Something a little different today. The dog connections will come in as always—Scout was front and center for this whole experience—but I also just want to record the utter craziness of the past several days to look back on (and hopefully laugh about) later.
If your van build also uses li-ion batteries… don’t sweat. They’re usually very safe! If you get the slightest inkling something might be wrong, though, disconnect everything and get help immediately.
TLDR summary
- Our van’s “house” batteries, 12.8 volt lithium ion blocks, burst open while in the cabinet beneath our bed between Wednesday May 3rd and Thursday the 4th 
- Everyone is okay! 
- We were able to disconnect the batteries and safely store them in airtight containers before they caught fire and without breathing in too many of the fumes 
- We then drove the 21 hours to Colorado so our van conversion company could help us figure out what was going on 
- After an absolutely chaotic week, Hermes is now functioning normally—and effectively has a b… 
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