Work out how much battery and solar you need before you buy. Tick the gear you run at camp, adjust the hours, and set how many days you stay put.
Plan how much raw meat to buy and roughly how long the cook will take. Cook times are rough guides at 225–250°F; always cook to internal temperature, not the clock.
0lb cooked meat needed
0raw to buy
—rough cook time
How the sizing works
We add up daily watt-hours, multiply by your days without driving, and allow for inverter and battery losses. Solar is sized to replace a day's use in the sun hours you enter, with headroom for less-than-perfect panels.
A 12V fridge is usually the biggest steady load, and its draw climbs in hot weather.
See power stations, portable solar panels and what size power station you need.