28 Jun 2021

Review: Goal Zero Yeti 1000x Portable Power Station with Solar Charging

By |2023-10-13T17:21:00-07:00Jun 28, 2021 - Monday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 25 mins.Goal Zero is the industry leader in portable power stations with a safety record to brag about. The Yeti 500x became one of my all-time favorite batteries, the Yeti 1500x opened my eyes to the company's vast ecosystem of accessories, expansion options, and integrations, and the new Yeti 1000x promises to hit the sweet spot between enough battery capacity and lower weight.

2 Mar 2021

Jackery Explorer 1500 announced on Jackery Day 2021! (Explorer 2000 and SolarSaga 200W, too)

By |2023-10-13T17:21:09-07:00Mar 2, 2021 - Tuesday|General|

Read: 7 mins.Every third Wednesday of March, Jackery holds its "Jackery Day" where new products are announced. This year, that date falls on March 17, 2021. What can we anticipate? The company has teased an expected launch of its largest power station/solar generator yet, the Explorer 1500. See what we expect the product to feature. A new SolarSaga 200W solar panel and massive Explorer 2000 power station may also make a surprise appearance at the event. [Read here for live updates]

4 Jan 2021

Review: Goal Zero Yeti 1500x Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:21:19-07:00Jan 4, 2021 - Monday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 24 mins.Goal Zero products are expensive. They are also the industry leader in portable power stations with a safety record to brag about. The Yeti 500x became one of my all-time favorite batteries, and when a wildfire forced us to evacuate our home, it was time for us to look for a higher-capacity one that could power our most important appliances for days or weeks. This is our review of the Goal Zero Yeti 1500x, and how I used it with other brands' solar panels and power stations.

16 Sep 2020

Review: Jackery Explorer 300 (vs Explorer 1000) Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:21:34-07:00Sep 16, 2020 - Wednesday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 18 mins.Back in April, I purchased the Jackery Explorer 1000 and the Goal Zero Yeti 500x later as a result of 2019's fires. Coincidentally, this year's fires on the entire US west coast is actually WORSE with new records broken! I cannot stress how important it is to be prepared for emergencies! Thankfully, there has been an increase in people taking emergency preparation more seriously. When Jackery announced the Explorer 300 with a special launch price and some improvements over the Explorer 1000, I jumped on it for one simple reason: my little boy loves camping and I wanted him to have a mini-Explorer of his own (actually, I wanted another backup battery, but don't tell him that). It DOES look awfully cute to have him and I stand next to one another holding our own Explorers!

9 May 2020

Review: Goal Zero Yeti 500x Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:21:53-07:00May 9, 2020 - Saturday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 19 mins.Goal Zero products are expensive. They are also the industry leader in portable power stations with a safety record to brag about. After having reviewed a handful of batteries, I finally took the plunge to look at the newly-released Yeti 500x. What I learned over the past five weeks surprised me.

17 Apr 2020

Review: Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:22:01-07:00Apr 17, 2020 - Friday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 19 mins.Jackery, a young company founded as recently as 2012, is one of Amazon's top sellers in the portable power station category. Its newest, most powerful battery was just released in 2020: the "Explorer 1000". In this review, the high-capacity power station will be dissected to see what makes the company's products so appealing.

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