Jackery Solar Generator 240, 240Wh Backup Lithium Battery, 110V/200W Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet, Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping Travel Hunting Emergency

I bought three different company's products. Jackery was only slightly more expensive, but stood head and shoulders over the others.The array folds easily and putting magnets on it to hold it closed was genius. No other manufacturer did this, and the others zipped along the perimter, which took longer and is something that can break (esp. since they didn't use heavy-duty zippers). I also appreciated it being backed by rigid plastic, which is easy to wipe clean (others' were fabric and easily dirtied).The battery/ storage cell is light enough to carry easily (even the largest variety), the shell takes the jostling and knocking that happens in transit and use. The handle is noce and fat, so easy to grasp and can hold longer before hand fatigue. It also charges quickly on the wall before first use, and takes and keeps a charge a good, long time.Only thing I didn't like were typos in the instructions and promotional materials, but they were clear enough to be understood.I sent back the other companies's models, kept the Jackery, and even bought a few more components.This was a great find.

We have been using the Jackery and the 60w solar panels for several months while camping, and it has been invaluable. We use it primarily to power a small 12v fridge in the back of the Jeep. In cooler weather, it’s managed to keep the fridge running at 33-34 Fahrenheit for over 24 hours with some juice still in the battery. In warmer weather it’s been pushing around 12-15 hours. Still respectful. It keeps an electric blanket running for about 4-5 hours, and charges small electronics pretty well. The MacBook Pro is a power hog when it charges, so I’d not recommend the 240 for charging the laptop. The solar panels charge this generator amazingly well. I can get the battery up to 100 percent from 17 percent in about 5 hours in Florida sun. In other places where the sun is less intense, I can get it charged up to 75 percent in that same time. If you have full sun, you can easily recharge this setup daily. Couldn’t say enough positive about this small little setup. Great for off grid.

Firstly this is not a generator, it does not create power. It is a battery, it stores power.As other reviewers have said this thing works great for what it is designed to do. I have used it to power my CPAP machine without turning off the humidifier mode and it lasted about 5 hours which is about right considering the CPAP was using about 50 watts an hour (50w x 5 = 250w). If that is your purpose then turn off the humidifier and it should last a whole night if needed. I have also used it while it was plugged in and it powered my CPAP and charged itself at the same time.I also purchased the 60w solar panels for charging it. It did charge, but it really depends on the sun light you have for how long it will take. I would recommend the 100w panels if you are serious about solar charging. They won’t take as long to charge the battery. That is if you have plenty of sun light to use. This battery is great for charging things like your phones or powering items that don’t draw a lot of power. Just remember it only stores about 240 watts of power so you can’t plug something in that uses 100 watts of power and expect it to work all night because you will only get about 2 ½ hours at best if it is fully charged.

I have not had to use this product thank goodness. However I have tested it and it does great however its not going to last long running a fan or items such but will run TV, radio, laptop for a number of hours. I have been considering adding some more backup and find myself not wanting to really look at anything other than Jackery.

More of a fan of the battery pack then the solar panels. Battery pack kept 5 people charged up on a 4 day camping trip charging their phones once a day or so. Solar panel was only pulling 40w at the absolute max and was probably averaging more around 20w in mid summer. This may have been down to our camp site but it was still hard to get positioned to get the max power. We ended up getting more power from charging it while we drove into townStill happy to have to the solar panels for a pinch.

I really like this 240 for its portability, and value for cost. The only thing I was disappointed with was that this model will not charge at the higher rate off solar panels that the larger models will. In other words, it has a limiter that does not allow full charging speed at 60 watts. I also wish it had a small LED light like the larger models. I ended up buying a usb LED light instead, but that prevents using that socket for other things. I really do love the portability of this unit.

My family has used it for airing up air mattresses and running a small TV while camping. We also had a power outage recently and we used it to run a lamp and charge phones. I also like that I could run the filter on a fish tank if I needed.

Absolutly great portable power bank. Had to use ten days after we got it..Saved our a$$. Worth every penny.The solar panel recharged a touch faster then what i expected,which was great..Homeowner , prepper,or just piece of mind..After use and understanding ,the larger unit is on the supply list..