Good power pack/jump starter

calvarez · 11-15-2018, 11:49 AM

When camping, either tenting or even in my motorhome, I like to use one of those power/jump packs to charge everything. Also I keep one in the Jeep just in case, and will be carrying one on the RX3. I had one that was failing, so it was time to shop for a new one. The one I had was from Anker, and while I love their USB products, this was my second one that failed in a rather short time. So I won't buy their power packs any more.

Man, are the specs on many of these just ridiculous lies... I ended up buying one that claimed really high capacity, and when it arrived, I could see by the size that it was nowhere near that. Normal Chinese "spec" lies? No, this was a new level. I put a power datalogger on it, and measured it out at 1/12th (one twelfth) the rated capacity. Sheesh. Also it wouldn't reliably output 2.1 amps to fast charge a tablet, sometimes it would just stop. Back it went. Tried another, and similar thing. Also the jump portion of it felt like it was made from tin foil and christmas light wires. Awful, tiny.

So I picked up this after careful research: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I like it a lot. The power tester says it is at least close to specs (you'll never get full power out of a Lipo, as doing so would damage it). The connections are quality. It is waterproof and rugged. It has USB-C to charge directly to our laptops, micro-USB, and two USB-A ports. So totally universal. It also can be charged from the USB-C and micro ports, so you can use normal laptop and device chargers to charge it. I'll grab a second one to keep on the RX3 at all times too.

11-15-2018, 11:49 AM	#1
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	Good power pack/jump starter When camping, either tenting or even in my motorhome, I like to use one of those power/jump packs to charge everything. Also I keep one in the Jeep just in case, and will be carrying one on the RX3. I had one that was failing, so it was time to shop for a new one. The one I had was from Anker, and while I love their USB products, this was my second one that failed in a rather short time. So I won't buy their power packs any more. Man, are the specs on many of these just ridiculous lies... I ended up buying one that claimed really high capacity, and when it arrived, I could see by the size that it was nowhere near that. Normal Chinese "spec" lies? No, this was a new level. I put a power datalogger on it, and measured it out at 1/12th (one twelfth) the rated capacity. Sheesh. Also it wouldn't reliably output 2.1 amps to fast charge a tablet, sometimes it would just stop. Back it went. Tried another, and similar thing. Also the jump portion of it felt like it was made from tin foil and christmas light wires. Awful, tiny. So I picked up this after careful research: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I like it a lot. The power tester says it is at least close to specs (you'll never get full power out of a Lipo, as doing so would damage it). The connections are quality. It is waterproof and rugged. It has USB-C to charge directly to our laptops, micro-USB, and two USB-A ports. So totally universal. It also can be charged from the USB-C and micro ports, so you can use normal laptop and device chargers to charge it. I'll grab a second one to keep on the RX3 at all times too.
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