Renogy 100 Watt 12 Volt Portable Solar Panel with Waterproof 20A Charger Controller Foldable 100W Solar Suitcase with Adjustable Kickstand for Power Station, 100W Panel-20A Controller, Black

Well built, self-contained portable solar solution
I’ve been researching and over-analyzing what solar solution to use with my pop-up camper trailer for a couple of years now, but finally have a trip in mind where solar is an option I cannot put off exercising any longer.There are pros and cons of a portable unit versus installed, stationary solar panels. Fully installed will be more convenient because once installed, you don’t have to set them up again. But then you’re forced to select campsites that don’t result in shading of the solar panels, and you can’t really adjust their angle once you’ve set up the trailer. Portable give you a ton of flexibility on where the panels are placed, customizable for every unique camp site situation. And you can use them in applications outside of just a single trailer. And portable panels don’t require drilling more holes in the trailer roof; holes that over time could become sources of water intrusion into the roof. In the end, I selected this portable unit.It is heavier than I expected. I know the listing is fully accurate on weight. I just thought of 20 pounds as less than it actually is. This is fine, it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that they are portable, and do work well. The size is also substantial, but you won’t find a smaller 100w solar suitcase, so it’s perfectly acceptable, and to be expected. It’s nice that it consists of two 50w panels, so compared to a single 100w panel, it does fold up to be half the outer dimensions.Setup is really easy. Connect the alligator clips to the battery, plug in the charge controller to the panel, and you’re done. First time setup includes selecting the battery chemistry. And of course you will need to position the panels on-site for optimal exposure to the sun.Once it’s installed, everything works as it ought to. The charge controller has all the phases you would expect of a good quality controller, despite not being a particularly high-end unit. I like that the controller is attached to the inside of the suitcase, making it really a self-contained system.The cable that comes with it is just under ten feet in length. This *may* be too short for some applications, and some campsites. I ordered an extension cable, and it can snap in as needed for extra length, and extra positioning options. If ordering an extension, make sure it’s one that provides positive and negative terminals, and that it’s a heavy enough gauge to reduce power loss over the distance.I was impressed with the build quality, and the “finished” feel it has. The latches to close up the suitcase are strong, the handle is strong, and it zips nicely into the included, padded nylon case. The cables fit inside the folded panel, so when it’s time to load it up for camping, there’s just one thing to grab.There are reviews online that take a more critical look at the efficiency of various panels and controllers. Renology always scores quite well, and I have no complaints. It works great.In summary, it’s a portable, high quality, well thought-out solar charger for 12v systems. The design is exactly what I hoped for, and I’m glad I bought it. If you’re looking for a portable solar charger in the 100w capacity, this should be a top contender.

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100watt panel, with leads. Having used solar for the last 30 years in our camping units, I didn’t think that I would be impressed, wrong! I have 220watt panels on the roof of my new motorhome, then this freestanding folding panel as extra capacity. Comes with a decent length cable, with battery clips, which work and are strong, but I bought some short leads to connect permanently to the battery, plus some push joints for connecting, to replace the clips.The bag is well made and protects the panel when not in use. Obviously being freestanding you can adjust angles to chase the sun, giving more power for longer. Sunny day in May it was pushing out 5.8 amps, good enough for me! The supplied, attached controller is superb, giving a choice of battery type, wet, GM. and every other type, it shows amps, voltage, wattage per hour and total for the day, plus the battery state. It is totally waterproof and easily visible to see the charging rates etc. There’s also an automated float charge facility that protects your batteries once fully charged. Very impressed, especially at the price, mostly you get what you pay for, in this case, in my opinion, you get it bargain! I would definitely recommend this product!In addition, today stronger sun, 6.8 amps at 14.2v equates to 96watt, not bad out of 100watts, as nothing is 100% efficient!

After a lot of research I chose a Renogy 100w portable solar panel without controller as I have one built into my power bank. Now I eventually purchased two totalling 200w. On a sunny day in March I got up to 248w from both which is amazing in the spring sun. On a heavy grey cloudy day, no sun or blue sky averaging 10-20w. Don’t be put off by them being heavy, they are not just robustly built compared to flimsy or flexible equivalents which don’t stand in the wind and are annoying. So very pleased and would recommend .UPDATEThese portable solar panels have been great to point that I ordered 7 more and now have 9 of these. So when fully positioned and connected in two series, I would expect 900w going into my inverter bank. Although in late autumn with low sun on a good day or two was getting around 700w accross them all. Which is pretty good for a folding solar panel. As we go into winter it will be hit and miss, but at least than can be folded and put away in their cases.So hopefully next hot spring /summer, if we get one, will be the big test!Hope this helps anyone out there….oh and I have nothing to do with Renogy whatsover!!UPDATE 2Now we have had awful lot of rain, which is an understatement, but we had a good few days of sun a couple of weeks ago. So I thought I would give y’all out there another update! Out I went the solar panels, all 9 of them into a south facing garden all day. I occasionally monitored through invertor power bank and was amazed that they peaked at1078 watts in spring sun. I’m no solar geek by the way, just an average Joe. Anyway hope all this helps