What is the battery life like? I need this for a 5 day primitive camping trip to charge phones and run small fans and lanterns.
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Depends on what and how long your running. I was able to jump start my Toyota about four times before I needed to recharge it.
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The air function to inflate things has never worked. When I tried to return it they said that it was too late. It now sits in my garage and doesn't work.
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I've used this to crank my truck many times but cannot tell you anything specific about the battery life for charging while camping as you describe. I'd guess it would work great but how much I'd say is dependent upon the 500 amps it stores. 1000 milliamps = 1 amp. Hope you get better feedback. I love this product btw.
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I haven't used it like that yet. Just to pump up tires every month and the light for power outage once. I would try it at home first like you would camping. I have only charged it once in the past year but don't use it often.
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5 to 6 hours which is not bad considering, another back up battery its very helpful for a maximum user. I love it . and plus if you plan to go that route for a spare battery you van also have that chargin, while you connect your USB charger to just charge it from your pone as well come with a built in USB charging port.
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I have only used a few time. bought it for camping.the butane suppose to last 12 hours and the wicks for it like 3 hours. the lantern part runs on batteries.
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I found the portable battery system (container, no batteries) that came with the unit lacking. Four alkaline batteries would last about 30 minutes, NiMH rechargeable batteries probably about 15-20 minutes. I has a male usb plug however and I use that to plug into a 5v lithium ion battery pack and that works really well. The length of time depends on the battery pack. A 5000 mAh battery pack will last about an hour. I bypass the control cable and just plug and unplug to control the heat level. I love the pad but not the portable battery system that come with the unit.
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The most I have had battery life is a little over 2 hrs. If you charge it and don't use it right away it will die. But honestly for the money its a good price. Hope this helps.
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that would depend on the number of batteries storing the power and how much power you use. For my 37 foot camper, I use 8 batteries and it lasts till bed time unless I use power tools. Runs lights, fridge and tv without issue.
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How many watts of electricity do you require to run whatever it is you want to plug in? My grand kids used mine while on a camping trip recently and plugged in a boom box then their lap tops to play games. The vehicle's battery went dead in just over 6 hours. Lucky for them gramps packed a self contained emergency battery jumper to get the vehicle started up and back home. If they would've started the vehicle every hour for about 10 minutes, I think they would've been okay.
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Batteries last pretty long on this thing. We put Duracell batteries in it and it lasted us a full weekend of camping using it most of the day
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The solar charger is very durable and extremely light. It's great for short hikes not lasting more than 5 days. I have had some issues with the charger not charging an iPhone 5 with just solar power, but charging the internal battery first usually charges any phone. I only say it's good for 5 days because I haven't tried the charger for any longer of a period. It's great to clip on a pack as you travel so the internal battery gets charged and very user friendly. It is definitely great for charging phones or a small gps. Anything bigger you would have to get a charger with better output. If you are looking for an even more rugged product look at the Joos solar charger. The solar charger is very durable and extremely light. It's great for short hikes not lasting more than 5 days. I have had some issues with the charger not charging an iPhone 5 with just solar power, but charging the internal battery first usually charges any phone. I only say it's good for 5 days because I haven't tried the charger for any longer of a period. It's great to clip on a pack as you travel so the internal battery gets charged and very user friendly. It is definitely great for charging phones or a small gps. Anything bigger you would have to get a charger with better output. If... » Read More The solar charger is very durable and extremely light. It's great for short hikes not lasting more than 5 days. I have had some issues with the charger not charging an iPhone 5 with just solar power, but charging the internal battery first usually charges any phone. I only say it's good for 5 days because I haven't tried the charger for any longer of a period. It's great to clip on a pack as you travel so the internal battery gets charged and very user friendly. It is definitely great for charging phones or a small gps. Anything bigger you would have to get a charger with better output. If you are looking for an even more rugged product look at the Joos solar charger. « Show Less
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I run #10 wire to a Power/Charge converter and connect that to charge my 12volt batteries (in series or parallel). To the 12 volt batteries I connect a 400 Watt or greater Power Inverter, one with both 110v AND 12 volt outlets. I use the batteries to run my camping trailer so most of my power is used there. But from the Power Inverter I can run an outside TV, Sirius radio, small fan and all kinds of neat stuff. As long as I keep my eyes on it I can go weeks on two batteries and one 100w solar panel (in camping/travel trailer)
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2 batteries last up to 8 hours and can be charged through car charger. But I wouldn't recommend for camping
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It'll take a couple days over the solar. I use mine more as a spare battery and charge it up over the micro USB and save the solar charging for when I'm up camping and need it for some emergency power. USB charging is maybe a couple hours. Charges my phone fast. They have to be fully charged to use both USB ports.
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I want to use this on a long canoe trip (2 weeks) what is the best way to charge. do you know how the cold will effect internal battery ?
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I used a car battery on it's own with out using the one in my vehicle when I was camping but the fan seems to draw very little from the battery, after my trip I hooked my smart charger to the battery and it didn't seem to really need much charging and I was running the fan every night for 3 nights.
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Hi, battery is okay more than 5 hours actually on standby, but when gps is on, am not sure because i have not tried running for 5 hours. I might try using it in my bike and will give you feedback. You can look for reviews of professional athletes, i've seen some very good reviews. Its cheap and i love it.
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I'm thinking of using this to power some external usb speakers that run on 4.4v at 500mah - how long do you think it will last before battery depletion?
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2.5 hours is a long time. I have to keep mine plugged in constantly. The battery is terrible on this thing. After 6 months of use its even worse.