Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 300. 293Wh Backup Lithium Battery. Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping Travel Hunting Blackout (Solar Panel Optional)

Good product so far….4 stars because the sockets are too close together and you can’t plug in 2 of the newer USB-C blocks from apple. You have to resort back to the USB-A. Jackery you should think of this on future models.

Jackery reached out to me with someone who had actually read what the issue I had was and has clarified what the written documents and videos could not.

This is a fantastic portable generator. I got it for RV living but I also like to use it where power outlets are not readily available (like a certain gigs with my band or charging my phone at night when there's no outlet near the bed OR as a lyft driver to accommodate multiple passengers).

Using only my cellphone I can get a charge rate for it of about 24w on avg (booklet says only 18w) from the USB-C and so far a Max wattage of 30w for the solar panel (solar saga 100) to charge up. Hoping to increase that with better angles and conditions but very happy with that as a wall charge is 80w.

Also not sure why people are complaining about the charge rate. Perhaps they need to adjust angle and taper expectations on speed....it's FREE energy. 30w is freaking awesome. You could watch TV with that...and I see no issues with it charging over 50%. See my pic above. That stated at 85% and I'm currently at 89% after 20-30 min.

*Update. Generator arrived 2 days later. The second tracking number was not provided until after I contacted seller. Charged it and so far seems to work just fine.

Ordered the e300 and solar panel only the solar panel arrived.

When we got the box, you could tell it was clearly opened previously bc the sticky part of the tape was dirty and it wasn’t that sticky. Once opening it you can see that the front is scuffed up and dirty. The rubber padding on the bottom was dirty and there was hair on it. There was some weird T-Mobile thing in the box, too, which clearly didn’t belong in there.

Everything that was supposed to come with it was inside the box, along with an extra plug that I have no idea what it is for since it is not shown in the instruction book. (Another thing returned by the previous owner I assume)

We turned it on and it was charged up to 100%. So far we tried using both normal output plugs and they worked. I haven’t tried the smaller outputs yet.

It is kind of disappointing getting something that was previously used and returned for the price that I paid. I am hoping it will last awhile and wasn’t returned because of being faulty.

If anything happens with its usage I will update this and change the stars if needed.

Several users wrote about using the 300 for a mini fridge or cpap. But the user manual that came with unit seems to indicate that the 300 CANNOT be used this way.

Instructions (if you can call it that) on how to use the power station say to make sure it's charged then "turn off each output..." Obviously you're going to have a lot of difficulty using this product if it's OFF! And that's it...that's all the Instructions on how to power anything with this product. The rest of the manual is specs, charging instructions, funky Q&As, warnings, more warnings, and then more warnings, and marketing messages.

We have used this product for 7 months now. We bought it for camping but it’s become a tool for so much more. Running a fan all night long in a tent while charging lights, phones, and batteries. It fits perfectly over the transmission tunnel in the back seat of the Jeep and provides additional power for rear passengers. It’s also been great for power outages at home. My only complaint is that I should have purchased the 500. However, this one does everything we need it to do currently.

Unlimited power. I can charge all my digital devices using the Jackery 300 with a Jackery solar panel. I have the 60w and 100w Solar Panels and while the 100w will help you maximize solar absorption while charging other devices, the 60w will get you by. If you get 80w from the sun with the 100w Panel, you will gret 40w from the 60w panel in the same sun. You will never get 100% efficiency rate with either panel. Most I’ve ever gotten with the 60w is 51w of solar so just keep that in your back pocket.

Only giving 4 stars because of the complete lack of responses to my emails to hello@jackery.com. They claim to respond to this email but I have sent 3 positive emails at different times this year none of which were responded to.

Also giving 4 stars for the lack of a DC extension cable for the solar panel and lack of a temperature controlled charging case/bag. Yes they sell a bag for storage but not one you can keep the battery in while cables are plugged in and it’s being charged or charging. Ironically the panel has to be in the sun but the battery itself should not be as it needs to stay cool or it might explode. A longer dc extension cable and charging case are two obvious solutions to this problem neither of which Jackery has seemed to invest in.

I do like Jackery but there is definitely more “meat on the bone” that the company is currently not offering. They used to have smaller powerbanks as well that they no longer sell and that’s a real shame as it would just add to their solar battery charging system. In my picture I have a mophie battery, but I also have multiple Anker power banks I charge using the Jackery 300 and these are mainly what I use to keep my devices powered. I also have eneloop Rechargable AA and AAA that I also power with the Jackery 300. With my current setup I can offset most of my power needs to solar.

I will be purchasing bigger batteries and bigger solar panels in the future and may continue to stick with Jackery. But if another company introduces a more well rounded Apple style charging system I will have to switch to that because it doesn’t seem like Jackery wants to interact with their customers other than share photos of people using their solar system on instagram (which just helps them advertise their products it doesn’t help their customers at all).

But if you are reading this Jackery this is what I want:

-Solar Panel DC Extension Cable
-Jackery Temperature Controlled Charging Bag/Case
-Revamped Jackery 100 (smaller like the Anker powerhouse 100)
-Smaller Jackery Power Banks (10k, 20k, 30k)
-Jackery Rechargeable AA , AAA, 9V batteries with chargers
-More accessories (usb to dc cables, 12v to usb, 12v to dc, jackery breakout box)
- A jackery charging guide that shows you what you should be able to charge with each unit rather than trusting their infographics which are hard to understand

Some of these do not need to be first party but they do need to be at least recommended by Jackery or made to fit jackery. I just believe by having a wider expanse of accessories to fill more needs would help the Jackery company make more money while at the same time help move more people over into solar power for basic needs.

The Jackery is amazing! It's not cheap but you get what you pay for. Its fast charging for phones, drones and cameras. If you're a cinematographer that's on the move constantly, definitely get this!!