Looking recommendations on smallish power stations for portable fridge.

[DaveM]

I'm looking for some advice on smallish portable power stations. I have an older model Yeti 400 Lithium that I use mostly to run my 36 quart Dometic fridge on road trips and at camp. The Yeti seems to have finally worn out after many years. Running the fridge overnight in my car (70*-80* temps) runs the power pack down to 50% (from fully charged). Because of the kind of battery cells the Yeti uses at around 40% it will trigger the low power cut off on the fridge when it cycles on (initial draw from the fridge makes it think the batt is fully discharged for a split second, enough to kill the fridge). Something to do with the number of cells I think.

I want a similar sized power station, maybe closer 500 or even 600 Wh. But, importantly, I need to know that I will be able to use all of the available power and the new power pack will not trigger the low power cut off at 40% capacity. What specs do I need to be paying attention to?

 

[Antwon412]

I used the EcoFlow River 2 Pro for a couple years before I upgraded. They make really nice units and the price is right.

My brother-in-law took mine for his fridge, and I upgraded to a EcoFlow Delta 2 snce I’m building out my camper more and needed a bit more power.

 

[DaveM]

Curious if anyone has any experience with Bluetti? The EB55 looks about right.

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[Dave in AZ]

Pecron e600. $538. But for only $679, on sale right now, get the e1500LFP, 1536 Watt-hrs, over 2x as much. Not too big. I use this as my total truck camper power.

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[mike_j_g]

I recently purchased an Anker Solix c1000 and you can use all the juice in it. I have it paired to an Iceco 75 pro and it would draw my Anker down from 100% to around 60% overnight and by the end of the day it would be down to 20% or less and then I'd have to charge it back up. This was also in the back of my Xterra with daytime temps pushing 90 and overnight temps in the 40's. Have not figured out a good way to keep the Anker charged from the Xterra yet though. I had to charge it from a camp outlet daily as I have no solar and the 12v socket would get way hot trying to charge it and was way to slow at only 120 watts max.

 

[grizzlypath]

Curious if anyone has any experience with Bluetti? The EB55 looks about right.

BLUETTI EB55 Portable Power Station | 700W 537Wh

BLUETTI EB55 700w portable power station, delivers a 537Wh battery, 13 outputs, and multiple inputs for less than $500. Shop a camping partner NOW!

www.bluettipower.com

I have this Buetti and use it to primarily run my Alpicool LGCF45. I'm still testing, but it's run the unit for a solid 3-4 days in approx 55-70 deg temperature.

I usually supplement via solar/alternator from my vehicle.

I chose this battery because of price, and form factor- it's rectangular and fit better in my vehicle than something like a jackery or (new) ecoflow

 

[jonyjoe101]

One thing you can do is get a voltage stabilzer and run the fridge through that. Some fridges are very sensitive to voltage drop.
The fridge I have 26liter joytutu starts cycling back and forth when my batteries (lifepo4 and li-ion) are below 50 percent. I have to use a voltage stabilizer and can run the fridge even when my li-ion pack gets down to 10 volts. Been running my fridge for the past 3 years though a stabilizer without any further problems.
If you get another power station get one with a 12 volt regulated output which is the the same as a voltage stabilzer. It keeps the voltage steady.
I suspect the yeti lithium still has alot of life left in it. Even at 40 percent thats alot of available power to run through a stabilizer.