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Recommendations for portable power stations? (for camping, power outages, etc.) (lemmy.ca)
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I took a look around and a lot of comments mentioned to get one that uses 'LiFePO4 Batteries', and that seemed like a reasonable requirement.

They're supposed to have a longer life span, be safer, light weight, and better charge/discharge efficiency which is in line with what I'd be looking for.

Some brands/models that I saw recommended:

  • BLUETTI came up in more recent posts
  • Ecoflow (specifically the RIVER 2) came up a lot
  • Anker was suggested a few times, but the comments weren't that detailed

edit, added an image of what I'm referring to

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[-] enbyecho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

We have a Jackery 300 and just picked up a 1000. The 300 has been great camping and in power outages but we also just keep it in the living room to charge our small devices. It gets recharged on DIY solar setup.

The Explorer 1000 was crazy cheap for Black Friday and easily powers our chest freezers - we get frequent power outages. The only disappointment is they use a slightly different DC cable for car (ie 12V) that you have to pay extra for, but we can still charge from the inverter on the solar setup until we can source that plug - I ain't paying the ludicrous $30 Jackery wants for a simple cable.

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