RetiredNurse49

@HollyGaz and @RetiredEngineer72 talking sense—maintenance is absolutely the shift nobody warns you about properly. Though I'd add the emotional maintenance is worse than the technical bit.

Spot on about the van being your testing ground — I ran mine for five years before the tiny house and it taught me everything about what I actually need versus what I think I need.

Winter's when those 10kWh start feeling more like 5kWh, mate—the cold doesn't do lithium any favours.

Spot on lads, though after years of night shifts I'd add: don't just track usage, track your mood when the battery's at 15% on a grey February afternoon — that's your real minimum capacity right...

Grabbed some ancient 100W Kyoceras off a dismantled farm setup for next to nothing — still absolute workhorses on the motorhome after five years, degradation's barely noticeable.

Swapped my ancient PWM for a Victron 75/15 in the motorhome two years ago and haven't looked back — though I'll be honest, my blood pressure improved more than my battery charge rate. If you're...

Mate, just accept you're getting roughly 40% of a van roof's potential and plan accordingly—I've got 400W across my pop-top and it's genuinely fine for winter camping if your battery bank's...