12v Power Packs

[waterweber]

There seem to a lot of people looking for a portable 12v power packs lately.
It has me thinking that I could probably put a pretty nice one together using some technology that we use at my work to make deep water batteries.
I would like to know if there is a market for this type of thing and what you guys would like to see in one.
Here is what I am thinking so far:
1. portable w/ rugged case
2. charger and monitor built in.
3. max capacity in a fairly small size. I could do 80ah no problem
4. a variey of outlets on the box.
Anything else that you can think of?
How much would you pay for something like this?
Once I get some better idea of what everyone wants I will put some specs and a drawing together.

 

[Mekinac]

Maybe infos here:

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27568

 

[dms1]

Make it so you can charge it with AC (for at home, campsite or generator) and a 12V Cigarette lighter (for on the road) - and maybe have a solar charge option. it would be nice if it could run an Engle fridge for 72 hours and still have enough juce to jump start a rig.

I have a 12 volt jump box from Pep Boys I use while camping - I use it to run 2 -02 12v fans and charge my MP3 player - over the memorial holiday I ran the fans for three days straight (it was warm in the tent) and the battery only went down 1 LED out of a three LED scale - when we moved camps - I just plugged it into the cigarette lighter to charge while we are on the road.

I guess I should hook up my Engle fridge to my jump box and see how long it can run for....

 

[Dave Bennett]

Make it so you can charge it with AC (for at home, campsite or generator) and a 12V Cigarette lighter (for on the road) - and maybe have a solar charge option. it would be nice if it could run an Engle fridge for 72 hours and still have enough juce to jump start a rig.

THAT would rock!!!

 

[Curmudgeon]

It has me thinking that I could probably put a pretty nice one together using some technology that we use at my work to make deep water batteries.

I hate to sound ignorant, but what is a deep water battery? I've never heard of one.

JP

 

[78Bronco]

I'm considering something like this for some convenience. Probably made in China but the HQ is here in Vancouver area.

http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-Technologies-852-2071-Powerpack-Inverter/dp/B000SECKO2

edit: mixed reviews but I like the solar/inverter/backup power idea. Maybe a small generator is better.

 

[Cabrito]

I'm considering something like this for some convenience. Probably made in China but the HQ is here in Vancouver area.

http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-Technologies-852-2071-Powerpack-Inverter/dp/B000SECKO2

edit: mixed reviews but I like the solar/inverter/backup power idea. Maybe a small generator is better.

I have on of these and it stopped working in less than a year. Glad I did not purchase it or I would be very sad. On appearance it looks like a great little unit. I don't think it would be good for powering a fridge for long.
I have several Xantrex products and some of them I really like and some seem sort of crappy.

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