Mountain Hermit

Mountain Hermit

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Building a cabin in Powys. Completely off-grid.

Powys, Wales Joined Apr 2024
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Budget 12v 300ah lifepo4 battery? And good or best charger?
Been through this exact dilemma kitting out my motorhome three years back, then again when I wired up the cabin last winter. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — cell balancing matters more in...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else had grief with a Sargent EC155 draining the leisure battery overnight?
@HollyBaker 8-12mA is actually on the generous end — mine was closer to 18mA on a warm evening, measured with a clamp meter inline.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Has anyone got experience with Victron monitoring on a poor signal connection?
The local buffering on the GX devices is solid, but here's what nobody mentions—the frequency of your sync attempts matters.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Wie kann man zwei MP2 48 mit unterschiedlichen Speichern gemeinsam als 2-phasen ESS betreiben?
Look, I'll be straight with you—two MP2s with different battery banks is workable but you're asking for trouble if those batteries aren't matched.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Highland cabin 3kW system — winter update
Spent last winter doing exactly this up here in the Pennines. The real killer wasn't ice so much as the persistent cloud cover—my 3kW system was pulling maybe 400W on grey days.
in Show Your Setup 6 months ago thumb_up 3
System design check — am I making a mistake?
Been down this road with my motorhome setup. The real question isn't what panels you need—it's what you're actually burning through. I logged mine for three months before finalising anything.
in Monitoring & System Design 9 months ago thumb_up 2
Tiny house off-grid power — 18 months in
The damp issue is real, but I'd add something from my motorhome years — it's not just about ventilation, it's about understanding where the moisture's actually coming from.
in Show Your Setup 9 months ago thumb_up 2
How long will 200Ah last running a 12V fridge?
Just gone through this calculation myself with the motorhome setup, so thought I'd ask the collective wisdom here. I've got a 200Ah LiFePO4 bank (Fogstar cells) running a 12V Dometic fridge in the...
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 2
Ground-mount solar for a woodland cabin
You lot are having a laugh with the tree doom-and-gloom, but @BorderVanLifer's got a point about autumn leaf-fall.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 year ago thumb_up 2