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Goal Zero - Sherpa50 Inverter Kit - Aluminum/Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(115 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 115 reviews
5 Stars
81
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
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1 Star
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93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Goal Zero - Sherpa50 Inverter Kit - Aluminum/Black
Customer Rating
5
Love Sherpa 50!!!!
on January 8, 2017
Posted by: Joe the rock
from Phoenix, AZ, United States
Gender:Male
I use this guy at camping and backpacking. Very handy to use for many purposes for my tablet, camera, lighting, and cell. I couldn't live without it. Sherpa 100 is nice, but I don't need that much watts per night. 50 watts is plenty for me for what I use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
1
Battery failed 1 year after purchase.
on January 7, 2018
Posted by: moose1977
from St. George, Utah, United States
Gender:Male
Battery failed 1 year after purchase, goal zero would not replace it per warranty restrictions. It worked marvelously until that point. I wont be another goal zero product again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
5
Simple To Use Everything I Needed Came With This
on April 16, 2014
Posted by: Wheezy
from Oklahoma, United States
Gender:Male
I use this mainly for keeping my phone charged while at work. I can plug in without ever needing to worry about leaving my phone when leaving the room. If I go, I take the phone and Sherpa with me. I have used it to charge camera batteries, AA batteries, my laptop. And when I had contractors working around my yard, I brought the Sherpa out when their radio battery pack died. Not only did the Sherpa power their radio, it also charged the battery pack at the same time. They were very impressed. I bought it for backpacking trips, but have not yet tried it in the field. Soon though, very soon.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
5
Sherpa 50 + Mac Book Pro 13"(without the inverter)
on June 11, 2014
Posted by: kosh
from Greece
Gender:Male
This is an amazing product. Well finished, robust and versatile.
I even connected my Mac Book Pro 13" Retina directly to the 19V output by customising my original Mac's charger. The Sherpa 50 has enough juice to fill the battery from 0% to 75% which represents about 5 hours of fully operating the Mac Book. More than enough for me, since on a fully sunny day here I can charge my Sherpa around 1.5 times/day equalling 7-8 hours of using my Mac daily relying only on sun.
For those interested here are some photos of my custom 19V to MagSafe 2 cable. As far as my electrical skills go, this should be perfectly safe both for the Mac and the Sherpa. If you want to try this setup at home, you only need to find the right plugs and then just cut the Mac's charger cable and mold it to the plugs, nothing else. If performed correctly, you can still roll the cable around the charger. The MagSafe's orange/green light will work as usual and your Mac won't have a clue that something changed since the charger's ID is actually on the MagSafe plug, not on the charger itself.
Unfortunately, Apple has a patent on the MagSafe so nobody will ever sell this to you. Only you can make it and you should never tell Apple about it, nor hold me responsible if any damage should occur ;)
I'm planning to camp and work for the following 2 months and this product just made it possible!
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
1
Failed due to moisture in tent after 2 expedition
on May 4, 2016
Posted by: why_mutate_dup
Gender:Male
I paired this unit with the 20 watt panel at base camp and it worked like a champ on a successfull K2 expedition (very rugged approach and variable weather). I just completed a successful Annapurna expedition and it died half way through. I always keep the Sherpa 50 out of the weather in my vestibule but condensation in the tent triggered one of the temperature sensors and shut it down. It has not recovered. I know this isn't water proof. I'm an electrical engineer and not affraid to take it apart but the 2nd temp sensor is elusive without a hardware diagram. It has been a great system and very rugged but I'm sad to lose something this expensive on it's second expedition.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
3
One year ownership review
on July 26, 2014
Posted by: SnoRydrBoy
from Littleton, CO, United States
Gender:Male
So, it's been just over a year since I bought my Sherpa 50 from Cal's Sporting Armory online. My Sherpa 50 has performed well over all for the first year, but now the built-in LED light is really dim and not useful. And the switch for the 12V/Laptop outputs doesn't function properly anymore, when switched to the OFF position either the 12V or Laptop light illuminates so basically the switch has gone bad.
With that stated I'd recommend buying this product however I'd highly recommend buying a retailers 1 or 2 year extended warranty/replacement plan because you're out of luck after the Goal Zero one year warranty expires.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Customer Rating
3
DME - CPAP Experience
on May 29, 2013
Posted by: Goober
from Provo, UT
I purchased the Sherpa 50 for its compact size and ability to add an inverter right to the pack it's self, no need to carry 2 separate items. While camping our Generator went down and so did the only 12v inverter we had. Suffering from Sleep Apnea is life or death, well I remembered I had our Sherpa 50 in the bag, it gave me @ 4 hours of run time, not quite a full night sleep but better than nothing. Gave it a full charge the next day and only got about 3 the next night worked well, but seemed to need just a bit more. Really like the USB / and flash light / wish the LED had a bit harder switch, got bumped and came on several times. Needs a switch like the one on the inverter / flat and a bit harder to switch on..
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting goalzero.com
Posted by: without power on the gulfcoast
from new orleans, la
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great size to throw in pack and go. Depending on laptop will not fully charge laptop. Best for smaller handheld devices. Do not depend on the Sherpa 50 to charge a laptop completely. It will only get you by to get to more a more reliable power-source. It does work well with a laptop but be aware of battery size. When charging with Nomad 13, for fastest charge you will need direct sunlight. Panel does not like cloudy are overcast days. When your working with a cellphone, tablet, notebook, and a camera in situations where size and weight is an issue (working out of a backpack) the Sherpa 50 with a Nomad 13 should keep you on task for several days more if you didn't have solar charged power source when there is no other readily available power sources.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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