Best Lithium Battery for RV - Enduro Power Upgrade
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Many decisions come into play when choosing the best Lithium Battery for your RV. You need to decide what best suites your needs, especially when boondocking. In this video we discuss the best Lithium Battery for our RV.
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I am full-time and I very rarely stay in any RV parks because I have 1100 W of solar on the roof of my motorhome and 800 amp hours of lithium batteries. I very rarely ever have to start my generator and my motorhome really is a power hog with a portable freezer and a compressor style refrigerator freezer plus all the goodies of a projector TV and air fryer. You will enjoy the batteries.
Love hearing how your able to stay off grid and not pay those crazy expensive rv park prices. We are so looking forward to doing the same with solar one day.
So what was the cost of the upgrade to your Ford battery system? You didn’t mention that. I am sure that it varies from coach to coach, but it would’ve been nice to know about what you’re laid out. Thomyt
Baja 12V 100Ah 100A max continuous charge low temperate charge for $699.00ea. If you use our referral code GETAWAY you'll save an addition $35.00 off each battery.
We are affiliates for ENDURO Power so we are required to give honest reviews for the batteries in exchange for their services.
And we honestly love them so far. Will continue to post more and more as we use them.
Timely video. I'm planning on upgrading to lithium(and solar)within the next year...looking forward to your lithium updates. I can see you're excited to see how lithium can improve your full time experience. Good to your smiling faces. 😊You guys take care.
We'll be in Texas without any hookups for 5 days. Looking forward to seeing how these batteries workout. Thanks for watching.
As I never heard you mention your cost for these batteries, I must assume you got them for free. I also heard you talk of getting solar and you have probably already been contacted by some company looking to do that for free if you will do an infomercial video for them. I have been following you since the beginning and hope you don't become another UA-cam channel that constantly pushes the items that are given to you like so many others have done. Pretty soon your credibility is gone and you become nothing more than a sponsored mouthpiece. You say solar would be beneficial over running your generator as the generator requires fuel. You generator is paid for and solar is extremely expensive unless of course it's free. When you do your solar video, be honest about the true cost.
No, we have not been approached by a solar company. We have been offered many items to review but have only went with a few that we have researched and truly believe in. It takes a lot of time and energy to have a UA-cam channel (which we love) that doesn't really pay much of anything. We don't receive these items for free. We work very hard to give our honest review so hopefully it helps others make a wise decision if interested in the same product.
@@oureverydaygetaway You will be contacted about solar. As you still haven't disclosed the battery install cost, I stand by my statement. Safe travels.
Please remeber without an inverter your new Batteries will only run 12 volt items. I have Lithium on my RV and I never worry about waking up cold because the batteries died running the furnace. I was dry camping once and it was cold at night and my two Lead acid batteries totally drained running the heater! I and my family woke up cold(very cold) and no lights or anything. This issue has never happened again with my Lithium batteries. Enjoy them and use the heck out of them. the joy of not running your generator all the time will be worth it. Remember No hair dryer or any 120 volt systems work until you get an inverter. Here is a pro tip. #1 generator #2 Lithium #3 inverter #4 solar ( this order will help you determin how much energy you use and to size your solar better). Happy camping ( or living).
We have your number one, two and three items. It may be a while until we get the forth one. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Safe travels to you as well.
Welcome to the crazy world that is lithium. You won't regret your decision to upgrade, but you may regret (in a good way) the rabbit hole that you may go down at a later date with solar.
That rabbit hole may be a long ways away. 🙁 Thanks for watching guys!
I'm currently trying to add a portable 300W solar array to our 2003 Monaco knight 34PBD class A diesel pusher. I've got the panels, and a Victron 85/15 charge controller. I'm getting a disconnect and a Lynx distribution panel next. I want to upgrade from the four 6v golf cart Lead acid batteries which are connected series parallel. I'm thinking one or two Enduro Power EN300Baja 300AH batteries. I'll probably have to change my inverter/charger and add a shunt, etc. to the mix. Looking forward to more info from you.
Sounds like you’ve really thought this through. Can’t go wrong with Enduro Power. We love ours! Let us know how it goes. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. 😊
Lithium is worth the upgrade
You got that right!
How did you dispose of your lead acid batteries at the campground?
Great to see you join the Enduro Family. We love our batteries as well. Good stuff and enjoyed meeting you guys and visiting.
Thank you. We are loving our Enduro Family. Harrison is the best. Great meeting you as well. Take care.
Per their web page it states " Usa based customer service" Does that mean the batteries are made in china ?
I would think if the batteries where made in America, it would be stated as well, instead of just their customer service.
just curious.
