AnkerPortable Power Station SOLIX C300, 288Wh LiFePO4 Battery, 300W (600W Surge) Solar Generator, 140W Two-Way Fast Charging, for Outdoor Camping, Traveling, and Emergencies (Solar Panel Optional)ClimatePartner certified

This is definitely not an item I’d hike with. For the price paid and doesn’t come with a strap, is disappointing. Outside of those two issues I bought this mainly for family car camping, to use this for movie nights for the kids. Powering a projector, possibly iPad or laptop depending on what I bring.Charging speed seems decent. This is a very easy to use power station. It’s extremely portable but not in a backpacking or hiking term.I’m going on a solo paddle camp in the next week so I will test the power capacity and functionality when I’m out in the woods and update this soon.Update: ive gone on a few kayak/sup camping trips, this held up well. this is a good power station especially for the size. its not going to power kitchen appliances, however it will get your basic necessities. I do take this station everywhere with me. I keep It in my car at all time unless I need to quickly charge it.Ive been using Anker products for over 10 years now. I think since they started in 2012 or so with their battery banks. I love their products but will always remain true when it comes to my personal experiences with their products.I did give this a 3 star rank because I was disappointed with the whole "hiking" power station advertisement however, hiking and backpacking isn't really the same lol. I will say this is NOT a device I would hike with, but this is a device id recommend everything to keep in their car, or any outdoor activity.So this is a 5 star product, when it comes to delivery.

this little thing super convenient. i got this because i work and go to school remotely and like to travel often with my spouse.i ordered it on sale with the 60 watt solar panels, which have an IP68 waterproof/resistant rating. i would say it's a good deal on sale, but I wouldn't do full price for the panel set, as for the extra hundred there are 100 watt panels that will work with it at that value. i also didn't realize until I got this solar power bank that grid power is "dirty" and has imperfect sine waves, but you get pure sine waves with a solar battery/inverter. so, it's supposed to be better for device batteries.I really like the design of the battery, first of all. it's very stylish, which is just something i like for my electronics. Anker seems to have good quality control so i was expecting it to feel nice and it does. i was a bit disappointed that for the price, it doesn't come with the strap by default. i really think it should (i got a third-party case that came with one, though).this little power bank has 288 watt hours of juice, it's rated at 300 watts and a 600 watt surge. for example, that means with the battery at 100%, a device that draws ~200 watts could run for about ~1.7 hours. 300 watts is pretty good for small electronics up to things such as a laptop. it has lifpo4 batteries in it that are supposed to last longer than older kinds of solar batteries and allegedly arent flammable and such.it can run my laptop which is rated up to 240 watts. typically, my laptop draws 20-80 watts in normal use, such as in a word processor or internet browsing/video streaming, so it can run for a few hours this way (~5 on a full charge). intensive gaming on the other hand wouldn't last long on battery alone, but it does have passthrough charging (charge battery while charging devices connected to battery). you should probably use a watt hour calculator to see if its a good match for your intended use and devices.i have tested the laptop while charging the battery with solar getting about 50 watts input, with normal use again drawing about 20-80 watts, and it did keep it charged. the battery did start to lose charge slowly because my laptop can go above 50 watts during normal use, like i said.with plugging into a wall and grid power, im sure this wouldn't be a problem as it can get more than 80 watts from an outlet or USB C charging. a lower wattage laptop that draws 20-50 watts in normal use would work better for use while just solar charging with the panel it came with. a 100 watt panel would also work for a high wattage laptop to use while solar charging.the battery itself is very quiet, even when you're close to it. i really like the built in light, as the smaller model has a lantern style light and i liked that feature but that model has less power and function.back to the panels, they fold out and up nicely, they're not very heavy and super easy to tote around. easy to wipe off too. the cord can wind up a bit and be tucked under the elastic straps. i have encountered a bit of rain on the panels before quickly packing up and bringing it in, and it was absolutely fine. it is cold during my review, so the capacity/loss is probably more impactful than average, but it hasn't been a noticeable issue.I use it to routinely charge my phone and smart watch overnight, which uses a bit more than it needs (maybe 10% of the battery) because it gets left on and keeps them at 100% until morning obviously. a great feature to add to the app would be auto shut off with times you can set.the app itself does work, although sometimes it doesnt stay connected because im usually behind several walls when im charging it outside on solar. it does show the internal temperature of the battery while charging or using it, the watt input and output, and so forth. i wish it had a history section where you could review the use/charge/discharge on a timeline, like over 24 hours or something.it does get a charge with cloudy weather but this depends on where you live and how much solar activity there is. one photo is an example of it charging slowly while overcast, it was getting around 5-15 watts. as a side note, i also wish Anker made a first party case for it, but the one i got works well. in the future i want to try it with a 100 watt panel to see how it goes.i think its probably very useful for people who go camping or that travel often, or if you like to work outside like on a patio or balcony etc, or to just keep their device batteries charged with cleaner sine waves.

Worked great for a camping trip. We used this to blow up a queen sized air mattress. We mostly tent camp in primitive locations with no electric hook up and after messing around with car inverters, extension cords, and universal pumps I decided to buy this. I thought about getting a larger wattage unit but finally decided I didn't need all that extra power and expense and would instead get a smaller unit with an included solar panel to recharge it.It ran the AC motor on the pump for about 10 to 12 mins to blow up the mattress and it went down to about 95% battery left. And after charging all our devices that first night it had gotten down to 78% battery. I tried using the solar panel the next day and in less than an hour and a half it was recharged fully. I was able to achieve 52 watts with the advertised 60 watt panel in full sun just eye balling the aim of the panel.The panel seems very well made and durable and I like that it folds up nicely and was really easy to set up and plug into the device.All in all I'm very pleased with this unit and our first outting with it. Even with out the solar panel I'm sure it would've lasted us the entire weekend trip.No more fiddling with extension cords or having to move our vehicle close enough to plug our mattress in!! I just kept it right in our tent plugged in and the convenience of it really shined when we had to "top off" the mattress before bedThe only thing I would change is it could stand to have one or two more USB ports on it. I'm not sure if you can plug a lower wattage device into the high wattage usb-c plugs or not but I didn't want to find out, with that said having 3 AC outlets makes up for that because I can just use wall adapters... I looked at several competing units and they only have 1 AC outlet but more usbs. I should've considered that I really only needed the 1 AC outlet but it might be good to have them because you never know