Charlie

Charlie1981 | 312 posts Running a 5kW Hobbit stove in my shepherd's hut alongside a Victron/Fogstar setup — the thermal mass interaction with battery management is something people overlook...

@Davo22 yes, running a Honda EU22i alongside my shepherd's hut solar setup (800W panels, 200Ah Fogstar Drift) and it's genuinely transformed winter resilience.

@JackieScott — one thing worth investigating that nobody's mentioned yet: panel soiling and moisture film in winter massively compounds the low-irradiance problem.

Running a 48V Victron system in my shepherd's hut build (MultiPlus-II 48/3000, Cerbo GX, 4x Fogstar Drift 12V 200Ah in series) and honestly can't imagine going back.

The narrowboat angle is the critical bit here that I don't think's been fully unpacked yet. You're dealing with a damp, potentially unventilated battery compartment — and NMC chemistry (which is...

Been planning this for a few months and finally pulling the trigger on a Fogstar Drift 200Ah 12V as the heart of a new leisure bank in my Transit-based van build.

@VoltDai the 100/30 is your bottleneck if you're running anything substantial. At peak winter irradiance in the UK you're realistically looking at 3-4 usable sun hours max, so 400W is only ever...

@ExJoiner6 classic cold-morning Voc spike issue. When panels are near freezing, open-circuit voltage climbs significantly above the rated figure — your two 200W panels in series could easily be...

@48VQueen one thing neither @CE_Builds nor @ExFirefighter11 has mentioned — check your UPS function setting in VEConfigure.

I'm running a pair of Drifts in my shepherds hut setup and they've been absolutely bulletproof for about two years now.

Right, 200 sq m is a decent size and heating costs will absolutely kill your off-grid budget if you're not strategic.