Our first time off grid

A charge of £7 per night for power we decide to give off grid a try

[@hmoorby]

Great to see you all out and about again. We go off grid quite often doing rallies, we've got a AC/DC TV, and as long as you've go a good class A battery and good solar panels you should never have problems. We've just come back from a 3night rally and the battery was at 100% when we parked the caravan up after the rally.

[@TravellingBox]

We do have a good, new battery and 100w solar so the power station may have been overkill but it gave me sweet peace of mind

[@rhinogooner]

We go off grid all the time but we have solar panels. Those power packs are a great idea. I would suggest getting a 12 volt tv which would run off the van battery and if you use a hair dryer get a travel one which is less watts than a normal one.

[@TravellingBox]

We two have a 12v tv so have no worries there. As for my hair …. You can so tell I don’t do hairdryers on holiday 😂😂

[@rhinogooner]

@@TravellingBox My good lady has short hair but we had to have an inverter so that she could use her Tassimo coffee machine and her hair dryer 😂

[@DodgyFPV]

You can always use a DC-DC converter to charge it off the car in a pinch

[@caroljones4361]

Very brave and glad it worked out well. Never done it before not sure we will either but interesting to see your set up.All the best to you both x

[@Its__Itsjustme]

Henlow Bridge Lakes is my and my families favourite campsite by far but £7 per night is really expensive!!

[@TravellingBox]

It’s a wonderful campsite so I’m glad I found an alternative way of being able to afford it

[@LindyP]

£7 per night is extortion. I would rather campsites did pay as you go at least it’s fair, I am on my own so don’t use much electric in my camper, my fridge, electric kettle and a fan heater if it’s chilly. I bought an Allpowers battery last year and have successfully used for several days with solar top ups. The way things are going with electric charges I may be using it a lot more in the future. X

[@keithalisonpreston9327]

Hi never bin off grid . We stay with caravan club you know what your paying. How much was gas in the end. All confusing these days. X

[@TravellingBox]

@@keithalisonpreston9327 we didn’t use much gas at all, I only cooked one meal on gas and used it to boil the kettle when I wanted tea lol

[@liamwilkinson5975]

What's the cost of the all power pack. And solar panels cost. TIA

[@TravellingBox]

I paid £800 for the whole lot