Looking to put a fridge in my Prius

That's about what I was hoping, to be honest, so it really makes me feel better about it all knowing it's not as bad as I was afraid it would be. The fridge brand I chose (Iceco) uses the Danfoss Secop compresser in all of its fridges, so it's actually really efficient for what it is. I was just worried the higher consumption in the bigger fridges would be too much, but if I have room for the bigger fridge and the prius can handle it well enough, it would save me money later on because I wouldn't have to get a new fridge when I upgrade to a van.

The powerstations really are convenient to have around, with or without constant solar access. The ones I'm looking at are the newer models that Light Harvest Solar sells; they'll run at similar prices as Jackery, more or less, but they're really good quality, and I'm planning to use Light Harvest Solar on my van when I manage to get one, so it just makes sense to go with them for the powerstation, as well. Less stuff I have to buy later if the stuff I get now for the prius can be repurposed in the van later.

If I ever have to unplug the fridge from the car (like at night), I plan to plug it into the powerstation, which I will try to charge frequently using solar or by plugging up any time I have access to electric, otherwise (like when I'm visiting family or sitting somewhere while I work on my laptop). I still haven't dialed in exactly which solar method I'll be using, but I'm definitely going to have something. I don't think I could really manage to keep everything charged up well, otherwise, and I don't like actually leaving the fridge unplugged, outright, because of what the temperature changes can do to the food.

 

I'm looking at the solar generators from Light Harvest Solar (would post a link but I'm apparently still too new to do so) because they're basically an all-in-one system that contains all the same things as you would expect a full solar setup to have (like what you'd put into a van). And considering the prices of some of the powerstations I've seen online, it's a really good price for what it is, especially since I'll be needing at least around a 2000 watt capability to power everything while living out of my car. The page does say that it has a "2000 Watt Hour Lithium Iron Phosphate battery capacity" though? That's really all I know about the battery, itself.

 

I'm going to be travelling around a lot once I get everything dialed in on my setup and save some money to live on, so if nothing else, I'll just go where the sun is or make sure to avoid areas known for bad weather. Whatever happens, I'm sure it will work out if I can get some good panels to fit on a prius. If I can find some good panels, of course. I'm still not sure what kind of panels will work best with all of this, tbh, but I'm leaning more towards some kind of folding panels so I won't have to worry about mounting and drilling holes in the roof and all that.

 

Yeah, that's a big part of my plan, depending on how long it takes me to save what money I need with the job I've got now, but it's apparently very easy to save money where I'm at because the job includes housing for a super low price, so maybe I'll be okay on everything after a few months here. Who knows.

I might look into that when I get the fridge, actually. Thanks for the suggestion.

First off, I just want to say thank you for all your suggestions. It's been really helpful conversing about all of this stuff here on the chat. Honestly, though, as helpful as a platform is, my plan with removing the back seats (and also the passenger seat if I think it's necessary for the buildout; it's just me, after all) is to expand on my storage options while getting a platform at the same time. I'm planning to replace the seats with a chest style box, of sorts, similar to what these two youtubers do in the playlists I'm linking below (for anyone who wants to see what I'm visualising). Mine will be slightly different, of course, but the general idea is about the same.

This one: HOW TO: CAR BUILD/FIXES/MAINTENANCE - YouTube
And this one: Prius Cyber Truck Camper Build! - YouTube