Jump starter

[rockape]

trouble is, you may only know you have a fault when you find your battery's flat
at which point you may be glad you have a starter pack

well said, bought the big one in Lidl three weeks ago, always carry truck jump leads in my transit as a matter of course. Just waiting for the right moment to be a smug twxt to use it , hopefully on some one else.

 

[trevskoda]

Trev to quote this as an example we need the make of the wee Jobbiqe you saw you yourself are always complaining of people generalizing.
It could have been a rubbish Robbie or a flat as a card Jobbie for all we know.
Mine works OK. I know that i have used it.
However if the battery was faulty or knackerex then that's another matter.
Each time you use such a Jobbie it will be different it may not be the battery just the driver.

As I have said air have one it works I am happy with my wee jobbie the next time I use it I will as for a report or statement from the person and report back with photos.

If you don't have one you are in a difficult position to advise about them.

Alf
P.S. batteries are getting smaller all the time.

Yes alf batterys are getting smaller as my new car has a tiny we thing in it,but the starter pack i saw was charged full but the battery in the jeep was in my opinion bu--ered,so in truth it took my big van battery to get her to go,bet they never got it started next day mind.
As i said they will start a car/van if the battery is on the edge %80 ,but not if its down much futher,it will then require a longer input from charger or jump from other source & 5/10 mins to pull the flat battery up to starting power.:wave:

 

[jagmanx]

Yes

Yes alf batterys are getting smaller as my new car has a tiny we thing in it,but the starter pack i saw was charged full but the battery in the jeep was in my opinion bu--ered,so in truth it took my big van battery to get her to go,bet they never got it started next day mind.
As i said they will start a car/van if the battery is on the edge %80 ,but not if its down much futher,it will then require a longer input from charger or jump from other source & 5/10 mins to pull the flat battery up to starting power.:wave:

Same with my maplin box
Connect it up and wait for the onboard battery to get a boost before trying to start !

 

[trevskoda]

There seem to be 2 different models of more or less the same thing... I agree the blurb for both is often completely mixed up.

One has peak of 600Amp with 18000 mAh capacity which will start a diesel up to 3.5L. This is the one Tom and I linked to that seems to always come in the kit with the compressor.

The other one I've seen has a peak of 800A with 20000 mAh capacity and that's the one for a 5L diesel... it's the same price as the other one but without the compressor...
Suaoki 800A Car Battery Power Booster Jump Starter Start Rescue Pack 20000mAh UK | eBay

And the peak power is only for a second or two,where as it may take 30 sec to two mins to heat glow plugs and crank cold engine into life.

 

[trevskoda]

Same with my maplin box
Connect it up and wait for the onboard battery to get a boost before trying to start !

That fine if the battery is just down 20% or less,anything lower where the van lights have been on all night then you have no chance.

 

[Deleted member 5816]

Mine is going on 8 years old and still going strong.

Alf

How old was the device? Wait till it's a year or two old.

 

[Reevsie]

Mine worked fine.

I was parked up last year when I saw a MH being jump started by another MH. After 20 minutes of trying and failing thay gave up. I remebered I bought one of these packs 4 months before at the NEC. I had unpacked it and charged it when i got it and put it away. I waled over with my little gizmo thinking I woudl now see how much money I had wasted as I did not think it would work. Connected it up and waited about 20 seconds till the lights all showed green. Turned the ignition and the MH fired up straight away. We all stood there in amazment.
It was a Fiat 3.0 Auto.

So for me it worked much better than I thought.

 

[carol]

Can we all agree it's a thumbs up for them? Even Hairydog must be thinking twice!

 

[wildebus]

This is the best one I found that would also work with bigger engines. All the specs in the post below. Price around £55.

Jump Starter Prize

Bought from Amazon last month to give away as a forum freebie.

 

[Deleted member 58274]

Laptop

You can only read the write ups and like I said who knows. But if it gets you out of an unexpected battery failure it should be well worth it. I must say I did not realize there was two models.
.... Tom ....

