EcoFlow Wave2: Next-Level Camping...Keeping it COOL...or WARM!

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@astrobouncer487 Жыл бұрын

I am glad companies are working on stuff like this it really is nice to have this in hot camping places. Thanks for the review! Great stuff!

@xSoNiCcRaCkErSx Жыл бұрын

Excellent review, you covered far more than other reviews that I have seen especially when showing something as simple as all the buttons and functions of them.

@Darock80 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review

@jaybird8132 Жыл бұрын

Looks great thank you😊

@iliadisjohn 6 ай бұрын

By far, the best demo video on the ECOFLOW Wave 2 I have seen!!! Very solid, in depth and professional. Thank you so so much for sharing with us!! Kudos to you!!

@Itsjrob_ Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this ! 😍😍so excited for this product

@streakychambers658 3 ай бұрын

Having just purchased a Wave 2 I’ve scrolled the Tube and found your video to be the most informative and useful of them all! I couldn’t find any information about the Ecoflow car kits… any into appreciated! Thx for doing this video… 👍👍

@ReeWrayOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

Seems they now have a window kit for the Wave2. I'm working on getting my hands on one to try out soon

@Williams407 11 ай бұрын

Choose carefully. I've owned both mark2 and wave2. Also both portable units, one weighs only 28lbs with batteries, wave2 is closer to 50lbs. I have to carry the wave2 battery with me wherever I go to recharge. It's a real hassle and not portable!

@nathans.3751 Жыл бұрын

I think that would be very convenient for an Aliner camper

@BretSnyder Жыл бұрын

If you used the EcoFlow app you would have been able to see the number of watts while charging. It would also display the true battery level.

@tomilangthang5620 Жыл бұрын

This thing is heavy and big which makes it so uneasy to move around for putting in a wedged camper like GFC, super pacific and rooftop tents in general. Besides, the unit comes with only two vent hoses when it has three vent hose adapters. So far I felt regret to bought this AC unit 8:17 along with adapter battery. Please consider and carefully evaluation for your targeting of use before click buy button. Total weight of two units attaching together is around 50lbs.

@MrKim-kv2vv Жыл бұрын

“6 # lighter”. My first thought was plastics… hope it isn’t in critical functions. Certainly have come a long way making these more compact. Thank you for the review. 🙋🏼

@mmunoz5875 Ай бұрын

Great video, how far do the holes extend? I have a roof top tent on a bed rack and wanted to see if it can reach.

@robertclark4851 2 ай бұрын

wouldn't be more efficient to put in the tent

@LipsMalloy 11 ай бұрын

I am disappointed you did not test the heating function, as I plan to use this more as a heat pump than AC, given my locale. Still, a fairly decent review. Thanks.

@jampam-jf8mt Жыл бұрын

I would love to have this device but it's way out of my (and probably many other people's) budget. Are there any cheaper alternatives? (Either a 2 in 1 like this or two separate units)

@larrywong7834 Жыл бұрын

EFW2 can be connected to AC current and run on cool all day long. Even though battery is connected. As such do the battery also gets charged up to 100%? Starting with a full battery can you attach your solar panel. Then run cool off both battery and solar for the day. Your battery will likely drain out empty by the end of the day, end of solar. This brings up an IMPORTANT question. Can EFW2 run cool with AC current attached, solar panel attached, battery attached. All three attached at the same time. Will this allow EFW2 to run cool all day long. As well as keeping the battery fully charged???? In this case You want no Solar Energy to be wasted!!!

