Portable jump starters

[shelf1985]

Well my trusty snap on jump pack has given me about 5 years of use and its on its last legs, case is battered, leads are toast, charger has broke and the battery probably needs renewing.

When i purchased it i had previously owned one of those cheap jobbys with torch, tyre pump etc and it was junk.

The snap on one although circa £300 has been great and i have always preached its the only one worth having.

So my question, id rather not lay £300 out on another snap on one unless i really need to. Is there a jump pack worth having with a budget of say £100? (Budget can be adjusted either way)

Are any of the sealey or clarke ones up to the job or any other brands worth considering? My business involves mainly diesel 4x4s and the pack gets used probably once a week, but it would be nice to have one that can be relied upon.

Im sure i could find other threads if i searced but tech moves on etc

Thanks in advance
Mat

[shelf1985]

227bhp said:

OP never came back, but thanks to the contributors.

OP posted the question shortly before heading off to climb snowy mountains in the lake district with limited network coverage which has been bliss :-)

sorry to hear about your unit, i know how that feels believe me! Also a victim of snap on cherry picking theft!

...proud to see the thread has turned into a useful resource so to echo the above thanks for everyone who took time to contribute and its good to see there are viable alternatives.

Will have a proper read through next week and read some reviews and post back the outcome!

Regards
Mat

[shelf1985]

Not seen it mentioned but the clarke 4000 looks a good heavy duty pack at £149 from machine mart

[shelf1985]

Not one thats been mentioned but noticed one of the local auction houses uses a sip rescue pack 1600 and after reading the amazon reviews all seems rosy enough to take a punt.

£105 delivered from sip website so £88 once i reclaim the vat.

At 10kg looks big enough to be useful and ergonomic enough to throw around so we will see how it goes!

Thanks for all the advice once again.

[shelf1985]

Yep lead acid is what i was after, same as the snap on 1700 i started with i believe? , all these lithium ones mentioned just dont look up to the task to me, wanted something that can get used / abused /ran over: bounced around / left out in the rain etc ...but thats just the opinion of someone who doesnt like change and isnt based on any sort of merit.