How to Pick the BEST Portable Power Station for YOU *Unsponsored*
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These are my BEST POWER STATION PICKS as of Feb. 2025, based on Price, Features, Build-Quality, Performance, and Warranty:
*** SMALL (300W) ***
*Best Budget: Pecron E300LFP
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/ERqBZoW5Gww
Find it here: https://bit.ly/42P6HKf (special Black Friday deals 11/18-12/5, use code BFREEPECRON at check out for the lowest price ever!)
or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Ut7TgE
*Best Overall: Anker SOLIX C300
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/E886PyUCD1c
Find it here: https://amzn.to/3TVuODO
Honorable Mentions:
Anker C300DC
Full-Review:https://youtu.be/E886PyUCD1c
Find it here: https://amzn.to/3Bwl1Ol
EcoFlow River 3
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/4a7ei_HdoAw
Find it here: https://amzn.to/3XJaUNA
*** MEDIUM-SMALL (600W) ***
*Best Budget AND Overall: Pecron E600LFP
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/Uzj5C3gvtwU
Find it here: https://bit.ly/3S1oWcb (special Black Friday deals 11/18-12/5, use code BFREEPECRON at check out for the lowest price ever!)
or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Ut7TgE
*** MID-SIZE (1000-1200W) ***
*Best Budget: Bluetti AC70
Full-Review: (coming soon!)
Find it here: https://bit.ly/3Z1sluu
or on Amazon here: https://bit.ly/3Z1sluu
*Best Overall: Anker Solix C800 PLus
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/_eVyKh7qzHk
Find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/49xFgIu
Honorable Mention: Dabbsson DBS1300
Find it here: https://bit.ly/40IHd2c
or on Amazon here: https://bit.ly/40IHd2c
*** LARGE (1800-2200W) ***
*Best Budget: OUPES Mega 1
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/IhO6O5kXa2U
Find it here: https://shrsl.com/4q1g3
use discount code ‘RWO’ at checkout for lowest price
or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/40diaEc
*Best Overall: Pecron E1500LPF
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/7gpny45c73c
Find it here: https://bit.ly/3LNps9F
(special Black Friday deals 11/18-12/5, use code BFREEPECRON at check out for the lowest price ever!)
or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3AFGDrl
*** EXTRA-LARGE (2400W or more) ***
*Best Budget: Anker SOLIX F2000
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/F7LTfn8bP9A
Find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3AFGDrl
*Best Overall: Pecron E3600LFP
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/Rt6O0UoGnlw
Find it here: https://bit.ly/3XXAUGI
(special Black Friday deals 11/18-12/5, use code BFREEPECRON at check out for the lowest price ever!)
Or find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3YSo0Zs
*Honorable Mention: Bluetti Elite 200 V2
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/YvTtoFtnXiU
Find it here: https://bit.ly/40IwLro
Use discount code ReeBU5O for the lowest price
Or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Czu3KM
Use discount code USKOL5OFF for an extra 5% off before 12/31
*** Modular Home Backup Power ***
Bluetti AC300+B300K
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/WcPKey75eEg
Find it here: https://bit.ly/3AuziLn
Bluetti AC500+B300S
Full-Review: https://youtu.be/1_HuQEBabCA
Find it here: https://shrsl.com/4f8z8
EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra
Find it here: https://bit.ly/4fI7QbH
or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Z3Mv79
What kinds of things can these power stations run (and for how long)?? DOWNLOAD this Google Spreadsheet (you can’t edit it without downloading first!) and plug in the numbers to find out: https://bit.ly/44udlVQ
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Looking to charge an eBike. 800 watt hour battery, whilst also powering a cool box fridge and charging a couple of phones. Probably looking at something with a 1.5-2kwh unit but not sure how many watts I’ll need. Looking into it but if anyone knows or has experience that’d be very much appreciated!
Great video!
You deserve the medal of honor award from Lord AND Savior Trump! I owe you my life for this video
Always go with life po4. Always go with one that charges in an hour. Bonus for fast solar charging if you need that ability. This is based on my experience of starting out with smaller wh power stations (which are awesome for charging my phone, my dc food warmer, recharging fan batteries, and small stuff) If you want to use a strong fan in an outage that will keep you cool or while camping or an electric blanket and last all night go with at least 1500wh w/ fast charging and a 1 gal gas sipping generator.
What is UPS Mode?
A good review of real world power needs of common items, and real world power provided but the batteries, thanks!
