BIG PORTABLE POWER for RV Camping - Bluetti AC200L + PV350 Review
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
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Canada - AC200L Power Station - shrsl.com/4jtwt
USA - AC200L Power Station - shrsl.com/4kouw
Canada - PV350 Solar Panel - shrsl.com/4jtwj
USA - PV350 Solar Panel - shrsl.com/4koux
Canada - AC2A Power Station - shrsl.com/4kfg2
USA- AC2A Power Station - shrsl.com/4kouu
Thanks to Bluetti for giving us the AC200L, 2400W Power Station along with the PV350, 350W solar panel so that we could do a review of them. This is my honest opinion and thoughts in the review of these products.
This is BIG PORTABLE POWER for RV Camping. If you're looking for a portable power station to run all the features of your RV then look no further. We put the AC200L and the PV350 through some real life tests at home and at the campsite. We even tested to see if it could handle the most power hungry device on an RV, the air conditioner! Having portable power and the ability to recharge it without electrical hookups means that you can camp an indefinite period of time with Bluetti power.
00:00 Intro
00:52 Becoming self reliant from electrical hook-ups
04:09 Unboxing
05:08 Features of AC200L Power Station
08:30 Bluetti App for your smart phone
09:13 Features of the PV350 Solar Panel
10:57 Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
11:55 Setting up to charge with solar panels
13:56 Testing the power station - 60W auto cooler, charging through AC plug, charging through solar panels, charging with solar panels and gas generator, charging multiple devices at once
18:50 Testing to see if the AC200L can run an RV air conditioner with a SoftStarRV installed.
22:40 Testing to see if the AC200L can run an RV air conditioner without a SoftStartRV installed.
24:08 Tips I found to use the AC200L efficiently when on a camping trip.
25:55 Summary and closing comments
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Damn how much better is this when a vlogger is not just rambling. Good communicator
Thank for the unboxing demo. You sure lifted that 61 lbs out of the box easily. I hope I can do that. Thanks for this video....a solar farm....funny.
There is no getting around lifting this on occasion but I did buy one of those folding handcarts to move it around and it has been a great backsaver.
It sounds like your checklist of what you were looking for was very similar to mine. I also ended up with the 200L and a solar panel after my generator packed it in and did not want to replace it. Depending on where you camp, it is certainly not an endless supply of power but has definitely been a game changer in running more things and staying longer without running out of power. It fits in one of my storage compartments and run the 30 amp cable to it. I really enjoy the odd person walking by, stopping, trying to figure out what the heck I am doing with a cable out in a campground with no hookups and say, "can I ask you a question?" - lol! It has been a great conversation starter. I was blown away when it fired up my AC unit as well. Just need more batteries to keep it going longer!
That's a great place to store it out of the elements but with easy access.
How long will it run the AC?
@@edword3457 I ran the AC non-stop for 45 minutes to get the temp down from 30 Celsius to 23 Celsius and the AC200L went from 100% to 31% in that time.
Awesome review! We have an older version (BLUETTI Portable Power Station AC200P, 2000Wh) and never thought about turning off the inverter! That’s an Awesome tip!
Turning off the converter made a big difference for us. I hated when 700 watts would be pumping out as soon as I turned it on and I just wanted to use the microwave for 2 minutes or we wanted to watch TV for two hours and we used up 70% of the power station because it's charging the trailer batteries at the same time.
Another great demo Ben. Thanks for the video. Happy camping
You can get expansion batteries that work with AC200L like 2- B300 which you can have 6,144 wh or 2-B210 4,300 wh or 1- B230 2,048 wh. Bluetti sent AC200L and PV350 for free.
Nice review as always. 30amp plug is a game changer!
Love the review of the Bluetti
Great video and topic! very well done. Thanks.
Much appreciated!
Very interesting and informative, thanks Ben
Your welcome. Thanks for watching.
Watched this and ordered the same unit the next day. Bluetti needs to pay you a commission! :)
If you used the link in the description then I'd get a commission LOL!
@@CampingwiththeColes i should have... you would have made a commission and I'd have saved $100. Im going to email them and tell them I made the purchase because of your video... maybe they will acknowledge you somehow.
@@brucegarrod8674 lOL, you don't have to do that. Thanks anyway. I hope you get good use out of it. I'm very pleased with mine.
Excellent review / demonstration of use case. I have been looking at this unit and wondered about running the AC.awesome real world info.
