--- description: Find out why Yakima CBX Solar is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Yakima CBX Solar: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26477367a07b9001/698a144f01168257709800af/best-inventions-of-2020-Yakima-CBX-SOLAR-0.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # Light Up the Campsite Yakima CBX Solar by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy A camping trip no longer means going completely off the grid with [Yakima](https://yakima.com/ "undefined")’s new CBX Solar rooftop cargo box. Topped with durable Sunflare solar panels, the $1,299 carrier is equipped with two USB ports and can power your campsite on an overnight trip or keep your devices charged—without having to use your car battery. “We were seeing people add solar panels to their cargo boxes, and wanted one that looked a little more polished,” says Evan Hampton, Yakima’s senior category manager. “It gives you a way to power your Bluetooth speaker at a trailhead before or after a hike or après-ski at the parking lot of a resort.” Plus, with 16 cu. ft. of storage space, the CBX Solar has more than enough room to hold your skis, snowboards, hiking gear or that last duffel you can never quite manage to squeeze into the trunk. _—Simmone Shah_ **Buy now**: [Yakima CBX SOLAR](https://explore.yakima.com/cbx-solar "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911399/yakima-cbx-solar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911399/yakima-cbx-solar/"},"headline":"Light Up the Campsite","datePublished":"2020-11-19T13:51:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:45:55.423Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911399/yakima-cbx-solar/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26477367a07b9001/698a144f01168257709800af/best-inventions-of-2020-Yakima-CBX-SOLAR-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26477367a07b9001/698a144f01168257709800af/best-inventions-of-2020-Yakima-CBX-SOLAR-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911399/yakima-cbx-solar/","name":"Light Up the Campsite"}}]}] ```