In this video, i test real-life scenarios of using induction cooktop in self-made campervan. Without any shore power, i use and measure the power consumption of induction cooking top in my van conversion. I prepare coffee, breakfast, and dinner for this test and measure all the results.
@@jennifertinker985 we use the rice cooker 500 watts in the night time, heats all the food that was cooked in the afternoon time on induction using only solar power ( 3000 Watt Inverter).
Dude, I cannot express how proud and grateful I am of you a) taking time to give us this information b) your positivity and c) the fact that even though english is not your first language, you continuously strive to practice and consistently improve. You're an awesome guy!
Me too, to all the commenters! I was reaching for the keyboard to ask what his batt capacity was, and he answered the Q before I had time to ask Ha ha ha! I think if you have say, 100-200 Ah Sorry for the long post, i capacity, it would be too much drain on your system but, for electric hook ups, I think Induction would be great! Recently (at home) I have found frozen, ready meals are far more tasty cooked in a electric/gas oven than a microwave. I'm talking IRL a frozen 'ready meal' takes on average, 8-10 minutes in a microwave and, for the same in a gas oven about 30 mins on average. I have just bought a Camping oven that runs on Butane cartridges...TBH, I stripped the oven down as soon as it arrived and fitted high temp glass fibre sheet to the inside to make it more fuel efficient and found that it takes less time to heat up to 230/240 °C and going by the specs, I can get 3x 30mins cooking sessions from one cartridge! What I'm trying to say is have as many standby cooking options as you can when camping! Sorry for the long post, it's late and I've had a Brandy(s)...
Thanks for the great video, just what I've been looking for. However, I've read through the comments and there seems to be a bit of confusion for some people. I don't wish to undermine the presentation, which I enjoyed, because he provided all the relevant information, but here's what I understand to be the results of the test. He has used a 90% conversion efficiency for his 3000W pure sine wave inverter and this is used to calculate the A/h used. Coffee: 59W/h = 6Ah Breakfast: 142W/h = 14Ah Dinner: (130+389)W/h = 37Ah Total: 720W/h = 67Ah He has 400Ah of battery storage. At a 50% discharge limit this gives him 200Ah of useable battery capacity. So, 67Ah is only 33% of his available capacity. The induction hob is about 2000W I think. Thanks again for the video. 👍
Was looking for this type of video and you provided the information I was looking for. I'm always impressed with people who learn a second language like you have. This video was very helpful and inspiring. Thank you from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thank you so much for making and posting this video. I have been considering an induction cooktop for our boat but was concerned about the amount of energy it might need. I see now that our 2x180ah batteries should manage it well enough.
Good stuff. I spent most of 2020 travelling around Australia in our camper. Used a cheap induction cooktop that worked perfectly with the 200AH lithium battery. Not many other campers using induction, they would rather use gas but they don't know what they are missing as induction is so precise and very efficient.
Just what I needed to hear😊 I’m getting a campervan with a 200Ah battery (2000w inverter) and I was wondering if I could use induction cooktop regularly. Thanks
@@pingpong9656 The battery will charge from the vehicle alternator when driving. If camping for extended periods I have 700watts of panels to charge it.
Well done! Finally someone has done an analytical test of an induction cooktop, Jopefully you have dispelled the myths around them Can/do you cook steak on your induction; asking for a friend...
This is a great video. We are building our project Land Rover and we got a Webasto Diesel cooktop. I started thinking about having a pull out slide for cooking outside and this has given me enough information to make an informed choice. Thanks!
Fantastic video! This kind of real world data is very useful for those of us that are in the planning stages and are trying to decide between propane and electricity for cooking.
Great video, good for anyone still wondering. I guess there are two things to know. You should have a powerful battery if you want to use the cooktop at night. Always have a backup gas burner, even if it's just a small one for hiking. I think I will use both with the induction one as a primary.
Perfect. Just the information I was looking for! Appreciate you taking the time to do this. Although I had (just) eaten, I got hungry seeing what you cooked up!!!
Thank you very much. This is so usefull. Since nobody uses induction (or nobody makes videos about it), this is great and informative video for the van comunity! I have just one question - when cooking during day, can you cook using just you solar panels (without battery drain)?
