Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 500, 518Wh Outdoor Backup Mobile Lithium Battery Pack with 230V/500W AC Outlet for holiday RV Camping, Outdoor Adventure, Emergency

Great quality well packaged and powers so much. The solar panel can charge devices on its own. The design is great and very sturdy. Charges from the mains quickly or the solar panel over time. Lits of functions be aware the max output is 500W and wills hut off automatically if you are trying to use more power. Easy to transport great value for money. Better than other competitors products.

I did a lot of homework before investing in the Jackery 500W. After reading many reviews of both Jackery and its main competitors, I opted for what I felt was the most reliable, most sturdy and most simple to use for a non-techie like me. It really is very straightforward with a minimum of buttons to confuse you and very clear instructions. Having watched some of the video reviews, it took no time at all to plug everything in and start charging up electronic devices. It arrived more than fifty per cent charged so I was able to do this without a problem and I was surprised by how quickly my devices charged and how little stored power they consumed.I know next to nothing about electrics but my understanding is that you can run pretty much anything electronic from the Jackery provided it doesn't draw more than 500W so that rules out larger appliances, domestic kettles, heaters etc. For those, you'd need a larger energy pack. I did agonise about whether to go for the bigger Jackery but decided that something that would charge phones, laptops, tablets etc was adequate for my needs. It comes with three USB (A) sockets, a 12v plug socket and a standard UK three pin socket - more than enough for my needs. You can also plug a USB device directly into the solar panel for charging. It doesn't however come with USB (C) sockets so an adaptor is required (or a mains plug) for such use. The simple display panel shows the wattage coming in during charge and the wattage going out to devices.The real gain for me was being able to match up the Jackery solar panel which again is so simple to use, my small grandson could work it out. There's something very satisfying being able to charge a device up using the power of the sun - albeit one tiny appliance! All very relevant now too with the COP summit underway (At time of writing).I daresay this will very quickly become outdated as the technology (and battery power) develops but it's a start and the costs are coming down quickly. I daresay I'll be shopping for the Jackery 500's big brother very soon!

Haven’t really used it properly yet . I have trialled it to see how long it will play a slide show of pictures on my TV and it last approx 10 hours .. excellent for our promotional event

The Jackery 509 power station worked perfectly on our 10 day Cornwall camping trip. Powered up to 100% before setting off and then topped up off the cigarette lighter when driving and Yardforce 100 watt solar panel when the sun came out- 40watts plus in full sun. We are a family of 4 with two teenagers and it powered us through our holiday. Only used for a few weeks so can’t comment on durability but all works as it should.

It has a fan when you use the 3pin plug for lights which I’m sure is a safety feature but I find a wee bit annoying

The Jackery 500 is perfect for just about any power you need, wherever you go. Easily recharged via solar, mains or vehicle 12volt supply.

superb item, as expected,

As a caravanner I bought the Jackery 500Wh soalr power station, complete with its 100W solar panel, to power my devices when not plugged into a hook-up mains supply. It recharges my laptop a number of times, my caravan leg winding drill, disabillity scooter, and mobile phones. I normally get 55-65 watts input to the Jackery 500 from the solar panel in bright sunlight. The only disadvantage is that the solar panel is not weatherproof. I solved this problem using a £4 (sligthly crinkled) clear plastic vacuum-pack hanging clothing bag, whose zipped long edge fitted over the solar panel perfectly, reducing the solar power by about 20%. I removed the unwanted parts from the bag and adding 2 plastic eyelets in the clear front-zip-part to line up with eyelets at the foot of the panel so I could peg the bag and the panel to the ground. Adding a third plastic eyelet at the centre of the rear-zip-part, plus a string in each of the 2 top the solar panel eyelets, meant I could peg the bag and solar panel down securely, to stop it blowing away, with only 3 round steel pegs. This solved my problem completely. I now get 45-55 watts in bright sunlight. It just takes a bit longer to charge the Jackery 500, but I can leave the solar panel outside in all weathers.