Thank you for the review Jenna, you really put the power station to a real world test. I have been looking at these as a backup for a grid failure and use in an off grid cabin. Take care.
@@pureradio5655 the older River units like the River Pro also had extra battery support. And the extra battery turns a River into a River Max (I have one of those myself).
If you get a MC4 extension cable, you can run that cable through a window and use the River 2 Pro inside while it's charging. As long as you not using more than the solar panel is producing, your battery will more or less stay full once fully charged.
I'm so glad that Eco Flow has finally found you. Jenna you deserve the opportunity of showing how this stand alone unit operates. Going forward its gonna be a life changer in your off grid experience. I hope they come back to you with there bigger power bank. Come on eco flow. This lady shows us raw footage of off grid life. Show her how she can truly live life to the fullest. Having said that its great Jenna been able to experience how off grid can be. Well done Jenna for being spotted .😀😀😀😀😀😀
@Agent Starling Couldn't agree more Agent. If I was able to live this lifestyle in the UK I would have years ago. Unfortunately even if you buy land our government and local council do everything to prevent you from living this way. 😕😕
Just checked out Project ambers latest Vlog. Enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm gonna have to re-access my life for the better for sure ha. 🤪
Very cool. Love the morning hair by the way! It will be interesting to see how often you need to run your generator now with this in your "tool bag" of solar solutions. That was quite a score to get the company to send you one of these to review. That's a nice pat on the back from the company to know they think so highly of your channel and videos that they want you to endorse their products. Well done, and congratulations.
Thanks, it really is great to be able to run a hair dryer, and charge the laptop and camera battery without having to waste gas and run the loud genny. My morning hair isn't ALWAYS that bad lol, I think the night before I must have went to bed with slightly wet hair 😂🤣
So glad to see that you were picked to get a nice product for a review of an item we can all use. And a 5% coupon on top of that! Looking forward to the next video, stay safe my friend.
I am so glad you have this, I have been trying to research one for myself. I am so glad I found your channel. I am of the mind that I just want to keep the cost to a min and just setup what I need. So many youtubers are setting up solar arrays with more square footage than their homes. I just want to keep it simple for my off-grid tiny. Keep keeping it real for us.
The power of Lithium batteries, they are game changers. Remember this when you replace your main batteries. They won't charge below freezing but an insulated box outside with a heated lithium battery would be fine year round in your area. Also 1 200 amp hour LifePO4 will give you more power than the 3 Gel batteries that you have and will charge much faster and last a lot longer.
Game changer! That’s the phrase I used when I got my EcoFlow. During an extended power outage I would run my generator 10-12 hours a day mainly for my refrigerator. Off at night so as to not annoy the neighbors and hope that no food would spoil during that time. I got a Delta 1300 and it will run my fridge for 23 hours. Now I’m in the market for a River2Pro to run my new chest freezer. Using a Watt meter I calculate that it will run the freezer in excess of 30 hours.
I am happy for your good fortune to be selected as a reviewer for this product! But ya know I have some reflections that I just need to say. I actually thought at first...WOW...I'll go right to Amazon and follow Jennas lead on this unit, buy one ya know. When I scoped out the $800 cost it was sobering. The thing about this and other such units is that there is just NOT ENOUGH storage, nor capacity built in to accumulate energy into storage rapidly. Where you are, compromised solar is the rule, too many clouds, too many obstructing trees. These units are fine for the recreational camper or the enthusiasts that like to play with techy stuff, all the neat little features built in, yeah they impress, but to me they are just fall short of serious power supply for residential needs like you have. These things are fine for a short term supply of cell phones, routers and computer power needs, but not otherwise a significant supply of electricity for other heavier demands. I know, everybody has an idea of what is good and what will do. I have to admit that I pretty much can't get away from measuring things up against grid power which is at the top. You could and should depend on solar where you are, but to do so you need a massive increase in lead acid batteries and a much larger array of solar panels located in a place where all solar possible can be collected. You have woodlands, I presume you are cutting your own firewood? If so I would think that you should expand your wood burning to heating water and cooking in lieu of depending on the fossil fuels and precious small amount of electricity you can generate. I'd also take a hard look at making that trailer able to support water delivery year around, do the work to insulate, if combined with a wood fired boiler to heat water then you could really live....have hot showers year round, wouldn't that be a neat thing. If you work at it you can even heat the trailer with hot water from the wood fired boiler. For me there needs to be less complicated life than what you have with all those devices and gadgets that are totally grid...all that tech stuff is grid dependent. Wood is there for the taking and once you get the boiler and fixtures to use it in place you are pretty much on auto pilot and will have long lasting energy provision with minimal fussing around all the live long time with this or that problem.
