Portable battery packs

[kcsun]

Thinking about the electric for my day van and am now leaning to get a portable power pack rather than installing a fixed system in the van. It seems Bluetti, Jackory or Ecoflow are the main suppliers of this kit. I am looking at a 2kw unit as we will only be using our van for 1-2 days/nights at a time.
Any thoughts on which system is better/worse, or any other info that I need to know before parting with £12-1500?
kc

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Depending on what you are running I think 2000w for 1 or 2 nights is overkill. A 1000w would probably be enough.
EcoFlow seem to be really good units and you can buy an 800w alternator charger for them which will charge your power pack from flat to full in an hour and 20mins of driving.
You can pick up an EcoFlow delta 2 for £600 from Amazon just now.

 

[Sackmycook]

I should think 1000w would suffice to run a compressor fridge, a light and charge devices for 2-3 days of static camping.

 

[kcsun]

Thanks for replying, I will also need to boil a small kettle and make coffee, (will use a BBQ for food prep or just eat out )
Also thinking of it being used in the garden instead of trailing extn leads so will probably stick with the 2000w version but thanks for confirming 1000w would be adequate.

Flying Scotsman, if I got a more powerful alternator would the power pack still connect to the vans ciggie lighter socket?

kc

 

[Dellmassive]

Ecoflow delta2 max

 

[Sackmycook]

I'd use gas to boil your water for a brew......

 

[whodat]

Got to make sure your kettle and electrical supply match. For instance, the Ecoflow is happy with 800w (1600w peak). I got a cheapie small kettle that runs 600w and does 2 cups.
It takes about 22wh each boil. (3% of my 768W/h). I also got a 10l fridge which I had to lend out to someone before getting a chance to test it but when I got it, the paperwork said it would run at between 35w and 45w. The person who I leant it to reckons it is on constantly so that would be about 24hours + another few hours as a coolbox. Got a 100w solar panel to trickle charge it, but it only takes about half hour to recharge using mains.