Very useful! Thanks! The reality is that I am not going to go for induction. As you mentioned you probably need a 400Ah battery to run it. You save not having a gas installation in the van but you need really beefy batteries and solar panels. It may be worth it if you are a fan of induction. I will try with diésel cookers... A lot slower but more reliable in terms of energy source. Let's see
I really liked this. Thanks alot for the effort. Love that you gave the kwh. I think all people should since it already considers voltage which can be different
thanks man, that's really helpful.... it's not really that bad, if you have 400+ah of battery bank, you're pretty good. You could always just run your van while you cook, that would solve all the problems too...
Nice. I just purchased a induction plate and still yet not used it in my van. I have 200ah lithium battery so that should be fine as I had anticipated. Thanks for the info. Cheers
Greetings from Northwich, England, man that british style breakfast looked good, need to add sausage, beans and black pudding tho lol love your videos 10/10 my friend 😎
I got a special flip skillet and pot for the induction cooker as well as a pressure cooker. They have gaskets on them This should cut down on moisture and the pressure cooker will cut cooking time in half!
Very helpful video! I use a portable induction cooktop AND a butane portable in my van. Depends on what I am making. Could you do a review of your shower setup? We are all interested in that since I think you have a successful system. Now I need to eat something!
2:10 Hi, thanks for your video. One issue I see is that you will not get to know the inverter losses using that method. Preferably you should have had a Victron BMV 700 or 712 so you can see how much power it pulls from batteries and total amps/volt etc.
I would like to setup an induction cooker for very occasional use on long road trips - would the regular car battery + stock alternator running be able to run this induction cooker with ease? Or would it put too much stress on the stock car components? I prefer this as opposed to carrying propane tanks around...
Thanks so much for this video! I am wondering, how many watts is your induction cooktop, and how large is your inverter? I could not run an 1800w induction cooktop with a 2000w inverter - it broke the cooktop! And I have 700ah of battery and 800w solar. I believe, with inefficiencies, that my 2000w inverter is too small for an 1800w load, but I'd love to know your numbers. Thanks!
Cooktop is 2kW. It works on full power but usually I use it on 800-1000w. Inverter I use has 3kw pure sine power, works perfectly. Also 400ah AGM batteries and 420w solar panels
A very well done video however your numbers are not the true consumption. To make the test accurate you need to have a battery meter using a shunt that shows the actual wH drawn from the batteries to make the meals. Measuring the consumption at the plug of the cooker is only part of the consumption. You still have to account for the DC to AC losses.
Hello bro, now I do quite a bit of camping, kind of overlanding I would really like to get a power of the grid cooking sistema for my jeep what are really good options for a portable cooking electrical stove? Help!
Nice vid. What is your van weight before and after convertion? In sweden the total loding weight is only 750 kg. Im thinking about to convert a sprinter boxer. But im afraid of that its going to be tough with the weightrestrictions. Thx for your series
Why do you have to convert AC to DC? Don't all your appliances run off of DC? Aren't they all custom for the RV? I assumed they were built for the camper.
Thanks for your videos as always. I want to ask you about your system to charge batteries when you are driving. I saw you were using a Led Dimmer and a manual relay to disconnect the battery from alternator. D+ signal from alternator you do it from the Led Dimmer. Is it working nice this system or do you need to change it anytime? Thank you in advance!
Where did you get your campervan induction hob - / what make etc is it? Is it made for campervans or is it the same as we could have in a house? Thanks for your videos.
He already made that, including how much energy it consumes. He has a 10l tank and it consumed 350 W to heat the water to 45°C (normal showering temperature). It took around 17 minutes to heat all the water in the tank.
@@rumpelr wow, that's only 32Ah. I'm getting more interested in going 100% electric now. Though I'll probably have to use a diesel air heater to completely avoid using gas.
In this video, i test real-life scenarios of using induction cooktop in self-made campervan. Without any shore power, i use and measure the power consumption of induction cooking top in my van conversion. I prepare coffee, breakfast, and dinner for this test and measure all the results.
Consider using stainless steel pressure cooker. Can cook a roast in it super fast
@@jennifertinker985 we use the rice cooker 500 watts in the night time, heats all the food that was cooked in the afternoon time on induction using only solar power ( 3000 Watt Inverter).
Dude, I cannot express how proud and grateful I am of you a) taking time to give us this information b) your positivity and c) the fact that even though english is not your first language, you continuously strive to practice and consistently improve. You're an awesome guy!
joey flores right there with you Joey. I feel the same way and appreciate you saying so
you really are great!
