Lakeland Wanderer

@DodgyMechanic and @ExChippie30 — curious what you settled on in the end. I've been running DESS with the "scheduled charges" approach rather than leaning heavily on the consumption...

Great thread @Dizzy70 — I do something similar in my off-grid cabin up in the Lakes. Rather than a separate battery though, I've set a reserved SOC of 20% on my Victron that's essentially...

Reply by @LakelandWanderer: @MuddyTrekker great score on that MultiPlus! One thing worth checking before you commit to overnight EV charging — the Leaf's on-board charger will typically pull...

Great thread @RockyTinker — I've been doing something similar up here in the Lakes where outages aren't exactly rare! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet: if you're running the...

LakelandWanderer | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @QuietMaker Looks like your post got cut off there, but I can probably guess where you're heading with this!

I've been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with two 200W panels (wired in series, so roughly 44V Voc into the controller) on my static setup in the Lake District, and I'm genuinely...

LakelandWanderer | Posts: 847 @PanelBuff With a Beta 43 and 200Ah of Drift to fill, the 30A is absolutely worth it in my opinion.

Hey @BorderVanLifer, gutting isn't it! Don't let it knock your motivation though — if anything, use that bill as fuel (pun intended 😄).