Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 160, 167Wh Lithium Battery Solar Generator (Solar Panel Optional) Backup Power Supply with 110V/100W(Peak 150W) AC Outlet for Outdoors Camping Fishing Emergency

Dependable. Works as advertised.Lots of power when you need it while car camping. Keeps computer and phones charged.

First impressions. Weighs 3bs 15oz, just under 4lbs, love the size and build of the 160 Power Station. About cube-like size, 7" long x 4 3/4" wide x 6 3/4" high including the handle.Included with the unit are a DC to car adapter cable, Car Adapter charger, AC Charger wart and separate detachable AC cable, User manual, and zipper pouch.This 160 is the only Power Station of Jackery that has the USB C port. My 6P charges at over 2.4A when the battery gets low, so pretty fast for a phone with charging issues. USB A charges at standard rate of 1.4A for my phone, typical of what I see with other USB A chargers.AC recharges the 160 at 42W. If the user is charging their devices, the screen will show wattage input minus wattage output. For example, if I am charging the Jackery and at the same time, I am charging my phone at 13W, the display will show 29W in (42W-13W=29W). I think that's pretty neat feature.Digital screen - lit, user can press the display button to have it light up for 13 secs for easier viewing.Led light is very efficient, no drop in percentage on the display with over 3 hrs constant ON. Station feels cool, fan did not come on, Station did not get warm.120v outlet has slot for ground so plugs with ground can also be inserted, no need for an adapter to convert to 2 prong. The 160 can handle up to 100W constant and has a 150W rating for surge.Anytime the user switches on the AC outlet, the fan automatically comes on. This is regardless of how much draw your device pulls, even if it is off, even if nothing is plugged in. Fan is not loud, fairly quiet, but is constant ON, my guess is it is a feature for safety and keep the 160 from overheating. The fan will also use 3W once button is switched on. If you are one to be bothered by fan noise, it's a good idea to position the Station either further away or at the very least with the fan facing away from you.I find the zippered pouch a little too small/tight for packing all the accessories in it. The pouch fits all the accessories easily and will fit in the separate charging wart and charging cable, but that's dependant on how neatly one wraps up the cables and such. Would have liked to see a larger pouch.While I do not camp much, I still find this 160 very useful when we're out and about. It's small and light enough, plus strong enough capacity that friends and family can all either utilize it's charging capacity for their each individual device, whether a toy, notebook, tablet, phone, etc. Also, I love having this small unit to keep small pumps running for example on my fish tanks during power outtages. I have used this to charge up and run my 14" notebook off it. Even charged up and ran a large 17" gaming notebook. While I haven't tested the 17" notebook running a game, general usage appears fine. YMMV depending on device/model, of course.I would have loved to see some sort of jump starter inclusion but this is too small of a unit. Perhaps on a future or larger Jackery Power Station. I would definitely buy one so I don't have to carry this and a lithium battery jump starter in my vehicle. Jackery, paying attention?Note, this smaller unit does NOT have pure sine wave so if anyone is looking for the pure sine wave, you will have to go with the next larger Jackery Power Station. Jackery's 240 and the 500 both have pure sine wave. The 240 is twice the weight so for camping and outdoor traveling use, that is something to consider. This 160 is the only one that has the newer USB C port, I don't see USB C on the 240 and 500 units.Finally, Jackery is very quick and helpful when I tested and contacted them with questions and for information. This is very important because I base my purchases not purely on price, but pre-sale and post-sale support as well.UPDATE: Oct 8 2018, strangely I have found myself using this more at home than charging my devices with an AC plug. Never would have thought that I enjoy using this. I find it is so convenient moving to where ever I want, for examples, different room, basement, garage, workshop and just charge and use my devices. Also, checking the display show exact draw and battery "life" left, is almost addictive to me.

I purchased an Explorer 160 Solar Generator and used it with the Solar Saga 60 (60 Watts) Solar Panel. The solar panel is easy to unfold because it closes and opens with easy to use magnets.I found that is was easy to prop up the solar panel with the built-in stands, or legs that supports it at an angle so that maximum sun rays can occur.There is a pouch on the back of the solar panel that zips open and contains the cable that is for attaching the solar panel to the generator.The back of the generator is where you hook them together, first press the display button and it will tell you on the display to the left how full in percentages the generator is in terms of charge, for example, 39%. It can also tell you, after a charging session how many watts of power you have in the generator already, such as 30 Watts of power.I check the AC section on the side and make sure it is off, or the light is not on. This section is for later after charging but should not be on during charging.The next thing that I do is press the button that says DC on it, an LED light should come on and it will be green. (This is the second button from the top.)I unscrew the two terminals that are on the end and put the inside piece into the top plug that says "Output". A blue LED light will come on that tells you that the solar panel is connected and is collecting solar energy.I have usually collected 39 watts of power when my generator says "100%" charged and my HP Laptop has a power need of 45 Watts (this is on the adapter that is on your laptop's charging wire.)That is ok, the power rating does not have to match; the power is stored in the laptop's battery, so you do not have to have 45watts going into the laptop since the laptop draws from its own internal battery that makes sure the laptop gets the quantity of power it needs correctly. They do not have to match, which was interesting to me and different than what I expected.The generator has features that protect the phone, tablet or laptop from power overcharging.The AC area is used to charge the equipment you need to power, and I just use the laptop cable and adaptor that comes with the computer although there is some kind of cable that comes with the generator. If you have a three pronged plug there is a gap place for the ground wire to go under the area for plugging it in. I turn off the collection buttons first, although I am not sure this is necessary.The same cable set-up can stay in place to distribute the power to the laptop.I turn on the laptop to see when the computer is 100% full.There was plenty of power left in the generator after the laptop was fully charged.I stay in my car and camp, and was idling my car and using up expensive gas to charge up my phone and laptop.Now I can just use the car's battery resources for driving, heat, and air conditioning and the other items use my solar panel.It was very reasonably priced and Jackerty sells many different set-ups though not sure if you could power your car for driving with any of them, that would be nice for the planet!