I want to echo that - look especially for DC/DC convertors for your laptops, but nearly everything you'd want to do in the van with electricity can be powered by 12V DC - we have DC chargers for our phones and cameras as well as the laptops, Nintendo (the 11 year olds, not mine), DVD player and so on.

James
'91 Westy Weekender (who is sleeping out the winter)
Ottawa, ON

> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:55:30 -0600
> From: houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Buses By the Bridge
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Awesome john! thanks for the link...
> 
> I agree... It would be much better to utilize as many DC powered items as
> possible instead of running it off of the AC converter. A lot of items that
> plug into AC convert down to DC anyways...things like phone chargers etc.
> 
> Much more efficient by passing the AC Converter.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Abel
> www.DasMotoClub.com
> 
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:01 AM, J B <jbever@excite.com> wrote:
> 
> > Back from BBB 2015 and had to post up a blog update.
> >
> > Highly recommended if you can make it.....feel free to take a look:
> >
> > http://1981vwcamper.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Thanks - John.
> >