I bought this Jackery 500 and ran in to an issue but Jackery Support resloved it outstanding and even replaced it with a band new unit. Thank you Jackery now I can confidently recommend you to others.

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Thomas J Lyons

Great unit for camping or emergencies

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

This little power unit I use for running my 12v refrigerator that I use for weekend camping. It will run the refrigerator for 3 days before needing recharging. Absolutely worth the money

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Evelyn Colon

Powerful

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

This is a great device, it charges my bike to full power and I still have power left over

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CAC

Charges my MacBook Pro 15”

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Using a high power (100W) 12V DC USB-C plug it charges my bigger MacBook Pro with its high power charger requirement.

That’s what I need it for.

IMO Better to charge it DC than AC for longer Jackery battery life

With the 100 W solar panel, on a sunny day, it can last a long long time for my use.

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Charley B.

THE ANSWER to my remote camping with a CPAP machine.

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2022

Verified Purchase

Wish it had two 110 outlets. The smaller 300 wt version does.
I bought this to unable me to remote camp for long periods of time.

Using a 12 volt adapter I can run my CPAP machine 5 -10 hour nights/out recharging. I can recharge in a day with the 100wt solar panel I also purchased.

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LoriC

The BEST purchase ever.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

Verified Purchase

The Jackery is an amazing tool for all your camping needs. After years of use loud generators, this is SILENT. No more having to shut them off during quite hours to watch a movie, etc. Runs the TV in our RV. The uses are endless.

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Brian Roark

Relatively Light and Compact

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

Verified Purchase

I did a little test with the 24″ fan in the pic. I bought this to power the fan for outdoor use.

The ambient temp that the test was conducted was 75 degrees F and the fan drew 94-95W running full speed. The Jackery 500 Explorer was fully charged to 100%.

After 2 hours the power was at 65%
After 3 hours the power was at 46%
After 4 hours the power was at 28%
After 5 hours the power was at 9%

Stopped test after 5 hours.

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Kaniala M.

Don’t let my review fool you.

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is a great road trip and power station for on site charging of laptops, phones, and all my Bluetooth devices

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Lynn Bennett

JUST IN TIME FOR HURRICANE SEASON!

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021

Verified Purchase

I usually lose my electricity for several days when a tropical storm moves through my area, and I can’t buy a generator at this point, so I was very pleased to find the Jackery portable power stations. The 500 will let me keep a fan running through the night so I can sleep, or let me watch TV for a while,, or power the mini cooler I plan to buy so I can keep at least some of my refrigerator/freezer foods cold. It’s a beautiful product that I hope not to have to use!!! Let me mention the design and quality of the packaging! I have never seen such beautiful packaging, including the outer box it comes in! It makes me think that the company really cares about quality. Next: the solar charging panel!

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Nichole B.

The best purchase I’ve made in a long time

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2021

Verified Purchase

This is super light weight, it charges fast, and last a long time…I don’t know what I would do without it. It only takes about 25% to fully charge my laptop AND watch a two hour movie. Charging my cell phone almost seems to take nothing from it, but obviously it does.

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Budstr8

Great for Hunting and Overlanding!

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021

Verified Purchase

I love my Jackery 500. I bought mine to use when I go hunting and offroading. I use it mainly to plug in an Iceco 12 volt refrigerator, but found it to be an indespensible item. I charge my camera and drone batterries while out and about. For me the charge will last about 2 days away from home, but I have recently purchased the Jackery Solar Saga 100 Watt solar panel to charge it while I’m out hunting. I have never had a problem having enough power for my short trips because I can charge it with the 115 volt power port in my truck and the supplied ac charger. I am planning to do longer trips so decided to get the solar panel since there is the option to charge via solar but I have not used it yet.

I work law enforcement and am often out the southwest desert for way more hours than anticipated, I bought a heating luch box for my truck, but it would blow fuses when plugged in to the factory 12 volt outlet. Since I had the Jackery I thought it I would try it out for this purpose also. It works flawlessly. The heater will heat up to 300 degrees and actually cook food rather than just heat it up. Using the Jackery 500 the charge will drop to about 15% for an hour of cooking. Way better than I expected! I thought that the draw might be too much for the unit, but I was lpeasantly surprised. Really opens up the options for food out in the field. I might need to purchase a new Jackery 1000 in the future to use hunting and overlanding and keep my current Jackery 500 for use in my work truck.

I highly recommend the Jackery line of products they are really well built and the work better than expected. I will be a forever customer.

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Jeffrey gladstone

Power on the go

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2021

Verified Purchase

I have been looking for a convenient way to power my CPap machine on camping trips. Technology finally caught up with the need. The Jackery power station is portable and has lasting power that ran my CPap for two full nights and charged multiple phones and had plenty of power left. Well worth the investment.

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JPTop Contributor: Camping

Bought this in September 2019 (pre MPPT charge controller) and it’s been a reliable power source

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021

Verified Purchase

I’ve had this Jackery 500 for 2 years now and I’m pleased with how reliable this power bank has been. My area always loses power and this has come through several times with the covid WFH situation. It’s been a game changer when camping in 30 degree weather paired with a low wattage personal heater. This power bank has seen many different uses. From powering my home office workstation, camping, emergencies, and cooking with my Asmoke pellet grills, it’s been through a lot.

I’ve attached a picture of this unit powering my pellet grill. 5 stars for providing power to the best smoked pork butt I’ve ever cooked. As seen in the picture, 78% remaining capacity. That was the next day folks. I started the smoking at 1AM and picture was taken around noon cooking through the stall (171 deg). Grill maintained around 225 temp. I don’t have to worry about my power grid going down while smoking meats overnight and cooking past 14 hours. This was the first pork butt I’ve cooked without cheating by wrapping it in butcher paper or foil. It turned out fantastic!

# Pros
– Reliable (when fully charged). Provides power without any hiccups for over a dozen hours
– Light weight compared to lead acid. Capacity is impressive considering it’s size and weight
– 2 years later and still working great
– Solar charging works as advertised (wish mine had MPPT!)
– Used exclusively with my pellet grills (Asmoke AS300 & AS500) and it performs

# Cons
– None.

The advertising and marketing claims are honest and hold true. Most battery manufacturers always overpromise and underdeliver. The only regret I have is that I should have waited for the MPPT version!

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Dennis davis

Have it for an emergency.

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021

Verified Purchase

I charged it up but thankfully didn’t need it yet.

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Hunter

Surprised

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

Using it for truck camping and happy with it thus far.

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L.E.M

Quality product.

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

It ia everything I need

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RBO

Thankfully, haven’t had to use it yet

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

Living on the Gulf Coast, we see our share of storms and power outages. Luckily, we have not had to use it yet, but I am glad to know it is charged and ready-to-go if ever we need it.

Charges rather fast from a wall outlet, but I also have the solar panel to charge it, in case of true grid-down situations.

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Joyce

Great product!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021

Verified Purchase

Portability and easy to use.

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Christa James

Good for cpap and phone charging during power outage

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022

Verified Purchase

First of all.. fedex tracking showed it was delivered, but we did not receive it. Filed complaint with fedex, they created a case and said they would investigate. Called jackery customer service… they said they will work with fedex on the missing package, but in the meantime said they would send a new package. Got it four days later. There are alot of negative reviews, but that’s good customer service.

Was at about 50% charge out of the box. Charged from wall outlet to 100% in about 6 hours, then unplugged it. 12 hours later, it was still at 100%. Ran overnight (8 hrs) with cpap and phone plugged in, had 91% remaining. This is our main purpose for this device… running cpap and phone charging during power outage.

Notes: the cpap is a Resmed AirMini, plugged in via the Resmed AirMini DC converter. There are several youtube videos explaining why to use dc converter, and there are cheaper converters, but I chose the name brand one, got it at cpap.com.

Everything worked as expected, i plan to run with this once a week and recharge, just to keep an eye on it and make sure it holds a charge for emergencies.

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BMAC

Great little power source.

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022

Verified Purchase

Bought this as a companion for my Jackery 1000.

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Paul

Powers a variety of equipment

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

Lost power this morning from a bad thunder storm. Plugged in internet router, cable box and 65″ TV. Powered all 3 for 2 hours ’til the power came back. Power level went from 94% to 71% in that time. I estimate I could run all 3 for 5 1\2 to 6 hours total. If I’d used a smaller tv I expect I’d get over 7 hours. Very very happy with this device. Worked how I wanted when I wanted.

