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Pretty much all of us in the vanlife/overland space run Lithium batteries now, the smallest of which is basically 100Ah. I'm just about to put either 300Ah or 4
by grecy 2y ago
Pretty much all of us in the vanlife/overland space run Lithium batteries now, the smallest of which is basically 100Ah. I'm just about to put either 300Ah or 400Ah into my new Jeep camper to run an induction cook top, water pump, hot water, lights, charging and a lot more.
I also just mounted 600W of solar on the roof.
The power needs of Starlink is a tad annoying, but certainly not a deal breaker for anyone living in a vehicle that actually needs internet anywhere on the planet.
- jml78 2y agoYep, on my boat, I converted the original square dish to run off my 12v lithium batteries. I have plenty of solar and batteries to run starlink 24/7. Even if you don’t have a lot of amp hours, starlink allows you to set a sleep schedule where it would use way less power. But ditching the starlink router and converting to run off 12v isn’t that hard
- ryukoposting 2y agoInteresting. How does the cost of the lithium conversion compare to the Starlink terminal? With sat, the power needs are mostly a physics problem. You can't generate a 30 watt signal unless you draw 30 watts from somewhere. It's just the nature of the beast. It's also why lower-power sat systems like Iridium or Apple's thing have relatively limited functionality.