EXTRA 12V OUTLETS
One of the disadvantages of buying a caravan pre-built off the lot like we did is that you don’ t get to pick and choose any layout changes or additions. Because of this, we found our new caravan was lacking in 12V outlets.
The kids had USB outlets in their bunks; however, there were no other 12V outlets inside the van apart from the one for the TV. This meant when we were off-grid, we didn’ t have anywhere to charge our phones or power the laptop. While this might be okay for some when on a holiday, for us living and working full time out of our caravan, it was a problem. Luckily, I found an easy solution to this by replacing the 12V reading lights at our bed-head with ones that have a built-in USB outlet. Another easy DIY job for the win!
Unfortunately, the USB outlet on the lights would not be enough to power a laptop, which I needed to work and edit videos for our YouTube channel. To solve that, I installed a twin 12V outlet next to the existing 240V outlet under the dining table. Though a bit more involved, having to run new wiring, it was still an easy enough DIY job for me. The twin outlet allows me to charge additional batteries for cameras and drones as well as run the Starlink and laptop.
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