You chose vanlife to feel alive, not suffocate in your rig. After a summit push or sunbaked trail, a cold drink and cool air hits different. This under-bench AC chills your rig without shore power and keeps the roof free for solar or other gear.
If you've spent a summer night in a small rig, you already know heat sinks into every surface. After a long hike or a desert drive, stepping inside feels like opening an oven. This 8,000 Btu under-bench AC gives you a way to actually cool down without relying on campground hookups or rooftop units that steal space from your solar layout.
The unit runs on 24V DC, pulling power directly from your battery bank instead of an inverter. That's a win for efficiency, but it still follows the rules of physics: air conditioning takes energy. For reliable cooling, pair it with a solid lithium bank and a way to recharge daily, like rooftop solar, alternator charging, or a generator. The better your battery setup, the longer you can run it through the heat.
The unit pulls 15 - 31 amps depending on mode. That means your battery capacity determines your nightly comfort. As a guideline:
Your roof is premium real estate. Solar panels, gear mounts, storage pods. There's never enough room. This AC hides under a bunk, cabinet, or bench, so the top of your rig stays exactly how you designed it. If you're running flexible solar or planning future upgrades, keeping your roof clear matters more than you think.
Under-bench systems also avoid cutting into the roof, which helps with insulation and stealth camping. If you're working with a small van, micro-camper, or compact overland trailer, the 2000U's footprint fits the layouts most rooftop units don't.
Ducted can be misleading if you're used to traditional RV systems. If your rig's already set up with ductwork, this unit ties right in to keep air moving evenly from front to back. But if not, it's no problem. You don't need built-in ducts for this AC. It comes with the ducting hardware to route cool air exactly where you want it. Aim a vent at your bed, your workspace, or the dog's corner to keep your layout comfortable without cold spots.
Small rigs amplify every sound, so the 2000U leans on a brushless fan and a twin-rotor compressor to keep things calm. Eco mode settles into a soft background hum that feels like light rain on a roof. Boost mode tops out around 62 decibels, more like a quiet TV in the next room than a roaring appliance. You get steady cooling without losing the peace you hunted for all day.
You can fine-tune the temperature however you want. Use the buttons on the unit, the included remote, or an interior wall panel if you prefer a fixed spot for controls. So, if you're stretched out in bed or moving around the cabin, it stays easy to adjust the system and settle into the mode that fits your night.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everyone. Steve here with etrailer.com. Today we're looking at our VELIT 2000U Under-Bench RV AC with included remote. Now folks, this is a 9,000 BTU. It runs on 24 volts of DC current. That's right, and you're gonna get the complete system like you see here on the table.
Now I do wanna throw up an image real quick of what this is gonna look like more or less when it's all connected. Now, traditional 110-volt ACs just aren't gonna cut it when you're doing off-grid life. So you're gonna want something a lot more bigger because you don't wanna have to use a huge inverter, soft start. And even with that, your battery time's gonna be limited. So this AC unit is gonna skip all that.
So it's gonna work right off the DC power with a high efficiency twin rotor compressor inside of here. It's not only gonna keep the air super cool and flowing without burning through your camper van's battery, but this is so quiet. It literally just emits a very soft quiet hum no louder really than light rain hitting the camper roof. So very impressive on the sound quality and the efficiency of this unit. So you can be parked, let's say in the desert, deep in the woods or even up in the mountains.
And this is gonna keep things comfortable for way, way longer, which means you're not gonna have to cut your trip short. Now the neat thing with this again is that it installs underneath maybe a bench or a bunk. So it's gonna give you extra space on your roof for maybe an extra solar panel, which will give you just that much more time out and about. Now this is pretty much gonna work great for Class B camper vans, trailers, overlaying vehicles, those kind of things. And as I admitted, it's super quiet.
Now zooming in here, you have three ways to adjust the temperature and those kind of things. You have a remote, you have a external thermostat mode there to choose from, and then you have an onboard version here where you can just push it onboard. So if this gets installed under something way back outta the way, that's why they give you this in the remote to be able to reach things. Now I do wanna take some stuff off the table and get it outta the way here, but I wanna show you first. So you're gonna get a couple of these vents here and these remind me of like inside the vehicle, you can simply open and close them with the push of the vent itself. And you're gonna get two of those. I'm gonna move them out of the way here. And then you're also going to get an intake and an exhaust main duct work here and they just have that silver duct work there with the hose clamps. And I'm gonna go ahead and remove them off the table as well just so I can make some room. I wanna be able to spin this around here in a second just to show you the whole unit. So you have the drain hose here and it's just up here for shipping, just up outta the way. So I left that there. Again, you have your onboard adjustments. These holes here and here would be for those black duct works that I just moved outta the way. And then you also have a couple pop outs here if you want to vent them a different way. And again, you have the external with cable connected control unit and then of course you have your remote. As you can see folks, this is what's gonna keep it quiet. Other than that motor and everything and that compressor, this dampening insulation's gonna be a great addition. Now spinning this around just so you can kind of see the side, you've got a couple spots here for mounting. You do get all the included hardware for mounting, you get all the brackets, everything. The plug here, I always tell people this reminds me of like a big winch connection. So if that's something you're used to, that's about the size of that. You're gonna get six foot of cord. That's per the instruction manual. I found this one that came included to be a little bit longer, so maybe they're throwing in some extra cord, but that's not a guarantee. Six foot is guaranteed. And of course you have a connector here as well and everything for high efficiency and heavy duty power. So I'm gonna set that off out of the way as well. And I wanna show you real quick, you got some mounting hardware that's gonna come along with that elbow for drainage. Like I mentioned before, those L brackets for mounting and those clips and those mounting points on the sides. And they give you some cable ties here to keep your hoses and wire all neat out of the way and a few double-sided adhesive little pads it looks like as well. And then of course the control unit with the wiring. And again, that remote. Now you have 1, 2, 3, 4 straps. These go all the way around it and if you undid those and you could take this apart, the insulation off and that would give you access to the inside for maintenance or repairs or anything like that in the future if you need them. Some quick dimensions, overall on a height, 12 and 3/8th inches tall and that was the outside to the very outside of this insulation. Across the front, I got 16 and 1/4 inches wide. And then a length, all the way down the side from back to front, I got right at 23 and 3/4 inches long. Keep in mind, I did not include these little plastic pop outs. They pop out maybe an 1/8th of an inch if that. And same thing on the front here. I did not include those pop outs either. Those are more like a 1/4 inch as far as popping out there. So just to give you some quick dimensions overall. So again, very nice unit. This is the VELIT 2000U Under-Bench RV AC 9,000 BTU. I'm Steven. If you have questions about this unit or anything else on our website, please reach out to us. We'd love to hear from you. Have a good one.
Wow, finally a unit that can cool down my van down by the river with just a battery!! I have solar panels on the roof, I really like how this unit install inside my van so I don't have to get rid of one of the panels on my roof!!
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