Grantkay

Hi all and Karen. Liked this thread so thought i would join in. Van NUVenture quatro now at just under 250,000 miles. Sterling power: 60amp bat 2 bat 32 amp ac cross over Pro charge Ultra 30 amp Pro pure sine 1600w inverter solar charger 30amp MPPT 100 amp lithium bats X2 120amp alternator 280 watts solar ammeter and shunt I have had most of this system for over twenty years now but slowly changed to more modern up to date Sterling Power products recently finished off with the two lithium batteries which replaced 3 x 115 amp monster lead acid batteries and now my van sits higher! Lithium batts are a big cost but we wild camp summer and winter while walking,cycling and sea kayaking so they never lasted long. Ive only used them on a day trip and the coffee machine plus the induction hob didnt seam to make much of a dent in the power. I use 50mm2 cable from the alternator to the lithium at the back of the van and between the batts all other wires are over sized but not as much. In the van we run induction hob, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, small oven, hair drier and laptops etc as well as usb charging of phones, gps, VHF and drones etc When the sun shines strong in the summer or in Europe we heat the water from the sun as well. (truma 10 ltr ).