Anyone up on portable power stations/solar generators?

I live in an area/city prone to power outages (especially in the winter) and have been looking into 1000w portable solar generators/power stations.

As it stand I'm leaning towards the Jackery Explorer 1000 model with 2 of their solar panels to keep it charged. I've ahd and no longer want to deal with fossil fuel generators, so that's a nonstarter for me.

Anyone have advice or maybe another equally good or better product they've used or researched?

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Shaveit · 61-69, M

1000 W is not much. That won’t run a stove a hot water heater or even a small electric heater

Ontheroad · M

@Shaveit Yes, that is true, but I have that covered with a kerosene stove that I use for heat and cooking on.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Shaveit But it will run a freezer or refrigerator and plenty of lights. How long for depends on the battery size of course.

Ontheroad · M

@ninalanyon It's a 1000Wh and it will run my small (college dorm size) refrig for well over 12 hours. No, it won't run the full size one for 12+ hours, but I don't need that. Plus it will at the same time run a couple of small LED lights all without any strain or stress. I've already got a power station setup for WiFi, so that works well too, plus I use it for charging my phone and laptop. Honestly, I could and do presently do okay, just wanted a bit more for a little frig, etc.

Shaveit · 61-69, M

@Ontheroad Yes for a small fridge it would probably be all right. A full-size fridge might require more than 1000 watts to start it.
But from what you said that would probably get you by

Ontheroad · M

@Shaveit Yep, my big fridge needs over 1000w starting power. Then again, in an emergency 3-4 days), I don't need the big fridge. I just keep it closed and that alone allows for a couple days days before I need to worry about defrosting.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Shaveit Inrush in a modern refrigerator or freezer is probably about three times nominal and most such appliances draw less than three hundred watts so a 1000 W should be plenty especially as most inverters can supply at least 50% overload for several seconds. A typical average consumption for a large freezer is 1 kWh/day.