Thanks for the demo and video. I just got the same setup for a memorial day refurbish deal, so your video has given me ideas on how to optimize it. Awesome. Have a great day
Good for you, an upgrade! It's raining here, I'm getting 84 watts from 1400 watts of panels. It's been cloudy and rainy the last five days but no rain yesterday, so I had to mow a little bit. I've started building a greenhouse off the side of the barn. My uncle had some windows and a storm door. The tomatoes are almost 3 feet tall, and they have fruit on them. I took the wood stove out and have the window air conditioning unit in it's place. It's going to be around 50 degrees at night, we call it blackberry winter. I had left an old piece of watermelon hull by the side of the garden, and there's fifteen new plants coming up. I'm not sure if the 🍎 Apple 🌲 tree is going to bud or what. The 🌞 came out yesterday, and I put all the panels in the sunshine, for a few minutes it was making 1011 watts, so hopefully the controller will be able to handle them, max watts for it is 1040. You needed more power. I think I have enough. Could be that I'm tired of spending all my extra money for solar stuff. I like having it though. I'm not really a fan of foldable panels. I have some for charging my phone, but they're floppy floppy, and hard to get 🌞 sun on them. They need a frame to hold them but let cooling air underneath. My little wind generator is spinning after being almost silent for a week. It will help on this cloudy rainy day. I got a fair charge of 25.3 volts today. I'm glad to see you get more power. I get that minimalist thing, but I like a little more than that. I said, Well I never built an off grid solar system before, so I didn't know how many of things to get, but I figured too much is better than not enough. My oven is kind of an energy hog, lol. I just got enough to run it, and figured, I can always get a smaller oven. 😅 I've been able to run it more than I used to, ever since I got all twenty batteries working. The voltage will drop a little bit while it's on, but it usually comes back to where it was after awhile. I'm going to make some brownies while the wind generator is spinning. It's making another 150 watts. There's something wrong with the sun or the weather, so I figured the little greenhouse would be the best thing to do. I'll be getting more water barrels this weekend. I plan to put five barrels of water in the back of the greenhouse for the 🌞 sun to heat up. That will keep it warm, I hope. I have some peppermint and strawberries out there. I'll put other stuff in there later. I could charge your laptop a couple thousand times, lol. But my old laptop quit working, and I haven't replaced it. I bought a wind generator instead. It's slowing down on rain , and now the wind generator is making 300-400 watts. I've got a white cake in the oven, and some caramel delights ice cream for when it gets done. I'm going out while it's still raining and plant some lettuce. I have six different kinds of peppers growing. I hilled up the taters I have growing, and I'm going to plant a bunch more. I hear they're going to be scarce this fall. They are already getting expensive, so I'm going to grow a hundred pounds of them this year. Price of everything at the store is going up. I had not seen any Hormel chili on the shelves for a couple of months. They had some yesterday, and I bought 12 cans. I have a $5 coupon for tomorrow now, so I can get two cans free. I was wondering if you were okay. You haven't had a power outage in over a week...
I have never heard of Blackberry winter, cool. Wow sounds like you are prepared food wise for a good little bit! Yes, you're right. Prices are rising at a scary rate! You could always try a smaller RV propane oven? Or would that be too small for your needs? It wouldn't be a power hog at all, just run directly on propane.
Oh, lol, blackberry winter is usually the last week of May. The blackberry vines are usually just starting to bloom, and it will get chilly for a few days and make you think winter is coming back. It only happens around here. This year it was just two weeks early. The seasons are out of time by about two weeks, I've noticed. Normally it Frost's about a week before Halloween. Last year it was about a week and a half early. It's like something is off a little bit. I had a propane oven before, but it scared me a couple of times. The igniter was sort of iffy, and it was more of an explosion when it lit the burner. So I said, I'm getting an electric oven. It's not like it used to be. I've got enough to run it now. Usually the wind is blowing so that helps a lot. It probably would have helped more if they would have sent the right voltage of wind generator. I guess it's better than nothing. There's so much going on here that I keep at least a year's worth of stuff to eat put back. I bought cake mixes when they were $1 or $1.25, took them out of the boxes, and put them in buckets with lids. Now that same mix is two for $3.50 when they're on sale. I've got over four buckets full of them. Some are brownie mixes. Then I bought raw cocoa for when those run out, to make my own. I'm buying cans of chili or chicken breast when I find it. I put some back last year but I didn't expect all the stuff going on now. There is higher price on everything but I'm still stocking up. It will be bad enough this year, but I am afraid of next year. I think prices will continue to go up. I go out a lot less than I used to, so I'm using little gas. I'm trying to get anything that I think I might need for the next year ahead of time. Every time I think I have enough of one thing, there's ten more that magically appear, that I have just a few of. I added a freezer and a washer machine last summer. I had the freezer set to -25 I think, and it ran a lot. Well it was 107 degrees. I found out it doesn't need to be that cold. There's a lot of stuff in it now. The weather changed so quickly. It was cold, then one day in between, then hot and humid ever since until today. I guess I will sleep now, later.
You forgot to mention that there is a phone app that will let you monitor the EcoFlo R2 Pro so you can see how many watts is being used. I have an EcoFlow R2 that I just purchased that I am experimenting with. I never understood what the measurement of watts was but am quickly learning. I am running an A/C fan to keep my chickens cool. The output is forty-two watts, and I am monitoring it from my phone. I still have 12 hours 17 minutes run time left after running it for a couple of hours.
Breakfast of champions, eh? Great review, Jenna! I just saw this on RUclips, had no idea you uploaded one, but, then again, it was Friday. I will consider getting one, very efficient little unit. That will compliment my 22.5kw whole house generator, and my portable 4850 watt tri-fuel generator. I'll let you know if I decide to get one. Thanks so much for reviewing this for us. Rob in NC.
Hey Rob, I guess it was the supper of champions that day, haha. Maybe just like an appetizer, as I had a late supper that night but it definitely held me over lol.
Looks cool but let's see if the BMS works in freezing weather, I built my own so I know what I get , I use a battleborn batterie, 500w inverter, 20amp mppt controller, it's works great, keeps my refrig going and radio while out camping
Yes really good device, it makes all non critical devices run at about 800 watts so it takes longer but it functions. Thats such a clever trick to let them run at say 160 volts or 190 volts and not 230V to make them consume less power. . I'm totally happy with it. Cool review btw !
