Jackery, Anker... Which portable power station is best?

[Pitstop Penny]

Hey everyone! I'm doing more trips in the van for work and vlogging for my magazine, mostly. I need something to charge my phone, laptop, camera, mics, and more.
Can anyone recommend something to keep me going when I'm not got access to electricity? Thanks all!

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Fit solar panels instead, then no need to plug in.

 

[Kev56]

I'm looking at getting one too, i've looked around but am no wiser as to which one. Some of the comparison sites do seem to have a bias (prob a commercial one) At the moment i'm edging toward the Delta 3 plus. Would like to hear from anyone on here who has this model.

 

[Razor Crest]

I use Aferiy. I have a P310 in my van and it has a 7 year warranty.

 

[Davilu]

A vote for the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 from me - a good balance between size, power and cost imho

 

[DukeofPork777]

A vote for the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 from me - a good balance between size, power and cost imho

Agree…. You can pick one up for £500 in the sales.

Loads of power for your gadgets and gizmos. Leaves the power in the van for the van

 

[ThomasHJ]

I'm looking at getting one too, i've looked around but am no wiser as to which one. Some of the comparison sites do seem to have a bias (prob a commercial one) At the moment i'm edging toward the Delta 3 plus. Would like to hear from anyone on here who has this model.

I agree this model is interesting. It can supply 4 times as much power as the standard leisure batteries. At around 720 pound (over here in NL) its quite some money but I'd be interested to read up on these things and see if it could be something I would enjoy.

 

[Wannabecamperman]

I concur re the V2 Jackery 1000. I bought this in the sale delivered for around £550. I also have the old Bluetti AC200 Max with extension pack, though this is far more bulky and only taken on longer trips with hair dryer / induction hobs / grill, etc

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

I have an ecoflow river 2 pro. It charges up off of a 12v cigarette lighter socket whilst driving, has three 240v ac outputs rated at 800w but can provide double that for about 15 minutes, so approx 1600 watts which should run a microwave to heat up a meal. it has usb and 12v outputs and allows my wife to work from home in the van whilst we travel away.

 

[colintfcolintf]

Bluetti AC70P fits in cupboard under the sink, also have a Anker C1000 Solix
You probably can’t go far wrong with any from the main players

 

[Californication69]

I’m using ecoflow delta 2
Loads of power and easy to charge using a folding solar panel toooo

 

[Daveb999]

A vote for the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 from me - a good balance between size, power and cost imho

Yup, same as I have, excellent units

 

[sticky1]

Hey everyone! I'm doing more trips in the van for work and vlogging for my magazine, mostly. I need something to charge my phone, laptop, camera, mics, and more.
Can anyone recommend something to keep me going when I'm not got access to electricity? Thanks all!

I use power banks a fair bit and my advice would be to do the maths on what capacity you need and this will help narrow down your choices.
I find it easier to convert everything to watt hours as most devices give you that data.
It’s worth noting that if you are plugging in to 240v sockets it will be using the built in inverter and I typically estimate that as a 20% loss of efficiency, so I just add 20% to the wattage.
Obviously lots of stuff you don’t need running for an hour so you can divide up your watts per hour.
Once you have your daily consumption you just need to decide how long you are likely to be without being able to charge back up.
Obviously portable solar can extend your off grid time.
The other point made earlier is the max wattage can be so much higher than the 300w max in the van, so if you want to run something like a hairdryer you can have that option with power banks.
Personally I like EcoFlow and Anker, but have heard good things from people using Bluetti. I’d recommend looking at reviews of the associated mobile app as this can be useful for managing the power bank.