BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station 268Wh Solar Generator LiFePO4 Battery Backup w 2 600W 1200W Surge AC Outlets

This thing has been amazing this summer. I hit up quite a few music events every year (camping at or near venues). This year temps were anywhere between high 80s low 90s. We were looking for something that would allow us to run a full size box fan the majority of the day. I ended up just buying a cheap fan from Dollar General. Turns out it pulled about 70 watts running on high. I was able to take this unit along with a 100 watt solar panel and have a non-stop fan all day long. My 100 watt panel connected with a 20' extension lead was able to put in about 75 watts for the majority of the day. Since you are able to use this as a ups I was able to maintain 99-100% charge on the battery while running the fan all day long. This allowed me to move it into the tent in the evening and power a smaller fan all night long (with a fully charged battery via solar). One day of the trip temps were still high while being very cloudy all day. I was only able to push about 40 watts to the unit that day. We were forced to run the fan on low to allow us to save some battery for the evening. My wife was able to run her hair straightner each morning (something she was not able to do in the past). I have had this unit for a little over a month and I can say it is totally worth it. For longer trips (I was doing 4 day 3 night runs) I would look into something larger but for your typical long weekend this thing is amazing. We have had one power outage since owning this unit as well. I was able to power up my fiber ONT and primary access point for a few hours until power was restored (kept the kids happy). I am slowly finding other uses for this unit. Typically I buy these things and kind of set them aside for their desired use (camping / power outage). This little guy has made his home next to my bed. I like that I can just press a button to power it up and throw my phone on the top (the wireless charging is fantastic). I have not found much use for the built in light (yet) but I am glad it is there. The screen makes this thing so easy to use! I love that I am able to plug a device in to see what its draw is and see just how long I am able to run it (this is a fantastic feature). I love that I can quick charge this guy in about an hour via AC or a couple few hours with my 100 watt panel. I almost wish they offered a version with built in bluetooth speakers vs the led light. I find myself taking this little guy outside with us in the evenings. I set my phone on the top and plug in a small oontz bluetooth speaker. We are able to listen for hours and hours in the evenings (while eating up little to no power). We are taking a family trip to FL in the next few weeks. I have 4 kids all of which are media hungry. I plan on having this in the vehicle with us fully charged so they are able to keep all their tablets / phones charged on the 15 hour drive. We typically set up one of those wireless access points with a media share. This allows them to have access to movies/tv shows off of a hard drive without the need of the internet. I can also see this getting some use on the beach as well. I have to say that so far this thing has exceeded my expectations. After using this with solar and finding out just how capable these types of units can be I may be interested in looking into a much larger version of this for an outbuilding on my property. I would love to see just what it would take to get myself a few panels on the roof. The ability to run some lights and maybe some tunes while out there would be pretty slick. Read more

I've only had this for a few days now but I like it, really nice display, charges fast and lasts quite a while depending on what you're running with it.. and I was happy to see that I got a solar cable with it.. getting that cable juging from the reviews I've read was kinda hit and miss.. but I bought a third party set of solar panels with it and they'll work with it.. My dad who can be an ignorant old man that thinks it's impossible for the power to go out or food run out even liked it.. Me personally I have off grid solar, wind , hydro and generator but this is nice to have in the car with a get home bag or if the grid really goes I can give to my parents to use, hence that's why I bought the solar panels, for them... Again, it's a nice looking unit, light weight, has the best battery and seems really versitile.. the only bad thing I can say about it is the battery of 268 watt hours isn't all that big, I'm sure it'll run led lights all night long but it's not going to run your house. The 600 watt limit is full tilt and may give you a half hour run time which is really good for a small unit like this but be real and have realistic expectations, understand that this is a supplement power source and will not perform and power the things a gas generator or a large solar system will.. but for what it is it's a very impressive power supply that can get you through a short term power outage and can be easily transported.. or to have power out in the middle of nowhere camping or hiking or what have you.. Definitely worth what I paid for it and with a lifepo4 battery should last a long, long time.. 2500 cycles and still carry 80% of it's original rating can not be beat.. there are bigger power supplies but with more capacity comes more weight and room needed... For me and my wants this little thing is perfect.. Read more