Build a cutting-edge power system in record time without mistakes, redo's, or electrical fires.
What Students are Saying:
Thank you for working so hard on this. You are going to help a lot of people.
Krystal Figueroa
You're doing really good work and the timing of doing my build couldn’t be better. Having your design together with your videos is invaluable. I stopped looking at other electrical builds as soon as I latched onto your work a year ago. Again really really good.
Jonathan Spanier
Just started the course! Impressive!! You sure put a TON of work into this! Can’t wait to go through it!
Bill Schmidt
What You'll Learn:
Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't
Module 1: Sizing Your System
- Where every system design begins, and why that is
- How to take your appliance and find how much battery capacity it needs
- How to find the power an item takes when the label doesn't say
- How to find how much battery capacity you need for one day
- Bonus: The Vanlife Items Master List (common items and appliances from Ross's last 20 power system designs)
- Bonus: The Van Power Calculator (plug in items you choose from the Master list above and watch it calculate battery, solar, and inverter size recommendations)
Module 2: Charging Overview + Shore Power Deep Dive
- How multiple charging sources can combine and not interfere with each other
- How to know which charging sources you need, and what you can leave out
- The 1 piece of hardware where all charging sources converge
- How to wire your system to prevent electrical fires
- Ross's recommended shore power components, and how they wire together (point-to-point, from shore inlet to where you plug in your appliance)
- How to incorporate a generator option in your shore power strategy
- Ross's proprietary inverter setup that will stretch how long you can stay off-grid with a given battery capacity
- How to swap out Ross's recommended components for your favorite brands
- Recommended cables, wires, fuses, and breakers used with shore power
Module 3: Solar + Alternator Power Deep Dives
- Demonstration of how solar power is wired together with explanations of each component along the circuit
- How to mix solar panels of different sizes, and how NOT to do it
- The components you need to make mounting your panels a cinch (and not a nightmare)
- Bonus: Recommended Roof Plans for Sprinter, Transit and ProMaster with solar panels (and other common items)
- Demonstration of how alternator power is wired together with explanations of each component along the circuit
- Where you connect to the van to pick up alternator power (including Sprinter, Transit and ProMaster)
- Recommended alternator charging components, and how to choose the right one for your battery type
- Implications of eliminating solar and relying on alternator charging alone
- How to not overheat and shorten the life of your alternator while still getting a robust charge from it
- Recommended cables, wires, fuses, and breakers used with solar and alternator power
Module 4: Battery Deep Dive
- Battery Type Comparison: A look at charging speed, efficiency, lifespan, cold weather performance, price, and more
- The lithium battery type with the easiest wiring, and the one with the hardest (brand comparison)
- The lithium battery type to go with if you want higher capacity but you're short on space
- Ross's safety tips while working with batteries and the one situation you want to avoid
Module 5: Tools, Wires and Installation Tips
- Basic tools for making your own cables and demos of how to make them
- Next-level pro tools Ross has used to install power systems up to $11,000 (and how to know if you need them)
- Recommended wire, breaker and fuse sizes for common vanlife appliances (and how these tie in to your larger system)
- The wire type to use for your circuits around the van, and the tool that will speed up your connections 5X while preventing wire damage
- How to make an electrical floorpan so you don't forget a wire
- And more...
Bonus Module 6: Step-by-Step Power Systems
- Apply what you've learned with Ross's curated selection of power systems for different needs
- Printable Step-by-Step Full-Color Illustrated Manuals show you the path of installation
- Parts lists with links and pictures give you the main components along with all of the small connectors and accessories that no one talks about but are vital to your install
- Systems are based on Ross's designs and installations on all major van brands since 2015
60-Day Rock Solid Money Back Guarantee
Try out this course risk-free for 60 days and if it does not exceed your expectations for any reason, contact me for a no-questions-asked refund of your full investment.
About the Instructor
I'm Ross Lukeman and I enjoy building and traveling in vans. My journey into electrical systems began in 2015 with my own van conversion and subsequent 2-year trek around the United States. During my travels and in the years afterwards, I've continued to work with students online and in-person, developing and installing new electrical systems in Sprinter, Transit and ProMaster vans. Today I share my knowledge of how to create cutting-edge power systems inside the new Van Power Crash Course.
My work has been featured in DoItYourself RV, Tiny House Talk, Tiny House Blog, RV Lifestyle, Treehugger, and others.
