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09/8/2014 at 10:36pm
Location: Deal Kent
Outfit: Conway Excel Folding Camper
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Hi there.
I would certainly suggest decent leisure battery(s) with a good charging set up and obviously decent 12v distribution. Also as suggested decent LED lighting. I think for true off gridding, solar panels are a must. If there is free advice on offer from an expert, I see no reason not to take it.
If it were me I'd want the biggest gas bottle I could get and maybe an Easicool cool box or similar to negate the need for a fridge. I would also suggest a propex heater, again fitted or maintained with professional advice to get the very best from it.
Also maybe a couple of good quality wind up lanterns.
Also, good advice here - charge laptops, tablets and mobile from from the vehicle when driving about. It will negate the need to charge them from the leisure battery when you're parked up. I do this when I'm not on ehu with the folding camper. I them only use the leisure battery for simple 12v strip lighting and running the 12v shower for 5 mins per day.
Small chemical loos can be emptied discreetly in to an ordinary public toilet (not urinal.....) with absolutely no problems but ensure you do not make a mess and that everything flushes away properly. Leave the public loo as you would wish to find it.
Fresh water need not be an issue as supermarkets sell 2 litre bottles of still water for about 20p.
Depending on the sort on camper you intend to buy, showering may be an issue, but all large motorway services have shower facilities in them, often free, or consider a simple 12v shower (10 litre of warm water adequate for a quick shower) and a shower curtain strategically placed around the doors of the camper. Shower in a pair of shorts if there is any chance you will be seen and and no one can be offended!
I am intending to buy a small motorhome/camper shortly and these are the things that I have considered. I intend to wild camp including using lorry parks, beach car parks and country parks if there are no restrictions in them. My idea is to tramp about the country when time allows, for a week or two at a time. I think that with the provisions I have suggested, it is easily possible to be off grid for this amount of time regularly.
Hope this helps!
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