I have done a bunch of camping trips this summer and this battery works pretty well for what I need. I have used it for home use as well as a way to spare my electric bill and this does the job pretty well so long as you have the right solar panels. I can get a good amount of power from solar panels. It takes two days in the sun though to get this thing fully charged but I get a good amount of power from this. Again it does work with certain solar panels that have the right output. I definitely recommend this for emergencies. This battery is great in case of that power going out. This is lighter and easier to store. It is something I could easily carry on the go. This is about the size of lunch pale. Because of its size, it is very easy to store and packs a good amount of power in case of emergency. This one arrived at 60 percent charge. As with any battery, I did plug it in to charge it overnight to full which is what I recommend when you get this. After I drained it, then cycle charged the battery. That being said, this is definitely a good device to have to keep a few things power during the shut off. With this portable device, this is by no means has enough power to power your entire house but gives you the needed power for certain things. For me, I could use this to keep my mini fridge on so I can keep certain things cold. I am talking about a dorm room style fridge. On a daily though, I just use it for powering my laptop at night as well as my lamp. When I am camping, I use this to power my hotplate and lamps a night. It is a great way to stay off the grid if you are using solar panels (portable). To be able to power a small mini fridge for several hours to keep your perishables in good shape is not bad. That being said, this is for a small fridge. I do not know if it has enough power to power a big one. This is great to have if you are trying to keep certain medications cold during outages. It does have a carrying a handle so if you want to be on the go more like taking this on a camping trip you have that capability. The carrying handleis able to be put down and give you access to the wireless charging pad. That is the difference on this one and many other device is the wireless charging. The charging is not fast charging but it still charges at a decent speed. The casing is also pretty thick so you do not have to worry about it breaking or cracking. I would not recommend throwing this on the ground or dropping it regardless. It does however get easily dirty with the color. The yellow color started to lighten up on the side that is in the sun so try and keep it out of the sun. It also gets warm while being used so do not let it stay in the sun for too long. Although it says it is a solar battery, It does not come with solar panels so unfortunately you are not going to be charging this device with the sun. If you do have solar panels however that can charge big devices like these then you can charge it that way. It does come with other cables provided to charge the device directly from the wall or your car even but not directly to your solar panel. It has a good length to the cable so you do not have to have it sitting right next to the outlet. You can use the battery while it is being charged. It does have a built in flash light on it so you can have flash light for those power outages as well. The flash light is surprisingly BRIGHT. I was actually wondering where it was and it is one the opposite side of the battery indicator screen. It is directional lighting. It has an LCD screen to show power levels down to the percentage. You have several different options including three USB QC port, one type c , one DC, and one AC ports (three prong). I normally just use one AC port for my laptop. The AC port does require another button to turn on over the other devices. If you only need USB ports, you can do not have to turn on the AC port. It is a nice way to conserve power. The type c port is strong enough to charge my macbook but you need to make sure you have the right cable. In terms of charging, you can easily charge your tablet and phone several times over before this battery pack dies. I tried it for about two weeks and it charge my phone several times before needing to be recharged. Please note that I was using the device while it was charging so it could be more times. The fast charging did detect on my phone when I was plugged in so that was nice. I also used this to power my laptop for a few hours which is nice. I do not recommend plugging a surge protector into this to get more power ports as I do not know if it will damage it or anything. You have two plugs so you can easily plug in two different devices as needed. The plug is meant to really only power one strong device or two relatively medium size device. This does come with ability to plug this device into your car battery to charge it as well if you need to which is a plus if you are taking this on the road with you. What is nice is that the device can be used while plugged in and charging so you do not lose a plug while charging this device. I do not recommend just having it plugged in and charging for long periods of time as that can damage the battery due to overcharging. Overall this battery is really nice. It gives you all the power you will need to charge your phone, laptop, and power a small appliance during an outage. It is also small in size making it very easy to store. There is also a nice power switch so you can switch the LED light on easily or the AC ports. I am VERY happy with the LED light which is very powerful and bright. The size is very portable making it easy to store and take with you on the go. This is great for emergencies. I actually like how this comes with a wireless charging pad although I do wish it was quick charging.