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hi everyone, i have just bought a pop top with 12v fridge and gas hob, i really want to also use a tv ad get a low voltage kettle and toaster (used through an inverter). obviously the kettle and toaster wont be overused - i could even manage with a kettle on the hob (do those toaster gadgets really work on top of a hob??

i wont be using 240v hook ups much and dont want to drain the battery down - can anyone advise on how to work out an approximate formula for assesing battery size based on the above?

also, can anyone advise on inverters, are they good when used with low voltage kettle etc? what size would you recommend?

thanks in advance

Quote: Originally posted by Dave Beverley on 05/1/2013Do those toaster gadgets really work on top of a hob??

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ok thanks, i am not new to motorhomes so do have a general idea of what i need, i was just trying to get it straight in my head and thinking out loud really.

its the info re inverters i was really looking for, if i can run a low wattage kettle off the charged battery via an inverter, then the gas will go a lot further and i will be using leccy i have already created when driving/charging. will get a 'foreign' cylinder and regulator etc for the gas when i am over there so can /exchange/refill it easily and keep the uk one for the uk!! dont want to carry an electric kettle AND a gas one, so will just use a pan to boil water if i get stuck.

i will fit the largest voltage battery i can (110 A/Hr?) and go from there, but any info etc on inverters is VERY welcome as is info on toasters, the one that H Bob identified looks fine though i think i would still prefer low wattage one via inverter IF they actually toast the bread before it goes stale through waiting too long for it to toast LOL

thanks rob, i take your VERY VALID point re the initial outlay !!! my problem is that i like things to be as i want them and often get carried away (my wife wishes i would be!) with getting things as i want them as opposed to looking at it objectively !!!

i dont intend doing anything until we have at least tried out what we have already have, but then again, ebay IS open 24 hours, seven days a week..... LOL

I have a 1kw invertor, I bought it so that I could use a 750watt microwave in my van a couple of years ago......I had at that time two 110Ah batteries in the van.

Well it worked ok, though it did trip out invertor from time to time..... but the big disapointment was the running time before the invertor cut out due to low battery power, it ran for a maximum of about 9 minutes, and that was on two 110Ah batteries.

Waste of time and money trying to heat anything with an invertor.