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The Ultimate Guide to Converting a Campervan

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You need to consider: total power draw of appliances, frequency of use, time spent off-grid and environmental conditions.

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Do you know how to correctly size an inverter?

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Back in 2019 we bought our van Ringo and spent 12 months transforming him into our mobile climbing home. With our self-build van conversion finished, we created Climbingvan, an online van conversion guide, wrote a book, and started our electrical system design service. We currently live in Ringo full-time, travelling and working remotely from the road.

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