Me too, to all the commenters! I was reaching for the keyboard to ask what his batt capacity was, and he answered the Q before I had time to ask Ha ha ha! I think if you have say, 100-200 Ah
Sorry for the long post, i capacity, it would be too much drain on your system but, for electric hook ups, I think Induction would be great!
Recently (at home) I have found frozen, ready meals are far more tasty cooked in a electric/gas oven than a microwave. I'm talking IRL a frozen 'ready meal' takes on average, 8-10 minutes in a microwave and, for the same in a gas oven about 30 mins on average. I have just bought a Camping oven that runs on Butane cartridges...TBH, I stripped the oven down as soon as it arrived and fitted high temp glass fibre sheet to the inside to make it more fuel efficient and found that it takes less time to heat up to 230/240 °C and going by the specs, I can get 3x 30mins cooking sessions from one cartridge! What I'm trying to say is have as many standby cooking options as you can when camping!
Sorry for the long post, it's late and I've had a Brandy(s)...
Nice, fully agree, positivity rules! Great comment to a great vid for those wondering
2:45 Coffee: 6ah
3:52 Breakfast: 14ah
6:51 Dinner: 35ah
Total: 55ah per day to cook 2 meals per day.
thx
Plus the power the fridge and lights use every day...
Haha, the making breakfast warning was the best! 😂
Thanks for the great video, just what I've been looking for.
However, I've read through the comments and there seems to be a bit of confusion for some people. I don't wish to undermine the presentation, which I enjoyed, because he provided all the relevant information, but here's what I understand to be the results of the test.
He has used a 90% conversion efficiency for his 3000W pure sine wave inverter and this is used to calculate the A/h used.
Coffee: 59W/h = 6Ah
Breakfast: 142W/h = 14Ah
Dinner: (130+389)W/h = 37Ah
Total: 720W/h = 67Ah
He has 400Ah of battery storage.
At a 50% discharge limit this gives him 200Ah of useable battery capacity.
So, 67Ah is only 33% of his available capacity.
The induction hob is about 2000W I think.
Thanks again for the video. 👍
First time I've seen any real-life testing and data -- thank you!
Was looking for this type of video and you provided the information I was looking for. I'm always impressed with people who learn a second language like you have. This video was very helpful and inspiring. Thank you from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
thanks mate you are the first one who actually shoed a real life test. well done!
Thank you so much for making and posting this video. I have been considering an induction cooktop for our boat but was concerned about the amount of energy it might need. I see now that our 2x180ah batteries should manage it well enough.
Hey Robin. Did you install the cooktop and how is is working?
It looks so nice in the counter. Such a professional installation.
This is one of the most useful videos I've seen on induction cooking in a van, thanks!
Good stuff. I spent most of 2020 travelling around Australia in our camper. Used a cheap induction cooktop that worked perfectly with the 200AH lithium battery. Not many other campers using induction, they would rather use gas but they don't know what they are missing as induction is so precise and very efficient.
Just what I needed to hear😊 I’m getting a campervan with a 200Ah battery (2000w inverter) and I was wondering if I could use induction cooktop regularly. Thanks
How do you keep the charge topped up on the lithium battery - do you use stock alternation to charge it?
@@pingpong9656 The battery will charge from the vehicle alternator when driving. If camping for extended periods I have 700watts of panels to charge it.
Love your sense of humor.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
So much fun to watch. I learn something every time I watch your channel. And your humor is awesome!!
Well done! Finally someone has done an analytical test of an induction cooktop, Jopefully you have dispelled the myths around them
Can/do you cook steak on your induction; asking for a friend...
This is a great video. We are building our project Land Rover and we got a Webasto Diesel cooktop. I started thinking about having a pull out slide for cooking outside and this has given me enough information to make an informed choice. Thanks!
A good proper test I was searching for, well done.
Many thanks. I have followed you from the beginning, and like your relaxed style. Keep them coming!
Yes, exactly.
Fantastic video! This kind of real world data is very useful for those of us that are in the planning stages and are trying to decide between propane and electricity for cooking.
Great video, good for anyone still wondering. I guess there are two things to know.
You should have a powerful battery if you want to use the cooktop at night.
Always have a backup gas burner, even if it's just a small one for hiking.
I think I will use both with the induction one as a primary.
Yes. That would be a great idea. Induction as a primary and a small propane stove for backups. His video is very informative.
