It is said that combat needs food and grass first, and when it comes to outdoor camping, electricity is the food and grass.
Let me ask you a question, if you are a novice with little outdoor experience, and two waves of friends have made camping appointments on weekends, how should you choose?
Don't hesitate, please first understand what kind of outdoor power supply they bring, so that you can accurately estimate the level of the experience. The reason is that no matter how high-grade and rich other equipment is, without the freedom to use electricity, the more you bring, the worse it will be.
The following content will introduce in detail how to choose the outdoor power supply that best matches your travel needs with a number of popular camping scenarios (leisure, travel, photography, fishing, etc.), and give a full set of purchase plans at the same time.
In fact, no matter what the scene is, the ultimate goal of choosing an outdoor power supply is to realize the freedom of electricity use in the whole camping environment. In human terms, it means that there is no fighting between devices, no instigation, and no need to do multiple-choice questions.
But beware! ! ! This does not mean that the larger the capacity, the more suitable. First, the larger the capacity, the larger the volume and weight. It is not cost-effective for those who want to go for short-distance leisure or style camping to put the heavy load on the power supply; second, the larger the capacity, the price is usually higher. , the function of not being able to make the best use of everything is equivalent to the loss and waste of cost performance.
Therefore, in order to maximize the balance between quality and price and practicality, we must take the camping scene as the starting point before purchasing. Roughly divided, the current most mainstream "leisure camping" and "RV/self-driving travel" are mainly two types of scenarios, and their respective characteristics and needs are as follows:
•Recreational camping (including traditional outdoor and style camping) - short distance, less scene changes, activities focused on simple cooking and entertainment.
Blind guessing, the standard version of the camping scene for most of the partners should be three or five friends, barbecue black coffee, beer sunset, projection narrative and the like. Usually, the time is two days and one night, and the experience focuses on the entertainment after camping and the wonderful breakfast after waking up in the morning. It is expected to bring large power-consuming equipment, such as lighting string lights, coffee machines, projectors, stereos, outdoor simple rice cookers or ovens, etc. You need to prepare an electric fan on hot days, and you need a whole heating blanket when it is cold.
• RV/self-driving travel - long-distance, diverse electricity demand, high charging capacity requirements, may face emergency situations.
If you have a car, you don’t have to worry about light weight, and you have a wider choice of equipment; you have plenty of time, and there are bound to be more demands for experience quality, scene transitions, and camping gameplay. There is a high probability that there will be diverse entertainment such as aerial photography, fishing, and fireplace gatherings. Activities, food cooking is also more refined. It is expected to be brought to daily life equipment such as drones, MINI refrigerators, rice cookers, induction cookers, kettles, and hair dryers.
Once the requirements are clarified, the outdoor power supply can be formally matched next. If you want "freedom to use electricity", you need to satisfy two points:
1. Sufficient power and large capacity;
2. The number of ports is sufficient;
Let me talk about power first. Many people are always entangled in whether to take a certain equipment out. Here is a quick way to see if the equipment with the highest output power is within the range supported by the power supply. For example, if you want to bring a coffee machine, its rated power is 1000W, but the outdoor power supply is only 300W, so sorry, no matter how big the capacity or the number of ports, you can’t bring it with you.
On the premise of sufficient power, it is recommended to choose an outdoor power supply with more ports and larger capacity. The reason for the special emphasis on ports is that the more ports there are, the more functions and activities can be realized at the same time.
