Why, just why and aren’t solar panels great.

[Two of usI]

How difficult/ easy would it be for a simple chap to fit a panel and be confident it would work correctly.

 

[Al n Val]

How difficult/ easy would it be for a simple chap to fit a panel and be confident it would work correctly.

I did mine and it’s really not that difficult tbh

 

[Madcaravanner]

Depends on what you are using it for, try camping in December when are using 40 to 50 a/h a day and see how you get on.

WHAT do you use to drain 50amps a day ?????
totally off grid we use less than 25 with a couple of hours TV in

 

[Ivory55]

WHAT do you use to drain 50amps a day ?????
totally off grid we use less than 25 with a couple of hours TV in

Everyone uses different, tv, lights, blown air heating, hair dyer, charging phone etc. Shore and water pump. All different.

 

[Richard n Ann]

WHAT do you use to drain 50amps a day ?????
totally off grid we use less than 25 with a couple of hours TV in

You know how Clark Kent has a secret alter ego... Well similar sort of thing but Lenny is...

Secret here, don't tell anybody.

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[Raul]

WHAT do you use to drain 50amps a day ?????
totally off grid we use less than 25 with a couple of hours TV in

Compressor fridge, freezer, tv, fan, pump, air blown heater, diesel heater, lights, radio, sound bar, phones, pads, WiFi, rechargeable torch, rechargeable tools occasionally only etc. All this and I average 60-70ah a day with some 80ah days. If sun is out, then electric kettle, hot pot, hot water, and mini oven grill. My best consumption I managed 1,4kwh per day so far. That’s about 108ah. I look forward to beat that this summer, as some bits have been added to the van and yet to try them out to their potential.

 

[Lenny HB]

WHAT do you use to drain 50amps a day ?????
totally off grid we use less than 25 with a couple of hours TV in

Heating& hot water 7 am to 10 am & 4p m to 11 pm first half hour of heating start up at 6 amp then 1 amp that's 11 a/h
Tv 3.5 hours 8.75 a/h
Head unit for TV sound 3.5 hours 7 a/h
Lights for 7 hours 21 amps
Charging phones/tablets/mifi/camera & laptop 8 a/h

That totals 55.75 a/h.

On a cold day without sun another 6/8 a/h for heating, if a strong wind blowing the van takes longer to heat up so the heater will be running flat out longer another 3-6 a/h, a gloomy day 10 a/h for lighting.
Then if the e-bikes need charging another 150 a/h.