Box Truck Betty - 2014 E-350 12ft SRW Box Truck Conversion.

[86Scotty]

I love the awning and mobile solar farm on the roof.

You could park at grocery stores on Saturdays and charge people to plug their EV's in to your rig to charge while they shop.

[JWA]

Originally Posted by 225

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Being that this is a box truck, and I have flat walls, I went with a traditional RV awning. It's powered, it automatically stops on the retract and extend. I added LED lights under the awning too. And it's a lot cheaper than a Fiamma, and doesn't need legs.

Interesting---what make, model, brand, size etc etc?

[225]

Originally Posted by 1der

Nice!

What are modes of charging are feeding the Lith bank?

I see:
A single 30a DC to DC from the alternator
and 120A from the Multiplus drawing from shorepower/ generator / EV charger

What model MPPT unit are you feeding the 1000w solar array through?

Victron SmarSolar 150|70 MPPT

Originally Posted by 86Scotty

I love the awning and mobile solar farm on the roof.

You could park at grocery stores on Saturdays and charge people to plug their EV's in to your rig to charge while they shop.

That would be the plan.

Originally Posted by JWA

Interesting---what make, model, brand, size etc etc?

It's a RecPro 12ft powered awning. The LED lights are Latchit LED awning lights off Amazon.

Awning (I have the black canopy): https://www.recpro.com/recpro-electr...mbly-in-black/



Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzc9T994xE0

[225]

Open the door, pop out the awning, and throw out 2 chairs. Camp ready in under a minute.

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by 225

Open the door, pop out the awning, and throw out 2 chairs. Camp ready in under a minute.

Love it. That's the beauty of vans and even more so with your rig. You don't even have to pop a top.

[225]

Originally Posted by 86Scotty

Love it. That's the beauty of vans and even more so with your rig. You don't even have to pop a top.

Thanks! I'm 6' and I still have headroom.

I have the 12ft box truck. Yea, it's a little longer than a EB van, but the same width. I can park it anywhere.

[JWA]

Originally Posted by 225

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It's a RecPro 12ft powered awning. The LED lights are Latchit LED awning lights off Amazon.

Awning (I have the black canopy): https://www.recpro.com/recpro-electr...mbly-in-black/

Thanks for that info and its a very useful addition. I was most interested in how well the support arms did their job---look to be strong enough to hold the extended awning securely!

[225]

Originally Posted by JWA

Thanks for that info and its a very useful addition. I was most interested in how well the support arms did their job---look to be strong enough to hold the extended awning securely!

The corners are metal. The front is aluminum, and the rear is steel. Very stable.

[h.grenade]

Nice looking rig so far! Box trucks must be so easy to build in... everything is square. Im jealous haha

What is the curb weight of these bad boys, empty?

[225]

Originally Posted by h.grenade

Nice looking rig so far! Box trucks must be so easy to build in... everything is square. Im jealous haha

What is the curb weight of these bad boys, empty?

Having flat, square walls has been a dream.

The day I got it: