first B class cutaway or extendedlease

thebrain wrote:

Camper van Concerns are as follows

1,smelly propane fumes for the stove top I think it heats water to.really what induction hotplate at 1300watts high or 600watts lower heat range.

2.orman generater noise.

3.just how much stuff can you operate off of 200amp hourslike refrigerator,

I desire a roadtech 21 popular widebody however at 8'9" it won't fit drive though resturants/car washs 9boat won't either) that only has overheads not full galley full closets I have in mind a minimalist weight reducing floor plan

Propane cooktops, if operating properly, do not emit smelly fumes. They do consume oxygen and produce water vapor and carbon dioxide, of course, so some ventilation is important (and not generally a problem), but they do not smell any more than a gas stove in a house smells.

The big advantage of propane vs. induction cooktops (if powered by a battery and inverter) is that burning propane liberates about 25 kWh of energy per gallon, so is a far more compact way to store energy than batteries.

Onan generators are not silent, not by a long shot, but a good installation can be relatively quiet. Relatively is the important word here; think maybe vacuum cleaner or window air conditioner sound levels, or perhaps a bit louder.

200 Ah can be a fair bit with efficient appliances and a little conservation. An absorption fridge running on propane might use around 10-25 Ah per day, depending on the model and installation, plus some propane (about a pound a day as a rough rule of thumb). A compressor-driven residential fridge running with an inverter uses maybe 100 Ah per day. These are just quite rough estimates, not precise figures.

If you're looking for the most bare-bones setup, a conversion van (as opposed to an RV) or a home-built unit might be more practical than a Roadtek or other commercial class B / class C motorhome. You may not be able to register it as a motorhome (that usually requires some minimum level of equipment), but that's not a great difficulty in your case; it would just be an ordinary van in the eyes of the law.