Today's Prime Day deals are taunting me: while pretty much everyone I know is baking in the heat, my bit of Scotland is grey and gloomy right now. So while most people will see these Bluetooth outdoor speaker deals as ideal for the sunshine, I'm looking at how waterproof they are. But no matter what the weather's doing where you are, these prime day Bluetooth speaker deals are worth checking out.
The one I'm most interested in is on the Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore, which is a rugged, dustproof and waterproof travel speaker. The Beosound Explore is currently £124.99 (was £169), a sizeable discount on a very impressive speaker. It's made of solid aluminium bands, which not only make it look extremely cool, they also mean it's tough as anything.
If that's still a bit too much, JBL's cannon-like JBL Flip 5 is down to £69.99 (was £119.99). That's nearly half price for a four-star speaker: as we said in our JBL Flip 5 review it's a rugged, great-sounding portable speaker. Again, it can stand up to getting a bit wet, and won't fall apart when dropped, or if it takes a knock in a bag.
Proving that cheap doesn't necessarily mean nasty, the excellent Anker Soundcore 2 portable speaker is £27.99 (was £39.99). Anker's audio kit isn't as well-known as it should be, I think: it makes surprisingly good-sounding products for super-low prices, and with a Prime Day discount the Soundcore 2 is even better value. And it's got IPX7 protection so it's Scotland-proof too.
Today's best outdoor wireless speakers deals
Although these portable speakers are marketed as outdoor speakers, they make brilliant home speakers too: I've made many meals to a soundtrack from a little Bluetooth speaker in my equally little kitchen, and my kids have portable speakers that move around as they do. So if you're considering an outdoor Bluetooth speaker it's worth thinking about how you might use it at home too. The speakers in the above deals can be paired to make a stereo system, and in the case of the JBL model you can pair more than two to create a massive speaker system for larger events such as parties.
Dust and water protection is a given with outdoor speakers, but depending on the kind of outdoorsing you're going to do it's worth checking the weight: there's a big difference between carrying a portable speaker from the bus to the beach and having it hang from a karabiner during an hours-long hike. Battery life is a bigger issue for the latter kind of outdoor activity too, so all-day battery life is well worth having here.
More Prime Day deals UK
- Amazon devices: up to 65% off Echo Dot, Fire tablets and Fire TV Stick
- Adidas: 30% off some sportswear and trainers
- Apple: save up to £150 on iPads and Apple Watches
- Back to school: backpacks and stationery from £1.50
- Beauty: save on Rimmel, Revlon, Olay, and more top brands
- Coffee machines: starting at just £19 with up to 60% off
- Fashion: 40% off Vans, Hugo Boss, Wrangler, and other brands
- Fire TV Stick: lowest price yet on all models
- Groceries: £10 off your first three grocery shops
- Grooming & hair care: 60% off Philips, Remmington shavers & straighteners
- Headphones: Sony and Bose headphones at lowest-ever prices
- Health: 57% off Oral-B and Philips electric toothbrushes
- Kindle: 25% off Kindle ereader bundles
- Laptops: 15% off Microsoft, Huawei, Acer, and Asus laptops
- Phones: Google Pixel 6 lowest ever price, OnePlus, Motorola
- PS5: Dualsense deals, plus savings on leading games
- Security: £180 off Ring Home Security bundles
- Smart home: £144 off Ring and Echo bundles
- Smartwatch: up to 50% off Garmin watches and trackers
- Tablets: 41% off Samsung, Lenovo, and Huawei tablets
- Tools: 49% off Bosch tools and garden items
- TVs: 4K TVs starting at just £199 with half-price deals
- Vacuums: 35% off Shark cordless vacs
- Xbox: Xbox Series X in stock for £449
