monerator Portable Generator Power Station 256 Wh Rechargeable Solar Generator Lithium Ion Phosphate (LiFePO4) Battery Backup Power Supply 12V DC/110V AC for Camping Fishing Earthquake Emergency

I carefully researched portable power sources for our recent 2-week camping trip. I wanted the battery to be just powerful enough (to reduce the cost and weight) to power a CPAP machine for at least 9-10 hours, better for 2-3 nights for flexibility. I also wanted a solar panel (economically priced) to charge this battery over 1-2 days (plus capability to charge the battery from a car’s cigarette lighter socket from a 120V outlet). Plus I needed a female cigarette lighter socket (ideally that would come with the battery) to provide a DC out for a CPAP adapter to avoid DC to AC and back to DC transformation and energy waste). That’s a lot of requirements I had as a consumer. In retrospect, not a single battery met all these criteria! They are either too heavy and expensive, or not powerful enough, and the solar charging capability desires much more efficiency. I had a chance to compare this Monerator Gusto 10 Kit (which includes a solar panel, but can’t be charged from a car’s adapter without an optional 12V DC to 120V AC inverter) and iMuto cube (an identical is sold by Poweradd, but called “ChargeCenter”). I was interested in a Gusto 10 at first as its battery is using a better, LiFePo4, battery (a 20-year newer technology), which can recharged bout 2,000 times as opposed to 500 times for conventional lithium batteries (technology of 1970’s) used in most other portable batteries on the market. I really wanted to like it! But my Gusto 10 battery (despite stated a 128 W-h capacity or maximum 80W power) powered a ResMed AirSense 10 CPAP for less than 6 hours via a cigarette lighter adapter and DC to DC voltage converter (CPAP pressure 14.5, heater turned off) and appeared to have inaccurate battery charge status after the 1st cycle. In addition, oddly enough, they sold me a slightly different model, which was not listed even on the Monerator website. It was sold as having 128 W-h capacity, but I saw “120 W-h” on the actual unit. The seller didn’t respond to my question why the unit sold to me was not as described. I tried to use the included 10W solar panel (which was heavy for this power, and it is not exactly portable, but it charged the battery so slow, that it didn’t seem to make any difference after charging it for a full day in direct sun (the battery capacity indicator only shows red, orange and green). I retuned my Gusto 10, and purchased an iMuto power source, which had 50% greater stated battery capacity and was 80% cheaper at the same time (but didn’t include a solar panel). I am very satisfied with the latter. This 185 W-h iMuto battery powered my CPAP machine for up to 18 hours with a ResMed cigarette lighter DC to DC transformer (CPAP pressure 14.5, heater turned off). That’s pretty good. That’s I think is twice as better as the more expensive Freedom battery sold for certain ResMed CPAP devices.In conclusion, I would not recommend Gusto 10 for moderate power needs (like camping with CPAP machine) or for charging with the included solar panel. I think Gusto 10 is over priced as much as 2-fold, compared to competition. I would recommend iMuto (or Poweradd) cube instead.

Great investment!I was looking for a portable power station to keep my essential devices running during power outages. I looked at a bunch of portable generators on Amazon. But none of them were likely to answer to my needs until I saw this one. This yellow power box has something different from the other generators (granted, I don’t think this generator has the best aesthetic design compare to all the ones I have researched). It has a LiFePO4 battery which is among the most advanced battery technologies. It is also lighter than the other lead acid battery power generator (I used to have a lead acid one). On the manual, it claimed to last up to 2000 charges. Since I just received the product, I can’t say anything about that. But i will definitely give an update if it fails to last as it claims. I like the size of the generator. You can basically tuck this thing anywhere you want. I do think the product is a bit pricey. But they give you 1 year warranty. I actually blew the fuse, and i contacted the manufacture. They ended up fixing it for me immediately.

I purchased this product because I like outdoor activities and thought it would be useful when I go camping or hiking. It is works great at night time when we sitting outside our tent and needed electricity. The battery pack is also very light and you can carry it anywhere you like without feeling the weight. However, this product is not the cheapest on the market, but I think it’s because they use lithium battery and there is warranty on it so it doesn’t matter. When I don’t use the product, I leave it in my emergency bag just in case.

This generator was a huge disappointment. Lost electric in hurricane Irma for 10 days and this was of little use. You have to have full sunlight to charge it but it says for safety to keep the unit out of direct sunlight but the cord is only three feet long and you can't extend it due to the special cord to the panel so you have to place the unit in the shade but have the panel in the sun. Never could get the unit completely charged with the solar panel. The instruction booklet was very vague about functions but very clear on dangers. Plugged in the smallest fan and it blew the generator in 10 minutes. Never got a full cell phone charge either. The light bulb was the only thing that was satisfactory. Not worth the money for just a solar light bulb. Wish I could return it.

Great deal!This generator is pretty useful. I was surprised by the number of things I can do with it. I use it when camping and at home for emergency. It quickly recharges my smartphone and my iPad a bunch of times. There are enough ports to take all my devices at the same time. The power capacity is great. It is long lasting. I was debating whether to purchase it becuz it is a little pricey.. but I caught them on sale. so it's a great deal!

I used to feel that there was something missing to my truck. Fan of road trips, I spend a big part of my time in that car riding from a camping site to another. The lack of power made my journey a bit boring. The Gusto is of a great help. The battery is rechargeable from solar which makes me totally independent from the grid. I can enjoy music, wifi and use my phone for longer time. Gusto is what I needed to make my adventures brighter.

Product arrived as ordered. I plugged it into electric socket and it became fully charged in a few minutes. My main concern is how long it will take to recharge from the solar panel. My guess is two days of full sun. Bought this product primarily for emergency use, such as earthquakes. No emergencies so far.

So far I've had this product about a week and it's great. So far I've taken it camping, It was definitely great having a place to connect our phones, hot plate, Bluetooth speaker. Also, the lamp and holder was incredible handly to have at night. I've definitely happy with my purchase. For now my generator is safety stored in my house net to my emergency kit, that is until my next camping trip.