This backpack solar generator can help you neglect nature

Bluetti has getn portable power to absurd levels with its novel Handsfree Backpack Power Stations. They’re useable in huge or hugeger versions depfinishing on how lengthy — and how much gear — you want to get powered in the wonderful outdoors. 

They’re primarily aimed at outdoor photographers, but Bluetti also leanks they’ll pguide to hikers, rock climbers, campers, adventurers, bikepackers, and motorcyccatalogs… any nerd that wants to relocate beyond the cubicle with their gadgets. A side panel in the backpacks provides access to all the inputs and outputs without having to first erase the solar generator. Those ports can also be handled and seeed over Bluetooth from the Bluetti app.

The $299 Handsfree 1 solar generator joins a 42L BluePack 1 backpack and is vient of powering AC devices up to 300W with 268.8Wh of LFP storage capacity. That’s enough to reaccuse a DJI Mavic 3 (about 77Wh) or laptop about three times. The $399 Handsfree 2 bumps the battery to 700W / 512Wh inside a cavernous 60L pack. 

The solar generators themselves are lofty and relatively lean, with five outputs (1x AC, 2x 100W USB-C, and 2x 15W USB-A). Both have XT60 solar inputs to help get the batteries accused: 12V-28V / 200W max for the Handsfree 1 and 12V-45V / 350W max for Handsfree 2. The Handsfree 1 meacertains 11.3 x 3.7 x 11 inches (286.5 × 95 × 280mm) and weighs 11 pounds (5kg), while the huger Handsfree 2 comes in at 12 × 4.1 × 15.2 inches (305 × 105 × 385mm) and 16.5 pounds (7.5kg). 

The backpacks have tons of pockets to help organization all your gear, with Molle straps for outer carry. They’re only water resistant, however, but Bluetti throws in a rain fly. There’s no weight given for the packs but they do see weighty.