EcoFlow River 2 PRO - Room For Improvement..

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - 2 Minute Teardown
2:50 - What We Like
4:20 - What We Don't Like...
4:38 - X-Boost is fake
7:08 - Comparison vs. C800x
8:50 - Should you buy it?

The EcoFlow River 2 Pro has been one of the best portable power stations for camping or light emergency backup solutions, however the market is constantly growing with new competition! EcoFlow is known for making some of the best larger units (like the Delta Pro and the Delta Pro Ultra), but when it comes to smaller ones, we think there's some room for improvement, especially when comparing it to the all new Anker C800X. We would also LOVE to try out all the testing that EcoFlow did when they filmed their video thrashing on the River.. so if this video gets to 1,000 Likes, we will re-create that video!

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🛒 EcoFlow River 2 Pro:
• Use Code: THESOLARLAB for $101 Off Your Order Over $2, 000

🛒 Anker C800 Plus:


🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: @TheSolarLab

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - 2 Minute Teardown
2:50 - What We Like
4:20 - What We Don't Like...
4:38 - X-Boost is fake
7:08 - Comparison vs. C800x
8:50 - Should you buy it?

The EcoFlow River 2 Pro has been one of the best portable power stations for camping or light emergency backup solutions, however the market is constantly growing with new competition! EcoFlow is known for making some of the best larger units (like the Delta Pro and the Delta Pro Ultra), but when it comes to smaller ones, we think there's some room for improvement, especially when comparing it to the all new Anker C800X. We would also LOVE to try out all the testing that EcoFlow did when they filmed their video thrashing on the River.. so if this video gets to 1, 000 Likes, we will re-create that video!

👨🏼‍💻 The Solar Lab:

We maintain an affiliate relationship with some of the products reviewed, which means we get a small percentage of a sale if you click our links, at no cost to our viewers.

[za-jmwf]

No light? Use a phone a flashlight or headlamp. You’re going camping everyone carries head lamps when you camp

[spiritsuit]

Good vid..you don't need to break things but real world stuff would be helpful. Like normal drop tests, ie. Falling out of a truck to the ground. Maybe some moisture tests for humid days and humid tents and light rain or a drink spill. Dust and dirt. And environmental hot and cold conditions and any effects it may have. Thanks keep up the good info!

[ib]

The fan was ramping up and down @6:47 because the load was increasing and decreasing. Pretty simple. More load requires more cooling. If you plugged it in to something that was a constant load, the fan runs at a constant speed according to the load.

[tumbleweed]

200 watts of solar is plenty. Works great to quickly charge my larger Delta Pro 2.

Bring your own flashlight.

River is small unless the price is right 🎈

[za-jmwf]

They literally say it will take 70 minutes to charge

[ZacharyRodriguezVlogs]

May you please review the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max?

[xeroxboy]

got the river pro 2 for 259 couple days ago so cant complain about that

[amxnetwork]

Great video! Totally love you OCD
with the lights! I have it too!

[Megaandy]

just saying that i don't care for lights on the ecoflow river 2 pro. lights or no lights, this thing im using as a UPS and tbh im getting 7 hours at least using the desktop computer powered.

[za-jmwf]

For $399 during prime time it’s an amazing deal!

[dwayneballadin]

Hey.. great video... as you demonstrated the fan going up and down with the Ecoflow.. did it go up and down with the Anker.. ?

[sdatgc]

Pretty much every Power Station today has an Xboost type feature and they all basically work the same.

Its primarily useful for handling spikes when an appliance is turned on.

So your main drawbacks noted are: is ugly, boost feature works as advertised.

This "review" reads as an advertisment for Anker. The fact that the Anker is a good bit larger really undermines the comparison since the River series is about portability.

This entire review really misses the mark.

[kingny]

A light would make the unit look cheaper.a camper has headlamps, .edc flashlight no need for a light on unit.

[worldcomicsreview]

Try turning the screen on in a dark room and you'll find the light! I use mine as a UPS, I had to put electrical tape over the screen. It's blurry, but can still be read quite clearly through the tape!

[RajTravelogues]

ecoflow has a TUV certification and 5yr warranty.. what about the anker?

[jennifercrosland]

Hi, I am curious. It seems that the river 2 pro and I suspect others self drain rather quickly as in 80% over 2 months. Is this due to the bluetooth /wifi searching for a connection, can it be turned of in a hibernation setting ? Thanks

[jacobpetersen]

I hate the light, ha ha ha... and I have flash lights everywhere for power-outs.

[chownzi]

Dude no other reviewers said any of these things thank you

[za-jmwf]

Who’s buying this for the Xboost? This shouldn’t even be a negative. Just buy something with more watts