@@chuckg6039 its not about the display its about the load. If the load is that hight the voltage will drop to much to make the device work. But a 1200 watt nespresso machine works fine on boost for example.
Jen, the Fast Charging is great, but the faster you charge it the more the battery will heat up (shortening the overall life of the battery). Stick with Solar Charging. Also if there is a temperature reading on the screen for the battery, that will help you from overheating it.
Well done Jenna! I hope you do another review after you have used it for a bit. As for research purposes on your fruit smoothies have never thought of spicing things up, will have to do my own research just to make sure. His Lordship doesn't look like he has a care in the world.
Just picked up this exact setup from Amazon when it was all 40 percent off on Black Friday. Seems to be very high quality so far, performing to expectations. And I like the dual sided solar panel design although it's on the edge of what I would consider "portable". I'll be giving it a complete checkout over the holidays.
Also the 220 Watt Solar Panel is Bi-Facial (2 sided panel). Would work well in snow or sand (something that is reflective), but it needs to be unshaded in the sun. Good luck.
Great job i just bought a Savana Explorer Van originally i was goi g to put a 2000 watt inverter with two LiFePO4 Batteries for extra power source looks like a better purchase thanks keep it up !
Even though I live in my camper full time, I do own a camp. I know…. ….. …. 🤔. My camper is already wired with a solar panel on the roof. Basic lead/ acid battery that supplies the DC power. I also installed a Chinese diesel heater just to give my LP furnace a break. Especially during the very very cold winter nights. Your review was perfect timing and I agree 110% with having this power source available. My camp location is very remote and after designing a solar powered system with everything including the LiFePO4 batteries, it’s actually a little cheaper to purchase one of these solar powered generators. The one I’m looking at is much larger then the one in your review, but still on the same principle. Everything in one box! The gas generator will always be there, but like I tell myself or my guests every single time I have to turn it on….. I’m about to generate some noise! Great vid as always. Be safe, have fun and I’m looking forward to your next one. Oh…. BTW……. saw your toes! Ha Ha!!!!
HOW DID THE ECOFLOW WITHSTAND SUPER COLD WINTER'S? DID IT CUT IT'S ENERGY IN HALF OR DID IT STAY STRONG WHILE IT FREEZING OUTSIDE? OR DID YOU NOT HAVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY DO A FULL YEAR REVIEW?
U still need a small generator as a backup or to change the power station if there no sun. Also have small power packs to help keep your phone, tablet , Bluetooth speakers ect . As well. I think if are going solor u need as many backup as possible. It will help keep your power station or stations to last longer
That was a great Review cool. It was be a plus for you there less money on fuel. Sorry i didn't get to see it sooner we just got back home from 3 day camping trip to Mid America RUclips meetup. Good to see you
Hello , I'm not sure how I feel about the "commercial" It's fine when you "review" something you bought like the time with the washing machine. I'm not a fan but I'm a nobody hope you get the rain you need we are in need of some in northern Ontario as well.
Thanks for the input. I know not everyone likes reviews, but some do. We really need rain here. It is calling for rain on Sunday and I hope this time we actually get it
Great video Jenna! I learned some things for sure. I was curious I you ever get pretty high Temps in the summer? I bet it would run an a.c. window unit for awhile? I'm definitely thinking this might be what I need instead of running my generator inverter.
That would be an experiment to try for sure. I can't imagine it having a long run time running AC but might for a little while. It doesn't get dreadful hot but we do get hot days and humid days in the summer for sure
I’m pretty sure I heard you say that it only charged electric blanket six hours I’ve been thinking about this unit for camping but for electric blanket I’d like to least see it get 10 or 12 hours. but I would be happy with eight hours.
🇨🇦🇨🇦 all of my microwaves sound like they’re lacking on power when I put them on any of my inverters even a 3000 W inverter with lots of lithium batteries on it just like your test on the microwave could it be possible? A lot of the inverters the voltage is only 113 V instead of 120 V like to know
Thanks for the detailed review with practical uses:) One question several times the fan kicked in on the EcoFlow how noisy would you say it is? Like a hair dryer? And does it stay on for a while? I'm looking for one to use at night and I prefer no white noise if I can help it. Thanks!
Hi Monika, the fan isn't that loud and usually only kicks on when it has a heavier power load or when it's hot. It's definitely not as loud as a hair dryer and I haven't had it stay on overly long
@gypsyjenna looking forward to seeing it. And fyi, true we men probably not interested in how well the electric hair devices worked but I will say we do like that you ladies make that effort. And I'll add that extra work looks great on you. Have a great day and scratch your cats behind their ears for me. Nice kitty's. 🐈⬛🐈
For Experimental purposes only😅😂😆🍹hee hee🍓🍍🥥 We just bought a trailer last year and I now wish we had a power station set up instead of all the conventional hardware to power with it...it feels neanderthal when you see all the great items EcoFlo is coming out with...have you seen their version of a mini split style heatpump/ac? Wowzers!!! It would be perfect for our 17x7 trailer. 2 of my gal pal(sisters) have left AB to go back home to NF, so I just missed an epic road trip with them, but alas, I'm currently on Vancouver Island selling my house...but wishing I was on the Thelma & Louise(and Jane) Trip😂😂😂😂
I am all for solar power but what do you do on stormy days? No power? I think having a gen set would also be a wise thing to do! happened to me so you need to think about that! like the cat!!!
