Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station, 1002Wh Capacity with 3x1000W AC Outlets, Solar Generator for Home Backup, Emergency, Outdoor Camping (Solar Panel Optional)

Okay, I will start out by saying I am a U.S Service-member with over twenty years of Honorable service. With that being said I’ve done multiple tours to almost every desert in the Middle East, tours in tropical environments, tours in some pretty secluded off grid undisclosed locations. I only put this out there because I’ve had the pleasure of being a Jackery customer for years and years and the Jackery 240 portable power station, , the Jackery Solar Saga 60w tri-fold panels, and the small Jackery portable chargers were compact and lightweight enough to fit into my pack with ease and leave me room for the other essentials. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere and have a weeks worth of power at your fingertips for recharges, lights, portable fans, small burner for coffee and cooking. Then being able to say it never failed you, always recharged quickly, and has been through the worlds harshest conditions and environments, yet functions like the day you pulled it out of the box. So this began my Jackery passion. Which led me to purchase the Jackery 500. Everything I’ve said above applies to the 500 ten fold folks. Being Military my pay isn’t great so I’ve had to accumulate these items over the course of years, however never have I had to justify spending the money to my wife, as long as I said the word Jackery. Because she’s used the items as well here at home guard. My son plays Football and daughter plays soccer in the Nevada desert just miles away from where the annual Burning Man event is held. Hot dry desert climate, no trees for shade, just direct unrelenting heat. This genius woman, the love of my life used our Jackery Portable power stations to run dual fans, and a small refrigerated trucker cooler during daytime practices in a pop up sunshade tent, all neatly placed in one of those little soccer mom wheeled totes, and a folding low loveseat chair. Talk about super mom, with lots of friends who also wanted to stay cool. Then when night fell and the kids weren’t finished with practice, my lovely wife handed over the Jackery 500 to the coaches who then plugged LED lights into it and lit up the field for the kids giving us an extra hour or two to practice without the heat. This convinced her to give me permission to buy the SolarSaga 100w panels. Money was tight but she gave me the go ahead and we’ve never looked back and haven’t got an ounce of regret or buyers remorse for a single product. But this review is neither for the the Jackery 240, the Jackery 500, the SolarSaga 100w or 60w panels. It’s not even for the Jackery portable chargers. This review is to let you know, the day the Jackery 1000w Portable Power Station became available we did not hesitate for a second to buy it. With the stories we heard from friends about California and Washington power outages, the Covid-19 Pandemic, and any one of the many RV trips we take into Gods country to get away from it all for a few weeks, we both agreed this was the best thing for our family. Why use heavy loud generators, carry fuel, deal with all that monotonous nonsense, when you could literally live off the Jackery Families products. I say Family because over the years I’ve had multiple email contacts and numerous phone calls with them, and every interaction was amazing. Courteous, professional, and the products are literally second to none. The Jackery 1000 is my newest addition and there’s nothing I can say about it that the 240 or 500 don’t already represent. Twice the power, twice the life, multiple solar panel options, can recharge through car, wall, or good ol sunshine. I could get technical and go down the path as some of these reviewers do, but you anyone can read the box. I can sum everything the box says by just telling you that these products, put out by this amazing company, can enhance anyone’s life, save somebodies life, and will probably last your the rest of yours. It’s a no brainer for us. I’ve purchased every product so far with a smile knowing its perfect and the people handing it to me care enough to treat you as if you were family.

