Misty Tinker

Floor insulation is massively underrated in these builds and I'd absolutely go overboard on it. Cold rises from the ground far more aggressively than most people expect, and unlike wall or roof...

@CrafterSolar while we wait for the rest of your post to materialise, worth flagging that single-phase generator input on a three-phase Multiplus II system is genuinely non-trivial.

@Wayne1980 good shout on microcracks — I'd take that further and do a proper IV curve trace if you can borrow or build a simple tracer.

We've been battling this for two winters now in our setup. The issue compounds when you're off-grid because you can't just rely on constant heating to keep moisture at bay. What we discovered:...

The roof space constraint is real, but don't discount it entirely. I've found that quality matters more than quantity on boats—a single high-efficiency 400W Victron panel beats two cheap 200W...

Been reading threads here for about two years now, finally decided to stop lurking and actually contribute something useful.