200Ah LFP PRO Battery Review: What Are the Differences?

It’s been 3 months since we installed our new Renogy LiFePO4 PRO batteries – available in both 200Ah and 100Ah! After putting these batteries through a variety of extreme tests, we installed them into our vintage camper and have been exploring California’s beautiful northern coastline and its stunning Sierra Nevada mountains.

We have encountered some extreme temperatures ranging from well-below freezing at 8000 feet to the low 90’s in the central valley. We’ve traveled over forest roads loaded with puddles, potholes, and frost heaves, as well as annoying dusty, washboard surfaces. We’ve discharged the batteries down to a 30% SOC and charged them back up again with our 100W Flexible Panels and/or 400W Lightweight Solar Suitcase. Nothing we’ve thrown at them so far seems to phase them!

What we love about Renogy’s new LiFePO4 PRO batteries:

• Small, lightweight, yet energy dense! Provides more amp hours than advertised.
• Have a much greater Bluetooth range for monitoring our system’s performance.
• Recharge faster than any other LiFePO4 battery we’ve ever used.
• Work seamlessly with our other Renogy equipment, including a Rover 40Acharge controller, 30A Dual Input DC to DC charger, 700W inverter, and Renogy ONE Core monitor.
• Withstand temperature extremes without missing a beat.
• Continue to provide power even on bumpy roads.

How is the 200Ah PRO battery different from the other LiFePO4's in Renogy's line up?

Having tested, installed, and used a variety of Renogy’s Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries over the years, it may be possible that they thought of everything when they designed this new PRO battery!

• Includes built-in Bluetooth for easy monitoring with theDC Home app or Renogy ONE Core monitor.
• Offers more bang for your buck – with over 200Ah of available energy per battery.
• A utomatic self-heating function makes it a “no brainer” for winter camping, ski trips, or even ice fishing.
• Made of high-quality EV-grade components and equipped with 60+ EV-grade BMS protection to help monitor voltage, temperature, and current more accurately.
• Quite energy dense for its size/weight – 50.7 lbs and 18.4 x 8.4 x 8.2 inches.
• Includes active back-up protection, so there’s a second line of defense to ensure the safety of battery, system, and users, even if other key components fail in the battery. This makes an already safe LFP chemistry battery even safer.
• Vibration proof for those bumpy roads you’ll encounter while overlanding and boondocking in off-grid locations.
• Components are enveloped in a fire-retardant casing which is ALSO waterproof, dust-proof, and corrosion resistant to protect it from anything Mother Nature throws its way. So it’s perfect for all kinds of installations including boats!
• Equipped with mounting holes for brackets (sold separately) so that you can easily secure it to any surface in your RV, van, or truck.
• All future firmware changes can be downloaded via the DC Home app using the OTA (over the air) feature, so you’ll always have the most updated version.

If you’re planning to do some off-grid camping, build an off-grid home, or do some ice fishing or boating, these energy dense, durable PRO batteries are perfect for just about any scenario (or weather) you can throw at them! Even after all this abuse, our PRO batteries just keep on exceeding our expectations after 3 months of full-time use!

Shari Galiardi & David Hutchison have turned their higher education backgrounds, desire for life-long learning, and thirst for adventure travel into writing, photography, video production, and public speaking tours from coast to coast. Known to their friends as simply Shari & Hutch, you can learn more about their full-time, solar powered adventures on their website at freedominacan.com. Or, follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as “Freedom in a Can.”Save an additional 10% off most products using our promo code CANLIFE – even on sale items!