Renogy 72,000mAh Power Bank (PD)

Short Product Summary

A 266Wh (72,000mAh) lithium power bank with two USB-C Power Delivery ports at 60W and 27W, a USB-A port, a 10W wireless charging pad and a 12V cigarette-lighter socket. It recharges from a 100W solar panel in three to four hours, and at 266Wh it sits in the gap between a phone power bank and a full power station — small enough to carry into a tent, big enough to run a CPAP machine overnight or a 12V fridge for around 16 hours. Being over 100Wh, it cannot be taken on an aircraft.

Why This Product

Most campers own the wrong size of battery for the job. A pocket power bank runs out on day one, and a 1kWh power station is heavy, expensive and mostly idle. At 266Wh this Renogy unit lands where a lot of real trips actually sit: phones, cameras, headlamps, a drone, a laptop, a Starlink dish for a couple of hours, and — critically for many people — a CPAP machine through the night without touching the caravan house bank.

The 60W USB-C PD port is the modern part. It charges a laptop properly rather than trickling it, and the second USB-C port runs at 27W for a phone at full speed at the same time. There is also a 12V cigarette socket, which is what makes this useful in a South African caravan rather than just a laptop bag — it will drive a 12V fridge, a compressor tyre inflator, camp lights or a CPAP adapter directly on DC without an inverter and without the conversion losses that come with one.

It has a second life at home. During load shedding it keeps the router, laptops and phones going for hours without a word, and it recharges off a wall socket, a 60W PD charger or a solar panel afterwards. Plenty of our customers buy it for camping and end up valuing it more between trips than on them.

The honest framing: 266Wh is roughly the equivalent of a 22Ah battery at 12V. It is a genuinely useful reserve, not a house bank. It will not run an air conditioner, a kettle or a microwave, and it will not replace a properly sized lithium bank in a caravan. What it does do is take all the small loads off that bank, and give you a portable, self-contained supply you can carry to the tent, the boat or the braai.

Key Features

• 266Wh / 72,000mAh capacity – roughly the equivalent of a 22Ah battery at 12V, which is a real reserve rather than a top-up.
• 60W USB-C Power Delivery – charges a laptop at full speed, not at trickle, on the first USB-C port.
• Second 27W USB-C port with PPS – fast phone charging alongside the laptop, with PPS support at 3.3-11V/3A.
• 12V cigarette-lighter socket – runs a 12V fridge, camp lights, an inflator or a CPAP adapter directly on DC, with no inverter losses.
• 10W wireless charging pad – drop a phone on top and skip the cable; note it will not charge earbuds, watches or other low-power devices.
• Solar recharge in 3-4 hours – the two-way DC port takes a 100W panel, so on a long tour it never needs mains power.
• Up to 90% conversion efficiency – with a proper battery management system running multiple outputs at once.
• CPAP capable – the 12V/5A DC socket is designed for most CPAP machines via the correct adapter, with heater and humidifier switched off for maximum runtime.
• Runs a 12V fridge for about 16 hours – Renogy's own pairing figure with their portable refrigerators.
• 1.5 kg and 228 × 125 × 44 mm – it fits in a daypack, a door pocket or a nose cone drawer.

Ideal For

• CPAP users who camp off-grid and need a reliable overnight supply that is not the caravan house bank
• Caravan and camper owners who want phones, laptops and cameras off the main system entirely
• Hikers, rooftop-tent and motorbike campers who need real capacity without a power station's weight
• Households wanting a quiet, instant answer to load shedding for routers, laptops and lights
• Photographers, drone operators and remote workers on long Karoo or Namibia tours

Local Support from 4Matt Campers

4Matt Campers is a Renogy dealer in Cape Town, serving the Western Cape and delivering across South Africa. We sell this power bank alongside the fridges, panels and lithium banks it works with, so we can tell you honestly whether it is the right size for what you want to run — or whether you actually need a proper house bank instead.

If it is for a CPAP machine, tell us the model and we will help you confirm the correct 12V adapter and give you a realistic runtime estimate rather than a marketing number. If it is for a fridge, we will work out how the two behave together over a multi-day trip.

