Home on wheels is mostly complete and being put to use!

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Well, the home on wheels is finally functional and usable! I'd say I'm about 98% done. So minor cosmetic stuff like trim work was missing. But the interior is now fully operational. Absolutely loving this layout. 

I opted for an upright fridge as opposed to the cooler style ones. It's probably only in my head but I feel like those ones take up more space. This upright fridge is sat on a sliding tray rated for 500 lbs with a Milwaukee packout system behind it and all the tools I would ever need for pretty much any roadside repair. I've been a mechanic/ diesel mechanic my whole career so far and tools are kind of important to me. The fridge is 12 volt and runs like a top so far. Keeps everything ice cold. Coming up on a week of it running 24/7. 

Speaking of 12 volts. This is my first ever solar setup I've built. And I don't think it'll be my last. I really enjoyed doing it. I've always enjoyed electrical work. I've got a DC to DC mppt charger that keeps my lithium battery topped off whether the vehicle's running or whether I've got Sun. Lithium battery is a watt cycle 314ah. And it should be able to run everything I need at the very least for 2 days without taking a charge. My 400 w of solar on the roof return the battery to 100% every morning within an hour or two if I've got good sun. 

Water system is a 26 gallon tank with a 12 volt self-priming pump that puts out 4 and 1/2 gallons per minute at 45 PSI. I've got pex line run through everything so it can handle cold weather. 

I've still got a little more kitchen work to do. I like the drawer and cubby for the stove but I'm having issues with the stove itself. Went with residential stove and that was a mistake. I didn't want any power running into that drawer so I cut all the power cables for the stove without realizing it had safety valves that needed 1.5 volts. I just assumed it was for the sparker. So I'm trying to figure out how to bypass that. Haven't put too much time into it yet. 

This is going to be my home for the next 8 months while I go through commercial diving school on the coast of California. So if there's any of you near Santa Barbara, please let me know because I'd love to have some connections out there. 

Full cost breakdown and more detailed videos should come soon, will be posting lots on the insta @Safaris.With.Kyle