Customer reviews from goalzero.com
Goal Zero - Nomad 100 Portable Solar Panel - Black
Average customer rating
3.3
(33 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 33 reviews
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52%of customers recommend this product.
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12 out of
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Customer Reviews for Goal Zero - Nomad 100 Portable Solar Panel - Black
Posted by: Nick W
from Madison, WI
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Good design and build. Easy to connect, use, employ, etc. Charging performance is very sensitive to strength and direction of sunlight; it's difficult to understand how sensitive until you use it in the field. Plan on coordinating where you camp and park around access to open sky (which might change from thinking about parking and camping in terms of shade/temperature for comfort in the summer months).
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Migue2023
from Los angeles
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
So far it has been helpful charging my unit even when it's cloudy during the day
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Boulder 100 is better but heavier
on June 7, 2024
Posted by: JD231
from Dallas, TX
Gender:Male
Purchased this unit for a Yeti 500 as the Boulder 100 Briefcase, while providing excellent power is heavy. Today, June 7th, at 4pm US/Central in Dallas TX, on a full sun day (no clouds at all) I am getting 38W (as shown on the Yeti 500 display). BUT, the Boulder Briefcase 100 is providing 71W (best I've gotten from the Boulder is 91W). Checking at different times and conditions, the Nomad seems pegged at a hair over 50% of the output of the Boulder (panels sitting side by side for the comparison). I will probably keep the Nomad as I got it on sale, and it's still something for camping to charge phone, etc, but it doesn't not match the Boulder briefcase. I'm giving it a "Fair" rating as the price is high and the output is so low compared to the Boulder Briefcase (max 45W? compared to Boulder 100 at 90W?). The build quality is excellent, and the unit is far lighter and easier to carry than the Boulder suitcase. I just wish Goal Zero would be upfront that the Boulder units appear to be heavier but provide a higher level of output consistently than the Nomads. No one should have to buy 2 different units to test to figure this out. Or call this unit the "Nomad 45" and sell it for half the price.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
2
Low power. Not worth the money.
on July 2, 2024
Posted by: jacoozzi
from Europe
Gender:Male
During clear summer day, i was getting max input of 40 watts.
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Customer Rating
2
Something is not right with the nomad 100s
on August 28, 2024
Posted by: Mr.B
from California
Gender:Male
I have two 100W solar panels to compare, the yeti 100 watt nomad against another 100 watt no name brand and the cheaper 100 watt no name brand is pumping in 80 to 90 W into my yeti goal zero 1500 and the yeti 100 watt nomad at best pumps in 62 watts, so you get what you pay for .
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: Bobo45677
from Reno NV
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I really wanted these panels to work. Great ideas, but when I put the panels out in direct sunlight I got no current to the charging device. Lights lit up like it was working but no juice going out of the usb plug or 8 mm plug.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: Apneic hunter
Verified Purchase:Yes
It’s good, while hunting I would set it up in the morning facing south and get back and my Yeti 500 would be at 30% and it would charge to 90%. Even in blue sky high elevation Colorado input was in 70s add extension cord and would drop to 60s
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Mike740
from McCall, Idaho
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I'm happy to be able to pair this with my other Nomad 100
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