Jackery SolarSaga 60W Solar Panel for Explorer 160/240/500 as Portable Solar Generator, Portable Foldable Solar Charger for Summer Camping Van RV(Cant Charge Explorer 440/ PowerPro)

This is a great product when it worked. Got 45-50W under direct sunlight. But it abruptly stopped working after I used it about 100 times. Now it will charge the Jackery 240 for only 5 minutes and then just stop. USB ports stopped working, too. (Never dropped it and always kept it dry). Its nice that its got a 24-month warranty, though. Im still covered, so contacting customer support.

Okay, I will start out by saying I am a U.S Service-member with over twenty years of Honorable service. With that being said I’ve done multiple tours to almost every desert in the Middle East, tours in tropical environments, tours in some pretty secluded off grid undisclosed locations. I only put this out there because I’ve had the pleasure of being a Jackery customer for years and years and the Jackery 240 portable power station, , the Jackery Solar Saga 60w tri-fold panels, and the small Jackery portable chargers were compact and lightweight enough to fit into my pack with ease and leave me room for the other essentials. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere and have a weeks worth of power at your fingertips for recharges, lights, portable fans, small burner for coffee and cooking. Then being able to say it never failed you, always recharged quickly, and has been through the worlds harshest conditions and environments, yet functions like the day you pulled it out of the box. So this began my Jackery passion. Which led me to purchase the Jackery 500. Everything I’ve said above applies to the 500 ten fold folks. Being Military my pay isn’t great so I’ve had to accumulate these items over the course of years, however never have I had to justify spending the money to my wife, as long as I said the word Jackery. Because she’s used the items as well here at home guard. My son plays Football and daughter plays soccer in the Nevada desert just miles away from where the annual Burning Man event is held. Hot dry desert climate, no trees for shade, just direct unrelenting heat. This genius woman, the love of my life used our Jackery Portable power stations to run dual fans, and a small refrigerated trucker cooler during daytime practices in a pop up sunshade tent, all neatly placed in one of those little soccer mom wheeled totes, and a folding low loveseat chair. Talk about super mom, with lots of friends who also wanted to stay cool. Then when night fell and the kids weren’t finished with practice, my lovely wife handed over the Jackery 500 to the coaches who then plugged LED lights into it and lit up the field for the kids giving us an extra hour or two to practice without the heat. This convinced her to give me permission to buy the SolarSaga 100w panels. Money was tight but she gave me the go ahead and we’ve never looked back and haven’t got an ounce of regret or buyers remorse for a single product. But this review is neither for the the Jackery 240, the Jackery 500, the SolarSaga 100w or 60w panels. It’s not even for the Jackery portable chargers. This review is to let you know, the day the Jackery 1000w Portable Power Station became available we did not hesitate for a second to buy it. With the stories we heard from friends about California and Washington power outages, the Covid-19 Pandemic, and any one of the many RV trips we take into Gods country to get away from it all for a few weeks, we both agreed this was the best thing for our family. Why use heavy loud generators, carry fuel, deal with all that monotonous nonsense, when you could literally live off the Jackery Families products. I say Family because over the years I’ve had multiple email contacts and numerous phone calls with them, and every interaction was amazing. Courteous, professional, and the products are literally second to none. The Jackery 1000 is my newest addition and there’s nothing I can say about it that the 240 or 500 don’t already represent. Twice the power, twice the life, multiple solar panel options, can recharge through car, wall, or good ol sunshine. I could get technical and go down the path as some of these reviewers do, but you anyone can read the box. I can sum everything the box says by just telling you that these products, put out by this amazing company, can enhance anyone’s life, save somebodies life, and will probably last your the rest of yours. It’s a no brainer for us. I’ve purchased every product so far with a smile knowing its perfect and the people handing it to me care enough to treat you as if you were family. Most portable lightweight panels on the market. Charge times and wattages nearly exceed that of our RVs eight 4ft x 2ft panels

When the user manuals FAQ dodges a question about the products water resistance, keep it Sahara dry! Seriously, dont even forget and leave it outside overnight, because morning dew is enough to kill it. That said, the company replaced my failed unit within the warranty period. They did ask for video proof that the battery charged when plugged in to a wall outlet but not plugged in to the solar panel, which is fair. As soon as I sent them the video they shipped me a replacement unit, no further questions asked. I get good, solid charging power from it. Im at about 36-37 degrees North (VA-NC border), and on a sunny July midday with the haze of dew points in the 76-80F range it maxes out at about 48 watts. On a rare lower-humidity summer day it can get up to 52 watts. For most of the daylight hours in my partially-shaded back yard it outputs an average of about 40 watts for the whole day, and even after the sun ducks behind the trees in the evening its still giving 8 watts for about another hour. 5 stars for the panels performance and the companys customer service, but deduct a star because its 0% weather proof.

