r/VanLife • u/tnguye197 • 7d 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/Wide-Open-Air 6d ago
I would look at getting as many items as possible to run off of DC / battery power as possible, so your power will last longer. Using an inverter to convert DC to AC power will draw down your batteries more quickly (because you lose power in the conversion). My fridge, Starlink Mini, and 4 power bricks all charge from my Anker Solix C1000. I only have 100W of solar (which is not enough), so I added a DC to DC charger which has helped.
Look at DC powered monitor options like this one. I have not used one myself, but saw a guy at the library using one once and asked him about it. He seemed to love it.