Caravanning Off Grid at Rutland Water
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2022
- Join us on our first attempt at caravanning off grid, this is totally new to us and will be a learning experience, will it go to plan and will we have enough power, let's see how we get on.
Just a bit of background, our caravan came supplied with a 150W solar panel, we have fitted a 100ah AGM battery and have two gas bottles, one is nearly empty at the start of this trip.
The only extra thing we took with us was an extra Aquaroll economy so that if the water ran out mid showers it would be easy to swap over.
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The site we visited was Lydon Top, a link to their website is below, we paid £15 / night
www.lyndontop.com/
Here is the kit we use to film including affiliate links
GoPro Hero 11
The hero 11 is a great bit of kit, especially since the stabilisation is insane.
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GoPro Volta
Not only is the volta an excellent grip it has a built-in battery so it is great for extending filming time.
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GoPro Accessory Pack
This kit includes loads of different connectors and mounts for all occasions.
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Iphone 12 Mini
All the greatness of an iphone but in a smaller form factor.
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DJI MIC
Improves sound quality significantly, especially if you are moving around away from the camera, we use this with both the iPhone and GoPro
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To find out more about Big White Box visit our website here.
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A little Victron MPPT charger with Bluetooth would do the trick. Wouldn’t have a screen but you can see everything on your screen. Another option is a Renogy which is a larger unit but will have a screen. Great videos. Thanks for sharing
We also have our first ever 'off grid' weekend coming up in May and it's fair to say, we have the same anxieties you had, so quite reassuring to see how you got on. Well done. Cheers, Dave & Helen.
Great video, very informative for the budding caravanners out there! Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
We live close by to Rutland Water, still one of our favourite places to visit, especially when the suns out. Good to see you all enjoyed it!
Great video guys. We have the celebration 645, freedom camp often for 10 days plus, we have added 2 x 250w solar panels, a 2nd 110ah battery along with a 2000w inverter, great set up for everything we need. We also changed the solar charge controller to the EPEVER 4210 with Bluetooth and installed a Victron energy smartshunt with Bluetooth, so we know how much energy we are getting in through the solar and how much we are using. Not sure what it’s like for free camping in the UK but here in NZ this set up soon pays for itself with the savings from camp fees. Look forward to seeing more videos from you all..
Good video 👍
I have a generator too run in the day too help the battery 🔋. I use calor gas too run the fridge the cooker and cadac. I also take battery chargers for phones or use the USB on solar panel also solar panel lights are great for the evening. I also changed all the internal lights too LED just too save power. xxx
Hi there. Just been watching your vid. Firstly we do 90% off grid and we have done loads lol. Regarding the gas. I’ve do use both calor gas and Flo gas. Never seen a Flo gas one before. With the battery there has never been a problem so far providing this a good battery. We only charge our phones and that in the day.
Get yourself a Honda generator as back up Great video
Freezer should work on gas but it depends on the ambient temperature - Dometic only claim ambient minus 15 degrees for the fridge, not sure for the freezer
I had same fridge on electric and items did not freeze at the front so had to bin.
Great video. What size solar panel do you have on your caravan?
Still plucking up courage to Offgrid. Need to get a good solar or battery backup solution for us.
Lovley fam. Well done. Why all caravans dont come with solar panels.
Hi there, what’s your thoughts on towing a 8 foot wide van ? I have a challenger 880 and find it more difficult selecting suitable sites
Hello, what TV do you have that you can run on 12v and would you recommend it? We will be doing off grid trips so looking for something suitable. Thank you
Still in the early days of off gridding. However, we recently bought a LifePO 4 battery from KS energy, and that’s a game changer. 125 ah compact, just fits in Bailey underfloor battery box. Has an app to show you what’s going on with the battery.
victron mppt 75 / 15 with bluetoth connection with app show everthing whot the panal is doing very good from a place in licoin £54 butler technik very helpfull advised me whot setting to set it up to
Great video 📹 . We got down to 50% battery after 4 days overcast ☁️ weather. Strange thing about the flogas. We've only every used flogas as we have a supplier 5 mins from home. Have a 2021 caravan with a dometic fridge and not had any issues at all so strange to hear your issue but hope you get to the bottom of it 😍😍
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