The Camping Crew Podcast - 2021

IAmChrisByrne · 13-01-2021 7:31pm #1

Happy new year y'all

Electric Moisture - Episode 92 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 27-01-2021 10:57pm

2021 Campsite Prices & SQIs - Episode 94 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 10-02-2021 9:38pm

Europe, A-Frames and batteries - Episode 96 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew

11-02-2021 12:46pm

Batteries eh? :pac:

Careful I'll start correcting yer homework.

Traction batteries, not leisure.
A&N are antiquated spoofers pushing unreliable tech and misinformation they do good business repairing...the hardware I recommend performs orders of magnitude better and doesn't fail. They accuse batteries of killing chargers ffs, their chargers are underperforming and unreliable. :rolleyes:

Ah is Amp-hours there's no amp-hour per hour. That's like mph/ph.

I wouldn't recommend extracting 110Ah from a 110Ah plated battery..for one thing if it's a "leisure battery" then it's probably 100Ah, then there's the ambient temperature derating, then there's the advisable that you ought to not extract more than 80% from it after these deratings and that's assuming you charged it to 100% which is very difficult, charge termination of 85% SOC (1.265 specific gravity) would be more normal where standard chargers finish charging.

I noticed nobody mentioned li-ion?
No need. It's a fashion, they're junk. They don't work in the cold, I've a coupla thousands worth of them in the workshop I can't charge since October because they'll get damaged if I do with an average resting temperature <5°C

niloc1951 · 11-02-2021 6:31pm

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Batteries eh? :pac:

Careful I'll start correcting yer homework.

Traction batteries, not leisure.
A&N are antiquated spoofers pushing unreliable tech and misinformation they do good business repairing...the hardware I recommend performs orders of magnitude better and doesn't fail. They accuse batteries of killing chargers ffs, their chargers are underperforming and unreliable. :rolleyes:

Ah is Amp-hours there's no amp-hour per hour. That's like mph/ph.

I wouldn't recommend extracting 110Ah from a 110Ah plated battery..for one thing if it's a "leisure battery" then it's probably 100Ah, then there's the ambient temperature derating, then there's the advisable that you ought to not extract more than 80% from it after these deratings and that's assuming you charged it to 100% which is very difficult, charge termination of 85% SOC (1.265 specific gravity) would be more normal where standard chargers finish charging.

I noticed nobody mentioned li-ion?
No need. It's a fashion, they're junk. They don't work in the cold, I've a coupla thousands worth of them in the workshop I can't charge since October because they'll get damaged if I do with an average resting temperature <5°C

Do you mean, you ought not to go below 80% charge, ie don't take out more than 20%.
Is not a common measure of a batteries capability to survive repeated charge/discharge cycles be expressed in terms of the number of charge/recharge cycles at a particular percentage Depth of Discharge.
For example, a battery might last for 500 cycles at a DoD of 20% and only 200 cycles at a DoC of 50% but only 3 cycles of taken to a CoD of 100% DoD

Interestingly Halfords advertise their premium A rated leisure battery as being good for 400 cycles but make no mention of the very relevent DoD number so from a buyers point of view it's a useless piece of information, It's like saying a car will do 4L/100km (70 MPG) without relating the figure to specific driving conditions.

11-02-2021 7:04pm

It's generally all the same cost per kWh down to 80% DOD

I don't buy batteries from Halfords nor would I consider their stock A-rated.
Golf Cart 6Vs are good for 1200 cycles to 50% DOD

Not that your average user sees beyond cycle 50 no matter what the battery is...I wonder why....

niloc1951 · 11-02-2021 11:15pm

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

It's generally all the same cost per kWh down to 80% DOD

I don't buy batteries from Halfords nor would I consider their stock A-rated.
Golf Cart 6Vs are good for 1200 cycles to 50% DOD

Not that your average user sees beyond cycle 50 no matter what the battery is...I wonder why....

Didn't say Halfords stock was A rated, I was referring to their use of the NCC's totally meaningless leisure battery guide which uses A, B & C to denote a batteries 'quality' for leisure use CLICK

Personally, I avoid so-called leisure batteries and go for deep cycle units designed for daily heavy traction use, like factory floor sweepers and cleaners, golf buggies etc. and sold by suppliers to industry. Stuff is always cheaper when buying from suppliers not retailing to the leisure market.

