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Had to jump start my wife's car last night and started looking for some alternatives. Found this on Costco and seems to get mostly positive reviews. Normally $59.99, but on sale for $39.99. Although it states support up to 4.0L gas engines, the reviews seem to say no for V8's. But, if in doubt, there's always Costco's return policy to fall back on. Expires 2/11/2022
UBio Labs 350A Jump Starter 8000mAH Power Bank $39.99 [costco.com]
Features:
- 12V Jump Starter for Cars and Light Trucks with up to 4.0L Gas Engines
- LCD Display Shows Battery Health and Step-by-Step Guidance
- Boost Mode charges extremely low batteries until ready to Jump Start
- Built-in Flashlight with 3 Brightness Levels and SOS mode
- Includes Rugged Carrying Case, 8K Power Bank, Smart Jump Cables, and Wall Charger
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Heck, my wife made fun of me when I bought one for her car a few years ago. She sort of patiently watched me show her how to use it before I put it in her trunk. A few months later she had a dead battery when she was out and about. AAA said they could be there in 45 minutes. Thankfully she remembered how to use it (it's easy) and was back on the road in minutes. She has sung it's praises ever since.
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One really bad thing is the USB-C is only for input charging, the output is just USB-A output. That's a pretty big con considering you're much more likely to use it for charging than car jumping most of the time.
I bought s 10800 mAh one from Amazon 4 years ago for $30 that still works well and has USBC in/out, some no name urlhasbeenblocked brand, can't find it on Amazon anymore but can see other ones from urlhasbeenblocked on there.
One really bad thing is the USB-C is only for input charging, the output is just USB-A output. That's a pretty big con considering you're much more likely to use it for charging than car jumping most of the time.
I bought s 10800 mAh one from Amazon 4 years ago for $30 that still works well and has USBC in/out, some no name urlhasbeenblocked brand, can't find it on Amazon anymore but can see other ones from urlhasbeenblocked on there.
URL got blocked. Can you post without actual link but still provide info to guess it. Thanks
Look at this one on Walmart, it even has an A/C port 100W inverter built in! You could use it to power a tire inflator, cellphone, portable fridge etc. for $59. That's definitely worth the extra $19 cost.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverSt.../653711895
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Heck, my wife made fun of me when I bought one for her car a few years ago. She sort of patiently watched me show her how to use it before I put it in her trunk. A few months later she had a dead battery when she was out and about. AAA said they could be there in 45 minutes. Thankfully she remembered how to use it (it's easy) and was back on the road in minutes. She has sung it's praises ever since.
I've seen some around 50,000, more expensive of course, floating around. But they have the ability to charge cars, multiple phone, and laptops for days.
Heck, my wife made fun of me when I bought one for her car a few years ago. She sort of patiently watched me show her how to use it before I put it in her trunk. A few months later she had a dead battery when she was out and about. AAA said they could be there in 45 minutes. Thankfully she remembered how to use it (it's easy) and was back on the road in minutes. She has sung it's praises ever since. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/smile.gif
I have one of those old school huge battery jumpstarter things I bought close to 10 years ago at a pepboys, maybe it's time to switch to something smaller like this.
I've had mine for 5 years (brand that was removed from Amazon and rhymes with barkey). I jumped a coworkers car last week. I've never charged it since I first purchased but I probably should…