Jump-N-Carry JNC660 1700 Peak Amp 12 Volt Jump Starter , Blue

Great jump box for dealerships! It easily starts cars, trucks, even a skid steer. Performs well even in cold weather. We have jump started easily 50+ vehicles and have had zero issues. It’s definitely heavier than lithium options, but I’d rather have the durability and consistent performance. Hard to beat! Throw an AirTag on it so no one takes it!

I originally owned a jump box like this for many years and it never failed me. Unfortunately my house got flooded with salt water and that killed my jump box, salt water kills batteries and electronics. I tried one of the new smaller lighter 2000 Peak Amp Lithium-Ion Jump Starter from H F. Rite after I purchased it my Ford Explorer had a total alternator failure, It did start the car twice but could not start it a third time in 15 minutes. Tow company tried one of those little packs and it could not power the electronics in the car to get it on the flatbed tow truck, had to use a big jump starter. There is no reserve in those little light weight jump starters, they cannot start totally dead vehicles with bigger motors. Yes this starter pack is a little heavy at 18 pounds with a convenient built in handle compared to those little lightweight 1 pound jump starter packs. This is the equivalent to the average grocery bag with a bag of sugar, flour and some canned goods. There is a reason it is heavy, it has a big rechargeable battery inside of it that is capable of multiple jump starts. It can power your bilge pump to pump out a boat AND start your engine if your battery is dead I gave this Jump-N Carry the ultimate test by starting a 4.2L cold engine with no battery, it had no problem. Try that with those little jump packs. After owning this for awhile I checked the voltage with a good digital voltmeter, it lost .1 volt or 1/10 of a volt after sitting for over 3 months which is nothing. Built in charger works great and will not over charge the unit if plugged in all the time. I choose to not leave it plugged in 24 hours a day as it is not necessary to do so. To charge the Jump Starter you take an ordinary extension that has a 3 prong single female end, plug the cord into the male connector on the jump pack, NO SPECIAL CORD NEEDED, everyone has one, if you don't, you should have one as they are the safest type of extension cord to use. For the money and the ability to start anything you might have, this is the best Jump starter compared to those little light weight jump packs.

I wanted to explain how I decided to purchase this Jump-n-Pack so my review is long Sorry! I have used many Jump Packs & all have worked OK in the past until I purchased a Larger Diesel Truck that is. This truck is a Mitsubishi FE140 with a 4Cyl Turbo Diesel engine. It has two Batteries & we have two inverters, a fridge etc that run of the truck. One day we was shopping but when we returned to the truck no start because we left lights on OOPs. Now the store we were at had a normal Name Brand Jump Pack like you see in most stores. Unfortunately it didn't work at all. So we called roadside Assistance which was to say the least an adventure. 1. After over two hours of waiting & mis-communications a nice guy in a Honda that was barely running showed up. I was literally laughing as he pulled up with his little yellow light on the roof. His car was barely running. All he had was a smaller Clore Jump-n-Carry which didn't do any better than the other one we tried earlier. He gave up eventually 2. Roadside Assistance Apologized & said they would send a more appropriate vendor to jump our truck. 3. Next a truck larger than ours showed up so now Im thinking we are in good hands. Well he had a direct connection plug to use his truck to jump us which did work but not before trying for 30 minutes. So after all this my BoyScout side said I would never be left in this situation again so I researched many Jump Packs on the web. Finally finding the Clore JNC660 which had a few reviews about it jumping even Larger Tractors which have multiple batteries. I decided I had nothing to loose so I purchased it during a Xmas Lightning deal thinking how is this Jump Pack going to work on our truck being this inexpensive. I purchased knowing Amazon would back it up & also thinking I could use it on our boat if nothing else. I also made sure I was getting the newer model based on some reviews saying they didn't receive the updated model. At first all seemed well so I didn't get to test it out since I wasn't going to run batteries down purposely. Finally there was a day it happened the truck didn't start because something ran the batteries down. So I pulled the Jump-n-Pack out thinking I hope this works. First of all it had nice long reach cables which was awesome since all others I have owned or tried had very short cables that required holding the jump pack up over batteries. Next I hooked it up went to cab tried to start & it fired up almost instantly to my amazement. I have now had to use the Jump-n-Pack multiple times on this truck because the Fridge was running batteries down very fast due to defect. The Jump-n-Pack has not failed one time & has had to jump this truck not only once on a charge but 4 times in same day. I know it is It is just a simple Jump Pack but it does the job so well all my vehicles will have one soon. Update 08/19/2013: I have been using this for quite awhile now & it has never let me down yet. I have used it to boost my Fuso Turbo Diesel truck multiple times, Our Land Rover, Lawn Mower as well as our Boat. I will purchase a backup second one when Amazon puts it on sale again. Now there is one negative to mention. After using it quite a few times I have noticed the cables getting skinned from the way it winds them up. I have found you must take extra care to wind it up just right to prevent this from happening. Update 09/12/2013 Today Amazon put this on sale again so true to my word I have purchased a second one. I also wanted to add to my review I recently had to replace both batteries on my Truck because they both had dead cells. This is even more testament to this Jumper because it was still able to get my truck running even with two bad batteries that were low on water also. Update 07/16/2014 I now have two of these & they are both working GREAT! Update 04/15/2016 Well we lost our home to a total loss fire along with the certificates for battery replacement so not sure how long before batteries give up. So far I have used multiple JNC660 to jump my vehicles, boat, rv as well as people not prepared in parking lots. A few have been so impressed they said they would be purchasing one like mine. All I can say is all 3 are going strong and still dependable which is all that matters.

