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But didn't for years cell phone companies sell their phones below cost in order to get you to sign up for a contract?   I remember when phones were something like 1 cent with a 2 year contract.  How is that legal?

Agreed, it sucks but my bank is only paying 0.2%

The government is telling you there is no concern about inflation yet I-bonds are paying 7.12% right now heh heh. It isn't a bad place to park some cash if you are saving up for something, heck of a lot better than a bank account rate. You can set up a online account at treasurydirect.gov (it...

I guess a lot of it depends on use but I am weirdly not seeing this low life that even Goal Zero admits to. We have owned a YETI 1000 since 2016 (so it is five years old now) and have used it many hundred of times.  We don't always take it from 100% to 0% but we have taken it down to 0% at...

Don't say no one because I personally have been using the 3000 as a portable solution for three years.  I move it from the work site to the van to go camping and to our sailboat to power a cooler for a weekend cruise.   It is the same weight as a single lead acid battery which tons of people...

I guess it is a bit odd but they must have some reason...maybe to give a sense of value to members like they are in some exclusive club lol? I do know that Costco gets pretty rave reviews because of their overly generous return policies.   Some people take advantage of them to ridiculous...

The owl max 2 is 52 pounds 10.25 x 7.5 x 13.1 The Renogy 2000 watt inverter is 11.7 pounds  17.8 x 8.6 x 4 in Renogy 30 amp mppt charge controller is 3 pounds 8.27 x 5.94 x 2.34 in Those are the main parts that match the specs on the yeti 3000x but then you also have quite a bit of heavy...

From what I have read the YETI 3000 would be about 90 pounds using LFP instead of the current 70 pounds so I guess weight was one of the main reasons.  It is already very heavy at 70 pounds.  Just my guess.

Very true.  I have found several poor reviews about goal zero and nearly every other product lol.

"I have no issues with Will's video. I thought it was extremely fair considering the issues I have had with Big Battery and the three 12V Owl Max units I purchased. Even after the leaking electrolyte issue Will had, I stayed the course with BB as my units were in the shipping process at the time...

https://diysolarforum.com/threads/bigbattery-reply-to-will-prowse-bashing-videos-on-youtube.23955/ Some entertaining reading for sure.   Not my cup of tea company but it bigbattery works for you then awesome!

Can you provide a link to the big battery owl max 2?  I am getting errors when searching for that which doesn't give warm and fuzzy feelings on a 10 year warranty.  Also, how long have they been in business?  I would hope at least 5 years to have some history of warranty reputation. $1200 for...

It isn't for everyone that is for sure. Still, it is compact, ready to go, easy to use, has a 24 month warranty from a reliable company and is a fairly good value as a sum of parts. 3000 watt-hr of lithium with a 24 month warranty by itself is something like $1500 by the time you include bms...

Yes, sorry, a member only warehouse store.  It is a fairly cheap membership though and I think you can cancel and get your money back if you are not satisfied (like $40?) I wish I had not looked at this kit cause now my older yeti 3000 is very jealous.  I have had the 3000 for about 3 years and...

It is an expensive option but Costco just put the Yeti 3000x package with 200 watt Boulder solar kit on sale for $2700. The Yeti 3000x alone on the Goal Zero site is $3400. I have the slightly older yeti 3000, which has a 1500 watt pure sine inverter instead of the 2000 watt version in the...