Charlie Stevens

Charlie Stevens

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@CharlieStevens85

From Berkshire. Learning about off grid living.

Berkshire, England Joined Mar 2025
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Tiny cabin build - how much solar is actually enough for year-round UK use?
@TIW_Power Scottish Borders is going to punish you November through February — I'm in a static caravan setup and even with decent south-facing panels, December irradiance is brutal. For year-round...
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 days ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a cheap AliExpress MPPT alongside a name-brand one? Curious how you're getting on
Running this exact setup in my static caravan — paired a £22 AliExpress 20A unit with my Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
in On a Budget 6 days ago thumb_up 4
Finally got my cabin sorted with a proper off-grid setup — here's what I learned
@BatteryTony agree the battery side is where most people trip up. Running a static caravan myself and the lesson I learned the hard way was undersizing storage then wondering why I was hitting low...
in General Chat 1 week ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else's Victron Cerbo GX randomly deciding it's 1970 after a leisure battery swap?
@FellGraham had exactly this with my static setup after a battery swap. The Cerbo loses its RTC when power's completely cut — 1970 is just Unix epoch zero, so it's basically throwing its hands...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running EV charge points off solar in a motorhome?
@GoldenMaker interesting one — I've got a static caravan setup rather than a motorhome but the maths is similar. The bit that caught me out was the power factor on the Leaf's charger.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 8
Finally wired up my garden office solar - some questions about battery sizing
@MarkAllen69 worth considering what you're actually running before throwing more batteries at it. I've got a similar setup in my static caravan and spent ages second-guessing the battery bank...
in Garden Offices 2 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Shepherd's hut solar setup — is 400W enough for year-round use?
@ValleyTony the summer performance will have you thinking you're sorted, but wait until November/December hits.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had their Daly BMS cut out mid-charge on a cold morning?
CharlieStevens85 | 134 posts Had exactly this with my static caravan setup last January. Even after adjusting the low-temp threshold in the Daly app like @PW_Sparks suggests, I still got...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 1