Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station, 1002Wh Capacity with 3x1000W AC Outlets, Solar Generator for Home Backup, Emergency, Outdoor Camping (Solar Panel Optional)

Okay, I will start out by saying I am a U.S Service-member with over twenty years of Honorable service. With that being said I’ve done multiple tours to almost every desert in the Middle East, tours in tropical environments, tours in some pretty secluded off grid undisclosed locations. I only put this out there because I’ve had the pleasure of being a Jackery customer for years and years and the Jackery 240 portable power station, , the Jackery Solar Saga 60w tri-fold panels, and the small Jackery portable chargers were compact and lightweight enough to fit into my pack with ease and leave me room for the other essentials. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere and have a weeks worth of power at your fingertips for recharges, lights, portable fans, small burner for coffee and cooking. Then being able to say it never failed you, always recharged quickly, and has been through the worlds harshest conditions and environments, yet functions like the day you pulled it out of the box. So this began my Jackery passion. Which led me to purchase the Jackery 500. Everything I’ve said above applies to the 500 ten fold folks. Being Military my pay isn’t great so I’ve had to accumulate these items over the course of years, however never have I had to justify spending the money to my wife, as long as I said the word Jackery. Because she’s used the items as well here at home guard. My son plays Football and daughter plays soccer in the Nevada desert just miles away from where the annual Burning Man event is held. Hot dry desert climate, no trees for shade, just direct unrelenting heat. This genius woman, the love of my life used our Jackery Portable power stations to run dual fans, and a small refrigerated trucker cooler during daytime practices in a pop up sunshade tent, all neatly placed in one of those little soccer mom wheeled totes, and a folding low loveseat chair. Talk about super mom, with lots of friends who also wanted to stay cool. Then when night fell and the kids weren’t finished with practice, my lovely wife handed over the Jackery 500 to the coaches who then plugged LED lights into it and lit up the field for the kids giving us an extra hour or two to practice without the heat. This convinced her to give me permission to buy the SolarSaga 100w panels. Money was tight but she gave me the go ahead and we’ve never looked back and haven’t got an ounce of regret or buyers remorse for a single product. But this review is neither for the the Jackery 240, the Jackery 500, the SolarSaga 100w or 60w panels. It’s not even for the Jackery portable chargers. This review is to let you know, the day the Jackery 1000w Portable Power Station became available we did not hesitate for a second to buy it. With the stories we heard from friends about California and Washington power outages, the Covid-19 Pandemic, and any one of the many RV trips we take into Gods country to get away from it all for a few weeks, we both agreed this was the best thing for our family. Why use heavy loud generators, carry fuel, deal with all that monotonous nonsense, when you could literally live off the Jackery Families products. I say Family because over the years I’ve had multiple email contacts and numerous phone calls with them, and every interaction was amazing. Courteous, professional, and the products are literally second to none. The Jackery 1000 is my newest addition and there’s nothing I can say about it that the 240 or 500 don’t already represent. Twice the power, twice the life, multiple solar panel options, can recharge through car, wall, or good ol sunshine. I could get technical and go down the path as some of these reviewers do, but you anyone can read the box. I can sum everything the box says by just telling you that these products, put out by this amazing company, can enhance anyone’s life, save somebodies life, and will probably last your the rest of yours. It’s a no brainer for us. I’ve purchased every product so far with a smile knowing its perfect and the people handing it to me care enough to treat you as if you were family.

