*This is an excellently conceived product, with the greatest feature and utility it has going for it being its built in 60 Watt maximum capable MPPT charge controller. The fact you can parallel connect up to three Goal Zero 20 Watt solar panels to match it's rated input, or use 1 x 10 Watt and 1 x 50 Watt Goal Zero solar panels to charge back up this battery bank is quite convenient. Also, the Texenergy Air 18 portable Wind Turbine can charge up this puppy, and was designed with the Goal Zero Sherpa 100 AC in mind. These are excellent products if used within the framework of their usage ratings. It's much easier to charge up a relatively small (100 Wh) battery, then it is the 576 Wh battery of my EcoFlow Max Solar Genny. 👍 There may well be ways of using the Sherpa 100 AC bank in very cold weather conditions by partially wrapping the unit (Without blocking its heat exhaust fan) in a simple electric hand warmer or small electric blanket to re-establish the bank's proper operating temperature ? One may need to put the Sherpa 100 AC inside one's jacket while hiking in snowy conditions or rainy damp conditions to be able to use it outdoors ? I have a few concerns about the Goal Zero design of the Sherpa 100 AC - The built AC power inverter does not seem to be a pure sine wave one ? This kinda surprises me a little, to be frank. Avoid using the AC output to pluggin your MBP, and instead make sure you use the USB-C PD 3.0 100 Watt output while running and charging a MBP, then you should be OK ? One doesn't need a pure sine wave to charge any battery, if you turn off your laptop and make sure it's in battery charge mode only, then using the Apple battery brick to charge your MBP via the AC output should be fine ? Some of the Newer Apple power bricks are 140 Watts and this will exceed the spec of your Sherpa's AC output. Too bad Goal Zero doesn't up-spec the inverter to 150 Watts power handling with a pure sine wave AC output ? However, some delicate electronics could possibly be damaged by feeding a modified AC sine wave from the Sherpa 100 AC into them ? This is probably not of a major concern since anything sensitive enough to be damaged requires an operating Wattage beyond the unit's AC output spec anyway. I find Goal Zero products to be of general good quality, but a little on the overpriced side of the market scale. I understand quality does cost money, and one usually tends to get what one pays for.*

Very nice review, no annoying BS intro, straight to the point.

I have 2 of the prior versions of the Sherpa 100AC for photography on location (fashion photography). My use-cases are 1) to recharge a tethered MacBook Pro, and 2) to recharge camera batteries as needed. Of course, people with me on location sneak a smartphone recharge on them as well. I have researched, and tested carrying larger power stations with me, but as your video title mentions, I still need to fly with them, so virtually all other solutions are out of the question. I have 2-sets of the Car Charger, AC Charger, and Nomad 20 Solar panels; I strongly recommend these accessories if your use-case requires. Eventually, I will add the newer, 2022 versions, to my kit.

Did you know this can power an garage opener? Yup. It’s amazing.

Great review!

Thanks for the review. One thing you didn't mention, was whether those USB-C ports support passthrough charging. That is, can I charge the GZS with 60W input and draw 100W out to power a laptop? Or vice-versa?

I like this concept a lot, packed with a lot of versatility

It wont turn on a small lamp tho 😢

unfortunately quite expensive, for power outages it might be more worthwhile for me to get a car battery and use an inverter on it, you can get at least 600Wh out of one

I was thinking of having something that is able to charge and use at the same time - but then I was thinking, like 2 batteries, you could charge one and use the other - and it might be less of weight, although I do not know. I have these ankers, although I do not like them, I wonder how much 2 weight compared to that device.

How many kilograms is the Sherpa 100AC? What Anker powerbank are you talking about?

So I have this model, trying to use it to give a DSLR constant power to film. It will power it for a few minutes then stop giving it power. If I press the AC button it will start again but cut out as before. Is there a mode I have to activate to stop this?

Hmmm.... I am planning a 3 year bicycle trip around the world with my wife. i was looking at the Sherpa AC to power some music devices (Synthstrom Deluge, C&G Organelle, 1010music Bluebox) as well as our camera and Ipad. Of course most of these have battery power of their own, but we will be really out there a few times and far away from power. Can the Sherpa 100AC be recharged using a SON 28 dynamo regulated by a "Cinq plug6 plus" usb regulator?

You can never have to much battery

Is the USB C recognized without having to turn on the bank? For instance If the bank is off, and I plug in a cellphone to charge, will it recognize this and then turn on, or do I have to hit the USB button every time?

I would want to plug an electric bike. Does it get hot.

How many hours does it take to charge a phone?

AC is unfortunality modified sinus wave only. Be careful what you plug in. Some devices (e. g. with AC motors) can be damaged.

Expensive

My bike is 350 watts.

They should have included a 6mm output for the Light A Life 350. So stupid