Customer Reviews With Photos

I was seriously impressed when this solar panel showed up—it looks way better than most panels I’ve seen. The design is super sleek with a flat front and no bulky frame sticking out. Hands down, the best-looking panel I’ve come across in person. I’ve only done some quick testing so far, but the power output is solid. I’ll definitely update this review after I’ve had more time to see how it holds up, but initial impressions are very positive.

This review is for the Kimbluth brand 10 AWG, 25 foot, XT60i solar extension cable. This is regular 2 conductor 10 gauge wire with MC4 solar connectors on one end and a female XT60i on the other. The fit and finish of the cable is excellent. The nuts on the MC4 connectors are on super tight. Heat shrink tubing is over the back of the XT60 to the cable to offer strain relief and some purchase when disconnecting. The product listing claims that the center pin of the XT60 is grounded. It is not. It is a shame, because this is otherwise an excellent product.

I'm using it to pull two chargers from one 250V outlet to charge my e-bike batteries. It would also work great to power up two campers from one outlet. The wire is really thick and molded in nice protective jacket, however, the molded plugs are not heat molded against the cable and show gaps on every side. This means the water will be able to easily get inside the mold, although I'm not sure how is it molded inside. Usually the plugs are molded against the wire leaving no gaps or spaces for water to get in. Maybe it is waterproof inside and the water wont be reaching the actual wire connections inside, but I was not interested in trying it out and decided just to keep it out of the direct water.

If you want to plan for an emergency, this MARBERO 148Wh Solar Generator with Panels and 200W Portable Power Station is handy to have. You will want to get it charged up early, then check on it every 6 months to top it up. Be careful of what you're plugging into it to ensure you don't exceed the load it can handle. The unit itself is very compact; about the size of a Power Wheels battery, but a bit lighter. The handle makes it very easy to carry. Both flashlight panels are bright and have different levels of brightness. The panel on top (same side as the plugs) has two levels of brightness. The larger panel has three levels of brightness plus it can flash S-O-S automatically. The battery level is easy to see in dim light, but harder to see in bright light. The buttons on the side turn on the lights, the plugs, and the DC plug (each has their own button). To use the DC plug, you must plug the DC plug adapter into the DC In port. You get one grounded plug and one ungrounded plug, plus two fast-charge USBs, two slow-charge USBs, and one fast-charge USB C plugs. This is not waterproof. Neither the battery nor the solar panels, so if you are charging this outside, keep an eye out for rain. I charged the battery using only the solar panels, though you can plug in the AC adapter to charge it otherwise. It took me 3.5 days to fully charge the battery. The first two days consisted of putting it outside, tilting it for best exposure, and following the sun. I brought it in when rainclouds appeared, so it wasn't getting a full day's worth of sun. I then set it in a western-facing window for a day and an eastern-facing window the final day. The solar panels did charge through my windows, though I'm not sure if they charged as well as they did when outside and unfiltered. Given how long the battery takes to fully charge off of solar alone, that makes this impractical for regular use, like if you wanted to take it camping. You'll get a bit of a charge, and if you only need to charge things like cell phones, it would probably be fine. If you're looking to run a TV off of it, I don't think you'd get enough charge in a day for the consumption you would use at night. It's a well-constructed kit, but I would have likes to have some sort of container for it so I can keep everything together. As is, I have to use a bag for the AC and DC plugs and tie it to the handle of the battery to keep things together. The solar panel folds up, but there is no way to keep it folded besides leaving the battery on top of it. The solar panels have grommets in the corners and the kit comes with two small carabiners, but those grommets don't line up when it's folded up, so you can't use the carabiners to clip the corners together. There was nothing in the instructions on what the carabiners are even used for, so my best guess is they are used to hang the solar panel somewhere so it's not on the ground. The cost of this item was the one thing I couldn't get behind. It's a lot of money for what you're getting. If the solar panel could charge the battery faster (like a full charge in a day), that would open the usefulness of this kit to more regular use. As is, it's really just good for emergency use so you know you can charge your phone or run important electronics in the case of a loss of power. I removed 1 star for the high cost (listed price matched the watts of the battery) and 1 star for the inability to charge efficiently for regular use. I did notice they had a coupon, at the time of this review, that lowered the price to a more acceptable range for what this product it. If that becomes the normal price, I can add a star back. If subsequent use of the product improves, I will update my review as well. If this review is not updated, then nothing has changed.

