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 postsEcoflow
(specifically theRIVER 2
) came up a lotAnker
was suggested a few times, but the comments weren’t that detailed
edit, added an image of what I’m referring to
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.