Goal Zero
Goal Zero Sherpa 100PD
The Sherpa 100PD is the 100AC without the socket: 95 airline-legal watt-hours of USB-C, a pound and a half of metal, solar only through Goal Zero’s own panel, a subscription with extra steps. It finishes no scene we run and wins one head-to-head in four. No owner has written in; reviewers praise the metal, shrug at the wireless pad.
95 Wh · 100 W · 1.5 lb · 500 cycles · 4 head-to-heads
791
Power Score · Device Hub
- 95 Wh
- capacity
- 100 W
- output
- 1.5 lb
- weight
- 500
- rated cycles
Should you buy it right now?
Buy it: $150 is 25% under its usual $200, and it clears 0 of 7 real-world jobs.
Real-world jobs
0 of 7
Falls short on Weekend Camping, 8-Hour Blackout, CPAP Overnight, Remote Workday, Tailgate Party, Van Life Daily and Afternoon Off-Grid
Head-to-head record
1–3
4 adjudicated matchups
Verdicts by Wenny Zheng and the Test Desk·Figures computed 2026-09-07
01 · Six real-world jobs
What the Sherpa 100PD actually runs
The load profiles every comparison on the site is scored on, computed for this unit alone: energy needed against the usable tank after inverter losses, and whether the inverter holds and starts the biggest single load.
Weekend Camping
Falls short2 nights · Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
2,100Wh needed · 2609% of the tank · 2,020Wh short
Peak 75W: cannot start
8-Hour Blackout
Falls short8 hours · Keep the essentials running through a night without power
1,645Wh needed · 2044% of the tank · 1,565Wh short
Peak 150W: cannot start
CPAP Overnight
Falls short8 hours · Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
320Wh needed · 398% of the tank · 240Wh short
Peak 40W: starts and holds
Remote Workday
Falls short8 hours · Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
910Wh needed · 1131% of the tank · 830Wh short
Peak 60W: cannot start
Tailgate Party
Falls short4 hours · Game day power for the crew
670Wh needed · 832% of the tank · 590Wh short
Peak 400W: cannot start
Van Life Daily
Falls short24 hours · A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
4,685Wh needed · 5820% of the tank · 4,605Wh short
Peak 150W: cannot start
Afternoon Off-Grid
Falls shortan afternoon · Phones and a speaker at the park, beach, or campsite — the small-unit job description
100Wh needed · 124% of the tank · 20Wh short
Peak 30W: starts and holds
02 · Head-to-head record
1 wins in 4 written matchups
Every matchup is a full verdict scored on the six jobs above plus price, longevity and portability. This is the set shoppers search for, not a random sample.
Win share
1–3
- vs Goal Zero1–1
- vs Anker0–1
- vs EcoFlow0–1
03 · From the verdicts
Who it is for, and when a rival won instead
Each line is lifted from a written matchup where it decided the verdict, and links to the page it came from. Repeated across many matchups means it is the unit’s signature, not one author’s opinion.
Buy the Sherpa 100PD if…
You want a rugged, travel-tough pack for your bag [B13], not a power station, something that tops up phones, watches, and a laptop between outlets.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
You fly with your battery. 94.7Wh stays in the carry-on where 192Wh doesn't, and that one fact is worth paying $200 where the Anker is $140.
Your bag already weighs too much. 1.5 lb against 4.2 lb is the difference between packing it every trip and leaving it in a drawer.
Your entire kit is USB-C and 12V, a phone, a laptop, a camera, a headlamp, a 12V cooler, and you never need household AC.
A rival won when…
You want to charge and monitor from your phone and have a UPS mode for a desktop or network gear, knowing the sub-30ms hand-off can still blink sensitive machines.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
You charge laptops, phones, tablets and camera batteries, and you have never once wanted a wall socket on the thing. 192Wh at $140 with 3,000 cycles is the best version of that product on this page.
You work out of a vehicle. The delivery-driver case is the cleanest evidence in either ledger: a phone and a tablet running all shift, still showing above 75% at the end [A3].
You run a Starlink Mini off-grid. Two owners bought it for exactly that and got 5 or 6 hours with 40% left [A4][A5], and 100W of solar input means you can put it back the same afternoon.
04 · Price history
What the Sherpa 100PD actually sells for
The number on the buy button, read twice a day, one point per day. Never the sticker, never a “was” price.
Read from goalzero.com twice a day since July 17 · 53 days
25% under usual · best seen $150 on September 7
Built from the Sep 7, 5 AM UTC read.
$200
Usual price
77% of days tracked
$150
Best we've seen
September 7
$150
Today
25% under usual
$200
Highest seen
0 days above usual
How to read this
- Usual is the price the unit carried most of the time, tested for how long it held rather than how often we looked. A weekend promotion cannot move it.
- Best is the lowest price we have read on the store itself. Typed coupon codes, member-only prices and marketplace listings are not counted; anything applied automatically at checkout is.