Got this for my delta 2 and love it. Very heavy duty and padded all the way around. Has rubber feet on the bottom for protection and grip. Doors on each end to access buttons and cords without taking out of bag. Vents front and back that you need to open if you are using it. Hand carry strap and shoulder strap(usually I have to use both hands to hold each end due to weight). Front storage for my 12v and 120v charge cords. Very pleased

I bought this power station to camp at a bike rally in July. It was dry camp in a tent, so no power or water for 4days, three nights. I use a CPAP machine to breath better, and not snore and keep everyone else awake. This thing ran my CPAP, and charged my phone all night, ran a coffee pot in the am for about 8 pots, and people were charging their phones with it. That's on one charge! A neighboring camp had a generator, so I didn't have a chance to use the solar panels all day, but it charged up in a couple hours, and was ready for the next night. Awesome product! Plenty of power. The fact it charged up so quickly was definitely a huge plus!

Another example of Chinese theft of intellectual property. On the left is the American made original Go Power unit, on the right is the lower quality Chinese copy. Notice the picture of the instructions that came with the Chinese unit, they are a print out of the Go Power manual! Avoid if you believe in quality product and property rights.

After a lengthy outage last May, I decided to get a larger portable generator and to make the installation a little more permanent. I can't really justify a whole house generator but I do want a manual transfer switch someday. The cable is my main justification for this purchase. The cable is very well made and the connectors appear to be high quality. My plan for a manual transfer switch is on hold because my 1970's house has only a 100 amp panel that is fully loaded. No room to put in the switch without spending a lot more than I want to spend right now. The junction box will come in handy when I do get the load panel upgraded to 200 amp service. I included a wishful photo indicating where I will install the jbox in the future. Until then, I've got a through the wall connection (also available through tugapower.net). I still have extension cords around the house but the house to generator connection is simple and I don't have cords through windows or doors to worry about. I haven't had an outage since the installation but everything has performed as planned during monthly generator test runs.

After my mom's two cats, her dog, and I, were made homeless (in 2023), my mom's two cats died of heatstroke (living with me in my mom's car). About a month ago, an acquaintance gifted me a rechargeable fan — to help keep my mom's dog alive during the warm weather in California. However, I usually don't have time to sit at an outlet and charge all of our equipment. After being gifted some cash for Easter, I thought, "... the only way I am going to keep my little family member alive, is if I buy a solar generator of some kind." Since I had a TACKLife Battery Charger with me, I chose this particular panel because it had one more DC Adapter than some others, and it was more likely to be able to charge all of our equipment. I was almost too discouraged to try this panel/generator on the TACKLife Battery Charger, but after having multiple dead car battery issues, I knew I needed to test the TACKLife Battery Charger first. The smallest DC Adapter in the included set, worked with my TACKLife Battery Charger! I almost cried! Then, I tried Sweetheart's (my mom's dog's) fan — knowing what a power guzzler it is. On a sunny day, this panel/generator can charge that fan as quickly as an AC outlet, and then run the fan (on low), off of the panel's supplied power (not taking any battery power from the fan) — while the panel/generator still charges other equipment. I was able to charge my TACKLife Battery Charger (about 1/2 of a power light), on a rainy day — with the panel set up in the front window of my mom's car — in about two hours! Overall, this piece of equipment has been a total, prayerfully, lifesaving blessing, and is an indispensable part of our current life. God bless all involved in the manufacture and sale of this panel/generator!

