Very portable and light weight for quick setup. It can easily be stowed behind a seat or in a closet. Built in handle is strong enough to support the panel when hung up in garage. Primarily used in parallel with a Renogy 100 watt suitcase panel to charge a motorhome battery bank. Secondary use is to charge a power station and personal electronics. The handles, kickstands and mounting holes offer great flexibility depending on sun orientation. Power output has been as advertised and works well in parallel with Renogy suitcase panel. Read more

Pulled 82w in direct sun, dropped to mid/low 70s as it heated up, but consistently in that range for a while now. After finding the right 8020 cable connector for my Jackery 1000 v2, it's working as advertised. Read more

We have a 200 watt Renogy panel that weighs close to 40 pounds. It's great but hard to manage and I wanted something lighter. Went with a cheap 100w panel that broke within a couple of months. So I got this Renogy 100w panel and I have been using it all summer. What I like: It's significantly small and lighter than the big glass 200w panel. Easier to move into position, and the light weight helps with truck capacity on very long trips. It's well designed. The wiring is encased in a zippered compartment when not in use, so it doesn't get banged around. The kickstands have Velcro tabs to hold them closed. It's pretty efficient. I can get 77 watts in direct sunlight out West on a clear day, though usually I am getting 65-70. This is enough to keep the batteries charged, as long as we get sunlight most days. Read more

Great panel, portable size. I get about 85w out of the 100w just by laying flat on my patio table. Love the fact that the bales are include and have their own pouch Read more

The panel is great. But, is it for you? That depends.... It is well built, reasonably small and portable, it has magnets in the handles, so it snaps shut. There is no carrying case like with the large glass Renogy panels, but it doesn't need one. I charged a 10k power bank with this, a laptop, a camera, a large Anker C1000X power station and it works really well, and given the price I think this is a really good value. The pocket where the hookups are zips on three sides and the zipper is shielded (not fully waterproof, but pretty tight seal, similar to what you see on a high quality rain jacket.). I only wish the pocket was bigger to accommodate larger power banks. This is a 5th Renogy portable panel we have in the house and all of them work flawlessly - we also have the big and heavy 200W Renogy Briefcase panels, which are amazing, but super heavy. I also have a 400W version of this light panel, which is equally amazing and puts out juice close to its rated capacity - I was able to bet 385W from it. That cannot be said of this 100W panel - no matter what I do, I never get over 87W, even on a beautiful clear day with sun directly overhead. That's not the main issue though, it is to be expected as the panel heats up it slightly drops its output and I've yet to find affordable portable panels which reach over 80% of their rated capacity on a clear summer day here in Chicago area. The panel comes with permanently mounted MC4 cable, which is only 3 feet long, give or take. No other cables or adapters are included, so if you power station takes a 9mm barrel, XT60, Anderson, or any other type of solar input socket, be sure to also buy a proper MC4 adapter with this panel... My stations take XT60, but I luckily already had one on hand, yet I bought extras. This is a low voltage panel (See attached pictures for specs) with VOC of 23.4V, so good for charging 12V systems, but not much more than that. And since this is a low voltage panel, if you are planning to buy a long MC4 extension cable to keep the panel in the sun and your device farther away in the shade, get the heaviest and thickest MC4 cable you can stomach. You will thank me for it later. I have a 30 ft 10 gauge pure copper cable and my wattage drop at that distance is less than 10 watts. I also tried a 14 gauge and was barely getting half of the rated power. So, if you buy an MC4 extension, go as short as you possibly can and as heavy gauge as you can afford. 30 feet is way too long for a 20V panel, I know... I bought it, because I double our other panels in series to 45V and get much less power loss. Still the 10ga 30 foot cable weighs almost as much as this panel! So, that's something to consider too, if you wre weight conscious... What I absolutely love about this Renogy 100W is the size and light weight. Would I take it backpacking? No. Would I take it car camping, backyard partying, afternoon picnic or a weekend trip? Any day... and when paired with a decent power station, like my Anker C1000X, this thing can be thrown in the trunk or a car seat and go with you anywhere your car goes. While you are at it, get some bungee cords and ground stakes. The panel has two flimsy adjustable bendy legs, which keep it tilted, but if it gets windy, you will need to stake this down. Because as light as it is, this thing will become a sail on a windy day. Don't ask how I know... What is much more concerning for you as a potential buyer is the output from USB. If you think you can easily power your MacBook Pro with this, don't be fooled. The 100W output is available only via the MC4 connectors, what you will get from the USB-C is 45W (I was never able to get it over 40W) and the other two USB-A ports are less than 15W each when hooked up to a shunt and tested. So, the only way to power a hungry laptop is to have good power station hooked to your laptop and the solar panel charging that station via the MC4 cables at the same time. A clumsy solution, but workable. Would I recommend this panel, despite these shortcomings? 100% yes, any day. I would buy a second one, if I actually needed one. Of course, you could buy cheaper knock offs, which look jut like this, but I'm not sure about their quality, let alone being able to claim any warranty. Read more