Go far away, see the country: the dream. Especially with a VR or camper Westfalia style that allow us to leave on the road “far from the city” while remaining in the comfort of his business. If we feel like house or almost, the energy reserves are not the same.
We offer you 4 accessories here to increase your energy reserve and convert you to solar to gain autonomy while making a detour through the energy tank: the battery.
- A accessories battery
As we said, to increase your reserves, it is always a good idea to add “energy tanks”. For recreational vehicles, we always recommend going to battery that do not emit an emanation like those AGM, frost or even better, lithium.
We have a fondness for the latter because in plus to be much plus efficient in terms of energy reserve than its sisters, it really weighs less and takes up less space than the others. Convenient when you're in a small space like a Westfalia or a VR.
- A battery charger
Originally, the charger of a recreational vehicle (Westfalia, camper or VR) is designed for acid-lead battery. He still managed to load the other types of batteries, but he was less efficient. For example, a lithium battery will only charge at 80-90% of its capacity. There is therefore a loss that must be considered if we do not change the charger.
There are chargers for battery designed expressly for each type of battery. For someone who would like to convert to lithium, we recommend the ION charger which allows you to recharge the batteries at 30 or 45A (depending on the capacity of your batteries).
You can pick up the missing 10-20% thanks to a solar energy system. We even prepared a complete kit with the wires to integrate a battery lithium accessories, to see it, click on the linkHere.
If you want to integrate panels into your system, switch to accessory number 4.
Otherwise, the Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC 12/12-30A Unisolated Charger from Vicron might interest you.
- Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC 12/12-30A Unisolated Charger from Vicron
This device allows you to recharge the accessories battery, whether AGM, gel or lithium, from the vehicle charging system. You will therefore be able to recharge the battery of the vehicle and your battery accessories while driving. So, you don't need to have access to a socket to get your energy. Convenient for when you plan to travel around the country.
To see the kit that includes the accessory and what it takes to plug it in, clickHere.
- Kisae DC-DC 50A battery Charger
If to option #2, you answered Yes, you planned to install solar, the Kisae is the charger you need. In plus to allowing you to recharge your battery while driving, it also manages the energy that comes from the panels. With this accessories, we therefore ensure that we have complete autonomy regardless of where we are and the duration of the travelling.
To see the kit that includes the accessory and what it takes to plug it in, clickHere.
The factors to consider before equiping:
Finally, here are 3 factors to consider to calculate your energy needs, which some call “energy calculation”:
- The number of electronic devices
- The time of use
- The recharge time
For factors 1 and 2, it may seem obvious: plus you have devices and plus you use them for a long time and often, plus the risks are high of putting your battery flat. For factor number 3, this is the time you spend on the road driving or plugaway to an energy source.
A solar system allows you to gain autonomy by allowing you to have a source of energy everywhere, all the time, enough to go “far from the city” and sing of the Black ball for a long time!
Check out our Solar Kits for Campervan or Recreational Vehicles sections for a key solution.
You can also fill out a form to obtain a tailor-made kit if you wish to be plus accompanied.
For those who feel plus familiar with this type of equipment, know that tous the devices also sell separately.
