What happened to the Anker Powerhouse?

[hyperboarder]

I've been waffling between a dual battery setup and a Goal Zero Yeti or something similar for a bit now. The pendulum swung back towards the Yeti this week and I've been researching it and alternatives. I had seen the Anker Powerhouse earlier this spring and was hoping they'd be a nicely priced competitor. Searching this week shows they have all but disappeared. Not on the website anymore, not available on Amazon, what gives? Anyone know?

 

[JET4]

I was searching the other day for the same thing, found nothing. I'd like to know also.

 

[pdxfrogdog]

I've been waffling between a dual battery setup and a Goal Zero Yeti or something similar for a bit now. The pendulum swung back towards the Yeti this week and I've been researching it and alternatives. I had seen the Anker Powerhouse earlier this spring and was hoping they'd be a nicely priced competitor. Searching this week shows they have all but disappeared. Not on the website anymore, not available on Amazon, what gives? Anyone know?

Can't explain why they disappeared from the website, but this tweet yesterday implies there are more on the way:
https://twitter.com/AnkerOfficial/status/758919595872833538

"@BakeLikeAPro I guess you're talking about our PowerHouse. We're expecting the next batch within the next month or so. We'll update you"

 

[yaya]

I actually bought one in May after seeing it featured here. I was excited to move over from the Yeti as the Anker was almost a third of the weight. But it was too good to be true. I got it to mainly power up my ARB 50 qt. fridge but it could not handle it. The Anker's 12v outlet is rated at 10 amp draw. The ARB's is about 7 amps at initial draw and then drops down. I contacted their customer service but they didn't know too much as they insisted I return it to them so they can do some more "testing." I preferred a full refunded return and this became a bit of a headache with going back and forth with them (they wanted to charge me the return postal fees on a warranty issue). Anyhow, I was happy to go back to my somewhat reliable Yeti.

 

[hyperboarder]

Interesting, maybe teething pains on the first batch. It's weird that it's completely gone from the website.

 

[hyperboarder]

https://www.anker.com/products/A1701011

It's back!