When just getting started with food storage, it is overwhelming to think of what to do in a true powerless emergency situation. Generators can be intimidating, loud, huge, heavy, and require the storage of fuel which is scary, limited, and expensive as well. When we discovered the Humless Solar Generators we knew they would be the perfect solution for many of our readers.
Humless Sentinel Benefits
The Humless Sentinel is strong enough to power virtually anything in your home from a Bosch or Wheat Grinder to a washing machine or microwave.
Silent, clean, safe, and powerful lithium based generator
Can be charged from a regular AC wall outlet, or it can capture and store energy from solar panels, a hand crank, windmill or almost any other 12VDC power source
The Sentinel has two 110VAC outlets, two 12VDC outlet and four USB outlets to allow you to easily power whatever appliances you need without the need for any inverters or adapters
Without any noise, gas or harmful emissions, the Sentinel provides power on demand that is quiet and safe enough to use inside your home, car or even your tent
10 year battery life and a rating of over 2,000 charges. The acid and lead-free battery pack can sit for over a year without being charged, so it will store well in your closet and always be ready to power your appliances when you need them most
Integrated 20A smart-charger with PWM high efficiency charging
1000W Continuous / 2000W peak 120VAC Output (Pure Sine Wave)
Integrated battery protection / charge control module
Dual fusing for maximum overload and short circuit protection
Sentinel Purchase Includes: 1x Humless Sentinel Silent Generator unit w/ carrying case, Adjustable shoulder strap, AC Charging cord, Humless Medusa universal cell phone charger, Humless Glow LED usb light
Sentinel + Solar Panel Kit Purchase Includes: Humless Sentinel plus included accessories, 100W Monocrystalline Solar Panel, 20′ Solar Panel Extension Cord, 10W LED Floodlight (600 lumens!), 12VDC Extension cord, Humless Tactical Rechargeable Flashlight (300 lumens!)
The Humless Roadrunner stores enough power to run and charge small electrical devices like phones, laptops, lights, etc. It will not charge major appliances like a wheat grinder, microwave, etc.
Silent, clean, safe, and ultra-portable lithium based generator
Can be charged from a regular AC wall outlet, or it can capture and store energy from solar panels, a hand crank, windmill, DC car outlet, or almost any other 12VDC power source
The Roadrunner has a 110VAC outlet, 12VDC outlet and 2 USB outlets to allow you to easily power whatever appliances you need without the need for any inverters or adapters
The entire Roadrunner kit weighs just 11 pounds so is perfect to grab and go in an evacuation situation
Without any noise, gas or harmful emissions, the roadrunner provides power on demand that is quiet and safe enough to use inside your home, car or even your tent
10 year battery life and a rating of over 2,000 charges. The acid and lead-free battery pack can sit for over a year without being charged, so it will store well in your closet and always be ready to power your appliances when you need them most
Integrated 5A smart-charger with PWM high efficiency charging
200W Continuous / 400W peak 120VAC Output (Modified Sine Wave)
Integrated battery protection / charge control module
Dual fusing for maximum overload and short circuit protection
2.5w 18v Mono-crystalline Solar Panel with tempered glass face
USB 5.0v output with Iphone / Ipad / Ipod support
Roadrunner Purchase Includes: Humless Roadrunner Lithium Powerpack-Generator unit in carrying case, Adjustable shoulder strap, 2.5w solar panel, AC Charging cord, DC charging cord (for charging from a car cigarette lighter outlet), Humless Medusa universal cell phone charger, Humless Glow LED usb light
Roadrunner + Solar Panel Kit Purchase Includes: Humless Roadrunner plus included accessories, 20W Monocrystalline Solar Panel, 20′ Solar Panel Extension Cord, 10W LED Floodlight (600 lumens!), 12VDC Extension cord
I’ve also heard bad things about Humless Generators
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Jodi and Julie
We recently watched a demo of the Sentinel powering a microwave and it was AWESOME! We are going to ask them about the issue with the battery not fully recharging after several uses. But everything we’ve seen so far has been very positive.
sherrylou
Please, I’m not trying to be rude or contentious, but I was close to ordering this product so I did some research and found numerous troubling reports of batteries failing to charge or hold their charge. I noticed you removed my comment on this, but if you don’t thouroughly address it, you are going to possibly leave a lot of people in an awful predicament. It is better to courageously face the truth now then count on claims that appear to be unfounded.
sherry
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Jodi and Julie
Sherrylou,
Thanks for your comment and concern. It appears as though your first comment was left on a different page. Your original comment was left on our top picks for emergency prep products page, not this humless page. We didn’t delete it, and infact replied there. You can see the reply posted below where you originally posted the comment: ( this was the page it was posted on: http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2012/03/24/top-picks-for-emergency-prep-products/ ):
Sherrylou, we met with the owners of Humless at an expo and were very impressed with what we learned about this product. We also know that Shelf Reliance recently started selling them and they do extensive testing before they offer a product. It was able to power an industrial fridge in their break room with no problems. I wonder if the people with the bad reviews might have had faulty units? I’m sure that Humless would do everything possible to make sure they were functioning as promised and would replace a unit that wasn’t working properly.
We never delete comments, unless they are spam or rude, and your comment was very respectful and genuine. We appreciate the feedback and will follow up with this, but we’ve heard all good things. Perhaps you could email us the information you found.
Thanks for your concern
Jodi and Julie
CardsFan
I am wondering if you can replace the 10 year battery and how much it would cost (in today’s terms).
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Jodi and Julie
We got this reply from our rep when we asked them this question : ” **Yes we will offer this service, but at this time I do not have pricing, I should have the pricing within the next month “
Davidcinman
Is there any way to get an idea how long this would run? For example, if the generator were fully charged, and I ran my refridgerator off it with a 1200w startup and 150w continuous, how long would the charge last?
Also, can extra batteries be purchased?
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Jodi and Julie
This is the reply we got from our rep: The generator stores 600 watt hours if you use the 12 V DC discharge if you use the inverter you will get 510 Watt hours due to the 15% loss fact when transforming DC to AC current. If I had a 10 watt LED light bulb I would take the wattage ( 10 Watts) and divide it into the Watt hours for my unit, if I was using the light bulb on the AC side it would run for 510 divided by 10 equals 51 hours. Now for a fridge or freezer you will need to calculate how long out of the hour your compressor runs, the best way to do this is to purchase a watt Ez meter from home depot and connect it to your fridge and find out what your standing power consumption ( the power you use for the fridge to run without the compressor being engaged) is and what your running power consumption ( the power you use when your compressor is running) is and monitor that for one hour so that you can determine exactly how much wattage you use per hour. A general rule of thumb with a full refrigerator is that your compressor will run for fifteen minutes out of the hour.
Lynn
I see it says it can be charged by a hand crank (which I would turn into a foot pedal). How long would that take, and where could an appropriate crank be purchased? Thanks!
Sleeperagent2
I wonder how log you can run it between charges on a 1000watt load?
Castlemum
I’m wondering if this would replace a gas generator to live off grid?
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Jodi and Julie
Yes! The Sentinal model is strong enough to run any of your household appliances. The beauty of it is that you would not need to store gas. That is why we are so excited about them!
Mimiwykes
To be perfectly honest about this product replacing a gas generator, it will but with limitations. As long as the sun is shining and you’re not trying to run everything at the same time this unit should allow you to live off grid. I have a similar unit and it is great as long as it’s sunny. You must be very frugal with energy use at night and during times of extended cloudy times. All that said, I’d take this over a noisy fume producing gas generator. Conserve, then energize!
