Yes. The video shows the microwave pulling 1200 W during a 3-minute cooking cycle (dropping 5% battery), and the Keurig and electric kettle both drawing around 1400 W with the 1500 W inverter handling them without issue.
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Length
14 min
Channel
Tolbers Camping
Video from
Aug 2024
Rating
⭐⭐ Great video · 2/2
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Van dwellers and RV campers weighing portable power options
What this video answers
Can it really power a microwave or Keurig?
How long will a portable fridge run on battery?
What's the difference between emergency charging and regular charging?
Does UPS mode actually work during power outages?
Is the companion solar panel worth buying?
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What the Jackery 1000 v2 Portable Power Station Delivers
This review documents an in-depth real-world test of the Jackery 1000 v2, a mid-capacity portable solar generator filmed at a remote cabin. The reviewer, an experienced camping enthusiast, puts the unit through practical scenarios—charging small devices, running kitchen appliances, and testing its inverter under load—to show what you can actually expect from this power station during off-grid trips or emergency backup situations.
If you're outfitting a van, truck camper, or cabin setup and need to know whether a portable power station can handle your actual gear (coffee maker, microwave, portable fridge, phone charging), this video cuts through marketing claims and shows real wattage draws and runtime estimates. It's especially useful for RV travelers deciding between portable power solutions.
Key Moments
Key Features and Test Results from the Jackery 1000 v2
1070 Wh capacity with a 1500 W continuous inverter (3000 W surge capability), weighing just 24 lbs—light enough to carry but powerful enough for high-draw devices
Charges from a wall outlet in as little as 1 hour (emergency fast-charge mode) or 3–4 hours from 400 W of solar panels
Successfully powered a microwave pulling 1200 W (dropped 5% battery in about 3 minutes of cooking), a Keurig coffee maker and electric kettle both drawing 1400 W, and a portable fan running for 8+ hours on low
App control via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi shows real-time input/output, temperature, and estimated runtime remaining for connected devices
UPS mode keeps devices running seamlessly when switching from wall power to battery, useful for protecting fridges or medical equipment during outages
Foldable handle, quiet cooling fans even under maximum load, and pass-through charging capability allow simultaneous solar input and device charging
What to Know Before Choosing This Power Station
The unit can accept up to 400 W total solar input (200 W per input port), meaning you can pair it with one or two 200 W solar panels for extended off-grid runtime
Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) chemistry provides roughly 4000 full-cycle uses down to 70% capacity—approximately 10 years of daily use—and includes 62+ built-in safety protections
Three AC outlets output 120 V at 60 Hz; also includes 12 V cigarette-lighter outlet, one 30 W USB-C port, one 100 W USB-C port, and one 18 W USB-A port for mixed device charging
Operating temperature range is 14–113 °F, making it suitable for seasonal camping across most climates
A 5-year warranty is available upon online registration through the manufacturer's website
High-draw devices (microwave, kettle, Keurig) can run but will drain the battery noticeably; a portable fridge on 60 W would run approximately 13 hours on battery alone
Common Questions About the Jackery 1000 v2
Can it really power a microwave or Keurig?
Yes. The video shows the microwave pulling 1200 W during a 3-minute cooking cycle (dropping 5% battery), and the Keurig and electric kettle both drawing around 1400 W with the 1500 W inverter handling them without issue. However, high-draw appliances will deplete the battery quickly unless you're also charging via solar.
How long will a portable fridge run on battery?
The video demonstrates a portable fridge drawing approximately 60 W, with an estimated runtime of 13–14 hours. Once the fridge reaches its target temperature, power draw drops significantly, extending actual runtime well beyond that initial estimate.
What's the difference between emergency charging and regular charging?
Emergency charging mode (via wall power) brings the unit from empty to full in 1 hour by drawing more current from your electrical outlet. Regular charging takes slightly longer but is easier on the battery. Solar charging takes 3–4 hours with a full 400 W solar array.
Does UPS mode actually work during power outages?
Yes. The video tests this by running a high-load device (1400 W) and then unplugging the AC power—the unit seamlessly switches to battery without dropping the device, confirming UPS functionality is reliable for protecting connected loads.