Thx
As far as we are aware most if not all lithium batteries have parts from China and assembled here in the States. We have worked with the CEO Harrison Smiddy and can honestly say his customer service and passion for this product is off the charts. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment.
check your refrigerator for how many amps it draws from your batteries. Assuming it's 725Watt Residential 120 volt AC refrigerator, that would be 6.04 amps from AC circuit; 120x6.04= 725watts However, for DC to make 725watts, 725w/12v = 60.42amp. So, 4 100AH batteries will run the refrigerator compressor continuously for (400 x .9)/60.42= 5.96 hrs.. You can easily verify this, by looking at the victron 712 amp draw when you have the refrigerator compressor running.
We have a Winnebago Navion which I replaced the Norco 3150 three-way refrigerator with a NovaKool 6400DC only 2 compressor refrigerator. Each compressor draws 4.4 DC amps or 8.8 DC amps when both compressors are running. We have 600 Watts Solar on the roof with an additional auxiliary port for ground solar up to another 500 Watts. However we found one 100 w panel is sufficient to run the refrigerator and the rest keep the batteries charged at 100%.
Thanks for all that great information. 😊
I forgot to write we have 600 ampere hours of lithium batteries and a three thousand Watt victron inverter so we can run the AC and everything else.
Wait a minute, what she's saying is don't get rid of her hair dryer...Lol. had to throw that in
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To many commercials on your channel now -Won’t be watching anymore 😢
Do you mean overall or this particular video? Also try to remember this is something YT has greater control over. YT will show ads even if creators don't want them. But we understand and respect your decision. Maybe someday we will see/meet you on the road and we can enjoy an evening together talking about RV life. Safe travels.
@@oureverydaygetaway I mean you two not UA-cam -You know how many of you all get free batteries, bikes, mattresses, snap pads, power stations etc etc and then you expect us to sit through a boring 20 minutes of you explaining these items and it is just a big commercial-I just decided that I am not watching channels that don’t travel and are just doing these commercials one after the other of all the freebies 🤷♀️
I (Chris) hear ya. But try to understand our point of view. We are content creators trying to get reimbursed for our time and work. It really does come with the territory. Not complaining, but it does take a great deal of time to create a video. And you make no $$$ from YT itself. When you grow as a channel, offers come your way. And the vast majority are junk. The 3 that we have done, we love them and believe in them. So, what should we do if said company makes you an offer? As long as the companies are legitimate and we do our research, should we not try to make money for our services? I respect and understand your opinion, but really, what should I do?
And Mary, you would be surprised how many people like these types of videos. They're informative and do well across the YT spectrum for many RV niche channels. That's why so many channels do them. And as a YT content creator, views and analytics will drive your decision to make these types of vids. They are in many ways a "necessary evil' if you want to grow and expand your audience. We love doing the "travel" vids (they're my favorite because they inspired us when we watched others) and will continue to primarily do those. I hope I gave you some insight and if you chose not to watch, we understand. No hard feelings and we totally respect your decision to do so. Like I said before, we truly hope to meet you someday. ✌
Always got to be people that complain. Show me a UA-cam video without ads. Go find a safe space somewhere.
@@oureverydaygetawaysome RVers separated them -On Wednesday they do their freebie commercial and they tell you up front, on Friday they do their live stuff and on Sunday a travel video-Seems like a good way to do it -Then I know that I don’t want to waste time turning on Wednesday or Friday but I will watch on Sunday 👍 If we ever see you out there, I will say hi 😁
I run my air conditioning with my Lithium battery fron enduro 600 amh
Nice! We absolutely LOVE our Enduro Power batteries!
Do you have an easy start on either of our AC units? Have you run the AC on the batteries? Interested to see what the phantom draw, frig draw etc are. Our journey begins in a few months and I am trying to convince Sharon(wifey) to get lithium.
Not yet but hopefully soon. So far we love our lithium batteries.
how are the batteries working out now after several months? We are completing our 5 month 8300 mi. trip tomorrow, thinking about lithium for next spring@@oureverydaygetaway
Great info looking to upgrade batteries.
Glad the video was helpful. The great thing about Enduro power battier is their customer service. Great quality and the owner will actually talk to anyone over the phone to help out in any way he can.
Wow, Nice job on the new batteries, I would love to see how they work out for you over time. I wish I had of known about these last year before I let this guy named Joel and his wife Deb, (I don't know if you know them) talk me into getting these high end BB batteries. 😂🤣😂 I'm not complaining but the $$$ sent our budget through the roof for 2022... Thanks for sharing!!! 💯👍🏽 Herbie & Mary
We will be keeping everyone updated as we learn what and how long things work. Joel and Deb, hmmm... Those names sound so familiar! 😍😜 Thanks for watching guys!!
@@oureverydaygetaway 🤣😂😁 I thought you might know them but I was going to assume anything!!! 🤣😂😂😁
Very dear friends of ours. Actually just spent a few days with them in Gulf Shores.