This is a combined review for the Jump-N-Carry JNC660, JNC311, and JNC318. Back in November 2015, my car battery died on a particularly inconvenient day at work when I was dressed up and had an important presentation. Not life threatening - just inconvenient. The very next day, as I waited at the dealership while they installed a new battery, I ordered two JNC660s from Amazon (one for me, and one for my buddy who drove over to give me a jump start and waited until I left to make sure that my car kept running). I went with the Jump-N-Carry because of the many positive reviews over the years. The JNC660 is rock solid...and weighs the part. It's not petite, either. However, it easily fits in a trunk or (in my case) on the floor behind my passenger seat. You need to have your own extension cord to charge it up, and it takes a while to get it all juiced up, but it stays charged for a long time. After about a year and a half, I finally noticed the charge meter drop a bit, so I plugged it back in to top it off. In other words, you don't need to make sure to charge this up every month. Charge it up, put it in your car, and forget about it (outside of checking the charge periodically). The JNC660 inspires confidence, but like I said, it isn't small. After I bought two of them, I then started to see the much smaller battery pack sized units that other companies were selling (and that Jump-N-Carry now sells in the 311 and 318). I was _extremely_ skeptical that something that small could jump start a car, but I bought a couple, and the DO work. Well, the ones that I got do, anyway. I've had a ChargeIt! Jump in my car for about a year. I jump started my car with it just to make sure it would work, and after months in my car without being recharged, I got it out to jump start someone else's car...and it was still fully charged and worked beautifully. I love that little jump starter. Enter the 311 and 318. They have a similar level of rugged construction to the 660, while having a big reduction in size and weight. Speaking of size, the 311 is noticeably smaller than the 318, and I prefer it. It's just a bit bigger than the ChargeIt! (and is more ruggedly built). I also like that they have flashlights on the front, which can be especially handy if you're needing to jump start a car in the dark. I'm nervous enough around car battery terminals - I definitely don't want to be fumbling around them in the dark. I mention the more convenient size of the 311 because, if you're like me, you might have thought that they were the same size from the product photos and figured that for an extra ~$20, you might as well just go with the higher powered unit. Now that I have both of them, I'm going to carry the 311 in my car. The carrying cases are the same size, so you won't save any storage space - but it's just a slightly more convenient size to hold on to as your connecting up to the car terminals to jump start it. That said, the 318 would be better for some of you. Here's what the 318 adds over the 311: (*) It comes with a preheat option for cold weather (*) It comes with the 12V accessory ("cigarette lighter" sized plug) that is optional for the 311 (*) It's rated for 8-cylinder engines, versus 6-cylinder engines for the 311 (*) It has a second USB power port I have a 4-cylinder engine and live in southern Arizona where it doesn't get very cold, so the 311 is perfect for me. At about $100, I think it's well worth it. The 318 is still fairly small for a jump starter and adds some good features, and although I like the 311 better for my uses, it's still a nice unit. The 660, while significantly larger and heavier than the lithium units, easily fits into a trunk or back seat, costs about the same, and has more power. Honestly, I think all three are good choices, but I am really happy to see Jump-N-Carry making the lithium units. They are just do darn convenient for the average consumer.

