Jackery Explorer 300 scored 77 out of 100 in our testing and ranks #9 in our best portable power stations guide as our best portable power station for tent camping. It weighs 7.1 lb and ran a CPAP for a full night.
What is the best portable power station for tent camping?
The best portable power station for tent camping is the Jackery Explorer 300, a 7.1 lb unit that ran a CPAP on 12V for 8.2 hours and a MacBook Pro for 3.8 hours.
Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station
- Capacity: 293.8 Wh NMC
- Output: 300 W, 600 W surge
- Weight: 7.1 lb
- Our recharge: Full in 1 hr 44 min (brick + USB-C)
Bottom Line : A 7.1 lb station for phones, laptops and a CPAP, held back by a 300 W limit, a slow external brick and weak cold-weather capacity.
Pros
- 7.1 lb, effortless to carry
- CPAP for a full night on 12V
- Under 27 dBA
- Pass-through power
Cons
- Tripped on any heating appliance
- Slow 90 W external brick
- About 18 percent less capacity at 26°F
Small Loads, Light Carry
A ResMed CPAP on 12V ran for 8.2 hours, one full night. A 60 W USB-C MacBook Pro ran for 3.8 hours, and a 185 W camp monitor and drone hub ran steadily. The Dometic cooler ran for 14.5 hours.
Pairing the 90 W brick with a 60 W USB-C PD input gave a full recharge in 1 hour 44 minutes, and a SolarSaga 100W panel gave 72 W and a full charge in 4 hours 28 minutes. It weighs 7.1 lb and the fan measured under 27 dBA.
John then took it on a weekend kayak trip on the Dorset coast in August 2026 for phones, cameras and a small fan, and its fan stayed silent at those loads.
Where It Asks Something of You
It tripped as soon as a heating appliance or a power tool was plugged in. The 90 W external brick reached 134.2°F after 90 minutes of charging. Usable capacity fell by about 18 percent in 26°F air, the handle doesn't fold, and there's no UPS switchover.
Spec Sheet vs Our Test
300 W output, 600 W surge. Jackery lists 300 W. A 50-inch camp monitor and a drone hub drew 185 W steadily, and anything with a heating element tripped it at once. Treat it as a phone, laptop and CPAP station.
Recharge. The 90 W external brick alone is slow for 293.8 Wh. Pairing it with a 60 W USB-C PD input gave a full recharge in 1 hour 44 minutes, and a SolarSaga 100W panel in full sun delivered 72 W and filled the pack in 4 hours 28 minutes.
7.1 lb. Jackery lists 7.1 lb and our scale agreed. The fan stayed under 27 dBA. The brick reached 134.2°F after 90 minutes of charging, and in 26°F air we saw about 18 percent less usable capacity.
Features. It has a basic segment LCD and pass-through power but no UPS switchover, and the fixed handle prevents flat packing.
Should You Buy the Jackery Explorer 300?
The Explorer 300 is for phones, a laptop, drone batteries and a CPAP, and nothing that heats. The EcoFlow River 2 Pro is 17.6 lb for more headroom.
Tent campers who only need to charge phones, a laptop, drone batteries and a CPAP.
Compare With
- Anker SOLIX C1000: our best overall portable power station.
- Bluetti Elite 200 V2: our best portable power station for power tools.
- DJI Power 1000 V2: our quietest portable power station.
- EcoFlow River 2 Pro: our best portable power station for CPAP.
- EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3: our best portable power station for home backup.
- Jackery 1000 Plus: our best portable power station for off-grid camping.
- EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max: our best portable power station for campervans.
- Goal Zero Yeti 700: our best rugged portable power station.
- Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus: our best portable power station for RVs.
See all ten, and how we tested them, in our best portable power stations guide. For every type of generator, start at our best generators guide.
Editor's Note, 5 November 2026: Updated to match our portable power stations guide: John took it kayaking on the Dorset coast, and its marks and overall are now his; the surge rating is corrected to 600 W. This station now scores 77 out of 100, ranks #9 and is our best portable power station for tent camping.
Editor's Note, 1 November 2026: Rewritten from the Lake Tahoe test log Ryan and John supplied on 1 November 2026, to match our rebuilt portable power stations guide. The score of 60 is now the average of four bench marks, and the earlier score and award on this page have been replaced.
Editor's Note, 20 October 2026: Renamed this pick's award to say what it is best for, to match our updated buying guide. Scores and rankings are unchanged.
Editor's Note, 17 October 2026: We removed the star rating and review count we had copied from a retailer's page. The only ratings on this page are our own.
Editor's Note: Updated 13 August 2026: corrected the battery chemistry, which previously read as an upgrade over itself. This model runs lithium-ion NMC cells with a two-year warranty. Weight corrected to 7.1 lb and product photography added.
Our Testers
This review was edited by Sean Williams and tested by our lead tester, Ryan Williams, and John Palmer.
- Sean Williams, Editor-in-Chief. Sean built the team of researchers and testers behind our reviews and edits every guide. His rule: we say what we actually found.
- Ryan Williams, Lead Tester. Ryan leads our field tests and our generator and solar testing.
- John Palmer, Tester. John tests our generators and power stations alongside Ryan.
