Hey thanks for this video and the other one too a lot of good information and I did not know Harbor Freight even had these Power Station until I saw both of your videos. Again thanks for taking the time out from your day to make these videos.
You were the first and I was the second! 😂 Good stuff man, keep doing what your'e doing and ignore the haters. I just ask them to make their own video on the topic and I never hear from them again.
Thanks buddy. I'm sure your getting the same haters on your video as well!! Hmmm.. Maybe you should do a video as well on taking yours apart? I considered taking it 100 percent down, but decided against it, at least for now.
@@JDPDoingStuff Probably smart not to go 100 percent teardown. I could see bad things happening if the batteries somehow got shorted. Having said that, I would be curious to see if there is a second set of cells in there. I almost think there has to be. Cheers from snowless :( Wisconsin.
@@NJP76 Thanks NJP. There are more. There is a breakdown in the manual. If I remember correctly, there are 16 of them? Anyway, I didn't want to take a chance of shorting anything out.
@@JDPDoingStuff Yep, all kinds of haters. But I spent my money on it because it interested me. If people don't like it, they don't have to buy it. Or they can buy one and do their own videos on how much it sucks.
The rude comments are just people trolling so just ignore them,they are only looking to cause trouble. Great video, I have one and it’s great. Just the right size for what I want to use it for.
That's awesome I'm glad you were able to get one. I was at HF today for the daily deal on that light, guy said they sold out 20 minutes after opening. I did see they have 1 more of these left. As far as the comments, they don't bother me too much.. Thanks for watching buddy. I really appreciate it.
I just bought one of these 12/13. I had a 20% off coupon so I got it for $159.99. I topped the battery off in my truck while Christmas shopping. In 1.5 hours the battery was at 100%. I ran a lamp on my desk all night and took it out to the camper and ran the TV for 6 hours while doing some work. I shut it down @ 13% and brought it inside and charged it up in 3+ hours. I have a larger unit that I use for running my 12 vdc fridge overnight when the camper solar is low and I can make coffee with that one. This 350 watt power station is for the smaller things that we need to run economically and better manage our solar in the RV on days with little or no sun. It charges up quickly and for the price I paid for it and the 5 year warranty - no brainer as far as I can tell.
The thing about this one, is that with that 5 year warranty, if anything goes wrong, you can take it back to HF.. They have stores in just about every town in the states! Thanks for watching.. I really appreciate it.
I just bought one for my little teardrop trailer for my 2 night camp trips down to the lake. I got 30.00 off at the store and used my credit card where i had a 41.00 rewards credit ,so i got a good deal. Harbor freight
The EcoFlow RIVER 3 plus is similar capacity, but is 600W instead of 350W, and is currently only $10 more, plus they're currently throwing in a 45W solar panel for free. As far as the App, especially when using these things as UPSs you can fine tune things via the App that you can't access on the front panel. For example, you can set a min/max SoC at less than 0-100% which will extend the life of the LiFePO4 cells.
Yeah, for the price, the River 3 is better. The biggest disappointment I have with the Predator is the ridiculously slow recharge. It takes 4 hours from zero! It only charges at a measly 70w. The River 3 can recharge in an hour.
@@oneisnone7350 It is, but I was able to pick this up locally. The river 3 I haven't found locally. And if something happens to it you can take it back to any harbor freight
I think they come out 1st quarter of 2025, not sure the date. I also have a small RV, so far haven't needed to use it as I've been hooked up to power Lol. But it'll run your TV if your boondocking as well as other small items. Just check the power requirements, if it's under 350 watts your good to go!
Agreed. For me, if this lasts me until I sell off all my Retro game sh!t I'm good. 200 isn't terrible for this. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it as time goes by though.
Also most Amazon off brand ones don’t specify if they use Lifepo4 ion batteries. My guess is that they don’t I doubt it for the price point they are selling them for on Amazon. For $40 more u can get a brand u can trust that is transparent on what kind of ion batteries are used. Remember lifepo24 batteries can get at least 5k cycles which amounts to about 10yrs of usage.
Well, I have to admit, I didn't know a lot about these power stations until Uploaded these videos. The most attractive thing to me was that I assume/d that all these different power stations were all made in china so it really didn't matter which one to get, and the fact that HF has them in their store, if something happened to it in the next 5 years I could return it and get a new one. Of course I think I hit a nerve for a lot of people, that's why there is so much hate. I do plan on getting the Predator solar panels, as well as the 600 when they have it. Rock on brother..
The bad thing is none of these Predator power stations have MPPT solar tracking on the solar charge input. Most of the competition does... because of this 30% of the solar panels power is wasted. It was cheaper to manufacture. They are hoping nobody notices. I will never buy one.
Good info Jim.. Maybe my video helped you make that decision? This one isn't for everyone. I just have a unique use case for it. I also think its awesome that so many people have given me ideas for other uses I wouldn't have thought of.
Hey thanks for this video and the other one too a lot of good information and I did not know Harbor Freight even had these Power Station until I saw both of your videos. Again thanks for taking the time out from your day to make these videos.
Thank you Roger. I appreciate that :)
You were the first and I was the second! 😂
Good stuff man, keep doing what your'e doing and ignore the haters. I just ask them to make their own video on the topic and I never hear from them again.
Thanks buddy. I'm sure your getting the same haters on your video as well!! Hmmm.. Maybe you should do a video as well on taking yours apart? I considered taking it 100 percent down, but decided against it, at least for now.
@@JDPDoingStuff Probably smart not to go 100 percent teardown. I could see bad things happening if the batteries somehow got shorted. Having said that, I would be curious to see if there is a second set of cells in there. I almost think there has to be.