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BechA

jackery is excellent way better than goal zero

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

goal zero version is horrible this one rocks

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Amazon Customer

Awesome.

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2021

Verified Purchase

I used this to power a 40” LED TV at a tailgate. The TV power usage of 55 watts was displayed on the Jackery. After 4 hours we were just above 50% power left.

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zumbeau

Great charger!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022

Verified Purchase

I love it! Perfect to charge my dog e-collar when I boondock with my camper and I can charge my phone as many times as I want to take a gazillion photos! I also charge my garmin explorer+!
I have yet to try it with a tiny hospitality coffee maker that I have ordered.

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Amazon Customer

Awesome product ! Worth every penny !

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2021

Verified Purchase

Keeps my mini fridge going all weekend! Camping in style !

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ConchHouse

Power

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022

Verified Purchase

We use our Jackery for car camping and hurricanes. It is always nice to know you can count on it to charge whatever you need. I was wondering if it would run my milk frother for my coffee (I know…spoiled, but creamer doesn’t work for me) and it works perfectly! Our next purchase will be the solar panel to charge it as a another option.

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Dave Mac

Should have gotten the bigger o e

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

It’s ok go next size up you will be happier

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Vano

Buy the best the first time.

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021

Verified Purchase

I did tons of research for a long time. There are cheaper units. They are more expensive units. The service is unmatched, the quality is absurdly high. You can tell no expense was spared in making this unit.

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LindaA

Love this Jackery portable power station 500

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021

Verified Purchase

I’m happy with this portable power station. Now I could power my laptop computer, a 22-inch tv and my Iphone while working in my conversion van. I don’t have to worry about draining my van’s battery. Great power station.

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James Cooper

Liked mine so much I had to get a second

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021

Verified Purchase

After I got my first one I had to get myself a second Jackery 500. This is a great introduction into the world of solar generators. It is more than enough power than I would ever need for a camping trip. It gives me a great option to keep things running around my house for short power outages. Jackery customer service is great at responding to my questions.

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Patrick D

Great for camping

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022

Verified Purchase

The jackery 500 performed nicely. I used the jackery when I went camping for my cpap machine. I have a Phillips dream station 2, when using it the first night with humidifier turned off only used 30% of the battery life. Used it again one more night and still had 50% life left. Also was able to air my mattress up and de-inflate it as well.

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Amazon Customer

Good

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021

Verified Purchase

Works great

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Nita Streetman

Glad I bought it.

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

It’s perfect in every way except for one thing — I wish it were capable of recharging much faster. Maybe in time Jackery and other power station providers will be able to create one that will recharge very quickly.

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mom of 3 boys

Best investment for camping

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

Holds a great charge for our 5 day camping trip. Also use it at home for when we eat outside and want to keep mosquitoes off us with a fan.

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D Wright

Worth the money

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

No dislikes and I used it for Over landing

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K Lehn

Great for recharging lawn equipment

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2022

Verified Purchase

All of my lawn equipment are electric and I thought this would be a great way to recharge the batteries without having to pay the electric company more of my money. Works great for everything I’ve plugged into it. Only down side isn’t with this product itself, but the 100w charging panel that I can’t get more than 76w of solar charge. So it can take a few good days of sunny days to charge the unit.

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Aubrey Turley

Quick charge, works great

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021

Verified Purchase

We got our 500 primarily for camping trips. We are tent campers and prefer the primitive spots. With our jackery 500 we are able to charge our phones, plug in our coffee pot, and let the kids watch a movie in the tent. The solar charger is easy enough on sunny days in spots without trees. Most recently we were in a very cloudy area on a rainy weekend. The jackery kept power for the 3 days we were camping with the minimal solar power we were able to find during the day.

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Scott C. Masingill

I love this little guy

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021

Verified Purchase

Great for the campsite

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Randy Vena

Love my Jackery!

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022

Verified Purchase

Recommended to buy. Yes, it’s expensive but you are buying a quality, highly rated device. (Watch for it to be on sale/special). This can be charged with the Jackery solar panels.

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Felix

2 years and running

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022

Verified Purchase

I don’t use it often, but it still holds a charge after 2 years.

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Amazon Customer

This is to run my oxygen machine when the power goes down.

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021

Verified Purchase

It’s a good size unit.

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Mila H.

Great

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Great

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davlam

Power to spare!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Spent a week on a lake in Canada with no electricity. The Jackery 500 Power Pack and Jackery SolarSaga 100 W Solar Panel charged two laptops, two kindles, two phones, two Apple Watches, and an iPad all week long and seldom dipped below 50%, even though it was cloudy half the time. Rugged, easy to set up and move with the sun, easy to use, efficient, and reliable. Obviously too big for hiking, but worth every inch of space and ounce of weight if you are staying put, camping by car, living on a boat, etc.

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Kathi

Great Power Station

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Used it all weekend and didn’t have to charge.

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lbwayment

Fantastic Features

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021

Verified Purchase

This unit has worked really well for me to have the power I need on camping trips to charge up phones and to power some lights. I’ve been using some 100w solar panels to keep it charged and the whole system works flawlessly. I especially like the fact that I can use the power station while charging it with the solar panels. I believe some competitors’ products don’t allow simultaneous charging/discharging. The display on this power station gives straightforward status of what’s going on. It seems rugged and durable, but I suppose only time will tell with that. It’s a comfort to know that we have a source of some power in the event that a storm or other event knocks out the electricity to our home. The only time I’ve run into any kind of limitation with this power station was when I tried to plug in a large reciprocating saw to cut some metal posts in a remote location. The amperage draw exceeded what the power station could provide. But I was impressed even in that situation that the power station had the smarts to shut itself off after a couple seconds rather than me breaking something because I hadn’t first confirmed that the tool would draw too many amps. All-in-all I’ve been very pleased with the purchase.

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Master Tech

Little Power House

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022

Verified Purchase

Used it for the first time last weekend and it only used 60% of its power. Ran a Iceco JP42 Pro portable fridge for 4 days and nights. Very happy with unit.

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M. Downes

What a comfort to have this

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2021

Verified Purchase

After fussing with keeping a practically immovable 60lb deep cycle battery charged for use during hurricane season, I finally caved and bought the Jackery. Sometimes it’s worth investing more for peace of mind, and that’s definitely the case here. It’s a relief knowing I have a reliable power source for our storm shelter during a hurricane.

My Jackery arrived on Aug 11. That evening I topped it up from a 41% charge to 100%, then disconnected it, and it’s held a full charge ever since. I love that so much that occasionally I poke the button to turn on the lcd screen just to so I can do a little jig when that 100% lights up. lol

I wanted to wait till I got to actually use it to offer a fuller review, but today I received an unexpected package from Jackery in the mail: a backpack which might be for holding solar panels? I didn’t get any panels and I don’t see the backpack included with the Jackery so I’m not sure why this was sent to me…not that I’m complaining. I only hope they won’t want it back because I’ll never get it folded down and zippered up into a neat little pouch again! 😉

Pros:
It’s compact and easy to lift at only 13 lbs
Doesn’t need to be constantly drip-charged
Much easier and safer for my storm prep powering needs than a deep cycle battery (live and learn)
Holds a charge like a boss
The addition of a powerful built-in led light gives me another lighting option when the power goes out.

Cons: not one, at least not yet. If I run into any I’ll update this review.

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Penny Butterworth

Best Investment for Traveling / Great Customer Support!

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022

Verified Purchase

I purchased my original Jackery Explorer 500 in March of 2021 because we travel quite a bit. I took it out of the box and we hit the road. It worked fabulously for our needs. Our teenager was able to use the laptop and video games while we drove. Also kept lights on and charged fans and coolers for a week at a time on the go. Only after having in nearly a month did we figure out the USB ports were not functioning. Then the teenager tells me that she noticed it straight out of the box but didn’t say anything!!! Grr! Teenagers! I contacted Jackery support by email and through correspondence with them, I was able to send them the info about the issue and even a video so they could see the issue. They had no trouble making good on the warranty! I shipped the one I had back to them expecting them to just switch out the ports, but they just sent me a new one instead. The first thing I did after taking it out of the box was to try all of the ports myself and make sure they were all working! I am in LOVE with my Jackery and will be adding the optional 100W solar saga solar panel to the van this year! This is a great investment and I strongly recommend the product and the company!

