The 10 best portable solar panels
A portable solar panel is judged on three things the box rarely tells you: what it weighs, how big it is folded, and how it behaves when the sun is weak. These are the panels we recommend, from a 1.85 kg unit that charges a laptop directly to a 200W panel that refills a power station in a day.
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- 1

Renogy 100W N-Type
The safe default: known brand, 25% cells, sensible 7.3 lb.
- 2

HQST 100W Ultralight
The lightest 100W here at 5 lb, for panels you actually carry.
- 3

FlexSolar 100W with USB-C PD
The only one with USB-C PD, so it charges devices with no battery in the loop.
- 4

E-POWO 110W Bifacial Suitcase
Bifacial cells and a rigid suitcase frame that sets up in seconds.
- 5

BougeRV 100W Fiberglass
Fiberglass backing built to survive life in a truck bed.
- 6

ZOUPW 100W
The largest collecting area of the group, better in weak light.
- 7

Movsunpv 200W 16BB
200W from one panel and one cable, at 17 lb to carry.
- 8

SOKIOVOLA 100W MC-4
Native MC-4 at 4.6 lb, for wiring into an existing system.
- 9

Dokio 12V Foldable
A proven, simple 12V budget panel without modern extras.
- 10

Ecosonique 100W
The most compact folded footprint, for tight packing space.