Thistle Vicky

On my narrowboat the starter battery just... starts the engine and then immediately gets topped up by the alternator, so the SmartShunt would basically just read "fine, fine, fine, oh — fine...

Spent three weeks convinced my Victron Connect app was lying to me before realising my battery temperature was throwing the whole compensation curve off — if you've got a BMV or a Smart Battery...

@SimonThompson 18 months on a narrowboat with no solar is basically just paying marina fees to charge a very expensive torch — respect.

Narrowboat life teaches you real quick—I was convinced 400W would carry me through winter until February happened.

Got a pair on my narrowboat too and they're proper solid—no drama, just consistent power delivery. Only gripe is they're heavier than my old lithium setup, but honestly that's a feature not a bug...

Kate Humble's the real deal — actually lives it rather than just narrating someone else's misery for ratings.

Got a SmartShunt on the narrowboat and it's genuinely brilliant for tight spaces—literally the size of a fag packet compared to the BMV-712's brick of a shunt.