It's basically a small leisure battery in a box, with its own inverter, solar controller and charger, so rather than having a large heavy box floating around the van it makes more sense to use the money to upgrade the van system.

I've got an Ecoflow-Pro .. really couldn't motorhome without it!!

They seem very expensive for a 40ah battery with an 8A trickle charger, we already have a 50A B2B so for the money I could buy 110ah of lithium and have nearly three times the capacity with a fraction of the charge speed.

Hi Kat, just bought that Eco Flow. Brilliant price at the moment. Thanks I’m now ready for any power cuts at home as well as use in the camper. Merry Christmas

Bought our ecoflow at the NEC and it's fantastic. 12v socket and USB chargers and 4 sockets. Highly recommend.

With poor or zero solar in a UK winter why by something else that needs charging along with your onboard batteries? Three choices are run the engine, generator or hookup on a campsite or at home. Also the prices are ridiculous for what is a battery, a charger and an inverter in a box.

I would always pick the River 2 Max over gas generators because they are easy to maintain and easy to move around.

I’ve watched this and the video on lithium batteries but quite honestly Kat, I find the whole concept of off gridding a complete mystery still! For an idiot such as I, could you do a video where you arrive on site and show us exactly what you do because my husband is so anti off grid as he says we couldn’t last a night! Ie, no telly no netflicks, no starlink, and he has a sleep pap machine which require a three pin ac mains feed. 😢. (That where I thought the eco flow would work)…Recently we were in a site that was metered and we used £6 a night on electric (which I found quite a shock given we only watched to in the dark and ran his sleep machine), but I feel that we could have explored the “free” option already on the Motorhome!! It’s like trudging through sand getting through to my hubby 😅!

very informative as always. Will probably get a powerpack at some point. Right now want the power to be in the system to run the heating system fan when on gas so going for a 2nd battery.

Cool stuff girl,cool !

Better off upgrading your onboard electrics with Lithium and solar. I have a small battery pack similar to the Ecoflow and its a useful device for sure. I mainly use it to power the 12v pump for the air awning or kayak, Also charges my laptop as well. Generators are old hat and really only needed if your away in winter and sat for a week without moving, such as a skiing trip. Nothing worse than hearing a 'silent' generator on a quiet campsite, they really are a pain.

Pretty balanced video ,definitely a generator is best for winter imo simply because at the end of the day ,that's what is needed power to be generated, as you said there basically batteries with an inverter and few sockets , most good builds will already have good lithium or other batteries and inverters built into it , with a storage device for heavy power users off grid using say 50 ah in 24 hrs ,that would take a lot to replace . A lot depends on weather any said build already has a good system built in ,if it doesn't then yes a storage device may be benefit depending if you can charge it from a mains socket but that's the main thing I guess majority of people from experience won't be near mains ,yes you can charge while driving but not sure how long that would take to fully charge a heavily used storage device .you mentioned 10 hours , in summer its different again because solar is more beneficial ,I think there (storage device )good for remote work like building vans with no available power etc .

Charging it thru solar panels is one of the many advantages of using the River 2 Max.

Great vid Kat. 👍

Does your dog discharge much quicker when it’s cold then ? Happy Christmas to all of you.

I have been living in Tanja Forest in SE Australia for five years with nothing but several small powerbanks and a 120W solar panel to power caravan lights and charge laptop, iPads and iPhone plus power tool batteries. Far cheaper than using a generator and peaceful with no noise or moving parts. I chose an apple laptop and tablets because they are by far the most power efficient, Having lived for years with generators, I love the luxury of set and forget solar power. ☕️🦘

Solar isn't necessarily trickle charge, it depends on the size of panel/foldable panel you have.

I considered both and eventually went for the new Anker 767 because of the silent running.Great bit of kit especially with the early bird discount

We are E-mountain biker, my wife & myself go off grid in our motorhome most weekends (when not working) & the biggest problem we have is getting more than one day out of a full charge on our E- bikes so we have to take our non E-bikes with us just to ride more than one day. I have been thinking about getting an Ecoflow to charge my 2 E- mountain bike (2 or 3 times each) & after doing some research I will need the biggest Ecoflow at a cost of around £3500 plus a big sola panel to try & keep it topped up. So I have been looking around at getting a silent running (94db) generator. as for the weight they are around the same (with a full tank of fuel) plus i will need a full fuel can to keep it topped up. At a cost of around £600 for the generator (depending on what one i go for?) plus fuel. So I have been thinking with the money I have left over I can get 2 more batteries for the E-mounting bikes as well as the generator & still have over £1000 to spend on the fuel. We will only be using it to charge the bikes as the motorhome runs 12V on every thing except for one 3 pin plug outlet that we have never used. So I think it is pros & cons, I would be nice to have the Ecoflow as it is quiet but I don't think it will charge the 2 bikes 3 times each even with a sola panel charging it up all day when we are out riding? So I think it will have to be 2 fully charged spare batteries plus the 2 batteries that are on the bikes (fully charged) before we leave the house & then a few hours (2 to 3) of the generator running to get a charge in to the one's we have used. Good video, keep them coming.

I also bought a now largely unused generator, but don’t get this powerbank thing, if you have an inverter in your van then another leisure battery is a much cheaper option, if solar isn’t providing enough power, well if you install a battery to battery charger it can be nearly as useful as a generator, all you are gaining with a powerbank if portability