TreatSmash
SILVER Star
Thank you very much in advance, I spend half my time these days on YouTube and Ih8mud.
So i am trying to figure out exactly how I want to do my power. I have a lot of international travel and outdoors experience, just not with a vehicle. I am retiring from the Army in 1 year and putting everything storage and selling my house.
I am planning a long term trip, years long, around the US and maybe as far south as cape horn. I may even ship the LC to Europe and do the Silk Road when I am done.
With that in mind, I am trying to do a dual battery setup as well as a lithium ion goal zero. I got the battery expansion kit from Slee on the way and I already ordered a goal zero 1500 with the car charging kit. I intend on installing a Blue Sea fuse hub and accessory panel.
ok so the questions. What should I connect to what? Fridge to house battery or goal zero? Goal zero to house battery or starter battery? Light bar?
Keep in kind the starter battery will be a group 31, but the house battery will be much smaller (34 maybe as big as will fit).
My uneducated plan is to run the fridge and the lights off the 2nd battery, and charge the goal zero from the main battery in car mode. I can move the fridge to the GZ if I need to in a pinch, but I don't want to get into the habit of plugging and unplugging everyday, I'll wind up forgetting. I will likely be moving a lot. the goal zero can charge to full in 2-3 hours of travel with car adapter. The goal zero will be my day to day living battery for my laptop and phone and 100 other things that need charging, also my primary source of heat in the form of an eclectic blanket, as I will be sleeping inside the vehicle.
So does anyone have any advice? What am I missing or doing wrong?
So i am trying to figure out exactly how I want to do my power. I have a lot of international travel and outdoors experience, just not with a vehicle. I am retiring from the Army in 1 year and putting everything storage and selling my house.
I am planning a long term trip, years long, around the US and maybe as far south as cape horn. I may even ship the LC to Europe and do the Silk Road when I am done.
With that in mind, I am trying to do a dual battery setup as well as a lithium ion goal zero. I got the battery expansion kit from Slee on the way and I already ordered a goal zero 1500 with the car charging kit. I intend on installing a Blue Sea fuse hub and accessory panel.
ok so the questions. What should I connect to what? Fridge to house battery or goal zero? Goal zero to house battery or starter battery? Light bar?
Keep in kind the starter battery will be a group 31, but the house battery will be much smaller (34 maybe as big as will fit).
My uneducated plan is to run the fridge and the lights off the 2nd battery, and charge the goal zero from the main battery in car mode. I can move the fridge to the GZ if I need to in a pinch, but I don't want to get into the habit of plugging and unplugging everyday, I'll wind up forgetting. I will likely be moving a lot. the goal zero can charge to full in 2-3 hours of travel with car adapter. The goal zero will be my day to day living battery for my laptop and phone and 100 other things that need charging, also my primary source of heat in the form of an eclectic blanket, as I will be sleeping inside the vehicle.
So does anyone have any advice? What am I missing or doing wrong?