This little power station is packed with features. It has an external light that is bright enough to illuminate a small room (not daylight but bright enough to see). It will be great inside a tent. It has two usb c outputs (18 w and 60 w) and two usb a outputs. One of the usb c outs (the 60 watt) also doubles as an input for charging. There is a 15-30 volt input source that you can connect to an external charging source (like solar panels or wind power) and a 12 volt output that you can use with the supplied "cigarette lighter" 12 volt power plug. Finally, there is a 200 watt 120vac non grounded plug on the side. There is a hole for the grounding prong, but it doesn't actually ground the ac appliance. You can use it with a 3 prong plug, but the appliance will not be grounded for obvious reasons. In terms of use, mine arrived at 75% charge. It took about 3 hours to charge up to 100% using the usb c input and an 87 watt laptop charger. I was able to use the 60 watt output to charge my laptop from 44% to 100% in about 1 hour and 15 minutes, and that consumed 25% of the power bank charge. The included manual is pretty poorly done. Mostly it is confusing because there seems to be portions of sentences from other sections appended to the end of the previous section, making it confusing to understand. Once I realized this, I ignored the last sentence of each section, and it became more understandable, and with some trial and error I figured it all out. The manual needs to be re-edited. Once you get the basics, it's pretty self explanatory. There are only 4 labeled buttons to worry about. Here is my manual: Long press the "on/off" button to turn on and and off. You short press this button to turn on and off the usb outputs. There are two separate labeled buttons to turn on and off the ac outlet and the 12 volt DC output, and another button to control the light. The light button cycles between on, flashing, and off. You can long press the light button when it is on to turn it off and skip the flashing, which I like. You should turn off any function you're not using to conserve the battery, especially the USB and the AC, as those do draw some phantom power to do the voltage conversions. My only minor complaint is that I wish they had made the usb out button a separate function, and grouped with the other output buttons instead of overloading the on/off button. It is the only button that has a dual function, and it seems strange. There is plenty of room for a separate button and would be more logical. Overall, I think this unit is going to do exactly what I need it to do, mainly supply power for charging cellphones and emergency radios while camping, and the included tent light it a really great bonus. Paired with a solar panel (which I still need to get), this should allow for extended off grid camping.

This solar panel is the real deal. I bought this to keep on hand for emergencies. I live in Florida and coincidentally hurricane Helene hit soon after. We lost power and this panel charged my ecoflow delta 2 like a champ. Consistently provided anywhere between 340 to 360 watts. The panel is built incredibly well with premium materials. Fully waterproof too, which is nice because when it rained, I just left the panel outside, and the solar panel literally weathered the storm and works just fine. Definitely recommend the solar panel for larger power stations. Pros: very high output and very efficient, durable, waterproof construction, includes an adapter cable that worked with my power station and is also 12awg gauge so it can safely handle high current, the detached kickstand brackets I prefer because they’re very strong and sturdy which helps the panel stay upright if there’s any wind, and the carry bag is a nice addition. Cons: it’s big and heavy but that’s expected with a 400 watt panel, the detached kickstands are a little difficult to use at first due to the sheer size of the solar panel but are manageable once you get the hang of it (and you don’t need to constantly take it down since it’s waterproof so not really much of an issue).

Was temporarily out of stock but listed for $1066 so went ahead and ordered on the 1st and was delivered on the 26th. Extremely happy with purchase, included wheels, LP w/regulator and natural gas hoses, oil, funnel, tools, trickle charger for battery, remote, manual with parts list. Very easy to assemble after unboxing, I put the wheels on before taking off the pallet, fill with oil and gas, battery was fully charged and ready to start. This will be used mainly for whole home backup generator. There's a lot of reviews which are helpful and leaving a review gets you a free cover from the manufacturer. Hope this is helpful and touch on a couple things not already said. A few things to keep in mind: Delivery - you must be flexible when setting up a delivery time - this is probably the biggest issue to keep in mind as I've read this in other reviews. My delivery went....well, better than expected I guess. CEVA was the freight company that delivered mine, they called and set an appointment for a Tuesday or Thursday in my area at between 10am and 2pm...showed up on correct day before 8am...surprise! The important thing to remember is this item is non-returnable, so it's important to open box and inspect when they drop off so if something is wrong you can deny delivery. Adding oil - comes with 1.26qt, which is total capacity, it will not hold entire bottle. Add 3/4 of bottle slowly with funnel that's provided, use a catch pan and keep adding slowly until oil starts dripping into catch pan, should be full at this point and good to run. Mine took roughly 1qt with .26 left over. Absolutely would not take the full bottle of oil. Recommended break in procedure is to run at no more than 50% load for first 5 hours. First oil change is at 25 hours. Recommended gasoline: 87-93 octane with up to 10% ethanol but non-ethanol is recommended. Absolutely no E85 or E15. Noise -- it's a little loud, I didn't measure the decibel level but mine sets 30 ft away from the house opposite all the bedrooms and I can't hear it but I still plan on building a 3 sided folding plywood dog house/cover that I can quickly deploy. Keeping in mind it has to "breath", need good ventilation for CO2 sensor. If you live in the city and have good neighbors close....yea, you'll definitely piss them off. I was not in desperate need to use the generator right away so I had time to break it in. At first start up I ran it for 30-60 minutes with no load and then hooked up a 110ac compressor pulling 15-20 amps, letting air bleed off so it would cycle every 2-5 minutes. 29 inches outside of the wheels, so it will easily fit thru a 32 inch doorway. 30 inch in length, 26.5 inches tall. Hope this helps, good luck!