Good for you , The missing message on you last video I was asking about you thinking about expanding your solar panels , I left a link , I think that's a No No with RUclips .. Peace Enjoy :)
Hey Chris, I was mentioning an electric blanket which would be a 120volt. The power station battery life would last for 6 hours running one of those. I believe a 12volt heated blanket would last longer for sure
I'm happy your channel is doing well, seeing more subscribers and commenters lately. Getting attention from sponsors is a great sign of success. I (we) are proud of you and you deserve everything that you worked hard for👍👍
thanks for the detailed video. How long would you say you run your generator each day normally? The solar recharge of this unit sounds like it could save you in fuel prices over time based on what im seeing here in the video. I started looking at these units for our enclosed trailer that we converted for camping.
Sometimes I don't run the generator for days on end. At the moment I run it long enough to recharge the power station or to recharge the batteries when my panels aren't getting sun or are covered in snow lol
EF is at 94% She's getting 34 watts of solar. Says 22mins to full. 22min = 6% 3.66min = 1% 366.66min = 100% 366.66/60min (hour) 6.11 If it takes 22 mins to get 6% then (22/6) it takes 3.66min per %. 3.66min to get 1% 100% = 3.66x100. 366.66min is 6.12hrs So, based on the info shown, full recharge in 6.12 hours at 34watts. *Be quicker to go to a Cafe & have coffee while it charges for ~1/2 hour>
Greetings Sis, tell me please, the panel you have, is it the bifacial, and if so, is it the 220 watt from the front, or combination of the 2 (front & back)?
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I love that you actually took time time to review the product with us 😄😄😄
Thank you for the review Jenna, you really put the power station to a real world test. I have been looking at these as a backup for a grid failure and use in an off grid cabin. Take care.
If I'm not mistaken, the River unit can be connected to an additional battery pack to double runtime. This is why the top is flat.
Cool, I wasn't aware of that!
That's the original river pro this one does not have that option.
You are mistaken.
You are mistaken, only the delta series can be connected to an additional battery. The top of the river is flat for storage
@@pureradio5655 the older River units like the River Pro also had extra battery support. And the extra battery turns a River into a River Max (I have one of those myself).
If you get a MC4 extension cable, you can run that cable through a window and use the River 2 Pro inside while it's charging. As long as you not using more than the solar panel is producing, your battery will more or less stay full once fully charged.
I'm so glad that Eco Flow has finally found you. Jenna you deserve the opportunity of showing how this stand alone unit operates. Going forward its gonna be a life changer in your off grid experience. I hope they come back to you with there bigger power bank. Come on eco flow. This lady shows us raw footage of off grid life. Show her how she can truly live life to the fullest. Having said that its great Jenna been able to experience how off grid can be. Well done Jenna for being spotted .😀😀😀😀😀😀
Thank you, it has been a game changer for sure
@Agent Starling Couldn't agree more Agent. If I was able to live this lifestyle in the UK I would have years ago. Unfortunately even if you buy land our government and local council do everything to prevent you from living this way. 😕😕
Sorry to hear that :(
There should be a choice in how one chooses to live (with or without "power")
Just checked out Project ambers latest Vlog. Enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm gonna have to re-access my life for the better for sure ha. 🤪
@Agent Starling Girl in the woods. Sent chills up my spine and to think I'm going camping this week in the New Forest. GULP.
I'm glad you got that sent to you. Happy for you. seems like it will be a good backup.
Thank you, a game changer for sure. Already makes things easier
Have an acquaintance who lives in their car. This would be the perfect size for them. Good to see it in actual real life conditions!
I watch your videos often. You are not afraid to do anything or try anything. Keep up the great work 💪
Very cool. Love the morning hair by the way! It will be interesting to see how often you need to run your generator now with this in your "tool bag" of solar solutions. That was quite a score to get the company to send you one of these to review. That's a nice pat on the back from the company to know they think so highly of your channel and videos that they want you to endorse their products. Well done, and congratulations.
Thanks, it really is great to be able to run a hair dryer, and charge the laptop and camera battery without having to waste gas and run the loud genny. My morning hair isn't ALWAYS that bad lol, I think the night before I must have went to bed with slightly wet hair 😂🤣
Man!!! Your video sold me with the Circular saw and the microwave…
Solar generators makes the modern nomadic life more convenient. As long as you know how to manage your power intake.
So glad to see that you were picked to get a nice product for a review of an item we can all use. And a 5% coupon on top of that! Looking forward to the next video, stay safe my friend.
Thank you 😊
I am so glad you have this, I have been trying to research one for myself. I am so glad I found your channel. I am of the mind that I just want to keep the cost to a min and just setup what I need. So many youtubers are setting up solar arrays with more square footage than their homes. I just want to keep it simple for my off-grid tiny. Keep keeping it real for us.
Thanks so much, I appreciate that. My power needs are pretty small at the moment (thankfully)
The power of Lithium batteries, they are game changers. Remember this when you replace your main batteries. They won't charge below freezing but an insulated box outside with a heated lithium battery would be fine year round in your area. Also 1 200 amp hour LifePO4 will give you more power than the 3 Gel batteries that you have and will charge much faster and last a lot longer.
Happy for you! Very cool! I've owned several Jackerys and am looking to upgrade to a 1000. With your lifestyle you will get tons of use out of it! 🙂
Thanks, I agree. Already using it a bunch
Love this mid sized unit. Does what EcoFlow claims.
Seeing a camper under covering attracted me to your channel, thank you! 😊😊😊😊😊 A modern affordable homestead!!!
Awesome! Excellent review on real-life, real-time usage
Oh sweet Jeeeeez I just could not stop laughing at the cat , your EcoFlow made your day the cat made mine. It really is a game changer.