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Sparky

Jackery portable power works great!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021

Verified Purchase

Seems to be very easy to use and carry. My only complaint is the shape of the top. Not able to stack items on the top because of the shape.

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Robert C. Nixon

It does what I wanted it to do!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021

Verified Purchase

My cabin is prone to power outages. I bought the battery to power essentials during temporary outages. Recently it powered a lamp and a television for an hour or so. That was all I expected and the battery was up to the task.

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Ryan B.

Very Satisfied – Great for my CPAP

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021

Verified Purchase

I have used this for 3 nights. The 1st night that I tested it, I used the A/C plug on my CPAP with my humidifier and WiFi on. It used about 15% power.
The 2nd and 3rd nights, I used it with the D/C plug, both nights with humidifier and WiFi on. Each night it used 10% power.
I plugged it in to recharge and it is back at 100% waiting for our next camping trip or power outage.
I wish we bought this sooner.

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Mr B.

Amazing little product. Workes perfect for tailgating.

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

I was tired of rebuilding my generator carburetor every year and so I decided to go with this device to power my tailgaiting needs. It has worked perfectly. I highly recommend this company.

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Thomas Hudspeth

Great product.

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021

Verified Purchase

Does as it is advertised. Going to be a good product on emergencies.

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Tom W

Very handy

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022

Verified Purchase

New to the solar generator life, but this was quite handy for charging phones, pads, and running radios. It hardly used any of the stored power. Recharged with the Jackery solar panel ,sold separately, but both are easily stored away and much lighter than using a heavy battery. Could of used a smaller one, but do research. Alot of videos on YouTube for what different brands and sizes can run. Overall very happy with purchase. PS. I looked at IT several times and a 80 dollar discount came up. How cleaver Amazon is LOL.

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Mark in Plano, TX

Very nice quality

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

I took this to use in a camper cabin (no electricity) in Grand Tetons National Park (Flagg Ranch). I used it to power a small lamp, phone charger, and a camera battery charger. I started at 100% power at the start and finished with 84% at the end of 9 nights. Very impressed with efficiency. I am also able to run my laptop, plus an external monitor and phone charger for several hours with very little reduction in % power left. (Note: I liked it so much, I went ahead and bought the 100W solar charger).

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A W Armes

No frills, works like a Jackery is supposed to

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021

Verified Purchase

Minor quibbles aside for lack of non-proprietary charging ports, it works with most portable solar panels and charges fairly quickly with the included power supply. Power outages are more fun when you have one of more of these.

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Derek Zerr

Why did I not buy this sooner!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2021

Verified Purchase

I djed a wedding ceremony last night with two mics, an rcf evox column array speaker, and a laptop all running for 2 hours on this bad boy! I started at 98% and when I was finished I was at 82%. This is coming with me every single event whether I need it or not! Love it!!

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Eduardo Pamintuan

Jackery 500

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022

Verified Purchase

Good Product

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Mark Sorel

Dependable product

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

Used to for the first time while out on a car camping trip.
Kept several string lights, 3 cell phones, a Kindle, as well as a small fan (bug control) running for the weekend.
Welcome to pseudo glamping….

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James Smith

Should have bought one ages ago!

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021

Verified Purchase

I can’t say enough about this Jackery unit! Such a huge change in how we operate in our RV. Boondocking is now a breeze, we can charge our phones, run our laptops, even power my bi-pap during the night. Huge addition to our gear and one that I wish I’d made years ago.

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Diana Sanchez

😀

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2022

Verified Purchase

Great for camping.

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John

Great product backed by a great company!

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

Great product that gets a ton of use. I own the 500, the 160, and both solar panels, (I purchased myself). Had a small issue with the 160 and the company took care of it very promptly and very simple. It is refreshing to see that kind of customer service still exists. Thanks Jackery!

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MasterMason

Superior Product

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

I purchased this mainly for power outages and picnics with my wife. We have a coupe power outages a year and I have a Honda 2200i that works great with a reliance through the wall transfer switch. I hook it up outside and I have six active plugs inside. I have the propane conversion kit on it. The Jackery is a far superior product than the other units I have seen owned by friends. You can just tell. Charging is dead quiet and I can run my 43 inch LCD TV, Tivo, My Lamp, for about 6 hours. If I hook up my router and fish tank, its about 4 hours. This is perfect for power outages as they usually last just a couple of hours, max. I have a heater buddy to heat my house in the winter so I’m good to go. The Bluetti is super loud charging, but has more charing cycles from dead to fully charged. But, with 500 charge cycles on the Jackery before the batteries will only to charge to 80 is not a big deal. At three outages a year, that’s 13 years. By that time, it will be time for a new one or I’ll be dead. LOL. But remember, a charge cycle is from 0 to 100%. So, if you use it to 50%, you can charge it 1000 times before the battery goes to 80%. Thats 26 years. A couple of other I tried were just cheap junk. And dangerous. You many get more features with the others, Like USB c outlets. Just spend 6 dollars and by two of them off amazon and plug them in. Easy. Also, you only get one AC plug with the 500. Big deal, just by a 1800 Watt 6 dollar power strip with 4 or 5 outlets. Get a Jackery. You get what you pay for.

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Dave Z.

Great price, easy to use, not heavy, I’m ready for the next power outage.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

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xiaodong wang

A must for camping; powerful and convenient to use.

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021

Verified Purchase

Powerful and convenient to use.

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Designer MomTop Contributor: Cooking

Works great for us

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021

Verified Purchase

We just ordered a second Jackery for boondocking with our camper. We can run a CPAP all weekend and recharge it with a suitcase solar panel. The only issue was that the fan is a bit loud, but we moved it to the outside galley on our camper and ran a power cord to it. Now we don’t hear it at all and it doesn’t get wet. It takes a good while to charge it up, so having a second 500 will be helpful. It’s heavier than I thought it would be, but not too bad.

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Patricia Pratt

It works perfectly!

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022

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We bought this item after seeing it on YouTube. . Jay Legere has one and camps with it. After having a power outage, I realized that my cpap machine didn’t have a battery back up. I can’t sleep without it. So we bought this, and have ended up using it for my heated blanket for soccer games and other things. We plan on taking it to the beach in a few days! Definitely recommend it!

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Milo

Good product.

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022

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Works great for me – Powered all my gadgets and a plug-in cooler all weekend. Get the solar panels for charging, a must if you’re off the grid.

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Kindle Customer

Awesome!

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022

Verified Purchase

This portable power source was invaluable while camping after campground “quiet time” kicked in. Allowed us to watch TV and picked up the slack when my “special” c-pap battery died mid night. Bought two more upon our return from the trip. Portable & reliable & come in varying strengths. Highly recommend

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Cynthia Williams

Excellent product for camping

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022

Verified Purchase

We use the Jackery for camping trips.

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Raymond G.

Love it..!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022

Verified Purchase

N/A

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Husker Grammy

Great Buy

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

We are very happy with this purchase. We bought this because we were going to be boondocking in our RV and needed to be able to run a cpap machine. This did a great job. We also used it to charge our phones, Apple Watch, etc. Also plugged the tv into it. Solar panel energy recharged it every day.

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Frederick hopper

Perfect Camping Power Supply

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is a perfect power source for camping, so long as your power needs are modest. Pair it with good solar panels and you are covered perfectly! I use mine to charge cell phones, power up my 12v electric blanket during winter camping, even ran my Ham Radio Equipment.

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stewart van over

They hide bad reviews

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

Worst piece of junk I have bought from Amazon… They have no customer service you send in and they send a nice little form back we will be in touch with in 48 hours for me three weeks ago three messages no response… take my advice don’t waste your money… I used this one few times and dead, total usage time maybe 90 minutes together… If you look on YouTube common problem and common way of handling just ignore… Bad product bad company
Stewart Van Over

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Shirley N.

Works for light need use, overnight then recharge.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022

Verified Purchase

Runs my fans overnight. Recharge daily. Easy to recharge off auto battery or solar panels.

