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Making, storing, and using power wisely is important for happy vandwelling. Power issues can seem overwhelming and confusing; | Making, storing, and using power wisely is important for happy vandwelling. Power issues can seem overwhelming and confusing; | ||
+ | Before you spend money on making/ | ||
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+ | It may be useful to carry a gym bag with a power strip, extension cord, and any items that need to be charged. | ||
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+ | ===== the Big Picture ===== | ||
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+ | There are two generally-separate electrical systems in your vehicle((trailers don't have chassis power)): | ||
* **House power** (coach power, leisure power) is the (usually 12v) electrical system in the **living area**. | * **House power** (coach power, leisure power) is the (usually 12v) electrical system in the **living area**. | ||
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* charging e-bikes, etc at night | * charging e-bikes, etc at night | ||
* **difficult and very expensive to run** - $thousands in solar, battery, and alternator charging. | * **difficult and very expensive to run** - $thousands in solar, battery, and alternator charging. | ||
- | * heating or cooking | + | * Cooking |
+ | * This includes things like insta-pots, electric stovetops, toaster ovens, microwaves, etc | ||
* [[hvac: | * [[hvac: | ||
* electric [[food: | * electric [[food: | ||
+ | * **Completely Impossible** | ||
+ | * Heating the van. //Tens of thousands// of dollars in lithium batteries will barely last a day of running an electric heater. Which is why we use [[hvac: | ||
Note: devices that have [[electrical: | Note: devices that have [[electrical: |