Thanks for the shout out and feature. Glad OCD Steve was satisfied!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Love you Bruce

I love me the tile spacer idea.it’s the little hacks that make me happy

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce is really clever isn’t he!

The carpet looks a million dollars, better than stripey carpet x

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

That's a lot of power, know who to ask to recharge my power bank if I'm camped near by ;-)

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Can’t beat free power …we love ours when we do the shows

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

☺️☺️

The carpet looks amazing 🤩 Spot on!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Poppy!

Great panels & Rugs. Good match

@philipgreen5224

2 жыл бұрын

How many batteries have you now got fitted for that Solar panels put on the top, Thanks Phil

The soup cans ... We were thinking why, and this is going to be some trend setting motorhome fashion statement, but it would have to be Oxtail ... ;) Pete

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

I love a good homemade chicken a veg soup!

Hi the RADFORDS really enjoyed watching your video solar panels on van looking great and the new carpet looks lovely really looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe 😷👍🏻

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark!

Looks like a great job done there looking forward to see your end electrical setup and seeing how much battery and what inverter system you go with.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason xx

Very interested to know why you need that many solar panels, I hire my caravan with 100w solar panel to 3 week festivals with no hook ups and have never had a problem with battery’s running out of charge

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

We have an electrical video coming out soon that should help explain how we plan to use it

More video please

The grey carpets look fab👍

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary x

more videos with them guys there brilliant

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Aren’t they!

That is so awesome the carpet looks nice to 👍😊

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

What Will!! I thought you would agree with me about the stripes!! Only kidding, it’s lovely isn’t it!

Love the carpet!! 😀

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew x

Great job you have the power 😂👍

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🔌🔋💡⚡️

I’m jealous can only get 660 for the van we want as to many skylights etc, looking forward to seeing the full setup video thanks for the tips steve

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you x

Fantastic. Definitely plain carpet.

Bigger the system the better we've gone the same 980w and 4 lithium 100ah plenty of power for those weeks of wild camping this year

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh sounds perfect!

Hi Just seen your install, very neat Question, what did you do about the earth bonding on the inverter? And how? Thanks

@RoamingRadfords

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have no idea, we just left it to the professionals to take care of it all for us.

Very Nice Plenty Of Power ♥️👏👏

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael x

Hi Steve, know you guys ended up fitting 375 watt panels do you have the make and model number you installed as can't see them in the link or mentioned in the video? looking to upgrade our system so trying to suss a good panel options as looks a bit of a minefield! many thanks in advance.

@RoamingRadfords

27 күн бұрын

Sorry it was a couple of years ago and I can’t remember which one it was, but things also progress fast with the technology of solar panels so just look at the latest ones and go for the size that best fits the room on your roof.

🇬🇧🦋guess who’s we will be coming to see for cuppa tea ☕️ when wild camping all that lovely solar energy .. looks fantastic well done team , carpets look classy . Take care , keep safe , lulu and Paul 🦋🇬🇧x

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Very impressive 🍾🍾🍾

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you x

Hi I like the grey one the best x

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Iris x

That should keep your batteries topped up 😳 The carpets look great. Thanks for sharing another interesting video.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sylvia!

Hi would love to see how the travel seats work for the kids and whether they are better than the ones on the old van

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Todays video should answer that! And yes, they are more comfy x

Those blind catches, Doh!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Yup!

A can promis you if you disconect the smal solar panels an only have the big one conect you Will get more power and if you have all 4 install not working well to have differentiera size Panels Sorry for my bad english Have a great dag Reidar from Sweden

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, your English is fine. The solar panels are connected to different solar controllers so that won’t be the case in this situation.

@moreliving6047

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoamingRadfords aha smart when you allways have backup if one not works. best regard Reidar

Looks fantastic and going to come in very useful in the future. Will it eat up much of your payload?

