Goal Zero Generators

SOcalTRAIL said:
I get a discount on their gear and subsequently have quite a bit of it. Some of the pieces I have currently or have had in the past:

Sherpa 50 Kit

And we have a whole bunch of Light a Lifes we use for camping.


I use all of this gear for camping / hunting trips as well as Search and Rescue Operations with SDSO.

We will have the Extreme 350 and a bunch of the gear up in the mountains this weekend on a camping trip, I'll take pics of the setup!

If anyone wants any specific information on the pieces listed above, feel free to ask and I will give you my honest opinion.
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The Sherpa 50 actually seems like a good fit for my needs. I just hate to buy products and than realize "I should have just bought the better one" [MENTION=74569]SOcalTRAIL[/MENTION] What you have to say about the Sherpa 50? In comparison to the 350?

TOY2G said:
We Sell Goal Zero and it is truly great quality and the customer support is awesome.

you can view some of our Goal Zero Stuff here.. Your T4R discount code does apply to most GZ items..

GoalZero
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Nice prices! What's shipping like?
 
I've got several Goal Zero products, including the Yeti (Yeti 1250 Solar Generator Kit | GOAL ZERO). All very good stuff, albeit overpriced for what they actually are in guts. I'd rather pay the premium for something that comes with a warranty, customer service, and has been tested at length than my home-brew solution. Anyway, they are great products. I highly recommend them.
 
DannyLlama said:
The Sherpa 50 actually seems like a good fit for my needs. I just hate to buy products and than realize "I should have just bought the better one" [MENTION=74569]SOcalTRAIL[/MENTION] What you have to say about the Sherpa 50? In comparison to the 350?
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I really like the 350, it gets used for truck camping and 4x4 trips more than anything else. On the other hand, the Sherpa 50 gets more use for other vacations where space is more of a concern. I'm heading to Peru next month... the Sherpa 50 and a Nomad 7 solar panel will be tagging along to charge digital cameras, cell phones, Ipods, Ipads, etc. It is light and tidy enough that it fits in a backpack and you wont notice it.
 
SOcalTRAIL said:
...A friend and I got into a bit of a argument the other day about these power pack / inverter deals (specifically the Yeti 1250 model). I argued that I could build a better power pack / inverter for cheaper. You can buy an Odyssey batt, charge controller, and pure sine wave inverter for about half the price as the Yeti 1250 but you would have to make your own case, etc for it. The Goal Zero stuff is well made and very convenient.
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This is not a fair argument Mr. I can build anything I want out of metal. :caked:
 
Upgrade your batteries (or battery, and if you only have one battery, shame on yo' ass!) to AGM deep cycle, and forget the Goal Zero stuff....


You already own a $40,000 battery charger... :lookout:



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Titanpat57 said:
Upgrade your batteries (or battery, and if you only have one battery, shame on yo' ass!) to AGM deep cycle, and forget the Goal Zero stuff....


You already own a $40,000 battery charger... :lookout:



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But how are you going to carry that with you inside your tent???? Pitch a real big tent? :)
 
Titanpat57 said:
Upgrade your batteries (or battery, and if you only have one battery, shame on yo' ass!) to AGM deep cycle, and forget the Goal Zero stuff....


You already own a $40,000 battery charger... :lookout:



:pop2:
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eddiebx said:
But how are you going to carry that with you inside your tent???? Pitch a real big tent? :)
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Obviously you haven't been paying attention to Pat's condo -er, tent.:pimp:
 
I picked up the Nomad 10 from Goal Zero at Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City in Jan for a solid discount. The crew from Goal Zero were a great group and really stand by their product. They warrantied a product right there no questions asked. Other vendors were talking about how they were doing burnouts on a solar panel with their cargo can and while the panel looked completely destroyed it still worked. I will purchase more from them. (Especially considering I also get the promotive discount)

Edit: it may have been a cargo van
 
Was hanging with them a bit today and will be seeing them again tomorrow so pm me if you have any specific questions you want asked.
 
SOcalTRAIL said:
I really like the 350, it gets used for truck camping and 4x4 trips more than anything else. On the other hand, the Sherpa 50 gets more use for other vacations where space is more of a concern. I'm heading to Peru next month... the Sherpa 50 and a Nomad 7 solar panel will be tagging along to charge digital cameras, cell phones, Ipods, Ipads, etc. It is light and tidy enough that it fits in a backpack and you wont notice it.
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From the reviews, looks like 350 will be a better choice. Especially since I wont be carrying it around.. I didn't realize that the solar panels were sold separate :ybrick:

Hopefully Costco has som kind of deal on both.
[MENTION=64685]TOY2G[/MENTION] I didn't see that you guys carry the the extreme 350 and I tried the coupon code on the sherpa, didn't work. Thanks anyways.
 
DannyLlama said:
From the reviews, looks like 350 will be a better choice. Especially since I wont be carrying it around.. I didn't realize that the solar panels were sold separate :ybrick:

Hopefully Costco has som kind of deal on both.

[MENTION=64685]TOY2G[/MENTION] I didn't see that you guys carry the the extreme 350 and I tried the coupon code on the sherpa, didn't work. Thanks anyways.
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I just checked the code, it seems to be working. You do have to be logged in, I added the 350, it's not in stock right now buy we will be placing another order Monday with GZ and they ship quickly.
 
O yea I forgot to mention the power draw. If I have my fridge hooked up running at about 35 degrees F, straight from the battery via female to male car adapter, I did a test run for 20 hours, and it only drained 1 bar (10%). I've heard people on Expedition Portal saying it could stay on for 4 days before needing a full recharge.
 
I have the light a life lights, which I like quite a bit. My next door neighbour, looks like he has all of their gear. He runs a C pap machine at night and his converter doesn't seem to have a problem. Goal Zero is here at the Expo and I'll look at their booth today.
 
adio3x said:
The one thing I have learned is, if you do get the 350 and get the inverter. I haven't tried it for smaller appliances, but with my fridge, it draws way too much power from the inverter. I get more juice out of the battery if you use the female car adapter going straight into the battery. So you might want to look into the different cables and accessories too.
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I was reading some reviews and saw that someone else had some trouble with the inverter. What's the solution?
I'm not sure what you mean by going straight into the battery?
How would I use a conventional power plug?
Oh and can I use a power strip to hook up to the inverter? Or will that draw too much power?

Semi-Hex said:
I have the light a life lights, which I like quite a bit. My next door neighbour, looks like he has all of their gear. He runs a C pap machine at night and his converter doesn't seem to have a problem. Goal Zero is here at the Expo and I'll look at their booth today.
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See if they have some coupons :D or any kind of specials
 
DannyLlama said:
I was reading some reviews and saw that someone else had some trouble with the inverter. What's the solution?
I'm not sure what you mean by going straight into the battery?
How would I use a conventional power plug?
Oh and can I use a power strip to hook up to the inverter? Or will that draw too much power?



See if they have some coupons :D or any kind of specials
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Power strips on inverters should be fine, the strip itself will not pose a significant current draw, just make sure you don't get carried away hooking stuff up to it. I mean like if you're just going to plug in 5 cell phone chargers to it, you should be fine. Obviously don't hook up 5 laptop chargers and a microwave at the same time, lol

Yeah [MENTION=84268]Semi-Hex[/MENTION], see if you can get some free samples too :naughty:
 
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