VTOMAN 3096Wh Portable Power Station Bundle with Extra Battery & 220W Solar Panel Included - Up to 4400W Solar Power Generator for Home Backup, Off-grid, Road Trip, RV, Camping

I only write reviews for products I really like and I don't get paid.VTOMAN have walked a fine line between performance and price and done very well. I bought the 3-piece kit and have been using it for a few weeks. I will explain how it works in real-life.First off - it's heavy. Of course it is. the 2 battery units weigh around 40 kilos, so carrying it 20 metres into the sunshine is non-trivial. The solution is an extension cable.I am using this in an off-grid tiny house. It runs a small stereo, a 12V fridge (for about 4 hours a day), a laptop, a 12V light and charges cordless drill batteries, vape batteries and so on. All this uses around 40% of the main battery daily. The fridge draws 50W and the stereo 25W. So, if the weather is not sunny (I am looking at you, England), I get 4 days of pretty bougie living before I have to go home. If it's sunny, that 40% can be recharged in an afternoon. If both batteries are empty, it takes around 8 hours to recharge from the mains or a day and a half from solar.The solar panel is well thought-out. The cables are attached and stowable and there are kickstand legs that work well. In England in the spring, it only produces 100W, but this is unsurprising. The main battery allows for an additional solar panel to be attached, which is very handy (see pic). Both panels together produce around 140W (in UK spring sunshine).The main unit is sturdy and the screen has useful information like hours left under current usage and how many Watts are being drawn. It can power heavy-drain items like kettles and microwaves and corded power-tools (but check your particular needs). It contains all the safety circuits and recent chipsets and has loads of outputs. The main problem is a rather startling cooling fan. It comes on for a couple of minutes each hour and is really quite noisy, a bit less so than a hairdrier! The solution for me is to build a cabinet outside. The other issue is that the 2 battery units can't be stacked because of the handle design. These are the 2 main problems with this thing and the reason I am saving perhaps £1000 compared to products from the market leaders. I can live with it.I try not to use the slave unit to avoid carrying it around. I think it will be more useful in the winter. It can't be charged without the main battery, but again, this saves money by not duplicating circuitry. It also seems to charge more slowly than the main unit.Overall, it's the immense capacity that is the best feature. Cost savings have been made that are acceptable in my opinion.5 stars then, but there are some small issues. These keep the price down and are not deal-breakers for me. To make the product perfect, I'd like 1- a quieter fan, 2- the facility to charge the second unit independantly, 3- an output socket on the slave unit so it could be used while the main unit is charging, 4- a big ON/OFF button and 5- a handle that allows the batteries to be stacked. I am sure this product exists and probably costs twice as much as the VTOMAN.Overall, I am very happy with this unit - it has turned camping into rather lush living. They have kept the price down in an intelligent way, I think.

Amazing product. Charges fast, runs my car fridge and chargesMy 750wh engine quickly when I go mph Tain biking. The solar panels are efficient too, Charing it up from 52% to full in just over 3 hours Ona. Sunny day. Definitely would recommend to any van-lifers as it charges quickly up from van’s lighter socket too

In my opinion the deal at £980 is Great value for money.Pros:- Price, 3kwh capacity, 2200watt Inverter, 220 watt panel.Cons:-1/ When extra Battery is depleted and switchs to main power station internal Battery the AC power cuts and needs turning back on to continue.2/ When running on extra Battery drawing arround 2kw the AC Supply voltage drops from 220V AC to approximately 200V AV due to the small gauge umbilical cable connecting Extra battery to Jump 2200 Main power station.3/ No Blue Tooth (Not a deal breaker)4/ Fastest charging via mains measured at arround 350watts.5/ A little noisy when cooling fan runsIn Summary:- Would I have bought know the above cons? The Answer is yes. Well done VTOMan for bringing a good budget power station to Market.

High quality construction. Can charge my EV, stove and kettle. It has the juice. A bit disappointed it did not come with the car "jump cable". Also when using extra battery it has to be turned on again when extra battery is flat, to continue using the main generator. Also gets confused when using solar to charge when the extra battery connected. Maybe a software update would solve these issues?

A+++++

Excellent bit of kit but the expansion battery doesn’t want to charge ??? Sorting it out and would definitely recommend this 👍

The units fan is super noisy and has to be positioned well away. The units cannot be stacked. All the wires come out the front of the units making it messy, and a trip Hazzard. The solar panels feel cheap and awkward. But it works just feels badly designed for me.

A bit heavy. Can be charged from the solar panels depending on strength of sunlight and placement. Used during summer, strong output. Charging less now due to poor weather and less sunlight. Great to have to power laptops, iPads and mobile phones. Trying out various ways not to use mains electricity. Could probably have done with a higher storage wattage. Won’t be buying the extra battery as its the same as the power station. Can take up space and it’s heavy to move around.