[MrB]

Harris has an upcoming interview on that very topic - he was challenged, went out and did the research and testing, then will present his results.

I’m kinda psyched about it. I’ve been wanting to set up the battery bank backup system at the house for a while.

I’ll listen for his recs on battery suppliers, but I think the Costco golfcart batteries are going to be the best bang for the buck.

[JRandomFreeper]

I lived for over a year off grid, batts, inverter/charger, solar panels, and genset to back up the solar panels during snow dark-outs on the panels.

The batteries do have to be deep cycle. I was getting surplus sealed glass-mat telecom batteries for a pretty cheap price, but you gotta dig for the deals.

Breakers, disconnects to code (I wasn't required to go code, but I did, for safety), monitoring equipment, wire sizing, etc... add a lot of safety, but cost more.

My load in the shack in the mountains wasn't a lot, but having the elecktrikity was nice.

/johnny