Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 1500 Ultra

Just what we needed for our sump pump, etc. My backup sump pump went out during a power failure with heavy rain and I realized we needed a backup battery. The pump we have would need to be replaced to attach a battery backup for a Cost of over $1000. Instead, I bought the Jackery 1500 for about the same price and not only does it back up by sump pump, but I can run other electronics off of it as it has multiple outputs. I tested the system and it works kicking in automatically when the power goes out and it is connected to my Wi-Fi so I can monitor it even when we are away. So far I have nothing but good things to say.

Great product. Still carrying a charge after use on a one week camping trip. Great product and makes it much easier to be off the grid for a bit.

Bring Duct Tape. I bought this unit along with the 200w solar panels through one of Jackery's online dealers Off Grid Stores or OGS. We bought this combo along with an ICECO VL 45 PRO S fridge for a 10 day trip in Moab. The issue we had was with the 12v dc port or car port/cigarette lighter port. It worked fine with the iceco male end at first. This changed after I bought a 12v dc splitter so that I could run my fridge and awning lights at the same time. The splitter worked but just barely, it had to be just right or no go. Here's the real problem, after using the splitter and going back to the iceco male end only IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL. Nothing, something about using the splitter changed something. So I was stuck with running the fridge off of the fussy splitter. I had to duct tape the splitter into the ultra to make a reliable contact. I couldn't risk my fridge not running while dispersed camping in Moab in 90 degree plus heat. I thought,dang, well at least I'll get a replacement unit when we get home....... Nope. Jackery said " replacing the unit will not resolve the car port charging issue" and they went on to mention irrelevant stuff like insertion depth and what not. So I gather from their response that having an iceco fridge male end NOT WORK AT ALL with Jackery's car port is considered a functioning unit and having to use duct tape to hold in a splitter to run my fridge in the desert while overlanding is an acceptable way to operate this unit. Ridiculous. Lame fro

I LOVE HOTDOGS! This thing can make one thousadn glizzys on the GO!

So far so good. We've charged our new jackery once with the solar panels, and used it once on a camping trip to heat water a couple of times. Very nice not to have to light a propane stove. So far so good and looking forward to more fun camping with the Jackery.

Clicked and turned off first time, OK thereafter. The first time using the Jackery 1500 Ultra it made a clicking noise and shut off. It worked the second time I used the power station. I will continue to monitor it and hope it was an anomaly. Update: I have continued to use the 1500 Ultra without issue. It has not turned off unexpectedly. I have not tested charging with solar panels yet but AC works fine. Jackery contacted me after my first review to offer assistance which is great customer support.

seems good so far. I haven't been used all of the features yet, but it's nice that it charges in under two hours.