This seems like a functional downgrade at a very premium price. Inverters and other associated hardware last forever and can be tucked out of the way. With this, you throw away all that hardware with the battery when it goes bad in a larger package that has limited options for placement.
How do these units stand up to the constant road vibrations they are exposed to in a camp trailer? I would think the electronics would be shaken apart.
for a CPAP, its better to get a dc-dc converter from Resmed and put the Anderson plug on the end. The AirSense runs on DC. Converting the DC from the GoalZero to AC, then converting it back to DC with the power supply for the CPAP isn't efficient. You loose about 20%
This is so true. Non-cpap users keep giving the same bad information about using AC and how it drains the portable power station. Run your cpap with a DC converter. I use a $30 third party lighter socket plug-in converter and get 9 nights of use from my Anker 400 (AirSense 10 with humidifier off).
Two months into camping this year with a Montek X1000 and I agree - tge solar generator is very flexible. With all the rain and shaded sites in New England state parks I ended up buying a Redodo Mini 100ah battery to recharge the Montek. I haven’t been able to use solar yet. I use the barrel connectors vs the cigarette plug for the reasons you mention. Nice overview!
Could I plug this up in the bed of my truck to charge it? My truck has 120v inverter outlets in the bed. Under a water proof cover. Charge while I drive?
I like how you have that setup to switch between battery and power station. Would it be possible in that configuration to use the power station to charge a lithium battery using a dc to dc charger connected and powered by the power station? That might be a great way to gain more capacity without having to buy a very expensive larger power station. Any thoughts?
I have a plan now. I am pretty confident this is going to work great. I see lots of advantages to this. Capacity, portability of the power station ( smaller), and cost surprisingly enough). Now I just have to wait the 3 months to get my hiker!
@@patricktrier4503 is there any way you can explain more in depth on what you are billed consists of. I'm new at the electrical scene and I'm going to be purchasing a hiker soon. And I was thinking of getting a 3000 watt Yeti to power a 46 inch HDTV and a PlayStation for 5 to 6 hours of gaming per evening. I'm worried that the solar will not charge the battery fast enough for the next evening gameplay
@@KrisRemembered you can google online calculators to determine how long batteries will last given a specific amp draw. I would think a tv doesn’t use much but I have no idea about a game station. A 3000 x yeti has a larger battery so I would think it would last a long while. Look up the amp hours for the 3000x. You can convert watt hours to amp hours if that’s all you can find. Now for charging. I have decided to have my tow vehicle charge my power station rather than solar panels. It’s faster and more reliable. It would take a whole lot of solar panels to charge a yeti 3000 x all the way up every day. The trick with car charging however is that if you just plug it into a cigarette lighter it only charges at 100 watts ( that very slow). You can charge it faster with a victron Orion ( RUclips has videos about this) but I figured out that I can charge it even faster if I installed a 600 watt inverter in my truck and basically ran an extension cord from it to my power station. You have to make sure your alternator has the additional capacity but with this setup on my 2014 Chevy Silverado I can get up to 600 watts of charging to my power station. Enough to run my truck at idle for 1.5 hours and completely charge my 64 ah river 2 pro power station. I don’t think I will need an additional battery considering this but if so Hikers power station ready configuration allows for that. The switch will switch between the power station and the battery.
@@KrisRemembered I realized I didn’t fully answer your question. I did a little research regarding your situation, so I will give a little more detailed recommendation as well. First, the setup I was originally thinking of doing was hooking up a battery to run the trailer 12 volt system and then hooking up a power station to a dc to dc charger (from powerwerx (8amp charger)) that then hooks up to the trailer battery to slow charge it. That way you could hook solar panels up to the power station to charge the power station that in turn charges the trailer battery. That wouldn’t quite work for you because your main power drain is devices that use AC power. I looked the power drain for a tv and PlayStation and I think it is probably about 250 watts together. With the 250ah yeti 3000x that could possibly get you through 2 days of 5 to 6 hours of use. In perfect solar conditions in the summer that means you would need about 400 watts of solar panels going every day. To completely fill the yeti 3000x from zero in one day you would need 800 watts of solar in perfect conditions. There are hacks on RUclips showing ways to use a battery to charge your yeti power station as well. You could also just create a battery system of your own with your own inverter/ converter like a victron multiplus. It’s expensive but the yeti 3000 x is pretty expensive as well. Good luck
Sorry if these are dumb questions: I'm starting my build and I don't understand if I need BOTH a battery and a Goal Zero. I was thinking only the Goal Zero since it's rechargeable. What "charges" the battery, or keeps it powered? What powers the internal lights and fan or AC (or heat)? Is that the battery or Goal Zero, or can be either? Thanks!