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Sharingmyexperiences

Found the solution

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2022

Verified Purchase

I have been looking for portable power to replace my small gas generator. I needed something to power my cpap while camping and also to charge all the stuff we carry with us now. This has been perfect. No noise, easy to charge, no gas or fumes.
It has also been great for tailgating. 5 of my friends have no purchased one specific for tailgating in the fall

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Traci

Power on the go

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022

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We got this for power in our converted van instead of wiring a battery system. Works great. Got a folding solar array to charge it during the day. Super compact. Love it. Even used it with our margarita machine when camping with friends. Pulled it out and made margs on a picnic table.

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Anh Tuan Nguyen

Great paired with my fridge

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022

Verified Purchase

Recently picked it up to run with a new fridge I got for the truck. My only regret is not getting a bigger size. Still ran my fridge the whole day on the beach with some to spare though.

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Cole

Straight Forward

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022

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This is a pretty user friendly product, it performs well and seems durable. The product spent a full week bouncing around the truck on an off-road trip and its still good to go.

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F. Nelson

Bring on the Power Outage

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2022

Verified Purchase

Ordered this solar generator for those times that the electricity fails and for some overlanding adventurers. The generator arrived quickly, was packed well, and is working great.

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Hugo

Power, Reliability, Portability

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022

Verified Purchase

Initially purchased this for my wife as a back up in case of a power outage while she was teaching from home during remote learning. It performed amazingly well powering her MacBook Air, external display, and video conferencing platform for the morning on the one occasion we lost power.

Since then it has served us perfectly during outages keeping all of our devices charged and ready.

I am just now coming back to write this review because of a recent outage that had me pulling this out of storage in our closet. I was worried it would not be charged after the long lay off and was frustrated with myself for not checking it more regularly only to find it was in perfect shape — fully charged.

Just buy it. It’s exactly what you need.

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M. Janes

Loving it

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022

Verified Purchase

I travel a ton and have a fridge in my truck for food and drinks – this thing is exactly what needed! Since drive long distances it’s always charged up for the most part, have had the computer and fridge plugged in while charging the phone, zero issues.

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DianaDee

Our 3rd Jackery – these worked Great thru 4 days of no power after storm

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022

Verified Purchase

Fast delivery by company. This is 3rd Jackery we bought, like these so much. Holds charge a long time even in storage; we check quick Display info on first o each month…. The size 300 has two outlets for electric plugs so we could put a 7w nightlight in one. It also has cover to insert into cigarette lighter plug when not in use. VERY annoying: For some odd reason, the bigger 500 does NOT have these. But a small surge protector gives more outlets. REMEMBER: Charge thru wall socket (or in vehicle) — not a power strip.

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Gary Glenn

Long power life

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

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The 500 jackery keeps my camping fridge/freezer powered over 40 hrs with a full load of food without a charge.

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Billy J

The customer service and it runs my res med cpap

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022

Verified Purchase

I bought this to run my cpap when the power goes out and when looking for gold in the Arizona desert. I used it to run my cpap the 1st 2 nights I had it and still had 70% power.
most of all customer service has been great. The flash light would not work. Staff, (Hannah) helped me out and i had a replacement with in a day.
was surprised see the replacement unit this AM while checking for another Amazon package. Thank you Jackery and Amazon

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Lenard Williams

Great product

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022

Verified Purchase

Impressed with the charge power. Runs my fridge all night and with about 45% battery left in the morning.

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Joseph Perez

Absolutely recommend it

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

Verified Purchase

Bought this power bank as to have some energy while camping. I was surprised to the convenience of plugging in the solar panel and recharge it. I plugged in my coffee machine rated at 480 watts. To my surprise the PB rated the withdraw to 383. So had my coffee every morning. Had my lights recharge, phone, lamps, very impressed with this unit.

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Jodan58

it serves the purpose out door

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022

Verified Purchase

handy and light. wish theres a cover for all ports of the unit to avoid damage when not in use.

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Jackery 500 Portable Power Station

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022

Verified Purchase

This doesn’t take long to charge, and after a month it still holds 100% charge. If I run my CPAP machine through the DC plug, I can get 5-6 days use before I need to recharge the Jackery battery. I bought this in case the power goes out, and I’m glad I did.

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Roger McCullough

Great source of portable power

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2022

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Highly recommend this product. Expensive but worth the money.

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Shopper2013

I stress a little less now that we have this!

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022

Verified Purchase

We keep losing power and working from home and having two guinea pigs was stressing me out not having a way to do basic things.
I did my research and made sure I purchased one with enough power to do the things I anticipated needing to do in a power outage: run the internet, charge our laptops/phones, lighting, and use a heating blanket or fan depending on the weather conditions. I also wanted to be able to recharge it in the event of long outages. We elected not to get the solar panels since we live in the woods and it comes with a way to charge it with our cars so that is added security.
Since making this purchase we have lost power a couple times. Each time was for about an hour during working hours and we ran our internet flawlessly! The power came back up before needing to charge the laptops but having used barely any of its juice I have no doubt we would have been fine for several more hours even with using it for other things.
It is nice to know that we have the ability to keep going with our day to day things until power comes back on!

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Beth Owen

Works well for me

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022

Verified Purchase

I just tested my new Jackery Power Station, and it seems to be easy to use and kept the LED light strips I was using powered for 10+ hours.

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Amazon Customer

What a Homerun !

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022

Verified Purchase

I bought this power station to run my CPAP. What a winner ! The first night I ran it on straight AC power (just plugged the CPAP into it. (no humidifer or heating). It used 30%, so enough for approx. 3 nights. The second night I used a converter plugged into the cigarette lighter port. It only used 20%, so enough power for 4 or 5 nights. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. The CPAP was a Resmed brand

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Stuffmpc

Great quality product

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is high quality built and great performance. I found their customer service to be great as well, responding in a quick time, with positive results. The unit is lite-weight, sturdy and does everything it is supposed to do. Very easy to setup and use. I highly recommend it…Lastly, so great to know a company stands behind their products 100% ! Refreshing ! (-;

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taylor e.

Best Price, Great Product

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022

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I am happy that deliveries are fast and product always best quality.

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Blue Joy

So far I am impressed with this generator

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2022

Verified Purchase

I was impressed when I received it and started opening the package. It was inside three boxes and had foam rubber on the sides. They instruct you to look over it really well and make sure there’s no cracks or anything that happened during shipping. They also say to fully charge it before using it. So you start getting some experience right away. After charging, I charged my cell phone and it worked great. The generator is well constructed and so is the manual. So far I am pleased!

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Chris Thomas

Portable size charger – perfect for brief power outtage

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

Bought it after a 5-hr outtage. And yes, I bought it too late but I’m ready for next time.

On the Upside – charges very quickly via AC wall adapter. And was still at 43 percent after 13 hours continued use. It kept a constant charge on my Iphone, a Table-top Lamp and I utilized the built-in flashlight. Downside… other products available more powerful wattage for the same price. For the Same price I saw (too late] a 1600W power sta. charger – – this one has lithium powered cell and I’d rather have this vs gas-powered fuel – – making it easier to Operate more safely to carry from Rm to Rm inside.

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Mark LeFevre

Great product.

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022

Verified Purchase

Great product. Well designed. Easy to use.

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John Morris

Great

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022

Verified Purchase

Can’t wait to use it

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Marie B.

Works perfect to run to Bipap machines while we are camping

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022

Verified Purchase

You can run two BiPAP machines for three or four days without recharging when you’re camping

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Isabel Delgado

It keeps its charge even months without use. The battery did not drain.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022

Verified Purchase

Last winter I list power for several days and again later. This caused me to suffer excruciating pain from my arthritis. Now I can plug in my heating pad or electric blanket and survive. Thank you.

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Michael Damours

Reliable and very easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

Very reliable and easy to use. Portability and storage with ease.

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Kenneth Qualls

Compact yet versatile!

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022

Verified Purchase

Excellent for emergency power use, whether for hurricanes or political actions!

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Brian

Something every camper needs!

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022

Verified Purchase

I have been using the Jackery 500 for about a year and a half. This unit is very dependable. I have tried other cheaper iterations from other brands and had them fail. The Jackery 500 seems to be the bang for the buck, without getting extremely expensive. I find I am able to utilize close to the advertised 500Wh consistently. It will run my 12 volt refrigerator well over 24 hours. If you do a lot of dry camping/boondocking you definitely should have one of these!

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Chris Redd

Awesome all around!