Is the companion solar panel worth buying?
The video shows the new 200 W Jackery solar panel (19 lbs) has USB charging ports built directly into its cable, allowing you to charge devices without the power station. Two panels reach the 400 W maximum input, enabling continuous solar charging during daylight hours and essentially infinite runtime for moderate loads.
This video is genuinely useful because it avoids theoretical specs and instead shows you real wattage pulls and actual runtime drops—the kind of information you need when deciding whether a portable power station fits your van or cabin setup. The reviewer tests scenarios most people actually encounter: charging phones and laptops, making coffee, cooking food, and running a fridge, which makes it far more credible than marketing materials.
What stands out is the UPS mode test and the app walkthrough, both of which are often overlooked in reviews but matter if you're using this for emergency backup or want to remotely monitor your setup. This is a solid, practical resource for anyone evaluating mid-range portable power solutions.
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what's up guys Matt tolers so we're actually in this tiny cabin right now I have an adventure video you guys will be seeing next after this but today we're going to be actually doing a review of this Jacker Explorer 1000 this is the new version 2o so it's lighter more powerful faster this one only weighs 24
lb so it's pretty light and it's got a 1500 WT inverter so I can even run key eggs toaster you know electric girls all that type of stuff on it so here's the front of the jackary 1000 V2 got your power button you can hold that down for a couple seconds turns the screen on you got your percentage 100% we got input
output you can see there's Bluetooth Wi-Fi we'll show you the app here in a second so you got your cigarette lighter 12vt right here and you got a 30 W USBC 100 wat USBC which is a fast charging for like tablets and laptops and stuff that need a lot of power you got your 18w usba which that is actually fast
charging also a lot of them are only five and you can turn your DC USB button on and you can see it will show the estimate like of time left if you have that on then you got three AC wall outlets which these are 1,500 Watt and then it's a 3,000 WT surge you can turn that on by pressing that you can see
it's 120 volt 60 HZ and then it shows the estimate too when that's on turn that off and then you got your light over here it's got a low it's actually really bright like it's hard to look at there's a high then there's an SOS down top it has a nice foldable handle rubber grip on it which you guys have probably
seen the old version it was like solid so so it's like hard to store it under things and stuff cuz it would take up space on the side you have where you can charge this thing you have your AC charging spot so you get your charge cords orange there's no power brick so it's all built in then you have your
solar spot this thing can handle 400 WTS of solar total so 200 WTS in each spot and this thing can be fully charged from the wall in 1 hour if you need it to charge super fast and then you can fully charge this in from 3 to 4 hours if you have 400 WS of solar then on the back it's just like
the specs just nice solid you know hard plastic then on the side is the fan spot underneath it has some orange rubber feet so it doesn't slide around you can get a 5year warranty with this you just got to register through their website so I'll have a link in the description to make sure you get your full 5year
warranty this also has lithium iron phosphate batteries in it so they're just safer and a lot longer lasting this thing is 4,000 full cycle uses down to 70% of the original capacity it came with so that's basically daily use for 10 years there's also over 62 safety protections builtin and some others
built-in safety stuff so with the lithium iron phosphate batteries in it I think this is a very very safe Power Station you don't have to worry about it like starting a fire and burning down should we turn the shower on and see if that works just Kidd basically we don't want this happening to your house that
would not be good and it can be operated between 14 and 113 fahit so you got a broad temperature range to operate this thing in so it does have an app that you can connect to it you can click on the explore 1000 you can see it go to 100% power and it even shows the temperature which I thought was pretty sweet shows
your input your output you can obviously turn your DC then your AC inverter on it actually operates the light from this high low and SOS and you got your screen timer if you want to turn off right now you can do off otherwise 2 minutes or 2 hours then under settings you can uh change the name of it this is your
emergency charging if you want it to fully charge in 1 hour cuz you're in a rush you can turn that on otherwise it'll take a little bit longer to charge then you got your charge settings this is your regular fast charging mode if you want the device to be super quiet and take a little bit longer to charge
