OCV Van Build Material

These are the van build materials we've used and love in our van builds.

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Electrical

Battleborn Battery, Gamechanger 3.0

Awesome battery, 270 amp/hour, internally heated, 10 year warranty! Use these in all of our builds.

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1/4" Split Wire Tubing

Use this to protect small wire from rubbing against van metal.

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USB Outlets

We put these all over our vans.

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Circuit Breaker

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Electrical Panel

AC and DC panel combo.

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Solar

Rich Solar Panels

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Renogy Solar Charge Controller

Handles input from solar and alternator.

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Weather Guard Promaster Rack Mounting Kit

No drilling needed, uses factory posts. Creates a very low profile rack for solar panels.

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Plumbing

Bosch Hot Water Heater

Pulls a lot of amperage, but heats up quickly.

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Water Pump Filter

Put inline before your pump to filter out large particles.

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Gray Tank Ball Valve

This allows gray tank emptying without the need to connect a hose under the van.

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Isotemp 15L/4Gal Hot Water Heater

Pulls less amperage than the Bosch, take slightly longer to heat up, but stays warm a long time. Also has engine coolant connectors to allow engine heat to heat the water!

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Outdoor Shower

Love this, has hot/cold and can hook up sprayer.

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Gray Tank Valve Switch

Flip this switch to activate the gray tank ball valve.

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Water Pump

12v pump, perfect for camper vans.

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Gray Tank Heat Pad

Tank heat with thermostat.

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Bathroom

Shower Wall Panels

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Shower Door

This is very nice! Lightweight, self-cleaning, retractable...

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Laveo Dry Flush Toilet

No black water tank, no smells!

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Comfort

Dometic AC

12v super efficient air conditioner.

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MaxxAir Maxxfan Deluxe Roof fan

Great roof fan! Can be used in the rain, can blow air in or out. We install this on all our vans.

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Misc Build Material

Kilmat Sound Deadening

Apply this to inside van walls to absorb the vibration. Before insulation. Works great!

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Thinsulate

Used this to put where spray foam couldn't go or if didn't want to use spray foam.

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Spray foam insulation

Great way to insulate your van! Provides a vapor barrier, sound deadening, extra wall rigidity, as well as great thermal protection of course.

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Scopema Swivel Seats

Lowest profile swivel seats available. Make sure you get correct one for your van and driver/pass side.

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Tools

Automatic Vacuum Switch

I use this, it works great! Turns vacuum on when power tool turns on. Turns vacuum off 10 seconds after tool stops being used.

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Pneumatic Plus Nut / Riv Nut Tool

This is 1000 times faster than the manual tools! Thank you explorist.life for the recommendation!

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Dewault Right Angle Drill Attachment

This is a must have! Use to get into tight spaces in the van.

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Plus Nuts

These have worked great! I've purchased other ones and had issues with the plus nut breaking while trying to install.

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IRWIN VISE-GRIP Wire Stripper, Cuts 10-24 AWG

Very helpful tool to speed up wire stripping both outer sheath and inner. Strips 10-24 AWG.

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