Wildfire evacuation and outage gear: power stations, generators, radios and lights, rated by Reddit owners

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DuroMax

DuroMax XP13000HX 13

4.3 (9 owner comments)

$1,099.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

fuelvalue

“Then a few years later I bought a dual fuel Duramax XP13000 on a nice Black Friday deal.”

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Nitecore

Nitecore NU25

4.2 (8 owner comments)

$39.95 (price as of 2026-11-07)

battery chargingbrightness

“Personally, I love the older gen NU25.”

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Anker

Anker SOLIX C1000

4.1 (7 owner comments)

$499.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingups backup

“Last year I got an Anker C1000 G2 on sale for $499.”

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Petzl

Petzl Actik Lamp Blue

4.0 (7 owner comments)

$54.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

battery chargingbrightness

“Petzl Actik Core is a decent little headlight, but the battery costs an outrageous 75% of what you pay for the whole product when the time comes to re”

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EcoFlow EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station River 2 Max 500 product photo
EcoFlow

EcoFlow EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station River 2 Max 500

3.9 (11 owner comments)

$309.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

ups backupcapacity

“My first power station was a River 2 but my first "big boy" power station was the Delta 2.”

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EcoFlow

EcoFlow RIVER 3

3.9 (11 owner comments)

$249.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingups backup

“I also have an Ecoflow River 3 Plus which has a 600W inverter and inverter on idle power of 5.5W, which is much more friendly.”

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EcoFlow

EcoFlow DELTA 2

3.8 (35 owner comments)

$1,028.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingvalue

“Now I have an EcoFlow Delta 2 Max with an expansion battery and two 5kwh server rack batteries retrofitted to feed into the solar input ports if neede”

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Anker

Anker SOLIX C1000

4.1 (7 owner comments)

$499.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingups backup

“Last year I got an Anker C1000 G2 on sale for $499.”

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EcoFlow

EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus

3.8 (16 owner comments)

$719.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingapp software

“For middle of the pack, like say Delta 3 Plus I find them to be very comfortable.”

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DuroMax

DuroMax XP13000HX 13

4.3 (9 owner comments)

$1,099.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

fuelvalue

“Then a few years later I bought a dual fuel Duramax XP13000 on a nice Black Friday deal.”

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Jackery

Jackery Solar Generator 1000 Plus v2 200W Solar Panel

3.5 (8 owner comments)

$949.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingvalue

“This is the older Jackery 1000 (which I have 2 of).”

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EcoFlow

EcoFlow RIVER 3

3.9 (11 owner comments)

$249.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

solar chargingups backup

“I also have an Ecoflow River 3 Plus which has a 600W inverter and inverter on idle power of 5.5W, which is much more friendly.”

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