Wind power generation for off-gridding

The pole issue IMO is easily addressed, I would drive a sharp pointed steel rod in the ground with a sledge hammer, sit the pole over that guyed with three good sized rope stays. 

But actually I would not go the wind route, certainly not on the sites I would wish to caravan, those affording at least some weather shielding from gales.

Winter camping aside, I suspect your issue of inadequate capacity from solar, is either or both, not enough storage or not enough generating capacity.

If you need a lot of night time power, then increase the storage, or if you can't fully charge what you have increase the panel area and or go  for a portable panel to better catch what is there.

I have an 85 Watt portable panel and one built in battery of 90 Ah and as and when needed a 60 Ah portable [my TV battery]. Most days through the season both are stuffed full and the solar Duo controller is shut down well before the sun goes down, frequently by 11: 00 hrs it is done. But then I don't bake bread off either battery.

Many I suspect struggle on with a shot battery, well incapable now of storing more than a fraction of what is written on its label.

Not forgetting the noise factor. Wind turbines are not the quietest things on earth. Not sure I'd like to be pitched close to one. Almost akin to being near the blooming generators at the National.

We use a 100 watt panel and a 115 ah battery. It keeps us quite happy and allows a couple of hours of tv when there's anything worth watching on.

Fridge, heating, cooking all done on gas. Only difficulty can be finding a refill point which accepts Safefill bottles. Even though the Red Book and sheet 26 have been updated in 2018 to allow for them many stations still need educating of the fact.

We do carry a 6kg lite for the BBQ and emergencies.

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tell me where your pitching and will avoid same site.

My pal had a turbine on his yacht. The output is not as much as you might imagine and needs a good Force 4 or 5 to produce a decent current. A yacht has a better chance of clear windflow unless you you want a pitch on top of a Cornish headland. More solar would be my recommendation.

Thanks for these replies. We currently have a 150W portable solar panel with a 110ah battery. And we don't use commercial sites - we love CLs on wide open spaces with good views (and therefore open to stiff breezes!) hence giving due consideration to wind. 

We do use gas for all major energy use such as boiling water, cooking, fridge, and water heater - and we have found refilling Safefill cylinders a real pain! 

How is using gas rather than mains electricity. for "all major energy use" part of a desire to be "green" ?  

agree with CY and most of the above, small wind turbines won't be worth the hassle....

solar is still the way to go and it's about harvesting what you can and storing it well.

your panel seems large enough but perhaps another battery might help.

we have 2x 95ah batteries and the 100w panel seems to keep the, well charged.

the other part of the 'equation' is managing usage, although again it doesn't seem that are using a huge amount bug heating things from batteries is to be avoided unless you have real deep use storage like lithium...

we don't have a weight issue with two batteries, although a caravanner might.....we also have a refillable system with a fixed filler so don't have the issues of possible safefill refusal....

we are able to last weeks at THS site without mains, just using a couple of hours tv (with sky box) lights and water pump (flush) with no issues.

like you, has for hot water and any heating/cooking.

hood luck.

I used to use 2 batteries before one in caravan one in boot of car while out for the day swap them round 2 weeks away , old 12volt telly  worked a treat , Must admit now use ehu . and they were car batteries 

We used a Rutland wind generator years ago when caravaners - it was mounted on a pole with wire guys away from the caravan - it worked very well and even put in a trickle charge to the batteries in light winds - but - we would quite often find dead bats at the base of the pole in the mornings - very worthwhile for camping away from 230 volts but not worth it for the destruction to wildlife - i soon got rid of it .

John