i went on vacation and came back to TWO videos. Best gift ever! I love watching yalls videos. Amazing helpful tips and its also great to see real life issues. Thanks for sharing your ups and downs of your van life build!

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Haha amazing, thanks - we hope they lived up to expectations!! Honestly about 90% of our van build felt like problem solving so there wouldn’t be much to show if we cut the mistakes and difficulties out 😅

I am enjoying watching this series so much. I have no plans to do my own can conversion but I'm learning so many skills along with you. Thank you for the time and effort it must have taken to film and document every step so well.

Hi guys, Really appreciate the time and effort you put in to explaining the details. I'm currently struggling with the electrics on my Sprinter so this is perfect timing. Also love the fact that you show the mistakes as well as it helps others (me) to avoid doing something similar. Keep at it 😃. Mike

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear you’re finding it useful 😀 The mistakes are probably even more useful than anything else, you’re right! The electrics is definitely one of the trickiest parts of the build but once they’re done and all working it’s such a satisfying feeling. Good luck with the installation and let us know if you have any questions we might be able to help with. Oh and if you haven’t already seen it, we’ve got a blog post on all things electrics on our website as well here: thewholeworldornothing.com/diy-camper-electrical-system

Another great video guys, you have a method of explaining things in laymans terms - the ins and outs, ups and downs that I find really good. Van is coming on great and you seem to be ticking all the right boxes with your choices, well done. Looking forward to future episodes.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you, that’s great to hear as sometimes we worry that we just rambled on incoherently 🤣 Catch you next week 👍

Another brilliant video guys. Thanks for a great installation explanation. Looking forward to the next video

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kevin, glad you enjoyed it. We’ll see you next week!

Folks! You had trouble making large holes. Use a step drill. Erbauer make one.

great video showing the detail and challenges, working on getting a 20 amp charger going on my sprinter, love the cable routing and switch install instructs :)

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you found it useful. Good luck with your install!

Sarah the Master Electrician does it again. Great video guys.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! “Master electrician” though 😅

@AMGMANIAC

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Can I ask why you chose this particular charger?

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

It was reasonably priced, had good reviews, but most importantly it was actually in stock when we were looking for one! We really struggled to find them at that time last year, loads of stuff was sold out. Oh but if you’re meaning why we went for the 60 amp one then its’s because it charges the batteries quite quickly. Does any of that actually answer the question?! 😅

@AMGMANIAC

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Thank you, yes it answered everything. I ended up buying the Victron but was looking at this one and the Renogy and I just wondered what tipped the scales for you.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ok. Yeah we didn’t have too much choice in the end - it certainly wasn’t because we thought it was a better brand than victron or renogy, they all seemed relatively similar.

Hi guys, another great video, Sarah you are such an inspiration. We have had our van for 6wks now and I have finally started the sound deadening and super liner. I am hoping to be able to tackle the electrics but as a lot of people I have zilch experience. My husband is terrified of 'electrical work' so it is down to me. I am 63 so I am a bit worried about the bending, kneeling which I can't do etc., my dexterity is not what it was. Hey ho, I'll give it a go I can always get someone in if I get stuck. Take care guys, love your channel xxx

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. But we have to say, your attitude is an inspiration to us too. You’re so right, give it a crack and see how it goes and the worst that can happen is you get a bit of help from someone. Sounds like the van is coming along well 😀

Can I ask exactly where in the circuit did you put the isolator switch? I have just bought the exact same kit. Thanks very much for the video, very helpful and informative!

I like that you didn't do the negative from the house battery to the vehicle ground without going back to the starter battery... not sure about that, but seen other people recommending that you can do that. Seems "unsafe" to run the negative through the car body only.

How loud is the fan on the charger when you’re driving? I was thinking of placing in back due to fan noise.

3:36 its for lithium battery's, if they are cold it will limit the current coming in to avoid damaging the battery.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Ah right, that explains it! So it doesn’t do anything for the batteries we currently have? Nothing lost anyway, better that we have it installed for if/when we decide to upgrade to lithium 😀 Would be a beast of a job to retrofit.

@grahamhardyvanlife5704

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Depends on your components if you bought all victron stuff just swap out battery 4 battery, my stuff wasn't compatible had to buy new controller etc.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Ok that makes sense, thanks 👍

How did you connect your negative leads to the starter battery? It’s a bit hard to see

Hi guys what size cable did you use thanks Barrie?

Hi guys I am in love with your van ! I was wondering what was the total budget of the installation of your van ? love from France :D

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much, glad you like it 😀 We’re actually going to be doing a video on the cost of the van in the near futuros please keep an eye out for that which will include a full breakdown 👍

Hey do u have a video on solar panel fixings?

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes the solar video is this one - kzread.info/dash/bejne/g32Vxayqabu2qdY.html

Hi loving your van build series, is there a reason for not installing 240 volt hook up just in case?

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you very much, glad you’re enjoying it 😀 Yep the reason we didn’t install a 240 hookup is because we never planned to spend much time on campsites so it would have been a large expense for something we actively didn’t intended to use. We spent a little more buying a larger (60amp) battery to battery charger as our backup instead. Hope that answers the question! 👍

@xtrax38

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing thanks 😊

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome ☺️

What are yall running off of your leisure battery? I have to install a system for someone that wants to be able to run a mini fridge, microwave and laptop

Did the Sterling charger need a D+ information for knowing when car is turned on?

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna say no because I’m not sure what that means! What’s a D+ information?

@dylanandrews8057

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Actually, my 60 amp sterling suggests a D+ connection. So that the B2B is only charging when the van is on.

@francismartin6073

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing think some Stirling chargers (& others?) may not need a signal ("D+") from a (12V) circuit which is live i.e. when the ignition's on. E.g. if the charger "senses" vibration when the engines running; just wondering if the wooden batons would dampen the vibration? Default, if the vibration doesn't work, is to put in a signal wire to the ignition --- more complicated though. Thaks - great videos.

Hi guys..I got one of these and haven’t installed yet. Rain forecast for the next 2 weeks so I gotta do it. You sayin to run 2 negative wires from the starter battery…one to the Sterling b2b and the other to the house battery right? And no need to ground anything to the van body? Also, how can I get an attractive English woman to do all my wiring for me? I must be doing something wrong

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Perfect time to get on with it 😀 Yes, that’s exactly what we did and absolutely no need to ground to the van, no. This was following the manufacturer’s instructions but probably worth double checking yours are the same, especially if you’ve got a different model. Unfortunately Sarah is spoken for but I’m sure there are plenty other attractive English women out there just waiting to get stuck into some wiring 😅 Good luck with your search 🤣

@TacoBellWerewolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing did you already have your leisure battery grounded to the van chassis? Mine is not and I'm not sure if that needs to happen? Thanks.

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

No we don’t have the leisure battery grounded to the chassis either. We kept the campervan electrics completely separate to the vehicle electrics.

@TacoBellWerewolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWholeWorldorNothing that’s a big help. Difficult finding info online for that specific question. Thank you again for your help and best of luck to you guys

@TheWholeWorldorNothing

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we found the same, but from the research that we did it’s best not to mix the two 👍