I test the gear so you know what actually holds up off-grid.
This isn’t a spec-sheet farm. I live with portable power stations, backup batteries, and solar kits — then tell you what surprised me, what annoyed me, and what I’d buy again.
What I write about
Fresh from the bench
Latest hands-on write-ups — newest first.
How I review
Real scenarios (camping, outages, solar recharge). Head-to-head when specs look identical. I always call out downsides — affiliate links never change the conclusion.
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Deep-dive guides — sizing, wiring, batteries, and solar basics.
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