Van Build & Offgrid Power Resources — Offgrid Power Solutions

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Christmas present ideas for motorhomer or vanlifer in 2023

 Looking for some Christmas present inspiration?

If you're anything like us, you get family members asking you for ideas for what they can get your for Christmas. This is the email to send to family that ask you what they can get you for Christmas!
We've put together our top recommendations for Christmas presents for this year. These are products that we've used a lot and would not be without.
These items are ideal for people who travel in motorhomes or vans or just like tools & gadgets.

If you click the images below, it'll take you to these great products! 

We made a video talking through each of the items we listed above, talking through some of the details and what we like about them.

Click on the thumbnail below to watch the video! 

Things to think about when building a DIY LiFePO4 battery

Things to think about when building a DIY LiFePO4 battery

If you’ve started planning & costing out your van conversion, you can understand the increase in DIY offgrid power implementations because not everyone has the extra cash to pay a professional to install your van electrical system, plus you might actually want to build everything yourself!

Review of LiFePO4 battery cells from Dongguan Huanhuan Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

Review of LiFePO4 battery cells from Dongguan Huanhuan Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

This is a review of the 300ah LiFePO4 battery cells from Dongguan Huanhuan Energy Technology Co., Ltd. These cells were purchased in December 2020. This is not a paid review nor do we have any affiliation to Dongguan Huanhuan Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

What tools do I need to put electrics into my van?

What tools do I need to put electrics into my van?

We often get asked what tools we recommend to build offgrid power solutions in vans. Over the years of working with building electrical systems in vans/boats/cabins/overlanders, we've used a wide range of tools to build our solutions. A lot of these tools are not common tools that you can just buy in your average hardware store and unless you live in a big city that has specialist tool stores, it's likely that you'll be ordering the products off Amazon (or online) as we do regularly. We know what it's like buying tools from the internet - you find one that has good ratings, read the ratings and often take a punt and hope for the best. Sometimes it works out and other times it flops.

We decided that we would list some of our favourite electrical tools that we use when we build custom offgrid power solutions for the campervans and boats that we work on.

How to fix a stripped terminal on a LiFePO4 battery cell

How to fix a stripped terminal on a LiFePO4 battery cell

f you've ever worked with cheaper LiFePO4 battery cells, you'll know the concern of stripping the threads in the battery terminal. Well, I sadly had this very experience recently and after much research and thought about it, figured I could fix it and document the process to be able to help you, in case you ever find yourself in the same boat.