- A gap in the line is a day we could not read a price. We never draw across one, and we never show the store’s own “was” price.
Method on the methodology page.
Share the numbers
Goal Zero Sherpa 100PD: usually $200, best $150 (Sep 7), today $150 on goalzero.com. Tracked twice a day since Jul 17. https://stationarena.com/products/goal-zero-sherpa-100pd#price-history
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05 · Voices
What owners and reviewers say
Owner reports are paraphrased from public YouTube comments and each links to its source; reviewer consensus is counted from cited excerpts, never quoted; our own verdicts are quoted. Specs on this page never come from any of them.
Reviewer consensus
7/15 positive excerpts, 0 sources
Owners and reviewers consistently praise the rugged metal build quality and durability for travel/outdoor use.
· researched 2026-07-15
From the test desk
“Buy the Sherpa 100PD unless you specifically need to plug something into a wall outlet.”
“Buy the Anker SOLIX C200 DC.”
“Take the RIVER 2.”
06 · Where each number comes from
Spec sheet, in four cards
Every field carries its source: green is the manufacturer’s own document, blue was adjudicated after sources disagreed, grey is the catalogue as imported. Then compare it line by line with the units people actually weigh it against.
Battery
94.7
Capacity (Wh)
- ChemistryNMC
- Charging Cycles500
- Battery Expansion FeasibilityNo
Power out
100
Output (W)
- AC Outlets0
- 240V Outlets0
- 30A RV Outlets0
- 12V Car Outlets0
- USB-C Ports1
- USB-A Ports2
- USB-C Charging Outputs100W
Charging
20
Solar Input (W)
- Solar Input TypeUSB-C
Living with it
1.5
Weight (lbs)
- UPSNo
- App ControlNo
- Warranty (Years)2
Compare it with
Sherpa 100PD vs
leads on 2 · trails on 3
| Spec | Sherpa 100PD | Sherpa 100AC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual price | $200 ● | $250 | $-50 |
| Capacity (Wh) | 94.7 | 94.7 | 0 |
| Output (W) | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Surge (W) | N/A | 150W | |
| Rated cycles | 500 | 500 | 0 |
| Solar input (W) | 20 | 60 ● | -40 |
| Weight (lb) | 1.5 ● | 2.1 | -0.6 |
| Noise (dB) | N/A | N/A | |
| AC outlets | 0 | 1 ● | -1 |
| USB-C ports | 1 | 2 ● | -1 |
| Warranty (yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chemistry | NMC | NMC | |
| UPS | No | No |
● marks the better figure where direction is clear. Price is each unit’s usual price.
Read the full verdict →08 · At its usual price
Cost of ownership
Cycle life is the manufacturer’s rating to 80% capacity; the lifetime figure is that rating times the nameplate capacity.
$2.11
per Wh
at $200
$4.22
per lifetime kWh
47 kWh over 500 cycles
1.4 yr
if cycled daily
5 yr at weekends only
2 yr
warranty
$100 per covered year
09 · From the matchups
Questions people ask
Why does the Sherpa 100PD cost more than the C200 DC when it holds less?
You're paying $2.11 per watt-hour against $0.73. Some of that is the metal build and the wireless pad, some is Goal Zero's pricing across its whole range, and the part genuinely worth money is 1.5 lb and carry-on legality. If none of those three describes you, the premium buys nothing you'll notice.
Can the Goal Zero Sherpa 100PD run AC appliances or a charger that plugs into the wall?
No. The Sherpa 100PD has no AC outlets and no inverter; its 100W is a DC total across USB and 12V ports. A laptop that charges over USB-C works great, at up to 100W, but anything with a two-prong wall plug will not connect at all. If you need household AC, the RIVER 2 with its 300W inverter and two outlets is the one to get.
Is the Goal Zero Sherpa 100PD allowed on a plane?
Yes. Its 94.7Wh capacity keeps it under the watt-hour limit airlines set for lithium batteries in carry-on bags, so it is built to travel. The EcoFlow RIVER 2, at 256Wh, is well over that line and cannot come along in the cabin. If flying with your battery matters, that alone can decide it.
Does the Sherpa 100PD charge from solar like the RIVER 2?
Sort of, with a catch. The Sherpa takes solar only through Goal Zero's proprietary Nomad panel rather than a standard connector [B7], and its input tops out around 20W. The RIVER 2 accepts up to 110W of standard solar, so it refills from the sun several times faster and without a brand-locked panel.
Does the Goal Zero Sherpa 100PD have an AC outlet?
No. The Sherpa 100PD is DC-only, and its 100W rating is the total across its USB-C, USB-A, and 12V ports, not an inverter. Anything with a standard wall plug won't run on it at any wattage. If you need an AC outlet, the Yeti 200X has one, rated 120W continuous and 200W surge.
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