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022

Verified Purchase

My wife purchased us a Power Station Explorer 500 to use for our hunting cabin about a month-and-a-half ago. For our cabin—it worked GREAT! We could charge all of the kids devices and even used the flashlight feature to shine out in the woods overnight. We were very impressed at how well it worked.

Then…we took it on a road trip from Ohio to Florida. What a blessing! We used it in a hotel room with limited outlets, we used it at the beach, and then we used it to top off the kids’ tablets on the 16-hour drive home. Thank you for making a quality device!

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Laura D.

So far so good!

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022

Verified Purchase

I’ve been on the road for almost 2 weeks now and have kept everything charged up when needed. Haven’t used my solar panels yet but charged off my car battery just fine as I moved to a different camping area. The real test for me will be charging off the solar panels.

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Traveler

Dependable and practical.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022

Verified Purchase

Dependable and practical. Excellent value. Well made.

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Lee Ann Flint

Backup power for emergencies

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is my backup power source for when there’s a loss of grid power. Also got the solar panel in case of longer outages. I intend to use it to power a ceramic heater and a single burner for cooking. Mighty expensive, but my dear daughter says it is reliable.

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charliev

Excellent battery pack with superb customer service.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

Verified Purchase

Ordered item which arrived post haste. Product arrived with 50% charge. Took about three hours to charge to 100%. Tested on device, AC Power, requiring 110 volt electrical appliance, 330 watts, 3.3 amps. The Jockery performed to specs. This device requires a lot of power. Searched high and low for suitable product able to convert DC to AC at these extreme watts and amps. Highly recommend this product

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Ally

Great! However, Box Gifts Away Gift

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is a perfect size! A lot smaller than I thought and charges great. Only issue is the box says in big letters “JACKERY” all over the box so if you are gifting this to someone, do NOT have it delivered to the same place they will be at or make sure you are home when it gets delivered. I got lucky and was able to grab it in time but someone might not be. Especially if this is a Christmas or birthday gift and needing to be wrapped.

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Ovia

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

Verified Purchase

I charge it full to road trip but I didn’t use it. Even in the low temperature, it didn’t lose electricity.

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Carol F.

Must Have for Off Grid Living

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

Verified Purchase

This is a life saver when the electricity goes out, charges iPhones and Cpap machines for around 12 hours, depends on usage. Great item, will purchase another!

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This is a compact and versatile battery charger.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022

Verified Purchase

This compact and versatile battery charger will power your small to medium sized appliances and charge up to three phone-sized devices. When we had a recent power outage, this battery charger kept our living room lights on overnight while keeping our phones freshly charged. We take this battery charger camping where we power our computers, lights and phones. The solid handle makes it easy to transport and the flashlight on the left side of the battery makes it easy to use if hiking in the dark. It costs a bit more than most batteries of its kind, but the design quality and versatility of function makes this battery an excellent purchase.

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A. J. Soto

Small but powerful

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

Verified Purchase

I bought a gasoline powered generator last year that was supposed to be helpful during power outages as I work from home but I never realized how difficult those are and it never really worked (and was really loud). Then this winter I tried to find a simpler solution just for the computers and modem. This seems to be it. So far I only tested it in safe conditions (ie no power outage) but it kept the modem and desktop running for a few hours and didn’t go below 60% charge. It charges off a wall connection readily and is super easy to use

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Elaine Farrell

Excellent Power Source for home or travel

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022

Verified Purchase

It easily charged up when I plugged it in & the best part is the Peace of Mind to know it’s THERE when I need it. I also bought the solar panels so if there’s an extended blackout, it can recharge.

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PNWTrails

I love the power pf this battery

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021

Verified Purchase

Can charge from the wall or from solar. This is a awesome product, quality made and ships from Cali.

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Richard Stiffler

An ace if the electricity quits.

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Would like more AC outlets.

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Ronald Schmucker

nice product

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

useful to run 12V refrigerators

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Stiven91

No problem

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

Great

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S.M.

Great product for wherever you are.

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022

Verified Purchase

The Jackery 500 power station does exactly what the Jackery website claims that the product does. Exactly. No over advertising. None needed. A great product for wherever you are – power outages at home, camping, the beach, etc. The fact that you can safely use the product indoors, in a tent, and in a car is not just a plus – it makes the unit delightfully more useful. My only complaint is the somewhat steep price, but i’d buy it again without hesitation.

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mikec

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022

Verified Purchase

I can’t think of anything I don’t like about this item. We are on an extended camping trip and I just love this product, it’s absolutely fantastic

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J Explorer

A must in today electronics dependent lifestyle and so many disrupting domestic and global events!

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021

Verified Purchase

If you think you cannot live without you phone, tablet or laptop and you live in an area where power can go out an one point or another, which applies to almost everyone, you need this!!! Most of us no longer have a house phone or even cable, so if power goes out our cell is the only connection to the outside. With this you can charge your phone multiple times, a tablet, a laptop, even connect a radio or TV with digital antena and remain connected!!!! Homeland security should be promoting everyone to have this or similar to have more resilience to disasters!!

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Julian M.

Fantastic Power

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022

Verified Purchase

Thanks to Jackery we can make beats anywhere, anytime now. Gas.

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Nichelle

Great

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

They cut my power for a week and the jackery made is easy. Lot of power. What really really wows me is this ran my freezer and refrigerator

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Amazon Customer

Charges a C-Pap

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

Provides lots of comfort knowing my husband can use his C-pap if the power goes out.

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Kristi Olson

Worthy of the cost

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

I have a remote cabin with out power and bought this as a splurge to supplement my small solar system. I have enjoyed its portability and I am always impressed on how long it lasts. I have yet to need to hook up the panels as I have never got it down far enough on a weekend that I need to recharge it. My only wish is that it had two outlets instead of just one

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Amazon Customer

Finally a battery and solar combo that keeps me working when remote

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022

Verified Purchase

The Explorer 500 keeps my laptop and phone charged all day long and recharges fast enough to keep me at 80% charge all day long. Perfect for working remotely where my hotspot connects my laptop to the cloud.

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Amazon Customer

FIRST POWER OUTAGE WITH OUR JACKERY 500

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021

Verified Purchase

I do not usually write reviews for products I purchase. This Jackery 500 was purchased about 16 months ago, charged & put on a shelf. Our power went out around 1:30 p.m. leaving us with our mobile phones and flashlights. A tree fell on the power, cable TV & phone lines that service our community. It got dark about 4:30 & our phone batteries were nearly depleted. I pulled the Jackery out expecting to find the battery at 0% charge but it indicated 100%. We had several items to charge so a extension cord put in use to attach the chargers. We were able to charge all of our items and had 85% power left when the power came on at 10:30 p.m. that night. I figure we could keep our mobile phones and flashlights & other doohickeys charged for 3 days with this unit. I ordered another Jackery 500 the day after this power outage. These units are pricy but the Jackery 500 made a unpleasant situation bearable. I also rate the quality of this product very high. We do have backup heat and a small gas powered electric generator for power outages lasting over a day but the generator is inconvenient to put on line.

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Vince

Cpap users:

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

Cpap users: I bought this to use on camping trips to power my cpap machine. I love the outdoors however, wearing a cpap has limited me from hiking to places to camp where there is no power until now! This unit is a bit heavy to take on camping/backpacking trips but you got to do what you go to do. My cpap is dc, so I bought a dc plug for it. I used it 5 nights with the heater/water tray set to 1 and also charged my phone each night. Each night I ran it on average for 9 hours. Summary of power usage each day for the pack. Day 1: 100%-88%, day 2: 88%-66%, day 3: 66%-48%, day 4: 48%-32%, day 5: 32%-17%. I did not have to recharge the unit at all during the 5 days. I also ran a usb light for about 20 minutes each night.

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Amazon Customer

I can sleep without dying during power outages!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021

Verified Purchase

I grew up in a land-locked state but moved to the Gulf Coast almost two years ago. I thought I had everything I needed in case I lost power for a few days – battery-powered fans and lanterns, plenty of batteries, bottled water, two power banks that could handle my phone and tablet, nonperishable food that doesn’t need to be cooked…and then when I actually lost power overnight a few months ago, I discovered my sleep apnea has gotten SO BAD that I almost die the minute I fall asleep without my CPAP on. Seriously, any time I dozed off, I almost instantly woke up coughing and gasping for breath. I had wanted to wait a while before shelling out $500 for this thing, but I need to be able to sleep without dying the next time we lose power.

