What Portable jump starters are you using?

[trikermutha]

I have two a Norco and Harbor Freight Viking. The viking I used a few times and nver charged it except when I first got it.

Norco have not needed to use it yet , but may keep this with my Spyder as I am pushing 8 years on the battery :yikes:

 

[Gwolf]

An F-150 with jumper cables and a sister with a cell phone. Back when I used to roam all over the country I had road service included in my Spyder insurance policy. Still do, but not able to go roaming very far any more.

 

[gkamer]

I use the Audew Jump Starter, Portable Battery Jump Starter 2000A Charger 20000mAh. I read some good reviews on it. Plus is comes in a nice hard case not a flimsy cloth carry bag.

 

[RICZ]

In spite of the Harbor Frieght jump starter not doing well in the test video, has anyone who has one had a problem with their's when it was needed? Thinking most are pretty much the same, I sprung for the HF one. The test showed me they are not similar.

 

[2dogs]

In spite of the Harbor Frieght jump starter not doing well in the test video, has anyone who has one had a problem with their's when it was needed? Thinking most are pretty much the same, I sprung for the HF one. The test showed me they are not similar.

See #6.

 

[safecracker]

After watching "Project Farmer" on You Tube, I purchased a Audew battery pack. I have used it twice so far. Very compact and works very well.

 

[JohnRuckus]

I bought a halo from QVC. Multipurpose and IMO well worth it. I got mine for a decent price during black Friday sales.
You may be able to find it elsewhere for less.

https://www.qvc.com/HALO-Bolt-Air+...0.html?sc=SRCH

 

[arkyleo]

In spite of the Harbor Frieght jump starter not doing well in the test video, has anyone who has one had a problem with their's when it was needed? Thinking most are pretty much the same, I sprung for the HF one. The test showed me they are not similar.

Project Farm guy may have gotten a "bad one" of the Viking--and maybe should have tried another. But in fairness, none of the other brands got that chance. I have not had to use mine for an emergency, but did use it to start my whole house generator w/o its own battery and it worked fine. The instructions state that they must be charged monthly for the warranty to be valid.

 

[2dogs]

Project Farm guy may have gotten a "bad one" of the Viking--and maybe should have tried another. But in fairness, none of the other brands got that chance. I have not had to use mine for an emergency, but did use it to start my whole house generator w/o its own battery and it worked fine. The instructions state that they must be charged monthly for the warranty to be valid.

:agree: :thumbup:

 

[Rednaxs60]

Use a Trekpow: https://www.trekpow.com/

 

[Bfromla]

The rg models seem to sold out every place

FYI got email today April 4 they back in stock:2thumbs::clap: definitely one of better ones:firstplace:

 

[Haze]

I just bought a Viking 450 on-sale at Harbor Freight.

Will test it in the next few days to see how well it will run my CPAP for camping and powering my tent light and fan.

Then I plan to carry it on the Spyder for emergencies.
Also it appears to be capable of being charged by the bike while riding. That's a plus.

EDIT: Took it back for a return. The Viking 450 failed to operate correctly. The 12V out terminal failed and caused alarms.
USB port was almost unusable due to the high insertion pressure needed to engage. IMO very poor quality...