Forget about the Jackery 500 and BUY the Bluetti EB55 Portable Power Station!

The days of camping with a paper map, styrofoam cooler, and a book are long gone. Now we're taking our phone with GPS, a 12V refrigerator, camera, drone, and iPads. All these items require power. I needed a portable power station for my  camping trips, so I starting doing some research and determined the the Bluetti EB55 Portable Power Station was the best budget friendly portable power station. The Bluetti EB55 beat the Jackery Explorer 500 in every category. 

The two features that make the Bluetti EB55 standout from the Jackery 500 is the battery lifecycle, and number of charging puts.  Battery lifecycle is the number of times the battery can be charged and discharged with losing performance. The Bluetti EB55 has a lifecycle of 2,500 cycles to 80% + capacity compared to the Jackery 500 that has a lifecycle of 500 cycles to 80% + capacity.  The Bluetti EB55 has 13 outputs compared to the Jackery 500s 7 outputs. The Bluetti EB55 always has a wireless charging pad which is really convenient. 

A full spec comparison of the Bluetti EB55 and Jackery Explorer 500 is below.