Anyway, I plugged this thing into the wall to charge it, then plugged in my CPAP that night and tested it out. The first night, I turned off the heat and humidity so it would use less power. If I remember correctly, I slept about 6 hours that night and the Jackery still had almost 75% of its power left. I charged it again and used my CPAP on its normal settings the next night. I slept about 8 hours and the Jackery had about 25% of it power left. I figure if I turn off the heat and humidity and set an alarm for 5 or 6 hours, I should be able to get about 4 or 5 nights of sleep if we ever have an extended power outage. Eventually, I want to buy the solar panels that go with this thing so I can at least partially recharge it, but I need to wait a bit before I spend that kind of money – and hurricane season is now over for the next 5 1/2 months.

Long story short – if you use a CPAP, you NEED this Jackery in case you ever lose power! You might be able to get 1-2 nights of sleep on one of the cheaper/lower-powered models, but if you can afford it, buy yourself peace of mind with this one.

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Harry

Very good

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

Everything is really Ignant

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joseph

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

This thing is fantastic for camping, we use it all the time. Life saver. Light easy to carry we can charge anything we need and power our heated blanket. 100% going to purchase more products from Jackery

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Urface14

Durability and easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

I am a on the go plumber and when electrician shut power off and I need power tools charged. This product it perfect. I can charge multiple batteries. The only issue is that I didn’t get the next one up.

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CJG

Great emergency power

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022

Verified Purchase

Bought it, of course, for emergency power during blackouts. Plenty of power for many uses.

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libby

Love jackerys

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021

Verified Purchase

Best purchase we made for our roadtrip and camping adventures! Just what we needed!

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Amazon Customer

I like it.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021

Verified Purchase

It charged pretty quick. Its not heavy at all. I got it for an $82 discount. Its a jackery come on! I’m sure I’ll be happy with it. By the way did you know that Jesus Saves!

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Ashley

Worth every penny!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022

Verified Purchase

This whole unit speaks for itself!

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Mel Monkelis

Can’t Go Wrong with a Jackery

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022

Verified Purchase

This Jackery 500 ran our BougeRV refrigerator for 2.5 days with no charging during that time. We’re Van Campers, and don’t use a lot of power, so this Jackery 500 is perfect for us. Plus, my normal 2 year warranty got extended to 3 years by simply registering the purchase with Jackery. Reliable, comppact (fits between our seats), and light. I highly recommend.

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nohelia

Easy to use and charges well

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2021

Verified Purchase

I liked that it’s portable and that it will charge pretty quick I’ve been using it at home for over 2 weeks on charging my phone and other things and it’s still at 80% charge.I definitely recommend it .

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Quantumrider

Solid company

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2021

Verified Purchase

Performs as specified

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James D.

It’s a great unit

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2021

Verified Purchase

Freedom from the grid

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Paulw

Excellent product

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2021

Verified Purchase

I used it camping. I use a cpap machine. when I do not have shore power I use the jackery 500. I can get 3 full nights of use out of a single charge. I just bought the 100 watt solar charger so I’ll see how that works next. I am very pleased with the product so far. Also I put it away fully charged and three months later it was still at 100 percent.

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Farmer John

This is the real product. Game changer

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022

Verified Purchase

I pushed this product hard. It has back-up cant overload technology built it.
Jackery customer service is exceptional. Better than their product.
So helpful that I bought 100w solar panel, just to have more back-up for my back-up.
Over 3200 positive reviews should tell you something good.

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Easy Trailer

Rock solid!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022

Verified Purchase

I bought this after experiencing a few discount versions that friends have.

Don’t worry about the single duplex outlet. One of the discount versions had 2 and the other 3 plugs, but both owners only used one because the typical use case is a multi-plug extension cord anyway to get the outlets up where chargers and other items can use them. I suggest you spend an extra $15 and get a couple of adapters for the small DC outlets and a high quality 12V adapter for USB-C rather than using a wall wart adapter. The dc-dc conversion is more efficient than any built in inverter (85%).

I also bought the Jackery 100W panel. My experience is that on a late winter day with high stratus clouds it puts out about 76W continuous. It still charged faster than the spec.

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Jim Broughton

Worked when i needed it

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022

Verified Purchase

Love it. power went out at our house from tornado, and we used it for power until electric came back on. We haven’t used for camping yet,but will soon.

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Chris

Incredible power station

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

Verified Purchase

The battery life is unbelievable! I tested it out to see what I could get out of it and what to expect for camping trips that would last several days and here are the results: running a 2.5 hr movie (007 quantum of solace) off of my projector which was plugged into the station, recharging the laptop from 20% to 100%, 7 full nights of phone charging (2 phones), charging my garmin fenix once and charging my AirPods twice I still had over 30% battery life. This thing is incredible and does not disappoint. It doesn’t have the sleek look of the goal zero power stations but for the price and the quality this is well worth every penny.

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George Garest

Great battery pack!

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

Verified Purchase

Easy charging either on the house outlet or on a running car cigarette lighter outlet.

Awesome portable power for camping and picnics.

Sorry to say, but I need more power for winter travels as I use my Sienna hybrid as portable hotel, so I’m replacing the 500w for the 1000w with solar panels included.

Thank you Jackery, so much, for allowing me to return this so I’m able to purchase my dream battery pack. 🙏🏼

God bless and stay safe y’all.

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Renee

Instant power

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

A perfect unit for home temporary electricity outage. Powers a internet modem, WiFi, and television…keeps you in touch for a few hours until your electricity is restored or another generator is available. We needed it it several days ago…and we LOVED it.

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jessica neeley

This thing is a beast

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

This thing is incredible. It kept my phone and 10 of my friend phones and a laptop charged all weekend at a festival. It blew up all of our air mattresses with ease. And it charged quickly. I had considered buying the solar panels but I honestly don’t think I need them with the ease that this thing charges and how long it lasts. It is expensive but worth the money!

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John Caley

Awesome just buy it

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2022

Verified Purchase

I don’t have one thing bad to say about this battery…. LOVE IT!!!!

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Galactic Warlock

Rugged with an excellent warranty.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2021

Verified Purchase

I love my Jackery, it is the thing that keeps me on the grid on the road and even off the grid. Iy is rugged, minimalist, can’t wish for more except for the step up.

The warranty is pretty much here is another Jackery just send the old one back.

This device has helped me work out of my vehicle, charging my office and my iceco go20 12v fridge on a combination of solar panels and by driving.

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Brian P

Better than expected

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

Used this for a college football tailgate. Kept a 50” TV powered for 4 1/2 hours with 28% remaining. Also charged a couple of phones on it during the day. Would highly recommend.

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Gordgonefishing

A practical and usable home preparedness item

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

Let me count the ways I love my Jackery solar power station. It charges via solar, car or 120 Volt. We use it for recharging phones, TV, laptop and other items when camping of off grid. It is the perfect home emergency preparedness must have item. Highly recommend!

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Sandy

Works well and is easy to use.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

Got this for my campsite and it works well. Kept all my stuff charged and still have plenty of charge left.

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David burgio

as promised

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2021

Verified Purchase

have used Goal Zero for years so decided to try this product, Worked right out of the box and allowed it to charge to 100%. hooked it up to my CPAP with the cigarette lighter charger. Had 70% power left the next morning which was much better than I ever got with Goal Zero. Fan never went on and was totally quiet. much lighter than the regular Goal Zero units.

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MRB

Great for power outages

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2021

Verified Purchase

This is my second Jackery to add to my power outage backups for the rooms in the house

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Will

Awesome Power Supply

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021

Verified Purchase

I use this to supply power to my astrophotography rig when I’m out in the middle of nowhere under very dark skies. It powers my rig for at least 8 hours, even with a dew heater on the telescope and the camera cooled to -15C (which by itself uses close to 3A at 12VDC). And it holds a charge for a very long time.
Highly recommend.

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Paul K. Brown

Beats a Generator!

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021

Verified Purchase

We rarely have power out in Seattle but with increasing winds and all the trees we have, it’s more likely to happen. I bought this 500w Jackery as a backup to run the fan on my fireplace insert in case we lose power in winter for several days. The Jackery easily powers the fan while we burn wood in the fire box. It also can power out WIFI and several other low watt devices including LED lights. If you don’t need every creature comfort to get thru a power outage, the Jackery power sources are great. Could also be a great addition on a camping trip. Can be recharged in car on a long trip.

