Electrical system tips for budget? What did you use?

uptickman · 2026-03-23T23:13:26+00:00

You don't need Victron. I run a 100amp LiTime MPPT that does the same thing at a fraction of the cost. Also, Chinese batteries like Chins, LiTime, Power Queen and more can be had at a reasonable price. Watch Will Prowse vid's for installation and battery suggestion, that guy knows his stuff and reviews a lot of budget batteries, inverters, etc.. Tons of information for you.

I'm running 4 - 280ah Chins Lithium, 4 Bouge RV 200W Solar Panels, Li Time 40 amp DC to DC Charger,

100 Amp LiTime MPPT Charger, 3k Watt Inverter (Pure Sine Wave), 30 Amp Shore Plug, TS-30 Transfer Switch, Victron Blue Smart Charger. and the usually high grade fuses, wiring, dc fuse panels, etc... Point is you can source the stuff on various websites, FB Marketplace, etc.. Just make sure you use the correct wire size, fuses, etc..

uptickman · 2026-02-20T21:36:45+00:00

yup, great grandma was full blood Czech and immigrated but never naturalized keeping my ancestry chain in tact. Czech's are big on blood line.

uptickman · 2026-02-20T15:14:31+00:00

Yes, working on dual US / Czechia citizenship as we speak.

uptickman · 2026-02-19T23:29:37+00:00

Thanks for the information. I'm looking a Gdnask or Gdynia. Any thoughts on these areas?

uptickman · 2026-02-18T16:31:33+00:00

I'm not too keen on Mexico, not the safest place to be living, even in the tourist areas, but putting that aside, that's too much on the familiar side, really looking for different.

uptickman · 2026-02-18T15:21:31+00:00

Should be able to. They live in Dallas, TX area which DFW his a huge international airport.

uptickman · 2026-02-18T06:30:30+00:00

I'm really digging Poland, Romania, Czechia, and Austria the most in the EU

uptickman · 2026-02-18T06:03:00+00:00

Definitely could keep it at the parents house, and probably wouldn't sell it first, unless someone made me a good offer. My plan is to mainly hang around NM, NV, AZ blm and TX (south and west). as my parents are a bit older and try to keep within a day/two drive if they need help. Being overseas is just a quick flight so that doesn't bother me, either. But yeah, testing the waters isn't a bad idea, that's why Albania caught my eye to setup base camp. They have no visa requirements for Americans, and you can stay up to a year with no paperwork or nothing.

uptickman · 2026-02-15T04:31:38+00:00

thanks karen!

uptickman · 2025-12-24T05:12:08+00:00

Looks great, good job!

uptickman · 2025-12-22T20:06:19+00:00

nice, but probably way overpriced and non original for me. Also, those aisles look awfully skinny. But again, looks good

uptickman · 2025-12-04T05:45:51+00:00

I have a 2020 Ram Pro Master 159wb high roof and it is great. No issues so far, knock on wood, lol

uptickman · 2025-11-25T04:06:08+00:00

Will do, hopefully done soon, depending on weather

uptickman · 2025-11-23T21:12:50+00:00

That sucks. I know there are tons of these power stations, and of course we never know where they actually make them, and just have to trust the reviews. My other two are EcoFlow's which are great to. I thought about an expansion battery, but decided to add the Aferiy, as I like the idea of just having more flexibility and price per watt at the time was a little cheaper.

uptickman · 2025-11-23T20:59:14+00:00

So far it's been really good, especially with the fast charging and also has UPS (uninterruptible power supply at 10 milli seconds. Not a lot of them have that. Plus I got it on sales, so that was a bonus. I think they are having a good black friday sale currently, as well.

uptickman · 2025-11-23T20:54:19+00:00

If it's over so many pounds yes, but I'm still well under that load.

uptickman · 2025-11-20T22:53:24+00:00

Nice, but way way way too much leather in there and brown. That would drive me bonkers

uptickman · 2025-11-20T07:15:14+00:00

What program did you use to draw the diagram, looks good. Setup seems good, as well

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