How Long Will It Run

How long will an EcoFlow RIVER Pro run LED camping lights?

About 1.9 days — 44 h 43 min typically, from 42 h 46 min in the worst case to 46 h 10 min at best. That assumes LED camping lights pulling 10 W continuously, plus the station's 2 W 12 V DC socket overhead — 12 W in total out of 537 usable watt-hours.

This appliance runs from the station's 12 V DC socket, which skips the inverter — that is worth roughly 8% more running time than the same load through a mains socket.

The numbers

EcoFlow RIVER Pro · 720 Wh · new pack at 20 °C, 10% reserve
SetupAverage drawCautiousTypicalBest case
1 × LED camping lights, UK 230 V12 W42 h 46 min44 h 43 min46 h 10 min
2 × LED camping lights, UK 230 V22 W23 h 20 min24 h 23 min25 h 11 min
1 × LED camping lights, US 120 V12 W42 h 46 min44 h 43 min46 h 10 min
  • 5.6 nights of eight hours, or 1.86 days of continuous running.
  • Usable energy: 537 Wh of the 720 Wh on the box, after chemistry, inverter losses and the reserve.
  • To keep it going for a full 24 hours you would need about 610 Wh of rated capacity — which this station has.
  • Start-up: the LED camping lights asks for 10 W at switch-on against this station's 1,200 W peak — comfortable.

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If this is for a power cut

For light alone, you do not need a power station at all.

Without a power station: a 20,000 mAh power bank runs a USB LED lantern for about 18 h 30 min. See the power bank numbers.

Plug-in power failure lights. They live in a socket as a night light, charge themselves, and switch on the moment the mains goes off, so you are never hunting for a torch in the dark.

Look for: A built-in battery you can pull out and carry as a torch, and a UK three-pin plug if you are in the UK.

Battery motion-sensor lights. Stick-on lights on the stairs and landing come on when someone walks past, so nobody climbs stairs in the dark, which is when older people fall.

Look for: Rechargeable or AA batteries, and a warm white setting that is not too bright at night.

LED lantern. Lights a whole room for an evening where a torch lights one spot.

Look for: A stated runtime on its low setting and a battery type you already keep in the house.

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More: the power cut essentials list (US edition).

What changes the answer

If instead…Typical runtimeChange
The pack is two years old41 h 8 min-8%
The pack is five years old35 h 46 min-20%
It is −10 °C outside35 h 46 min-20%
You run it flat, no reserve2 days 2 h+11%
You keep 20% back39 h 44 min-11%

Days of light from almost anything; a string of these is the cheapest comfort you can buy.

If you need it to run longer

These run LED camping lights for at least twice as long as the EcoFlow RIVER Pro does, cheapest first.

StationWhTypicalIndicative price
Jackery Explorer 2000 v22,0425 days 14 h£849 / $999
ALLPOWERS S2000 Pro1,4513 days 18 h£899 / $549
Bluetti AC180P1,4403 days 22 h£899 / $649
OUKITEL P2001 Ultimate2,0005 days 11 h£999 / $1,099

The cheapest step up: Jackery Explorer 2000 v2

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Smaller options that still work

StationWhTypicalWeightIndicative price
Bluetti EB70S71646 h 56 min9.7 kg£449 / $429
UGREEN PowerRoam 60068044 h 34 min8.4 kg£449 / $499
Goal Zero Yeti 70067744 h 23 min9.2 kg— / $700
Jackery Explorer 600 Plus63241 h 26 min7.3 kg—