Month: January 2026 (page 1 of 1)

With the release of the Bluetti Charger 2 coming onto the market, it’s invariably going to mean the Charger 1 is going to be on the second-hand market a lot more. But just because it’s not the biggest and shiniest model, does that mean you shouldn’t get one?

I’ll tell you what happened to me. I thought I was going to get along just fine using my van’s 12v DC charger, aka the cigarette lighter which at best would give up to 80W but never consistently. Charging up a battery pack was pretty futile, being parked up somewhere with batteries running out of juice in the middle of nowhere is not fun.

To be honest I didn’t have the money for a DC-DC charger for quite a while until they hit Black Friday and came down to a decent price. I got one in October 2025, fitted it January 2026 and then boom, the Charger 2 is released. It’s a great bit of kit, supporting both solar and DC charging at the same time, no more having to swap cables over and there’s a whole host more features… BUT this does mean the second-hand market will see the Charger 1 a lot more. So is the Charger 1 still worth it or should you save extra for the Charger 2?