New project - 2016 AF 1140
Picked up a new to us 2016 AF 1140 WB in like new condition. Been busy planning and starting to execute our build.
My wife and I full time (mostly boondocking) in a fifth wheel and were looking to buy something that would allow us to travel more freely together (same vehicle) and into regions that are difficult to navigate with a 40'er in tow. This will be a supplement, not a replacement to our fiver and be used mostly for extended trips outside of the southwest. Probably 120 nights or so a year.
Our fifth wheel has 2925W of solar and 22.8kWh of LiFePO4. We wanted to go big with the TC as well, in order to run air conditioning and all systems without having to worry about power consumption. Since we already have large battery bank, we're going to move half the bank (3x80lb batteries) between the two rigs depending on which we're using. Saves a ton of money and can be done easily with a little prerequisite work and some Andersen connectors. With that in mind, we picked up everything to fabricate a raised aluminum rack over everything on the roof and cram 1800W of panels on top of the AF with room to spare for walking around up there and maintenance. Solar will be on and functioning around this time next week.
Also working on a folding deck on the rear. If anyone is interested in progress photos, I'll post some of the build here as it progresses.
My wife and I full time (mostly boondocking) in a fifth wheel and were looking to buy something that would allow us to travel more freely together (same vehicle) and into regions that are difficult to navigate with a 40'er in tow. This will be a supplement, not a replacement to our fiver and be used mostly for extended trips outside of the southwest. Probably 120 nights or so a year.
Our fifth wheel has 2925W of solar and 22.8kWh of LiFePO4. We wanted to go big with the TC as well, in order to run air conditioning and all systems without having to worry about power consumption. Since we already have large battery bank, we're going to move half the bank (3x80lb batteries) between the two rigs depending on which we're using. Saves a ton of money and can be done easily with a little prerequisite work and some Andersen connectors. With that in mind, we picked up everything to fabricate a raised aluminum rack over everything on the roof and cram 1800W of panels on top of the AF with room to spare for walking around up there and maintenance. Solar will be on and functioning around this time next week.
Also working on a folding deck on the rear. If anyone is interested in progress photos, I'll post some of the build here as it progresses.
