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If anyone is thinking of buying a power bank, I strongly recommend those ones that can also start a car. Way less hassle than jumper cables

agentwiggles 4y ago
Can you give an example of one? It blows my mind that this is possible - I mean not the technology exactly, that makes sense, but just that something reasonably portable that I would carry around in case my phone dies can also have the level of utility of jumping my vehicle in a pinch. The future is pretty cool.
- shkkmo 4y ago
  The battery packs for jumping cars (at least the ones I've seen) are generally more of a size appropriate for putting in a trunk than a backpack or pocket.
  - marmetio 4y ago
    They put mini jumper cable connectors on the pocket-sized ones now.
  - lm28469 4y ago
    I had one a while ago when road tripping in the US, served me a few times, it won't fit in your average jeans pocket but it easily fits in a jacket, you could fit 20+ in your glovebox https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rP7cR7ffBYrpfZ2Yz7FHdE.jpg https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rP7cR7ffBYrpfZ2Yz7FHdE.jpg https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0096/6764/1402/products/AC56388-HeroBanner_r3-img2_700x.jpg?v=1619711706 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0096/6764/1402/products/AC...
- namdnay 4y ago
  This type of thing: https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-UltraSafe-Lithium-Starter/dp/B015TKUPIC/ https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-UltraSafe-Lithium-Starter/d...
- nickt 4y ago
  I’ve used some of the NoCo ones for years and happy with them. The Drive has conveniently listed the Black Friday deals! https://www.thedrive.com/news/black-friday-amazon-noco-jumpstarter https://www.thedrive.com/news/black-friday-amazon-noco-jumps...
- scruple 4y ago
  I've had one for each car since ~2017. I have a portable air compressor that goes with us on camping trips, too. Highly recommended.
jcims 4y ago
I've jump started lots of cars over the past 30 years and was super skeptical of these at first. They are pretty incredible. 3-4 starts off of one charge easily and make for a hell of a battery pack. Just mind the size because they are quite a bit chunkier than average power packs. edit: I’ve bought a few of these as gifts. I *strongly* prefer the ones with a molded softshell case to manage the jumpers. I haven’t found any from a well-known brand that weren’t just re-badged noname products with a big mark up. Project Farm on YouTube has some of the best product reviews out there, it looks like he’s done a bit of a bake off, might be worth your while watching if you’re looking at these.
- etrautmann 4y ago
  I bought one off of Amazon that stopped working after three months, extraordinarily frustrating. Hard to find a decent brand since they all seem to be cheap junk.
  - jcims 4y ago
    This thread reminded me that I was thinking about picking one up, I just looked again and it’s almost impossible to pick from the offerings that are out there.
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agentwiggles 4y ago

Can you give an example of one? It blows my mind that this is possible - I mean not the technology exactly, that makes sense, but just that something reasonably portable that I would carry around in case my phone dies can also have the level of utility of jumping my vehicle in a pinch. The future is pretty cool.

shkkmo 4y ago
The battery packs for jumping cars (at least the ones I've seen) are generally more of a size appropriate for putting in a trunk than a backpack or pocket.
- marmetio 4y ago
  They put mini jumper cable connectors on the pocket-sized ones now.
- lm28469 4y ago
  I had one a while ago when road tripping in the US, served me a few times, it won't fit in your average jeans pocket but it easily fits in a jacket, you could fit 20+ in your glovebox https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rP7cR7ffBYrpfZ2Yz7FHdE.jpg https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rP7cR7ffBYrpfZ2Yz7FHdE.jpg https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0096/6764/1402/products/AC56388-HeroBanner_r3-img2_700x.jpg?v=1619711706 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0096/6764/1402/products/AC...
namdnay 4y ago
This type of thing: https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-UltraSafe-Lithium-Starter/dp/B015TKUPIC/ https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-UltraSafe-Lithium-Starter/d...
nickt 4y ago
I’ve used some of the NoCo ones for years and happy with them. The Drive has conveniently listed the Black Friday deals! https://www.thedrive.com/news/black-friday-amazon-noco-jumpstarter https://www.thedrive.com/news/black-friday-amazon-noco-jumps...
scruple 4y ago
I've had one for each car since ~2017. I have a portable air compressor that goes with us on camping trips, too. Highly recommended.

jcims 4y ago

I've jump started lots of cars over the past 30 years and was super skeptical of these at first. They are pretty incredible. 3-4 starts off of one charge easily and make for a hell of a battery pack. Just mind the size because they are quite a bit chunkier than average power packs. edit: I’ve bought a few of these as gifts. I *strongly* prefer the ones with a molded softshell case to manage the jumpers. I haven’t found any from a well-known brand that weren’t just re-badged noname products with a big mark up. Project Farm on YouTube has some of the best product reviews out there, it looks like he’s done a bit of a bake off, might be worth your while watching if you’re looking at these.

etrautmann 4y ago
I bought one off of Amazon that stopped working after three months, extraordinarily frustrating. Hard to find a decent brand since they all seem to be cheap junk.
- jcims 4y ago
  This thread reminded me that I was thinking about picking one up, I just looked again and it’s almost impossible to pick from the offerings that are out there.

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