Been through this with my shepherd's hut setup—ended up 48V and haven't looked back, but context matters here.
For a Sprinter retrofit specifically, @Rob1963's got it right.
The consumption audit is solid advice, but I'd flag something that bit me hard with my shepherds hut setup: phantom loads.
Spot on about the gatekeeping. I've got a shepherds hut setup with 2.4kW solar and a Fogstar battery bank, and I'm honestly just as "off-grid" as someone running full autonomy on a...
Impressive build! 4kW is genuinely capable for a workshop setup. I'm curious about your battery spec — are you running lithium or lead-acid?
Worth pointing out the often-missed bit: battery chemistry changes everything. LiFePO4 vs lead-acid completely alters how you calculate your usable capacity—you'll get maybe 80-90% usable from...
Been off-grid for about 18 months now in my shepherd's hut, and honestly, the lifestyle shift is bigger than I expected — but not always in the ways people think.
The obvious stuff: you'll need to...
Currently planning a garden office setup in a shepherds hut and want to be realistic about the solar side of things.
The motorhome advantage really shows when you've got fixed appliances drawing power constantly. My shepherd's hut setup taught me that lesson the hard way — went with leisure batteries initially,...
Been working on getting my Sprinter sorted for extended off-grid stays and reckon I've landed on a decent setup.
You're spot on about the variables. For a narrowboat you're looking at £8-15k for a proper system if you want reliability, but honestly half the folk I know underestimate the ongoing costs —...
Yeah, the goalposts shift depending on your setup. Narrowboat's a different beast though — you've got space constraints and weight limits that cabin folks don't deal with.
Lithium + Victron on a...
