The Kings 24Ah Power Pack is a great power pack. It’s a 12.8 V lithium battery in a box with a handle, and we used it on earlier weekend trips across NSW to keep our phones and camp lights charged. It feels really solid, and it has stayed in good nick over a long time. I paid $229 for it.
What’s in the box
A 24 Ah LiFePO4 (lithium iron phosphate) battery, 307.2 Wh, in a black case with a blue rubber bumper, a carry handle and a built-in LED light at one end. All the ports sit at the other end under rubber covers: two 12V sockets, two USB-A ports, a USB-C port and a DC input. It comes in a neoprene sleeve with a Velcro flap and a pocket. At 209 × 157 × 72 mm it’s about the height of a 1 litre drink bottle, and four dots on the side show how much charge is left.
What we like
- Really solid, still in good nick
- Two 12V sockets
- 60W USB-C output
- Built-in LED light
- LiFePO4, ~1,000 full cycles
- Charges by USB-C or 12–24V DC
What we don’t
- No inverter or 240V outlet
- No screen, just 4 charge lights
- 3 kg: a box for the car
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Adventure Kings |
| Model | AKEP-PWRPACK24A_01 |
| Capacity | 24 Ah307.2 Wh |
| Colour | Blackwith blue bumpers |
| Weight | 3 kgwith the sleeve |
| Ports | 2 × 12 V cigarette socketsUSB-C 60 WUSB-A 18 WUSB-A 12 W |
| Size | 20.9 × 15.7 × 7.2 cm |
| Battery | LiFePO412.8 V |
| Output | 120 W10 A at 12 V |
| Inputs | USB-C 45 WDC 12–24 V |
| Cycle life | About 1,000 to 100% DoD |
Ports and charging
All the ports sit at one end of the pack, next to the power button, under rubber covers that keep the dust out when you’re not using them. These are the outputs:
- 12V sockets × 2Lights, a fan or a small cooler120W
- USB-CPhones and laptops, fast60W
- USB-A fast chargePhones and torches18W
- USB-ACamp lights and head torches12W
Charging it
To charge the pack itself, use the USB-C port, which takes up to 45 W, or the DC input from 12 to 24 V, for example from the car. We mainly top it up at home with a high-wattage USB-C charger, which recharges it quickly, and during the day we’ve also topped it up while driving, with a high-wattage car charger and a USB-C cable. Four blue lights on the side show how much charge is left, so you can check it at a glance before you head off. It has a battery management system inside that protects the cells, and Kings rates the LiFePO4 cells at about 1,000 full cycles, far more than an ordinary power bank.
On our weekend trips
This is what we used it for on earlier weekend trips across NSW: charging our phones overnight and keeping our camp lights going. Our Selorss inflatable light and Hebuck camp light charged from it by USB, and the 12V sockets ran our Kings LED strip lights in the evening, so we didn’t need the car’s battery for any of it. For a weekend of phones and lights, 307 Wh is plenty: a phone uses only a small part of it. The pack also runs small 12V gear like a little cooler from a socket, and Kings rates it at up to 24 hours of running a 12V fridge, depending on the fridge and the weather. The built-in LED panel at the end is a handy extra: stand the pack on a table or a rock and it lights up the camp kitchen.
Carry and durability
It weighs 3 kg on our scale in its sleeve, so it’s no pocket power bank, but the wide rubber handle on top makes it easy to carry from the car to the table, and it stands on either end or lies flat. It feels really solid, with a blue rubber bumper around both ends, and it has stayed in good nick over a long time. The neoprene sleeve keeps the case from getting scratched in the car and closes with Velcro, and has a pocket on the side.
Kings 12Ah, 24Ah or 36Ah?
Kings makes this power pack in three sizes. All three use the same 12.8 V LiFePO4 cells, rated at about 1,000 cycles to a full discharge, with a battery management system, 12V sockets up to 120 W and the built-in LED light. The difference is the capacity, so the weight and the height: the 12Ah is half the height and weight of ours, with one 12V socket instead of two, and the 36Ah holds half as much again, has a 100 W USB-C port and a high-power connection for 12V travel ovens. We’ve tested the 24Ah: for a weekend of phones and lights it’s more than enough. If you mostly charge phones and a light, the 12Ah is lighter to carry; to run a fridge for longer, go for the 36Ah.
| This reviewKings 24Ah | SmallerKings 12Ah | BiggerKings 36Ah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | AKEP- | AKEP- | AKEP- |
| 12V sockets | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Size | 209 × 157 × 72 mm | 208 × 148 × 38 mm | 209 × 157 × 103 mm |
| Capacity | 307.2 Wh | 153.6 Wh | 460.8 Wh |
| USB-C output | 60 W | 60 W | 100 W |
| Fridge runtime, up to | 24 h | 12 h | 36 h |
| Weight | 3.0 kg | 1.5 kg | 4.5 kg |
| Shop | Check price at Amazon | Check price at Amazon | Check price at Amazon |
Conclusion: Kings 24Ah Power PackConclusion
The Kings 24Ah Power Pack is a great power pack for weekend trips. It kept our phones and camp lights charged on our trips across NSW, it has two 12V sockets, fast USB-C and a handy built-in light, and it’s really solid: ours is still in good nick after a long time. There’s no inverter or 240V outlet, the charge level is just four lights, and at 3 kg it’s a box for the car, not your pack. I paid $229, and for the 12V gear it runs, it’s worth it.
A solid power pack that kept our phones and camp lights charged on weekend trips.
It has two 12V sockets, fast USB-C and a handy built-in light, and ours is still in good nick after trips across NSW. There's no inverter, the charge level is just four lights and at 3 kg it stays near the car.
- 4WD tourers
- Car campers
- Weekend trips
Yes. I paid $229, it kept our phones and camp lights charged on weekend trips across NSW, and it’s still in good nick after a long time.
