BOONDOCKING WITHOUT AN INVERTER? Bluetti AC200L Review.

[@sherriweber7105]

Hi Ken! Great video! Great gadget! Pretty cool to use for when power goes out or use for extra plug ins for electrical use. Simple to use. Thank you Ken! Tell Pam I miss her. Hope she’s having fun with your daughter. Say hello to Pam for me. Enjoy your alone time! Hope you had a great Labor Day and weekend. Have a great week. Safe travels and see you soon!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks Sherri..we do enjoy using the Bluetti. Pam is back now and she had a great time with our middle daughter.

[@sherriweber7105]

@@TheRoadSMITHS Oh good you enjoy the Bluetti and I’m glad Pam had a great time with your middle daughter.

[@oureverydaygetaway]

Great review! We have the same one and it was a game changer for our trip!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

For sure....glad we opted to go this way...and my wallet is happy as well! :-)

[@dpsuperw]

Great review Ken. We picked one up on Prime Days. They are a handy tool

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Good Deal....they make a lot of sense.

[@oneHL61]

Like the product reviews.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thank you ...hope it was useful.

[@kenschernekau9805]

I have that exact model, it is also helpful when we are on the road, stop for lunch and plug into the Bluetti for coffee maker or microwave usage.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Agreed....its has been working well for us. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Jennanyree]

That's a nifty tool to have, especially for a smaller rig. Enjoy your alone time😉

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Haha...everyone needs a little alone time especially when we are all living in about 300Sq Ft of space.

[@robertdoyen5434]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing your experience with us. My sister and brother in-law have one and used it for the first time last weekend and it worked great. They only have a 1500 but did very well. Thanks From Wisconsin

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes...given the size of this little rig...it makes sense.

[@airstreamer]

Great info about the Bluetti. Thanks for sharing. We are starting to look into these things for the future. This was helpful, but missed seeing Pam. 😊 -Jim & Michelle

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Really helps for boondocking...gives us almost double the capacity.

[@chrisskinner6483]

What you forgot to do is shut off the onboard inverter, that's the 165 watts you see before you even start using stuff. It's consuming 150-165 watts charging your house batteries through the inverter. If you shut that breaker off, you will save that load on your battery bank:)

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

I am not following you. We dont have an on board inverter, that was the purpose of the video. Are you referring to the Bluetti? We did shut off the converter so the Bluetti was not trying to recharge the house batteries.

[@chrisskinner6483]

@TheRoadSMITHS I later caught that, forgot to come back and delete the comment;)

[@CoddiwompleTravelers]

Looks like a handy tool to have around.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Given the size of this "little one" the Bluetti takes up minimal space and the difference in $1500 ( of course he provided the unit in exchange for a review) versus about $9K it was an easy decision!!

[@campinwiththeconfers]

Wow that thing is a beast! Coffee is always my priority too 😅. Great work on the review and demo Ken!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks....definitely helps with boondocking.

[@jime9305]

I guess if ya'll are making it work you're good but I think you would really benefit from a fridge replacement with dc and adding a few more solar panels...350w for the fridge would be hard for me to swallow. Happy trails, thanks

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks...while I am not a fan of the propane ( 3 way fridge) ..the way we have boondocked it has worked. If we went with a DC only fridge, we would likely need to boost the battery and solar and we would have to re-home the others, rewire and lose under bed space. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ourrvsunsets]

We have a Bluetti as well and love it for boondocking. As we don't have an inverter in our rig it gives us the ability to run our coffee maker which is paramount to having a good day 😉

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Agreed 100% on on the coffee...haha. These make a lot of sense.

[@NoSticksNoBricks]

Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks.....works well for this little rig.

[@JesminCookingChannel]

Good sharing

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thank you so much! We appreciate your watching and commenting! 😊

[@matthawrysko]

Hi Ken, how heavy is this and how do you recharge when traveling? Or do you wait until you have shore power? I'm thinking how convenient this would be over a regular generator to use for lunch stops vs lugging out the gas generator, but I think there is still a need for both. Thanks for sharing this!!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Hey Matt. Thanks. It weighs 62lbs. So not light but compared to our 4000w generator it’s light. If your truck has an AC inverter you can put in in the back seat of the truck and charge as you drive or a cigarette lighter, which will be slower to charge. I think your use case makes perfect sense as well. But yes still a need for an additional genset for Air Conditioning.

[@matthawrysko]

@@TheRoadSMITHS Thank you!! That's not too bad, considering when we travel we take everything but the kitchen sink. 🤣

[@reberhardt]

Why would you need a surge protector? Where you get any surges from?

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Probably don't need one, but its just an added "insurance" policy to protect the rig.

[@adventureswithjack5813]

Not understanding why you would need a surge protector with the Bluetti device.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Really dont need it...but its just an insurance policy to protect the rig wiring.

[@bobmakow55]

Actually you have an inverter. There is one in the Bluetti. I use to do the same thing with my Ecoflow Max.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

True...and did mention that in fact it is a pure sine wave inverter. But the key is that it adds capacity over in on board inverter.