winter projects

[StirCrazy]

just wondering what everyone has planned for repairs or upgrades on their truck campers over the winter.  

for myself, I have to finish the new LiFePO4 build, but I keep making it more complicated by redesigning how it is going to mount.  I have this space for it, which is right beside the power center so all wiring will be under 2 feet instead of the 8 feet it is now and I will get my outside storage back.  there is normaly a floor in this closet, I think the picture is from when I was fixing the furnace a couple years ago.

so I am thinking of building one unit that will incoperate compression for the cells, mounting for the BMS, mounting for the inverter (or inverter charger if I decide to go that way) that could just slide into the closet and make a shelf, or two, when in place.  by doing this if I have to work on anything it will be as simple as undoing a few quick conects and pulling the unit out to someplace where I can work on it in comfort instead of upside down in a closet, I am not 24 anymore 🤣

[joerg68]

Sounds like a good project. A new battery is on the horizon for us as well, with the current AGM nearing 9 years of service. We have solar on the toof and will likely change over to LiFePo as well, once neccessary.

But our camper lives outside. No winter projects. Instead, we get little spring projects every year: fix whatever needs attention after the winter is over.

[StirCrazy]

ya, I used to have two 6V batteries in it, then changed to a 280AH LiFePO4, but I put it in the same space as it was a quick upgrade.  this year I gave that battery to a friend and I am building a new 304Ah battery for it, but I want it inside the heated space as I do enjoy camoing in the winter also.  So this is turning into an all in one powercenter with a built in shelf haha. 

Mine lives outside also, but my normal day time temps in the winter are about freezing so its not to bad and a small space heater inside makes it nice enough to do interior projects.