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The Running Weight of the Van, the actual weight as it stands I have no idea, on the Gov website it says 3.5T Another option may be to weld some brackets on the side and go from there There is an awning with the Van, a new one, I was thinking that if there was a way to fit a rack with vertical...

Thanks @wildebus The Transit has those gutter rails which I have seen Racks fitted too and roof bars BUT they are well below the roof top If I had to drill through Roof then I would need to take down the internal panelling which is T&G all over (big job) Other option would be stick down...

Did you both Bolt through the roof panelling to fix the long bars ? If Bolting through the roof how do you ensure fully sealed holes from water ingress when there is likely going to be some movement and force exerted on panels through driving momentum etc

This is from mine TODAY 285W Panel - Location HX7 @wildebus

Here's an aside, looking at a potential new Van, curved roof and no roof rack I am thinking the best idea for Solar would be to put a roof rack on the Van and fix panels to that rather than have the faff of fixing the panels to Van roof somehow. Do may folk fix their panels on this way ?

Did you get the Smart solar (Bluetooth enabled one) ?

Having looked around a little, anything like a Luton Low Loader would not be within my current budget sadly.

Yes this is something that has crossed my mind, however although I have put a lot of time and effort into Sylvia, I think this Van might suit me for development purposes and the toilet part is an easy fix, however running water will be missed and the chance to plug-in This will mean that I will...

Yes thanks, been looking at Toilets on EBAY and found this one that looks good: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Portable-Toilet-Caravan-Motorhome-Thetford-Porta-Potti-165-Camping-Camper-Loo/173990422664 Not too expensive. Will sleep on it....

Body is sound, has been re-welded underneath and just passed MOT Conversion work I can probably do with the Skills I have though budget is limited a lot Thanks for your input, appreciated :)

Shading ? Any shade falling on Solar panel from Shadows close to panel will HUGELY adversely affect the performance and ability to harvest solar power as per @Geeky Philip YT Video and my own tests that I carried out to confirm the same

This is a REALLY GREAT and helpful thread, thanks for all the time you are putting in @wildebus - BIG KUDOS 🆒

So as many of you who know me already know, I have Sylvia an old Talbot Sylvia is good for staying out and has some downsides, notably Speed and Cost of fuel etc So today I looked at a New Second Hand Van as a replacement for Sylvia Pictures of possible Van are here...

Great Idea (y)

As stated by @wildebus Although the Manufacturer's present the Automobile Tech information as it is in the Automobile itself, this is not wholly relevant to the tech spec of the battery or batteries used in the Vehicle. So the Prius for example has battery packs like this...

Silly me, not thought of replacing the LEOCH Battery and Victron for a cheaper battery and Cheaper controller - to that end if you have kit you want to sell on then drop me an email. Seeing the potential new van later so thanks for your reply.

A not unrelated reply to the above, so on my Van I have the following which are possible to remove prior to Sale of Sylvia: 285W Solar Panel (a bit awkward to remove as fixed well, but could be done) Victron MPPT 100/30 (NOT Bluetooth) Victron BMV 712 Smart Battery Monitor Victron Smart Battery...

Lithium Batteries can be charged with solar via MPPT - you would just need a decent controller, Victron on similar to configure to charge it, or even a decent 240V Charger that charges 12V Batteries, would need to be a staged charger though so not a cheap one (y)

Great and thanks for the image. Do they have another name as been searching online and cannot find them like the ones in the image you have posted @Devon ducato buildevo

AND SOLD OUT !