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Not much and we’re also looking into uprating the payload anyway

Sorry Lyndsay but Steve's choice of carpet looks fantastic in the van.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

It is nice, but the stripes would be nicer 😉

Hi can you please say which camera you use for your video clips cheers derek

@RoamingRadfords

Жыл бұрын

Hi Derek. We use several cameras but most of our footage is currently shot on a Sony ZV10E with a Sony 10-18 lens

I’m shocked about the power 😂😂

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

⚡️⚡️⚡️

Ahhhhh this is a perfect clickable thumbnail…got me hook line and sinker haha

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

Carpet looks amazing.... 😍😍 #teamsteve....😉😉😉

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John 🤷🏼‍♀️

Wow! Lotsa solar!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

Good solar set up 👍 Nice rugs , striped wouldn't look good.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven!

wow steve iv got 3 solar pannels to put on my next van thank u for this i learn new stuff every time i watch your posts

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great to read Anders x

Carpet lovely stipe one no look common the grey looks posh

Awesome. Charge the Tesla up with that lot too!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

I mentioned that to Phil when they were installing the panels. I’m definitely going to give that a go Peter 😉

Are you touring South Wales?

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

We have been, but we are back home now x

how where the new panels wired in ? as i thought you have to match panels or have i got that wrong.. how about the batteries.. I'm thinking of upgrading solar.. and also adding in a pair of lithium batteries.. but i understand that the vehicle battery is still lead acid as they can give better high current for short time.. rather than lithium that gives moderate current for a longer time. then there's what hardware needs to be swapped in order that the alternator can still charge both types of batteries.. Any pointers please..

@RoamingRadfords

10 ай бұрын

They are wired into different MPPT Controllers. INSANE SOLAR PANEL INSTALL kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5uttc6Kncy4hcY.html

@RoamingRadfords

10 ай бұрын

The ULTIMATE Off-Grid Motorhome⚡️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGWEsaixXZy4d8o.html

Hello, I am a fan of yours from Alicante, Spain. Please can you send me a link on Amazon for that window blind catch as mine is broken on my campervan which has the same blind as yours Thank you.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Here you go x www.amazon.co.uk/gp/your-account/order-history/item/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_pop?ie=UTF8&gen=canonical&itemId=kjonnvjuqpmuqo&orderId=026-0585585-8521150&packageId=1&returnSummaryId=&returnUnitIndices=&returnUnitMappingId=&shipmentId=DrY6XnfLv

Interested to know where you got the solar panels from.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Midsummer Energy!

Hi Steve. I went to look at a new motorhome on Sunday, I asked the sales chap about installing upgrades such as solar myself as I've converted a van before ( same van as your e dispatch but engine) , and he told me that as soon as I so much as drill a hole anywhere in the motorhome then I would instantly void the warranty!? He told me that all mods would have to be done through them. Have you any experience with this ? Cheers. Marcus, South Wales!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Marcus. I can understand that drilling a hole in the roof would void your water ingress warranty in that area, however if they are saying you can’t touch anything or it’ll void your whole warranty if anyone but them does any upgrades on the van, I’d look for an alternative dealer that doesn’t lock you into to having to buy any future upgrades from them at whatever cost they decide to charge you.

Ok Steve what size of Liesure battery do you have ?

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Currently just the 200Ah lead acid that came with it, but watch this space Raymond 😉

whatabout damage caused by the roof flexing and the panels fixed down any probs there

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

The roof is made of a composite structure and the angle of the aluminium will prevent the roof from flexing

Liked the solar panels the rugs you had in the motor home I prefer them than stripped

I'd love some extra solar panels on my motorhome. Oh and I'd also love a motorhome to attach the solar panels to, too 😂

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Karen 🤣

Looking good. All the best. 👍🚐😎

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob x

The roof of your van has good areas for the panels. Sometimes the windows and vents are placed in such a way that you do not have any good spaces for decent panels. That amount of juice should keep the team electrified on the road. Very nice 🤩

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ari x

hi steve what panels did you buy ? seen them on midsummers site ? cheers ian

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, the panels are the Longi LR4-60HIH-375M

@maxfly11

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoamingRadfords thanks Steve

You’re not going to want for power with that lot 😎💙❤️

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the plan!

