Use case · filter first, rank second
Camping Portable Power
Camping power is a carry-weight problem first. This page filters out anything over 12 kg — home-backup units you won't haul to a site — and anything under about 240 Wh, which can't cover lights, phones, and a laptop for a weekend. Survivors are ranked on energy per kilogram, solar input, USB-C usefulness, and how fast they recharge before you leave.
Machine summary · use_case · camping-portable-power
- use_case
- camping-portable-power
- method
- hard filters first, ranking second
- eligible_products
- 13
- disqualified_products
- 13
- top_recommendations
- ecoflow-delta-2, jackery-explorer-1000-v2, bluetti-ac70, oupes-exodus-1200, anker-solix-c800-plus
- dataset_updated
- 2026-07-05
- json_export
- /use-cases/camping-portable-power.json
What matters for camping
Weight vs capacity
Watt-hours per kilogram is the honest camping metric — capacity you can actually carry.
Solar input
A real solar ceiling (200 W+) turns a weekend unit into a multi-day one.
USB-C power
100 W USB-C charges laptops, drones, and camera gear without inverter losses.
Pre-trip recharge speed
A sub-2-hour wall recharge means the unit is ready when you are.
Who this is for — and who should skip it
Good fit
- Tent and car campers powering lights, phones, laptops, small appliances
- Photographers and drone pilots needing high-wattage USB-C in the field
- Weekend trips where everything gets carried at least once
Skip this page if
- Home backup buyers — weight limits here exclude the high-capacity class entirely
- RV owners — see the RV page; these units can't feed shore power
Hard disqualifiers (applied before any ranking)
- Unit weight above 12 kg — home-backup-class units are not camping-portable
- Battery capacity below 240 Wh — too small to cover a weekend of mixed loads
13 of 26 indexed products are filtered out by these rules — each is listed below with its reason. Ranking only ever happens among the 13 products that pass.
Recommended for camping
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#1 EcoFlow DELTA 2
1,024 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,800 W continuous AC output (2,700 W surge) across six outlets, 1,200 W X-Stream charging for an 80-minute full recharge, 500 W solar input, ~30 ms EPS switchover, and expansion to 3,072 Wh.
- 85 Wh per kg (1,024 Wh at 12 kg (26.5 lb))
- Up to 500 W solar input
- 100 W max USB-C
- Full wall recharge in 1 h 20 min
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#2 Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
1,070 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,500 W continuous AC output (3,000 W surge), 1.58 h rated wall recharge, 400 W solar input, documented 20 ms UPS switchover, and a 10.8 kg carry weight.
- 99 Wh per kg (1,070 Wh at 10.8 kg (23.8 lb))
- Up to 400 W solar input
- 100 W max USB-C
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#3 BLUETTI AC70
768 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,000 W continuous AC output (2,000 W surge / Power Lifting), 850 W turbo charging for a 1.5 h full recharge, 500 W solar input, and dual 100 W USB-C ports at 10.2 kg.
- 75 Wh per kg (768 Wh at 10.2 kg (22.5 lb))
- Up to 500 W solar input
- 100 W max USB-C
- Full wall recharge in 1 h 30 min
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#4 OUPES Exodus 1200
992 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,200 W continuous AC output (1,500 W boost mode, 3,600 W peak), dual 140 W USB-C, 240 W MPPT solar input, marketed <20 ms UPS backup, and a 10.5 kg weight.
- 94 Wh per kg (992 Wh at 10.5 kg (23.1 lb))
- Up to 240 W solar input
- 140 W max USB-C
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#5 Anker SOLIX C800 Plus
768 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,200 W continuous AC output (1,600 W SurgePad), five AC outlets, a claimed 58-minute full recharge in 1,100 W UltraFast mode, 300 W solar input, and camping LED accessories — at 10.9 kg.
