Solar Powered portable power bank
Discussion
There are the standard 2000W power banks from the likes of Ecoflow and Jackery that you can add solar panels onto and prices are likely to be north of £1k.
Lots of Chineseum power banks from Bluetti etc and plenty of unknown names. There are Ecoflows and Jackerys being sold on eBay and FB Marketplace, but obviously avoid the too cheap ones for £68.
Lots of Chineseum power banks from Bluetti etc and plenty of unknown names. There are Ecoflows and Jackerys being sold on eBay and FB Marketplace, but obviously avoid the too cheap ones for £68.
I've got a couple of solar panels for hiking/wild camping over a few days (if only 2 days, 1 10000mah power bank is enough for phone(galaxy s20+and fenix 6x watch)
If you are talking about power banks with solar as part of the Bank, don't bother, they don't do anything.
I have a 3 panel anker 2 port 21 w solar charger, weighs 500grams and works great for charging a 10000mah power bank, strapped to my back pack.
I also have a big blue 3 USB port 28 w 4 panel solar charger, weighs in at 1kg, charges quite well.
In direct sun whilst hiking, I have more power than I need, so ended up ditching 1 10000mah power bank and just taking 1 10000mah power bank.
Think they achieve around 2-3amps charging rate, so not quite the claimed 4amps but more than adequate.
The anker 21watt panel is hard to get hold of these days. If weight is not a concern then there are bigger options such as 6 panels etc..
Think I paid around £50 for the big blue and £70 for the anker
If you are talking about power banks with solar as part of the Bank, don't bother, they don't do anything.
I have a 3 panel anker 2 port 21 w solar charger, weighs 500grams and works great for charging a 10000mah power bank, strapped to my back pack.
I also have a big blue 3 USB port 28 w 4 panel solar charger, weighs in at 1kg, charges quite well.
In direct sun whilst hiking, I have more power than I need, so ended up ditching 1 10000mah power bank and just taking 1 10000mah power bank.
Think they achieve around 2-3amps charging rate, so not quite the claimed 4amps but more than adequate.
The anker 21watt panel is hard to get hold of these days. If weight is not a concern then there are bigger options such as 6 panels etc..
Think I paid around £50 for the big blue and £70 for the anker
bigandclever said:
A 2000W power bank like the OP wants might have wheels, it's not going in your pocket 
That will teach me to half read the thread title! 
What's the budget O.P?
As mentioned a 2000w power station and panels can be had for around £1k
I imagine if taking such a unit camping you will be taking a vehicle?
A lot of these units will have a 12v charging input so can be charged from the car which may mitigate the use of solar panels.
Do you need 2kw of power? That's a pretty substantial unit in both size and cost.
I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
no eye deer said:
Do you need 2kw of power? That's a pretty substantial unit in both size and cost.
I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
Indeed, RIP Billy.I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
@ no eye dear. Why do you feel you'll need to 'swap as needed'? A solar panel can charge your bank(s) AND run the fridge etc concurrently.
I have a single 120W portable folding panel, feeding into 2x 120Ah batteries, which power a 50l. compressor fridge/freezer, 2000+ LEDS, and all the phone/ torch/ toothbrush charging I could ever want. I could easily manage with one battery if the weather's good, the second one just gives peace of mind.
no eye deer said:
Do you need 2kw of power? That's a pretty substantial unit in both size and cost.
I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
Thanks chap appreciate that..I have a small allpowers unit (think its around 288w/h) and it manages on our camping trips. We only use it for charging phones, torches etc though.
Looking to add a small fridge shortly and will likely get a 2nd unit with some solar panels and charge one while the other runs the fridge and swap as needed. Adds a bit of flexibility too.
Sorry to hear about Billy. It's so hard to say goodbye. A lovely photo and I'm sure lots of happy memories of the good times.
TwinKam said:
Indeed, RIP Billy.
@ no eye dear. Why do you feel you'll need to 'swap as needed'? A solar panel can charge your bank(s) AND run the fridge etc concurrently.
I have a single 120W portable folding panel, feeding into 2x 120Ah batteries, which power a 50l. compressor fridge/freezer, 2000+ LEDS, and all the phone/ torch/ toothbrush charging I could ever want. I could easily manage with one battery if the weather's good, the second one just gives peace of mind.
Thankyou as well matey….@ no eye dear. Why do you feel you'll need to 'swap as needed'? A solar panel can charge your bank(s) AND run the fridge etc concurrently.
I have a single 120W portable folding panel, feeding into 2x 120Ah batteries, which power a 50l. compressor fridge/freezer, 2000+ LEDS, and all the phone/ torch/ toothbrush charging I could ever want. I could easily manage with one battery if the weather's good, the second one just gives peace of mind.
TwinKam said:
@ no eye dear. Why do you feel you'll need to 'swap as needed'? A solar panel can charge your bank(s) AND run the fridge etc concurrently.
I have a single 120W portable folding panel, feeding into 2x 120Ah batteries, which power a 50l. compressor fridge/freezer, 2000+ LEDS, and all the phone/ torch/ toothbrush charging I could ever want. I could easily manage with one battery if the weather's good, the second one just gives peace of mind.
I'm probably just being a little over-cautious about charging while drawing power simultaneously. The unit supports this according to the manual but I'm a bit wary as it seems some power banks don't like this pass through operation, so if I can be charging 1 unit while the other is running a fridge (or other load) then maybe it would avoid overworking the units and possibly shortening the lifespan? I have a single 120W portable folding panel, feeding into 2x 120Ah batteries, which power a 50l. compressor fridge/freezer, 2000+ LEDS, and all the phone/ torch/ toothbrush charging I could ever want. I could easily manage with one battery if the weather's good, the second one just gives peace of mind.
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