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Lighting solutions for camper equipment
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on January 31, 2008, 03:39:10 pm ---It could run an AC inverter, it could run a small TV, a small fan.
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Maybe, but he's going to have trouble sourcing the right stuff to do that if he's doing it from salvaged/thrown out things. I would guess the array and power storage would be best bought new anyway. It would suck to have your lights go out because your 9" TV drained your batteries.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 31, 2008, 03:19:28 pm ---
Building a camper out of what? You're not saying you got a bus, are you?
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Oh, heck no. I may not even ever do it. But it's fun to think about.
Someone offered up a camper on FreeCycle a while back. It's beat, but I could make it work. Biggest problem would be getting it somewhere I could keep it while I worked on it. I asked my dad, and he flat-out refused, saying he had no room. He also said the same thing when I wanted to store a few cabinets in his three story garage. It still remains 3/4 empty to this day.
Then there's my sister's place, they've got like six acres. Including a place out of the way for stuff like that. I haven't approached her yet.
--- Quote from: shardian on January 31, 2008, 03:26:37 pm ---A solar array and batteries would work well with LED lighting. You could power alot of things from it. Or you could just use a generator like every other camper in the world. ;D :P
Seriously though, that would be a neat project. You could also convert the bus to run on cooking oil. There was a link posted here I think of a group who did that and drove the bus all over the country promoting the thing. 1 tank for diesel, and 1 tank for oil.
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No bus. I'm thinking tow-behind camper. Maybe a teardrop or something. Yeah, I could use a generator, but I'm thinking outside the box here. Creativity is the best part of the project.
shardian:
A good solar system with a good controller and a few batteries would set you back about $500. Just to put things in perspective.
SirPeale:
If I were going to do a TV it wouldn't be part of that kind of thing. Either a battery powered model or running off an inverter. Likely I wouldn't do a TV at all.
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 31, 2008, 03:44:26 pm ---Maybe, but he's going to have trouble sourcing the right stuff to do that if he's doing it from salvaged/thrown out things. I would guess the array and power storage would be best bought new anyway. It would suck to have your lights go out because your 9" TV drained your batteries.
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You'd be surprised at the stuff I find that's been thrown out. Batteries I'd probably do new anyway.
--- Quote from: shardian on January 31, 2008, 03:59:24 pm ---A good solar system with a good controller and a few batteries would set you back about $500. Just to put things in perspective.
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I'm not talking heavy-duty here. Just lighting. So far.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: Peale on January 31, 2008, 03:57:38 pm ---No bus. I'm thinking tow-behind camper. Maybe a teardrop or something. Yeah, I could use a generator, but I'm thinking outside the box here. Creativity is the best part of the project.
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Theres actually a lot of free plans and a decently sized online community geared toward building camping trailers from scratch. I used to have a link to their forums, but unfortunately I seemed to of lost it and my google-foo appears to be weak :(
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