Cheers from snowless :( Wisconsin.
@@NJP76 Thanks NJP. There are more. There is a breakdown in the manual. If I remember correctly, there are 16 of them? Anyway, I didn't want to take a chance of shorting anything out.
@@JDPDoingStuff I haven't considered taking it apart, maybe just doing more testing with it. Or I'll find something else to rabbit hole into. Lol
@@JDPDoingStuff Yep, all kinds of haters. But I spent my money on it because it interested me. If people don't like it, they don't have to buy it. Or they can buy one and do their own videos on how much it sucks.
The rude comments are just people trolling so just ignore them,they are only looking to cause trouble. Great video, I have one and it’s great. Just the right size for what I want to use it for.
That's awesome I'm glad you were able to get one. I was at HF today for the daily deal on that light, guy said they sold out 20 minutes after opening. I did see they have 1 more of these left. As far as the comments, they don't bother me too much.. Thanks for watching buddy. I really appreciate it.
Thanks for taking time to produce/share; good stuff. Ignore the ignorant haters. Small minds who believe they know it all
Thanks DB, The haters don't bother me too much. Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching.
I just bought one of these 12/13. I had a 20% off coupon so I got it for $159.99. I topped the battery off in my truck while Christmas shopping. In 1.5 hours the battery was at 100%. I ran a lamp on my desk all night and took it out to the camper and ran the TV for 6 hours while doing some work. I shut it down @ 13% and brought it inside and charged it up in 3+ hours. I have a larger unit that I use for running my 12 vdc fridge overnight when the camper solar is low and I can make coffee with that one. This 350 watt power station is for the smaller things that we need to run economically and better manage our solar in the RV on days with little or no sun. It charges up quickly and for the price I paid for it and the 5 year warranty - no brainer as far as I can tell.
Awesome Bayou. These small ones do have a use.
thanks for the videos ... im a new subscriber!
Awesome. Thank you for the sub. I appreciate it. Your my 1900th subscriber
thanks man your right have two power station and one home build but still looking for a small station i will check this one out thanks again.
The thing about this one, is that with that 5 year warranty, if anything goes wrong, you can take it back to HF.. They have stores in just about every town in the states!
Thanks for watching.. I really appreciate it.
I got one. Does me just fine.
Awesome.
I just bought one for my little teardrop trailer for my 2 night camp trips down to the lake. I got 30.00 off at the store and used my credit card where i had a 41.00 rewards credit ,so i got a good deal. Harbor freight
That's awesome Luis. Teardrop? Did you build it yourself? I think those are cool :)
The EcoFlow RIVER 3 plus is similar capacity, but is 600W instead of 350W, and is currently only $10 more, plus they're currently throwing in a 45W solar panel for free. As far as the App, especially when using these things as UPSs you can fine tune things via the App that you can't access on the front panel. For example, you can set a min/max SoC at less than 0-100% which will extend the life of the LiFePO4 cells.
OH! That's good information. Maybe the larger ones they are going to release next year will have an app.
Yeah, for the price, the River 3 is better. The biggest disappointment I have with the Predator is the ridiculously slow recharge. It takes 4 hours from zero! It only charges at a measly 70w. The River 3 can recharge in an hour.
@@oneisnone7350 It is, but I was able to pick this up locally. The river 3 I haven't found locally. And if something happens to it you can take it back to any harbor freight
i want to use this as a power system for my small rv .do we have any idea when the bigger unit comes out?
I think they come out 1st quarter of 2025, not sure the date. I also have a small RV, so far haven't needed to use it as I've been hooked up to power Lol. But it'll run your TV if your boondocking as well as other small items. Just check the power requirements, if it's under 350 watts your good to go!
My main concern is the battery material quality. I’ll get whatever brand has the best battery because that will last the longest.
Agreed. For me, if this lasts me until I sell off all my Retro game sh!t I'm good. 200 isn't terrible for this. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it as time goes by though.
Also most Amazon off brand ones don’t specify if they use Lifepo4 ion batteries. My guess is that they don’t I doubt it for the price point they are selling them for on Amazon. For $40 more u can get a brand u can trust that is transparent on what kind of ion batteries are used. Remember lifepo24 batteries can get at least 5k cycles which amounts to about 10yrs of usage.
Well, I have to admit, I didn't know a lot about these power stations until Uploaded these videos. The most attractive thing to me was that I assume/d that all these different power stations were all made in china so it really didn't matter which one to get, and the fact that HF has them in their store, if something happened to it in the next 5 years I could return it and get a new one. Of course I think I hit a nerve for a lot of people, that's why there is so much hate. I do plan on getting the Predator solar panels, as well as the 600 when they have it.
Rock on brother..
Apps are nice but let’s face it, it’s just a gimmick for sales ima. Lol. Merry Christmas everyone.
Ha! Yes.. Not everyone 'has to have' an app. I sure don't. :) Merry Christmas friend!
my keruig runs up to 1440 watts for a few minutes. would need a 2kw generator to make coffee .
Yes, you'd need a much larger capacity than this for that task.
Get a yeti french press. No need for any watts.
@@drbones3rd Well.. I don't have a yeti one, but I do have a french press :)
The bad thing is none of these Predator power stations have MPPT solar tracking on the solar charge input. Most of the competition does... because of this 30% of the solar panels power is wasted. It was cheaper to manufacture. They are hoping nobody notices. I will never buy one.
Good info Jim.. Maybe my video helped you make that decision? This one isn't for everyone. I just have a unique use case for it. I also think its awesome that so many people have given me ideas for other uses I wouldn't have thought of.