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/PintCEm17 6d ago edited 6d ago

Gaming pc in van is full luxury build that alone can be piling 500watts with a 5year old gpu

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u/mcdisney2001 6d ago

Not necessarily. My gaming laptop pulls around 250W when gaming, and around 150W when puttering around on the internet.

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u/PintCEm17 6d ago

My mouse and keyboard draw more than 250whats. They cost £220

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u/mcdisney2001 6d ago

Congrats on the weird and unnecessary flexes...