Sorry if this is not the right place but looking for recommendations for power supplys for family camping mainly to use to power air pump for air beds and charge phones etc. Have been looking at portable power stations but they can be quite pricey
Power supply for camping
LShadylunatic on 03/03/2023 - 20:27
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Get a 12v to 240V invertor. For your suggested use you will only need a 150W invertor. Check how many watts the electrical items you planned to use are and get an invertor that has equal or more watts than your highest current drawing device is (i.e. if you were going to use an 1000W electric water jug then you will need a 1000W or greater one). You can power laptops and printers as well.
They are small and light to always leave in the car.https://www.jaycar.co.nz/150w-450w-12vdc-to-240vac-modified-…
If that's really all you need you can just get any USB battery bank for the phones and in pretty sure you can buy battery or 12v cigarette lighter powered pumps.
Alternative is you could buy a car jump start battery pack to go with any 12v accessories, that way you also have a jump kit for emergency use all year round. We got one from the warehouse that also has a compressor in it and its bailed us out a couple of times when the door wasn't quite closed and the battery went flat.
I bought a rechargeable Air pump from Kmart that can charge from 12v and 240.
I have 2 large Battery banks for the phones and other camping equipment like my lights.
Maybe something like this: https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/tech.inc-30000mah-powerbank…
Dont use these personally, so dont know about quality, etc..
Wow that's very cheap for a 30000, wondering how's the quality and how long can the power bank last
Yeah, the big ones with AC outlets etc. are pricey.
Your use case seems pritty easy.
Could deal with the phones with a couple of larger powerbanks. A user above linked to a 30,000mAh powerbank that will be good for about 6 charges of a smartphone.
Airbeds could be inflated either with a quality manual pump, or an electric pump with an integrated battery.
https://www.land-sea.co.nz/product/622/coleman-air-pump-rech…
https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/rechargeable-air-pump-427212…
If you already have battery power tools, you can usually buy Lanterns, USB chargers, Air Pumps that fit the batteries.
These are a really good DIY option https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/portable-battery-box-4295944…