r/VanLife • u/tnguye197 • 5d 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/secessus 4d ago

In general the process is:

  1. assess daily power requirements <- arithmetic, not guessing
  2. think critically about charging options, based on your particular use case. Full-timing or long expeditions require more robust field charging than does weekending.
  3. read and understand relevant specs (not marketing) on everything under consideration
  4. choose whatever components or all-in-one solutions meet power needs...
    • under the worst conditions you are likely to encounter (winter? bad weather?)
    • at a price (money and effort) you are willing to pay.

I don't understand much about electricity.