I have been the last few years a very happy Goal Zero customer (bought numerous Goal Zero products in the last few years) with the Yeti (lithium) 400 Power Station (retail $599) being my favorite purchase from Goal Zero due to its lightweight (16.3 lbs) and offering a reliable 400 Watts (for the AC inverter there's a guaranteed 300 Watts continuous). However I have found that during power outages and for other uses it just wasn't powerful enough for me. I have been mulling over the purchase of a Goal Zero Yeti (lithium) 1000 for $1,199.95 the last 2 years since it has an AC inverter with 1500 Watt capability) however it's bulky size and heavy 40 lbs make it extremely difficult for me to handle since I have a bad case of Lyme disease. It was the need for a more powerful unit with the capability of a continuous 1000 Watts for the AC inverter which was also lightweight that led me to the looking Jackery Explorer 1000 Power Station (it's only 22 lbs). I watched some user reviews of the Explorer 1000 on YouTube a few weeks ago before the March 17, 2020 release date, and I was impressed so I signed up on Jackery's website to be notified via email when it was officially released and ready for purchase. When the March 17 release date arrived, I decided against purchasing the unit since it can wait until Summer since I really won't need it until the bad summer thunder storms hit my area which cause power outages. However to my surprise Jackery emailed me a $200 off code on March 18, 2020 for what they called #JackeryExplorerDay . This was the incentive I needed, so I purchased on Amazon the Explorer 1000 for $799.99 ($999.99 with $200 off coupon code applied) on March 18, 2020.The Explorer 1000 arrived on March 25, 2020 and I immediately put it through the paces charging a 15-inch Macbook Pro laptop and other items, it worked flawlessly. I also put Jackery's 1000 Watt claim to the test by plugging in my 1000 Watt rated trusty space heater into the AC Inverter and ran it for a couple of hours with no issues until the Explorer's batteries were drained. With this heavy load the Explorer 1000's internal fan was running continuously (to keep the Explorer 1000s internals cool) but the Explorer's fan is fairly quiet and I had no problems watching TV while it was running. The internal fan does it's job well even after running over an hour continuously at 1000 Watts, the exterior case was the same temperature it normally is when it's not in use (this really impressed me). While I charged the Macbook Pro from 0% to 100%, the internal fan only came on briefly twice during the charge that lasted a little over an hour. One small item that I noticed is that when using the provided wall power supply to charge the Explorer and when the Explorer has been changing for an hour or two you can feel very slight warmth around the 8mm power input area where the wall power supply plugs into. Nothing to be alarmed at since it's less than the normal warmth that is felt when touching a laptop power supply after a laptop has been charging for a while. I wasn't able to test the solar power charging capabilities of the Explorer 1000 yet since I haven't yet received my Goal Zero (8mm to Anderson connector) adapter kit (which I have on order) for my Goal Zero Boulder 100 Solar Panel Briefcase (100 Watts). This kit will allow me to charge the Explorer 1000 with my Boulder 100 Solar Panel Briefcase. I also received an email from Jackery that their SolarSaga 100 Watt Solar Panel ($299.99) is out of stock and that they will send an $100 off code for "2 x SolarSaga 100W solar panels" when they are back in stock (which I assume you must purchase 2 100 Watt solar panels to get the discount). I am interested since my Goal Zero Boulder 100 Solar Panel Briefcase weighs 25.9 lbs, and 1 SolarSaga 100W (with the same power) only weights 9 lbs.Pros and Cons of Jackery Explorer 1000Pros:- Lightweight- Cool running temperature- Inexpensive price compared to competitors- Provides up to a genuine 1000 Watts of continuous power- The flashlight type light on the side of the unit is great feature especially when the power is out or when camping- Plenty of different output connectors- Uses the industry standard Anderson connector for solar panels, this allows you to use just about any solar panel that use Anderson connectors with the Explorer 1000.- It has a cover for the 12 volt output, Goal Zero doesn't provide one on any of it's Yeti models with 12V output.- Well made, the exterior construction is solid and not flimsy.- Easy to read display screen the provides both real time input watts and real time output watts.Cons:- The solid fixed top handle is not the best design, you can't put items (on top of the Explorer 1000) you are powering such as iPad, laptop, a portable lamp on top of the unit. The Goal Zero Yetis have handles that are either flush with the top or are retractable so that they are flush with the top. Because of this some of the Goal Zero Yetis can be stacked on top of each other for better storage or to take less counter space. Explorer 1000s can't be stacked on top of each other due to the fixed handle.- display screen won't stay lit for more than a minute or two and then it goes back to dark and the display screen button has to be pressed again. The Goal Zero Yeti units will allow you to keep the display screen lit continuously.Conclusion: I had high expectations for the Explorer 1000. After using it and testing it for a day it far exceeded my expectations. Of course I can't really give a full accurate review because I'll need to use it on a regular basis for the next few years and see how the unit holds up. My Yeti 400 has stood the test of time, I have used it regularly for the last few years, it still charges to 100% and works flawlessly every time I need it. As mentioned previously I would have purchased a Yeti 1000 had it not been for the bulky size and heavy 40 lbs. The Explorer's light weight, great features, and capabilities have me so very pleased with this purchase. And thank you Jackery, for the $200 coupon code that you sent me. I look forward to purchasing more Jackery products in the future. Which leads me to one request for Jackery, I can see a need in the future for a lightweight 1500 watt Explorer unit, please release a lightweight Explorer 1500 that weighs less than 30 lbs.

Got this primarily for the refrigerator when the power goes out, or even when there is a bad thunderstorm and I'm concerned about power surges. So far we've only used it 2 or 3 times but it's been great having it when it was needed! One time the power was out for at least a couple hours and we never had to worry about the stuff in the fridge/freezer that was plugged into the Jackery quietly working away when necessary right next to it. I did some rough math after that based on how much juice it used in the time it was used and figured it could easily power our fridge for well over 24 hours before needing to recharge it (we don't have a huge refrigerator). Obviously it can be used for other things as well and I'm sure we could plug a couple more light duty things into it at the same time when using it for the fridge (phone, radio etc) and still get a full day or more out of it. Very versatile with 3 120v plugs and 3 usb ports as well as the 12v. Not having to deal with hauling a gas generator out, running an extension cord and dealing with the noise is great when all you need to do is plug something or a couple things in for a few hours. So far I've only recharged it from the wall, and it wasn't even 1/4 depleted, but I do have 2 100w solar panels to recharge it if necessary too. Although in past experience with a smaller Jackery it typically only gets about 65-70% or so max input per panel so it would definitely take a while to recharge depending on how low it was and how much direct sun you could get. Overall I'm very pleased with the whole concept of these solar generators and am looking into possibly getting a bigger one and have been very happy with my Jackery.