then you can change it to quiet mode and this is your battery settings fully used from 100% all the way to completely drain otherwise you got battery saving mode if you don't want to completely go to zero cuz it might help preserve the battery a little bit longer if you don't go completely to zero then you got
energy saving mode so you can have it to never turn off otherwise you can have this power station turn off after say something's fully charged and it's not pulling any more power so that your inverter doesn't continue to drain it and then you also have Auto time off so this will just turn the device off
regardless of something's still being used you may want that otherwise you can just have it to never turn off then you got your firmware upgrade device number device specifications and you got your user manual if you want to read on it online you can do that all right now we're going to test it out with
different devices we're going to start small and we're going to work our way up so this is my drone battery and drone remote it says it'll run for 50.7 hours obviously these would be charged way before that now it's charging up my light I go camping with all the time and my really bright flashlight it's showing
Z Watts it showed two a second ago but it's saying it'll run 99.8 hours plug in my fan that I use all the time while camping even at 9 WS to charge up my fan it's saying it'll still run 99.8 hours which is basically the ma smaller devices it will fully charge easily and it won't really barely drain any power
from this I'm charging my phone right now and it says this only point 11 W so it says 99.8 hour now it's time to start really pushing this thing let's turn on the AC and plug in a toaster here this should pull quite a bit of Watts here so I don't have any toast in there I forgot bread unfortunately but same thing so
it's pulling about 680 WTS it says it would run for 1.5 hours microwave turn on in our fridge we do have some food we're going to test out we got some sesame chicken so put this in here so it looks like about 2 minutes 30 seconds remove another minute 30 seconds but it's not really that Frozen anymore so I
might go a little bit shorter than that do 2 minutes pulling um almost 12200 WTS estimate of time obviously going down at 0.9 hours but this is only going to run for a couple minutes so we're at 99% we started we'll see what we get down to after 2 minutes all right we dropped 3% so far
we got to do another minute woo that is hot just got to mix it up put another minute in there put it in for one more minute you can see it is showing it on the app 1, 197 watts and it shows the estimate in the percentage 94% so from 99 to 94% to make our food but you had solar obviously you could charge it back
up well while we let our food cool down let's try making some coffee with the k that thing pulls a lot of power so let's see if this thing can handle that bad boy got to use our to's camping cup of course you can get your own at [Music]
here we go doesn't pull much power when it's sucking in the water it's once the heater kicks in so right now it's basically saying zero Watts but that will go up it's about to crank up here you go woo, 1410 watt so this has a 1500 W inverter so this shouldn't have any issue also if you want to turn off that
Bluetooth and Wii that keep flashing normally if you don't want to use the app you can hold down these two buttons for a few seconds and it'll turn it off so I turn it mine off since I'm not using the app anymore so we're down to 90% got our coffee we got our food we got to charge some stuff up a little bit
well if you wanted to boil some water make some coffee whatever you wanted to do with an electric kettle Let's test that out next I think this thing pulls a lot of walks also all right guys so I really filled this up that's a ton of water this would make a ton of coffee so let's see how much power that thing
pulls woo yep over 1,400 again so we're really pushing the inverter on this thing but it's handling things are really these are the highest power devices that I have so yeah this jackary 1000 V2 can handle cure eggs and electric kettles and electric grills and all that stuff the fans on this actually are really
quiet too for pushing basically the max power almost, 1500 WTS would be Max actually what a lot we you're hearing is this like about to boil the water it should turn off there we go so that obviously pulled a lot of power but that was a really good test the fans turned off almost immediately once it went from
1400 WTS pulling down to zero that's a good test to make sure this cannot overheat and handle all that constant almost max power pulling so she handled it well so maybe you want a cold beverage instead of something hot now we got my portable fridge plugged in here this is something you would more likely
run on a power station like this you can obviously run very high powered pulling devices but you can't run them all the time unless you're going to you know obviously plug in some solar So currently we're pulling about 60 WT it says uh 13.2 hours so it's charging this battery built-in battery and it's also
running it right now cuz I just turned it on as you can see the temperature and it's charging it up right now so uh yeah it says it'll run for 13.2 hours but obviously once this gets to temperature it will shut off and then it won't be pulling any watts would obviously last a lot longer than that all right one last