@@oureverydaygetaway Hummmmm! I sorta figured that was them... 😂🤣😁
Damn. That was so much simpler than I thought.
We thought so as well.
Great idea 💡 You guys are full-time it's a no-brainer. Great video 📹
Thanks John.
Now you can boondock at the RV shows instead of wondering if your going have power, like Tampa. Yes, I would recommend starting off with at least a couple solar panels as you would rarely need to use the generator on non-cloudy/overcast days.
We have 4 270ah Battle Born batteries (under the bed) and 9 solar (1900w) panels ourselves. No stink eye here guys! 😂😂😂
See you soon!
Sounds like you guys have an awesome set up! Looking forward to seeing you guys in a few days. 😊
I have a 2004 bounder w/ 300w lithium batteries & 500w of solar. Able to run microwave, coffee maker just not at the same time. I do use a Honda generator to charge the batteries instead of my generator. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks Don from California
Sounds like you have a great setup. Stay safe and enjoy your travels guys!
Lithium batteries were a game changer for us. We have 2 Renogy 100aH batteries and 2 200watt Solar Panels. Let’s us run refrigerator, lights, internet etc for a whole day and night. We do have a 2000watt inverter so that allows us to do that. Would love more battery and solar but unless you have enough to run an AC then not sure more is better at that point. Good stuff.
We are just now learning what works and for how long. This is going to be Great!
Wow😮 so happy for you, your going to love it!!! I did my class A myself a few years ago. I have 900 Watts /Solar on the roof, I want to put 400 more watts. We are mostly electric.,Samsung Fridge,Induction cooktop and microwave. . We also have the Magnum 2012.. My Inverter is on all the time, works great!!!
That's Awesome!!!
We went with Enduro batteries last year, we got 2 300 amp hour. Harrison was great. Shortly after i upgraded to the multiplus II inverter and now we can power the whole rig off the batteries. Of course at limits, the A/C can run for a couple hours, anything else i really don’t have a worry. No solar, if we need to run the generator then we’ll do that. Congratulations on the upgrade. Oh and that BIM was a pain in the but to install in our rig, terrible location.
That's awesome! Glad Harrison was able to work on your system. We are so excited to test these out over the next week or so.
Nice to be able to last the night without running the generator.
You got that right! Putting them to the test for a 5 day stay in Athens. Will update. 😊
@@oureverydaygetaway You guys are in Greece? How cool is that.
Great video thanks for sharing. Glad to see you’re doing ok and made it out of Florida safe. Thanks From Wisconsin
Thank you! We just missed the crazy storms going through Florida recently.
Do you guys have solar?
No. Would love to have solar one day.
Great video. We are thinking about lithium too. Just trying to figure out which company to go with. We want to be able to boon dock a night and possibly up to a week, adding solar panels in the future.
Enduro Power has been Amazing to work with. Their customer service is Outstanding. Would suggest you look into them and seriously consider going with them. Best of luck!
This will be good to see how it goes for you guys. I have 2 AGM batteries, our unit is new so we haven’t really been able to test it. We also have an on board generator so feel we can operate that way . But I’m intrigued by the lithiums for sure
Hoping to post some updates soon on our new battery setup. Thanks for watching.
We love our Enduro Power batteries as well! Next upgrade for us is the inverter. How big is your current inverter? Do you know and when are planning to install solar panels?
If memory serves me our inverter is a 2000 watt. No plans for solar anytime soon. 🙁
@@oureverydaygetaway nice that's the same size inverter we have as well. Once you figure out which plugs work on the inverter you can even brew a pot of coffee. Or let Katrina use a hair dryer or straightener just need to keep an eye on the batteries!
Those batteries are game changers. I'm sure you guys won't regret the upgrade.
Just getting to try them out now. This is going to be awesome!
So Katrina should be able to keep BOB fully charged at all times now eh?
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I am looking forward to see how these work out for you guys. I had just swapped out my AGM batteries with Lithiums last November. Of course our engine seized before we could use them. Now it is finally repaired and we get our Motorhome back this coming week. I also had to swap out the BIM in addition to installing a battery monitor and the Inverter control panel.
Fingers crossed you guys get your rig back this week and enjoy the freedom of your new setup. Safe travels.
can someone please do a head to head comparison of all the new 460ah lifepo4 batteries that are coming out? redodo bird, roamer, litime, epoch, basen, VATRER, power drag queen, etc.. thanks in advance! @@oureverydaygetaway
Great move!
Thank you!
NIce upgrade ... More Tucker PLEASE!!
Thank you! More Tucker to come! 😍
Thanks guys keeping us informed
Your welcome. Thanks for watching.
