I took a look around and a lot of comments mentioned to get one that uses ‘LiFePO4 Batteries’, and that seemed like a reasonable requirement.

They’re supposed to have a longer life span, be safer, light weight, and better charge/discharge efficiency which is in line with what I’d be looking for.

Some brands/models that I saw recommended:

  • BLUETTI came up in more recent posts
  • Ecoflow (specifically the RIVER 2) came up a lot
  • Anker was suggested a few times, but the comments weren’t that detailed

edit, added an image of what I’m referring to

    • AquaTofana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Bought a Jackery a few years ago for camping purposes, and I love it. We’ve never drained it completely from 100% charge. It had been sitting in the house, off for months, and we needed it this past weekend for camping. Pulled it out on TGiving day to find it was still @ 77%. Couldn’t find the charger because we recently moved, but we had the solar panels. It was charged back up to 100% within a few hours, which shocked me.

      Its definitely overpowered for what we currently use/need it for, but we also lived through the 2021 Snowpocalypse in Texas, so I reasoned that it would come in handy if we ever ran into a similar situation again.

    • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      Before I opened my own business and was camping a lot I was looking at jackery, then I realized how little power I use while camping. But it seemed to be the goto brand.

      Edit: spelling

      • OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I was kinda hoping for a different outcome to the tests, to be honest, but it looks like it’s really the best around (according to these tests anyway). That being said, I’d probably go with a Grecell if I was being picky about my budget.