test let's try my massive shop van because some sometimes it gets hot out there and you want to cool down we'll try it on low and then we'll try it on high you're not going to probably be able to hear me so I'm just going to show you here's a low so on low it says it'll run it for about 8 hours from 73%
without any solar if you did have solar it would basically be infinite while you have Sun [Music] High woo it feels good the food is pretty good by the way not going to have any cough because I've already had two cups of coffee this morning you'll watch it on my uh camping adventure of this
tiny cabin it will be the next video after this almost forgot to mention this does have pass through charging and also UPS mode so that's a great feature to have so we're going to test out the UPS mode make sure that this doesn't turn off cuz if you had your medical devices or your computers or refrigerator
freezers all that plugged in and the power went out it'd be nice to know hey our power went out but we have plugged into our jackary power station so we know our devices are still running so we're about to run this and then we're going to pull the power out of the wall and make sure this doesn't uh stop
working or turn off or something like that let's pull in, 1400 WS unplug it oh you see the input went out cuz it was charging a little bit and now it's just from the battery and this didn't stop working we'll plug that back in should see some input here in a second yep no issues perfect we'll unplug it
one more time yep still working so the UPS mode does work so here's the outside spot at this tiny cabin but uh so now we're going to show you the new jackary 200 W solar panel this is a newer one I guess it's a little lighter and maybe a little more efficient only weighs 19 lb it's got a
nice smooth kind of rugged style and it has a little velcro right there to hold the legs on and then it has these like really strong magnets to keep it together so you don't need a carrying case or anything it's real simple this is a solar cable that comes with it it's really long so obviously you're going to
plug this into one of the 200 WT spots and you could obviously get one more 200 W solar panel to have the max of 400 WT solar but if you have like a different style jackery it might take this one that's why there's like two heads on it but this one obviously takes this one and something I've never seen before is
this actually has like a USBC and a usba into the cord so I'm assuming you can get power directly from this and charge devices without even have a power station that's on that's pretty sweet and then it has an LED light to let you know it's working so the sun's starting to come out a little bit so we're going
to attempt to uh plug this thing in and see if we can get some power oh looks like the sun's hiding behind the clouds again but we're going to try to put it out right there and hopefully the Sun comes back out like I said it's got magnets you just like that open it up it's got some legs on the
back so here it is brand spanking new never been used yet you can see it's got two legs on it but it seems like because of the angle it it doesn't seem like that it needs any more legs than that so first I want to see if this will charge a device without being plugged into a power station that'd be pretty
sweet so you take this end you see there's this little flap right here open that up that has a certain way it's got to go you just plug that in can you guys see the LED lights on so let's try plugging this in see if it'll charge my GoPro without being plugged into anything that'd be the first time I've
ever seen that the red light yep it's charging that's sweet look at it's not plugged into any power station I've never seen that before so let's plug this into power station and see if we can get any power there we go I don't know if it automatically turns on or if you have to turn it on
yourself all right guys so I learned that this actually isn't what you need for this one you need this straight one I was like why is it not registering so right now we're getting 41 WTS this is a 200 WT solar panel but look at the clouds like the sun's completely behind the clouds so I'll see if I can wait
till it gets a little sunnier but so far we're getting 41 WTS so this is the jackary 200 W solar panel this is their newer one it weighs 19 lbs it has etfe coating so it doesn't yellow and last longer it has 24% efficiency so that's actually the highest I've ever seen I like how like easy it is to adjust these
legs like they you can get that angle really deep it's right now getting around 130 WTS says it would take 2.1 hours to fully charge if it keeps going up that time will obviously shrink well that's good enough for this test seems to work good to me super easy to put away all right guys
well hope you enjoyed the review of this jackary Explorer 1000 V2 and the 200 WT solar panel thanks to jackary for sending me this so uh if you guys want to check this out I'll have a link in the description
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