Typically people will choose one or the other. You need some kind of battery power to power the internal lights and Maxx Fan. There is a power strip and that only works if you are connected to shore power (power pole at a campground). As for recharging the battery - either with the power pole at the campground or a solar panel. If you call Hiker, they can walk you through your specific needs and give recommendations based on your typical camping style.
Good morning recently purchased a used 2022 here in Colorado and want to use my Blueitti AC180 to power our Trailer, evidently from factory you guys installed a AGM 30ah with a NOCO genius batter charger/maintainer. Essentially the AC plug from the Blueitti is the same as shore power and want to put in in the battery spot in the trailer, any thoughts on how I would go from there? by the way working with Rob here in Colorado for some other upgrades as soon as your plants move to Fort Collins is done. Thanks.
I looked around and found the brand you’re talking about, but I don’t think I saw the equipment you’re referring too. What is the charger you mentioned?
What is the long term lifespan of the portable power stations and is it the same as a standard hard wired lithium battery type? How many years can you expect to get from them?
I have 2 portable power stations echo flow. I'm in love with them. I use them in the house If there is a power outage, also use them camping in my teardrop trailer to make coffee. Et cetera and for other power needs and not depend upon the battery. They are expensive, but they will last a pretty good amount of time, and I've had no trouble with them
Whatever it is, it isn't a power station. It's got a battery, controller, and inverter (I think) built in, plus various sockets, so it's a single bit of kit taking the place of all the multiple separate bits of kit that are in most caravans, RVs, and boats.
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I've been planning on building my own trailer. But I loving these Hiker trailers more by the day.
Goal Zero doesn’t use LifePO4 battery technology so it has half the potential lifespan. Bluetti offers LifePO4 for all it’s models
500 cycles on Goal Zero versus about 3000 on LifePO4 batteries. A lot more than half.
This seems like a functional downgrade at a very premium price.
Inverters and other associated hardware last forever and can be tucked out of the way.
With this, you throw away all that hardware with the battery when it goes bad in a larger package that has limited options for placement.
How do these units stand up to the constant road vibrations they are exposed to in a camp trailer? I would think the electronics would be shaken apart.
So far we have not had any issues.
for a CPAP, its better to get a dc-dc converter from Resmed and put the Anderson plug on the end. The AirSense runs on DC. Converting the DC from the GoalZero to AC, then converting it back to DC with the power supply for the CPAP isn't efficient. You loose about 20%
This is so true. Non-cpap users keep giving the same bad information about using AC and how it drains the portable power station. Run your cpap with a DC converter. I use a $30 third party lighter socket plug-in converter and get 9 nights of use from my Anker 400 (AirSense 10 with humidifier off).
I am liking these trailers more and more. Thanks for the video
Me too
Two months into camping this year with a Montek X1000 and I agree - tge solar generator is very flexible. With all the rain and shaded sites in New England state parks I ended up buying a Redodo Mini 100ah battery to recharge the Montek. I haven’t been able to use solar yet. I use the barrel connectors vs the cigarette plug for the reasons you mention. Nice overview!
Do they finance??
Could I plug this up in the bed of my truck to charge it? My truck has 120v inverter outlets in the bed. Under a water proof cover. Charge while I drive?
Yes. you can charge it from your truck battery while you are driving.
I like how you have that setup to switch between battery and power station. Would it be possible in that configuration to use the power station to charge a lithium battery using a dc to dc charger connected and powered by the power station? That might be a great way to gain more capacity without having to buy a very expensive larger power station. Any thoughts?
I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. Great idea
I have a plan now. I am pretty confident this is going to work great. I see lots of advantages to this. Capacity, portability of the power station ( smaller), and cost surprisingly enough). Now I just have to wait the 3 months to get my hiker!
@@patricktrier4503 is there any way you can explain more in depth on what you are billed consists of. I'm new at the electrical scene and I'm going to be purchasing a hiker soon. And I was thinking of getting a 3000 watt Yeti to power a 46 inch HDTV and a PlayStation for 5 to 6 hours of gaming per evening. I'm worried that the solar will not charge the battery fast enough for the next evening gameplay
@@KrisRemembered you can google online calculators to determine how long batteries will last given a specific amp draw. I would think a tv doesn’t use much but I have no idea about a game station. A 3000 x yeti has a larger battery so I would think it would last a long while. Look up the amp hours for the 3000x. You can convert watt hours to amp hours if that’s all you can find. Now for charging. I have decided to have my tow vehicle charge my power station rather than solar panels. It’s faster and more reliable. It would take a whole lot of solar panels to charge a yeti 3000 x all the way up every day. The trick with car charging however is that if you just plug it into a cigarette lighter it only charges at 100 watts ( that very slow). You can charge it faster with a victron Orion ( RUclips has videos about this) but I figured out that I can charge it even faster if I installed a 600 watt inverter in my truck and basically ran an extension cord from it to my power station. You have to make sure your alternator has the additional capacity but with this setup on my 2014 Chevy Silverado I can get up to 600 watts of charging to my power station. Enough to run my truck at idle for 1.5 hours and completely charge my 64 ah river 2 pro power station. I don’t think I will need an additional battery considering this but if so Hikers power station ready configuration allows for that. The switch will switch between the power station and the battery.
