The FOSSiBOT F2400 is a well-judged machine that gets the important things right and undercuts its competition by a wide margin whilst doing it.

About a year ago I reviewed the Auto-Vox Solar 3A Plus - a wireless, solar-powered reversing camera that I fitted to the back of my new Citroën Jumper build. I loved it. It quickly became one of my favourite bits of kit on that van, and judging by my inbox, plenty of you went out and bought one off the back of that review. But I had two niggles with it. The first was the installation. The 3A is designed to mount on your registration plate bolts, which works a treat in the US

We just installed a Dometic Fantastic Breathe 3100 campervan roof fan in Shane's new van. We chose the Dometic Fantastic Breathe 3100 because we loved Dometic's windows and their Heki Mini skylight. In this review, we'll look at the new campervan fan in detail and show you how we installed it, step-by-step.

The Victron MultiPlus is one of the most widely used inverter/chargers in campervan electrical systems, and with good reason. Its strong stable of unique features make it powerful, efficient, and easier to wire than its competitors. In this guide, we’ll break down an AC system step by step using a Victron MultiPlus wiring diagram produced with our Wireframe software, so you can see exactly how everything connects together.

The size of your campervan electrical system depends on your particular usage. It's primarily based on your daily electricity use, and modified by your desired number of no-charge days, the length of your trips, and whether you'll be travelling in winter. These factors largely determine the size of your leisure batteries and solar array, which in turn determine the size of your solar charge controller and split charger.

Battery monitoring allows you to see what's going on inside your leisure battery. At the basic level, this allows you to keep them healthy and avoid completely draining them. At a more advanced level, most vanlifers will probably want to know how effective their charging systems are and what appliances use the most power. The upper end of battery monitoring is a fully integrated system dashboard.

Induction hobs have surged in popularity for domestic kitchens due to their instantaneous heat output and fast cooking times. Consequently, we've also seen a rise in campervan induction hob installations. The deciding factor in whether an induction hob is right for your van build is its electricity usage. In this article, we'll take a look at the benefits of installing an induction hob

An ideal campervan air fryer is any device that's low-wattage enough to be powered by leisure batteries and small enough to fit in a van kitchen. In this buying guide, we'll look at the benefits of air fryers over LPG campervan ovens, break down electricity usage, and recommend models based on key features.

This guide will teach you how to think about wire and fuse sizing, then give you a repeatable process for sizing wires and fuses that you can apply to any circuit in your van.

For years in my van “Beans” I ran a simple voltage sensitive relay (VSR) to handle split charging . It worked — in the most basic sense of the word. When the engine was running, it connected the starter and leisure batteries. When it wasn’t, it disconnected them. Simple. Cheap. Done. But when I upgraded to a lithium battery this winter , that simplicity suddenly wasn’t enough. Lithium charging is less forgiving than AGM, modern batteries expect controlled multi-stage charging

In this guide, we'll go over all your options for motorhome Wi-Fi, discussing how they work, who they're for, and making concrete product recommendations for each one.

In this article, we'll go over the theory behind a tilting solar panel mount, who they're for, and how to build one yourself.

I don't know how many times I've woken up on freezing Alpine mornings in my van "Beans" to find my old AGM leisure batteries seriously struggling or completely dead. If you’ve ever tried running a campervan through winter on lead-acid, you’ll know the routine: weak solar, short drives, voltage sag, and constant “can I make it through tonight?” battery anxiety. This winter I tested the Renogy 12V 200Ah Smart LiFePO₄ Battery with Self-Heating (Bluetooth BMS) in my van, paired

One big question I had was: can a high-capacity portable power station really keep my off-grid campervan powered through the harsh winter months? Late this Autumn in Chamonix, France, with temperatures plummeting well below freezing and my solar panels barely trickling in any charge, I decided to find out by testing the BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 in my campervan. I've lived in my van for many winters, typically struggling for electricity as the sun wanes, I was eager to try this 2 

In this guide, we’ll demystify what flexible solar panels are, how today’s panels are built, and where the market sits on efficiency, weight-per-watt, and warranties. We’ll explain why heat matters, how to manage it, and how to size and wire a system that suits weekenders through to long summer tours. Finally, we'll go over the step-by-step process that Shane used to mount flexible panels to his first van.

A 12V projector is the upgrade that makes autumn and winter in your van feel special, whether you live on the road full time or just head out at weekends. In this guide, we'll look at the current crop of compact 12V projectors and what really matters for use in a van.

Let's see how this rugged, portable 100W solar panel from BougeRV fares in a hands-on test.

In this guide, I’m going to share everything I’ve learned about campervan electrics kits – those all-in-one packages that promise to simplify your van’s electrical system. As someone who’s built several campervan electrical setups over the years (and made plenty of mistakes along the way), I can tell you these kits have come a long way. In fact, on my latest van build, I ditched the old piecemeal approach in favor of a complete kit – and it was a game-changer. In my early con

Lithium leisure batteries cost less than AGM batteries upfront for a given usable capacity, and pay for themselves many times over in the long term. For high-capacity electrical systems, a lithium battery's high power output and capacity for fast charging makes it the only choice. Advanced integrated features are the icing on the cake, simplifying your installation whilst giving you advanced monitoring and control capabilities.

My newest van conversion (nicknamed Elvis, a Citroën Jumper L3H3) has been my most hi-tech build yet. Crucially, it’s an all-electric build – no LPG for cooking or heating – which means the electrical system is the heart of the van. In my previous conversions, I sourced electrical parts piecemeal from various suppliers. The result was sometimes chaotic: mismatched components, multiple orders for forgotten fuses or wires, and a lot of guesswork. This time, I wanted a one-stop,