@777Dorado Жыл бұрын

Great info....it looks like to me with a novice type tent...low mode just won't cut it. Especially for 2 or 3 people in there it will get warmer.(JUST 75 outside). if it was 85/90+ with some decent humidity? lets see how a few situations you're put in this summer and see how it performs. Not bad for a average spring day environment. So far it's compatible to a cool breeze every now and then. Vitoman 1500X/Portable Hisence 8000btu/window kit/6 person Bushnell tent for ALL.... about the same price., with the Allpowers 200W does it for me. Your reviews had led me to Vtoman and Allpowers solar. I watch all your reviews. Good Stuff 😃👍👍🏼

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

I think the one 'flaw' in my testing was that most of the time (at least for me), I'd be using this at night after sun-down, in either the car or the tent situation. And in those cases, it would not be having to fight the constant heating from the sun - which was clearly a factor in the testing. So, I suspect that I showed it in the worst case scenario. :) In any case, it's definitely not an inexpensive solution!

@777Dorado Жыл бұрын

@@ReeWrayOutdoors Yeah but humidity with no breeze will replace any 70 degree spring day..even at night...but it works👍

@jasonbroom7147 Жыл бұрын

This does look like a good unit, but I really dislike that the battery can't be charged by itself and the head unit can only run if the battery is attached, or if you attach another EF power station with suitable connector. That kind of proprietary design makes me less interested. It's also at a premium price point and only optimal for fairly specific use cases. There is a niche market for it, and I imagine they'll sell some, but it doesn't check enough boxes for me.

@douglaswindsor120 Жыл бұрын

Check out Silver cymbals review apparently it can be used without the optional battery but you're right extra battery packs should come with an optional solar charge controller but this is a start in the right direction for those in the tropics where heat is almost never needed it wouldn't make sense but in areas where heating is needed in fall and spring if it had solar charging ability it would make life a lot more comfortable as it is in the spring we shake and bake at night and in the morning it's around 50 and by evening it's around 80 to 90 but if you keep the temperature at 70 at night and morning it's 110 or more By noon with this and solar you could keep it comfortable all day so this is a start when one brings out a unit others follow up with better units and lower cost

@josephjuno9555 Ай бұрын

Strange or Stupid that batt can only be charged while attached? Can't charge a spare while using a spare or AC power.

@josephjuno9555 Ай бұрын

Try test with it inside tent or Camper exhaust to outside. Try on High Cool or Max to start? Then lower to maintain? I want to cool a Promaster HR Camper van.

@josephjuno9555 Ай бұрын

That was tight bend in hose? If inside you don't need hose at all so no restrictions?

@jasonbroom7147 Ай бұрын

@@josephjuno9555 - Yes, that is the biggest issue with this product. I like open-source products, not things that are tied to proprietary batteries.

@Itsjrob_ Жыл бұрын

I have an honest question …I just purchased this and I plan on using it, not only for camping, but my main reason for purchasing is I hate idling my car in the summer time on lunch breaks so I thought this could help bring some fresh air in for now I’m realising my back seat is kinda small and the seats aren’t completely flat any advice?

@jimmyhemi2427 Жыл бұрын

Put it in the trunk and run the hose into the backseat?

@jamesyao9199 Жыл бұрын

Does it easy to attach the car or Rv’s window? Is there any devices for attaching windows?

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Apparently these are in the works, but not yet available

@MichaelBailee Жыл бұрын

A Delta 2 Max question if you can spare the time with all the work there is to do: Would you choose the D2M+Wave 2 OR a DIY setup based on Renogy (battery/inverter/panels)+A/C unit and heater with the same BTU ratings? Am I just being a cheapskate by looking at how I can accumulate watt hours and panels more quickly with DIY setups? After all, the D2M and Wave 2 have efficiences and safety features that this particular DIY Renogy setup wouldn't. With the way El Nino may harmfully turn up the heat (and Winter coming after) I am concerned, being the only one seriously looking at back-up power among my family and friends.

@dearlaserworks Жыл бұрын

You’ll lose efficiency in the Renogy inverter and again in the conversion back from 120 VAC to 48 VDC, so maybe 90% of 90% which is about 80% total loss. You might save money, but will take up more space with custom batteries, charge controller, inverter. Things to consider.