Nice batteries. I like that they are bluetooth too. We really enjoyed your video and will be following you on your journey. We're retired FT RVers who love to boondock most of the time (we're off-grid now), so we decided to build our solar/battery system in 2 phases, a 12v phase for our basic 12v needs and a 48v system for our AC high power needs. The main issue we faced is we are retired and living on social security and a small pension, so have to do everything on a tight budget forgoing name brand components like Battleborn and Victron for lesser-known brands and must do all the work ourselves - which keeps getting harder as we age.
We just completed the first phase in January, with the addition of a custom built 560ah of LiFePo-4 battery, made with 8, 280ah prismatic cells (which is the same kind of cells Enduro Power uses in their batteries. Think of it like 5 1/2, 100ah Enduro batteries. We used a Heltec 350amp BMS, to start the onboard 5,500watt generator in our motorhome, along with a 5a active balancer to keep all the cells synched up. We built our 12v battery with grade "A" LiFePo-4 prismatic cells having a 6,000 cycle manufacturer projected life at 100% DOD. This means that if we cycled them 100% every single day, 365 days a year, they would last over 16 years! So they're obviously going to wear out from age before they wear out from cycling. It only cost us $1,500 to build this 560ah battery, including the high amp BMS. The main reason we chose these cells (other than their price and quality) is that they fit perfectly under the steps of our motorhome where our old pair of GC-2 golf cart batteries used to reside, saving 35lbs while having over 5 times the energy storage capacity. We insulated the battery compartment, cut a 1" hole in our step risers and installed a tiny computer CPU fan to keep this space at close to room temperature, so we don't have to worry about the BMS shutting down charging if they get too cold - or their life reduced from getting too hot.
We started our build 4 years ago with a 620-watt liftable array mounted on the side of our motorhome. It serves as a nice bedroom window awning too. It practically lifts itself to the desired angle with a couple gas struts and it's easy to clean with a windshield squeegee, standing safely on the ground. Lifting an array to the correct angle for latitude and month, produces 25-30% more power than a flat mounted array - even more in winter when the sun is low on the horizon. We typically use about 15-20% of our battery's capacity each day, running a desktop computer and a 55 " UHD TV most days till midnight. We've found they charge much faster than our old lead acid batteries did, and are typically full before 1:00. This first phase, including the liftable array, wiring, breakers, a new Progressive Dynamics 80a Li compatible converter/charger (we had an older converter/charger that we couldn't reprogram like yours), a 600w PSW inverter (to run our TV and PC), an Epever 50a MPPT charge controller for our solar panels, a Lnex battery monitor/shunt, and a Renogy battery to battery charger (to protect the alternator) cost us around $3,600.
By mounting our current solar array on the side of our MH, we left the roof free to rack 8, 460W bifacial solar panels down the length of our 35ft Class A. The front side of these is rated at 460 watts with up to 25% additional wattage output from reflected light on the back side, for a total of up to 575 watts, depending on how they are mounted. We will be racking ours about 13" off the roof to clear our front AC shroud and vents. This clearance should conservatively produce another 10% output off the back of these bifacial panels, from sunlight reflected off our white roof - more during off-peak hours and in the winter. It will give us some nice shade too, reducing the heat load on our air conditioners. Our MH is only 11' 9", so we will be able to keep the RV height to about 12".
Rather than buying individual components, we will be using a Sungold Power all-in-one 48V, 5,000W, 120V PSW Inverter, 80a MPPT charge controller with a 40a ac battery charger. The reason we chose this all-in-one is because the idle power consumption is only 25 watts - and it's only $800. Most this size have an idle power consumption over 70 watts and cost at least $1,200. Our 48v battery bank will use 16, 310ah prismatic cells (15.9Kwh.) So together with our 560ah (7.1 Kwh)12v bank, we will have a total of 23Kwh of batteries onboard (the equivalent of about 18, 100ah Enduro batteries. We will be replacing our old rear 13.5k btu rooftop Dometic AC with a super high-efficiency 12k Btu 48v DC mini-split heat pump that only draws 750 watts at peak output and less than 500 watts when it's cooling normally. This second phase will cost about $10k, including the heat pump, as we plan on doing all the work ourselves. Our 2nd phase will provide 24/7 off-grid air conditioning and supplemental heat from the heat pump and allow occasional usage of our front rooftop AC to cool things down for peak afternoon demand, as well as give us whole house 120v ac power. This will give us total off-grid electrical independence, allowing us to keep our generator in reserve for emergency use only. Our complete system will add about 900 lbs. which will put us just under at our MH's weight limit. Our gasser only has 3,700 lbs carrying capacity, but I'm sure your diesel coach has much more capacity than ours. It would have put us over, but we sold a couple electric bikes, replaced a heavy glass shower door on our tub with a curtain, moved all our heavy tools to our toad and made a couple loads to the Good Will to get us under.
You guys are off the charts Amazing!! Wow, so inspirational. Keep doing what your doing and making everyday an adventure. Thanks so very much for sharing your story.💗