Wow that thing is beautiful. I didn't realize how light-weight it was and how foldable it is. What a sweet review. Seriously, I keep pausing to comment 'cause I'm getting excited! I never thought I could see myself getting one of these 'cause the reviews have always been vague and/or complicated with electrical wiring jargen for pros. Thank you for this review!
Maybe I'm missing something but my Nomad 20 charged my 2 goal zero led flashlights but that's it. I won't charge my note 9 or s23ultra. I plugged my tablet into it and the charge went down from 42% to 32%. I plugged a small flashlight battery into the usb port and after 9 hours the battery was still dead.
If just using the USB out on GZ folding panels which some have shown in real world only give 50% rated watts in perfect conditions. I think the USB out is very gen 1 USB A low power output. Todays cell phones that kind of power is nearly no power input at all. Better solution would be test the direct solar to cig port option and put a new USB C cig lighter plug port in it. Good luck and post a vid up with results for rest us to see. I am interested in results.
AkDeluxeRider It's not water proof, it's weather proof. I've had mine in the rain/thunderstorms/sailing and had it outside for a month. Still working great.
right now i'm charching a samsung galaxy s9 plus and it shows fast charge i been having this for years but never realy used it that much but it's a must have for our outdoor activities
It would be interesting to see if the solar cells themselves can live up to the wattage claim of the whole panel. Most other ones from Anker and all the other popular brands blatantly LIE about the output, for instance quoting 21w when even under 100% perfect conditions could only ever deliver 15w due the the panels and circuit. Another interesting thing to test would be to see if it has the problem with clouds. Many of the solar panels like this out there will effectively shut off when a cloud goes over blocking the sun, and then will not automatically ramp back up again, this cases you to actually LOSE power since the charging IC on your device is powered up waiting for power
I just checked, and it does have the problem with clouds, so you need to unplug, and re-plug it every time it "goes to sleep", as well as seemingly having the 15w max limit (I did not find any teardown like with the others). I don't see how they want $200 for this, when it appears to be technically just as "bad" as the Anker 21w which is only $50 It also only does 10w over USB, so half the rated output of the panel. If you plug an iPad into this thing you won't even be able to charge at full speed if you had 100% perfect sun. This means you pretty much get half the output unless you buy extra stuff to use the other plugs. All of the other solar panels atleast come with 2 USB ports so you can utilize the power over USB, this does not as far as I can see (You could use a in-car charger I guess, but you would lose even more power from the conversion from 12v so it would be useless) No disrespect, and I LOVE all your other reviews, but this should just be labeled as an overview, I don't see how a solar review can be done without covering pretty major disadvantages like the cloud problem, and testing output even if its just a rough test, or at-least comparing it to the other offerings out there especially given the super high price of this unit. If I didn't already know all your other reviews were great, it would make me wonder if you were one of those guys who just gets free products, and then pretty much just reads off the features from the website. And again no offense, but plugging it into random devices to see if they light up isnt really much of a test, why not at-least drain a phone and see how long it takes to charge back up again? If you had an android phone you could even measure how many mw its charging at
Yeah, I agree that it's overpriced - though I haven't experienced the cloud issue you mentioned. Granted my use of this isn't as in depth as maybe it should be, but I did use it in mixed cloud cover and never had to unplug/replug to get it to start again, maybe the clouds just didn't get dark enough to fully cut off the charge. But that is good to know and I'll keep an eye out for that issue moving forward. In full disclosure, I did primarily use the panel in conjuction with the yeti 150, so maybe that cloud cover issue isn't a thing when plugged into that, though I'm not sure. And you're right, I did do more testing/evaluation with the solar generator than I did with the panel - so maybe I'll change the title of this video to 'overview' like you mentioned!
Oh also fwiw I typically don't even read manufacturers description, or look at included documentation, unless I really can't figure something out. I speak openly about the product solely on my actual impressions of it. I'm planning on using the solar panel a lot more in the coming months, though it's been really cloudy/snowy at my place, and I've had a lot of commitments with my time for the past couple of months. It just turns out that I hadn't had a large, uninterrupted chunk of time with good weather to actually sit down and test this thing in a way like you're mentioning - just a little here and there. So while it's true that I typically definitely test out products harder/more than I did with the panel, I hope it doesn't delegitimize my reviews. They're always honest and open and talk about what I know about the product at the time, which sometimes may be less than people would like. In any case, I appreciate the feedback and agree that this video is probably more of an overview than a 'review' and have updated the title of the video accordingly!
