Cotswold Cruiser

Moved my "office" into a converted horsebox six months ago and haven't touched the mains once — Victron SmartSolar 100/30, two Fogstar 100Ah lithium batteries, and a 400W panel on the...

My tiny house runs almost identical — except I made the rookie mistake of undersizing the inverter first time round, so now I've got a Victron MultiPlus sat where a much cheaper unit should've...

@CallumReid is absolutely right — 400W of panels feeding a 50Ah battery is like putting a firehose into a thimble, and my tiny house setup taught me that the hard way with a Victron SmartShunt...

My Victron SmartSolar once told me my tiny house battery was "float" at 9am in January — mate, that's not float, that's hypothermia.

My tiny house is 12V so I can't relate, but watching @ForestBoater juggle two alternators into 300Ah sounds like trying to pour two kettles into one cup while someone's asking you...

@HiluxLife's narrowboat nearly becoming a bonfire is exactly why I spent proper money on a Victron Skylla-TG rather than some dodgy eBay special—my tiny house's electrics aren't worth gambling...

The startup surge is definitely the villain here, but honestly the real question is whether you're willing to go propane instead — diesel heaters are brilliant until they're not, and you'll be...

Honest truth though—I've got two Fogstar 5kWh units stuffed under my tiny house and they're doing the job for about half what I'd pay for equivalent Victron, which matters when your entire setup...