For weekend trips in a Black Series HQ, a portable station is the fit: an Elite 200 V2 or Elite 300 that rides in the tow vehicle, runs the 120V loads the camper's 12V system was never meant to carry, and goes home with you. For long stays or full-time living, the fixed RV5 system is the fit, because it replaces the camper's inverter, converter, solar controller and DC-DC charger with one 48V hub and a stackable battery. Before you order either, check four things on your own camper: battery bank size and chemistry, whether an inverter is already fitted, what solar pre-wiring exists, and how the bank charges while towing.
What we know about Black Series electrical systems, and what to check on yours
We sell a lot of Black Series parts, and our published guides describe the electrical side of the HQ range in general terms. The points that matter for a Bluetti decision are these:
- The standard HQ setup we have documented is two 100Ah AGM batteries, 200Ah total, and the charger we recommend for it mounts in the battery compartment or external storage bay. Yours may have been upgraded by a previous owner or specified differently, so open the compartment and read the labels.
- Most Black Series caravans leave the factory with enough solar and battery for a few days off-grid. Stretching that to a week or more takes a deliberate upgrade.
- A typical Black Series setup with a compressor fridge running in warm weather pulls 60 to 100 amp-hours per day, and that number climbs fast if you run an inverter for a coffee maker or induction cooktop.
- Most HQ-series campers have roof space for 200 to 600W of solar, and many are pre-wired for it.
- The HQ19 is built for boondocking, so its 12V system, solar, batteries and inverter/charger are heavily used. Black Series campers take well to lithium conversions.
What our guides do not tell you, and what you need to check on your camper before buying, is: the exact battery bank in your trailer today (amp-hours and chemistry); whether an inverter is fitted, and its rating; whether the roof is pre-wired for solar and what connector it terminates in; whether a DC-DC charger is fitted for charging while towing; and the shore-power inlet rating. Those five answers decide which of the setups below makes sense. Whether you tow an HQ or a Dominator, the checklist is the same, because the camper's own electrical fit-out is what a Bluetti product has to live alongside.
Route 1: a portable station for weekends
This is the setup most Black Series owners actually want. The camper's 12V bank keeps doing what it does well: lights, water pump, fridge, fans. The Bluetti station handles 120V loads, which on an HQ without an inverter means the coffee maker, the induction cooktop, the laptop chargers and the tools. Nothing gets wired into the trailer, so there is nothing to undo when you sell it.
| Station | Capacity | AC output | Recharge | Price on our store |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite 200 V2 | 2,073.6Wh LiFePO4 | 2,600W at 120V | Up to 1,800W AC (about 1 hour to 80%), up to 1,000W solar | $848.99 |
| Elite 300 | 3,014.4Wh LiFePO4 | 2,400W | AC, solar, vehicle | $1,098.98 |
Elite 200 V2 is the pick for a couple in an HQ12 or HQ15 doing two- and three-night weekends. It has more AC output than the Elite 300 (2,600W against 2,400W), which matters if you run an induction cooktop, and it doubles as a UPS with a 15ms switchover. Elite 300 is the pick when the trip is longer or the fridge is bigger: it is a single carryable unit with no expansion modules or wiring, and it carries about 1,000Wh more than the Elite 200 V2. The Elite 300 also has a dedicated 12V/30A RV output cable, which is worth knowing about if you want DC out of the station rather than running everything through the inverter.
Some arithmetic against our own numbers: 60 to 100 amp-hours a day at 12V is roughly 720 to 1,200Wh. That is the camper's fridge-and-lights load, and it stays on the camper's bank. The station's capacity is on top of that, for the 120V loads. If your camper has a lithium bank already, the station is still the right answer for weekends, because it adds capacity without touching the trailer's wiring.
To recharge at camp, a PV200 folding panel is $348.99 on our store and unfolds on its own kickstand, so nothing gets drilled into the roof. The PV350 is $598.97 on our store if you want more panel on the ground.
