Power Inverters - buying advice

[wishart]

As the camping season approaches Im looking ahead to when the Bus is complete and getting it kitted out.

Power inverters - what kind of size should I be looking for to handle basic appliances (phone charger, games charger, hair straighteners ;D etc....)

Ive seen some that are a 12v cigarette lighter connection and some that are connected direct to the battery - pros and cons?

Cheers

[baza]

Im thinking of getting one this year, so my advice is.

Get the biggest and one that will wire into the battery, those 12v plug sockets are a bit of a weak point.

The hair straighteners will draw the most power. I think they are around 200W (dont worry about about the chargers..milli amps if an amp)

Allow for other things, id say a 500W minimum inverter.

Didnt know you had curly hair? ;D

[wishart]

i dont - i have very VERY STRAIGHT HAIR ;D

I know quite a few guys in the club have inverters, just never asked about them. Ive seen a few 500W ones at around £50 which im not sure is reasonable or not lol. Seems ok?