Looking for advice on a Portable Battery with AC outlets.

Gear Question

So my wife and I are beginning our yearly summer camping trips next month and are in need of a Portable Battery or generator to bring along. Preferably something under $100, but if it's a few bucks more and super awesome I may be able to convince her we need it.

I've browsed through a ton of them on Amazon, but I'm not too sure how powerful I need. Basically it's just going to be used for 2 things: running the air pump for our air mattress(another thing we are in the market for) and charging our phones. Some are pretty inexpensive for under $100 but I don't know if 88w is enough to do what we need for 4-5 day trips. Others are a bit more expensive with more power. But I don't really want to spend $250+ to charge my phone and pump up an air mattress.

We have had air mattresses in the past with battery operated pumps but we seem to go through them every year or 2 and never seem to have great luck of them holding air. The wife is pregnant now and we really want to get something big, comfy, and able to retain air without waking up at 5AM with our backsides feeling the tent floor because one of us got out of bed and the other side dipped 8 inches.

So if anybody has experience with these types of portable batteries and could suggest how much power I need for 4-5 day camping trips, I would much appreciate it! Also if anybody has suggestions on a comfy air mattress with a built in pump that's 14+ inches tall, let me know! I've been looking at This Aerobed that's on sale at Costco. Thank you for any help y'all can provide!

Surprisingly enough, before batteries, we were able to pump things up. In fact, we still can, but it would suck. Spend the extra money to get a good one that is more reliable so the air stays in better, understand that as it cools at night, the air volume shrinks so it needs air added, but if it gets hot during the day and expands, the seams and material can be stretched so maybe let some air out. Some come with a folding platform underneath so there is less air mattress to pump up but still have a raised height. You can also get an inverter and run electricity from your car to pump with as well as charge your phones. People tend to underestimate how much juice is needed for heaters or motors.

Honestly I would recommend a good hand pump. Like one of those ones that looks like a big syringe and has check valves so you pump the whole chamber in each time and you can top off. Theres no way I'd carry the weight in batteries you'd need for 4 nights of filling up a nice big air mattress.

88w probably won't run any electric pump at all. At least not one that can fill up your air mattress before the sun comes back up. Most pumps are at least 2 or 300w and you'd need to be carrying a marine battery with you and hope it lasts the whole trip. If you can't run the pump from your vehicle, just get the hand pump.

I don't know if this is in your workflow but it fits well in mine. I'm a homeowner so I have tons of Ryobi power/garden tools. That means I have a ton of Ryobi batteries. I bought the Ryobi Dual Function Inflator, primarily for emergency tire use. It also does great on camping trips to fill our air beds and mattress pads. It's a more compact profile than most and cheaper, especially if you already live in the Ryobi ecosystem.

Pair the above with a larger power bank (Anker or whomever) and it's a different alternative.

That being said, the best bang for your buck power station under $250 is probably going to be the Golabs 300 (I have this; it's pretty good for hte price) or Rockpals.

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Name: 88Wh Portable Power Station, 24000mAh Camping Solar Generators Lithium Battery Power Supply with 110V/80W(Peak 120W) AC Outlet, USB QC3.0, LED Flashlights for CPAP Home Camping Emergency Backup

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Amazon Product Rating: 4.5

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