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Goal Zero Yeti 300
The Yeti 300 is the entry ticket to Goal Zero: 297 watt-hours, fourteen pounds, an afternoon off-grid on under half the tank and nothing longer. It is the size of a lunchbox and priced like a dinner, which is why it loses 22 of 26 head-to-heads; reviewers say the same, gently, after praising the rugged case and the 4,000 cycles.
297 Wh · 350 W · 13.7 lb · 4,000 cycles · 26 head-to-heads
1,473
Power Score · Device Hub
- 297 Wh
- capacity
- 350 W
- output
- 13.7 lb
- weight
- 4,000
- rated cycles
Should you buy it right now?
Fair price today: $350 is what it normally sells for. It clears 1 of 7 real-world jobs and wins 4 of 26 matchups.
Real-world jobs
1 of 7
Falls short on Weekend Camping, 8-Hour Blackout, CPAP Overnight, Remote Workday, Tailgate Party and Van Life Daily
Head-to-head record
4–21–1
26 adjudicated matchups
Verdicts by Wenny Zheng and the Test Desk·Figures computed 2026-09-07
01 · Six real-world jobs
What the Yeti 300 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 · 832% of the tank · 1,848Wh short
Peak 75W: starts and holds
8-Hour Blackout
Falls short8 hours · Keep the essentials running through a night without power
1,645Wh needed · 652% of the tank · 1,393Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
CPAP Overnight
Falls short8 hours · Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
320Wh needed · 127% of the tank · 68Wh short
Peak 40W: starts and holds
Remote Workday
Falls short8 hours · Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
910Wh needed · 360% of the tank · 658Wh short
Peak 60W: starts and holds
Tailgate Party
Falls short4 hours · Game day power for the crew
670Wh needed · 265% of the tank · 418Wh short
Peak 400W: starts and holds
Van Life Daily
Falls short24 hours · A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
4,685Wh needed · 1856% of the tank · 4,433Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
Afternoon Off-Grid
Clears itan afternoon · Phones and a speaker at the park, beach, or campsite — the small-unit job description
100Wh needed · 40% of the tank · 152Wh spare
Peak 30W: starts and holds
02 · Head-to-head record
4 wins in 26 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
4–21–1
- vs Jackery2–5
- vs EcoFlow0–6
- vs Anker0–4
- vs BLUETTI1–3
- vs Goal Zero1–2–1
- vs DJI0–1
losesYeti 300 vs Goal Zero Yeti 500
38 searches reached this matchup
winsYeti 300 vs Goal Zero Yeti 500X
35 searches reached this matchup
winsYeti 300 vs Jackery Explorer 300
26 searches reached this matchup
losesYeti 300 vs Anker SOLIX C300
22 searches reached this matchup
tieYeti 300 vs Goal Zero Yeti 6000X
15 searches reached this matchup
losesYeti 300 vs EcoFlow RIVER 2
8 searches reached this matchup
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 Yeti 300 if…
You want the slightly larger battery and stronger 350W inverter and don't mind the weight or the price.
Decided 8 matchups · read one →
The person who wants a small always-on backup for a router or modem, where the Yeti's UPS mode covers a grid flicker the Anker would pass through.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
The buyer who wants one power station for light loads and then wants to stop thinking about power stations for a decade.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
You need it back to full fast and often. It refills 0-100% from a wall in roughly 50 minutes [B2] and takes 200W of panel against 110W.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
A rival won when…
You want the lighter unit — 8.27 lbs against the Yeti's 13.7 — and the lower sticker price today.
Decided 9 matchups · read one →
The buyer who wants room to grow. It starts at 2,043Wh and takes expansion batteries toward partial-home backup, a paired ceiling up to 24kWh [B2].
Decided 4 matchups · read one →
A CPAP is why you're shopping. 537Wh usable covers the 320Wh overnight profile with 217Wh spare, and it's the only one of the two with a published noise figure to plan around.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
The CPAP user or desk worker: a published, verified 25 dB [A4] beats the Yeti's undisclosed noise for anything you sit or sleep beside.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
04 · Price history
What the Yeti 300 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
Carried on 100% of days tracked · dips reach $350
Built from the Sep 7, 5 AM UTC read.