Yea i have backup gas stove, that must have since it could be problems with electricity during long stays and bad weather
Perfect. Just the information I was looking for! Appreciate you taking the time to do this. Although I had (just) eaten, I got hungry seeing what you cooked up!!!
Thank you so much for posting this! Really enjoy your testing methodology
If you get a wok or a rice cooker (instant pot ) you can cook the rice, chicken, carrots, veggies, EVERYTHING, all together and done in 16 minutes.
Thank you very much. This is so usefull. Since nobody uses induction (or nobody makes videos about it), this is great and informative video for the van comunity! I have just one question - when cooking during day, can you cook using just you solar panels (without battery drain)?
It all depends on the weather and how many watts/amps your panels can deliver!
Finally some real data! Thanks for doing this.
Thank you for sharing your finds in the test.
Mate! Nailed it.
This is exactly the information I needed. Thank You
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for 😊 thanks so much for sharing!
I love you man! This video was amazing! Thanks for a super useful video and generally being a funny and fun presenter!
Thank you. Very cool to see the power usage.
Very useful! Thanks!
The reality is that I am not going to go for induction. As you mentioned you probably need a 400Ah battery to run it. You save not having a gas installation in the van but you need really beefy batteries and solar panels. It may be worth it if you are a fan of induction.
I will try with diésel cookers... A lot slower but more reliable in terms of energy source.
Let's see
I really liked this. Thanks alot for the effort. Love that you gave the kwh. I think all people should since it already considers voltage which can be different
Thanks. Just the information I was looking for.
I like your silicon lid!
Thanks for this! Also, I really like the music you are using. It's not distracting like a lot of other videos I've seen.
thanks man, that's really helpful.... it's not really that bad, if you have 400+ah of battery bank, you're pretty good. You could always just run your van while you cook, that would solve all the problems too...
Would be really interested in seeing another video with other examples of energy used to cook different foods
Amazing video! I love all your tests and experiments. They are so helpful. Thank you for making them.
Nice. I just purchased a induction plate and still yet not used it in my van. I have 200ah lithium battery so that should be fine as I had anticipated. Thanks for the info. Cheers
Excellent video. Thank you. What is the capacity of your inverter please? What is the maximum watt draw of your induction plate?
Hi, great Testvideo! I would be interested in more tests like this ;)
Thank you. That is very useful.
Now I wonderful an electric shower would-be possible?
Thanks you i was looking for such a test now i know induction cooker can work with my 500ah solar system thank you again and keep on with the videos
Greetings from Northwich, England, man that british style breakfast looked good, need to add sausage, beans and black pudding tho lol love your videos 10/10 my friend 😎
I got a special flip skillet and pot for the induction cooker as well as a pressure cooker. They have gaskets on them This should cut down on moisture and the pressure cooker will cut cooking time in half!
Thank you. Love you channel. Glad I went with propane. That's a bit too much electrical power for me. Your warning "eat first" didn't help :-)
Very helpful video! I use a portable induction cooktop AND a butane portable in my van. Depends on what I am making. Could you do a review of your shower setup? We are all interested in that since I think you have a successful system. Now I need to eat something!
2:10 Hi, thanks for your video.
One issue I see is that you will not get to know the inverter losses using that method. Preferably you should have had a Victron BMV 700 or 712 so you can see how much power it pulls from batteries and total amps/volt etc.
A final table of consumption would be nice. Very helpful video. I cook just like the dinners most of the meal. I guess I need 10 batteries.
How do you convert that to "money expenses" if you had a cost of €0,2 per kwh?
I would like to setup an induction cooker for very occasional use on long road trips - would the regular car battery + stock alternator running be able to run this induction cooker with ease? Or would it put too much stress on the stock car components? I prefer this as opposed to carrying propane tanks around...
Отличное, большое спасибо за тест🙏
Excellent video ....thank you so much for the detailed test on power consumption
You said nothing about your solar system or weather you use the new lithium batteries?
Thanks so much for this video! I am wondering, how many watts is your induction cooktop, and how large is your inverter? I could not run an 1800w induction cooktop with a 2000w inverter - it broke the cooktop! And I have 700ah of battery and 800w solar. I believe, with inefficiencies, that my 2000w inverter is too small for an 1800w load, but I'd love to know your numbers. Thanks!