Route 2: a fixed RV5 system for long stays and full-timers
The RV5 is a 5-in-1 hub: it replaces the converter, inverter, transfer switch, solar charge controller and DC-DC charger with a single 48V unit that puts out 5,000W at 120V, with dual MPPT solar inputs, alternator charging and a 48V-to-12V step-down for the camper's DC loads. It is $1,298.99 on our store. The battery is the B4810, a 51.2V 100Ah LiFePO4 module at $1,498.99 on our store. Bluetti lists it at 5,120Wh with 4.8kWh usable, rated for 6,000 or more cycles to 80% capacity, and it stacks: start with one and add more rather than replacing the bank. The Epanel ($498.99 on our store) replaces the breaker panel with monitored circuits, and the Epad ($398.99 on our store) is the 10.1-inch touchscreen that shows state of charge, loads and solar on one screen, with two dry-contact relays and inputs for tank-level senders.
Bought together as the 5kWh RV Kit, the four pieces are $3,598.99 on our store, which is cheaper than buying them singly. The kit arrives pre-wired, charges from shore power to 80% in 50 minutes per Bluetti, and can be scaled by adding B4810 batteries.
Be clear about what this is: it is a rebuild of the camper's electrical system, not an accessory. The RV5 takes over the jobs the factory converter, inverter and solar controller were doing, so those come out or get bypassed. This is where the four checks above earn their keep. If your HQ already has a lithium bank and a decent inverter/charger, an RV5 build is replacing working equipment, and a portable station may serve you better. If the camper is on its original AGM pair with no inverter and you are planning weeks off-grid, the RV5 route gives you a 48V system with a 12V step-down for the existing DC circuits, and one screen for the whole thing. We stock the four RV5 install wiring packs, including the alternator charger wiring pack at $178.99 on our store and the solar panel wiring pack at $98.99 on our store.
Roof solar: the PV100 FX 2-pack
The PV100 FX 2-pack is two flexible 100W monocrystalline panels, 200W total, for $298.99 on our store. Flexible panels follow the curve of a roof and add little weight up high, which suits a camper that gets towed down corrugations. Our solar guide puts HQ roof space at 200 to 600W, so one 2-pack is a sensible first step and two or three fit the larger models. Before you order, check whether your roof is already pre-wired for solar and what connector the run terminates in; if it is, the panels may land on the existing run, and if it is not, the RV5 solar wiring pack covers the hub end. The pair feeds the RV5 or any Bluetti station with a solar input, so it works for either route.
Charging from the tow vehicle: Charger 1 and Charger 2
A day of towing is the charging opportunity most owners waste. For a portable station, the Charger 1 ($218.97 on our store) delivers up to 560W from the alternator, switches on and off automatically so it will not flatten the starter battery, and per Bluetti brings a 1kWh station to full in about 2.5 hours. The Charger 2 ($428.99 on our store) takes up to 800W from the alternator and up to 600W from solar at the same time, 1,200W total, and with its DC hub can supply up to 600W of 12V/24V DC output. Both are rated by Bluetti for all Bluetti stations. For the RV5 system, alternator charging is built into the hub, so what you need is the alternator charger wiring pack rather than a separate charger. Either way, confirm how your tow vehicle's trailer circuit is wired before you plan on charging while driving.
Which setup for which camper
| How you use the camper | Setup | Add | Price on our store |
|---|---|---|---|
| HQ12 or HQ15, couple, two- to three-night weekends | Elite 200 V2 | PV200 panel, Charger 1 | $848.99 + $348.99 + $218.97 |
| HQ15 to HQ19, longer weekends, bigger fridge | Elite 300 | PV200 or PV350, Charger 1 | $1,098.98 + $348.99 + $218.97 |
| HQ19 to HQ22T, a week or more off-grid, or living aboard | RV5 5kWh RV Kit | PV100 FX 2-pack, alternator wiring pack | $3,598.99 + $298.99 + $178.99 |
| Any HQ already on lithium with a working inverter | Elite 300 | Charger 2 for alternator plus solar input | $1,098.98 + $428.99 |
The full range is in our Bluetti collection, priced below Bluetti's own store.
What we'd do
For most HQ owners we would start with an Elite 300, a PV200 and a Charger 1, because it solves the 120V problem this weekend without touching the camper and it comes with you to the next trailer. We would only go to the RV5 system once we had confirmed the camper's existing bank, inverter and solar pre-wiring, and had decided we were rebuilding the electrical system for weeks off-grid rather than adding to it.
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