I used it with air-conditioning last week. It was about 30 Celsius outside and I set the thermostat in the trailer to 23 Celsius. The AC ran for 45 minutes straight to get the trailer down to 23. The AC200L went from 100% to 31% in that time. I didn't run it anymore but once the trailer is down to temp the AC runs for much shorter periods of time to keep it to temp. If you had a sunny day and just needed to cool it down for a short period of time you could run it then charge it up over a few hours with solar so you're good to run it again.
@@CampingwiththeColes that is exactly what I was considering, thank you for the reply
Another great product review. I have a 1000w jackery power station, which I used a lot during car camping & using my Instant pot, but it is not powerful enough to get the AC going in our new travel trailer. I might just switch to Blueti. Thank you for sharing.
Nice review, looks like a good brand to consider
Thanks
Great review. Portable power like this has many advantages for sure. Before buying one myself I’m looking at options to keep it outside the trailer (connected to my 30amp rv plug) but keep the unit out of the elements. Solar panels that can’t take some rain is a bit of a disadvantage.
I keep it on the picnic table bench under the trailer awning. I use a heavy duty bicycle lock to lock it to the picnic table. You could buy some all weather solar panels from somewhere and use them. They likely wouldn't be as easily portable and transportable though. There are always trade offs when figuring out what works best for you.
I have had my AC200L for two weeks now and it is a great product. However, in Australia at least, the support is almost non existent.
I just got the AC70 this year. I'm tent camping this summer so we'll see how much power I end up needing. Considering getting the pv200 panel too but I was just wondering if the comfort stations had outlets I could top up at, so thank you for mentioning that! Love that I could also charge up with the car too so seems like I have lots of options.
I would think that the AC70 would be plenty of power for tent camping. Charging from a wall outlet is many times faster than charging from a car. If you're lucky you can get about 100 watts from the cigarette lighter whereas withe AC70 charging from a standard AC outlet you can get 850 watts. With the AC200L you can get a max of 2400 watts from an AC outlet although the max I have seen so far is 1400 watts.
That's great info, I had no idea how much I could get from a car. Will definitely consider saving up for a panel, they look like great quality. Also very happy to see Bluetti supporting you guys, I'm glad I chose their powerstation, super excited to try it out! 💙
Great review about the Bluetti. Love the idea of being able to run the trailer off it. Do you know if it is it compatible with other solar panels? I have a go power 120w panel that I like to use and just purchase the unit.
I'm sorry but I didn't know about compatibility with other solar panels. You might want to contact Bluetti directly.
Great Review thanks! This was the unit I was considering over the winter and was wondering what my AC would draw. I’m curious, if you were hooked up to a power source (solar panel or 120v) what would be the duration of available power?
Do you mean you were wondering how much your air conditioner would draw or how much the AC side of your trailer would draw as supposed to the DC?
Terrific review Ben! Might be a dumb question, but, can it be recharged with a 30 amp plug from one of those Parks Ontario outlets and would there be any advantage to doing that vs. the standard 120 plug/extension chord?
Unfortunately, it has it's own proprietary plug that plugs into the charge port of the power station and the other end is for a standard 120 volt plug. If you had a 30amp to 20amp adapter that you could plug into the 30 amp outlet on the pedestal then you could plug into it. I'm not sure if it would give you more watts going in. I've only ever received 1400 watts going in even though it says it can take 2400 watts in. I'm going to try that next time to see if it can bring in more watts which equals a faster charge.
Great review and looks like a very nice unit, but for that price you need to be serious off the grid camper.
I agree.
Can u comment on how u protect the bluetti when it's raining
I normally keep the Bluetti on a table under the awning of the trailer. If the weather is so bad that I have to retract the awning I put the Bluetti in the enclosed box of my pickup truck where it is protected by the cap. I run the cord out to it.
I didn't get notification today.😭
Yet you were still able to find us, yay!
Hi there. Jim and I purchased this product from Bluetti. Thank you for such a good and thorough review. Here is what we wrote:
"We used our power station while camping on crown land. It was exactly what we needed. We heard about it when watching a "Camping With the Coles" segment. The link is: czcams.com/video/8x8gWdPvCYo/video.htmlsi=S0DQY7JhS_rt--k1
Because of their positive review, we got one for ourselves. We are very satisfied. "
@@TheresaMinogue that's great. I'm glad it worked out for you. If you don't mind me asking, did you buy it from the Bluetti website or Amazon?
i love my bluetti very good quality impressive but some of the most expensive electric you ever buy
Agreed