The Best Goal Zero Yeti Power Stations for Camping

I first heard about the Goal Zero Yeti Power Stations years ago from one of my favorite YouTubers, Elsa Rhae & Barron. They live in a Scamp trailer, and at the time were powering the Scamp with a Goal Zero Yeti 1000 and Goal Zero Yeti 400 power station. My T@G teardrop has an onboard battery and solar panel, so I have no need for a large power station.

So why do I use a Goal Zero Yeti Power Station if I have an onboard battery? I am always concerned about conserving power. If you don’t have a lot of sun to charge the battery and if you are using a lot of power, it’s easy to run low. Once I left the outside light on my teardrop on overnight, and was very surprised how much power it sucked up from my onboard battery.

The best goal zero yeti power stations for Camping

For normal camping trips I have a Goal Zero Yeti 150 and Yeti 400, and I recently picked up a Goal Zero Yeti 200X. I use these for different applications, which I will explain here. While these are no longer made by Goal Zero they can sometimes be found second hand. This is not meant to be a technical review of the Goal Zero Yeti Power Stations, just me showing you how I use them for camping.

If you don’t have an onboard battery, Goal Zero makes several high powered power stations.

Goal Zero Yeti 300 Lithium Power Station

The Yeti 300 has 297 watt hours and weighs a little over 13 lbs. It has 2 USB C outputs which come in handy, the new iphone, android and GoPro, all use a USB C connection. It has an upgraded LiFePO4 battery so you can use it daily for years.

Goal Zero Yeti 300

• Upgraded LiFePO4 Battery
• 297 Watt Hours
• Weighs 13lbs
• Charge from home, car or solar panel

Goal Zero Yeti 500 Lithium Power Station

I bought the Goal Zero Yeti 500x power station to help run my 12v refrigerator. Used along with a Goal Zero Nomad 50 solar panel, it can run the refrigerator for days. Even without the solar panel I was able to run my ICECO Go 12 refrigerator for over 2 days with no input. The new version of this is the Yeti 500 shown below.

Goal Zero Yeti 500

• Upgraded LiFePO4 Battery
• 499 Watt Hours
• Weighs 16lbs
• Charge from home, car or solar panel

Other Goal Zero Products I use in my Camper

Here are the Goal Zero Products that I currently either use in my teardrop camper or use to charge my power stations.

Goal Zero Nomad Solar Panels

The Goal Zero Nomad Solar Panels are light weight and easy to stow in your teardrop camper or tow vehicle.

Goal Zero Lighthouse 600 Camping Lantern

I love this lantern for several reasons; the legs fold up, it can be used for 360 degree lighting or you can light one half to save power, it’s dimmable, it has a crank to charge it and it can also power your phone!

YETI 12V CAR CHARGING CABLE

You can use this 12v charging cable to charge your Yeti Power Station from your car or other source. I typically use this on the 5V setting as it can get hot.

Goal Zero 30′ Extension Cable

I use this extension cable to attach my solar panel to the Yeti Power Station that I want to charge. They also have a 15′ version, but I want as much flexibility as possible to move my solar panel into the sunniest spot. If I am leaving camp to hike or something, I discretely put my solar panel on top of my roof and run the cable through the window opened only wide enough for this cable to fit through. Then I can lock my power station in the vehicle and the solar panel on top is barely noticeable.

Goal Zero Crush Light Chroma

This cute little light is perfect for your teardrop camper, it can be charged via micro USB or Solar, and collapses down flat for storage. It has a white light, flickering candle light and also can be set up to change colors.

Bonus! This is very similar the USB Fan I use in my camper, (just a different name) it can run all night, it’s very quiet and barely uses any power.

I hope this has been helpful in deciding what goal zero items to use for camping, let me know in the comments below what your favorite Goal Zero products are!