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My Rig
Build, track and manage your off-grid rig
Rig Hub
The Rig Hub is the heart of your off-grid setup. Track your build status, log devices, monitor system health, manage tasks, and store photos of your installation.
Build Journal
BuilderThe Build Journal is your permanent record of everything you've done to your rig. Log purchases with prices, installation notes, photos, and milestones. Great for insurance and resale.
Upgrade Planner
BuilderThe Upgrade Planner analyses your current system and suggests the highest-impact upgrades. See exactly how much more capacity or efficiency each upgrade gives you.
Project Hub
BuilderThe Project Hub gives you a visual task board for your entire build project. Create tasks, assign priorities, track progress, and never lose track of what needs doing next.
Build Guide
The Build Guide walks you through every stage of planning and building your off-grid system — from choosing your voltage to wiring your final connections. Structured, opinionated, and built for first-timers.
Expense Log
The Expense Log tracks all your van life costs across 10 categories. Scan receipts with Claude Vision OCR to auto-fill merchant, amount, date and category. See running totals and filter by category.
Fuel Log
The Fuel Log tracks every fill-up with litres, total cost, price per litre, odometer reading, location and fuel type. Automatically calculates fuel economy in L/100km between fill-ups.
Service Schedule
The Service Schedule tracks all your vehicle maintenance items with km and time-based intervals. Auto-loads the correct schedule for your van (Sprinter, Transit, HiAce, Crafter and more). Shows overdue, due soon and all-good status.
Warranty Tracker
The Warranty Tracker monitors expiry dates for all your components. Import directly from your rig's component list — Victron gear gets 5-year warranties, Renogy 3-year, generic 2-year. Get alerts 30 days before expiry.
Cost of Ownership Dashboard
The Cost of Ownership Dashboard tracks your total van life costs including insurance, registration, repairs, fuel and camping. Shows cost per km, monthly averages, and renewal date alerts for insurance and rego.
Insurance & Registration Tracker
Never miss an insurance or rego renewal — 60-day advance warnings built in.
Compare Builds
Select any two of your saved builds and see them compared across every dimension — battery capacity, solar output, daily load, autonomy days, voltage, and every installed component. Perfect for deciding which rig to take on a trip or planning your next upgrade.
Calculators
Size every component in your system
Watt Architect
The Watt Architect is your energy planning tool. Add every appliance you plan to run, set usage hours, and get a precise daily Wh budget that drives all your sizing calculations.
Component Wizard
BuilderThe Component Wizard takes your load profile and recommends the right battery capacity, panel wattage, MPPT controller and inverter size for your specific setup.
Cable & Fuse Checker
Enter your cable runs — length, current, voltage drop tolerance — and get the correct cable size and fuse rating for each run. Includes derating for temperature and bundling.
Solar Wiring Calculator
Design your panel array — series, parallel or mixed — with correct wire sizing.
Battery Bank Calculator
Stop running out of power. Enter your daily use and desired days of backup — get the right Ah, every time.
MPPT Sizer
Wrong controller = fried panels or slow charging. Enter your panel specs — get the exact MPPT in seconds.
Inverter Sizer
Blew a fuse again? Size your inverter for your real AC loads — including the surge every motor needs on startup.
DC-DC Charger Sizer
Size your DC-DC charger for alternator charging from your vehicle.
Panel Checker
Verify your solar panel specs and check for compatibility issues.
Panel Positioner
The Panel Positioner calculates the ideal tilt angle and compass orientation for your solar panels based on your latitude, season, and roof type. Maximise your daily harvest without guessing.
Inverter Load Plan
The Inverter Load Plan helps you map out every AC appliance, calculate peak and continuous draw, account for startup surge, and match the result to the right inverter size and type.
Voltage Upgrade Guide
The Voltage Upgrade Guide walks you through every implication of upgrading your system voltage from 12V to 24V — which components need replacing, what you can keep, the cost delta, and whether it's worth it for your setup.
Lithium Upgrade Calculator
The Lithium Upgrade Calculator compares your current AGM setup against an equivalent LiFePO4 system — showing usable capacity gains, weight savings, charge speed improvements, and the full cost of the upgrade including any BMS or charger changes needed.
Impact Calculator
See the environmental impact of your off-grid setup vs grid power.
Compare Products
Side-by-side comparison of batteries, panels, inverters and more.
Travel
Plan trips, find campsites and track adventures
Trip Mode
Enter your destination and trip duration. Trip Mode fetches real sun hours for that location and tells you exactly whether your battery will last — and what you might need to cut.
Travel Hub
TravellerYour adventure command centre — maps, pins, journals and solar heatmaps.
Trip Planner
TravellerThe Trip Planner lets you build a full itinerary with stops, estimated drive times, power budgets for each leg, and weather alerts. The AI Trip Builder can generate a full route from a single prompt.
Campsite Finder
TravellerThe Campsite Finder shows you campsites filtered and scored for your exact build. See solar potential, facilities, legal status, community intel and photos for every site.
Campsite Map
TravellerFull-screen interactive map of all campsites with solar scoring overlay.
Saved Campsites
TravellerYour saved and visited campsites — build your personal campsite library.
Trip Cost Estimator
The Trip Cost Estimator breaks down every cost for your off-grid adventure — fuel per leg (using your actual L/100km from the Fuel Log), campsite fees by type, food budget, and daily vehicle costs. Plan your budget before you hit the road.