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Tford

charges very quick

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021

Verified Purchase

love everything

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Taylor H.

Lots of option for portable power … very please with my purchase

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

Would recommend. Charges my laptop and other devices needed for set. Small fan sound but I’ll take it for the power

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WLC

Exceptional product

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2021

Verified Purchase

Exceptional product. Works well during home electrical outages and while camping to power a CPAP machine.

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Brian

Great purchase

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2021

Verified Purchase

So, I purchased this to power my portable fridge.
I cooled the fridge to 34, packed it full, tossed it in the back of the jeep and plugged it in to the jackery. Came out the next morning to the fridge at 34 and the jackery at 100% how does that happen?
Well i also purchased the solar panel and from the time i wiped the sleep out of my eyes and made to check everything out it had it charged back up, i fact the whole weekend it never dropped below 75% battery charge. Well worth the money.

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Don

It’s a great tool

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021

Verified Purchase

It works great

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Rod

Insure long rides without the headache.

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2021

Verified Purchase

Had this for almost a year now and have taking it on road trips and it is the best. Having three kids that need to plug in in the car is not a problem. All I need is power strip plug in and the back seat is priceless.

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Mary Schmitz

Works well

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2021

Verified Purchase

Works well

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Xiaochun Xu

Great little one to charge your gadgets

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021

Verified Purchase

Using a solar panel to charge it and this little one will store energy to charge your gadgets at the same time, while it is charging bt solar panel.

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Ahmed Raza

Should buy.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021

Verified Purchase

Portable and easy to carry. Works great and charges fast

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David Turetsky

Great Customer Service

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021

Verified Purchase

My Explorer 500 suddenly stopped working after 2 years. I called customer service, left a message and received a call back in 2 hours. After providing the representative with some information, she advised the unit may be defective and they are sending out a new unit ASAP at no charge. Very customer focused. I’d buy their products again without hesitation.

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Wendy Kuhlmann

Jackery for the win!

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021

Verified Purchase

Power was out for maintenance in the neighborhood for 4 hours but I was still able to get dinner going to be ready in time!! Jackery for the win! Our slow cooker making a whole chicken on this really windy cold day! It did great until the power was back! Thanks jackery for saving dinner! Now we just need to get the solar panels! ❤️

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Rodger H Easley

Worth the price.

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

I have no electricity at my hunting camp. I used this for CPAP and phone charging. I went 4 days before having to recharge using my generator. Took 2 1/2 hours to get it back into the 90% area. Solar Panel wasn’t as effective because of the temperature

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Kelly Rogers

Exactly what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2021

Verified Purchase

Perfect for emergencies

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Joe D.

Nice compact generator

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

True test will come next week , I will be camping running a 60 watt fan ,probably more like 34 watts on middle speed ,plus charging 2 smart phones , and solar charging during the day.

I’ve done a test run and everything works like a charm with a 20 watt fan and a short daytime solar panel charge back to 100%.

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Gus

Jackery Power Station

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

This is exactly what I needed. Tested it out with a CPAP machine for 8 hours; power down to 78 % and this was using the AC cord plug into the Jackery station.

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Wendy marshall

Great for stealth car camping.

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021

Verified Purchase

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This product has been a game changer. I recommend getting the solar panel too for summer. But in the winter charge from car or carry inside to a power supply. It’s not easy transport Device but if you are a survivor like me you will make it work for your needs.

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Jibbs

Great product, great service

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022

Verified Purchase

Team Jackery helped me with a delivery issue no questions asked. The device itself is portable, pretty lightweight, and it powered a 15inch speaker and computer system for around 6 hours at max volume. If you are powering lights, charging phones, fans etc. I would assume you could get a lot of hours out of this thing.

The technology is good and you can even do pass through charging. I would recommend this unit

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Kindle Customer

Works great!

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021

Verified Purchase

Use for camping. Charges phone, runs lights, charges up rechargable tools. Lasts a few days without recharging unit.
With solar panel add on does even more. Like that it works AC, DC, and usb too!

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Liam Scanlan

Indispensable. Really solves my on-the-road lifestyle.

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021

Verified Purchase

Laptop use alone, goes for about 12-14 hours from a full charge to empty. Cellphone alone, about a week or ten days.
Recharging the unit itself, it takes about one hour for every 12%, so about 8 hours to charge it from 0% to 100%. That’s an important number for people who are on the move from campground to campground. You can charge it in the car, but that’s a lot of driving. I look for campgrounds where I can charge it, for example, in a communal bathroom overnight. Make sure you have a lock and chain to secure it, coz it’s a tempting target. Paying extra at a campground for power at your site can get expensive, so I’ve found the routine of charge it overnight at a bathroom to work well.
I’ve used it every day for about six months and quite honestly I don’t know how I could have traveled without it.
It’s also handy for helping out fellow campers you meet. You can let them charge their phone while you site around the campfire. Cellphones only use a few watts, and if you recharge it to full overnight, you won’t be stuck.
Don’t forget to get yourself that lock and chain. Sooner or later, you’ll find you need to leave it unattended, and someone will find it to be temptation beyond endurance.
I recommend this product.

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susanjbco

I love having portable power!

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021

Verified Purchase

I love my new Jackery power station! I will never fear the electricity shutting off again. Although I only have 500 watts of power, I have added low wattage devices to my “survival kit” that can keep me warm, give me light, power electronic devices and warm up food in an emergency, when camping, or tailgating! I particularly like the display screen that makes it easy to see how much power you have and/or are using. I added solar panels for a complete system.

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John Sandman

Using for CPAP and highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021

Verified Purchase

Using for my Resmed Airsense 10. Humidifer off and it uses roughly 14 % pts of juice. I have auto set between 5 and 15 cmH2O ramp up set for 30 minutes. I am running on DC. So for camping I can get about 7 nights. I found the threads for using these batteries for use with CPAP highly confusing and highly conflicting so was unsure what I should get. I hope this helps others searching for portable CPAP solutions.

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Amazon Customer

So easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021

Verified Purchase

I built a cargo trailer camper, it fit right in the cabinet. Lights, water pump all work great . This will be the first 5 day trip and it looks like everything is working just fine

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Ana Dominguez

Good but beware Non Refundable

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021

Verified Purchase

It is nice and hefty, fulfills its purpose but it is a pricey commitment and Amazon does
not accept returns on hazardous materials so heads up on that.

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R. Godown

Not quite the power I would have desired

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2022

Verified Purchase

This unit is very compact and portable, easy to use and multiple ways to charge. I use a CPAP and with both tube heater and humidity turned on, it will easily work for a full 8 hour sleep, but would have desired to get a couple of nights before recharging. But when it is not sunny out to charge with the solar panels, I can plug it into my car 12V socket and charge the unit. Would have given it 5 stars if I could get 2 nights on my CPAP

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augie

Very Nice Power Station

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022

Verified Purchase

Ran my office consistently on one full charge for exactly 4 hrs not bad at all. I was drawing between 120-140 watts during full use. I had a laptop, Monitors x3, 450 watt/850 kv APC UPS and a desk jet printer. Not sure why they didn’t provide a cover for the cigarette lighter plug but would of been nice to have one. I’ll see if I can come up with something as I don’t like it open.

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Judy Ahmann

I wanted this generator to be able to power my CPAP through the night….

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022

Verified Purchase

it charged quickly, but I still have to test it to see if it will run 8 hours with my CPAP plugged in. That is my main priority.

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Bodysurfer 1

I accidentally didn’t buy the solar panels

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022

Verified Purchase

I still have the generator but have never needed to use it. I didn’t buy the solar panels before, in 2020, but I would like to buy them now. I can not figure out how to do it

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skippyfixit

Ran bipap all night

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

Used it to run my bipap machine, with the heater off, it used only 30% of the stored power..solar panels have to have direct sun light to charge properly…

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William E Allen

Fantastic piece of kit

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022

Verified Purchase

I’m into being outdoors, a geek and live in Florida. The Jackery is made for me.

I had built a similar device a few years back into an ammo can. It worked (though it had only 2/3 of the Jackery’s battery), was very heavy (SLA batteries) and also looked like a bomb if you opened the case. Not ideal.

