The Jackery Explorer 300 v2 is a small 288 Wh station that replaced the Explorer 300 Plus, sized for phones, laptops, lights, fans and a Wi-Fi router. It weighs 8.2 lb, refills from the wall in about 76 minutes, and its 10 ms UPS mode keeps a modem or router on through a flicker. The main limit is its 300 W output, which rules out coffee makers, hair dryers and most heaters.
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From a full charge, the Explorer 300 v2 keeps a CPAP (humidifier off) going for about 35 hours and a Wi-Fi router and cable modem for about 10 hours. A mini fridge runs about 8 hours. It cannot start a full-size fridge or a chest freezer, because their compressors need about 1,000 W and 700 W to start and this unit stops at 600 W of surge.
One device at a time, from a full charge. Devices that cycle on and off (fridges, freezers, heaters, pumps) use their average draw.
Battery Wh × 0.85 ÷ the device’s average watts. “Can’t run it” means the device needs more than 300 W or a start-up surge above 600 W. Try your own mix in the calculator.
A full answer for each device on the Jackery Explorer 300 v2: hours, start-up surge and other units to consider.
If your list is phones, laptops, lights, a fan and a router, this is the lightest way to cover it on our site. It weighs 8.2 lb, has a fold-down handle and holds 288 Wh, the same as the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2. On small loads it lasts as long as the RIVER 3 Plus or Elite 30 V2, since all three hold about the same energy.
What it gives up is power. At 300 W continuous and 600 W surge, it has half the output of those two rivals. That rules out a full-size fridge, a chest freezer, a home oxygen concentrator, a desktop gaming PC and anything with a heating element. A mini fridge with a typical 500 W start-up works, but one with a harder start could trip it.
Two more limits. Solar charging only goes through the 100 W USB-C input, with no separate DC solar port, so a full refill takes about 3 hours or more of strong sun. And there is no app. In its favor, Jackery rates the battery for 4,000 cycles, though it counts to 70% capacity rather than 80%.
286 Wh · 600 W output · 10.4 lb
Pick the RIVER 3 Plus if a fridge or chest freezer is on your list. It has 600 W of output and 1,200 W of surge, runs a full-size fridge for about 5.5 hours and can grow to 858 Wh. It weighs 2.2 lb more.
288 Wh · 600 W output · 9.5 lb
Pick the Elite 30 V2 for the same 288 Wh with twice the output, 140 W USB-C and app control. It weighs 1.3 lb more.
| Spec | Jackery Explorer 300 v2 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 288 Wh |
| AC output (continuous) | 300 W |
| Surge | 600 W |
| Boost mode (heaters, kettles) | None |
| Battery type | LiFePO4 |
| Cycle life (rated) | 4,000 (to 70%) |
| Weight | 8.2 lb |
| Wall charge time | 1 h 16 min (0–100% from a wall outlet) |
| Max solar input | 100 W |
| AC outlets | 2 |
| USB-C ports (max) | 2 (100 W) |
| USB-A ports | 1 |
| 12V / car port | Yes (1 DC ports) |
| Expandable | No |
| UPS switch-over | 10 ms |
| App control | No |
| Size | 9.1 x 6.0 x 6.6 in |
| Released | 2026 |
| Typical price | $200–$280 |
Specs come from the maker’s own pages, checked . Runtimes use our own watt-hour math. How we pick
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On the Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) (998 Wh), runtimes go from about 35 min for a microwave (1000 W) to about 34 hrs for a Wi-Fi router + cable modem, each running by itself.
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| Power station | CPAP with heated humidifier 34 W average | Wi-Fi router + cable modem 25 W average | Full-size refrigerator 150 W running, about 45 W average | 55-inch LED TV 90 W average | Microwave (1000 W) 1,500 W average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus 286 Wh | 7 hrs | 9.5 hrs | 5.5 hrs | 2.5 hrs | Can’t run it |
| Jackery Explorer 300 v2 288 Wh | 7 hrs | 10 hrs | Can’t run it | 2.5 hrs | Can’t run it |
| Goal Zero Yeti 500 499 Wh | 12 hrs | 17 hrs | 9.5 hrs | 4.5 hrs | Can’t run it |
| Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) 998 Wh | 25 hrs | 34 hrs | 19 hrs | 9.5 hrs | 35 min |
Estimates: battery Wh × 0.85 ÷ the device’s average draw. Real runtime depends on temperature, battery age and how hard the device works.
