At last I have managed to get my hands on the hands free 1 during the pd event. Just a quick review first impressions are really good.first the backpack It’s very well made as I have come to expect from Bluetti the zips are all weather sealed for light rain and for the heavy times there is a waterproof cover. Loads of storage compartments.
Hands free 1 fits very well in the bag nice and secure easy access to all ports from both sides of the rucksack and has all the ports you need. Very light and portable the perfect combo.
I bought the Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 when they came out, after seeing a Hobotech review, and the price was too good to pass up. I was more excited about the backpacks, which are very nice with some very thoughtful and useful touches, but I regularly trade off using one Handsfree or the other to just operate an LED lamp in my office that is plugged into a BT remote so I can turn on two lamps at the same time. Even though these use AC and therefore the inverter, I find them very efficient, and they are easy to solar recharge. I found a great panel to use with them, the ZoupW 100W n-type 16BB. It reliably performs near, at or over the rated watts. In these collages, I was trying out the panel on my new portable solar tracker, the pSolBot. This is a fantastic setup for running a DC fridge while camping, as both the panel and the tracker provide maximum, steady wattage all day, as long as you have good solar potential to begin with. I just charged up the Handsfree 2 today, in fact, testing out another new panel, though that panel, a 150W flex, turned out disappointing results.
