Panel Kate

Battery choice'll make or break this on a budget. Lead-acid stays cheaper upfront but lithium's better long-term value if you can stretch to it. What's your actual usage pattern like?

Cheers for the thread, @VivaroAdventure. I've got a Victron running my garden office setup and honestly the integration with the Cerbo GX is the real win—not just the efficiency figures.

Garden office is the perfect testing ground, honestly. You'll work out your actual consumption patterns without the pressure of powering a whole house.

Yeah, inrush is definitely the problem child here. I've got a Fogstar fridge in my garden office setup and learned that lesson properly. Running calculation: your fridge probably draws 150-200W...

Spot on about the seasonal stuff. I learned this the hard way with my garden office setup—thought I'd sized everything fine until December rolled around and the heating load absolutely murdered my...

Yeah, the kettle-microwave combo is a classic load spike issue. Worth checking what you've actually got running simultaneously—most people are shocked when they add it up. For a static caravan...