I need something to get me through the night. I need a solar generator that will power a box fan on high all night long. Then I will switch to my Honda EU2200i generator to run my window AC unit and refrigerator, while charging several cell phones.
Hurricane season is a bitch!
Good video
Thanks for the safety info. As a chemist living in a condo, living in a country that seems to want to burn down every summer, I think about these things; I appreciate it being part of the review.
All that math put me off getting one šµāš«
Hi hello, good day
We are trying to go camping; Iām suggesting the group the vtoman jump 1800
We are going to be running
12" Round Ceramic Skillet, Black, Nonstick, 120v 1200W, Removable Temperature Control
1 coffee pot of 1500 watta of power
And charging 2 iphones
Thank you!! In advance!!
Happy blessings only!!
Watt meter! Brilliant tool that no one else mentioned. That helps me get started… Thanks.
2000 plus the one 30000w which is one is better than Jackery and ecoflow
Great video! Just wanna quickly correct some of you maths, when converting from usable power to theoretical power, assuming usable is 80% of theoretical, you going to want to divide by 0.8, not multiply by 1.2.
Difference is when you multiply by 1.2 you add 20% of the usable power divide by 0.8 and you add 20 of the theoretical. In this case it’s a difference of about 100 wh.
may you try cherge them from public electrical car charging station, through adapter j1772 to nema they sell on ebay, aliexpress, amazon. i tried anker solox c1000 not working. probably on my channel one short video exist. interesting other brands will be works fine or not.
Don’t like people talking to much. Just get to the point.
"this one is best for truck drivers. this one is best for campers/tents, and this one is best for van life. this one is great you want one for home that you can also travel with"
just do a best one for each category
Very helpful as I begin to explore my first portable power station. Thank you!
In looking through your video’s it looks like you haven’t done a test of evergear group of solar generator up here they are sold by Princess auto I bought the 2000 watts power output one their sales flyer didn’t tell much about it other than the AC was 120 volts 2000 watts pure sine wave calling didn’t help the battery was 3 volts lithium couldn’t tell me I’f the battery was included or not but they had a battery for it Ć lso on sale so I bought it too since then I’ve found out that the battery is a 48 volt system it has all the things I needed since the sale started on a Tuesday I phoned their call center and ordered it had my sister pick it up and bring it home after work on Thursday good thing I did our house is poorly insulated and the temperature outside was minuse 30below and we were informed that there was a planed power outage that Friday from 8am till noon so when my sister got home I immediately checked the status of the and nothing happened called to find out what the problem was plugged it in still nothing on the screen since they new nothing I thought I had a dud then I thought since a lot of lithium batteries have switches on them and opened the lid and it did turned it on and found out the battery was at 60%and it wasn’t charging Friday morning first thing I did was plug it the microwave and heat up some breakfast then I plugged the furnace into the power box and got a pleasant surprise I was shocked at the power draw of the furnace started up at 300watts settling down in at 280 watts found out that I could run the whole house on it and learned that it had a ups mode so but I’d like to know I’f it’s any good how pure is the sine wave is
This is a very helpful video with valuable content. Iāll add my 2 cents from a position of camping for astronomy and astroimaging. For one thing I am always turned off by the idea of having multiple AC outlets on a power box. Nobody that I know of needs to have multiple AC devices connected to a power source when camping. Furthermore, the power pulled is additive, which means when you see a bunch of people simultaneously charging their devices AND running a couple of AC loads, the delivered power is reduced. Not needing belts and whistles, and wanting more reliable power system, I finally just bought a 100Ah LiFePo battery, a DC-DC charger, a solar charger and I can use the battery in my vehicle to power an electric cooler while the battery is being charged by the carās alternator while driving, and then I can taken the cooler and battery out to my tent area and have the battery charged with solar power if needed at all. With these devices you are buying a lot of eye candy that you really donāt need.
Thx for the video. Exactly the video I was looking for.
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What power station do I need to run a Miami air jet lazy spa I think it’s 220v240v 2.050w
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Very clear info. Iām just starting looking into alternative power for the more and more frequent power outages we have. Something to keep my fridge freezer running and a fan/heater depending on weather. Split unit a/c would be an added bonus. š I pretty much go to bed wake up with the sun so lights arenāt a priority. For winter to get the pellet stove running would be great. Plus in my country electric is much cheaper during the night from 11 pm till 7 am. If I could charge then and use that electric during the day perhaps it would pay for itself. Just throwing around these thoughts and trying to stay ahead of any disasters in the future. Thank you.
