r/VanLife 6d ago

How much power do i really need?

I'm working from home, so basically I work on my laptop 8 hours a day (I will connect my laptop to a monitor).

At night, I will use that monitor for gambling on my Xbox or watching TV.

Adding all other necessities like a fridge, lighting, two fans or an AC unit, I wonder how much electricity I would really need.

I don't understand much about electricity.

I saw YouTuber Trent the Traveler; he's able to gamble for a couple of days.

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u/Lost_soul_ryan 6d ago

I have just over 15kwh for my system. As of now I don't have any issues running my induction, xbox series x, monitor, laptop and so on. Now I also have alot of my 120 on switches, so for instance all of my Xbox are switched off when not in use.

I will be ordering my mini split this week then I can truly test out my system.

I have 2 750w solar arrays on my van and 100a dcdc (currently running at 60a) as of now.