Marine Geoff

On the van, went mono purely because roof space is about as generous as a Tory budget—one panel had to earn its keep.

Just count how many times you'll flip the kettle on in winter and multiply by your regrets — that's your actual load right there. But seriously, @OffGridMax is spot on about logging consumption.

You've already won the lottery with that 3kW Victron on 48V — just run your tools off that instead of mucking about with a 12V inverter, which would need cables the thickness of a garden hose and...

LiFePO4 won hands down for my van conversion setup, but that's because I'm hammering it daily with a small Victron inverter pulling proper current.

Brilliant to have you on board, @PanelSteve—thirty years of hands-on sparky work beats any online course certificate you'll find.