just like you, because I had done this, I had modified the panel and it wasn't covered under warranty. Renogy in the past have been quite supportive, but in this case they weren't very helpful at all with this claim.

As Dan awesome work!

Another excellent installation 👍

Great summary on the serial vs parallel, thereto is one extra thing… charge controllers need 5v to run, so you don’t start charging until the panels give you 19.5v. When in parallel, all the panels need to give up those 5v, but in series, only one gives it up, the other don’t. An example: 3 panels that produce 20v @ 10amp, in parallel that is 20v @ 30 amp, but 5v goes to run the MPPT, so there is 15v @ 30 amp. Convert that down to 14.5v and you have 31 amp. Now put them in series, 60v @ 10 amp, subtract 5v for 55v @ 10amp, convert to 14.5v and you get 34 amp (about 43 more watts) So there are some serious disadvantages, when you have three or four days of overcast, those extra amps really matter!

Are you worried at all about heat transference of having these flexible panels closer to the roof than say that of your africa jeep with a raised panel?

Awesome. Would love info, or links, to the 3m tape and epoxy glue for the aluminum backing plates. Did not see them in the description. Is it possible to add a display to monitor without a smart phone? Thanks

Looks very nice

Nice work, I went parallel for my 3x100w on my setup with the DMAX when I'm running the RTT. Partial shade performance 👍👍

Another advantage of running your solar panels in parallel is that you won't have total charging failure if one solar panel becomes defective. Have you considered using silicone caulking to hold the wires to the roof instead of the Gorilla tape?

We recently had to replace the flexible solar panels on our caravan, which had stopped working, with glass solar. Experts say if flexible solar is laid flat on the roof it overheats and stops working. There must be an air space to let the panels vent excess heat. Our new Enerdrive glass solar panels are working brilliantly. We recently went 56 nights in Tasmania without needing to plug into mains power even once. Our 200amp lithium battery was fully recharged by midday. You might get away without an air gap in cold weather, but it could be a problem in warmer temperatures.

You went to all that trouble with the wiring because you didn't buy a slightly larger controller America might believe you but aussie,s will be laughing a suitable victron unit very light but they aren't a sponsor white tape looks awful the guy that built the back would be horrified 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Amazing Dan. Following this build since day 1 and now to near completion. Excellent my friend! Really awesome and hopefully my JT can be built into something like this soon

My exp with the adhesive on the industrial Velcro is, when it gets hot it melts and looses stick. I have had stuff come unglued from painted surfaces that way. I would use a Velcro that doesn't have adhesive and glue it down with your industrial adhesive. Especially where those panels will get very hot.

Great video as always Dan 👍 There doesn't appear to be anything stopping the bolt rotating in the spreader plates (that hold the solar panel). Yes I did notice some roof & bed system parts, really looking forward to that video. Re the other comment about cleaning under the panel, if you can easily remove them then you can clean that way. I'm thinking of going flexible panels on my next build. Rigid panels are very heavy when you've got a lot. Regarding the soldering, if the wiring gets hot won't the solder fail? I like that you've taped down the wiring although there appears to be some gaps at the ends where water/dirt could get trapped. Maybe there is some way to tape down tighter there or maybe caulk the gaps? I'm amazed you managed to fit 600W on that little roof, well done 😁

3M has adhesive promoter for VHB, do they have something similar for the Dual Lock strips?

One bonus to your parallel use is if for some reason 600w was not enough (ie parked in shade), you could always hook up some portable ground solar as well. Awesome rig, can't wait to see how you put the bed platform together!

Oh boy. I need to install my two 400w panels. They are traditional rigid panels, heavy as shit. Kind of thinking I should have gone with less but lighter panels since the DC-DC is charging as I drive anyway.