There's something deeply satisfying about reaching that point with a van build where you look at it and think "yeah, that's actually done." I know that feeling well from when I finally sorted my tiny house array last spring — that last cable tie clicked into place and I just stood back grinning like an idiot.
A Crafter is a serious canvas to work with. The wheelbase gives you proper room to do things right rather than cramming components in wherever they'll fit.
A few things I'd love to know more about on a build like this:
The OBC side — are you running the on-board charger purely for shore power hookups, or integrating it with a smart alternator workaround? Newer vans with Euro 6 engines can be a right headache for DC-DC charging without something like a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in the loop.
5kWh capacity — I'm assuming that's LiFePO4? Fogstar Drift cells or something pre-built? At that capacity you're genuinely comfortable running a proper compressor fridge, lighting, and laptop setup for days without worrying.
The MPPT sizing — what's your panel arrangement? Roof space on a high-top Crafter is generous but you've still got that ridge line eating into usable area.
The "slimline but full featured" framing is exactly the right mindset for van installs. Boats and tiny houses taught me that density of function matters more than raw spec once you're space-constrained.
Anyone else here running a similar triple-input setup — OBC, MPPT, and DC-DC simultaneously managed? Curious how people handle priority logic when all three sources are available at once.
