These portable power packs can save you in a home emergency or a long off-grid adventure.

By Stan Horaczek | Updated Nov 25, 2022 12:51 PM Portable Power Station 2000w

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A solar generator can save your bacon in a variety of situations. Whether it’s a storm that takes your power out while you’re actually cooking bacon or a long camping trip that really threatens to put a damper on your Nintendo Switch playing, these portable power packs can provide essential energy to power just about anything. Now, on Black Friday, you can save hundreds of dollars on everything from compact generators meant to power a few small devices to massive power storage that can keep you camping in comfort for days or even weeks (with help from solar charging). Here are some outstanding Black Friday generator deals to get you started.

A note: Many of the deals offered on Amazon require you to click a box to “apply a coupon,” so make sure you do that before checkout in order to get the discount you deserve.

Be sure to also check out our outstanding Black Friday solar generator deals worth jumping on right now. 

Stan Horaczek is the senior gear editor at Popular Science. He oversees a team of gear-obsessed writers and editors dedicated to finding and featuring the newest, best, and most innovative gadgets on the market and beyond.

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