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Campervan Tech & Electrics

Batteries, solar, heating, internet, security, gadgets and wiring basics, explained clearly and without the jargon.

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A VW California Ocean campervan on hook-up at Barton Marina at drizzly November dusk, its orange cable plugged into a glowing bollard, narrowboats moored behind.Latest story

Campervan Tech & Electrics

Campervan electric systems: how to judge a good one

A plain-English guide to reading and reviewing a campervan's electrical setup, from leisure batteries and solar to DC-DC chargers and inverters, so you can tell a genuinely good system from a flashy spec sheet.

Leo10 min read
Illustration of a Volkswagen Grand California 600 with two solar panels on its roof, parked by Loch Awe at Cruachan Power Station on a bright, breezy September afternoon.

Campervan Tech & Electrics

The best campervan electrical systems, explained honestly

Leo10 min read

A plain-English guide to what makes a campervan electrical system genuinely good, from leisure batteries and charging to inverters and safety, with honest setups for different ways of travelling.

A Sunlight Vanlife 540 V campervan with its pop-top raised at a misty forest viewpoint above Lower Lough Erne at dawn, a folding solar panel set out beside it.

Campervan Tech & Electrics

Living with a Sunlight Vanlife 540: heating, off-grid and the payload reality

Leo11 min read

The spec sheet gets you interested; living with the van is what matters. Here's the honest, practical guide to the Sunlight Vanlife 540 in daily use: how far the power and water really stretch, staying warm, what to upgrade, and the payload truth nobody mentions until you're loaded.

A Kia PV5 electric van plugged into a lamp-post charger at the kerb of a foggy Victorian terraced street in Walthamstow at dusk.

Campervan Tech & Electrics

Are electric campervans ready yet? The honest 2026 picture

Leo17 min read

A silent, emission-free campervan you charge at home sounds like the future. In 2026 it's real, but narrow. Here's the honest state of electric campers: the vans you can actually buy, the range truth, the charging reality, and the big myth about running everything off the battery.

Illustration of a VW California campervan in the vast Flow Country bog under a huge sky, a Starlink Mini dish on the gravel beside it, cable running in through the open side door.

Campervan Tech & Electrics

Stop Paying for Mobile Data in Your Campervan. Starlink Mini Has Already Won.

Martha20 min read

A Starlink Mini Kit costs £179. The monthly plan is £50 for 100 gigabytes, and you can pause it the moment you get home. The hardware is often free in the UK. For less than the price of a decent campsite awning, you get broadband speed internet anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Mobile data routers in campervans are finished. Here is why.

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