Jackery Explorer 300 power station is $169 for Prime Day

SAVE 35%: The Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station is on sale for $169, down from the list price of $259. That's a 35% discount and a record-low price.

Maybe you held off during camping season this summer, but a portable power station is pretty essential now that we're into fall. If they haven't shown up yet, the fall storms will be here any day, and with them will come downed tree branches and power outages. Instead of toughing it out, get yourself a portable power station this Prime Day.

As of Oct. 7, the Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for just $169, marked down from the usual price of $259. That's a 35% discount that shaves $90 off the normal price. It's also a record-low price at Amazon.

We've loved Jackery Explorer power stations for years, and these devices helped popularize the entire product category. While this is the older version of the Jackery Explorer (let's call it the original flavor), it's really hard to argue with the Prime Day price tag. There's a reason we named it one of the year's top Prime Day tech deals before Prime Day even started.

The Jackery Explorer 300 offers 293Wh of battery capacity for keeping your phones and laptops charged up during an outage. It can also keep the WiFi router on, which makes a power outage the perfect time to binge all the best scary movies before Halloween.

You'll have the ability to recharge devices with two USB-A ports, one USB-C, and two AC. It's also super lightweight, coming in at just a smidge over seven pounds. The built-in handle also helps with portability. When it comes time to recharge the Jackery Explorer 300, you can do so with standard wall power or a solar panel.

It's worth mentioning the Jackery Explorer 300 uses lithium-ion battery cells, which is an older technology. Many portable power stations now use lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries instead of lithium ion. LiFePO4 battery cells have a longer lifespan, but Jackery says the Explorer 300 should last for 800 cycles before it'll only charge to 80 percent capacity. If you used all 293Wh everyday for over two years, you'd still be under the 800 mark. Pair that timeline with the sale price of $170, and we're not mad.

Before the next power outage hits, get equipped with the Jackery Explorer 300. It's sitting at a record-low during Prime Day of $169. Use it this fall and winter at home during storms and pack it along for camping in the spring and summer.