Payal Patel

Founder and Lead Editor

Payal started Lithium Nomad after years of rewiring vans, boats, and off-grid cabins that never quite held the charge their spec sheets promised. She got tired of watching good people waste money on the wrong batteries and half-finished solar setups, so she began writing down what actually works once the wiring is in and the sun goes behind a cloud. These days she tests most of the gear herself before it ends up in a guide, and she has a soft spot for tidy 12V wiring and a battery bank that just quietly does its job. If a guide here tells you to do something a certain way, it is usually because she already did it the wrong way first.

• LiFePO4 systems
• DC-DC and solar charging
• 12V wiring
• marine and RV electrical

120 guides published