I love that this product connects to the Internet via WiFi so that I can monitor my battery status from anywhere. It was nearly impossible to find that feature at this price point. Other than that this is a solid solar charge controller! I even found the 5v USB ports helpful as well!

When I'm not working, I spend a lot of my spare time outdoors. I like to go camping, to the beach, the park, hang in my yard for cookouts and movie nights. I also like to be prepared for a power outage or emergency. I own a bunch of different solar panels, power stations, power banks, etc. of all different sizes and capacities. I love portable power. When I came across this unit and saw the 48w output, I had to try it. The description was a little confusing. It says the USB-C port is 5v 2.4a, which would be 12w. It also states the USB-A port is 5v 2.4a (12w) but then also states QC 3.0. which would be 5v 3a 18w. After using this, I was happy to see that I was able to pull 18 watts from both USB ports. I liked that this unit included a DC output. You can't use the DC output while using the USB ports. The DC port is rated 24v 2a, and thats how they came up with a 48w solar panel. Having a DC port usually comes in really handy for my 12v devices. The problem is they decided to make this DC port 24v 2a 48w instead of 12v 4a 48w. Quite a bit of my vehicle adapters are 12v to 24v, so at least I can still power some of my DC devices. In full sun, my adapter was showing 22.6v. Most of my solar panels like this came 12v DC ports. I'm not deducting a star for this because I knew what I was getting when I ordered it. I read the description beforehand. They state that this has an IP67 waterproof rating, but I highly doubt that. All 3 ports are wide open and uncovered. You can only use these panels when they are fully extended. I have others that allow you to use it while folded but deliver less power. With the negative out of the way, there is a lot of positive. I am glad I was able to get 3 amps out of the USB ports instead of the stated 2.4 amps. These panels are solid and really well made. When extended, they are long, but when closed, it's pretty compact, like the size of a tablet. I like that when the panels are closed, there are buttons to snap it into place. I also like the grommets and carbiner clips so you can hang it or attach them to your bag while hiking. I like that it is sturdy, so you can stand it up or lay it flat. I also use this on my dashboard of my work vehicle to charge my phone. My work vehicle does not have any power outlets. I like having this in my car just in case my car and phone batteries die at the same time. I like that they included a DC port even if it is 24v. I have a couple of Samsung adapters. One of them is a super fast charger that is compatible with the 24v DC port, and it allows me to super fast charge my phone from this panel. I would've liked a few things to be clearer in the description, and there are a couple of things I would have liked to see differently, but overall, I'm glad I got this. I really like the build quality.

Nice looking power station with a bright light, but that's about where the good ends. When I saw 40000mAh I thought that would be pretty good power backup. We have a couple little 10000mAh that do very well in keeping our phones charged during power outages. Each one of those small ones deliver several charges to our phones before needing any power applied to them. But this is my experience when I try the same thing with this one: *Plugged in a phone and it took about 4 minutes for the phone battery to go up 1% and that's ok. But in that same 4 minutes this 40000mAh power station dropped from 93% to 87%. Meaning this power station would die just by charging one cell phone. * The power station itself charges up to 93%, then jumps back and fourth between 94% and 93%. When I first turned it on it said 93%, after a couple hours charging it still says 93%. *Plugged in a small LED lamp, it drops about 1% about every 7 seconds. So if I can only get it to charge up to 93%, I can only plug a lamp into it for approximately 11 minutes and its dead. Either the battery is bad or it has a much smaller battery than 40000mAh. Its performing less than even our 5000mAh power bank. I checked the manual several times to see if there was some kind of battery reset or calibration I could do, but did not see any references to do so. I would love to give this a good review, but I simply CANNOT rely on this unit for any type of emergency power.