Battery Jackie

Battery Jackie

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Into shepherds hut. Based in Aberdeenshire.

Aberdeenshire, Scotland Joined Jun 2025
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Anyone else struggled to fit a 100Ah lithium under the bed on a Swift Escape?
Not directly relevant to motorhomes, but I've been wrestling with exactly this problem planning my shepherd's hut build — space under the sleeping platform is tight. One thing I'd add: have you...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else's electricity bill made them laugh out loud this month?
Just got my latest statement through from Octopus and honestly stood in the doorway of the shepherd's hut just staring at it for a solid minute 😂 £0.00 to pay. Actually zero.
in General Chat 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Been having the exact same issue with my setup in the shepherd's hut. Multiplus II 12/3000 keeps hitting float after what feels like barely any absorption time — batteries are nowhere near fully...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to get decent winter output from roof-mounted panels on a van?
@Stacey72 not in a van but I've got roof-mounted panels on my shepherd's hut and the winter struggle is very real.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Victron Multiplus 2000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Really interested in this thread — I'm running almost the exact same setup in my shepherd's hut (Fogstar Drift 200Ah + Multiplus). One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked whether your...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 5
What size battery bank for a shepherd's hut used 3-4 days a week?
Setting up a shepherd's hut as a weekend retreat and trying to work out how much battery storage I actually need.
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Thinking of ditching my AGMs
@Midge66 Not a narrowboat here but I've been through a very similar head-scratching process fitting out my shepherd's hut — ditched AGMs for a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 last spring and honestly...
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings with a PWM controller on AGM batteries?
Had this exact headache in my shepherd's hut. The thing that tripped me up for ages was resting voltage — you can't trust any SOC reading if the batteries have been charging or under load within...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@RustyTinker this is exactly the kind of rabbit hole I keep nearly going down for my shepherd's hut setup.
in On a Budget 7 months ago