He is a funny little furball for sure 🤣
Thank you for giving all this info in layman’s terminology, first one I understood and I will be buying one. Very helpful……
Nice review of the power unit. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay warm, safe travels and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Game changer! That’s the phrase I used when I got my EcoFlow. During an extended power outage I would run my generator 10-12 hours a day mainly for my refrigerator. Off at night so as to not annoy the neighbors and hope that no food would spoil during that time. I got a Delta 1300 and it will run my fridge for 23 hours. Now I’m in the market for a River2Pro to run my new chest freezer. Using a Watt meter I calculate that it will run the freezer in excess of 30 hours.
That sounds awesome, gotta love it!
I am happy for your good fortune to be selected as a reviewer for this product! But ya know I have some reflections that I just need to say. I actually thought at first...WOW...I'll go right to Amazon and follow Jennas lead on this unit, buy one ya know. When I scoped out the $800 cost it was sobering. The thing about this and other such units is that there is just NOT ENOUGH storage, nor capacity built in to accumulate energy into storage rapidly. Where you are, compromised solar is the rule, too many clouds, too many obstructing trees. These units are fine for the recreational camper or the enthusiasts that like to play with techy stuff, all the neat little features built in, yeah they impress, but to me they are just fall short of serious power supply for residential needs like you have. These things are fine for a short term supply of cell phones, routers and computer power needs, but not otherwise a significant supply of electricity for other heavier demands. I know, everybody has an idea of what is good and what will do. I have to admit that I pretty much can't get away from measuring things up against grid power which is at the top. You could and should depend on solar where you are, but to do so you need a massive increase in lead acid batteries and a much larger array of solar panels located in a place where all solar possible can be collected. You have woodlands, I presume you are cutting your own firewood? If so I would think that you should expand your wood burning to heating water and cooking in lieu of depending on the fossil fuels and precious small amount of electricity you can generate. I'd also take a hard look at making that trailer able to support water delivery year around, do the work to insulate, if combined with a wood fired boiler to heat water then you could really live....have hot showers year round, wouldn't that be a neat thing. If you work at it you can even heat the trailer with hot water from the wood fired boiler. For me there needs to be less complicated life than what you have with all those devices and gadgets that are totally grid...all that tech stuff is grid dependent. Wood is there for the taking and once you get the boiler and fixtures to use it in place you are pretty much on auto pilot and will have long lasting energy provision with minimal fussing around all the live long time with this or that problem.
Thanks for the demo and video. I just got the same setup for a memorial day refurbish deal, so your video has given me ideas on how to optimize it. Awesome. Have a great day
I did too. eBay baby!
@@shawnvanscooter1645 awesome
How is the refurbished power station working so far?
Good for you, an upgrade! It's raining here, I'm getting 84 watts from 1400 watts of panels. It's been cloudy and rainy the last five days but no rain yesterday, so I had to mow a little bit. I've started building a greenhouse off the side of the barn. My uncle had some windows and a storm door. The tomatoes are almost 3 feet tall, and they have fruit on them. I took the wood stove out and have the window air conditioning unit in it's place. It's going to be around 50 degrees at night, we call it blackberry winter. I had left an old piece of watermelon hull by the side of the garden, and there's fifteen new plants coming up. I'm not sure if the 🍎 Apple 🌲 tree is going to bud or what. The 🌞 came out yesterday, and I put all the panels in the sunshine, for a few minutes it was making 1011 watts, so hopefully the controller will be able to handle them, max watts for it is 1040. You needed more power. I think I have enough. Could be that I'm tired of spending all my extra money for solar stuff. I like having it though. I'm not really a fan of foldable panels. I have some for charging my phone, but they're floppy floppy, and hard to get 🌞 sun on them. They need a frame to hold them but let cooling air underneath. My little wind generator is spinning after being almost silent for a week. It will help on this cloudy rainy day. I got a fair charge of 25.3 volts today. I'm glad to see you get more power. I get that minimalist thing, but I like a little more than that. I said, Well I never built an off grid solar system before, so I didn't know how many of things to get, but I figured too much is better than not enough. My oven is kind of an energy hog, lol. I just got enough to run it, and figured, I can always get a smaller oven. 😅 I've been able to run it more than I used to, ever since I got all twenty batteries working. The voltage will drop a little bit while it's on, but it usually comes back to where it was after awhile. I'm going to make some brownies while the wind generator is spinning. It's making another 150 watts. There's something wrong with the sun or the weather, so I figured the little greenhouse would be the best thing to do. I'll be getting more water barrels this weekend. I plan to put five barrels of water in the back of the greenhouse for the 🌞 sun to heat up. That will keep it warm, I hope. I have some peppermint and strawberries out there. I'll put other stuff in there later. I could charge your laptop a couple thousand times, lol. But my old laptop quit working, and I haven't replaced it. I bought a wind generator instead. It's slowing down on rain , and now the wind generator is making 300-400 watts. I've got a white cake in the oven, and some caramel delights ice cream for when it gets done. I'm going out while it's still raining and plant some lettuce. I have six different kinds of peppers growing. I hilled up the taters I have growing, and I'm going to plant a bunch more. I hear they're going to be scarce this fall. They are already getting expensive, so I'm going to grow a hundred pounds of them this year. Price of everything at the store is going up. I had not seen any Hormel chili on the shelves for a couple of months. They had some yesterday, and I bought 12 cans. I have a $5 coupon for tomorrow now, so I can get two cans free. I was wondering if you were okay. You haven't had a power outage in over a week...
