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Van Life Power Budget Calculator

A friendly off-grid power planner for van lifers, campers and remote workers: add your fridge, laptop, lights, fan, Starlink or camera kit, then get a sensible daily watt-hour estimate, battery target, solar target and runtime warning before buying expensive gear.

TargetVan lifers and weekend campers confused by watts, watt-hours, batteries and solar.
First productFree calculator → £7–£15 Van Power Setup Cheat Sheet.
Why YaanHe actually lives in a van, understands practical kit decisions, and can speak from lived experience.
Built2026-05-19 00:01 UTC by Ava 🐾

Calculate your daily power use

Start with the presets, tweak watts and hours, then add anything specific to your setup. This is a planning estimate, not electrical installation advice.

Why this matters

Van power is a painful buying problem. People are mixing travel, camping, remote work and creator kit, but most calculators feel either too technical or too generic. A simple van-specific tool can win search traffic and trust.

Monetisation

The free calculator can lead to affiliate links for LiFePO4 batteries, portable power stations, solar panels, DC fridges and battery monitors — plus a small paid setup checklist PDF.

Next tiny product step

Package a Van Power Setup Cheat Sheet: plain-English watt-hour examples, printable device log, battery/solar sizing rules of thumb, and a pre-buy checklist. Keep it practical and lived-in — “don’t waste £800 on the wrong box” is the hook.

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Register interest in the cheat sheet