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Peanut Butler posted:Another thing that seems impossible because I can't find literature on it via internet: can I power the minivan's built in 12v accessory rail from an AC connection? Trickle charging is a thing I'm familiar with, but what about just supplying 12v/10A DC to the terminals so I can use the lights, the very nice sound system and the like EIGHT cig lighter ports in this thing? (lol maybe even the built-in kid-quieter TV I have never used) In theory, a decent-sized automotive battery charger should be able to keep up with lights / sound / seat back TV needs, as long as you're not running the headlights and trying to power a space heater. Just pop it on the battery terminals -- it will keep your battery topped off and supply all the extra power you want. Something like the Noco Genius 10 is probably what you want, but a cheaper 10A battery charger would probably do. (maybe not too cheap -- some of them might futz out in the cold) Steve Wallis on Youtube has a lot of good videos about sleeping in vehicles in the dead of winter. I imagine you could find good information about what kind of insulation you'll need and how to cut down on condensation. https://www.youtube.com/c/thestevewallis You might also get some more opinions in the stupid questions thread over in AI: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3699520
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everdave posted:The EV transit starts at 43k and I don’t know the tax credit deal. So let’s pretend you got a base $43k and those component kits are usually $5-10k. So you are over $50k to start. For 100 mile range? If OP is tiny-homing it, I could see driving to a campsite, living there for a few weeks keeping the battery topped off with the site's electrical hookup, and then driving to the next site a few hundred miles away over a weekend. It's nowhere near as off-grid as you can be in a gas-powered vanlife mobile, but it's a lot more feasible if you're explicitly living from there and moving a few charges at a time rather than using it as a camper and driving 1000+ miles on a weekend for a week-long stay at a national park.
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VideoGameVet posted:I had the same Sienna, color and all, from 1999 to 2003. So excellent. My mom bought one in 1998, same color, and I drove it through high school and part of college. Turns out if you pull the seats out, a forklift can load things into the back.
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Check out the app named "OrganicMaps". It lets you download the OpenStreetMaps maps for whatever states/provinces/countries you choose, and it will keep them up to date. It does search and navigation locally on your device. I don't think it has any way of getting traffic, of course. I use Google Maps day to day, but I keep it as a backup for if I find myself off grid.
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