Your reviews are some of the best on RUclips, I watch every video. I like the idea of reviewing other stuff too, too many of the "EDC" oriented reviewers on RUclips are like 90 years old and don't even know what a computer is, so its good to have someone who is pretty techy. Also its awesome that you reply to your subs! You should do a video similar to this article from ITS, that would be awesome - www.itstactical.com/transcom/13-common-sense-items-you-need-in-a-winter-vehicle-emergency-kit/ I know you already did the truck ones, but I think a lot of people would watch something in the "top 10 items in your car" or something (I know I would)
Loved the vid! Thanks for sharing. :) I was wondering, are there any adapters available to use the pannels with a more basic solar setup with regular AGM Batts? I love the Yetti and the pannel after seeing your vids and a few others on the Yettis and some others, but I'd prefer versatility if possible... mostly, I'd like maybe 3-5 of the pannels, and I'd like be be able to charge both systems with the one type of pannel (I'm really sold on the pannel) - 3 seems reasonable for more daily use out in the boonies, but I tend very much to break stuff and sometimes clouds happen, so extras... and hence the preference for portability and versatility. Basically, I'd like to be able to take the pannel from one charged system to charge the other when I inevitably break it's pannel. I'm looking in time to have a proper battery bank of maybe 2-3 batts that's more easy to troubleshoot and fix part by part; to build up over time for more power hungry applications that will probably go less used, such as a desktop and a gaming system to stager the use of, and a couple of car jumpers, for some examples. Alongside that would probably be 2 mini yettis and one large one for more daily item use such as a rice cooker, a microwave, a laptop and phone, etc. Have U found any adapters to facilitate using these pannels with a more "basic" solar setup (AGMs off the shelf with a separate inverter and other bits - a solar kit, essentially)?
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Wow that thing is beautiful. I didn't realize how light-weight it was and how foldable it is. What a sweet review. Seriously, I keep pausing to comment 'cause I'm getting excited! I never thought I could see myself getting one of these 'cause the reviews have always been vague and/or complicated with electrical wiring jargen for pros. Thank you for this review!
I run the Nomad 20, bit large for hanging off my bag, but it's great to lean up near the tent and run lines into it.
Maybe I'm missing something but my Nomad 20 charged my 2 goal zero led flashlights but that's it. I won't charge my note 9 or s23ultra. I plugged my tablet into it and the charge went down from 42% to 32%. I plugged a small flashlight battery into the usb port and after 9 hours the battery was still dead.
If just using the USB out on GZ folding panels which some have shown in real world only give 50% rated watts in perfect conditions. I think the USB out is very gen 1 USB A low power output. Todays cell phones that kind of power is nearly no power input at all. Better solution would be test the direct solar to cig port option and put a new USB C cig lighter plug port in it. Good luck and post a vid up with results for rest us to see. I am interested in results.
"Guesstimate" *unsubscribes* jk... one of the best channels on RUclips hands down. Keep up the amazing work Mike!
That is way cool, and the new bed cover is perfect!
AkDeluxeRider It's not water proof, it's weather proof.
I've had mine in the rain/thunderstorms/sailing and had it outside for a month.
Still working great.
I would love to take both of these on my cycle tour, hopefully, I can make that happen. i used the smaller kit 5 years back and it worked amazing
right now i'm charching a samsung galaxy s9 plus and it shows fast charge i been having this for years but never realy used it that much but it's a must have for our outdoor activities
I just finished watching Canadian Preppers recent truck vids and both of yall have the same bed covers haha! great content as always!
Haha yeah, his original video of that truck cover was a big reason that I got it...
yes awesome vid, been waiting for it, thanks.
Lmmfao
"I'm not gonna get into it because.... I don't want to"
Love it!
Thanks for the video.
is it waterproof
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It would be interesting to see if the solar cells themselves can live up to the wattage claim of the whole panel. Most other ones from Anker and all the other popular brands blatantly LIE about the output, for instance quoting 21w when even under 100% perfect conditions could only ever deliver 15w due the the panels and circuit. Another interesting thing to test would be to see if it has the problem with clouds. Many of the solar panels like this out there will effectively shut off when a cloud goes over blocking the sun, and then will not automatically ramp back up again, this cases you to actually LOSE power since the charging IC on your device is powered up waiting for power
Yeah, I think very, very few panels ever output 100% of their rating - seems like closer to 75% usually.
