dubled—February 6, 2026
The jump starter arrives in a basic smallish cardboard box. It arrived safe with no problems. At first, I was a bit skeptical of this, the weight of the jump starter is quite low. I think today’s small batteries pack more power than the old lead acid batteries. So when I picked it up for the first time, I was surprised at how lightweight it was. Secondly, the cables that go from the jump starter to your clamps aren’t very big. When I think of jump starting a car I think of a decent size cable needed. This turned out to be not a big deal and no problem. I detected no abnormally warm cables when I jumpstarted my truck. Charging this requires a USB-C cable and of course a charger, any phone charger should work, some might charge this faster than others. This jump starter does take some time to charge. I would do it overnight if you anticipate using it the next day or to get it to 100% just leave it plugged in overnight. When plugged into a USB-C charger, it shows you the voltage and the amperage it is receiving, which is kind of cool. I charged mine overnight and it reached 100% so then came the test. I went out to my cold 2012 Ford F150 truck and removed the negative battery terminal. I then hooked this up and pushed the on button. I went and turned the key and it started right up. This thing does indeed work good, I could tell it was spinning my engine, even faster than my standard battery. But just for the record this jump start battery pack does shut off after a certain period of time , it may give you one minute to start your car or something like that. So if you have a totally dead battery, I don’t think you can use this to travel down the road because my truck shut off as soon as the device shut off. Maybe there’s a way you can keep this on 100% of the time… Along with a 12 V jump starter with the cable clamps this has a flashlight which has bright medium, blinking, and I believe SOS. This has the ability to charge your phone as well, which is really cool. When your phone is plugged in it shows an out voltage and amperage. Mine showed 5 V out and 2.1 A charging my phone. This has a standard USB A and USB-C. Ports to charge or to send power out. All in all, this is a really nice tool to have in your car. I don’t know how well this would hold up with subzero temperatures. You might want to charge it once a month to make sure it’s fully charged in case of an emergency. It comes with a small storage bag to keep it organized in your car. I think the price is in line with other ones. So it has a decent value, especially if you ever need it. I was at 100% when I started my truck three times then I took it inside and charged my iPhone from 30% to 100% and the battery pack is showing 28% just to let you know what kind of power it does have. Read more
Lisa—March 2, 2026
This is a great little device to keep in the car for emergencies. I appreciate that it works as a jump starter, a flashlight, a flashing signal light, and a phone/device charger with USB-A output and USB-C output and input. The LED screen is large and easy to read. It comes in a nice little carrying case that’s large enough to hold the charger, the car cables, the included usb-c cable, and the instructions. The usage is simple. With a dead cat battery, you plug the blue connector into the charging device, turn the charger on, then connect the red (+) clamp to the positive terminal, the black (-) clamp to the negative terminal, start the car, and remove the clamps once it’s running. Doing this in the wrong order can damage the device. This is a pretty light duty device, capable of fully charging a phone or maybe jumping a car battery a couple of times before it needs to be recharged. I’m hoping it will last for a long time in the car, which is parked outside year round and gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter. I will add a calendar reminder to check the device quarterly to make sure it’s holding its charge and that the clamps are still working. I think the lightweight/low capacity nature of the device is offset by the low cost. It’s a good value, and well worth having for the peace of mind and convenience of not being stranded somewhere in need of a jump start or a phone battery boost. The clamps are all plastic except for the part that makes contact with the car battery, and I worry they may break. The cables are quite short (one is 5” and one is 7”) compared to another similar device I’ve used previously, which can make it awkward to use and which allow for less flexibility with positioning, especially if you’re starting the car alone. Overall, this is a really handy little device and a good value for the peace of mind it provides. Read more
:ink—March 15, 2026
This saved my butt several times already. I have a tendency to forget to turn my lights off if I park in a hurry. A few hours later when I try to start my truck, the battery is depleted. This ain't great for the lead-acid battery sure. But this little jumper pack has gotten me moving anyway, multiple times in the last three weeks or so. To give an idea how much juice this thing has, it started my 4.9L gasoline engine, the heavy one known as the Ford 300, without hesitation and that only used about 10% of the capacity of the Li-ion battery pack. So I haven't had to recharge it yet as it's still about 70% charged. There's a weakness though: it doesn't have protective circuitry against stuff like short-circuiting or reverse polarity, where if you connect it backwards bad things might happen. I had another similar jumper pack that was slightly fancier a couple years ago, and it did have that circuitry. Feels like a really important thing to have. As much as I love this things for getting me out of a tough spot several times every time I use it I get a little nervous that I might touch the red and black clips to each other or something and have a bad time. So far so good, but the peace of mind would have been nice. Still, overall this is a really great thing to have, especially if you have a tendency to forget the lights or something like I have. Read more