I was in the market for a generator and after reading all the reviews and watching videos explaining how great their products are, I decided to make the purchase on a Jackery 1000 generator. I was looking for a way to camp in desolate areas where there was no electric available. I have a camper van set up and I needed a way to charge my devices, have light and be able to keep my fridge/freezer running. In my head I had imagined the perfect set up and having a Jackery was the only way it would work, meaning a gas-powered generator wouldn’t work with the set up I had in mind. I’ve been on a couple trips now and I believe I have my system down pat and it works great. I wanted to keep my van as versatile as possible so by buying the Jackery 1000 I eliminated the confusion and extra money it would take to put a deep cell battery system in, which would be permanently fixed in my van. With the Jackery 1000 being portable and so light weight, if I don’t need it and I need space in my van then I simply take it out – not like it takes up a lot of room, it’s small for how much power it puts out. When I need power, I simply put it back in and I don’t have to worry about running wires, or fuses, or converters. It so simply to use and it’s basically just plug and play. I keep it behind my driver’s seat, so it reaches the 12V plug I have in the front of the van, I place my fridge/freezer next to it and plug it right in. Here’s the cool part, when I’m driving, I have the Jackery plugged in the van, so it is charging, but it also has pass through charging, which mean I can run the fridge through it at the same time! So, when I’m driving the Jackery 1000 is charging, yet the fridge/freezer can continue to run. If I have to stop for lunch or I want to get a quick hike in I don’t have to worry about the fridge because when I turn the van off the 1000 switches right over to provide it power – then when I’m back in the van, I start it up and the charging cycle starts again. It’s literally so easy and such a great way to not have to worry about your food getting warm. The great part about having the unit behind my driver seat is that when I reach my destination, I simply crack my driver’s window and run the wires to the solar panels and place them on the roof of my van. It’s all so simple and it’s such a great set up for what I need it to do. Do not hesitate, their products are top notch quality!

Very good powerstation. Very efficient. 935 usable wh on 1008wh. It runs my 12v fridge for 5 entire days at 41F in ambiant 77F temp. The fridge use 10% per 12hours , 20% per day or exactly 7,79w per hours. It charges all phones and tablet. It is very lightweight. I bought a anderson extension 10FT to extend the 10FT factory cable of the solar panels. The panels are very good quality, lightweight, good looking, solid with velcro foot and bag to hold the junction and cable fixed to the panel. The javkery charge at 120-125wh in the sun. So it is limited by the embedded mppt charger, however you can exploit more the panel by plugging directly 2 phones or tablet and charge the jackery 1000. It does not reduce the jackery charging. Overall a good product. I just would like more inverter wattage capacity, faster charging ac and more solar charging like the jackery 1500 which is probably a better deal. However the jackery 1000 is the most lightweigh solar generator of 1000w minimum.

Awesome device. Yes, it takes a while to fully charge (about 2.5 hours. But then you’ve got a huge supply of electric power for things like 110 volt items , 12 volt items along with a variety of usb ports. Great for boondocking. Even works to run your CPAP all night with using less than half of its total power supply.

I bought this as a long term investment as it’s an expensive item. Having said that I paid half of what the going price is just now. I wouldn’t have paid the full price. The item is heavy but it has to be to generate 2000W. It charges up quickly by mains but on a sunny day the two solar panels charge quickly. If there’s no sun don’t bother. Useful 12v car charger input if you’re driving around. Comes with all the different charging outputs you could need. We were camping and you couldn’t park the car by the tent. The Jackery has a car ciggy DC output which was great for pumping the tent mattress up in minutes. Getting the mattress in without it being in situ would have been a hassle. Build quality looks top class. 3 year warranty expandable to 5 years is peace of mind. Although heavy it’s compact so doesn’t take up much space. Will boil kettles, power air fryers etc but obviously that’s a faster drain. Great as a backup if the main power in the house goes down.

I love to be off grid with my Jackery and solar panels. I bought a small car fridge so bought another small Jackery to run the fridge at night. These power banks are well made and work well. The 1000 is a bit awkward if you are older and can’t lift much but I wanted it to use with my cooking appliances. I have used it for a power outage at my apartment. I can run my big Panasonic Genius microwave on 50%. I can run lights or anything that is 1000 watts. I can run two or more things that add up to 1000 watts. The DC outlet on the Jackerys use less electricity and I used those as much as I could for my fridge and electric car blanket. The car can charge the Jackerys as you drive and that will keep things running. I trust the Jackery name for safe and reliable power when travelling and camping off grid.

Excellent piece of kit. Had small problem in the beginning ( technical) Got in touch with the company and the service was excellent to. I have owned a jackery 1000 for several years which im very happy with. Would buy again but I bought ill need to as they are built to last.