bill of lading

[ power | services | transportation | exterior | sleeping | interior | lighting | cooking | HVAC | hygiene |multimedia | water | communication | tools | safety]

I bought most of the physical stuff off Amazon, but some came from eBay etc when it was cheaper that way.

• services

  • • mobile data/phone:  US Wireless, an MNVO.  They resell both Verizon (“Super LTE”) and TMO (“GSM LTE”).  The TMO is slightly less expensive but I imagine nomads will pick the Super LTE option to get Big V’s coverage.  USM has a fun/clever website, massively customizable plans, and discount prices compared to dealing with V directly.
    • gym membership:  I did the Planet Fitness “black card” membership because it allows use at any location.
    • I run as much of my expenses as possible through an Amazon Prime credit card issued by Chase. 2-5% cash back.   You can use the cash back on Amazon but that accrues no more points.  If you have it credited back to your card account you’ll get another 2-5% cash back when you spend it.   🙂  Minimum payout is something like $20.
    • Interest-bearing checking and savings from Ally, an online-only bank.  I’ll do away with my non-interest Chase checking after my final employement-related payments come through (mid 2020)

• transportation

  • Glion Dolly folding commuting scooter

• exterior

  • Curt 13295 receiver hitch.  This appears to be an upgraded replacement for the 13150 which had reported structural problems.
  • OEM RAM window vents.  I originally tried the Auto Ventshade 192083 which was poorly designed and shattered upon installation.
  • Vantech H3 rack, model H3542W.

• power

  • main PV system – 570W 750W
    • 3x Trina SS2550P-60 poly, used solar farm pulls.  32c/watt.   3x Topoint JTM190-72M 190W NOS panels off eBay (local seller). Not the best efficiency (~15%) but I had plenty of room and they were 63c/watt.
    •  wiring
      • Ram-Pro 25′ fish tape to pull wiring
      • Install Bay BCC14 1/4-Inch cable clamp
      • 10/2 landscape wiring for DC power distribution
      • 14/2 residential wiring for AC
      • 16/2 landscape wiring for individual DC outlets
      • Emerson 120-105711 DC 100A solenoid for switching opportunity loads from the DIY converter
      • Leviton 515PV 15 Amp AC plug
  • portable panel addition – 2x 100w grape solar poly panels for use in forests (20’+ extension)
  • power distribution
    • Blue Sea Systems DualBus 100A Common BusBar
    • Sierra FS40680 Junction Block
    • Square D Lighting Panelboard Ground Bar
    • CURT 58340 15A auto reset circuit breaker
    • CURT 58370 40A auto reset circuit breaker
    • KKmoon DC12V 6 Way Blade Fuse Box
    • charge controller epSolar 4215BN + MT-50 display
    • watts up monitor
  • shore power and inverters
    • NOCO Genius GCP1 Black 13 Amp 125V AC Port Plug

    • AIMS Power PWRI30012S 300w pure sine wave inverter for electronics

    • Lvyuan 700w modified sine wave inverter for resistance loads (crock pot, lab hotplate)

    • P3 P4400 Kill A Watt electricity usage monitor

    • DIY Converter
      • EPEVER Tracer 1210A 10A MPPT  controller
      • Battery Temperature Sensor and Monitoring Adapter RS485 to USB
      • AVAWO® DC 24V15A 360W Switching Power Supply
  • alternator charging
    • FHA1580 1 pc 1/0 2 4 AWG ANL Fuse Holder
    • WirthCo 20090 Battery Doctor 75 Amp/100 Amp Battery Isolator.   Battery Doctor is the isolator of choice on the Promaster forums.  I use a High Voltage Disconnect to keep from feeding solar voltages back to the chassis.
  • storage
    • 2x Duracell GC-2 (used off craigslist) for now.  Will eventually go to 200AH of LiFePO4.
    • Plews 75-030 Auto Shut Off battery waterer

