Best portable power stations with solar panels

Start with the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus with SolarSaga 500 X. It's the one that does both jobs: enough output to run a fridge, lights and a few small appliances during an outage, and a big folding panel that makes it genuinely useful off-grid. Strong ratings across many buyers, and it's the pick if home backup comes first.

If you want the best balance of price and quality: the Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 with 400W panel — excellent owner ratings, easier to carry, fine for a weekend camp and short outages.

For serious whole-home backup: the EcoFlow DELTA PRO 3,600Wh kit — the most capacity here and the highest-rated, but heavy and best left in place.

For camping and tailgating on a budget: the BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 with 350W panel, or the Mondawe 1,800W with a foldable panel if you want more outlets.

Small and light for phones, lights and a laptop: the MARBERO 88.8Wh kit or the EcoFlow 300W with one panel.

Two things worth knowing before you buy: solar panels recharge these slowly in real weather, so size the panel for your worst-case day, and check the station's surge rating against whatever motor or pump you plan to run.