Building a 4x4 Camper | DIY Electrical System | Installing Shawllar Solar Panels

I'm installing a DIY solar electric system in my overland camper build with 400w of flexible solar panels from Shawllar and a 200ah lithium iron phosphate battery from LiTime.
Products used in this video:
Shawllar Solar Panels: shawllarlife.c...
LiTime Battery: amzn.to/43HKEoy
If you order anything off of litime.com use discount code: MATT for 4% off your purchase
Renogy DC-DC Charger: amzn.to/3Pe38sk
SikaFlex252: amzn.to/3Pg3leO
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10awg duplex cable: amzn.to/46455O2
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Thru-hulls: amzn.to/3CyCFyi
Solar Wire Entry Gland Housing: amzn.to/442Y26p
Fans: amzn.to/3Jgj6hS
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Tools Used In This Video:
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Heat Gun: amzn.to/3X8hdJM
Wire Stripers/Crimpers: amzn.to/3NuPOP6
Cordless Impact Driver: amzn.to/3oXM8fq
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[@Osborn-mj4qc]

Sarah and I love traveling in our RV, but the battery life is always giving me headaches. By switching from lead-acid batteries to LiTime lithium batteries, she can finally enjoy her travels without worrying about running out of power. 👍

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Nice. This battery technology is a big improvement for RV applications for sure

[@peterwooldridge7285]

Nice simple explanation...well done

[@mundodebandeirante]

Muito bom.

[@georgewashington938]

Nice setup. The lithium battery is a game changer and should last a lot longer than lead acid and is a lot lighter. The only thing with the lithiums that is a pain is dealing with the cold weather charging restrictions.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Yeah. More than double the useable power storage for less than half the weight compared to our AGM battery bank. The cold weather charging limitations will probably come into play at some point, but i'm not a big fan of the cold, so hopefully I won't be spending much time in freezing daytime temperatures 🥶

[@ravenfeather7087]

Fan freaking tastic.

[@brettferguson6954]

Double check your renogy install manual. I don’t believe a temp sensor is needed with a lithium battery 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Ok. Thanks for the tip. I'll check on that

[@cbeto765]

Can't Wait To See It When Its Complete👍

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I can't wait to use it when it's complete 😂

[@tonydoris1980]

The installation of this camper battery is fantastic, truly is what I wanna know, thank you for sharing. BTW, I also have one LiTime 12V 200Ah lithium battery which works exelcent.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Good to hear. Thanks for sharing Tony

[@HaywoodKitty]

Great video, Matt. I haven't seen you update videos for a long time, hope you can show more about the use of LiTime lithium battery! Because I am planning to buy the one of 12V 230Ah Plus lithium batteries.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks
So far so good as far as the @LiTime battery is concerned. Obviously I haven't had a chance to use it much, but I have been running the lights and fans in the camper while I'm working in there so its held up to the initial use.

[@evergutierrez8055]

Muy muy bien 👍🏽, suerte y puro para adelante saludos.

[@dansbuilds]

Awesome guys! Getting close

[@othoapproto9603]

Do I keep my bed or go down to the frame?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

If you're only going to use the truck for camping, definitely get rid of the bed. It gives you more space and freedom to design your camper and it's a quick way to drop 300 pounds of curb weight

[@othoapproto9603]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournalThanks, But the sub frame would add some of that back, right?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@othoapproto9603 Yes. My subframe was 100 pounds.
If you are comparing it to a slide in that you can't enter unless it's in the truck or on some kind of stand to support the floor, then it is a hundred pounds that would get added back on.
But if you are comparing it to a slide in camper that can be left on normal camper jacks and entered, then you would need additional support built into the camper floor and the camper jack lifting points, so it would probably be about the same weight as camper with subframe.

[@Brad_Sevens]

Loving my two LiTime 200 ah batteries. Air conditioner is running off the inverter. Looking forward to being nice and cool this summer in the van.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

wow. nice👍

[@melissateebarnes8826]

Another awesome video!!!

[@ADONAIsays-so]

That is so cool !!

[@overlandbuildouts]

Great video!

[@Lorelly5]

Very nice narration of your videos very clear and easy to listen to - excellent ideas and work done so far - ❤🎉

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thank you

[@hjr927]

This is a great build, very impressive.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thank you very much!