Due to the pandemic, I decided to upgrade my emergency kits. I came across the Jackery products here on Amazon and read hundreds of great reviews, and now I am hooked. I started out with the Jackery 240. I liked it so much that I immediately ordered the 500. Then they came out with the 1000, so I got that one, too. I also got two of the Jackery 60w solar panels, as well as two of the 100w solar panels. All of the products are amazing. They are easy to use, quiet, very portable, and they look great. All of the power stations come with a wall charger and a car charger, as well as a pouch for the chargers. I really like how Jackery includes the pouch so chargers arent all over the place. The solar panels have a zippered pouch attached on the outside, which is also great. The cables that connect the solar panel to the power station are long, so you can keep the power station out of the sun while you recharge it. You can also charge your small devices directly from the solar panels (when they are in the sun) via a USB port. The 60w solar panels cannot be connected to each other (as far as I can tell), but you can connect two of the 100w solar panels together. The connector is included with the Jackery 1000 power station, not the solar panels, fyi. One thing to note about the Jackery 1000 (besides having more power) is the DC 12v output (i.e., cigarette lighter hole) is now covered with a rubber flap. There were many reviews that complained about that being exposed, and it seems that Jackery listened. Jackery makes carrying/storage cases for the power stations, too. I have one for the Jackery 240, and it is a very nice case. I will probably get one for the 500 and 1000 in the near future. I havent used these products extensively yet, but I look forward to years of use whether camping, traveling, power outages, etc. A huge thumbs up -- I definitely recommend.

Let me start off by saying that I am a big fan of Hondas “Jackery” portable power stations I own three 240 W solar boxes and I love them... Initially I bought a rockpals 60 W solar panel charger that was on sale for $149. However I thought let me try the Jackery brand solar panel since i loved the cube 240 charger in hopes that maybe the Jackery Solar brand would be more compatible and would charge better on a sunny day. The item itself took extremely long to come almost 2 weeks. The Jackery solar panel compared to the Rockpals solar panel was a little bit more flimsy and only have three panels compared to the four panels on the Rockpals. The Jackery actual solar panel also was a bit soft and would look to me like it would scratch easier compared to the Rockford. It was ver y light .I did a test side-by-side on a full sunny day and rockpals vs Jackery, and the Jackery would not charge beyond 45 W input where is the Rockpals panel went to 54 W. So for the price, Personally I recommend the Rockpals 60 W solar panels that is nice portable and appears more heavy duty compared to this one. However I stay extremely loyal to the Jackery Brand for the charge cube box 240 W chargers and those in itself are outstanding- but returned the Jackery solar panel unfortunately did not meet my expectations for the price. Hope this helps

We have two 240w Portables. The charges from Solar take a while, depends sun intensity and position. Play around with it to get the best incoming voltage. Best Ive been able to get is under 50%. Love these things, I recommend everyone have a couple units.

I ordered this Along with the Jackery 300. Which full Sun it draws in 40 or so amps, plenty to keep it charging while using it to charge our phone and iPads. I would recommend it if your buying a Jackery power unit

I was happy with My Order. It has a newer built in USB-C on the Solar Panel & USB A. Trees & clouds can cause drops to recharge, 0% to 4%. Direct Sunlight requires you to move the panel every hour as the Sun moves. You can charge USB off the Solar Panel, saving the separate Power Station for later or night time. The top plastic & magnets did add 1 pound of weight, but still state of the art & rest is fine. In the Future I hope they make a Back Pack Version of a 60W Solar Panel & make it water proof. Using My Imagination, I hope for future Solar Clothes that also protect People from Harmful Sun Burns, But Safety would require a snap on Ground Foot Pad. Im still 90% Happy with this Order.

I bought this to charge my Jackery 240. It does not charge very well at all. I’ve had it in full sun and only getting around 40 watts input, so takes a while.

I need to re-charge my Jackery 160 battery every few days to run my C-pap machine while we are boondock camping. I just pop it out in the sun in the morning, and its fuly re-charged in bright sunlight in 4-5 hours. If its cloudy, it can a little longer. Great product!