I have never heard of Blackberry winter, cool. Wow sounds like you are prepared food wise for a good little bit! Yes, you're right. Prices are rising at a scary rate! You could always try a smaller RV propane oven? Or would that be too small for your needs? It wouldn't be a power hog at all, just run directly on propane.
Oh, lol, blackberry winter is usually the last week of May. The blackberry vines are usually just starting to bloom, and it will get chilly for a few days and make you think winter is coming back. It only happens around here. This year it was just two weeks early. The seasons are out of time by about two weeks, I've noticed. Normally it Frost's about a week before Halloween. Last year it was about a week and a half early. It's like something is off a little bit. I had a propane oven before, but it scared me a couple of times. The igniter was sort of iffy, and it was more of an explosion when it lit the burner. So I said, I'm getting an electric oven. It's not like it used to be. I've got enough to run it now. Usually the wind is blowing so that helps a lot. It probably would have helped more if they would have sent the right voltage of wind generator. I guess it's better than nothing. There's so much going on here that I keep at least a year's worth of stuff to eat put back. I bought cake mixes when they were $1 or $1.25, took them out of the boxes, and put them in buckets with lids. Now that same mix is two for $3.50 when they're on sale. I've got over four buckets full of them. Some are brownie mixes. Then I bought raw cocoa for when those run out, to make my own. I'm buying cans of chili or chicken breast when I find it. I put some back last year but I didn't expect all the stuff going on now. There is higher price on everything but I'm still stocking up. It will be bad enough this year, but I am afraid of next year. I think prices will continue to go up. I go out a lot less than I used to, so I'm using little gas. I'm trying to get anything that I think I might need for the next year ahead of time. Every time I think I have enough of one thing, there's ten more that magically appear, that I have just a few of. I added a freezer and a washer machine last summer. I had the freezer set to -25 I think, and it ran a lot. Well it was 107 degrees. I found out it doesn't need to be that cold. There's a lot of stuff in it now. The weather changed so quickly. It was cold, then one day in between, then hot and humid ever since until today. I guess I will sleep now, later.
Wow, u are very prepared! I am surprised about the early Blackberry vines. We don't get blackberries here until August.
did you really turn on the microwave with nothing in it?
You forgot to mention that there is a phone app that will let you monitor the EcoFlo R2 Pro so you can see how many watts is being used. I have an EcoFlow R2 that I just purchased that I am experimenting with. I never understood what the measurement of watts was but am quickly learning. I am running an A/C fan to keep my chickens cool. The output is forty-two watts, and I am monitoring it from my phone. I still have 12 hours 17 minutes run time left after running it for a couple of hours.
Thanks Jenna, ben serching videos on this, you just made up my mind to buy this unit.
Super informative, i love that you give the numbers up front.
The Wife and I just bought ours from HSN and will be here soon. Looking forward to it and thanks for the video! 🇺🇸
Hope you enjoy!
Now that's Awesome!!!!🎉 Congratulations
Beautiful hair in the morning. Much better compared to straightened
Breakfast of champions, eh? Great review, Jenna! I just saw this on RUclips, had no idea you uploaded one, but, then again, it was Friday. I will consider getting one, very efficient little unit. That will compliment my 22.5kw whole house generator, and my portable 4850 watt tri-fuel generator. I'll let you know if I decide to get one. Thanks so much for reviewing this for us. Rob in NC.
Hey Rob, I guess it was the supper of champions that day, haha. Maybe just like an appetizer, as I had a late supper that night but it definitely held me over lol.
@@gypsyjenna Consider it a done deal! I ordered it through your link and got my military discount as well. Ain't no flies on me! Lol! Rob in NC.
Oh that's awesome Rob, I hope you enjoy it!
That was sweet of EF to hook you up. It’s a great combo you’ve got there.
Looks cool but let's see if the BMS works in freezing weather, I built my own so I know what I get , I use a battleborn batterie, 500w inverter, 20amp mppt controller, it's works great, keeps my refrig going and radio while out camping
Thank you Jenna for a great review. You’ve got me sold!
I think this was your corniest video. Which is fine. I like corn. Great review. Plenty of good info. Thank you EcoFlow for taking care of Jenna!!
Never thought I'd end up eating a mug of corn for supper 🤣
@@gypsyjenna Plus a very special and nutritious smoothie (which I truly believe will be replicated in the GypsyDen, henceforth) 😂😅😅
Absolutely it will! 😁👍🥤
Yes really good device, it makes all non critical devices run at about 800 watts so it takes longer but it functions. Thats such a clever trick to let them run at say 160 volts or 190 volts and not 230V to make them consume less power. . I'm totally happy with it. Cool review btw !
With Ecoboast shouldn't the display sometimes hit the max at 1600?
@@chuckg6039 its not about the display its about the load. If the load is that hight the voltage will drop to much to make the device work. But a 1200 watt nespresso machine works fine on boost for example.
Jenna I’m so happy for you about time they finally figured out that you was a awesome person to reach out to hon 😊
Thanks so much 😊
@@gypsyjennamy pleasure hon ☺️💕
Great information on this unit, I like your comic approach when making this video.....just ordered one with solar panel, thank you
Jen, the Fast Charging is great, but the faster you charge it the more the battery will heat up (shortening the overall life of the battery). Stick with Solar Charging. Also if there is a temperature reading on the screen for the battery, that will help you from overheating it.
Wow. You did that company well with your review!! What a great detailed review. It makes me want to buy one. 😂❤ … thank you.
