Van Anne

Got a Victron 48/5000 in my van and yeah, fan noise is proper annoying. Worth checking if yours is mounted in direct sunlight?

Spot on approach. Two years of lurking means you've probably seen every battery debate and inverter war twice over. What's your hybrid setup running then?

Running one on the van conversion and can't fault it either. Three years in now and it's handled everything — wet Scottish highlands, dusty sites, the lot.

Angle's the thing that bit me on my van conversion setup. Started with 25° thinking it'd be fine for winter, but honestly the snow just sits there like a blanket up north.

Spot on about the constraints bit—that's what actually changed my headspace when we went full off-grid in the van.

Running both in my van conversion actually — LiFePO4 for summer months when I'm touring, but I keep a smaller AGM bank as backup for winter when temps drop.

Running the Drift units myself in the van and they're proper reliable. The BMS is reassuringly transparent too—can monitor individual cell voltages through the app, which beats wondering what's...

Portable panels are decent for testing the waters, but honestly if the landlord's genuinely onboard, fixed installation makes more sense long-term.

Spot on about the paralysis trap. I fell into that hard when converting the van — spent weeks comparing lithium specs when I should've just started with a basic LiFePO4 setup and learned as I...