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Portable Power Solutions to Upgrade your Camping Trips

Camping season is upon us, how prepped are you?

Are you getting your rig ready for the camping system? It is important to consider where you are going and what areas you are staying in so you can pick the right off-grid system.

Great things to check:

Battery size and chemistry?
Solar panel array – do you have enough to meet demands and avoid over discharge?
Do you require charging during long drives?
How remote are you going and are you prepared with multi charge sources?
What time of year are you traveling? Winter can be as low as 20% of the solar harvest your system is spec for.

If you’re traveling in the bush, nestled in the trees you will have a short time to charge your battery compared to a mining camp in the outback creeks with all day to harvest the suns energy.

Different batteries types may suit different regions. A lead acid battery will boil in warmer temperatures where as a lead carbon battery has a porous mat on the negative plate leading to 99.9% re-absorption providing a good reliable system in almost all weather conditions.

If you are traveling the outback in winter freezing temperatures and frosts can hit. Using a high quality charge controller with stop charge below 5 degrees, ensuring your batteries only charge when it safe to do so.

When traveling in a caravan your have options of non-powered and powered sites, these two options generally require two different size battery systems for powering your devices between sites where larger power and charge rates exist. If you’re adopting the nomad lifestyle and are spending much more time on the road or at un-powered sites you will need to bring your larger power and charge sources with you. This may mean extra batteries, DCDC chargers and a larger inverter will benefit your build.

Different Size Portable Battery Power Options:

Pylontech AMBER ROCK

Capacity: 473Wh

What can it power?

40 iPhone charges
10 portable blender charges
20 drone charges
5+ hours mini fridge

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Off Grid Lithium 90AH Battery Box

Capacity: 1080Wh

What can it power?

90 iPhone charges
40+ hours 75l 12v fridge
4hrs 12v Airfryer
45 drone charges

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Off Grid Lithium 300AH Battery Box

Capacity: 3600Wh

What can it power?

300 iPhone charges
140+ hours 75l 12v fridge
30 hours 12v Oven
10hrs 12v Sandwich Press
75 portable blender charges

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Charging, inverting and add-ons

Power Plate Assembly with Victron 12/12v 18A DCDC and Victron 100/20 MPPT

Built to fit the Off Grid Lithium Battery boxes, this Power Plate assembly allows DC-DC and solar charging. If you want to use higher drawing appliances or are going away for a longer duration, this will let you to keep your battery box topped up.
Power Plates are available in a variety of configurations to meet your needs.

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200W 12V Folding Solar Blanket

A durable, high performance portable charging solution with all the accessories required for a quick setup.

Features fold out legs and comes with a PWM solar controller.

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