mariesnowgoose
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I know there are loads of threads about this, but ...
Phil (Admin) up in Orkney suggested a powerbank would be a good solution for us, also David (Wildebus) has suggested the same when he replaced our leisure battery a couple of months back..
A power bank would be the best and easiest solution for our old auto sleeper rather than mucking about with altering the original electrics and going all lithium etc.
The fridge is the standard 3 way and works perfectly on gas when off grid (12v when driving or 240v when on hookup).
The cooker is 100% gas.
Heater and water heater both run off gas or 240 mains.
The only 240v electrical items I would really like to be able to use when off-grid is a hair dryer and a small hand held electric blender/whisk. There's a TV Neil bought recently which runs off 12v (or mains when on hookup).
There's our phones and iPads etc. (which we've never had a problem with just charging via adaptors using the ciggie socket in the cab).
The main issue was where to store a power bank? The only sensible place is beneath the bench seats, space is restricted, so physical size is the biggest issue. With that in mind I came across this one which appears to be highly recommended. Seems to be mainly used by drone users/you tubers, but is there any reason why it wouldn't do the job for us too?
DJI Power 500
Dimensions are 305×207×177 mm (L×W×H) so would fit fine under our "toolkit" bench and still leave plenty of room for all the other junk(!) we also store there.
Any thoughts/suggestions? For the sake of being able to occasionally use a 2 or 3 small electrical appliances I don't want to be spending mega-bucks. Also wondered if portable solar panels have to be their own brand, or whether we can get different (i.e. cheaper!) panels that would do the job just as well? The panels should easily store in the cupboard above the cab when not in use.
Phil (Admin) up in Orkney suggested a powerbank would be a good solution for us, also David (Wildebus) has suggested the same when he replaced our leisure battery a couple of months back..
A power bank would be the best and easiest solution for our old auto sleeper rather than mucking about with altering the original electrics and going all lithium etc.
The fridge is the standard 3 way and works perfectly on gas when off grid (12v when driving or 240v when on hookup).
The cooker is 100% gas.
Heater and water heater both run off gas or 240 mains.
The only 240v electrical items I would really like to be able to use when off-grid is a hair dryer and a small hand held electric blender/whisk. There's a TV Neil bought recently which runs off 12v (or mains when on hookup).
There's our phones and iPads etc. (which we've never had a problem with just charging via adaptors using the ciggie socket in the cab).
The main issue was where to store a power bank? The only sensible place is beneath the bench seats, space is restricted, so physical size is the biggest issue. With that in mind I came across this one which appears to be highly recommended. Seems to be mainly used by drone users/you tubers, but is there any reason why it wouldn't do the job for us too?
DJI Power 500
Dimensions are 305×207×177 mm (L×W×H) so would fit fine under our "toolkit" bench and still leave plenty of room for all the other junk(!) we also store there.
Any thoughts/suggestions? For the sake of being able to occasionally use a 2 or 3 small electrical appliances I don't want to be spending mega-bucks. Also wondered if portable solar panels have to be their own brand, or whether we can get different (i.e. cheaper!) panels that would do the job just as well? The panels should easily store in the cupboard above the cab when not in use.