Loads of solar, very nice, just need to test the charging of the Tesla's and van off your inverter now, totally free driving then. 😉

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

You know that’s the plan 🤣🤣

My friend had his Solar panels stolen from the roof of his van a few years ago. He didn't realise they had gone until he went to a camp site. Don't know how they removed them as they were securely bolted on.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I’ve never heard of that!

So when you get home and are parked up you can plug the house into the Moho and get some money back :-) not the other way round

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

😊

I love mushrooms soup😁

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🍄 🍜 yum!

Dealer fitted solar on my van, for a single 120w panel, cost £1050 (supply and fit). An extra battery, £200. 😮

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s just way too expensive. My additional 750w was around half that!

@SqueekyBums

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoamingRadfords It was 2012. Maybe newer technology then.

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

@@SqueekyBums ahhh, yes Solar has come way down in price in the past 10 years, it’s now around 50p per watt

Good job steve everybody will be plugging into your van now for power

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🔌

Plain carpet.

That's a lot of solar power 😁 might be a very stupid question but if you have a electric van with a lot of solar power like yours, can you redirect that to your car battery to recharge it ?

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

I’m certainly going to try and see how much power we can put in the car with it

@chrisluna9470

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoamingRadfords would be awesome, can't wait to see that in a video :)

Wouldn’t tiger seal been better for bonding them down sika flex is more a waterproof bond

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

It seems perfect so far 🤷🏼‍♀️

@GeekyPhilip

2 жыл бұрын

Sikaflex 522 is an adhesive and UV protected sealant made for motorhome applications.

I have a challenge for you to cook 3 ml in one day only using hi George foreman

@justinayling2802

2 жыл бұрын

I've got this challenge to other KZreadrs you know to see you can do the best food

Iv had self same carpets. No sure I will do carpets again due to cost plus you can't wash them or get them wet as the backing breaks down and leaves bits all over

Have you ever tried newport pembrokeshire llwyngwair motor home campsite best in the UK but don't tell anyone else

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh I’ll add that to our list - the secret one we don’t share 😉

Look at that........loads of solar panels with a motorhome attached...........lol

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

That's the way 😎 Fit enough for purpose 🧐 You've just reduced your family carbon footprint in the van 🙏

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Great way to think about it!

@kieronmarshall2658

2 жыл бұрын

Not if it means more driving about in the big van.

@epcode5121

2 жыл бұрын

@@kieronmarshall2658 they already had the van. If a ev van was for sale I think they would of bought it. A great positive move made by the Radford's. They also use ev cars and work vans 🙏 think how many people fly families on holiday. Do you fly your family

Please no more van damages Please to painfull to watch

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

How is he paying for all this ?

@MrSleuth89

2 жыл бұрын

Money👍

@ABC-yd9nd

2 жыл бұрын

He invested well in pork bellies, soybeans and frozen orange juice…

@SCYorks

2 жыл бұрын

By working his bloody arse of running and owning a great company not only that it's nobody's business but himself how his paying for it.

@tinglestingles

2 жыл бұрын

By providing value to his customers, investing well, setting up a KZread channel - again providing value, getting off his ar*e every day even when he didn't want to. Then rinse and repeat for 25 plus years - try it, and you'll get the same.

Carpet is standard boring motorhome looking should have gone stripey.

@mistybee527

2 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

You both have great taste!

Nice carpets, we prefer plain dark carpets. That’s a lot of solar, we have 200 watts on Smirf which we have found is enough for two adults camping. In winter we try to find hookup hardstand pitches 😉👍🏻🚐 Trev

@RoamingRadfords

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trev!