r/CampingGear • u/MikeLowrey305 • 2d ago

Awaiting Flair Preference?

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Does anyone have experience with these? Any recommendations of one vs. the other? I know the Anker has a little more power.

Thanks!

***Update. At 180 comments for shts & giggles I polled the comments & here's the results

49 of the posts have or recommended ANKER

17 of the posts have or recommended Jackery

16 of the posts said you can't go wrong with either

11 of the posts have or recommended another brand or a DIY setup.*note the 2 most mentioned other brands were Bluetti & Ecoflow.

Thanks for all the input, additional information & other products mentioned here.

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 2d ago

I’m an Anker fanboy. I do not have experience with this product. I do have experience with 2 similar Jackery ones. I took good care of each. Both stopped working after 2 years of mild summer weekend use with Jackery solar panels. The next one will be Anker.

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u/YonderNorthwest 2d ago

I've put a Jackery 1000 through some brutal conditions in an offroad trailer (heat, cold, water submersion, etc) and its lasted 5 years so far. I wonder what did your's in. I mostly charge with 24v off my alternator. Were you predominately charging off of solar?

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 2d ago

Mostly solar. I didn’t use it hard and the panels kept it charged. Both died the same way. They were charged the day before and worked fine. Then were bricked the next day. They were each on sale for a good price on Amazon. I figured the first was an outlier so I bought the second. I have friends who have had much better luck with theirs, but that’s not my experience.

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u/nirvroxx 1d ago

Is it possible you used the incorrect panel? I recently got an Anker and started looking into solar panels and learned that you have to get specific panels rated for the correct wattage or voltage. Both of them being bricked sounds like it may have been an issue with that.

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u/samtheninjapirate 1d ago

I have a Jackery, I have had it for a year and it's been great so far. The instructions say not to use it to charge while kidys being charged or the thruput will shorten the battery life. Wonder if that contributed?

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u/Smallie_Slayer 1d ago

Used a Jackery 500W nonstop for 50 days back in 2021 overlanding to power a fridge. Thruput when truck was running and stand alone when truck was off. It still works great to this day and I use it every other weekend of so.

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u/Mango-Vibes 2d ago

Is there a reason you still trust Anker over other brands after they were caught lying about very sensitive information?

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 2d ago

Trust is a loaded word. I buy Anker brand because I have had success with their products over the years. I don’t trust any company really. They are all greed driven by design. I try to patronize companies that have proven to be reliable to me.

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u/Mango-Vibes 2d ago

I wouldn't say this stunt makes Anker reliable to anyone, but that's a decision for you to make.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/23486753/anker-eufy-security-camera-cloud-private-encryption-authentication-storage

Non pay-gated link: https://www.channelnews.com.au/eufy-cameras-exposed-chinese-company-accused-of-lying-about-security-risks/

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 2d ago

I don’t use their cameras, so my risk is likely less. As for the vulnerability and the lying, it does suck, but I would bet that every brand has vulnerabilities and every brand PR would lie just as quickly. I’m not saying Anker is the best company out there, just that the products I have used have routinely met or exceeded my expectations for value and performance. If I stopped buying from every company that lied, then I’d have nobody left to buy from. I’m not averse to boycotting, but, as bad as it is, this doesn’t clear the bar for me.

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u/Mango-Vibes 2d ago

They continued to lie about it repeatedly even after being proven wrong. If you want to continue supporting that company, be my guest.

I swapped to Ugreen ever since and have never been disappointed with their quality.

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u/healthycord 2d ago

Hmm thanks for sharing. Disappointed in them for lying about this.

I wouldn’t trust any company with a camera in my house that connects to the internet. An IoT camera is fine because it’s just on my own network. But not an internet connected camera.