Technical Specifications

• Model – RPB-72000PD
• SKU – RPB-72000PD-SA
• Brand – Renogy
• Capacity – 266Wh / 72,000mAh
• DC input – DC 18-24V / 4A (84W max)
• USB-C (1) input – 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/3A (60W max)
• USB-C (1) output – 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/3A, 60W max per port
• USB-C (2) output – 5V/3A, 9V/2A, 12V/2.25A, PPS 3.3-11V/3A, 27W max per port
• USB-A output – 5V/4.5A, 4.5V/5A, 9V/2A, 12V/1.5A
• DC output – 12V/5A, 16.5V/4A, 20V/3.5A, 24V/2A (72W max)
• Cigarette-lighter output – 12V / 15A max
• Wireless charging output – 10W
• Recharge time – 3-4 hours from a 100W solar panel; 5-6 hours from a 60W PD charger; 7-8 hours from the supplied wall charger
• Conversion efficiency – up to 90%
• Dimensions – 228 × 125 × 44 mm
• Net weight – 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
• Air travel – not permitted on aircraft; rated energy of 266Wh exceeds the 100Wh carry-on limit

What's Included

• Renogy 72,000mAh power bank × 1
• 40W AC adaptor × 1
• Laptop power cable, DC to DC × 1
• Laptop power adaptor tips × 8
• User manual × 1

A CPAP adapter and a solar panel are not included. Ask us to quote the correct ones alongside the unit.

Optional Fitment & Upgrade Notes

The single most useful accessory is a portable solar panel. The two-way DC port accepts up to 100W, which fully refills the unit in three to four hours of good Cape or Karoo sun — that turns a three-day reserve into an indefinite one on a long tour. Note that the DC port and the USB-C (1) port cannot be used to charge the unit at the same time, so pick one input source.

For CPAP use, buy the machine-specific 12V adapter rather than running the machine through an inverter, and switch the heater and humidifier off. That is where the runtime comes from, and it is the difference between one night and two.

If you are pairing it with a fridge, the power bank is a bridge rather than a substitute for a house bank. Around 16 hours of fridge runtime is genuinely useful as a buffer, in transit or at a tent camp away from the caravan, but a multi-day unpowered trip still wants a proper lithium bank with solar or DC-DC recharge behind it.

Note that it cannot be recharged from a vehicle cigarette-lighter socket, and no vehicle charging cable is supplied. Recharge from mains, from a PD charger or from solar.

Complete Your Setup

Add a panel from Solar Panels to keep it topped up off-grid, and a matched Solar Charge Controller if you are building out a fixed array at the same time. For the caravan's main supply, see Lithium Batteries, and pick up sockets, cable and fusing in Electrical Accessories. The complete Renogy range is here.

FAQ

Can I take this on a plane?
No. Airlines cap carry-on lithium batteries at 100Wh without special approval, and this unit is rated at 266Wh. If you need a power bank for flying, you want something under 100Wh — ask us and we will point you at the right one.

Will it run my CPAP machine overnight?
For most machines, yes, using the correct 12V adapter on the cigarette-lighter socket and with the heater and humidifier turned off. Renogy list compatibility with common Philips DreamStation and ResMed AirSense, AirCurve 10 and S9 units. Send us your model and we will confirm the adapter and give you a realistic runtime figure.

How long will it run a 12V camping fridge?
Renogy quote around 16 hours with their portable refrigerators. Real-world runtime depends on ambient temperature and how often the lid is opened, so treat that as a good-conditions number and budget conservatively on a hot Kalahari day.

Can I recharge it from my vehicle while driving?
Not from a cigarette-lighter socket — Renogy specifically exclude that, and no vehicle charging cable is supplied. Recharge it from mains, from a 60W USB-C PD charger, or from a solar panel through the DC port. On tour, solar is the practical answer.

Is this big enough to replace a caravan battery?
No, and we would rather say so upfront. At 266Wh it is roughly a 22Ah battery at 12V — excellent for devices, a CPAP machine or a short fridge stint, but not a house bank. If you want to run a fridge, lights and a water pump for days at a time, you need a proper LiFePO4 bank and we will happily spec one.