• sleeping

  • platform
  • foam mattress

• interior

  • BEDRUG VTDP14L Cargo Liner

• lighting

  • LED strip
  • LUCI light

• cooking

  • IMUSA USA GAU-80305 1100W hot plate for when on shore power
  • Coleman single burner propane camp stove, upright style
    
  • MSR Dragonfly skeleton stove – beast!
  • propane detector
  • CO detector
  • small wok
  • small saucepan
  • small pressure cooker
  • naan pan

• HVAC

  • 2x 02 Cool 12v fans found at thrift / garage sales for $2 each 🙂
    
  • maxxfan 5100k
  • JR Products50035 Endura range vent mounted on back door for passive ventilation
  • Mr. Heater Buddy propane heater
    • refill adapter
    • small bottles from walmart, filled with propane
      
    • brass caps for the bottles because the plastic ones break over time
    • 20# tank
  • Electric contact heating (vest, seat cover, mattress pad, heating pad)
  • Coleman black cat 1500btu catalytic heater – died
  • Ivation ERSDM18 Mini Dehumidifier
  • shadecloth 10’x16′ for awning
  • No-See-Um Netting
  • 110v evaporative cooler before I could snowbird.  Note:  run on PSW inverter;  I think I smoked the electronics in one on MSW.  😦  Tip:  buy off-season for best price.

• hygiene

  • bucket with Luggable Loo seat and 5 gallon liners for single use, or heavier kitchen-sized bags for use with sawdust media.
  • solar shower bag
    
  • cordless hair clipper, which allows one to stand outside the van and trim hair without making such a mess 🙂
    

• multimedia

  • Nulaxy Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter Radio Adapter Car Kit because my bare-bones van didn’t have bluetooth.
  • Raspberry Pi-based MythTV OTA (free over-thje-air broadcast) PVR.  I already owned the components so I DIYed.  If I were starting from scratch I’d consider something like the
    • boosted window antenna
    • power-passing splitter with broadcast-frequency bypass.  Needed splitter because the HDHR has two inputs
    • HD Homerun dual tuner, the original one.  SiliconDust still supports the thing, still updates firmware.  🙂  Closest new model would be something like the
    • 12v monitor
  • kindle paperwhite.  I prefer e-ink and the battery lasts forever…

• water

  • 35gal fresh water tank from a Class C that was being parted out
  • sink and faucet from thrift store
  • 12v water pump
  • accumulator: reduce hammer effect and ease water pump duty cycle
  • water bandit
  • water key

• communication

  • internet
    • GL-AR300M travel router, repeats both nearby wifi and tethered mobile via wifi in the van
      
      • external ants
      • ant extenstion cable so I could hang one ant behind the rearview mirror.  Full view of the area ahead!  This is great for sitting in parking lots and hitting open wifi across the way…
      • EasyTether Pro for android
    • old business-class Dell Latitude laptop, debian linux.  Sucks power so I only use it for special purposes like running virtuals (has 16GB RAM), minecraft, etc.
      
    • tablet $100 refurb Samsung Chromebook that’s become my “daily driver”.  Portable, simple, and consumes 16w max when running full bore and charging at the same time.  🙂
      
  • cell
    • Nexus 6 (nonreplaceable battery swoll and damaged phone) refurb Motorola Droid Turbo with US Mobile service
      
  • RF
    • 2m/440cm Chinese handheld
    • 2x FRS handheld
    • Grecom 500 digital scanner
  • virtual servers
    • linux virtuals from FranTech

• tools

  • Ryobi P1832 18V One Plus Drill/Driver and Impact Driver
  •  electrical
    • Neiko 01924A Self-Adjusting 3-in-1 Automatic Wire Stripper
  • hand tools
    • trench spade from estate sale
    • Custom LeatherCraft 1173 32-Pocket Socket Tool Roll Pouch hated it

• safety

  • back up cam / dash cam combo, rear camera cable extension
  • Rear View Mirror Bracket adapter.  The Promaster and a few other FCA vehicles uses an odd “tri-lobe” mirror mount.
  • sidearm[s]