Camp Power Review: Goal Zero Yeti 500X ( vs. 200X) 

Finally, a real world and practical usage video on this battery. A lot of useful info here. Good review.

Nice ,many thanks .I just bought in Costco two days ago for $ 1,499 dollars It's powerful 1000 X Goald Zero so powerful I m extremely happy I m European, living in Kauai Island in the middle pacific ocean 30 years one of the most beautiful island on the Aneta but extremely expensive living in this island

Nice review, but Monica needs a recharge.

Thanks! Its great to see practical review, I was wondering aboutthe water boiling. Just unpacked the 500x this week.

Adding the 500x to my portable battery collection. I’m thinking of using this in my sidecar’s trunk to power my battery tender/charger attached to the motorcycle’s battery which needs the a/c outlet. The 12v adapter would recharge the yeti while on the road from the bike’s alternator. The input charge max is 180w, thinking that 2 nomad 100 panels would be the ideal setup for it off grid. It’s a great size-weight for what I have planned. Thanks for the review, enjoyed it.

Why do I feel like I'm watching The Usual Suspects and a Goal Zero review at the same time? Nonetheless, both are immensely entertaining.

Great video and testing, on the point of making the tea well yes it's nice that you can do it plus that product that boils the water is cool as well. For the sake of efficiency and extending your battery as much as possible in my opinion I would use one of those lightweight backpacking stoves that takes a small round gas canisters, you could probably easily make tea plenty of times from one can of the gas. Not to mention those weigh almost nothing and take up almost zero space and Storage.

The Yeti 500x I use has a faulty USB design connection. I have a 1000 and 500. Love the products. However, the second port from the left USB (not the c-port) has a design issue where some USB adapters will have a loose fit causing it to not work. It works but you have to keep pressure on it upwards to make the connection. This issue was found right out of the box. I hope Goal Zero fixed it.

My 4x4 requirement is #1) size and #2) simplicity since the vehicle involved is a Suzuki Jimny and where the 32L Engel fridge already takes up to 50% of the available space in the back. I am not the typical overlander since I travel to a remote destination, set up a base camp and then venture on all-day excursions from there. Typically that is in a camp in a game reserve somewhere in Southern Africa where I leave the campsite at 6am and return at 6pm. The fridge stays in the back of the Jimny permanently and I power the fridge from the 12v socket in the back while the car is running. For the rest of the day, from 12 to 20 hours when the car is not running, the fridge has to run from a Yeti 500X which can reliably power the fridge consuming as much as 30 watts of power for up to 20 hours. The problem lies in recharging the Yeti and I can connect both the Yeti and the fridge to the Jimny though that places a lot of strain on the vehicle battery. Alternately I can install an expensive add-on that will charge the Yeti from the vehicle alternator and not drain the battery in the Jimny. Or I run the fridge from the Yeti while the Yeti is charged by the vehicle battery though this means the Yeti does not charge sufficiently. Thus I get to solar panels to charge the Yeti and I am looking at either rigid panels on the roof of the Jimny or portable panels that remain in camp without me around for up to 12 hours at a stretch - not at all a good idea in the part of the world where I stay. There seems to be no easy solution except to camp where power is available though all of Southern Africa is in any case without power for a total of 25% of the day through scheduled blackouts. My best option is to buy only enough fresh meat, milk and vegetables to last for two days and plan my menu so that I consume the contents of the fridge within 48 hours after which the fridge is turned off until the Yeti has fully charged while I live on either dry rations or take-aways or unrefridgerated fresh produce consumed ASAP. Once the Yeti is fully charged it is a case of rinse and repeat where I stock up the fridge again. The lesson here is that it is often not a matter of finding a solution since without changing multiple basic variables there simply is no easy solution, but rather it is a matter of making the least painful compromise.

Very nice review. Very comprehensive and extremely engaging... and awesome testing!!! Thanks a lot for the excellent video!

Great video. 👍looking to get a battery source for my Chilly moose fridge

Very good review! Loving the real life experiences and footage

Thanks for the nice review!

Dollars per watt, watts per pound Now you're speaking my language

Good review. Thanks.

nice video cool but you build your own power box 2000 watts inverter 12 volt deep cycle battery 100 amp 1200 watts you can buy 2 12 volt deep cycle battery 100 amp each 1200 watts have 2400 watts

Extremely helpful video!

Awesome and informative review

500x on sale for $499. It was $399 on prime day

Do you know if one can you run the 59 quart Bouge Rv on this Goal Zero 500x? Am new to your channel and like how you break everything down for this old gal.

I have a 2+ days of normal use (open, close, open, close etc.) of the CFX28 without thermal cover on the Yeti 400 AGM (in the summer). So the 500x result is not amazing.

You’ve convinced me to get the 500>200. Have you considered adding a solar panel like the goal zero Boulder or Nomad? Seems like you could power the fridge for longer without running the car.

Great video! Mucho Thx!!! #JesusisLord

First time I have used mine and it won't even run my normal everyday coffee pot😢

Fantastic Review..:)

thanks!

Solar charging it would be nice

So why oh why do all these electric cars (and even gas engine) not have built in replaceable solar panels? I’m no electric whiz so just asking. Seems like common sense but then….

Does this model have solar charging pass-through? So can you power your devices at the same time the battery is charging from solar?

Hey did you happen to notice with your 500x that charging with USB-C only show’s a phantom output of 2w? i.e. INPUT 55w OUTPUT 2w? That’s with no other loads connected.

Great review! Also go Sharks! 🦈

I have found a 300 watt water boiler that has a plugin for a truck24v. I assume that it would not match with the Goal Zero 12v port? Is there maybe a converter and I can convert the 24v truck water boiler, to DC and put in the Yeti. Im thinking loud. If anyone knows answer, appreciate to let me know.

What kind of fridge are you using in this video?

Will Goal Zero 500x run an electric flat top stove eye?

How many watts does that cooler eat up? I couldn't find any information on it online.

Do you have a link to your dometic cooler? Thanks!

What's this Dometic cooler type?

Which model Dometic are you using?

Get off the phone Monika! 😋