Currently viewing the category: "Lithium Ion Batteries for RVs"

We’ve had a lot of requests for updates on our lithium battery system, but the truth is that it hasn’t been getting much of a workout.

We’ve spent the past several months focusing on being near family, and we haven’t had any opportunity to tackle the solar panel project or to do any [...]

Continue Reading

In the first post of this series:

I explained the chief downsides of Lead Acid batteries, the tried and true battery technology that powers essentially every RV electrical system made.

And in part two, I explained about the advantages Lithium Ion batteries, the latest and greatest battery technology to come along.

[...]

Continue Reading

In the first post of this series, I explained the chief downsides of lead acid batteries, the type found powering the house bank in 99.999% of all RV’s you have ever seen.

It is a depressingly long list.

As you will soon see, on paper lithium ion batteries seem to be superior in almost [...]

Continue Reading

We’ve made a few teaser posts showing off our new lithium ion battery bank, but we’ve yet to properly explain why on earth we decided to venture off into such uncharted electrical territory instead of installing a more traditional flooded lead acid or AGM battery bank.

This post is the start of [...]

Continue Reading

There is nothing like hearing your air conditioner turn on via battery power!  Not that it’s any different of a sound.

So let’s back up a few days, and cover the journey since we left Phoenix – where we built our own lithium ion battery bank.

Building our bank was lots of fun, but [...]

Continue Reading

After another all-nighter lithium ion battery research session last Tuesday, we slept in on Wednesday and then made our way down the hill from Flagstaff into Phoenix. With every foot of elevation drop, the temperature increased and we were soon reminded of why we escaped to Flagstaff in the first place.

The bus [...]

Continue Reading

Two weeks ago we finally escaped the intense Arizona desert heat in Lake Havasu City, and headed to nearby Flagstaff. Sitting at elevation 7000 ft, it’s many degrees cooler and has things that are green.

We came here intending to cool off – both our bodies and on the bus projects. We were also [...]

Continue Reading
No Excuses: Go Nomadic eBook
What's holding you back from full time travel? Our 'pay as you wish' eBook addresses the common excuses. Jobs, Money, Family, Logistics, Healthcare, Pets, etc.
State Lines app
Some things change as you cross the line - State Lines tracks over 45 US state laws & regulations that affect travelers. Available for iPhone, WebOS, WinMo. Designed by Technomadia!
Coverage? app
Coverage provides an at-a-glance "universal" data coverage map by interactively overlaying major nationwide USA cellular providers. iPhone/iPad Designed by Technomadia