GEAR | The UGreen PowerRoam 600W Is A Powerful & Capable Portable Power Station

August 14, 2023 Shell Robshaw-Bryan

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With rugged construction and great performance, the PowerRoam 600W makes a strong and capable choice for campers wanting to keep their devices powered. Read on for our full review…

What is it?

Ugreen PowerRoam 600W Portable Power Station RRP: £699

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Features

EV-rated battery & 3x Safety & Longlasting: Compared to most other power stations on the market, PowerRoam uses the same batteries used in electric vehicles to greatly improve safety and extend life. LiFePo4 EV-rated battery combined with the in-house developed BMS (Battery Management System) allow the device to run 3,000 cycles at 80% capacity.
Fast, 50-Minute Charging: PowerZip tech charges the PowerRoam faster than ever. Get from 0 to 80% battery in 50 minutes with an AC charge.
Push Battery Capacity with U-Turbo: Power 90% of Appliances. The 1024Wh, 1200W PowerRoam powers essential devices, applications, and more. Using the U-Turbo tech, get support for up to 2500W devices. 100W USB-C and A ports provide charge to mobile devices, computers, drones, and more electronic accessories.
Patented 0% Emergency Mode: Even at 0% battery level, it can fully charge an iphone 14 once & supports up to 7 hours of light for emergencies.
Easy App Control: Child Lock. Monitor charging data, Silent mode. Download the PowerRoam App and get control anywhere. Convenient remote control when you’re off-grid. Monitoring charging data, adjust charging modes, enable quiet/silent mode, and more are available with a few screen taps.
Fast Solar Charging Fully charged in 4 hours.

UGREEN 600W 68-Wh portable Power Station

What we thought

Ugreen have been in the portable charging industry for more than 10 years offering a wide selection of products, from pocket power banks to heavy duty power stations.

Pros

Feels robust and sturdy
Built-in carry handle
Big clear and easy-to-read display panel
Perfect for camping and campervans
Quiet operation
Compatible with various different solar panels
12 hours to charge from 0% to 100% attached to a 120w solar panel
Rapid charging
12 ports including 2 USB-C

Cons

It took us a while to identify a compatible solar panel that fell within our budget
Heavy
No wireless charging

Practicality & Performance

Charging from the mains before a camping trip is one thing, and honestly, with just the two of us we’d never deplete this much power over a few days during an average camping trip.

That said, having the ability to top up and recharge on the go is a real bonus. You have the option of charging the PowerRoam via your car 12V socket, or even better, you can add on a solar panel and charge it that way.

We opted for the Powoxi 120W Portable Solar Panel Kit which cost around £170 on Amazon. Using this, and charging the unit from 0% power, on an average sunny day in the UK, it took 6 hours to bring the PowerRoam up to 50%.

Pretty good going we thought, which means given our average daily use of 10-15% power, it would only require an hour or two hooked up to the solar panel to keep it fully topped up.

It’s worth noting too that when plugged into a solar panel, the readout on the PowerRoam tells you how many Watts are charging, so you can check if you are getting full sun and reposition the solar panel if necessary to get the optimum charging performance.

To give the PowerRoam a real test though, we took it over to our friend’s house to plug in their camping fridge. On an almost full battery of 98%, the power station ran the camp fridge for a full 7 hours. That’s pretty impressive for such a high-draw appliance.

Final verdict

This is a sturdy and capable bit of kit and performs well when compared with similar devices that we’ve tested. It’s great value and provides reliable performance, and when paired with a solar panel, means you can happily camp off-grid for as long as you like.

Choose from the PowerRoam 600w, also available is the UGreen PowerRoam 1200w.

DISCLOSURE | Thank you to UGreen who supplied the featured product to us to test in return for our honest opinions. We were not paid to write this review.

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Shell loves all things travel and outdoors and is a nature-loving, comfy-camping kinda girl. Shell started the Camping with Style blog after a serious snowboarding accident which left her with a broken back. Despite this she used the outdoors and healing power of nature to aid her recovery and she continues to spend time outdoors whenever she can.

From open water swimming, snowboarding and kayaking to hill walks and meditation, Shell shares her travels and microadventures here on the blog and in various publications she's written for, Shell has a particular interest in promoting wellbeing and the many benefits of nature therapy.

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