I’m in The People’s Republic of South Yorkshire
Welcome from a convert to North Yorkshire. Great forum to join. Good luck hunting in the Dales.
Hi Jack, welcome to the Forum, we especially like photos of new van purchases and we get to see what your house and drive look like too.....
Not that we're nosy buggers, eh @Sackmycook?
BTW - I made a quick count of the Yorkshire contingent that I've come across in my time on the forum and, so far, I've got 26. I'm sure there's lot's more, but hey - we're talking quality here, not just quantity.
20 miles from York ere
Hi, which converter?
Limbo57
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8ball - came recommended by a few peeps. Hopefully good choice.
Heard good things about them, yes.
I’ve used Snugcampers in Malton and continue to do so.
I’ve used Snugcampers in Malton and continue to do so.
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Limbo57
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Just been looking at off grid set up
, £4k for a couple of lithium batteries , 1600 watt solar panel and a sine wave inverter what ever that is and that included an induction hob as they said no point keeping gas then. Lot of coin but it would be a bit more future proof I guess.
Just been looking at off grid set up
A 1600 watt solar panel?!?!? How big is that panel?Will you be towing one of these things...
Limbo57
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Lmao! 160 watt - too many zeros
Will you be towing one of these things...
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We hardly cook in the van, usually a kettle for a brew or boil water for spuds/pasta etc. most of our cooking is done outside on either the BBQ or stand-alone boiling ring. Both run off the Gaslow plumbed in gas. My point being that sticking to all electric & not having gas, may limit your options.Just been looking at off grid set up
Running an induction hob for any length of time will spank your batteries, even with a pair of lithiums. You could drop to a single lithium (which is what we have), and fit a refillable gas system and still have change from the savings on the second lithium.
Just my 2 penneth.
I was gonna say! My conversion will come with a 300 watt panel and that takes up almost all of the available roof space on a LWB. Admittedly, I booked the conversion over a year ago (delayed factory order) and tech is constantly advancing, but surely not that quickly I was thinking.
You can pick up portable plug in induction hobs for around £30. If you have one built in & it goes faulty, you have to replace it like for like to fit the hole in the worktop. Same would apply to a gas hob, but if you stick to mainstream suppliers like Smev/Dometic etc, you’ll easily replace a gas hob easily & cheaply. The induction hobs are still in their infancy. It’s your call, I’m just being the pessimistic Yorkshireman.
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