BROWEY Portable Power Station, 1000W Solar Generator with Built-in Solar Panel, 614WH/192000mAh LiFePO4 Battery Pack, AC/DC/USB/PD Outputs, for Outdoor Camping, RV Travel, Emergency Preparedness

Saw these on some scam sights, and didn't think they actually existed. I have a portable power station, but the separate solar panels are a real hassle for me. This is a game changer!! First thing I did was to test it to see if the built in panel really worked. IT'S A KEEPER!!!

If you're thinking of a power station or "solar generator" this covers the basics in one package. It's built in solar panels generally go a good job living up to its claim of 30 watts better then others, but still isn't perfect. Does generally what it says it will do and is very user friendly. After a year, there was an issue with the USB C port. Browey followed through with their 4 year warranty, and refunded the purchase since the product could not be repaired at the time.

Summary: The power station itself is pretty nice, but a bit underpowered at the price point. The built-in solar panel is really cool, but ultimately it provides such a small amount of power even under ideal conditions that in most cases it is probably more of a novelty than useful feature. This device is probably best suited for powering phones, laptops, lights and fans during a short camping trip. Full Thoughts: You can get a power station with much higher wattage and slightly bigger battery for a $100 less. You're paying extra and trading some power for the built-in solar panel. At the time of writing this, this is the only power station I could find with a solar panel built-in. A few things about solar and home power generators if you're new to it like I was: - Every other "solar generator" is just a power station (big battery with a standard power outlet) included with an external solar panel you can hook up to it. You can also hook up an external solar panel to this for extra power. In general you don't need a solar panel specifically made for the device. As long as both have the right DC input/output you should be able to use most solar panels with most power stations. In fact you can also hook up a gas generator if it has the right DC output. Solar panels for these things are not too expensive ($100-$150). To get anything close to a reasonable amount of charge you will need to get an external solar panel anyway. At 30 Watts, it would take days to charge this thing to full capacity with the built-in panel alone. Realistically, if you plan on using this in an emergency where you may need power for days, you will need an external panel as well (or some other power source). - Another thing to understand is that to get a decent charge, you really need to have the sun beating down directly on the panel. A shade tree, for example, can severely limit the amount of power you can get. With that in mind, you'll need to be very thoughtful about the placement of the panels. External panels will give you a lot of flexibility in terms of placement. On the other hand, they're a bit of a pain to setup. I live on the second floor of an apartment complex. I have a balcony which I thought would be sufficient, but there's a shade tree in front of it which blocks enough sunlight that often I get no charge. My only option is to put the panels in a window which has very little shade. With that, when the sun is facing the window with little cloud coverage, the built-in panel provides about 10 watts. The external panel provides about 20 watts. Together, I get 30 watts. It would still take days to fully charge this thing, but at least I get enough power to charge phones and maybe a laptop. - I wasn't familiar at all with the power usage of various devices so I didn't know if 600 watts was a lot or a little. It's a small to medium amount depending on the application. It's enough to power a lot of small devices, or energy efficient devices, but not enough to power anything substantial. I was hoping to power a microwave or a toaster oven or a small air conditioner, but no dice. Also understand that apparently a lot of devices draw a significant amount of extra power when they first start, so even if your device is rated at 500 watts for example, it may need 1000 to start and therefore will trip the overload protection and shut down the power bank. I was a bit surprised that this thing could power my big screen TV, but otherwise it's limited to things like fans, laptops, phones, etc. Also keep in mind that while it can theoretically power 600 watts worth of devices, it can only do that for an hour. Then you will need to recharge it which takes about 6 hours when connecting to a power outlet. With all that said I like this unit. It is well built and compact and just really well designed. The built-in solar panel is almost a novelty, but it does give me piece of mind that in an emergency I can get some power. Final Thoughts: If I were to do it over again, I might reconsider whether the built-in panel was worth the trade-offs. I would also reconsider what I hoped to accomplish with the device. I intend to use this for emergencies, probably not for camping, so that colors how I feel about all this. I would expect to power a fan and maybe a laptop and a phone for around 7 hours in an emergency, but it can only do that once with a single charge. Then, you're limited to what you can get from solar which in my case would be enough to power maybe 1 thing only while the sun is pointed directly at me. I also bought a small gas generator which I will use to charge the device when I can't get much sun. With all that, the benefit of the built-in panel (and the extra cost and trade-offs) becomes less appealing. I might buy a cheaper or more powerful or higher capacity unit and just use gas or an external panel.

Used this product for a few weeks and it worked well. The battery powered numerous devices and I had no issues recharging the battery. The battery did great on a camping trip keeping our devices charged. Unfortunately the DC power stopped working after a few weeks. After sending a video of the issue to the seller they refunded the full amount of the purchase. It is refreshing to work with a company that stands behind their product and makes it right with a customer when the product has an issue. I recommend buying from this company.

I've been living off LiFePO4 batteries for both my amateur radio and astrophotography. This is my first time investing into a solar generator. I'm liking what this unit provides at this price point. I also purchased their 120W solar panels to help recharge the battery faster. I like the bright orange color. I like that I finally have an AC inverter for the field. While almost all my gear runs exclusively off 12V or USB it is nice to not to have to also carry an AC inverter. And I have only one use case where I need an AC inverter and that is in my vehicle which I just have the inverter plugged in to the 12V plug. The only negatives and these do not affect the 5 star rating at all because this unit is living up to expectations (and I had many). The pouch is a non-descript black bag. Not even the company name stitched into it. I put one of my POTA key fobs on the zipper but I was really expecting a brighter colored bag and something to at least indicate what it goes with. When I'm out in the field I do not want to be trying to figure out where my solar generator bag is. I fixed it with my POTA key fob. The screen is almost unreadable in direct sunlight. I get it. It probably doesn't matter as one probably only needs to be able to read the screen when there is no power and presumably dark. Would be nice if it had some connectivity to a smart phone app to see current status (e.g. charging, discharging, which plugs are engaged, etc). Overall, Browey has hit it out of the park. I'm really looking forward to getting this out of the backyard and into the field for either POTA or astrophotography.

The product is an outstanding buy and works perfectly. Any questions you may have an answered by the customer service reps, quickly and efficiently. 5 stars

Extremely upset it came in damaged and will not work. I am now out $500 this is ridiculous

Product arrived quickly and well packaged. Very simple to operate and use. Instruction booklet could use a little more English text and detail. Pretty easy to figure out once you get hands on. Very well built and feels of substantial quality. Too heavy for long backpacking use, but excellent for boat, car, or short hiking trips. Also, a must have item for Preppers!