Look at the power station or its charger or documentation to see what the power requirements are. You can also use a device like a
Kill A Watt to measure power consumption before using the vehicle's AC power outlet.
To me the SC is never going to be a work truck or or tackle anything rougher than fire service roads. But it looks like a great camping solution for a small family or two people and a couple of dogs.
So I've been starting to research power stations and some of them have bluetooth interfaces with apps that actually allow you to limit how much AC power they draw when charging - see the EcoFlow River 2 for example.
Check the 10:00 mark:
This would remove worry about tripping the breaker on the SC's AC outlet while driving around but give you enough power to run a small fridge or appliance when you get where you're going, or at a minimum not ever have to worry about recharging your phone and laptop. I have had a smaller power brick drain completely on a two night camping trip just using my phone (though that was on a motorcycle so anything bigger or more breakable than a brick is out).
The giant power stations that run your house during an outage cost thousands but the River 2 for example is only $239, and charges fast enough to be topped off in (I would estimate) less than 100 miles while drawing less AC power than the SC puts out. And there would be no need for the expense or hassle of solar recharging panels unless you are staying at the same campsite for several days.
To me this is the solution that affordably changes the 115V AC outlet from a gimmick into a useable bit of tech. Now all I have to do is buy a Santa Cruz to test my theory...
