Best portable power station today for my needs

[borat]

Looking for a portable station to supplement the van power. Don’t want anything huge as Clayton does the main job but I want something with enough juice to run the air fryer. Currently running a 700w small one but some extra capacity to run a bigger one might not go amiss. Anyone got recent purchases they can recommend as bluetti seem to have released new stuff recently so some of the reviews I’m reading are out of date I think.

Cheers

 

[Spaghetti]

I quite like my Anker C1000X. 1800w (constant) inverter with pure sine wave which can surge to 2400w. 1056Wh battery capacity, expandable, 12v car socket, 2 USB A and 2 USB C and XT60 solar in with 600w/60v max MPPT stage.

 

[Dannyb6467]

Delta max 2 runs my air fryer 1800w
And my induction hob...

 

[borat]

I quite like my Anker C1000X. 1800w (constant) inverter with pure sine wave which can surge to 2400w. 1024Wh battery capacity, expandable, 12v car socket, 2 USB A and 2 USB C and XT60 solar in with 600w/60v max MPPT stage.

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That looks pretty decent for the price

 

[Spaghetti]

That looks pretty decent for the price

Argos are at £429 at the moment too. Up to 1300w AC charging too, so less than 1 hour to charge from empty. Built in AC charger with a kettle lead fitting on the side.

Also noticed it actually has 1056Wh not 1024Wh as I mentioned earlier.

 

[aliwhitevanman]

I quite like my Anker C1000X. 1800w (constant) inverter with pure sine wave which can surge to 2400w. 1024Wh battery capacity, expandable, 12v car socket, 2 USB A and 2 USB C and XT60 solar in with 600w/60v max MPPT stage.

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Plus 1 on this, the gen 1, has a light and fan cooling, so seems to do more than the gen 2 and is cheaper. I've a few of these.

and in the daylight nice days leave outside on the solar panel and free leccy inside, leave round the house and use accordingly. SWMBO plugs a hoover into it, not sure what they are though.

 

[borat]

The ecoflow is about the same price. Slightly bigger but Advertised higher charge cycles by 1k and reviews says it’s quiet. Read the anker can be noisy. Have you noticed that?

 

[Spaghetti]

The ecoflow is about the same price. Slightly bigger but Advertised higher charge cycles by 1k and reviews says it’s quiet. Read the anker can be noisy. Have you noticed that?

Not especially noisy. There is a fan which ramps up and down if you’re demanding high loads but doesn’t go that fast unless you’re demanding lots of power.

 

[Drive Wayne]

I love my little Bluetti AC180, used in the awning to power the 'heavy' gear. Airfryer, coffee machine, toaster, hottap etc.
A very useful extra 90Ah in addition to the van LB.
Kept topped up by a renogy 220 watt suitcase panel.
Bluetti, clearly visible to the left of the kitchen sink!

 

[Sackmycook]

Mighty fine looking awning there.....

 

[Drive Wayne]

Mighty fine looking awning there.....

It's just so tall in the main bit! The chapel of awnings! Every other one we have arranges ones hair, or lack of it....

 

[borat]

We have the same one now and I love it. So quick to put up as well!

 

[kipperman]

I love my little Bluetti AC180, used in the awning to power the 'heavy' gear. Airfryer, coffee machine, toaster, hottap etc.
A very useful extra 90Ah in addition to the van LB.
Kept topped up by a renogy 220 watt suitcase panel.
Bluetti, clearly visible to the left of the kitchen sink!

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Crikey. How long does it take you to set up camp?

 

[Drive Wayne]

Crikey. How long does it take you to set up camp?

That was a tough one! I was on my own, wifey couldn't make spring camp. It was the first time I had taken out the kitchen sink, silly just for me, but with the bigger festivals just round the corner I wanted to make sure it all fitted and worked.
Amazing what you can fit in a SWB!

 

[jknights]

That was a tough one! I was on my own, wifey couldn't make spring camp. It was the first time I had taken out the kitchen sink, silly just for me, but with the bigger festivals just round the corner I wanted to make sure it all fitted and worked.
Amazing what you can fit in a SWB!

Where did you get that kitchen sink? It looks like it doubles as a storage unit as well.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Where did you get that kitchen sink? It looks like it doubles as a storage unit as well.

It's a Joolca Hot-tap, Nomad system. Basically a water boiler fuelled by a 907 cylinder and a little electrical help from the Bluetti.
I didn't take out the shower attachment on that trip because the Mrs wasn't there, but part of it is a hot shower attachment which will be great for some of the bigger festivals we go to where the shower facilities are poor to non existant! We have a Joolca 'double ensuite', Bivvy loo (for the wife) on one side, shower the other. You need a water source which could be a tap, or a river/stream, or in our case a donated Aquaroll from @Jollyvan !
The boiler and associated pipework all goes in to the kitchen sink bit and the draining boards form the lid.

 

[jknights]

Thanks. That looks very neat. I will investigate further.

 

[borat]

After a lot of digging I’ve plumped for the Anker solix. Got a good deal on one with a solar panel due to the new generation being out. Was tempted with the new one as it’s smaller and rated for higher power and more longevity but price won out in the end!

 

[Sackmycook]

After a lot of digging I’ve plumped for the Anker solix. Got a good deal on one with a solar panel due to the new generation being out. Was tempted with the new one as it’s smaller and rated for higher power and more longevity but price won out in the end!

Do you have a link?

 

[borat]

Do you have a link?

Here you go but I think I had the last one off Amazon!