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I’m upgrading my hurricane kit so I’m shopping for a new emergency backup power supply and really appreciate you comparing these. As I shop in the states, the Anker C1000 has 6 power outlets. Also, I may have missed this but did you notice the light on the Anker? I can see it on yours so I don’t think that’s a difference.
Just bought one of these. You'd think they would improve their new products, but my old thule, which I bould 10 years ago, was a lot easier to use and A LOT cheaper.
If I understood the information I reviewed on BLUETTI'S website yesterday...then a KEY point you are missing with the AC180, is that currently that unit's Watt Hours rating is NOT expandable by connecting Expansion Batteries like the B230 or B300. Currently, those expansion batteries can only be used to recharge the AC180. In contrast, the AC70 CAN accept the expansion batteries...B80, B230, or B300 and CAN expand its Watt Hours capability. Thus, I ordered the AC70 with an added B80 expansion battery, which increased its capacity to 1000-Watts for 1,574-Watt Hours.
first thing is buy flat out because you will get a flat, two you will have lots of noise from your rear fender. and three make sure your bolts are tight. they will fall out.
A lot of RU-vidrs say they have reviewed products yet they've only had the item unboxed 5 minutes earlier. Having had that rucksack a year you know what your talking about with the experience you've had with it. It's a thumbs up from your no.1 fan and I look forward to the next video.
You should use a plug in watt meters to measure each station’s capacity, rather than timing two space heaters. Even if the heaters are the same make and model, variance in their parts and manufacturing tolerances could account for a significant portion of the difference in run times.
Yes of course, strictly you're right - I normally use a watt meter in my dedicated reviews. In this case I thought it would be more interesting visually to test them side by side like that. Switching them around half way through also helps average out any variability. Thanks for your comment!
Yes it is quite small - my legs don't fully extend. However, with the power on offer you don't really miss it. Remember this isn't a proper e-mountain bike. It's more of a moped replacement - you don't need to pedal very much to be honest.
Not sure, but I think you use just one peg at each corner to peg the footprint mat, then the poles go through the footprint and inner tent eyelets, then the fly attaches by way of the buckle clips - no need to use a second peg? Don’t want to be a know-all but just from watching other videos. I’ve just ordered the slightly cheaper version of this tent as I wanted the dark green and yellow colour way. Can’t wait for delivery in a week! Thanks for sharing your video 🤗
It's funny because after I'd published the video, I wondered why I had used so many pegs - yes you're totally correct! Every time I put the tent up in the wild I also make mistake after mistake - normally putting the fly on the wrong way round - the colour coding is difficult to follow for me. That being said, the tent hasn't let me down, and it's still my go to for a wild camp. Definitely buy some extra guy cords though 👌
it would probably run a small fridge for almost 3 days - ideally you would use solar to keep it topped up while you're doing that. Do you get good, direct sun?
Is this a paid advertisement because a bunch of people from the kickstarter still haven’t received the chair they paid for and the customer service has been terrible?
I'm very sorry to hear that Tom. As I said in the video, Sitpack sent me the chair for free, but my review is independent. I said I would not buy it with my own money as its too expensive. I agree that it's very bad form to send out review products without fulfilling orders - in fact I find that awful, and was not aware of it. If anyone from Sitpack reads this, then please comment.
Another great review Marky and at £15 it sounds a good deal although i noticed the RRP is £26.95 which seems a bit steep. The big question is dose it keep your beer cold 🤔🍺🤪🤣.
Hi Roy, I wouldn't say it was a great review to be honest mate. In fact I was a bit depressed after making it! Need to up my game and think of some better stuff to film!
The Jackery will only last a fraction say a quarter of the time. I dont buy the once a fortnight 10 year claim. Spending good money will demand more intense use.
Different strokes for different folks. I only use the power packs when I go camping in my campervan - once or twice a month at most. There's no point using the power pack at home. If it's permanently installed in your van and being trickle charged via solar or the alternator then I agree that LiFePO4 is the better option. Just my opinion - yours obviously varies! Thanks for the comment bud
Hi Melchy - yes it's the F&B version -we got sent it by Decathlon about 12 months ago - this is the one we got: campingsecrets.co.uk/recommends/quechua-air-seconds-8-4/
thanks, very interesting review. I'm just about to buy one and I'm deciding which of these two options to buy. you have given very important information!
Its a great jacket for the price. I would recommend going a size up and my only criticism is that jacket is very short so when it does rain you can expect a wet back side.
Can this 30 ms interruption damage monitor or power supply? I noticed my external monitor can turn off (not every time) when the power station starts charging and working as ups. Also there is some strange usb mouse behaviour on my laptop after few minutes station starts charging
If you take the 210T version you will also get the inner tent in 210T, thicker material. Man that door is de only thing holding me back to order this tent. Leaning towards the Mongar 2 as well but the disadvantage for me is that is inner tent has such low walls...
it's more the fact that with the zip following a semicircle upwards, when you roll it up it's effectively along the floor. Definitely non-optimum, but if you disagree that's fine!
I have this model. One major disappointment is that the AC inverter itself consumes 20 watts per hour. This drastically reduces actual operating/ discharge time for low load items. Say you plug in a 20 watt TV , you would expect 50 hour runtime, but the AC inverter steals another 20 watts per hour, reducing runtime to 20 something hours.
Nature Hike doesn't seem to have any presence in UK and according to their website warranty is limited, customer has to pay for any returns, and sent items back to China. How's your experience with after sales service?
I bought the tent on Amazon (with my own cash) and have not had to contact Naturehike since. I've had good use out of the tent and still use it regularly. You may get it cheaper on AliExpress
I bought this coat (previous model) firstly I live in Manchester so it is tested weekly and I have been in torrential rain in the lakes in this jacket and it has never failed me, absolute bargain.
Great video! I’m planning to start wild camping on Dartmoor soon for my videos, and reviews like these are really helpful as I’m looking into the equipment I need at the moment! Thanks!
Thanks Dave - check out my wild camp Dartmoor video below - I grew up in Paignton so no the moors well - was my first wild camp though! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--hsAW4HBhhM.html
Wow! Another great review 👍. I've got a simple 3 season sleeping bag which will fully unzip so I'm not sure a summer sleeping bag is necessary. Let's be honest in this country in summer we just throw covers off cause were to hot 🥵.
I do shoot video and photos but it's just shared between the group of campers I go with. Keep up the good work with your reviews, you always do a fantastic job 🏕️.