I just checked, and it does have the problem with clouds, so you need to unplug, and re-plug it every time it "goes to sleep", as well as seemingly having the 15w max limit (I did not find any teardown like with the others). I don't see how they want $200 for this, when it appears to be technically just as "bad" as the Anker 21w which is only $50
It also only does 10w over USB, so half the rated output of the panel. If you plug an iPad into this thing you won't even be able to charge at full speed if you had 100% perfect sun. This means you pretty much get half the output unless you buy extra stuff to use the other plugs. All of the other solar panels atleast come with 2 USB ports so you can utilize the power over USB, this does not as far as I can see (You could use a in-car charger I guess, but you would lose even more power from the conversion from 12v so it would be useless)
No disrespect, and I LOVE all your other reviews, but this should just be labeled as an overview, I don't see how a solar review can be done without covering pretty major disadvantages like the cloud problem, and testing output even if its just a rough test, or at-least comparing it to the other offerings out there especially given the super high price of this unit. If I didn't already know all your other reviews were great, it would make me wonder if you were one of those guys who just gets free products, and then pretty much just reads off the features from the website. And again no offense, but plugging it into random devices to see if they light up isnt really much of a test, why not at-least drain a phone and see how long it takes to charge back up again? If you had an android phone you could even measure how many mw its charging at
Yeah, I agree that it's overpriced - though I haven't experienced the cloud issue you mentioned. Granted my use of this isn't as in depth as maybe it should be, but I did use it in mixed cloud cover and never had to unplug/replug to get it to start again, maybe the clouds just didn't get dark enough to fully cut off the charge. But that is good to know and I'll keep an eye out for that issue moving forward.
In full disclosure, I did primarily use the panel in conjuction with the yeti 150, so maybe that cloud cover issue isn't a thing when plugged into that, though I'm not sure. And you're right, I did do more testing/evaluation with the solar generator than I did with the panel - so maybe I'll change the title of this video to 'overview' like you mentioned!
Oh also fwiw I typically don't even read manufacturers description, or look at included documentation, unless I really can't figure something out. I speak openly about the product solely on my actual impressions of it. I'm planning on using the solar panel a lot more in the coming months, though it's been really cloudy/snowy at my place, and I've had a lot of commitments with my time for the past couple of months. It just turns out that I hadn't had a large, uninterrupted chunk of time with good weather to actually sit down and test this thing in a way like you're mentioning - just a little here and there. So while it's true that I typically definitely test out products harder/more than I did with the panel, I hope it doesn't delegitimize my reviews. They're always honest and open and talk about what I know about the product at the time, which sometimes may be less than people would like.
In any case, I appreciate the feedback and agree that this video is probably more of an overview than a 'review' and have updated the title of the video accordingly!
Your reviews are some of the best on RUclips, I watch every video. I like the idea of reviewing other stuff too, too many of the "EDC" oriented reviewers on RUclips are like 90 years old and don't even know what a computer is, so its good to have someone who is pretty techy. Also its awesome that you reply to your subs! You should do a video similar to this article from ITS, that would be awesome - www.itstactical.com/transcom/13-common-sense-items-you-need-in-a-winter-vehicle-emergency-kit/
I know you already did the truck ones, but I think a lot of people would watch something in the "top 10 items in your car" or something (I know I would)
Interesting hat. Who makes that? Thanks
Sitka, I believe it's this - amzn.to/2fYoZVd
Thanks much
Loved the vid! Thanks for sharing. :)
I was wondering, are there any adapters available to use the pannels with a more basic solar setup with regular AGM Batts? I love the Yetti and the pannel after seeing your vids and a few others on the Yettis and some others, but I'd prefer versatility if possible... mostly, I'd like maybe 3-5 of the pannels, and I'd like be be able to charge both systems with the one type of pannel (I'm really sold on the pannel) - 3 seems reasonable for more daily use out in the boonies, but I tend very much to break stuff and sometimes clouds happen, so extras... and hence the preference for portability and versatility. Basically, I'd like to be able to take the pannel from one charged system to charge the other when I inevitably break it's pannel.
I'm looking in time to have a proper battery bank of maybe 2-3 batts that's more easy to troubleshoot and fix part by part; to build up over time for more power hungry applications that will probably go less used, such as a desktop and a gaming system to stager the use of, and a couple of car jumpers, for some examples. Alongside that would probably be 2 mini yettis and one large one for more daily item use such as a rice cooker, a microwave, a laptop and phone, etc.
Have U found any adapters to facilitate using these pannels with a more "basic" solar setup (AGMs off the shelf with a separate inverter and other bits - a solar kit, essentially)?
Distance from the Sun? lol
Matt ogus brother
Btw