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paulz
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2025 07:53am - Edited by: paulz
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Ha, actually used it yesterday in earnest sort of. So I’m still playing around trying to get over the air TV at the cabin, which so far nothing due to either all the trees or the hills surrounding the valley I’m in. Yesterday I packed the test TV and antenna in the truck and drove a couple of miles to a nearby parking lot devoid of forest and nearby valley hills. The TV and antenna are both 110 AC but luckily I had the R2 along. Got 13 channels!
Tried it again back at the cabin, nothing. Still don’t know if it’s the trees or hills but at least the R2 worked perfectly!
So I can just plug the R2 in the cig lighter, truck off, to recharge?
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2025 08:45am
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Handy little rig aint it 
Yep on the cig-port, LA or LFP, or solar (with the right input cord, got mine off Amazon <$10) or 120vac wall.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 27 Jan 2025 10:55pm
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We finally had the way below normal temps get more seasonal, 39f high, lol. It had been a month almost to the day since last at the cabin, no snow cover to speak of, so we drove up and in.
I remembered to grab the R2 so we had easy plug in 120vac to run the ceiling fans while the 30k btu LP heater ran (the big bats are home). Inside temp started at 35f, more than I thought it would be but certainly cool enough.
In only 45min we went up by 20 and a 1.5hr were at 73. The 2 fans were nicely spinning along, mixing the air throughout.
It is soooo nice to have that little portable power pack as the main for a trip like this or as a backup if needed. The 2 hr total run time for the 2 fans only used 11% of the R2.
On the way home my wife says,"did you only buy ONE of those?" My regular system confuses her, the R2 is so plug&play she isn't intimidated by it.
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paulz
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2025 08:08am
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Good use of the R2. Mine still sits in its bag in the truck, hopefully I’ll remember if needed again. We returned to 30* weather at the cabin yesterday also.
Amazon does have a ‘buy it again’ button.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2025 03:43pm - Edited by: gcrank1
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A Heads Up:
The EcoFlow River 2 Max 500 is on Amazon for $299 (25% off)
It goes 13.3# so its a nice upgrade in WH from mine reviewed at still a truly portable weight.
Were I buying now that is what Id order.
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paulz
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2025 08:42am
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Now you tell me. . I like the small one, fits right in a bowling ball bag, light and not much room in the truck for a quick AC job. Course if you’re running a tv or fan in the cabin..
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2025 11:50am - Edited by: gcrank1
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These products are changing pretty quickly, I think Bluetti now has an LFP AC180, ~40#(not small) whereas most had Lith bats but not LFP. The non-LFP dont have near the use/recharge cycles.
They are likely responding to the market that is getting more informed and selective and typically wanting more energy dense units without the bulk and weight.
Cases in point....they pulled us in 
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