Hi! Thanks for such an informative video, looks nice!! Just one spec is incorrect about our Power Kits. The system you talk about in the video should be rated at 3,600 watts😉

This guy is not telling accurate information

This review is way off

To me you are selling your stuff! Great analysis however. Big issue cost of install component system. Also selling food in middle presentation not a good look.

I see builds where they spend so much money on all kind of mods. Then using an Ecoflow or similar instead of building real house battery system. For me it’s difficult to understand

I installed Ecoflow Powerkit with 3,150 watts of solar on my 34ft Avion Travel Trailer last June. I have 15kw of batteries and run my air conditioner on the system. Live full time in our rig. In the over 9 months I have not plugged into shore power or a generator. Totally off grid. Full time. Love my Ecoflow Power Kit!

Here’s the real issue, any electrical equipment, runs on watts. That is the unit of power. A 60 W lightbulb doesn’t care how much voltage or amperage it gets, as long as it gets 60 W. That is an ongoing issue with these electrical component manufacturers. Everything has to be displayed in watts, otherwise it makes no sense.

The EcoFlow Power Kit inverter/charger is rated at 3600w continuous and 7200 surge. Just to be fair. I have used Victron components and don't have any experience with the EcoFlow Power Kits, but have used other EcoFlow products and my experience is tech support for both companies is not great. A Victron system is much more complicated to install. The EcoFlow looks like it is easy to install and that may be a benefit to those interested in the DIY approach.

Watt-hours is actually the correct way to measure capacity. There is no real concept of an Amp-hour. It is a contrived sort of solution. A watt is volts x amps, then watts per hour are a measure of work. Amps are just amps.

Best timing, just bought a Van and still not sure if I go for Ecoflow or Victron. Ecoflow just seems so easy it's tempting.

Love our ecoflow. Started with 4kwh independence, found another 2kwh battery for cheap on eBay and added 50% more capacity to our system with one cable.

I would also say that discrete systems really should go straight to 48V (16s, 51.2V nominal LiFePO4). 12V is extremely limiting and generates a lot of heat for what people want to run these days. 48V makes everything a whole lot easier and the only real issue comes down to how to handle high-power DC appliances. But a power station has the same problem... it either won't have a 48V output or it will have major limitations on its 48V output.

If I ever decided to do this you would be my go to resource. You are one of the most sensible & knowledgeable out there

Thanks for the informative video ...I was just about to pull the trigger on an ecoflow.

I just read the specs of Power Hub. The inverter has a 3600w output. Where do those 2200 continuous watts come from?

Very helpful discussion. For my 3 season van configuration, I am using the Bluetti AC200P which offers 2,048 Wh of capacity, which provides enough battery capacity for 3 days of boondocking. It's now on sale for $1200, and so is a great deal. I supply DC to my fridge, water pump, roof vent and lights, so I have a very minimal load. I don't have hot water or an air conditioner. I didn't want to install solar panels on my roof, because of the cleaning/shading hassle factor, so I use portable solar panels for the occasional need for additional supply while boondocking. I've also learned that the battery doesn't recharge very well using the 12 auxiliary jack, being a 100 watt recharge rate. So, I've added a 12-48 volt boost charger connected to my car battery/alternator so it now recharges at a rate of 550 watts. So, I can fully recharge the battery in about a 3 1/2 hr drive.

Good advice! I purchased the EcoFlow 10 kWh PowerKit a year ago and it has worked great for me. You are correct that the EcoFlow support is subpar. They do excel on their firmware updates as they are constantly adding new abilities to the existing components. For example the alternator charging now has the option for 70 amps (up from 60). For me being self employed I had to factor in my time. The PowerKit was very simple to install. But you are correct that it is proprietary and if anything fails... I'll be hurting. I am interested to hear what Battle Born will offer for their "all in one" system.

We've been using powerqueen batteries for about two years now. We built a 3.6kw used panel array, with a refurb EG4 6000ex all-in-one inverter, and added 10kW of the powerqueens for under $5k total to charge our Ford Lightning. I think 10kW of powerqueens are down to under $2k now. I build my own solar generators, as I don't trust longevity of pre-built systems. I'd rather know my components, and if I have an issue, replace them myself if they go bad. So far so good, I have three systems now, and the the two year old systems with home built, 18650 batts, RoarBatt inverters, and Epever charge controller, has been running outside in Texas heat, cold, and rain inside a Ryobi link toolbox for a year and a half, and powers my home office, and can run a rigid tablesaw with just a 2000watt Roarbatt inverter and a powerqueen 12v 100ah battery with 100amp BMS. I think I spend $700 on it a year and a half ago. I just built a smaller one, for overlanding, with a rolling harbor freight toolbox (like pelican) with a victron 75/15, and a 24v Phoenix inverter, home built battery, for around $500... with bluetooth. It's just too easy to build your own. I did it in half a day.

I’ve been using the eco flow pro ultra plugin to 220v and connect the roof solar from toy hauler it gives me 10k watts power runs my 2 ac units and frig perfect.

Great information. The scary part at the end. Cables short can’t extend? Well that’s wrong. I get it you push your best way to sell. People need to know KZread is always selling something.