EcoFlow RIVER 3
The RIVER 2's replacement — lighter, same hour-long wall recharge.
- Capacity
- 245 Wh
- AC output
- 300 W
- Chemistry
- LiFePO4
- Fridge-days
- ≈ 0.5
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Use case
Power stations for tent camping, van life, and RV hookups — sized for fridges, lights, and charging without generator noise.
Typical range ≈ 300–2,000 Wh
The RIVER 2's replacement — lighter, same hour-long wall recharge.
Ultralight weekend unit with a 60-minute wall recharge.
Twice the inverter of its size class, but the shortest warranty here.
The only sub-300 Wh unit that expands — to 858 Wh with an extra battery.
BEST OF
Five compact power stations from 245 to 288 Wh, compared on the spec that actually separates them — inverter output. Capacity in this class is nearly identical; what the unit will and won't run is not.
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COMPARISON
The two default sub-300 Wh picks, split by recharge speed and price rather than capacity. One takes an hour to fill and costs $239; the other takes two hours, costs $299, and carries 32 Wh more.
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COMPARISON
The four brands most American buyers shortlist, compared at identical capacity on the seven specs that actually differ. Each one wins something, and the thing it wins tells you who it's for.
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COMPARISON
Same 1,024 Wh, same 1,800 W inverter, $300 apart at list. We compare the DELTA 2 and DELTA 3 spec by spec — recharge, surge, cycle life, expansion — and name the one situation where the older unit still wins.
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COMPARISON
The two default 1 kWh picks, $999 MSRP each, split by philosophy: EcoFlow's fast-charging expandable platform against Jackery's lighter, simpler box. The specs decide it cleaner than the marketing does.
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The right camping power station depends on what you run and for how long. We size four picks by real watt-hour math — from weekend tent trips to a week of boondocking.
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Our top picks across every capacity class, with the price-per-watt-hour math shown. Sized by use case — from weekend camping batteries to whole-home backup units.
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COMPARISON
A spec-by-spec comparison of the two dominant power station brands — recharge speed, weight, expandability, price per watt-hour — and clear rules for which one fits your use case.
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RV loads are bigger than camping loads and the air conditioner changes everything. We size four picks against real boondocking consumption, and explain what a 30A hookup actually needs.
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A solar generator is a power station plus panels. We size four picks by real solar recovery — not rated wattage — so you know how many days off-grid you can actually run.
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COMPARISON
These two land within $0.02 per watt-hour of each other, so price doesn't decide it. Weight and solar input do — and they point in opposite directions.
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COMPARISON
Bluetti undercuts Jackery on price per watt-hour at every capacity we track; Jackery answers with weight and inverter headroom. Here's which trade fits which use case.
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For essentials off hookups (12V fridge, lights, charging), plan 1,200–2,400 Wh. Running a full RV including microwave bursts pushes you to 2,400 Wh+ with a 3,000 W-class inverter. Use our sizing calculator with your actual devices.
Microwaves (900–1,500 W) run fine on 1,800 W+ inverters but drain roughly 25 Wh per minute. RV air conditioners need 2,000–3,000 W continuous plus surge — only the largest units with soft-start hardware manage it, and runtime is short.
Divide usable capacity (about 85% of rated Wh) by your daily draw. A 1,000 Wh unit runs a 12V fridge plus lights and charging for roughly two days; add 200 W of solar and decent sun to stretch that indefinitely.
Yes — unlike gas generators they produce no exhaust, so they're safe indoors. Keep them ventilated (inverters make heat), dry, and off direct ground contact in rain.