Bristol Caravans and Motorhomes

Off-Grid Essential

More time off-grid. Less battery worry.

Lithium Kit 1: Off-Grid Essential

Keep the essentials of motorhome life running without constantly watching your leisure battery.

 

The Off-Grid Essential kit is designed for everyday 12V use and helps keep your 12V lights, fridge, water pump, heating fan, TV and phones going, with charging from solar, your drive and hook-up.

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    Keep your 12V essentials going

    For trips where you want to enjoy being away from hook-up, without giving up the comforts you use every day.

     

    Everyday comforts

    Keep the lights, fridge, water pump, heating fan, TV and phones going with a lithium leisure power upgrade.

     

    Three ways to charge

    A 200W solar panel, 50A drive charging and 35A hook-up charging help replenish your battery.

     

    More time away

    At around 25Ah per day of 12V use, you get over five days off-grid. Actual run-times vary with use and conditions.

    Off-Grid Essential Kit Specifications

    Litihum battery

    200Ah lithium

    Solar panel

    200W panel

    Drive charging

    50A

    Hook-up charging

    35A

    230V inverter

    Not included in the kit

    Choose Off-Grid Essential if...

    • You only use 12V appliances and everyday motorhome comforts
    • You want to spend longer off-grid without worrying so much about a flat leisure battery
    • You want the charge from solar whilst driving and on hook-up

    Need regular 230V appliance use?

    If you want to run a coffee machine, air fryer or travel hair dryer, look at Off-Grid Plus. For heavier or longer 230V use, compare Off-Grid Ultimate.

    Compare all three kits

    Choose your level. Pick the system around the problem you want to solve, not just the biggest battery.

    Lithium FAQs

    Yes. When correctly installed, lithium batteries are a safe and reliable choice for your motorhome.

     

    We use correctly sized cabling and appropriate fusing to protect the system, minimise heat build-up and avoid unnecessary voltage loss.

     

    As standard, we also fit a Class T fuse directly at the battery. This provides high-speed protection against the very high short-circuit currents that lithium batteries can deliver. Not every installer includes a Class T fuse as standard. We do. It’s an important part of a properly protected lithium installation, and one we don’t leave out.

    Yes. Your lithium system can be set up for year-round use.

     

    Cold weather can affect lithium battery charging, so where winter use is important, we can fit self-heating lithium batteries. These batteries use built-in heating to warm the cells before charging, helping the battery continue to accept a charge safely in cold conditions.

    No. We supply Renogy lithium batteries as part of a complete system build.

     

    Lithium batteries need to work with the right charging equipment, protection and system configuration. That’s why we don’t simply supply a battery on its own—we design and install the complete system so the battery, charging sources and other components are properly matched.

     

    It also means we can warranty the system as a whole, giving you one team responsible for the installation, setup and performance of your off-grid power system.

    Price for Installation

    From

    £4,370

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    Our Team

    Welcome to the team here at Bristol Caravans and Motorhomes. We’re really proud of the team, and over the years it’s been our pleasure to provide advice and services to our ever-growing loyal customers.

    Thank you for trusting us with your investment.

    Oakleigh Wood - Director of Bristol Caravans
    Oakleigh Wood
    Director
    Eliot Carey, Manager at Bristol Caravans
    Eliot Carey
    Manager
    Tracey Allen, Service Advisor at Bristol Caravans
    Tracey Allen
    Service Advisor
    Kas Press
    Customer Service Advisor
    Leo Johnson
    Customer Service Advisor
    Nick Marshall, Caravan Technician
    Nick Marshall
    Senior Habitation Technician
    Andy Carter
    Habitation Technician
    Joe Wonnacott
    Senior Mechanic
    Simon Bennet
    Automotive Accessory Technician
    Nick Clifford
    Valeter
    Rob Housham
    Driver
    Alice Ramsay
    Marketing Executive

    “We arrived at Llanfyllin, and it was raining so hard it was difficult to find our plot. Once parked up, it took just 90 seconds as we let our automatic levelling system get us level. Thank you, Bristol Caravans, for fitting our amazing levelling system.”

    Jake and Carol Smith