Buyer's guide
Recommended gear
Curated picks across partner brands and Amazon, matched to the rig tiers the calculator outputs. Use these as a starting point for the gear behind your system spec.
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stations
Portable Power Stations
All-in-one LiFePO4 generators for rigs that want plug-and-play. Match capacity to your daily Wh draw from the calculator.
Fastest AC charge in class, expandable with extra batteries.
Top-rated 2026, scales to mid cabins; LiFePO4.
1-hour fast charge, compact unit — best small-rig Bluetti pick.
Whole-home-class capacity for large off-grid houses and lodges.
Current Anker ~2kWh station — fast AC+solar charge, expandable to 4kWh; direct rival to Jackery 2000 v2.
Whole-home backup class with 3,000W solar input — top large-rig pick.
Lightest PowerMax — grab-and-go LiFePO4 value pick for small rigs and day trips.
Whole-home-backup capacity with 14 outlets and 5-8ms UPS at a value price tier.
panels
Solar Panels
Match wattage to your sun-hours figure. Portable suitcase panels for mobile rigs; rigid fixed panels for cabins and arrays.
Foldable suitcase, USB+DC, ETFE-coated — pairs with Jackery stations.
High-efficiency monocrystalline foldable, MC4 out.
Weatherproof rigid panel for roof/ground arrays on cabins.
Current Anker 200W foldable — dual-sided, IP68, XT-60i; pairs with Anker SOLIX stations.
Current Anker 100W foldable — ultra-light 7lb, dual-sided, IP68; small-rig or supplement panel.
batteries
Batteries
The bank your array charges. Match usable capacity to the battery figure the calculator outputs — LiFePO4 gives roughly 90% of rated capacity, lead-acid about half.
Group 24 case with Bluetooth monitoring — the usual 100Ah swap for a van or small cabin bank.
Value mid-size bank — its 200A BMS runs a bigger inverter than most 100Ah units.
Compact 300Ah case with low-temperature cut-off — a big cabin bank without the rack footprint.
Their best-reviewed unit — a 24V bank in one box for mid-size cabin systems.
A whole 48V bank in one unit, with Bluetooth and Victron-compatible communication.
Fits their TWW/TAW/RTW/WD/P fridges, not the T-series or CR65 — runs a 12V fridge 4–10 hrs with no vehicle power and recharges from a 50W panel. Not a house bank.
controllers
Charge Controllers
Between the panels and the battery. MPPT harvests meaningfully more in cold or cloudy conditions and accepts higher array voltage; PWM is the budget choice for small 12V arrays.
The default mid-size MPPT pick — Bluetooth monitoring and headroom for a cabin-scale array.
Budget PWM option for a small 12V array — a straightforward way to charge a single battery.
generators
Backup Generators
Fuel backup for when the sun runs out. Size inverter surge so the generator can carry your largest start-up load.
Proven, quiet, holds resale; best small-rig generator.
Whole-house surge, tri-fuel flexibility — 2026 top tri-fuel pick.
balcony
Plug-in / Balcony Solar
Grid-tied micro kits that plug straight into an outlet — no battery, no install in a growing number of states. Pick a tier by available space; only relevant if you have grid access.
Plug-in grid-tie kit — 4× 200W panels + 800W microinverter + Wi-Fi monitor + 50ft cord. No electrician; starts at $699.
All-in-one balcony system combining microinverter + storage in one stack — higher upfront, everything in the box.
fridges
12V Fridges & Coolers
Compressor fridges are the load that dominates most van, RV, and cabin battery math — they run all night, every night. Match capacity to your rig, then check the running draw against the battery figure the calculator outputs.
Maker rates it under 45W, with daily consumption kept below 1 kWh — the realistic small-rig figure to size a bank against.
Their most-reviewed unit — the divider pulls out to make one 50L zone, with wheels and a retractable handle for loading in and out.
A galley fridge rather than a cooler: 49L fridge plus a 15.8L freezer, reversible door, 45 dB — mounts into a van or RV cabinet (frame sold separately).
gosun
GoSun Solar Lifestyle
Fuel-free cooking and solar cooling that pair with any rig — a natural complement to the system you sized.
Pure solar cooking — no fuel, no smoke. The classic off-grid kitchen add-on.
Solar-powered cooler that runs off your battery bank — keeps food cold day and night.
Cooks day or night using sun or battery/vehicle power — for rigs with limited sun hours.