Cornish Nomad

Right, so I'm trying to work out the best config for my narrowboat's roof setup and I'm getting conflicting advice down the pub, which is never ideal. Currently eyeing up four 400W Renogy panels...

The real killer is when you realise your carefully calculated 100A battery bank can't actually deliver 100A the moment you flick the kettle on — inrush doesn't care about your spreadsheet.

Mate, your BMS is basically a tiny dictator for your battery — it's got four jobs: stops you charging when cells get too hot, stops you discharging when they're too cold, balances the cells so one...

Pop-tops are basically solar panel shaped obstacles disguised as ventilation solutions, aren't they?

100Ah is a decent starter, but cruising continuously will have you rationing showers faster than you can say "grey water tank." The marine lot size everything for extended autonomy —...

Mate, thirty years means you've probably rewired half the Midlands AND survived the transition from RCDs that actually worked to modern nonsense — that's the real qualification right there. Fair...

Got the same spec down in Cornwall and swapped my ancient PWM for a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 — honestly felt like upgrading from a Sinclair C5 to a Tesla.

Got mine tucked in a sealed box with a tiny 12V fan — keeps the Cornish damp from doing what Cornish damp does best (destroy everything).