re: Are electric jump starters worth it?

I put this one in my wife's car. She's used it a few times both to jump her car and air up her tire. I've used it to jump off a couple of stranded motorists. No complaints.

Jump n Carry

I have one and use it at the camp for when the diesel generator battery is dead. Beats the hell out of grabbing a battery from the boat. Also give you peace of mind while fishing or in the outdoors.

Anyone have the one they carry at Costco?

Type S Jump Starter - Costco

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nahh, that's the old school heavy arse mofos.
New ones weigh less than a pound and about the size of an envelope.

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That's because they aren't built for the limp-wristed. I have a JNC660 because I wanted something that will absolutely work on a V8 engine in sub-zero temps even if the vehicle's battery is completely dead. They are heavy because they have a 200,000 mAh battery vs. 18,000 mAh in the XP-10.

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Where do you live that your experiencing these sub zero temps on the reg?

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For the years I was in Pennsylvania and you could forget about trying to use jumper cables with a couple of feet of snow piled around vehicles when they plowed the roads. I had coworkers with those small jumper packs and they'd be useless if they'd been left in the car and cold, mine would still work though. Lithium battery packs require current protection, they have a hard limit and will shut themselves off to protect the battery and small cables from burning out. The big ones with VRSLA batteries might have a fusible link but they'll put up with a lot more current before they pop. Plus I can run a 400W inverter off the 12V outlet socket, which was my only source of power when a bad snow storm knocked out power all over the area for three days. Charged my cell phone and ran my floor lamp so I could see to shave with water I heated with a camp stove while my apartment's thermostat read 42F...

I have two for each of my hardware stores and 2 for each outdoor equipment repair shop.

They come in handy when the guys need to get a unit with a dead battery on a trailer to ship back to shop.

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NOCO Boost Plus GB40 1000 Amp 12V UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starter


I got one at this boards suggestion. On Amazon. Works amazing, has started my Ram 1500 on multiple occasions. Don’t need to recharge it until you use it.

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same and same. I've been very happy with mine. it bounces around from our race rig to the boat pretty regularly. so far i love mine

Can anybody comment on if there is any problem with sitting in a car in Louisiana heat?

I have one for the Tundra but fortunately haven’t haven’t had to use it for a jump off yet, but I’ll use it to keep iPhones and iPads charged inside the hunting camp where we don’t have electricity but run off a generator. So they have use besides just jumping a vehicle. Plan to order another for the other passenger vehicle b/c I can never remember to transfer the one unit between vehicles.