Anyone have experience with/opinion about this EcoFlow portable solar panel?

[Sagefemme]

Black Friday sale on EcoFlow 220W bifacial portable solar panel, $369. Any experience with this panel and EcoFlow solar panels in general?

Reading reviews on the EcoFlow website the main complaints are that the unit can be heavy/awkward for one person to set up, and the kickstand (which doubles as the case) is less than effective. Some reviewers recommended getting a different kickstand from Amazon.

 

[Sagefemme]

Also in EcoFlow's Black Friday sale is the NextGen 160W portable solar panel for $239. This one has a higher conversion efficiency and looks like a better (and adjustable to the sun's angle) support stand. Also lighter. No reviews yet as it's new.

 

[tbaxter]

I have had one about a year. It is bulky and awkward to set up. It does work well and will provide 220 watts under the right conditions.

 

[AWG_Pics]

After carrying around 100 W extra solar panel for 4 years I just decided to change our approach. For three reasons I bought a whole new set up:
1 - We like to use the Merlin sound ID for birds, when we have internet, but it sucks the phone battery down quickly. Need a very easy way to keep the phones charged.
2 - I don't want to get my sometimes lazy self up, particularly when in a very agreeable locale for reading / binocular use / scanning the scenic views / enjoying a beverage, etc.

3 - We have various devices (electric toothbrushes, ear buds, two tablets, Inreach mini-2, garmin GPS 67, etc) that we want to charge from time to time.

So we got these:

Never had a problem with the FWC 170 W solar keeping up, but this is mostly a matter of convenience. Might be helpful if in cloudy, rainy weather for some time. The power station could run a laptop if I wanted, but I doubt we will do that.