The 350-W panels are fairly easy to set up, though the metal fasteners on the kickstands take a bit of fiddling. Unfortunately, the 500-W panels are downright finicky. To fold down compactly, it is broken into 12 separate sections and folds out in a double row, so I found I had to wrestle with it to get the feet set up and ensure it was stable. You’ll also need to watch out at the higher angle if there’s any wind, or a gust might just catch them and flip them over. The flip side is that they fold down impressively small with a nice rubbery handle that makes them easy to carry. Setup aside, I don’t think you’ll find anything more compact for…
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