sol New Member Joined Sep 23, 2019 Messages 30 Jan 30, 2024 #1 https://www.costco.com/jackery-explorer-1500-%2b-2-100w-solarsaga-panels.product.100982895.html Offer today is 1,300 Is there a comparable kit with better capacity/price/simplicity for emergency use only?
https://www.costco.com/jackery-explorer-1500-%2b-2-100w-solarsaga-panels.product.100982895.html Offer today is 1,300 Is there a comparable kit with better capacity/price/simplicity for emergency use only?
sunshine_eggo Happy Breffast! Joined Oct 26, 2021 Messages 17,093 Location HBR, USA (6500' in ENE AZ) Jan 30, 2024 #2 Only if your emergency is very small... like powering a single residential fridge and charging cell phones.
Only if your emergency is very small... like powering a single residential fridge and charging cell phones.
F fatjay Solar Enthusiast Joined Oct 31, 2022 Messages 120 Jan 30, 2024 #3 1500wh is not very much. I have a 2000wh battery and 960w of panels and that does my freezer during the summer, but is not enough during fall or winter. It depends on your definition of an emergency.
1500wh is not very much. I have a 2000wh battery and 960w of panels and that does my freezer during the summer, but is not enough during fall or winter. It depends on your definition of an emergency.
S scrubjaysnest Solar Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, 2023 Messages 267 Location Florida and Arizona Jan 30, 2024 #4 Will Prowse did a review on that model and wasn't impressed. I have a 290, does 2 tablets and a pair of hearing aids during thunderstorms.
Will Prowse did a review on that model and wasn't impressed. I have a 290, does 2 tablets and a pair of hearing aids during thunderstorms.
Rednecktek Solar Wizard Joined Sep 8, 2021 Messages 5,731 Location On a boat usually. Jan 30, 2024 #5 $1300 "On Sale" for that??!!?? Screw That!!