Portable Power Station

[Ataulbe1]

What are you all using? Brand/wattage?

Been shopping around in the 250-500w range. Something I can recharge with a foldable 60w solar panel. Run the basics around camp when a generator isn't practical.

 

[beauhunter41031]

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[120+]

I've looked at these a lot but too cheap to pull the trigger.

Amazon.com : jackery

 

[Little FR]

I have a 1600 Watt inverter out of an ambulance. Hook it up with jumper cables to car battery.

 

[Ataulbe1]

I've looked at these a lot but too cheap to pull the trigger.

Amazon.com : jackery

The Jackery's are high for their weight class. Started looking at those and the Rockpals, but the more I looked the more I realized there's 100 options out there...

 

[120+]

The Jackery's are high for their weight class. Started looking at those and the Rockpals, but the more I looked the more I realized there's 100 options out there...

I like fooling with tech but I really don't need one. It's just cool.
I'm saving up for a drone.

Which I don't need.

 

[drakeshooter]

I've looked at these a lot but too cheap to pull the trigger.

Amazon.com : jackery

This bad boy.

Jackery Explorer 2000 PRO Portable Power Station, 2160Wh in capacity with 3x120V/2200W AC Outlets, Solar Mobile Lithium Battery Pack for RV/Vanlife/Camping, Emergency
https://a.co/d/eMNixpf

 

[120+]

This bad boy.

Jackery Explorer 2000 PRO Portable Power Station, 2160Wh in capacity with 3x120V/2200W AC Outlets, Solar Mobile Lithium Battery Pack for RV/Vanlife/Camping, Emergency
https://a.co/d/eMNixpf

$2000 to run a coffee maker for 3 hours. I don't think we'll be going solar too soon!

 

[Little FR]

$2000 to run a coffee maker for 3 hours. I don't think we'll be going solar too soon!

Inverter will run a coffee maker. You can get a cheap one under $100 that will do that.

 

[Drahts]

Inverter will run a coffee maker. You can get a cheap one under $100 that will do that.

hell lil rocket burner will make ya coffee and I've used one on a ten day elk hunt. Cooked breakfast every morning and prep'd hot water for mountain house meals at night. I think I burned 2 of the lil tanks in that time.

 

[Ataulbe1]

Yeah they're not very practical for making coffee...but you can do that with a camp fire. Being able to recharge phones, AA/AAA batteries, lights, etc make them pretty handy on a multi day trip. Sure a 2000w one would be nice but I'd rather have one I can charge 80%-100% every day with a lightweight solar panel. Seems much more efficient at least imo.

 

[JoanHab]

When it comes to equipment and technology, I believe that cheap gear that breaks too quickly is a waste of money. If money is limited, wait and save instead of buying on credit, which might turn an inexpensive item into something not so cheap.
Things like that frequently get less expensive over time. If you are not intending to utilize it right away, wait for a deal.
That being said, I have a Bluetti AC200 all-in-one ($1200) with four 100-watt panels ($360) to power it. (Total available power is 1.7 KW). So far, so nice; I powered from this my massage chair, no issues with it.
A secondary 'assembled' system with 2x55 AH deep cycle batteries, 1 x 100 Watt portable panel, Epever 40 Amp charge controller, and 1500 PMW inverter is also included.
The secondary system cost around $600 when all components, wiring, fuses, and so on were included.
So far, it's also working great. Both are 5-7 months old, so I'm not sure how they'll fare in the long run.

 

[Buzzy]

When it comes to equipment and technology, I believe that cheap gear that breaks too quickly is a waste of money. If money is limited, wait and save instead of buying on credit, which might turn an inexpensive item into something not so cheap.
Things like that frequently get less expensive over time. If you are not intending to utilize it right away, wait for a deal.
That being said, I have a Bluetti AC200 all-in-one ($1200) with four 100-watt panels ($360) to power it. (Total available power is 1.7 KW). So far, so nice; I powered from this my massage chair, no issues with it.
A secondary 'assembled' system with 2x55 AH deep cycle batteries, 1 x 100 Watt portable panel, Epever 40 Amp charge controller, and 1500 PMW inverter is also included.
The secondary system cost around $600 when all components, wiring, fuses, and so on were included.
So far, it's also working great. Both are 5-7 months old, so I'm not sure how they'll fare in the long run.

Basically buy the upgrade the first time. It saves you money in the long run. I learned this a long time ago.

 

[Edm]

I do not own one but a friend owns a Jackary that I have used on multiple occasions to run ham radios in the field. That thing is awesome. We set up solar panels for it two weeks ago and it quickly charges. I don’t own anything like that myself however. When I am backpacking I just take small solar panels and battery packs and recharge them during the day to charge my phone etc. at night

 

[120+]

hell lil rocket burner will make ya coffee and I've used one on a ten day elk hunt. Cooked breakfast every morning and prep'd hot water for mountain house meals at night. I think I burned 2 of the lil tanks in that time.

I have a jetboil. Probably had it 4 years. Never used it.
I have a bad habit of collecting stuff.