DIY Beginner Custom Overland Power Station Tutorial
Channel: Overland Calling
Date: 2024-04-07

I tried to make this DIY power station video to include everything I had to search around tons of spots to find when I was learning about how to build one. It ended up being much longer than planned, but I hope it helps to give some of you a one stop shop for the info. I put chapter markers to make skipping around quick to get to what info you need. I ran version one of this system for over a year doing a ton of camping and rough trails. It held up well, so I figured I would make a video on it while I was going through to make some improvements to grow the system to pass what little information I have along. I am still getting the hang of these DIY vids and I am sure I missed some stuff. If there was anything I didn't cover please ask in the comments. 

Chapters: 
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Preview final
03:26 Buy or Build? 
05:48 Steps to the process
06:05 Planning
07:49 Power Calc Spreadsheet
13:56 Designing details
15:30 Wire requirements 
17:00 Disclaimer 
17:36 Fuses
20:15 Ground/bus bar
22:10 Rough system drawing
28:10 System Diagram
37:24 Look at components
53:19 Adding outlets
57:26 Heavy gauge wire
01:05:49 component layout
01:08:42 Power monitor
01:16:10 Tools used
01:17:39 Mounting Battery
01:18:48 Build list
01:22:03 Installed
01:23:10 Thanks for watching

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