*Lion Energy Safari ME review* - www.loveyourrv.com/lion-energy-safari-me-off-grid-power-station-review-portable-rv-camping-solution/

Awesome setup yeah that's all we use is Canadian tire inverters 6 years now 🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦

Thank you for answering my question on another video.

@phyllisrocher

2 жыл бұрын

You answered my question exactly

Great little inverter

I too was surprised how clean it was inside. When we come back from the desert we're sweeping fine grain sand the rest of the year. Running only a 100 W of power not really surprised all the electronics are in good shape. As you are aware heat is the enemy of electronics. I imagine it runs very cool with only a 100W demand. I'm still waiting for your mini nuclear power station with cooling tower install though... lol.

Thanks.

nice unit.

Why can’t you leave well enough alone ? It makes me nervous when you muck with things that are working ! Godspeed.

I had wanted to replace the 400watt inverter that came with the fifth wheel and If it lasted ten years I think it will last me til I don’t need it anymore. Thanks Ray.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, they are still making them as well as they did back in 2010 Cheers, Ray

Wow impressive it’s lasted that long a new one might not lol

👍 Thanks :-)

I have the same inverter. Its been functioning very well. I'm looking to dive into rooftop solar. Thinking 40a mppt with 2x280w panels to keep the 6volts charged. I'd love to run the ac on battery/solar but I'd have to budget for 7 or 8 thousand to make that happen.

I have the same inverter, do your fans turn on immediately on any ac load even though they it maybe small. Find it very noisy. Only 6 days left till you get in the cue to cross the border. Enjoy your channel.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

No, my fans only turn on and create some noise under heavy loads. If its under 100 watts I never hear a fan. Cheers, Ray

@neilpateman333

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV thanks for your reply, mine is only 2 years old, so looks identical, guess they just changed internal design.

I'm the 1st one to get to watch this video

very nice review! as i always say, you do excellent reviews! speaking of which... how are you liking your seelevel monitoring system? I am getting close to doing some under trailer mods and would like to convert to those.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, here is an update on the SeeLevel from last summer - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGSNtrCaZpbLc9Y.html I think its a must have for my boondocking trips but in hindsight I wouldn't have got it for the black and galley tanks just the fresh and shower. Others mileage may vary depending how they use the RV and tank design. Cheers, Ray

Teardown starts at 5:05

Wish Lion Energy or someone would make a system like the Safari ME without the bells and whistles for ppl like me on a very limited budget, right now all i have is hand me down gel lead acid batterys and a harbor freight 800 watt basic inverter and one previously used 80 watt solar panel that takes a few days to change the batteries when i run them down less than 85%. One day hopefully the prices will drop and i can upgrade to a nice system like the Lion Energy.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

The cost of lithium batteries is the biggest hurdle to making them much cheaper. The lithium battery pack is what makes it a very powerful and fast charging but still a relatively lightweight package. All these lithium-based portable power boxes have to buy off the world market for lithium and it remains highly priced. Hard to say if the price will come down much since the demand is currently so high and lithium needs to be mined so there is a fixed cost to do that. The best hope is if some other new battery technology comes along that is cheaper. Cheers, Ray

Hey Ray, another informative video. I was just looking at this inverter online yesterday - as you know on sale for $189 at CTC. What will it power in your RV? I'm hoping to have it power our small outdoor kitchen bar fridge (electric only) while travelling, and hopefully my CPAP at night either when power is out or while boondocking. We have 2 deep cycle batteries in our 5th.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

It should be able to power those no problem. Here is a post I publish a few yeas ago showing what we used it to power - www.loveyourrv.com/what-do-we-power-with-500-watts-of-rv-solar/ Things it won't power are high wattage items like microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, etc. Most items have a wattage rating label on them. Anything under 900 watts it should handle. Just be advised that 2 batteries isn't very much capacity if you start powering higher wattage items they will run down fairly quickly. Cheers, Ray

Hey Ray! Starting to look a little complex there. Is the Lion Energy battery bank efficient enough to use for recharging the Bluetti?

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, as long there is lots of sunshine for recharging with. :)

I wish I had picked the 1000w inverter at that time the 3000w was also on sale and for not too much more, so I bought that one. I didn't notice when I bought it that the 3000 was a modified wave inverter, doh. I have to be a little more diligent when I buy things, tried to take it back, still new in the box, but it was beyond their return or exchange period. If someone would like an unused 3000w modified inverter, let me know.

@007SurvivalGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Fifty Dollars (US) and you ship to Arizona.

When plugging in your 30 amp cord to the RV, are you bypassing the built-in DC converter/charger? I would like to be able to do this, but can't figure out how to bypass it. My thought is that it would be trying to "charge" the battery while running off of battery power. Seems like it would be an escalating amp loop or something. The advantage is that all of my power plugs would be active.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is a definitely a concern. In my rig there is a separate 15 amp AC breaker on the power distribution panel specifically for the converter charger. I just flip it off when I go boondocking to disable the charger.

@JoelWelter

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV My trailer is only one year newer, so I'll try the same. Thank you, sir!

@JoelWelter

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV Dang. It kills all of the AC plugs. I was hoping to be able to run the refrigerator while driving to avoid any thawing. I guess I'll have to try to run a cord directly to the fridge plug from my inverter.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Here is a video of my power panel and you can see the breaker at the bottom is called CONV for the converter. kzread.info/dash/bejne/maZmy7Cdfd3XmZc.html

You likely jinxed yourself by doing that teardown of your inverter. I have a similar one that I don't need that I can send you so when that one breaks next week you’ll have a spare.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

haha, ohoh!

Ray you mentioned that you were heading out in a few weeks, are you headed south from BC and if so how are you going to get across the border. Out here in Ontario we can't even approach or look at the US border, Trudeau wants ALL our travel money spent here including the revenue from sales tax, fuel tax etc. Just curious.

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

No, I'm heading out to camp around Vancouver Island in some of the forest and Provincial park camp sites and wait and hope the border opens in the next couple months or we'll have to spend another winter.

#fourtytwo

Made when people care 10 years ago, where you off to for boondocking

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Off to explore some of the forest service and hydro campsites or Provincial parks without hookups here on the central and north island. Leaving after Labor Day so hoping there won't be the summer crowds but still nice shoulder season weather.

@Yukonjackman1

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoveYourRV We live in Arizona and boondock in a few locations lol hoping for a few less people also

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Happy camping! Bet it must have greened up down there with all the monsoon rains lately.