12-02-2021 1:50am

Yurp, lipstick.

That's exactly like putting a third digit on the licence plates year of registration.
Anyone ever seen a testing standard for those grades? ....of course not!

IAmChrisByrne · 24-02-2021 8:20pm

Dealers local or abroad - Episode 98 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 03-03-2021 8:53pm

VAT, VRT & LED - Episode 99 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 10-03-2021 11:48pm

Live Listeners Q & A - Episode 100 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 24-03-2021 8:54pm

Roof tents and window scratches - Episode 102 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 31-03-2021 7:24pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 14-04-2021 8:18pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 21-04-2021 7:27pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 28-04-2021 8:53pm

Do Caravaners Wild Camp? - Episode 107 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on Spotify, all good Podcast Apps or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬ ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 12-05-2021 9:02pm

Windbreaking fridge fans - Episode 109 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on your Podcast app, Spotify or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬

IAmChrisByrne · 19-05-2021 8:07pm

Warm coats & faded plastic - Episode 110 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on your Podcast app, Spotify or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew ‬ ‬

Fabio · 20-05-2021 9:25am

Listened to my first one recently and thought it was pretty good! Not too long, not too serious, perfect.

dory · 20-05-2021 6:30pm

Fabio wrote: »

Listened to my first one recently and thought it was pretty good! Not too long, not too serious, perfect.

I think they're not long enough.

An interesting feature would be on the rise of people buying VW Caddy / Fiat Doblo type vans and unofficially converting them. There are a load around. A lot of under 25s are doing it as they can't get insured on campervans. I'm interested myself, but not sure about how insured one would be if they modify their van and/or cook in it.

IAmChrisByrne · 20-05-2021 6:53pm

Fabio wrote: »

Listened to my first one recently and thought it was pretty good! Not too long, not too serious, perfect.

Thank you for the nice words about the podcast. Feel free to suggest anything that you’d like us to discuss.

IAmChrisByrne · 20-05-2021 6:55pm

dory wrote: »

I think they're not long enough.

An interesting feature would be on the rise of people buying VW Caddy / Fiat Doblo type vans and unofficially converting them. There are a load around. A lot of under 25s are doing it as they can't get insured on campervans. I'm interested myself, but not sure about how insured one would be if they modify their van and/or cook in it.

Thanks Dory. I’ll do some research on that suggested topic. It’s an interesting one alright. I would imagine that you would not be insured if you’re not using it for its intended purpose.

dory · 21-05-2021 11:06am

IAmChrisByrne wrote: »

Thanks Dory. I’ll do some research on that suggested topic. It’s an interesting one alright. I would imagine that you would not be insured if you’re not using it for its intended purpose.

Yeah, that's what I thought. I asked my insurance and they said there's no issue with removing the bulkhead. After that I'd only be throwing a mattress in and sleeping in it, I'd use one of the pop out drawers to cook outside. At the beaches the last few weekends there has been a lot of them.

IAmChrisByrne · 26-05-2021 8:38pm

Aires and Spaces - Episode 111 of The Camping Crew Podcast is out now on your Podcast app, Spotify or online here: https://anchor.fm/the-camping-crew

Fabio · 28-05-2021 4:52pm

IAmChrisByrne wrote: »

Thank you for the nice words about the podcast. Feel free to suggest anything that you’d like us to discuss.

As someone new to the idea of campers the area of insurance seems like an absolute minefield...ye may well have covered this before though? The whole thing of having to be 25 or older seems like blatant discrimination tbh!

IAmChrisByrne · 02-06-2021 7:43pm

Fabio wrote: »

As someone new to the idea of campers the area of insurance seems like an absolute minefield...ye may well have covered this before though? The whole thing of having to be 25 or older seems like blatant discrimination tbh!

Thanks Fabio, we have discussed insurance quite a bit. It’s a bit of a minefield alright.

IAmChrisByrne · 02-06-2021 7:43pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 09-06-2021 8:48pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 16-06-2021 7:57pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 23-06-2021 7:52pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 30-06-2021 7:34pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 22-07-2021 6:58pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 28-07-2021 9:42pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 04-08-2021 10:30pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 11-08-2021 8:32pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 19-08-2021 8:15am

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IAmChrisByrne · 25-08-2021 7:55pm

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IAmChrisByrne · 08-09-2021 8:58pm

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