Deep Dive into Portable Power Station for a Hiker Trailer/Small Trailer

День тому

While visiting the Hiker Trailer factory, Jordan explains to us how they are now incorporating portable power stations into their trailers.
All our favorite gear is listed on our Amazon Storefront categorized for your convenience.
Matt DeWitt Amazon Page: amazon.com/shop/mattdewitt
Brand Ambassador: Gazelle Tents
Power Stations:
Anker: bit.ly/3QuPEWm
Bluetti Power: bit.ly/3bKFlyK
-Discount Code for the lowest price on the EB3A: MWDEB3A
EcoFlow: bit.ly/3p0hkXA
-Extra 5% off coupon code for River 2 max and bundles: MWDXEF5
Jackery: bit.ly/3vNwR0K
RavPower: bit.ly/3A6iUOb
Renogy: bit.ly/3P2ayLH
Trailer items:
23Zero:
Get Out Gear - insulated blanket: shopgogear.com
-Discount Code for 10% off and free shipping: MWDADVENTURES10
Geyser Water System www.geysersystems.com/ref/MWD...
-Discount code for 10% off: MWDAdventures
Hest: Mattress & Pillows: bit.ly/3DRt9bn
Mattress Insider/Hypervent: bit.ly/3CY2fMk
-Discount Code for 5% off: Share5
MoonShade Awning: moonfab.com/sca_ref=1710074.7...
***$30 off your Moon Shade Awning**
Discount Code: MWDAdventures
Devos Outdoors - Lightranger
- Discount code for 10% off: MWD
Mpowered (solar lighting): bit.ly/3dbjili
Olight Flashlights: www.olightstore.com/arkfeld-f...
Discount 10% off: MWD
RollerCam: rollercam.com - Discount code for 10%: MWDA
Step 22 Gear: bit.ly/3Cbyed9
Tembo Tusk Skottle
-Discount Code for 5% off: mwdadventures
RightonTrek Meals: bit.ly/42ym6ye
Discount code: 'Revolution25' will give 25% off first-time orders
Camping Links:
Hipcamp: hipcamp.com/i/mattd008a21
-$10 off your 1st camping experience when you sign up using link
Outdoorsy: bit.ly/3koL3XU
*$50 OFF Promo: If you have not yet created an account with Outdoorsy, please use this referral link to save $50 on your first reservation of $200 or more.
Instagram: Mattdewitt1
Facebook: MWD Adventures
*We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, RavPower, Renogy, Gazelle, Get out Gear, Geyser, Mpowerd, Hipcamp, Outdoorsy, MoonFam, Jackery, Mpowerd, and Mattress Insider affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. We may get a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase. This does not affect your purchase price in any way. It’s a great way to support our channel allowing us to keep bringing you helpful content. We appreciate your support.

КОМЕНТАРІ: 30

@TerraFirmaX 5 місяців тому

I am liking these trailers more and more. Thanks for the video

@MikeGotta 8 місяців тому

Two months into camping this year with a Montek X1000 and I agree - tge solar generator is very flexible. With all the rain and shaded sites in New England state parks I ended up buying a Redodo Mini 100ah battery to recharge the Montek. I haven’t been able to use solar yet. I use the barrel connectors vs the cigarette plug for the reasons you mention. Nice overview!

@ajf5823 11 місяців тому

Goal Zero doesn’t use LifePO4 battery technology so it has half the potential lifespan. Bluetti offers LifePO4 for all it’s models

@wilsonsamiano 7 місяців тому

500 cycles on Goal Zero versus about 3000 on LifePO4 batteries. A lot more than half.

@Woodworker5 4 місяці тому

First of all Love our Hiker, trying to accomplish the Same with my Blueitti AC180 any thoughts on how I might accomplish it? Thanks.

@foolthepity 11 місяців тому

One year in and I love my EcoFlow River Pro setup. Super versatile. Meets all our needs.

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

Great! That is exactly what I am planning to get, except I am get getting the River 2 pro. Great to hear that works well.

@kencouch3328 9 місяців тому

I have 2 portable power stations echo flow. I'm in love with them. I use them in the house If there is a power outage, also use them camping in my teardrop trailer to make coffee. Et cetera and for other power needs and not depend upon the battery. They are expensive, but they will last a pretty good amount of time, and I've had no trouble with them

@Woodworker5 4 місяці тому

Good morning recently purchased a used 2022 here in Colorado and want to use my Blueitti AC180 to power our Trailer, evidently from factory you guys installed a AGM 30ah with a NOCO genius batter charger/maintainer. Essentially the AC plug from the Blueitti is the same as shore power and want to put in in the battery spot in the trailer, any thoughts on how I would go from there? by the way working with Rob here in Colorado for some other upgrades as soon as your plants move to Fort Collins is done. Thanks.

@raullasvegas 11 місяців тому

for a CPAP, its better to get a dc-dc converter from Resmed and put the Anderson plug on the end. The AirSense runs on DC. Converting the DC from the GoalZero to AC, then converting it back to DC with the power supply for the CPAP isn't efficient. You loose about 20%

@bobhoffer5011 9 місяців тому

This is so true. Non-cpap users keep giving the same bad information about using AC and how it drains the portable power station. Run your cpap with a DC converter. I use a $30 third party lighter socket plug-in converter and get 9 nights of use from my Anker 400 (AirSense 10 with humidifier off).

@josephshoars4355 3 місяці тому

I gotta know what color blue that trailer was? Trying to color match my blue 4runner.

