Cardiff Campervan San Diego – Custom Van Conversions

We get a lot of questions the easiest way to add electrical for the DIYer and our general answer is a power generator could be the answer. Ecoflow, Bluetti, Jackery, Goal Zero are just a few to mention. What do we think of these? Advantages: All in one in a "cabinet" in input for power and export to power devices Outlets to plug directly into...no "wiring" to run DC and AC items Multiple ways to charge-plug into house socket, solar, 12v Super easy install or no install at al

Answer: Money, space, available power. Seriously there is a cost and functional difference between the two. We get asked this a lot as a majority of our builds are using a DC System in the engine compartment. (Sprinter only) We are going to keep this simple as possible as it relates to campervans. DC 12 volt system...same as your car power system used for low power requirements. AC or alternating current is what you are used to in your home and used for high power requirem

Plug and Play power systems are more common but often can be confusing and expensive depending on requirements. Popularity of power "stations" (Yeti, Jackery, Ecoflow...) as an alternative are ok, but that just it, they are "ok" not really intended nor ideal for campervan and have significant drawbacks for a campervan or RV. They do not generally have decent ability to charge from the alternator correctly or with any real power, they rely mostly on solar or shower power charg

We often get a request to add an inverter? Whats an inverter? Its an electrical device that converts DC (12V) energy to AC energy (120v) in your van. A 120v outlet is what you have in your house. An very simple way to think of DC vs AC is to look at it like water. DC energy is like faucet and AC is like a fire hose. AC allow a lot more electricity to flow. An inverter "compacts" DC energy so that it can flow it at a higher rate to run things like microwaves, blenders, coffee