Well done Jenna! I hope you do another review after you have used it for a bit. As for research purposes on your fruit smoothies have never thought of spicing things up, will have to do my own research just to make sure. His Lordship doesn't look like he has a care in the world.
Haha he was quite content and asleep. Worried me for a second there lol
Just picked up this exact setup from Amazon when it was all 40 percent off on Black Friday. Seems to be very high quality so far, performing to expectations. And I like the dual sided solar panel design although it's on the edge of what I would consider "portable". I'll be giving it a complete checkout over the holidays.
Awesome. I use mine everyday!
Also the 220 Watt Solar Panel is Bi-Facial (2 sided panel). Would work well in snow or sand (something that is reflective), but it needs to be unshaded in the sun. Good luck.
3:10
Front face access
It's why I returned by Delta 2.
Fcuker required 3 sided access & in a stationary location, that's just not possible.
Those modern power stations are nice. Enjoy your game changer.😁👍🏾
Thanks Lamont, been enjoying it every day so far 😊
Great job i just bought a Savana Explorer Van originally i was goi g to put a 2000 watt inverter with two LiFePO4 Batteries for extra power source looks like a better purchase thanks keep it up !
I love how you say the word ‘out’!
I must be Canadian 🤷♀️😜
I need to look into this! When the power goes out I can’t use my oxygen or Cpap machine. 😮
Oh my goodness, that is scary! Always a good idea to have a back up power supply for sure!
Pretty cool 😎 little unit ❤❤❤ love ❤️ your morning hair❤❤❤!!!
Great job❤
Even though I live in my camper full time, I do own a camp. I know…. ….. …. 🤔. My camper is already wired with a solar panel on the roof. Basic lead/ acid battery that supplies the DC power. I also installed a Chinese diesel heater just to give my LP furnace a break. Especially during the very very cold winter nights. Your review was perfect timing and I agree 110% with having this power source available. My camp location is very remote and after designing a solar powered system with everything including the LiFePO4 batteries, it’s actually a little cheaper to purchase one of these solar powered generators. The one I’m looking at is much larger then the one in your review, but still on the same principle. Everything in one box! The gas generator will always be there, but like I tell myself or my guests every single time I have to turn it on….. I’m about to generate some noise! Great vid as always. Be safe, have fun and I’m looking forward to your next one. Oh…. BTW……. saw your toes! Ha Ha!!!!
Haha thanks, and yeah the toes slipped in there during a vacuum sesh. Oops! Lol
@@gypsyjenna 🤣
HOW DID THE ECOFLOW WITHSTAND SUPER COLD WINTER'S? DID IT CUT IT'S ENERGY IN HALF OR DID IT STAY STRONG WHILE IT FREEZING OUTSIDE? OR DID YOU NOT HAVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY DO A FULL YEAR REVIEW?
Works great but since it's inside, it doesn't get cold in winter. I keep the place heated all winter long
U still need a small generator as a backup or to change the power station if there no sun. Also have small power packs to help keep your phone, tablet , Bluetooth speakers ect . As well. I think if are going solor u need as many backup as possible. It will help keep your power station or stations to last longer
Thanks, I do have all of those backups 👍
ooo Jenna, the WAVY hair!! Any way I can get a lifetime subscription? to this site? lol Pretty thorough review, practical, relatable. Good job
That was a great Review cool. It was be a plus for you there less money on fuel. Sorry i didn't get to see it sooner we just got back home from 3 day camping trip to Mid America RUclips meetup. Good to see you
Sounds like a fun time, I hope you enjoyed it!
@@gypsyjenna yes and have two more meet ups in June. Fun to meet people we follow. ✌️
Outstanding ecoflow commercial.
Power stations are game changers!!!
I have added 2x Jackery explorer 240 and 2x explorer 300. I no longer run my house system. Pick your brand and size
Awesome review :) yes it looks like it will keep you lookin good :) it is amazing all the things you can use them for, won't work for my hair lol,
Hi Jenna, you forgot to test the CATS electric blanket.
By the looks of Ramsay, he was enjoying the heat of the woodstove 🤣😂
Merci...just ordered one and then found yur vid🎉🎉🎉
Hello , I'm not sure how I feel about the "commercial" It's fine when you "review" something you bought like the time with the washing machine. I'm not a fan but I'm a nobody hope you get the rain you need we are in need of some in northern Ontario as well.
Thanks for the input. I know not everyone likes reviews, but some do. We really need rain here. It is calling for rain on Sunday and I hope this time we actually get it
I knocked but the sign said gone 🐟 fishing lol
keep up the good work
Great video Jenna! I learned some things for sure. I was curious I you ever get pretty high Temps in the summer? I bet it would run an a.c. window unit for awhile? I'm definitely thinking this might be what I need instead of running my generator inverter.
That would be an experiment to try for sure. I can't imagine it having a long run time running AC but might for a little while. It doesn't get dreadful hot but we do get hot days and humid days in the summer for sure
I hope it helps you .
All i have is harbor freight panels and 2 batteries
2 12v lights and charging phone and speaker
19 years in a bus and still doing my 20
Great video, very informative 😎😎
Way to go J! Beer smoothies l! I’ll bet you occasionally use beer on your cereal? Beer….not just for Catfish!
To be honest, I have never tried beer on my cereal haha, but who knows, maybe it would be good! Lol
I have the river pro and a pro max. One of them how’s the extra battery pack? They are definitely a game changer.
Jenna another top show thanks for sharing it's always good to have a power back up 👍Johno Darwin NT
I’m pretty sure I heard you say that it only charged electric blanket six hours I’ve been thinking about this unit for camping but for electric blanket I’d like to least see it get 10 or 12 hours. but I would be happy with eight hours.
