This line of work demands high end camera gear and a lot of batteries to power my Canon R5, DJi Mavic 3 / RC Pro Controller, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, Canon 5D Mark III (Underwater Camera) and various other related gear such as my 16” MacBook Pro M1 Max. Extra batteries are a necessity in the field, especially with the drones, and this is where I found Clean Portable Powers products, in particular the Ecoflow range, to be the ultimate solution to maximising time shooting in the field.

This proved to be an integral tool on the recent Netflix Wildlife Documentary series as we were filming all day and also using the drone for spotting, so with-out it we would be limited to the 12v car charger method with runs the risk of fattening your car battery and also presents the problem of having to have your car nearby, which was almost never the case. I also found Clean Portable Powers products to be a necessity during the first leg of the shoot as for 3 weeks I was by myself camping in different locations along the Deep South of Western Australia, and combined with the Ecoflow 110W solar Panel, the CPP 120W folding solar panel and the 12V car charger (for charging the Ecoflow Battery Units), I could charge the Ecoflow River Max, River Pro and Delta whilst powering my Kings Fridge, lights, MacBook and camera batteries.

These Ecoflow units really are an all in one power solution. They have handled everything I have thrown at it power wise (the x stream on the river units is amazing!), they never overheat and the fans are quiet (you honestly cannot even hear the Ecoflow River Pro fan) so you can charge batteries at night while you sleep even if the unit is right next to you. They also have an array of charging ports, AC connections, built in LED light (on the river and river pro), nu-merous ways to charge (solar, 12v car or the amazing X stream fast charge), full LCD display screen which gives vital readouts and feature wifi connectivity through Ecoflow app to remotely control the Ecoflow river max and pro. But the most amazing feature is the lithium battery that keeps these units light-weight, portable, green (no more burning fuel like the old petrol generators), and super powerful!

I can highly recommend these Ecolflow units and CPP solar panel to anyone who is a photographer / videographer, regular camper and 4wd touring. I have nothing but good things to say about Clean Portable Power and Ecolfow products, without them my job would be far more limited and so many photo op-portunities would have been missed.