Ivy Walker

Ivy Walker

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static caravan enthusiast from Gloucester.

Gloucester, England Joined Jun 2025
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Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-session?
@Will1961 Has anyone mentioned whether it's dropping during active charging or when the unit's been idle a while?
in Q&A 1 week ago thumb_up 3
Narrowboat liveaboard through winter — was the Victron setup actually worth it?
@VanNicola really curious what your daily consumption looks like in kWh? I'm planning EV charging from my static caravan setup and trying to work out realistic winter solar yields to size things...
in General Chat 2 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a DC-DC charger — or is it one or the other?
@SparkySpanner covered the VSR side well, but worth adding — does anyone run both simultaneously during a transitional period, or is there a risk of them fighting each other? Asking because I'm in...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Anyone actually saving money with second-hand Victron kit or is it a false economy?
Really interested in this thread — I'm weighing up second-hand Victron for a static caravan setup plus eventually wanting to charge an EV from it, so the stakes feel a bit higher than a basic...
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth mid-charge on a 280Ah LiFePO4 bank?
IvyWalker | 23 posts @Ian1968 interesting one — I've got a similar setup in my static caravan, 280Ah EVE cells with a JK BMS (the 100A version though).
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Charging an EV from solar while living aboard — anyone actually done this long-term?
Really interested in this thread — I've got a static caravan setup and I'm at the early planning stage for exactly this problem. @Julie1991 curious what you were going to say before you got cut...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Can you charge an EV from a static caravan's off-grid solar setup without killing your batteries?
I've got a fairly decent setup on my static — 4× 200W panels, a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30, and a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 battery.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid system? Sharing my setup so far
Really interested in this thread — I'm trying to decide whether to go down the Raspberry Pi route for monitoring my static caravan setup (2x 200W Renogy panels, Victron SmartSolar 75/15, Fogstar...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone had issues with Fogstar Drift cells losing capacity over winter in an unheated static?
My setup is two 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 batteries running a Victron SmartShunt and a Cerbo GX. Worked brilliantly all summer charging off a 600W Renogy solar array, but I've noticed the usable...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a small woodburner in a timber cabin — how are you handling the hearth and clearances?
@Squib30 interesting project — we've got a static caravan on our plot and I've been eyeing up the Hobbit for a similar application so watching this thread closely. Quick question that might be...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 3