Bluetti AC70 power box

About three years ago, my car got written off. A lady accelerated out of a car park, straight into the side off my car. She was looking the other way, seeing if the road was clear so she could turn onto the road. Her fault, but my car was assessed as unrepairable and I got cash from the insurance company. A bit of a disappointment how low they assessed it; anyway, water under the bridge.

Thinking that I am unlikely to ever go camping again, I gave away most of the camping gear. Also gave away the power-box that I had built back in 2020:

https://bkhome.org/nomad/barrys-lithium-powerbox.html

It has an MPPT charge controller, so could charge from solar panels. Also gave away a 300W 12V to 240V sine-wave inverter, and a lithium battery mains charger.

The desire to go camping in rural regions is still there. I'm living in an outer-suburban area, and do go for walks in bushland areas, but still long for the wilderness. So recently made the decision to buy another car, and once again take up camping.

So, have looked around for a power-box, and today ordered the Bluetti AC70:

https://www.bluettipower.com.au/products/ac70-portable-power-station?variant=44212445675768

I read reviews, looked through the specifications, and it ticks every box I can think of.

There is an AC70P with a slightly bigger battery and wireless phone charging. Nah, the AC70 is fine, also quite cheap at AU$649 including delivery. I paid an extra AU$13 for postage insurance.

It includes three cables, for mains charging, charging from cigarette-lighter socket, and charging from a solar panel. Everything; mains-charger, MPPT solar charge controller, 240V sine-wave inverter, all builtin.

There are lots of videos on YouTube, such as this one:

"Off-Grid test of the Bluetti AC70, How does it perform?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUGcd4JryVE

Looking forward to acquiring more items, then buy a car and plan the next Outback adventure!    

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