I'll agree that good equipment is needed, but I have to disagree about the power panel. I've never owned one. I started with a motorcycle battery for my starter and built a box that could carry it around. I got tired of that cord soon enough though, and switched to batteries mounted to my starter. The first was a NiCd pack at 14v. The second was a 14.4 lipo. The attached battery is so much easier to manage and safer too. If the OP happens to have a battery around that he can use that's no problem, but if he's buying all new stuff it's worth the investment to get a 3000 mah (or more) 14.4 lipo and attach it to the starter along with a basic computerized charger (needed for other things too).