The Jackery Explorer 500 is a solid, well-designed product. ... We like and recommend the Explorer 500 for homeowners that want a backup battery in case of power outages, and/or people that go camping on the weekends and need to be able to use a CPAP machine, laptop, or other small electronics.

How long does Jackery last?

Unlike the Titan, there is no battery expansion option for the Jackery. What you get is what you get. The battery is good for 500 life cycles to 80%. A single cycle of the battery means when it goes from 100% down to 0% and then charged back to 100%.

Are Jackery power stations good?

The Jackery Explorer 1000 is by far the most well-rounded portable power station of the bunch. ... Its display is easy to read, too, and it dominated the performance tests, exceeding its expected battery power run time of 3 hours and 2 minutes (with three work lights connected to it) by an average of 8.5 minutes.