Good review! I like that stove you have, do you have a link to where u purchased?
🇨🇦🇨🇦 all of my microwaves sound like they’re lacking on power when I put them on any of my inverters even a 3000 W inverter with lots of lithium batteries on it just like your test on the microwave could it be possible? A lot of the inverters the voltage is only 113 V instead of 120 V like to know
Thanks for the detailed review with practical uses:) One question several times the fan kicked in on the EcoFlow how noisy would you say it is? Like a hair dryer? And does it stay on for a while? I'm looking for one to use at night and I prefer no white noise if I can help it. Thanks!
Hi Monika, the fan isn't that loud and usually only kicks on when it has a heavier power load or when it's hot. It's definitely not as loud as a hair dryer and I haven't had it stay on overly long
It's the same sound as a desktop computer fan. Not loud. I love mine
Thanks for the video. Very informative.
I would have liked to see how it did with a airfryer. But good review anyway. 😊
I have a separate video on that lol
@gypsyjenna looking forward to seeing it. And fyi, true we men probably not interested in how well the electric hair devices worked but I will say we do like that you ladies make that effort. And I'll add that extra work looks great on you. Have a great day and scratch your cats behind their ears for me. Nice kitty's. 🐈⬛🐈
For Experimental purposes only😅😂😆🍹hee hee🍓🍍🥥 We just bought a trailer last year and I now wish we had a power station set up instead of all the conventional hardware to power with it...it feels neanderthal when you see all the great items EcoFlo is coming out with...have you seen their version of a mini split style heatpump/ac? Wowzers!!! It would be perfect for our 17x7 trailer. 2 of my gal pal(sisters) have left AB to go back home to NF, so I just missed an epic road trip with them, but alas, I'm currently on Vancouver Island selling my house...but wishing I was on the Thelma & Louise(and Jane) Trip😂😂😂😂
That sounds like a fun trip for sure, maybe next time eh!
I thought i was the only person who likes corn in a mug!!!!
I just bought a Vtoman jump 1000 and 1500 and love the darn beasts. Incredible. Anyone want to buy a bluetti eb3a?
I prefer Wild Hair Jenna!!!
I am all for solar power but what do you do on stormy days? No power? I think having a gen set would also be a wise thing to do! happened to me so you need to think about that! like the cat!!!
Hello, I do have a generator. It's good to have multiple power back ups for sure
Good for you , The missing message on you last video I was asking about you thinking about expanding your solar panels , I left a link , I think that's a No No with RUclips .. Peace Enjoy :)
Ohh that was probably why! And thanks :)
You said 12v blacket but nothing about the heater. Dose the 12v shut off after 6 hours?
Hey Chris, I was mentioning an electric blanket which would be a 120volt. The power station battery life would last for 6 hours running one of those. I believe a 12volt heated blanket would last longer for sure
Great review that only women do best men do not ex.plain to the average Joe about what's what's with salesmanship for inverter set ups
You and your hair look great in the morning
😂🤣my hair has major medusa vibes
👀 looking mighty fine today ❤
Brain freeze! Been there done that 🍹🍹🤣. Ramsey is a star now and Rory is ok with that 👍🇨🇦
Haha for sure. Rory is camera shy lol
I'm happy your channel is doing well, seeing more subscribers and commenters lately. Getting attention from sponsors is a great sign of success. I (we) are proud of you and you deserve everything that you worked hard for👍👍
Thanks so much, I appreciate that!
@@gypsyjenna You are very welcome, keep up the humor, sarcasm and just being yourself 🇨🇦
There is a great support system behind me here for sure so thank you. I will for sure do that! 😊
I found that the EcoFlow will not hold a charge. If left unplugged, each one of them will lose about 11% to 13% of reserve power daily with no use.
Daaamn, my Bluetti don't do that.
Shut inverter
How long would it take to charge in a car? Like a 06 Honda civic l12v battery while driving lol
Eco flow are great. So are blue etti
For solar connection... are you using a xt60 to mc4? or xt90 to mc4? Thank you
Nice Jenna. Gruß aus Deutschland
Like the wavy...actually..
thanks for the detailed video. How long would you say you run your generator each day normally? The solar recharge of this unit sounds like it could save you in fuel prices over time based on what im seeing here in the video. I started looking at these units for our enclosed trailer that we converted for camping.
Sometimes I don't run the generator for days on end. At the moment I run it long enough to recharge the power station or to recharge the batteries when my panels aren't getting sun or are covered in snow lol
EF is at 94%
She's getting 34 watts of solar.
Says 22mins to full.
22min = 6%
3.66min = 1%
366.66min = 100%
366.66/60min (hour)
6.11
If it takes 22 mins to get 6% then
(22/6) it takes 3.66min per %.
3.66min to get 1%
100% = 3.66x100.
366.66min is 6.12hrs
So, based on the info shown, full recharge in 6.12 hours at 34watts.
*Be quicker to go to a Cafe & have coffee while it charges for ~1/2 hour>
I like ur hair in the morning better
Btw my dog is named Ramsey
Doesn't the higher power for the microwave have to be enabled with the cellphone app?
Boost already happened to be on. But yes, you can turn boost on/off through the app 👍
I had one of those and it suck. 6 mouths dead and could not get any help to replace it
Greetings Sis, tell me please, the panel you have, is it the bifacial, and if so, is it the 220 watt from the front, or combination of the 2 (front & back)?
It is bifacial but I am uncertain on the combination sorry
@@gypsyjenna thank you