@@KrisRemembered I realized I didn’t fully answer your question. I did a little research regarding your situation, so I will give a little more detailed recommendation as well. First, the setup I was originally thinking of doing was hooking up a battery to run the trailer 12 volt system and then hooking up a power station to a dc to dc charger (from powerwerx (8amp charger)) that then hooks up to the trailer battery to slow charge it. That way you could hook solar panels up to the power station to charge the power station that in turn charges the trailer battery. That wouldn’t quite work for you because your main power drain is devices that use AC power. I looked the power drain for a tv and PlayStation and I think it is probably about 250 watts together. With the 250ah yeti 3000x that could possibly get you through 2 days of 5 to 6 hours of use. In perfect solar conditions in the summer that means you would need about 400 watts of solar panels going every day. To completely fill the yeti 3000x from zero in one day you would need 800 watts of solar in perfect conditions. There are hacks on RUclips showing ways to use a battery to charge your yeti power station as well. You could also just create a battery system of your own with your own inverter/ converter like a victron multiplus. It’s expensive but the yeti 3000 x is pretty expensive as well. Good luck
Sorry if these are dumb questions: I'm starting my build and I don't understand if I need BOTH a battery and a Goal Zero. I was thinking only the Goal Zero since it's rechargeable. What "charges" the battery, or keeps it powered? What powers the internal lights and fan or AC (or heat)? Is that the battery or Goal Zero, or can be either? Thanks!
Typically people will choose one or the other. You need some kind of battery power to power the internal lights and Maxx Fan. There is a power strip and that only works if you are connected to shore power (power pole at a campground). As for recharging the battery - either with the power pole at the campground or a solar panel. If you call Hiker, they can walk you through your specific needs and give recommendations based on your typical camping style.
Good morning recently purchased a used 2022 here in Colorado and want to use my Blueitti AC180 to power our Trailer, evidently from factory you guys installed a AGM 30ah with a NOCO genius batter charger/maintainer. Essentially the AC plug from the Blueitti is the same as shore power and want to put in in the battery spot in the trailer, any thoughts on how I would go from there? by the way working with Rob here in Colorado for some other upgrades as soon as your plants move to Fort Collins is done. Thanks.
Will the goal zero power the ac unit or is that too much?
If you get a big enough Goal Zero, it could power the AC for a short period of time. I would not recommend it.....
First of all Love our Hiker, trying to accomplish the Same with my Blueitti AC180 any thoughts on how I might accomplish it? Thanks.
I gotta know what color blue that trailer was? Trying to color match my blue 4runner.
A Noco charger can also be used as a 12V supply while on shore power. So you dont put unnecesary load on the battery
No one?
I looked around and found the brand you’re talking about, but I don’t think I saw the equipment you’re referring too. What is the charger you mentioned?
What is the long term lifespan of the portable power stations and is it the same as a standard hard wired lithium battery type? How many years can you expect to get from them?
The batteries inside them have the same lifespan but who knows how long the other components will last.
I would like to see company make the batteries replaceable. This would extend the overall life of the unit.
@@MWDAdventures Hobotech did a review on the RUNHOOD Rallye Modular Battery Power Station which has swappable batteries.
One year in and I love my EcoFlow River Pro setup. Super versatile. Meets all our needs.
Great! That is exactly what I am planning to get, except I am get getting the River 2 pro. Great to hear that works well.
I have 2 portable power stations echo flow. I'm in love with them. I use them in the house If there is a power outage, also use them camping in my teardrop trailer to make coffee. Et cetera and for other power needs and not depend upon the battery. They are expensive, but they will last a pretty good amount of time, and I've had no trouble with them
Whatever it is, it isn't a power station. It's got a battery, controller, and inverter (I think) built in, plus various sockets, so it's a single bit of kit taking the place of all the multiple separate bits of kit that are in most caravans, RVs, and boats.