Terrain-Aware Power
Plan your battery usage for mountain routes. The Terrain-Aware Power calculator models gravity work on climbs, regen recovery on descents, and grade penalties. See exactly how much extra battery a mountain route costs compared to flat roads.
Learn
Everything you need to know to build safely
Learn Hub
The Learn Hub gives you a structured learning path tailored to your build stage. Start with electrical basics, progress through system design, and dive into advanced topics as you grow.
Electrical 101
The fundamentals of 12V and 24V systems — everything you need to know before you build.
Electrical Deep Dive
Advanced electrical theory — for builders who want to go beyond the basics.
How-To Guides
Step-by-step installation guides for every component in your system.
Troubleshooting
System not working? Follow the guided decision tree — diagnose and fix common problems without calling an electrician.
Fault Codes
Look up fault codes for Victron, Renogy, Epever and other common devices.
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for every off-grid term you'll encounter.
Buyer's Guide
What to buy, what to avoid, and how to compare products for your budget.
Regulations
Wiring standards, compliance requirements and legal obligations by region.
FAQ
Answers to the most common questions from the off-grid community.
Community
Connect with builders, get help and share knowledge
Community Hub
The social heart of the platform — feed, builds, events and leaderboard.
Community Q&A
Ask questions, share knowledge and get answers from experienced builders.
Community Rigs
Browse real builds from the community — get inspired and learn from others.
Installer Hub
Find verified installers near you, or list yourself as an installer.
Marketplace
The Marketplace connects buyers and sellers of second-hand off-grid gear. Browse listings, make offers, arrange delivery along a travel route, and use the inspection checklist to buy with confidence.
Sell Gear
Create a listing in minutes. Add photos, set your price, choose delivery options including Route Delivery, and get notified when buyers make offers or send messages.
Part-Out Wizard
The Part-Out Wizard reads your rig's component list and generates individual marketplace listings for each item — battery, panels, MPPT, inverter and more. Sell your whole system piece by piece without the admin.
Saved Searches
Set up a saved search for any gear you're looking for — battery brand, wattage range, price limit. You'll get a notification the moment a matching listing is posted, so you never miss a deal.
Inspection Checklist
The Inspection Checklist guides you through a thorough pre-purchase check of any second-hand off-grid component. Covers battery health, panel condition, controller settings, wiring quality and more.
Route Delivery
Route Delivery matches buyers with sellers who are travelling through their area. Instead of expensive freight for large items like batteries and panels, arrange a handover point along the seller's route.
Price Tracker
Track prices for batteries, panels and inverters across Australian retailers.
Book a Consultation
1-on-1 video call with an expert — get your specific questions answered.
Nearby Rig Owners
Find other off-grid builders near your location — connect and share knowledge.
Member Deals & Group Buys
Browse active member deals and group buys from trusted off-grid brands. Group buys require a minimum number of buyers to unlock the discount — the more builders who join, the better the price. Instant deals are available with no minimum.
Host an Event
Host your own off-grid builder events — build days, workshops, meetups, camping trips, group buys and skill shares. Set capacity, location, tags, and visibility. Attendees can RSVP and check in with QR codes.
Who's Near Me?
Discover what's happening in the community right now. See who's currently online, filter the community pulse by events, check-ins, posts and builds. Connect with nearby builders and join active conversations.
Monitoring
Live data, alerts and usage tracking
Monitoring Selector
The Monitoring Selector asks about your system size, budget, and connectivity needs, then recommends the best monitoring solution — from a simple shunt to a full Victron VRM setup.
Live Dashboard
TravellerSee your battery, solar and loads in real time. Know your SOC before it becomes a problem.
Connect Monitoring
TravellerConnect your Victron, Renogy or other monitoring device for live data.
Usage Tracker
TravellerTrack your actual energy usage over time and compare to your planned budget.
AI Solar Forecast
Get a day-by-day solar forecast for your exact location — factoring in real weather data, cloud cover derate, temperature efficiency loss, and your actual panel specs. See coverage percentage, yield in kWh, and actionable notes for each day.
Planning
Support, roadmap and offline tools
Support Hub
The Support Hub combines AI-powered quick answers, a searchable knowledge base, fault code lookup, and the ability to escalate to a human expert when needed.
Roadmap
See what's coming next — vote on features and track development progress.
Offline Packs
Download content for offline use — guides, calculators and campsite data.
Saved Quotes
Save and compare quotes from suppliers — never lose a price again.
GTD Capture Inbox
The GTD Capture Inbox is your frictionless thought-capture tool. Tap the floating button to capture anything — tasks, ideas, questions, parts to buy — then process them into the right destination when you have time. Voice capture, auto-classification, and batch processing included.
GTD Weekly Review
The Weekly Review walks you through the full GTD review process — clearing your inbox, reviewing active projects, updating next actions, and planning the week ahead. Takes 15-30 minutes and keeps your system trustworthy.
Focus Mode
Focus Mode surfaces your #1 next action and locks you into working on just that. Includes a Pomodoro timer, distraction blocking, and a completion celebration. Perfect for getting things done on your build.
Today's Focus
Your #1 next action for today — surfaced on the home dashboard every morning.
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