All please notice, the second one doesn't have laptop charging output....Maja

 

[jagmanx]

A valid remark

All please notice, the second one doesn't have laptop charging output....Maja

However laptops can be recharged the next am from a 12V to 19V adapter from either LB with Solar or EB.
I have found laptops recharge much more quickly when not in use.
Of course you can also use a 12V to 19V adapter from the powersource as well

I would prefer a compressor and can do without the laptop functionc:

But horses for courses

 

[Deleted member 5816]

I could be wrong but i cannot see the compressor much use on the high PSI of many camper tyres. You cannot compare it with the top end Ring units.

As you say horses for courses

Alf

However laptops can be recharged the next am from a 12V to 19V adapter from either LB with Solar or EB.
I have found laptops recharge much more quickly when not in use.
Of course you can also use a 12V to 19V adapter from the powersource as well

I would prefer a compressor and can do without the laptop functionc:

But horses for courses

 

[jagmanx]

I agree

That such compressors are limited
But they should/may give enough inflation so you can move.
Maybe slowly to a better place for either a tyre change or a to a garage with proper air

 

[Deleted member 5816]

As we travel on the North Yorkshire Moors and Dales all year round in a lot of places down narrow roads I carry a large air inflation plus my Rind tyre inflator as help is hard to find in such places this was one reason I bought the jump start pack in the first place.

Alf

That such compressors are limited
But they should/may give enough inflation so you can move.
Maybe slowly to a better place for either a tyre change or a to a garage with proper air

 

[mistericeman]

As we travel on the North Yorkshire Moors and Dales all year round in a lot of places down narrow roads I carry a large air inflation plus my Rind tyre inflator as help is hard to find in such places this was one reason I bought the jump start pack in the first place.

Alf

Part of the reason I fitted onboard air (as well as being able to have ridiculously loud train horns lol )

 

[REC]

Previous thread about these powerpacks may be of interest,@molly2 . I remember as it highlighted that I had paid quite a lot more for mine than others! Very pleased with our RoyPow and use it a lot for off grid charging of tablets etc. Does not have laptop charger though. Bought it when we were having intermittent problems with the battery which the garage could not find the cause. Of course, they found what was wrong once we bought the pack!

https://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/motorhome-chat/66469-lidl-charger-jumper.html?highlight=Roypow

 

[Deleted member 5816]

Having limited space in a smaller PVC there is a limit as to what we carry, I would certainly have a similar item if room. The flat tyre and Battery problems are properly the most worry for off beat wildcampers like you, some of the places we stay we may never see another vehicle overnight or even all day. I have a solar tyre pal monitor a brilliant piece of kit only had one puncture while I have had it but I did get plenty of advance warning. At present parked on NYM with a distant view of A1 and A19 but no one passed us for an out 3 hours. Bitter cold but warm weak sunshine no wind Eber on Rickover warm as toast.

Alf

Part of the reason I fitted onboard air (as well as being able to have ridiculously loud train horns lol ) View attachment 60434

 

[ricc]

Nope. I am dubious about how effective they are, except when the flat battery is only a bit flat, but more importantly, I think they are a waste of money that would be better spent on fixing whatever problem caused the battery to go flat.
I would recommend a good set of jump leads as a standby for emergencies. They never need charging.

jump leads are useless if you havnt got another vehicle with a good battery,,,,fine on a campsite , maybe not so clever wilding miles from anyone else.

 

[carol]

Nope. I am dubious about how effective they are, except when the flat battery is only a bit flat, but more importantly, I think they are a waste of money that would be better spent on fixing whatever problem caused the battery to go flat.
I would recommend a good set of jump leads as a standby for emergencies. They never need charging.

I've got a good set of jump leads too. Btw, sometimes the problem is human error, not the battery. Surely it's happened to us all at some point in our life!

 

[Linda]

Jump leads are useless when the van is parked nose in in front of garage....we tried to push it off the drive to jump start but in the end put the battery charger on.

Also pushing the car as it didn't start after 3 months away....

Think we could do with this gadget!