As a consultant, I do most of my work from home, or in cafes, or in my '86
Westy, which I drive down to the beach so I smell and hear the ocean while I
work. Idyllic, for an office.

My big problem, however, is that the battery on my laptop only runs for
about two hours. To really make my Westfalia a reasonable mobile office, I
need to be able to power the computer (24 volts, 1.875 amps) for at least
five or six hours at a time. I have considered getting a deep cycle battery
(like the ones folks use on boats) and wiring an inverter to it to plug the
computer into. I think that would work fine when I'm just leaving the house
for the day, but I would have to charge the battery frequently so I would
have to come back home every night instead of taking small road trips while
I work. I also thought about a quiet generator, but that would have to run
outside the van and those seem a bit bigger.

Does anyone have advice/experience about this?

Jennifer Dumpert
'86 Westy, "Baby"

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