@MichaelBailee Жыл бұрын

@@dearlaserworks Thanks for taking the time out of your day to grant insight! Thanks for the new considerations. Not doing any panic buying but I am trying to learn with haste. Time-permitting I think I'll have a DIY setup as back-up because I'm thinking of events that could cause the sun not to shine. Basically accumulate lots of back-up watt hours for potential cloudy weeks. Granted, Ecoflow also has battery units. But I like the idea of the DIY setup because I can get in there and swap components more easily if something happens to go wrong. I don't think a scenario so terrible that I can't buy replacements parts is inevitable, but I feel like I should plan for that possibility.

@dearlaserworks Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBailee You’re welcome. In our RV, DIY is common, though it made sense for us to get AmpereTime LiFePO4 batteries rather than build from cells. I added a Renogy inverter as it’s more efficient than the stock inverter. We will run the Wave 2 off that setup, 2x200Ah, to cool our bedroom at night when boondocking. We spent $1500 on the batteries & inverter last year.

@MichaelBailee Жыл бұрын

@@dearlaserworks Thanks for the detailed example of a tested system.

@StonerSmurfin Жыл бұрын

Can you run it and be cooling or heating a space while it is charging?

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

You can definitely do that via AC power. You could do it with Solar power too, but it will be expending power faster than it's charging in that caae.

@claeslind9532 Жыл бұрын

Just curious why bring the hot air in to the unit when we can bring colder air from your room in instead?

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

yeah, I'd thought about that as well. I think the reason is to keep as much cool air in the rool as possible without pulling it back out to re-cool it. Seems likely there's more to it than that, but that's the only explanation I can think of. It'd be interesting to test both configurations to see if there's an advantage one way or the other.

@claeslind9532 Жыл бұрын

@@ReeWrayOutdoors I actually tested it and I only have the exhaust hose out now in my car, takes less space, I actually like the fact that old air that lingers in there is pushed out, now I’m planing on adding some kind of fan to bring fresh air in.

@dearlaserworks Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking results will vary for various indoor and outdoor temperatures. Likewise, what happens if you stick the front of the unit inside your tent with the rear sitting outside.

@zfontain1975 Жыл бұрын

Thats has nmc battery on it.

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

True. All of these add-on batteries (for DC fridges, or A/C units like this) are NMC because LiFePO4 would push the size and weight well above what their targets are. The important part is whether that NMC battery pack is CE certified...and the EcoFlow stuff definitely is.

@Mrbigwalt2 Жыл бұрын

Is this type of battery safe?

@ReeWrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

All of the supplemental/add-on battery options I've seen for 12v fridges do seem to be Lithium NMC. If that is a concern, you can just run with a Delta 2 instead via DC using the optional XT150 cable, since the new Delta models are now using LiFePO4.

@Mrbigwalt2 Жыл бұрын

@@ReeWrayOutdoors Thanks

@rubychen1689 11 ай бұрын

it doesn't perform as well as I'd hoped, disappointed !

@anobody5708 Жыл бұрын

Word of advice, make sure you know what to expect when buying this AC. If you live in a hot humid climate like Florida this AC will NOT work for you. It will not cool down your space. None of these reviewers are testing these units in realistic conditions. They're just showing it off. I just returned my Wave 2 last week because it couldn't cool my tiny camper (promaster city) under 77F at night (outside temp 86F). Curve your expectations and don't let these "reviews" make you think this is more capable than it is. It's technology is great and the best in the market compared to other similar units, but 6000 BTUs mean nothing when you're in a hot van in the middle of summer. Nothing against EcoFlow or the reviewers, just make sure your expectations are realistic and not distorted by the "reviews" you see online.

@latymz 11 ай бұрын

I’m seeing the exact same thing. It made me rethink my purchase. While cool and innovative, I don’t think it’s quite there yet.

@dstr1 11 ай бұрын

Try setting it on LOW cool. High cool doesn't mesn more efficient on air conditioners. Low cool is the more efficient level.