- 70 Wh per kg (768 Wh at 10.9 kg (24.0 lb))
- Up to 300 W solar input
- 100 W max USB-C
- Full wall recharge in 58 min
Top picks compared
| Product | Capacity | Continuous AC | Weight | Wh/kg | Max USB-C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow DELTA 2 | 1,024 Wh | 1,800 W | 12 kg (26.5 lb) | 85 | 100 W |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 Wh | 1,500 W | 10.8 kg (23.8 lb) | 99 | 100 W |
| BLUETTI AC70 | 768 Wh | 1,000 W | 10.2 kg (22.5 lb) | 75 | 100 W |
| OUPES Exodus 1200 | 992 Wh | 1,200 W | 10.5 kg (23.1 lb) | 94 | 140 W |
| Anker SOLIX C800 Plus | 768 Wh | 1,200 W | 10.9 kg (24.0 lb) | 70 | 100 W |
Also eligible (8)
These pass every hard filter but rank below the top picks under this page's scoring:
- Goal Zero Yeti 500 (499.2 Wh, fit score 217)
- EcoFlow RIVER 3 (245 Wh, fit score 211)
- EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus (286 Wh, fit score 204)
- Goal Zero Yeti 700 (677.37 Wh, fit score 197)
- Pecron E600LFP (614 Wh, fit score 196)
- Jackery Explorer 300 Plus (288 Wh, fit score 194)
- Anker SOLIX C300 (288 Wh, fit score 191)
- Goal Zero Yeti 300 (296.96 Wh, fit score 176)
Filtered out, and why (13)
| Product | Disqualification reason |
|---|---|
| Anker SOLIX C1000 | Weight 12.9 kg (28.4 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| BLUETTI AC180 | Weight 16 kg (35.3 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| BLUETTI AC200L | Weight 28.3 kg (62.4 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| BLUETTI AC2A | Capacity 204.8 Wh is below the 240 Wh camping floor |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | Weight 24.2 kg (53.4 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max | Weight 23 kg (50.7 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 | Weight 12.5 kg (27.6 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| EcoFlow DELTA Pro | Weight 45 kg (99.2 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| Goal Zero Yeti 1500 | Weight 23.93 kg (52.8 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus | Weight 14.5 kg (32.0 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus | Weight 27.9 kg (61.5 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| Pecron E1000LFP | Weight 13.5 kg (29.8 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
| Pecron E1500LFP | Weight 17.4 kg (38.4 lb) exceeds the 12 kg camping ceiling |
Related comparisons
Compact Class: BLUETTI AC2A vs EcoFlow RIVER 3 vs RIVER 3 Plus vs Jackery Explorer 300 Plus vs Anker SOLIX C300 vs Goal Zero Yeti 300
All six US-market sub-300 Wh compacts in the index, all LiFePO4. They separate on AC headroom (300–600 W), recharge speed (50 min to 2 h), port loadout (1–3 AC outlets, up to 140 W USB-C), switchover class, weight (3.5–6.2 kg), and warranty (2 vs 5 years).
Mid Capacity: BLUETTI AC70 vs Pecron E600LFP vs Goal Zero Yeti 500 vs Goal Zero Yeti 700 vs Anker SOLIX C800 Plus
Five US-market LiFePO4 stations between 499 and 768 Wh. Output philosophy splits them: BLUETTI, Pecron, and Anker push 1,000–1,200 W inverters into this size class, while Goal Zero pairs smaller 500–600 W inverters with 4,000-cycle packs and sub-20 ms switching.
How this page decides
This page is generated from the index's normalized product records — official-manufacturer specifications with per-field provenance — using explicit fit rules, not editorial taste. Hard disqualifiers run first; ranking happens second, only among eligible products. Eligible products are scored as: Wh-per-kg ×2 (dominant factor), solar input ×0.1, max USB-C ×0.3, full recharge in ≤1.5 h (+30).
No runtime hours or real-world measurements are invented: every number traces to the source claims on each product page. Merchant relationships never affect these rules. See the methodology for the full data policy, and the JSON version of this page for machine consumption.