JuiceBox

Anyone have any experience with the JuiceBox from portable universal power? I Want!
http://www.portableuniversalpower.co...ox-product.htm
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUz8pkiNgz0

Cool but you can do alot for $480 diy with some basic knowledge

I suppose if you really needed something that portable it's OK. But an 800W inverter wired to your car battery has more capacity and costs less than $100.

ETA - what purpose do you have for this system?

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

Cool but you can do alot for $480 diy with some basic knowledge

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Good to know, I will use my google-fu. I could use a project like this

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Originally Posted by Inconel710

I suppose if you really needed something that portable it's OK. But an 800W inverter wired to your car battery has more capacity and costs less than $100.

ETA - what purpose do you have for this system?

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Mostly just hunting but thought this might be good to have for power outages, SHTF, etc. ( I dont have a generator)

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Originally Posted by Trigg3r Happy

Mostly just hunting but thought this might be good to have for power outages, SHTF, etc. ( I dont have a generator)

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To give you an idea my first system for the camper was 70W of solar panel I built myself, 3-29AH AGM batteries and a 450W inverter. This was enough to power the camper and run a TV/Sat Dish/Stereo for 3 hr per night. No AC/Microwave or heater needed. At the time it cost $250

If I were to put a starter kit for hunting the big question is what are you going to power with it. The fan for the heaters in most campers are a big draw. One thing when starting out is to understand how much and how long. with the proper inverter running a microwave is viable because although it draws 1200W you only need it for 5min or so but there is waste running a 1500W inverter.

A complete mind set change on how you use power is necessary but for something that has about 9 times the capacity and is expandable a quick look shows

100W panel= $150
3 35AH AGM batteries= $210
750W inverter=$40
20A Charge controller= $80

That is $480 and can be expanded to 300W= of panels and storage as needed. Just my way I would spend the $480 Vs the expensive box that will not meet your needs. Just my two cents.

This is a cleaver setup, and for everything involved a decent price. But you could do this with a jump-box and inverter. you, just need to catty more peices.