{"id":13914,"date":"2018-08-27T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T10:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=13914"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:01:32","slug":"adventures-in-comfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/27\/adventures-in-comfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in comfort."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s our sense of Maritime History &#8211; those great timber sailing ships from the age of exploration &#8211; but whenever we climb on board a yacht the first thing we look out for is the quality of the woodwork &#8230;then run our hands along wood which look as though it&#8217;s coated in glass. Shore based explorers climbing on board a Camper Van haven&#8217;t been able to experience the same pleasure &#8230;until now.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eli Ellis and Tyler Vroman bring a lot of experience to the luxurious van-conversions they create at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awolrigs.com\" target=\"_blank\">AWOL Adventure Rigs<\/a>\u00a0for discerning clients. Not surprisingly they count boat-building, and cabinet-making among their skills. Working in those disciplines you get pretty familiar with curved surfaces &#8230;that&#8217;s where construction meets art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-13919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-690x863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-690x863.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-730x913.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image002_78954664.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, they \u00a0like to think of their build-projects as the Art of the Possible: A client buys him\/herself the van they&#8217;ve been dreaming about and then wishes to have it fitted with the comforts of home; the convenience of electronics; and perhaps the provision of some &#8216;workshop&#8217; equipment so they can recharge dive bottles; or repair a bike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-13920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712-690x920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712-690x920.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712-730x973.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image003_78954712.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The challenge is to sit down and design an arrangement which includes everything on the wish-list; within the space allowed &#8230;without excessive weight; and which is also a pleasure to &#8216;live&#8217; in &#8211; hot or cold.<\/p>\n<p>Does that sound like it&#8217;s asking too much? Well, both Eli and Tyler are themselves seasoned adventurers so they have first-hand experience of the things which can make van life as much fun after a month as it was on the first night. Perhaps the most important ingredient there is that as well as being practical &#8211; the Van should have a living space you&#8217;re proud to call &#8216;home&#8217;. \u00a0That&#8217;s where a conversion which has been crafted with meticulous attention-to-detail makes all the difference. Quality shows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s quality behind the scenes, too. The provision of remote electrical power &#8211; for induction hobs, refrigeration, lighting, laptop recharge, diving bottle refill, and entertainment systems &#8211; relies on Victron equipment. Robust, energy-intense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/batteries\/lithium-battery-12-8v\" target=\"_blank\">Lithium batteries<\/a> store power provided by up to 600W of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-pv-panels\/bluesolar-panels\" target=\"_blank\">solar PV<\/a>, efficiently harvested by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-charge-controllers\/smartsolar-mppt-75-10-75-15-100-15-100-20\" target=\"_blank\">MPPT solar charger<\/a>. That power is converted to domestic voltage (of either 110VAC\/230VAC) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/inverters-chargers\/multiplus-12v-24v-48v-800va-3kva\" target=\"_blank\">inverter\/chargers<\/a> capable of meeting high peak power demands and handling the formidable 230 amps which a Dual Alternator might be providing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-13921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-690x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-690x518.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/image004_78954742.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>AWOL Adventure Rigs<\/em> is situated on the East Coast of America &#8211; but if you&#8217;re reading this in Europe, or elsewhere, and would like Eli and Tyler to create the Mobile Home of your dreams &#8230;good news: Eli says they&#8217;re able to container-transport your van to anywhere in the world!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Phoenix-Ashes-boat-rebuilt-lives\/dp\/1408151413\/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2\/253-8580047-1695525?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=5HKCN15NSRP5RKGGTCX1\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Tyers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s our sense of Maritime History &#8211; those great timber sailing ships from the age of exploration &#8211; but whenever we climb on board a yacht the first thing we look out for is the quality of the woodwork &#8230;then run our hands along wood which look as though it&#8217;s coated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":13918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-users-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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