Campsite costs
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Vanbirds68 replied on 22/06/2022 09:48
Posted on 22/06/2022 08:30 by Rocky 2 bucketsExcellent V6👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻, that’s how to do it, you got in before the systems cost silly money & are reaping the benefit.
Posted on 22/06/2022 09:48
Being off grid doesn’t require systems, it really doesn’t. Some folk have made it a hobby and throw huge sums at it. If we keep this discussion with an eye on the OP the cost is not that much more than I mentioned in my post. If folk want all the bells and whistles off grid then yes, it’ll cost a packet. In 2018 we did a seven week tour of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides. We used only three sites with EHU, spending just a few days on each. We regularly spend two to three weeks away off grid. I get a bit fed up with the off grid enthusiasts complicating something that is really quite simple.
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brue replied on 22/06/2022 10:01
Navigateur replied on 22/06/2022 10:22
Posted on 22/06/2022 10:22
I still have in my "reserve" caravanning supply box a reel of cable that we used in the 1970s to connect the caravan electrics to the tow car when unhitched. A 7-pin plug on one end - a socket on the other.
I think things just went downhill after that!
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Vanbirds68 replied on 22/06/2022 11:20
Posted on 22/06/2022 10:22 by NavigateurI still have in my "reserve" caravanning supply box a reel of cable that we used in the 1970s to connect the caravan electrics to the tow car when unhitched. A 7-pin plug on one end - a socket on the other.
I think things just went downhill after that!
Rocky 2 buckets replied on 22/06/2022 11:45
Posted on 22/06/2022 09:48 by Vanbirds68Being off grid doesn’t require systems, it really doesn’t. Some folk have made it a hobby and throw huge sums at it. If we keep this discussion with an eye on the OP the cost is not that much more than I mentioned in my post. If folk want all the bells and whistles off grid then yes, it’ll cost a packet. In 2018 we did a seven week tour of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides. We used only three sites with EHU, spending just a few days on each. We regularly spend two to three weeks away off grid. I get a bit fed up with the off grid enthusiasts complicating something that is really quite simple.
Goldie146 replied on 22/06/2022 17:02
Posted on 22/06/2022 17:02
In Spring 2020 we equipped our caravan for "off-gridding". This involved buying a cheapish suitcase solar pane, and adding a couple of USB sockets to the 12v system. I can't remember the exact cost - probably under £200.
With this we enjoyed short breaks down our fields, while Lockdown was in place. We cooked inside with gas, and outside with a charcoal barbecue. We read, and watched iPlayer etc on an Ipad. We didn't need anything else as we don't have any electrical appliances.
And the Solar Panel has come in useful when the digger was stuck down the fields and needed the battery charging.
Site fees? Cheap as chips (£0.00).
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Hja replied on 22/06/2022 20:50
Posted on 21/06/2022 21:37 by Vanbirds68Why do you feel you would need lithium batteries to do more than one night off grid? Your solar panel is going to keep your battery topped up as are your journeys out and about.
replied on 22/06/2022 21:13
Posted on 22/06/2022 20:50 by HjaIf we are out & about - maybe. However, with a compressor fridge cant do more than one night - we have tried! We are only running the pump, Led lights, internet, control board. BUT the fridge will just eat the power.
Vanbirds68 replied on 22/06/2022 21:39
Posted on 22/06/2022 20:50 by HjaIf we are out & about - maybe. However, with a compressor fridge cant do more than one night - we have tried! We are only running the pump, Led lights, internet, control board. BUT the fridge will just eat the power.
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