Goal Zero Nomad 100 Watt Monocrystalline Portable Solar Panel

Easy to transport and deploy, the Nomad 100 makes it easy to keep my solar battery charged and performing for extended periods. The ease of use makes extended camping powered by my solar battery a reality without great expense or effort. Thanks Goal Zero for exceeding my expectations.

It is an official Goal Zero product!!! That says high quality, rugged, sturdy, intelligently designed, reasonably priced and the most current and up to date technology available!I own the Sherpa100 System as well as a couple of the original Extreme150 watt, (3) Guide 10 Solar Systems. And (2)Boulder 30 solar panels, (4) Rockout speakers and a Torch 250. And about all the lights, gadgets and accessories that Goal Zero sells. I have been a happy Goal Zero customer for years and never had a problem with the products. I bought the Nomad 100 solar panels for camping as they are compact and easy to pack and carry and are super powerful for the size.

I wasn't expecting a pre-owned set of panels to come in such great condition, especially considering the state the box was in after shipping. Yet I opened it up to find a nearly flawless set of panels for $100 under the MSRP. Likerally took 20 mins in direct sun to charce my Yeti 200 power bank from 90 to 100%. Goal Zero is also a reliable brand in my exp. I have a first gen Nomad that's over a decade old, Its been sun bleached light grey, survived rain and dust storms, and even been run over by a 4x4 yet still works well enough to charge my phone as fast as the newest models I read about in other reviews. I could not be happier or more willing to recommend a product or seller.

Perfect for our camping trip. Charging phones and smart watches is so easy. MacBook Pro and MacBook Air can also be charged. Connected this solar panel to my Yeti 500X and the panel charges it very quick. All depends on the sun, but no issues at all.

Awesome piece of equipment. I bought this model because it is rugged, foldable and easily transportable on your camping trips. Charges around 60 watts with full CA sunlight, not bad at all for solar.

This panel rocks! The most I’ve seen it output is 64w, but I haven’t paid much attention, yet. I like it’s foldability. Weight is nice also.

I'll start with the conclusion first so that you don't have to read the whole review. I like the panel, I'm glad I bought it, and I would buy it again.About 2 years ago I bought a Yeti 400 lithium and a nomad 20 to use primarily for camping, and as a home emergency power supply.Last year, during a week long camping trip, this setup worked great, the 20 watt panel producing enough power to keep the battery charged for camp lighting, cellphones and the odd toys, like drones and rc airplanes.During a week long power outage last year, I used the battery to watch the evening News, and to recharge lights and things, and with the 20 watt panel I was loosing about 10-20 % battery charge per day. So I decided to upgrade to the 100 watt panel.I ran the battery down to 40%, and plugged in the panel just after sunrise. One interesting thing was the time to full charge indicator on the battery wasn't even close! At noon, I saw the panel producing between 70 to 75 watts, which is pretty good considering I don't live in a laboratory.In the end, the panel charged the battery to 99% in about 5 hours of full March sunshine up near the Canadian boarder.

On average, on a sunny day in Colorado, with the panels facing the sun as accurately as you can, you are unlikely to see your battery receiving more than 50-55 Watts. I'm usually in the mid-30s in fact.When you read the manual (which is clearly and honestly written) they clearly indicate that the 100 Watt rating is from a very controlled, laboratory environment, you will get less. You'd never guess THIS much less AND, the marketing team would have been much more customer-oriented to then name the product "Nomad 50" because it is a VERY steep price to get these solar cells AND the battery you need once you realize you will be lucky to get even half of what they promise. I would NOT have paid for it.That being said, I suspect (don't know), that other suppliers do something similar. If you, like me, want the ability to get solar energy off-grid... and you don't want anything larger than these panels, then I'd like to think that the efficiency of other suppliers panels aren't any better. Just wish I knew that for sure. This is very inappropriately advertised as 100 Watts.