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Rophie 100W Portable Solar Panel review – “free refills” for your power bank

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REVIEW – The prevalence of rechargeable items, rechargeable batteries, and power banks has revolutionized life off the grid. But what to do when you’re out of juice? It’s time to set up your panels and refill that battery. I have a Rophie 100W Portable Solar Panel to review. Read on to see what I think!

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Rophie 200-Watt Portable Solar Panel review

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REVIEW – I have never had the opportunity to review a solar panel larger than 100-Watts before so when the 200-Watt Portable Solar Panel from Rophie arrived to be reviewed, I began scanning the future weather forecasts for sunny days to put this panel through its paces. What is it? The Rophie 200-Watt Portable Solar

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MOKiN Energy Smart PD Pioneer AC300W power station and 120W foldable solar charger review

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REVIEW – Ever since our energy grid failed us back in 2021 during that big snow event, I have been paranoid about having some backup power available.  We have been getting notifications and warnings this summer to conserve energy and protect our electric grid.  We have had over 32 days of 100 degrees or higher. 

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BLUETTI PV200 200-watt solar panel review – put a little sun in your power station

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REVIEW – Portable power is a great thing.  You can use these portable power stations to keep your portable electronics running at the beach, at a party, well, you get the idea.  But…what powers the power station?  What happens when that runs out of electrons?  If you’re out camping and burn through your electronics battery

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FlexSolar 120W Foldable Solar Panel Kit review – The power of the sun in the palm of your hand

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REVIEW – As my collection of portable batteries and power packs grows, the need for cheap (or free) electricity to keep them topped off increases as well. To avoid forking over my paycheck to Seattle City Light each month I’ve been looking for an effective solar panel kit to address this need. I may have

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SunJack 25W solar panel with batteries review – power your portable life with the Sun

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REVIEW – I’ve talked before about how reliant we Gadgeteers are on power.  We love gadgets and gadgets love power.  How about a gadget that doesn’t run on power – it creates power!  Let’s take a look at the SunJack 25W foldable ETFE monocrystalline solar panel charger with two 10,000mAh power bank batteries system.  How’s

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Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 1000 review

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REVIEW – We live pretty far out in the sticks which definitely comes with its pluses and minuses. One of the biggest hassles being when the power goes out. Now I grant you this occasionally happens to everyone but one tree can take us off the grid for days, if not weeks at a time.

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CHOETECH Portable Solar Panel charger review

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REVIEW – My outdoor adventures are usually of the less-than-one-day variety, so I often don’t need device-recharging options beyond small portable chargers.  However, I’ve been wanting to do multi-day camping/hiking trips and the CHOETECH Portable Solar Panel charger looks like a good option for keeping phones/tablets/laptops charged for these types of adventures.  It could also be

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Renogy 10,000mAh Solar Panel Water Resistant Power Bank review

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REVIEW – Voice in your Head: Here we go again, another portable charging solution.  Me: Ah, but this one has a bit of a twist.  The Renogy 10,000mAh Solar Panel Water Resistant Power Bank has not only a solar panel for backup charging, but is also water-resistant.  Other products may offer one or the other of

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Suaoki 150Wh Portable Solar Charger review

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In the summer of 2017, my family traveled to my wife’s home in the central Philippines. While waiting for a ferry to her island, an earthquake struck. Moments later, the power went out. In a few days, the rolling blackouts, heat, humidity and need to keep medical equipment functioning drove the need to purchase a

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