Used this for the first time today,car was dead after sitting in garage during iseveral below zero days.I put this charger on battery and VOILA-car turned over immediately!This is the BEST purchase I have ever made!A must have for all vehicle owners!!You gotta have one of these!

Think product is great. Did not receive the DC cable that was to be with charger.

I felt compelled to write a review on this box since it’s the second one I’ve owned because the first was a great product. This product gave all it could possibly give, great service, very powerful and highly reliable. And now that I’m looking to replace it, just realized I bought it in March 2018, that’s close to 8 years of service. I’m really impressed on the life of this box, there was not a car or truck I couldn’t immediately get started, impressive performance, not only that I’ve used it as back up for other equipment. If I could give it 6 stars i would, highly highly recommended!!

2020 update: According to Amazon, I bought this thing in December of 2014, meaning that I've now had this thing riding around in the back of my trunk taking all sorts of abuse for five and a half years. I've jumpstarted a whole bunch of people with it. I recently saw a AAA truck helping jumpstart someone in a parking lot, and they were using this exact model. The newer lithium-based Noco units may be better if you want something compact and lightweight, but this thing has an industrial-ness. I have lost count of how many strangers I have jumpstarted. Most recently, it was someone parked nose-in in a tight parking garage. I found them laying out jumper cables that barely reached the back of their car. They told me they thought their starter had failed because they got absolutely nothing when turning the key, but wanted to try a jumpstart. I hooked this thing up, waited a moment, and their car started right up. I did eventually manage to break this thing, by tripping over it while it was charging. I broke the prongs for the AC adapter for charging. I think it's still got plenty of life until I next need to charge it. I am leaving this as a five-star review, with the original review from some years ago below, because getting more than five years out of an electronic device that rolled around in my trunk, seeing temperature swings from below zero in the winter to well over 100 inside in the summer, is not something you see these days. ----- This is worth its weight in gold. (And that's a lot!) I haven't needed this on my OWN car yet, but I have now used it to jumpstart cars for 3 other people. By coincidence, all 3 vehicles were SUVs, so this is definitely not limited to smaller cars. On the most recent jump, this had sat in my trunk for about 6 months without being taken out to recharge. I hooked it up to their battery and their engine came right to life when they turned the key. You can get smaller, more compact units, but I'm not confident they would start larger engines if you went months without remembering to charge the thing. There are two big advantages with this compared to jumper cables. One, of course, is that you can jumpstart your own car with it. The other advantage I've found is that two of the three vehicles I've jumped have been parked nose-in in a crowded parking lot, where I'm not sure jumper cables would have reached. With this type of product, you can start anything you can walk up to. Recharging is done via taking this inside and plugging an extension cord into the prongs on the front. I try to do it a couple times a year and let it go overnight. My one nitpick about this product is the metal on the clips is exposed and they are always live, so if you were to somehow drop something metal -- say, an umbrella or snow brush in your trunk -- across them, you could short them out. I think it's unlikely to happen, but it skeeved me out enough that I bought the cover that shows up as a recommended item here. Otherwise, I have nothing but praise for this thing.