So if Iām understanding correctly, I would have to purchase a unit that has 2300 watt capacity to run a 5000 BTU portable AC unit? And a 3000 watt capacity if I wanted to also power my full size refrigerator and a TV no larger than 65ā? I live in the desert and want to be able to power my refrigerator for a full day, power my TM wifi router, and most importantly, run a 5000-6000 BTU portable AC unit in the event of a blackout.
This is really awesome thank you
You are the first video to make me really laugh and not my head hurt! You are correct! I am looking for āreal-lifeā scenerios (not just comfort) ā¦. Living in FL 20 min from the coast with hurricanes coming and my 85 year old mom with me. It is time to get prepared!!
Even more confused now. Will need to do more homework before revisiting this . What’s the story with inverters. You talk about wh amps volts and then casually throw in about inverters. Not sure where they fit in .
I think I’ll just have to abandon anything that needs power in my life when in my campervan
I have no idea about most of this. I would need cheap, reliable and the ability to run several devices like a fan, a few lights, and small stuff. I want something I could add on to when the money is right. Directions, please, as I don’t have a clue:)
I also did some tests regarding a 12v fridge. And my measurements were a runtime of around 4 hours at 95-100Ā°F temperature with 80Wh. So it’s pretty much spot on with your measurements. But at night my fridge ran like 9h because of the colder temperatures. So if you’re not in the desert, the average consumption was around 15W.
Find one that charges fast if using something like a gas sipping when 2350!generator (charge 1548 watts in an hour ) Find one that works in cold weather like the VTOMAN. If using solar the eco flow delta charges in like 3 hours. I have two 300 wh I use all the time at home to charge my cell phone. The bigger for camping. I went with at least 1500 watts so that I can plug any standard plug into it. 1548 watt hours so I can run an industrial fan all day. I have a small power station for my fridge which has a battery in it and it runs 40 w when compressor is on and like 4 watts when it isnāt. I just use fridge battery while charging small power station. With this set up I solar charge a small one while using the other small one on fridge then exchange them the next day. I use the big one for either industrial fan or electric blanket. Now Iām addicted so Iāll be buying more soon lol
Great info!
Good Day !
Youāre the āproject farmā of cool products
I need to run a tv and starlink mini for 8 hours at a tailgate any suggestions
If you didn’t talk going 900 miles an hour I might’ve been able to pick up on what you are saying way better-It was SO ANNOYING the speed of your voice!!Holy crap
Trying to justify the price when we experience an unplanned utility outage for perhaps 50-60 hours per year, or two outages that last a day or two each. I can get a decent hotel room for $150/night and roll the dice on the refrigerator and freezer holding temp for outage duration. Worst case, throw away a few hundred dollars worth of food. If I buy a half to 1mW size unit and if I add the solar panels, I can recharge during daylight and still keep the fridge/freezer at a safe food temp overnight. Alternately, I can bring this big ass battery to the hotel, charge it with hotel paid 120v, and plug in the fridge during the day.
I’ll block you now, just to make sure I dont
What is UPS mode? Simply put for the beginner please
what would an electric water heater require? Can a solar system be setup to switch on automatically? Your opinion of Zendure?
Great video, thank you for the unbiased content, thereās way too many shills on YouTube these days and I really appreciate genuine content like this! Subscribed! š
How muck capacity would I need to recharge 18 v Milwaukee batteries on work site ? Thank you
Thanks for this amazing, informative explanation (although some parts were hard to understand and made my brain boilš)this is probably the best i’v ever seen š šAnd after all – i’m happy about buying a Bluetti instead Jackery…š
So which one should I buy to use if we get invaded by some foreign country and need to travel and charge 2 phones, something that charges phones fast and recharges itself fast?? Please help someone šš½
Hi, what is the best practice for charging these units?
With cell phones etc. we are told it’s best to keep the battery as close to 50% as possible for maximum battery life. Does the same hold true with these power stations?
Also do they tell you what their battery percentage is?
ace video thank you, I need to find out what one I should purchase for my JBL party box for beach days. I currently have a JBL 310 which has aprox 4hrs battery life however would like to extend to at least the 10hrs. PLS HELP . Thank you
I have both jackery types 1000 each. Use for a lot of things. In a black out. Running our power station up and down stairs isn’t great. So having 2 helps. We also use them in our rv. I also have jackery 100 plus. Love these.
Best to get a diesel or petrol generator as a back up.
EcoFlow for me. Less expensive for what you get , very wide availability of charging options, great low price , great quality , stacking several together for more power is probably the best , lots of outputs for power versatility.