Goal Zero Yeti 300 vs Jackery Explorer 300 v2

Goal Zero Yeti 300 portable power station

Jackery Explorer 300 v2 portable power station

Pick this if

Goal Zero Yeti 300

Capacity: 297 Wh vs 288 Wh
Continuous AC output: 350 W vs 300 W

Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

Pick this if

Jackery Explorer 300 v2

Weight: 8.2 lb vs 13.7 lb
List price: $269 vs $350
Cost per watt-hour: $0.93 vs $1.18
Watt-hours per pound: 35.1 Wh/lb vs 21.7 Wh/lb

A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Spec by spec

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Metric	Yeti 300	Explorer 300 v2	What it means
Capacity	297 Wh	288 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	350 W	300 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	13.7 lb	8.2 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$350	$269	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$1.18	$0.93	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	21.7 Wh/lb	35.1 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	200 W	—	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	50 min	—	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	4,000 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	—	10 ms	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Warranty	60 months	60 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

Goal Zero Yeti 300

#67 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($1.18)
#73 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (21.7 Wh/lb)
#36 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (118 W/100Wh)
#27 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (356 W)
#49 of 55 for Highest solar input (200 W)
#50 of 65 for Longest service life (1188 kWh)
#62 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.00 W/$)
#68 of 75 for Best for home backup (35/100)
#44 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

Jackery Explorer 300 v2

#55 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.93)
#43 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (35.1 Wh/lb)
#53 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (104 W/100Wh)
#51 of 65 for Longest service life (1152 kWh)
#59 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.12 W/$)
#41 of 75 for Best for home backup (54/100)
#2 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

The brands behind them

Goal Zero

The outdoor retailer shopper who wants a system they can see in person

Best for: Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

Not for: Spec-sheet shoppers optimising cost per watt-hour.

Full Goal Zero profile →

Jackery

The mainstream first-time buyer who wants one simple box

Best for: A first power station that must be simple, safe and easy to live with.

Not for: Buyers chasing maximum watt-hours per dollar, or maximum solar input.

Full Jackery profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Goal Zero’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: goalzero.com/products/yeti-300-portable-power-station-lifepo4-battery.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “Battery Capacity => 297 Wh(25.6 V, 11.6 Ah)”
acOutputW: “AC (Inverter)(pure sine wave): 350 W Continuous, 600 W Surge, 115 V, 2.92 A”
weight: “Weight => 13.7 lbs (6.2kg)”
solarInputW: “8 mm Low Voltage Input: 200W Max (12.3-28 V, up to 10A)”
rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Fast Charge => 50 min”
cycleLife: “Lifecycles => 4000+ (1C discharge 80% ODC)”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty : 5 years”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Jackery’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.jackery.com/products/jackery-explorer-300-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (6)