ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow 125W bifacial solar panels cost $899 for a four-pack.
They're portable panels that you can take with you or set up temporarily without construction, with easy setup, and lightweight construction
Though portable, these bifacial solar panels feel very fragile, so they must be weighed down if conditions are windy; their low 125W input also limits their capacity. $699 at Amazon
The EcoFlow 4pcs 125W Solar Panels are now 22% off, a discount of $200 on Amazon.
I see more hurricanes in a year than I'd like, so I ensure my house is prepared to weather each storm and its potential consequences. We get a handful of power outages yearly, so I have a whole-home battery backup system and keep several portable batteries around the house. I also take these portable batteries when camping, so I was eager to test the EcoFlow 500W modular solar panel system.
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There's a lot to like about these bifacial solar panels. They're portable and lightweight, only nine pounds each, yet they're rigid, unlike other portable panels. These EcoFlow panels have an aluminum frame and a tempered glass layer, so they're not the pliable solar panels you're used to seeing on camping trips, though they are suited for camping.
Since I haven't been camping in the past couple of months, I've tested these panels in different parts of my home to see how easy they are to use and relocate.
The panels' bifacial nature means they benefit from a reflective surface, so I initially set them up on the roof of my sunroom, which is entirely white. The rush of harnessing the sun's energy so quickly on the white roof had me looking for different portable batteries to recharge the panels within a few minutes of fully charging the EcoFlow Delta Plus 3.
Later, I moved the panels to the backyard to recharge the Delta Pro Ultra in my garage and used them to test several batteries, including the new Anker Solix F3800 Plus. The tech is as successful as you'd expect from 125W solar panels and delivered as promised, charging my Delta Pro 3, River 3, and River Plus 3.
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