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I apologize, I thought I'd responded to this.
I have a 5 kWh auxiliary battery / power station that I charge before leaving home when we're on road trips or going camping. When we camp, I also bring 400-800 Watts of solar. The auxiliary battery does two things: 1) it runs a dual-zone fridge/freezer; 2) it can be used to recharge the truck a little bit when we're camping.
Because my fridge will never use all 5 kWh in the auxiliary power station, I use the extra to charge up the truck. When we get to our camp site, if there's no RV hookups available, we set out the solar panels and start charging power station with the panels and the truck with the power station. The power station drains faster than 800 W can feed it, but solar does slow that drain down. I stop the power station from going to 0% by stopping the truck charging at around 15% left in the power station. The next day, I let the battery charge up to 95% or so and then start charging the truck.
Over a long weekend (3-4 days), I can add about 30-60 miles of range to the truck. If I carry more solar panels, I could charge more, but that quickly becomes less than convenient. I usually camp in the US southwest, so I get lots of great sun for charging.
When we're on road trips, I usually charge the power station at one DCFC per day, just to keep the power station topped up. It's usually only a few hundred Wh, so it's a meaningless addition to the total charge time. Sometimes, if it's a particularly hot trip, I'll turn on the truck's power supply while driving and the power station will stay charged up (it has passthrough charging). The fridge draws less than 100 Watts at its most aggressive, and that's at about 20% duty cycle, so it doesn't reduce range appreciably.
I wouldn't waste money on the EcoFlow if you have an EV with a 120V outlet. Yes, it might be able to recharge the power station faster, but on a road trip do you care if it takes an hour or five to recharge the auxiliary power station?
Thank you for your response. Great to receive guidance based on real world experience.
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