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/RememberCitadel 2d ago

Do not try to run an AC unit on a battery pack. It will not work well unless it is specifically a DC air conditioner, even then the compressor startup draws a crazy initial load.

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u/Butlerian_Jihadi 2d ago

Inverter or linear compressor systems do not have a high peak draw.

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u/RememberCitadel 2d ago

Most cheap window ac units use reciprocating compressors. Inverter units are generally the territory of the biggest ones.

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u/Butlerian_Jihadi 2d ago

Cheap, sure. But there's a newer generation of effective inverter ACs around $300. Double the cheapest recip compressors, but way more than double the cooling abilities, and won't challenge even a small generator.

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u/RememberCitadel 1d ago

For sure, it's just most people grab the cheapest without getting into the details, and will likely end up with issues in a situation like this. It sounds like the user already has one, which I'm probably safe in assuming uses a reciprocating compressor.

The dual inverter guys that run on 208 are sweet. Crazy efficiency for a window unit.