Cooktop is 2kW. It works on full power but usually I use it on 800-1000w. Inverter I use has 3kw pure sine power, works perfectly. Also 400ah AGM batteries and 420w solar panels
Great, Man. You answered my questions here. Thanks
A very well done video however your numbers are not the true consumption. To make the test accurate you need to have a battery meter using a shunt that shows the actual wH drawn from the batteries to make the meals. Measuring the consumption at the plug of the cooker is only part of the consumption. You still have to account for the DC to AC losses.
Hello, can we please know what brand stove top did you use and also is it hardwired into your inverter or plugged in?
Thank you this is very informative. I was concerning about battery consumption. I want to use it, I think it's safer than gas stove
Thanks for informative video, you forgot to tell us what sort of power , as inverter, batteries, and solar panels you have on board,
Size of inverter and size of your battery bank would have helpful
Wonderful! I love this test, I would like to se how much power it takes to cook potatoes! Lot's of love from Sweden!
Simple and very helpful video. Thank you 👍
No amperage readings huh be nice to know how big of an inverter I need says 18 on the Box but the settings only go to 12
Great sense of humour.
very interesting video. Thanks for showing this information. Nice van and tasty looking food !
Help me...so my inverter reads 13.5, does this mean if i try, i will drain my power? I just dont want to hurt my batteries.
Very interesting video, but... Но я не очень понял, было бы познавательней если бы ты сказал, что на обед истратил, к примеру, 30% емкости батареи.
I warn you! Haha, love your videos! Keep up the good work mate!
Thank you very much for showing us that.
Do you think a jackery could do all that?
Very helpful and informative! Please continue the good information videos...
Excellent video, are you happy with the single burner, I'm having a hard time to select the dual burner or not! Thanks
My van has a 300ah battery bank...do you know how much is actually available without doing damage to the batteries? Thnx
Kurt, A maximum of 50% discharge seems to be the recommended limit, so with your 300Ah battery bank, you'll have 150Ah available.
@@brightgreencarrot Thanks David
Nice love the meter power..And how your convincing me to do induction system for my boat..lol
Hi, would this work from a portable charging generator? 500w or 1000w or is the 'start up' wattage too much...thankyou.
thanks for this mate...well done and great info. big thumbs up for Aussie
thank you this video was very helping, where is your shower door from please?
How much energy needs to evaporate one liter of water?
Hello bro, now I do quite a bit of camping, kind of overlanding I would really like to get a power of the grid cooking sistema for my jeep what are really good options for a portable cooking electrical stove? Help!
do you have 400 Am battery litio ? or AGM ?
hi how many hours battery full charge ?
Nice vid. What is your van weight before and after convertion? In sweden the total loding weight is only 750 kg. Im thinking about to convert a sprinter boxer. But im afraid of that its going to be tough with the weightrestrictions. Thx for your series
Nice video and you are a very good cook.
Great video👍😁👍 do you have solarpower?
Very usefull video, thank you! Ciao from Milan.
How many amp hrs of battery bank do you have?
Why do you have to convert AC to DC? Don't all your appliances run off of DC? Aren't they all custom for the RV? I assumed they were built for the camper.
What is the brand of the induction stove? Absolutely loved this video!!! So helpful
Looks like "Steba". They have it plus lots of similar ones to it all over amazon.
Great video, very helpful, many thanks.
Thank you for another great video!
Very helpful, thank you!
I will try, thanks from argentine
Can anyone tell me how big of an inverter is needed to power a single induction hotplate please?
Very good video Sir
Great video as usual with very interesting info.
Thanks for your videos as always. I want to ask you about your system to charge batteries when you are driving. I saw you were using a Led Dimmer and a manual relay to disconnect the battery from alternator. D+ signal from alternator you do it from the Led Dimmer. Is it working nice this system or do you need to change it anytime? Thank you in advance!
Works fine, no problems yet
Where did you get your campervan induction hob - / what make etc is it? Is it made for campervans or is it the same as we could have in a house? Thanks for your videos.
It's just a normal house induction hob.
@@Vantouristcom oh good. Thank you. Totally enjoy your vids. :)
Great movie...as always :) when you will make such a video about water boiler?
He already made that, including how much energy it consumes. He has a 10l tank and it consumed 350 W to heat the water to 45°C (normal showering temperature). It took around 17 minutes to heat all the water in the tank.
@@rumpelr Just after I post that comment I found that in his video's :) but thanks for letting me know :)
@@rumpelr wow, that's only 32Ah. I'm getting more interested in going 100% electric now.
Though I'll probably have to use a diesel air heater to completely avoid using gas.
Thank you for the help!