Camping Portable Power Station 198 4Wh 62000mAh Top Safety 100W Fast Charging Power Bank with LiFePO4 Battery Small

Works well. Output is as expected. easy to use. Light is bright and has different levels. Easy to read main screen. Comes w cables. Good quality. good size. Easy to transport or store. Battery life is good. Design is good. Power is as expected. Read more

I mainly got this power station to charge a rechargeable fan, some rechargeable lights, and guest's phones in our treehouse since it doesn't have electricity. These items don't need a lot of power, so it should be fine for those. Before, we had to bring everything down to the house to recharge, and the fan would lose charge in the middle of the night, so I love that this is portable and a good size for a small space. It charged up my cellphone really fast. But my laptop gave me a warning that the power station was giving an output of 65 watts and my PC needed more like 165, so my laptop was still drawing from the battery, not the power station. The next day I tried again. My laptop ran out of juice and when I connected this, it did nothing. This morning, my laptop had a few more hours of battery life left, so I tried it again and it wouldn't connect. I was confused because the power station was showing it still had 91% left,but then flashed a little lightning bolt image. I assumed it meant the power bank needed a charge, so it's recharging now. I'm hoping this summer it will work in our treehouse. It only operates on USB. It comes with a bunch of cables. The ones with the rounded plug are too large for my laptop. They're the same size. It would be nice if the included cords had multiple sizes to fit devices. Read more

This arrived 100% charged, so I used it to charge my lap top and cell phone. They both charged really fast! The display indicates the remaining charge time on each item that is charging, as well as what charge level the power bank is at and how long until the bank is on empty. I was surprised how quickly the power transfer happened. It comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable for charging, as well as two inverter cables with tubular tips (like for speakers) that are not mentioned on the box or in the instructions. Someone posted a video to Amazon showing the inverter cables being used to connect solar panels, so I guess that must be what they are for. Weird that they aren't mentioned. The charging cable is really short, which is fine for charging from the power bank, but when I'm charging the power bank itself, it is sometimes inconvenient for connecting to the outlet and would be nice to have a little more length. There is no power adapter included, but it specifies that you should use a 60W or greater charger if you want to charge the power bank quickly. I wish the adapter was included because I've been on the hunt around my house for one with that capacity and some that I've found aren't high enough capacity and some don't specify, so I'm going to have to order one. I've charged the bank using a lower capacity adapter and it takes awhile to charge. The instructions are sufficient except for not saying anything about the inverter cables. They advise that to get optimal life out of the power bank, that you should fully discharge the bank and fully recharge it three times the first time you use it, meaning don't run it down to 30% and then recharge to 80% and then run down to 15% and recharge to 50%. Run it down to zero and charge it up to 100% three times. Then the bank should be conditioned for various use styles, I guess. I charged my laptop and cell phone a few times before it ran down to zero. Also recommended is using it in a well ventilated area. I don't understand this except for the need to not use it in a steamy environment, which would cause problems in time. The bank doesn't heat up and there is no odor, so I'm not sure why they say to use it in a ventilated area. It's a nice addition to have the portable light attached. It's a nice LED light to have on hand that will illuminate small spaces, as well as having flashlight and SOS beacon functionality. The light has a nice magnetic cradle on top of the power bank, but is easily removable and fits in your pocket. It has a little handle for carrying or hanging. I love the bank's compact size. It is super convenient for having power available where and when you need it, though only via USB supply. It does not take a regular wall plug, so running a curling iron or razor or blender are not options, but great for charging portable electronics and more and more items are utilizing USB-C these days. It has a handle for easy transport and will fit into any backpack or large purse. I will definitely check with the airlines before trying to fly with it. The large capacity may not be approved and I'd hate to have them take it away at the gate. Read more

Edit: The seller was very responsive and advised they are planning to address the issues brought up. Keep in mind that this is still a good capacity power station for the size and would work for most normal device charging, but the port resets are still not ideal for powering devices without an internal battery. The included removal lamp is also a useful feature. It is bright, lightweight, easy to recharge with the top contact points and can be left off to reduce bulk if necessary. The magnetic attachment works ok, but might be better if there were some sort of a small latch for more robust retention. Original review: I got this power bank with the primary intent of powering a Starlink Mini and providing backup charging during extended outages. The form factor and capacity are both good, the 100W PD USB output seemed perfect for powering the Starlink with extra ports for other devices. However an issue was quickly discovered when connecting additional devices. It seems that whenever a device is connected or disconnected, all the USB ports momentarily lose power. So basically if I use this for the Starlink, I can't connect or disconnect anything else without disrupting power. While this is not an issue if you're just charging phones and tablets, when powering devices without an internal power supply like a Starlink, USB monitor or even an LED light, this causes the device to reboot or reset. That is not good when it can take several minutes for the device to return to normal operation and waste battery power in the process. Another issue is the automatic power down feature that can't be disabled. When a port senses a very low or no power draw, it shuts the port down after only a few seconds. That'd normally a good idea for battery conservation, but there needs to be a manual override option for using low power or other devices that only periodically draw power. Finally when the port has been shutdown, there is no button to turn it back on. The one and only button on the unit only turns the display on or controls the charging pins for the top LED lamp. This means that you have to physically unplug and reconnect the device to wake the port, which is rather inconvenient. It also must be disconnected from the power bank side, not just the device side which you might be nearer to. This is basically a potentially good power bank ruined by a poorly implemented user interface. Read more