Also if you have a Tacoma I’m pretty sure the bed plug will not charge the delta 2
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2500 Ram. I have a 400w plug in the bed, so it will be slower than the wall. I’m now curious to see if it works at all. I am really impressed with how quickly it charged though.
@ws6616 I am waiting to hear back on my Blue Sea contact form, but the middle-term plan is to get everything set for alternator charging of the ecoflow as well as all the logistics for the batteries in the bed w/o batteries.
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check the amperage rating for that plug. ecoflow may be drawing too much for the plug to handle
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3.5 is not going to cut it. This trip will provide plenty of charging opportunities, but now I have a good reason to prioritize that Blue Sea order.
Ram sells it as being able to power tools. I always assumed I could plug a circular saw in or something. Looks like it is a poorly placed laptop charger.
yeah… lol maybe when the truck is in park vs when the truck is in drive?
i know my 4runner was able to charge my jackery via 110v when in park but not when in drive
I have had both. The solar to battery setup with enough solar and battery bank is great if you have a truck in which you can leave it in the bed or inside all the time. In many cases, GFC owners (myself included" use the camper as a truck more often than the camper, so I like the portability of other options. A local company, Craft Auto Works, makes a truck/overland battery box that is meant to be wired to the alternator and pulled at any time. It’s called the OES Pro. I have had it for about a year and it’s basically a nice battery and charging component setup in a stand alone box without proprietary parts. I love it. On any trip we take, we typically drive at least 3hr a day, which will charge the battery to full with a fridge on 24/7 and charging phone.
Different strokes for different folks, but I prefer that box because it works functionally similar to a van style electrical setup, but is portable and removable.
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I’ve run both setups. The all-in-one solar generator (I use an OUPES 1800 now) is awesome for simplicity. I use it to run a fridge, charge my laptop and power lights. I even used it at home during a storm outage. For simplicity and reliability, it’s hard to beat.
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I have compiled a parts list for house battery using a LiFEPO4. This consists of everything you’ll need.
Dual Battery - LiFEPO4.pdf
IF you’re using “solar generator” then just swap the LiFEPO4 to solar generator (in my case, a Delta 2) and add XT-60i cable from the DC-DC charger or from the solar panels (if using solar only, then just use XT-60i cable and skip the DC-DC charger (with or without MPPT))
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Damn, this is nicely done. Pics, concise descriptions/reasons for component choices, and recent pricing. Thanks for putting in the work.
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thank you sir.
i compiled that for a friend a while back and put that in my cloud drive and then i remembered about this thread hahaha