@aaronenglish2638 4 місяці тому

How do these units stand up to the constant road vibrations they are exposed to in a camp trailer? I would think the electronics would be shaken apart.

@MWDAdventures 4 місяці тому

So far we have not had any issues.

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

I like how you have that setup to switch between battery and power station. Would it be possible in that configuration to use the power station to charge a lithium battery using a dc to dc charger connected and powered by the power station? That might be a great way to gain more capacity without having to buy a very expensive larger power station. Any thoughts?

@MWDAdventures 11 місяців тому

I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. Great idea

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

I have a plan now. I am pretty confident this is going to work great. I see lots of advantages to this. Capacity, portability of the power station ( smaller), and cost surprisingly enough). Now I just have to wait the 3 months to get my hiker!

@KrisRemembered 11 місяців тому

@@patricktrier4503 is there any way you can explain more in depth on what you are billed consists of. I'm new at the electrical scene and I'm going to be purchasing a hiker soon. And I was thinking of getting a 3000 watt Yeti to power a 46 inch HDTV and a PlayStation for 5 to 6 hours of gaming per evening. I'm worried that the solar will not charge the battery fast enough for the next evening gameplay

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

@@KrisRemembered you can google online calculators to determine how long batteries will last given a specific amp draw. I would think a tv doesn’t use much but I have no idea about a game station. A 3000 x yeti has a larger battery so I would think it would last a long while. Look up the amp hours for the 3000x. You can convert watt hours to amp hours if that’s all you can find. Now for charging. I have decided to have my tow vehicle charge my power station rather than solar panels. It’s faster and more reliable. It would take a whole lot of solar panels to charge a yeti 3000 x all the way up every day. The trick with car charging however is that if you just plug it into a cigarette lighter it only charges at 100 watts ( that very slow). You can charge it faster with a victron Orion ( UKposts has videos about this) but I figured out that I can charge it even faster if I installed a 600 watt inverter in my truck and basically ran an extension cord from it to my power station. You have to make sure your alternator has the additional capacity but with this setup on my 2014 Chevy Silverado I can get up to 600 watts of charging to my power station. Enough to run my truck at idle for 1.5 hours and completely charge my 64 ah river 2 pro power station. I don’t think I will need an additional battery considering this but if so Hikers power station ready configuration allows for that. The switch will switch between the power station and the battery.

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

@@KrisRemembered I realized I didn’t fully answer your question. I did a little research regarding your situation, so I will give a little more detailed recommendation as well. First, the setup I was originally thinking of doing was hooking up a battery to run the trailer 12 volt system and then hooking up a power station to a dc to dc charger (from powerwerx (8amp charger)) that then hooks up to the trailer battery to slow charge it. That way you could hook solar panels up to the power station to charge the power station that in turn charges the trailer battery. That wouldn’t quite work for you because your main power drain is devices that use AC power. I looked the power drain for a tv and PlayStation and I think it is probably about 250 watts together. With the 250ah yeti 3000x that could possibly get you through 2 days of 5 to 6 hours of use. In perfect solar conditions in the summer that means you would need about 400 watts of solar panels going every day. To completely fill the yeti 3000x from zero in one day you would need 800 watts of solar in perfect conditions. There are hacks on UKposts showing ways to use a battery to charge your yeti power station as well. You could also just create a battery system of your own with your own inverter/ converter like a victron multiplus. It’s expensive but the yeti 3000 x is pretty expensive as well. Good luck

@tonyadoughty 11 місяців тому

Sorry if these are dumb questions: I'm starting my build and I don't understand if I need BOTH a battery and a Goal Zero. I was thinking only the Goal Zero since it's rechargeable. What "charges" the battery, or keeps it powered? What powers the internal lights and fan or AC (or heat)? Is that the battery or Goal Zero, or can be either? Thanks!

@MWDAdventures 11 місяців тому

Typically people will choose one or the other. You need some kind of battery power to power the internal lights and Maxx Fan. There is a power strip and that only works if you are connected to shore power (power pole at a campground). As for recharging the battery - either with the power pole at the campground or a solar panel. If you call Hiker, they can walk you through your specific needs and give recommendations based on your typical camping style.

@ericj810 11 місяців тому

Could I plug this up in the bed of my truck to charge it? My truck has 120v inverter outlets in the bed. Under a water proof cover. Charge while I drive?

@MWDAdventures 11 місяців тому

Yes. you can charge it from your truck battery while you are driving.

@markjensen663 11 місяців тому

What is the long term lifespan of the portable power stations and is it the same as a standard hard wired lithium battery type? How many years can you expect to get from them?

@patricktrier4503 11 місяців тому

The batteries inside them have the same lifespan but who knows how long the other components will last.

@MWDAdventures 11 місяців тому

I would like to see company make the batteries replaceable. This would extend the overall life of the unit.

@bigdaddyof2007 11 місяців тому

@@MWDAdventures Hobotech did a review on the RUNHOOD Rallye Modular Battery Power Station which has swappable batteries.

@MikeAG333 7 місяців тому

Whatever it is, it isn't a power station. It's got a battery, controller, and inverter (I think) built in, plus various sockets, so it's a single bit of kit taking the place of all the multiple separate bits of kit that are in most caravans, RVs, and boats.

@joshua43214 5 місяців тому

This seems like a functional downgrade at a very premium price. Inverters and other associated hardware last forever and can be tucked out of the way. With this, you throw away all that hardware with the battery when it goes bad in a larger package that has limited options for placement.