Another excellent video! I hope I never need one at this point in my life! It's good that you say the good and bad things about the unit. Till next week, have a good one and I caught a bunch of crappie this week, running with a guy 25 yrs younger than me showed me I'm getting OLD!!!! We had a Great time!
Thanks for the review. We have this model and it's great. Houston has had frequent power outages because of the weather. It is necessary for us. We are unable to have a gas generator installed because of the easement. We are interested in obtaining another Goal Zero but are unsure which. There are several new models. I would like to see a review of the Yeti 3000X, 6000X, & the new Yeti Pro 4000. Please do.
I’ve actually been thinking about getting one of the smaller LiFePo GZ power banks for summer camping. I don’t use much power during the summer and it might be a little more convenient for me.
I have some GZ stuff and I agree. I like it and the batteries and lights works fine. But one downside is the solar charge at cloudy/covered weather conditions. The 1000x and above models needs at minimum 20 watts to start solar charging (500x 5 watts, 200x 1 watt). So you have the whole day clouds, the Yetis from 1000x and up does not charge and you waste on such days about 200 Wh. The actual Yeti 300/500/700 with LFP are better, they starts solar charging from the first incoming watt.
Hi, great video, I loved the positive and negative commentary. I would love to hook my 1500x to our camper battery. I know you made your cable. Can you share the steps of manufacture?
Glad you enjoyed it! Here is a link where I got the info on how to make the cable and utilize the GZ 1500x as a 12v source while camping. th-cam.com/video/_MRIg0Szh-0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xoLtSoYICmDQ6rcZ
We are about to get one of these free from the state , we have two disabled kiddos. How long does it take to charge ? We already have a jackery but it takes forever to charge. ?
I'm not sure about getting a free one? Charging times vary depending on the charger. 14 hours with the standard charger, 3 hours with a 600 watt charger. Remember, when charging Lithium ion batteries, the point of diminished returns is at about 80%. After that, charging slows considerably. Thanks for watching👍
Hello , I thought the video was very informative and you gained a new follower. Do you have the 750w power inverter plugged into your cigarette port in your truck to charge the Yeti while driving? if not can you a video showing that , also how to use solar panels other then Goal Zero? Thank you agin for the info
I’ve used the inverter plugged into the 12v outlet. It doesnt perform as well that way way. I also use the solar panels in combination with a charge controller to charge the 12v battery on my camper. Glad you got some value out of the video! Thanks for the follow👍
Battery drain on these things is completely unacceptable. It was draining -25% every 30 days. I tried resetting and updating firmware. No dice. I've gone through (2) RMAs on them. Finally 3rd one is decent and doesn't battery drain. Goal Zero had some serious quality issues with these things early on. I HIGHLY recommend you get the newer Yeti ones with the phosphate batteries. You can get good bundle discounts
Thanks for the input! I can only speak from my experience and that is I have had no issues with my yeti1500x losing charge even after 6 months of sitting. I do a lot of remote camping so weight and size is a big concern. Li NMC batteries are up to 40% lighter than LFP. That being said, I definitely have been considering a smaller generator from the new line that GZ offers. I think it would serve my summer camping well! Thanks for the comment👍
Nice video great review you went through it well. Thanks for sharing it
Thanks Dan! I always enjoy your feedback👍
Great Video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another excellent video! I hope I never need one at this point in my life! It's good that you say the good and bad things about the unit. Till next week, have a good one and I caught a bunch of crappie this week, running with a guy 25 yrs younger than me showed me I'm getting OLD!!!! We had a Great time!
Thanks! Nice you got out fishing and had I good time…I’m jealous!
Thanks for the review. We have this model and it's great. Houston has had frequent power outages because of the weather. It is necessary for us. We are unable to have a gas generator installed because of the easement. We are interested in obtaining another Goal Zero but are unsure which. There are several new models. I would like to see a review of the Yeti 3000X, 6000X, & the new Yeti Pro 4000. Please do.
Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been looking at some other models…we’ll see what the future holds😉
Can you charge that using a gas generator
If it has a 120v receptacle, sure.
Would you ever consider moving up to the 3000 if you had to do it again ?
I’ve actually been thinking about getting one of the smaller LiFePo GZ power banks for summer camping. I don’t use much power during the summer and it might be a little more convenient for me.
I have some GZ stuff and I agree. I like it and the batteries and lights works fine.
But one downside is the solar charge at cloudy/covered weather conditions. The 1000x and above models needs at minimum 20 watts to start solar charging (500x 5 watts, 200x 1 watt). So you have the whole day clouds, the Yetis from 1000x and up does not charge and you waste on such days about 200 Wh.
The actual Yeti 300/500/700 with LFP are better, they starts solar charging from the first incoming watt.
Thanks! Appreciate the info👍
Hi, great video, I loved the positive and negative commentary. I would love to hook my 1500x to our camper battery. I know you made your cable. Can you share the steps of manufacture?
Glad you enjoyed it! Here is a link where I got the info on how to make the cable and utilize the GZ 1500x as a 12v source while camping.
th-cam.com/video/_MRIg0Szh-0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xoLtSoYICmDQ6rcZ
@MaineOutdoorEnthusiast thank you for this! My life has now become easier when boondocking!
We are about to get one of these free from the state , we have two disabled kiddos. How long does it take to charge ? We already have a jackery but it takes forever to charge. ?
I'm not sure about getting a free one? Charging times vary depending on the charger. 14 hours with the standard charger, 3 hours with a 600 watt charger. Remember, when charging Lithium ion batteries, the point of diminished returns is at about 80%. After that, charging slows considerably. Thanks for watching👍
Hello , I thought the video was very informative and you gained a new follower. Do you have the 750w power inverter plugged into your cigarette port in your truck to charge the Yeti while driving? if not can you a video showing that , also how to use solar panels other then Goal Zero? Thank you agin for the info
I’ve used the inverter plugged into the 12v outlet. It doesnt perform as well that way way.
I also use the solar panels in combination with a charge controller to charge the 12v battery on my camper.
Glad you got some value out of the video! Thanks for the follow👍
Battery drain on these things is completely unacceptable. It was draining -25% every 30 days. I tried resetting and updating firmware. No dice. I've gone through (2) RMAs on them. Finally 3rd one is decent and doesn't battery drain. Goal Zero had some serious quality issues with these things early on. I HIGHLY recommend you get the newer Yeti ones with the phosphate batteries. You can get good bundle discounts
Thanks for the input! I can only speak from my experience and that is I have had no issues with my yeti1500x losing charge even after 6 months of sitting. I do a lot of remote camping so weight and size is a big concern. Li NMC batteries are up to 40% lighter than LFP. That being said, I definitely have been considering a smaller generator from the new line that GZ offers. I think it would serve my summer camping well! Thanks for the comment👍
@@MaineOutdoorEnthusiast We identified the issue with the battery drain. the Wifi. if you turn Wifi off, it doesn't drain
I know the price of 6-9 other things with this,however not the price of it as a separate piece.
Hey , Rick! This is a follow-up video to my initial review. Check out my initial review😉th-cam.com/video/jdETUInSUHg/w-d-xo.html
@@MaineOutdoorEnthusiast But it says* is it worth it* I guess you were reviewing the other items. This was all the video I saw. Lol
😂 No worries! Hope it helped and hoped you enjoyed it!