Installation électrique et autonomie pour van aménagé et camping-car
I spent three weeks in a motorhome in Spain in February 2026. Not my usual van -- a friend's Pilote Pacific P626D, seven metres long, built-in shower, permanent bed. A different world from the converted Trafic I live in part of the year.
My first wiring diagram for the van was sketched on a corner of a pub table after three pints. Suffice to say it was imperfect. I crossed the panel polarities, forgot the fuse between the station and the panel, and wired the controller backwards. The station did not fry thanks to its internal protec
Choosing a portable power station for a campervan is not just about capacity. This is a piece of kit that has to endure constant vibrations, cope with extreme temperatures, and fit into a space where every centimetre has been hard-won.
First campervan road trip, June 2023. I'd done zero calculations. A `500 Wh` station, a dodgy fridge, a `100 W` panel stuck on the roof. Result: by day three, my station was stone dead by 2pm. Fridge off. Phone dead. And me, stranded in a supermarket car park in Dorset, hunting for a mains socket li