$350
Usual price
100% of days tracked
$350
Best we've seen
September 7
$350
Today
at usual
$350
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 Yeti 300: usually $350, best $350 (Sep 7), today $350 on goalzero.com. Tracked twice a day since Jul 17. https://stationarena.com/products/goal-zero-yeti-300#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
2/4 positive excerpts, 5 sources
Modern LFP (4,000+ cycles), IP54 ruggedness, and fast charging are the praise; small capacity and high price are the caveats.
goalzero.com · batteryskills.com · campingsolar.us · trailandkale.com · the-gadgeteer.com · researched 2026-07-10
From the test desk
“Buy the Yeti 500.”
“Buy the Yeti 300 unless you have one specific reason not to.”
“Buy the Yeti 300 at $350 unless weight is the deciding factor.”
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
297
Capacity (Wh)
- ChemistryLiFePO4
- Charging Cycles4000+
- Battery Expansion FeasibilityNo
Power out
350
Output (W)
- Surge Peak600W
- AC Outlets2
- 240V Outlets0
- 30A RV Outlets0
- 12V Car Outlets1
- USB-C Ports2
- USB-A Ports2
- USB-C Charging Outputs100W
Charging
200
Solar Input (W)
- Solar Input TypeStandard (12-28V)
Living with it
13.7
Weight (lbs)
- UPSYes (<20ms)
- App ControlYes
- Warranty (Years)5
Compare it with
Yeti 300 vs
leads on 2 · trails on 3
| Spec | Yeti 300 | Yeti 500 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual price | $350 ● | $500 | $-150 |
| Capacity (Wh) | 297 | 499 ● | -202 |
| Output (W) | 350 | 500 ● | -150 |
| Surge (W) | 600W | 1000W ● | -400 |
| Rated cycles | 4000+ | 4000+ | 0 |
| Solar input (W) | 200 | 200 | 0 |
| Weight (lb) | 13.7 ● | 16.1 | -2.4 |
| Noise (dB) | N/A | N/A | |
| AC outlets | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| USB-C ports | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warranty (yr) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chemistry | LiFePO4 | LiFePO4 | |
| UPS | Yes (<20ms) | Yes (<20ms) |
● marks the better figure where direction is clear. Price is each unit’s usual price.
Read the full verdict →07 · Goal Zero Yeti line
Where it sits in the line
Capacity bars are to scale across the line; prices are each unit’s usual price, not today’s.
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.
$1.18
per Wh
at $350
$0.29
per lifetime kWh
1,188 kWh over 4,000 cycles
11.0 yr
if cycled daily
38 yr at weekends only
5 yr
warranty
$70 per covered year
09 · From the matchups
Questions people ask
Is the Goal Zero Yeti 500 worth $150 more than the Yeti 300?
Yes, for most buyers. The $150 buys 202Wh more capacity and a 500W inverter with 1,000W of surge instead of 350W and 600W, and it works out cheaper per watt-hour, at $1.00 against $1.18. Take the 300 only if your entire load list is USB devices and a laptop and you're confident it stays that way.
Will a Goal Zero Yeti 300 run a CPAP all night?
Not on the overnight load scored here. That run comes to 320Wh and the 300 has roughly 252Wh usable after inverter losses, so it stops short of morning. The Yeti 500 covers the same night and ends with about a quarter of its usable energy left. Neither unit publishes a noise rating, so if fan noise at the bedside is a concern, that's one thing this comparison can't settle for you.
Is the Goal Zero Yeti 500X worth $150 more than the Yeti 300?
Only if you need the extra 200Wh on a specific night you can already name. The 500X stores 497Wh to the 300's 297Wh, and that's the entirety of its advantage: it charges slower from solar, delivers less through USB-C, runs a smaller inverter, carries two years of warranty against five, and is rated for 500 cycles against 4,000. If the capacity isn't solving a defined problem, the extra $150 is buying you less machine.
Is the Goal Zero Yeti 300 worth $71 more than the Jackery Explorer 300?
If you use it more than a few weekends a year, yes, and it is not close. The Yeti is rated for 4,000 charge cycles against the Explorer's 800, which is 1,188 kWh of rated lifetime output against 234, or 29 cents per lifetime kilowatt-hour versus $1.19. If it genuinely comes out twice a summer, the Explorer's 800 cycles will outlast your interest in it and the $71 stays in your pocket.
Is the Goal Zero Yeti 300 worth $110 more than the Anker SOLIX C300?
Only if you'll use what the extra money buys. The Yeti has 1,000 more charge cycles (4,000 against 3,000) and double the solar input (200W against 100W), but both units cost almost the same to own over their lifetime — $0.28 per kWh for the Anker, $0.29 for the Yeti. If you're not cycling the battery hard or recharging primarily by sun, the Anker gets you the same ownership economics for $110 less.
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