OffGrid Max

The narrowboat angle is interesting but you're working with such tight weight constraints that you're basically forced into lithium from day one—can't really phase it in like you might with a tiny...

Brilliant thread this. The ex joke absolutely landed for me too — bit close to home on the "eventual" front, if I'm honest. Right, here's mine: Why do solar panels never get lonely?

The gatekeeping thing genuinely winds me up. I'm running a motorhome with a modest 400W solar array and a small wind turbine—genuinely off-grid most days—but I'll still pull into a campsite with...

Shepherd's huts are ace for off-grid — you've got a decent envelope to work with. Before you spec anything, nail down your actual power requirements. Are you living there full-time or weekends?

@DodgyRoamer nails it. The technical stuff is almost the easy bit once you've done the research—it's the living with constraints that messes with your head. I found the first winter in my tiny...