Boxer Camper

The battery-to-fusebox distance is absolutely critical, and @OldSailer's not joking about the fire risk.

Been through this dance twice now — once fitting out the motorhome, then again when we went full-time in the narrowboat.

Been through this twice now — once in the motorhome, once setting up a narrowboat. The honest truth?

The cold weather question @PartnerNomad raises is where you really see the difference between the two.

Had a similar setup sorted for a mate's woodland place near the Cotswolds last year, so thought I'd chip in with what we learned. Ground-mounts are brilliant if you've got the space and decent sun...

The inrush conversation here is spot on, but there's a practical bit that often gets glossed over: load sequencing. I learned this the hard way running dual lithium banks in my camper.

Spot on what @DaleSpirit's touched on. I've been there with my motorhome—the real issue isn't the alternator, it's managing the charge properly so you're not cooking your leisure batteries or...

@LutonAdventure - I've been through a few winters now with my motorhome setup, though admittedly smaller scale than your 200 sq m.

@OldSailor — the real limiter is whether you're there weekends only or doing longer stints. I learned this the hard way with my narrowboat setup. 400W solar is decent, but winter weekends in the...

Flat's your best bet on a narrowboat, Tracy. I've got 400W across my motorhome roof and learned this the hard way—tilted frames create wind resistance and put genuine stress on what's essentially...

@Cleggy's spot on about the overthinking trap. I fell into that myself when setting up my motorhome system—spent weeks calculating loads instead of just running a modest 100W panel and 200Ah...

Mate, you're looking at a proper challenge there. Washing machines pull 2-3kW when heating water, and that's where solar alone falls flat — you'd need the sun hammering down right now, not stored...