The Jackery is sleek, dead simple to use and understates it’s battery life. It also boosts power to the ports (DC at least). It’ll stay at voltage… Never drooping.

I am an avid camper… This will be fun. Being a Floridian I’m a wimp to the cold. Looking forward to using a heater blanket for winter camping. During the warmer months, fans!

We lost power at my house for 17 days during Irma. I absolutely hate running and maintaining gas generators. Though I won’t be able to use an AC on this (you really shouldn’t on ANY of these battery units below the KW range), it will make weathering the aftermath of a storm easier. I can charge my power tools, keep the electric cooler going, charge phones, charge laptops and run fans.

I have a DC refrigerator/freezer (32QT). This has powered it overnight holding the temp at -5F and still had plenty of juice. Best guess is that it would run for about 17 Hours as a fridge (35-36F) on ECO mode with no power input to the Jackery.

As far as power input goes: I’ve charged it from the wall completely a few times, charged it from the car (only a little to make sure it works) and hooked it up to an existing solar panel I had (bought an adapter for MC4). You have options and they work.

I do have one complaint. What is up with the completely non-standard to anything 6.5 x 1.4mm DC ports? I’m guessing it was because Goal Zero was using that at the time. Ridiculously difficult to find and get an adapter to the standard 5.5 x 2.1mm plug. I ended up having to get them shipped (probably on an actual ship as it took weeks) from China. The same company sells them on Amazon with the same slow shipping. Now that I have the adapters though, I love those ports. I have a huge amount of 12v stuff (fans, lights, water pumps, etc) I’ve been adding 5.5 x 2.1mm connectors to over the years. I can run all that stuff in tandem with the DC cooler. Link to adapter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BL9SK5M?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

In conclusion: For me it’s near perfect. Simple enough for my kiddo to use it and he can also lug it around. Plenty of power for my needs. Quality build.

I also recommend checking out the Jackery bag if you’re in FL or any warm climate. It’s insulated and seems to work well – also holds all the cables and adapters I have.

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Amazon Customer

Credit where credit is due

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022

Verified Purchase

Update: contacted customer support, they had me send in a video of the problem. Then they sent me a return label so I could ship the unit back and they sent me a brand new unit. Very good customer service! Not going with 5 stars since I’m not sure about the longevity of the product.

Original review: Product is less than a year old and I’ve used it for maybe 2 hours total. The LED light no longer works. The USB charging ports no longer work. This is built cheaply. Feel really ripped off for $500.

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David S

One night used 30% with no humidifier or heated hose

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021

Verified Purchase

Most of it works well. It didn’t charge my iPhone through the USB port. That weakness is not worth returning it in my case. I used the 110 plug for Resmed 10 cpap. Took 30% over night and recharged with solar so that was acceptable for me.

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William L Ringer JR

Reliable portable power.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022

Verified Purchase

I like having the 500 watts of power and the fact you can take it anywhere. I don’t like the time it takes to charge with solar panels compared to other products out there, it’s the slowest.
Well made and durable with some customer service, not the easiest to contact, but a good product to have in any environment.

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Bruce T.

Good power supply for Astrophtography

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022

Verified Purchase

Works as advertised. I would have given it a 5 star rating except the size of the small 12 volt outlets is not common. It was very difficult to find an adapter and once found the adapter did not work very well.

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Amazon Customer

Ok for small jobs.

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022

Verified Purchase

We bought the 500 but will be returning it. Our cabin doesn’t have electricity in its remote location, so we rely on gas generators. I thought this would be great to take along with us so we could just do small jobs and not have to pull out the big heavy gas generators. First time I tried to use it to run a vacuum cleaner, I found out it couldn’t do it. I messaged the company, and sure enough, a vacuum was too big for it to handle. I was very disappointed. It cost over $500 and can’t run a simple vacuum. It would be great if we just needed our phones or laptops charged, but when we head to the cabin, those things are not a top priority.

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Rob Otica

This product seems inferior to it’s brand name.

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2021

Verified Purchase

We just received this Jackery 500 “explorer 500” today. It came with about 40% power(charge.) I plugged it in to our wall outlet(house in major city in USA) to fully charge it. I used the provided (2part)AC charger.
1st. The “USER MANUEL” is little more than a slick sales brochure with scant, impertinent product information. It’s void of manufacturing ID for registration or anything else the user and purchaser needs.
2nd. The provided AC charger got so hot after less than 2 hours, I had to unplug it! The input reading of the unit was 84. The charge/ouput reading was 64 at the time of unplugging. After waiting for the provided charging unit included with the purchase to cool down, I then tried again. INSTANTLY the input reading was 85 and output reading charge was 94!! Wierd. So, I continued to charge our new Jackery 500. After an hour the charging unit once again got too hot. I unplugged it. The input reading was 85. The charge was 94%.
3rd. Meh. I will try to get resolution and will revise our review as it unfolds.
We were excited about this purchase. Also, a bit apprehensive. This is not a cheap way of getting a solar generated power source. We expect to get quality for the brand name. That’s what we’re paying for!
Perhaps the unit itself will do the price justice. We will revise this review if true. Added star. We like it. Still expensive way to accomplish battery power. We use adapter to use solar panel of different brand. Works well.

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David Cote

I really loved this thing after I first got it

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022

Verified Purchase

I haven’t soured on the Jackery 500 completely, but I have since used some other units (and my Jackery) extensively over the last 6 months or so and I would definitely buy something else now.

Like I said, I still like the Jackery. Its a solid little battery that is great for light duty work. It will keep your phones, tablets and even laptops going perfectly. All of them. Most people have no intention of setting up a solar farm on their camping trips and during a short-medium term power outage its still a billion times better than nothing. Good, clean output power and good capacity for its form factor. Feels durable yet extremely portable, its quiet, the input/output display is great, everything is simple and if its going to sit in your closet 90% of the time until you need it then I don’t have a lot bad to say about it. I believe your satisfaction will depend on how you intend to use it.

Because if you try to use the Jackery 500 every day you will quickly notice a few serious flaws. First of all, it is capped at just an 85 watt charge rate. That’s for AC or solar. From empty that would take 6 hours minimum to charge, but probably longer. The AC power adapter is proprietary and it has a big power brick, like a laptop. Thats annoying to carry! The DC car charger (included) does not though, so that’s good but you end up having to lug around both anyways because, again, it takes ages to charge. Speaking of proprietary, the solar connectors are also proprietary but I have seen some third party panels that use them. Still, maybe that doesn’t matter when the Jackery can’t handle more than a single 100w panel anyways?

Finally, the battery chemistry they chose seems quite energy dense, which helps make the Jackery small and light. Unfortunately, it also has poor longevity. After 500 cycles you will be down to around 80% of original capacity. Lithium iron phosphate cells are heavier but can cycle anywhere from 3000-7000 times by comparison. If you use it every day, that could be an issue for you to lose 20% of your capacity in just 1.4 years. If you only use it once per week though, those cycles should last you nearly 10 years. If you are more a monthly user, calendar aging will kill this battery long before cycling it does.

That’s my criteria. If you plan to use it less frequently than weekly then I think it could be a great unit for you. If you are planning to use this in any sort of off-grid, semi off-grid, RV/van life or otherwise very routinely then this might be one of the very worst options on the market for you.

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stephen guo

It went dead just over two years with minimum usage

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

I got this power station 500 two years ago. Wanted to use it as back up sump pump power source during the power failure. But I didn’t plug it in, the power is pretty reliable at home. So I just kept it in door, and check the display once a while to make sure it maintain high percentage of power. When I check it yesterday, it went dead, I don’t know when, sometime before yesterday. Kept charging overnight, pressed display over 10 seconds didn’t help, nothing turns on! Dead! Very disappointed that my backup power failed so quickly consider I only tested it couple times and now out of warranty an expansive junk under my table!

Update: I wrote a negative review on Jackery’s own web site, giving 2 stars. It doesn’t show up at all. They reviews only have 5 or 4 starts ones. So sad they that they can just filter out negative reviews, and misleading consumers!

Second Update: I received a little refund from Jackery customer service. They service is quick to response and helpful, there is a component in my Explorer 500 that is defect.

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Can I exchange for a higher power generator?

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021

Verified Purchase

I wanted to power my new camper van. It doesn’t have enough power for a small refrigerator or microwave.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022

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