29 Jun 2020

Review: Euhomy Countertop Ice Maker (26 lbs/day) IM-12AR

By |2022-03-04T15:02:57-08:00Jun 29, 2020 - Monday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 5 mins. When the summer heat hits, having ice readily available is a blessing for quenching one's thirst and to cool down. Ice makers come in various shapes and sizes, and I was looking for an inexpensive, compact one for use on camping and road trips with a portable, solar-capable, battery power station. In this review, I take a look at a beautiful, red-colored ice maker from Euhomy that was recently used in 106F-degree weather during a backpacking outing and for a few days at home.

1 Jun 2020

Review: Foho 55 Quart Car Freezer/Fridge (BCD-52) (55qt/52L/52 Liters)

By |2022-07-19T00:05:54-07:00Jun 1, 2020 - Monday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 13 mins. Did you know that there are refrigerators/freezers available that can be powered by the 12V port/battery of a car? One that could be operated with a battery power station and supplemented with solar panels? In this review, I purchased one for extended road trips, camping, and a 3-day simulated power outage, but most importantly: to surprise our children with ice cream in the middle of nowhere. How much power did it use? Was food kept frozen? I was pleasantly surprised.

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.

29 Apr 2020

Review: CORE Instant Cabin 9-Person Tent

By |2023-11-03T17:42:36-07:00Apr 29, 2020 - Wednesday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 10 mins. For this review, my son and I took the CORE 9 Instant Cabin Tent out to the backyard for three days and two nights after he was disappointed our Sequoia National Park camping trip had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a perfect opportunity for some father-son bonding, to test out our new tent, put some of my other gear to use, and to get some sense of normalcy back into our lives.

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.

4 Dec 2019

Review: nrgGo 400 Portable Power Station

By |2023-10-13T17:22:10-07:00Dec 4, 2019 - Wednesday|Product Reviews, Reviews|

Read: 18 mins. After having evaluated two solar charging battery stations for my friends and I for emergency use and camping, the nrgGo 400 recently caught my attention. It is the first one made by a US-based, Fortune 500 energy company that provides power for homes and businesses to millions of customers. How does it compare to the ones I had previously reviewed? I learned so much.

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