[pct-l] solar charger

[Tracy Fisher]

The sCharger-5 was recommended to me (see link below) by North Star and Shutter Bug (see website of their gear list below). 

I've tried it out and plan to use it on my iPhone 4. So far I really like it. Read the comments on North Star's website about it. They used it on their iPhone 4s and loved it throughout their 2012 PCT thru hike. It is a direct charge via a USB plug.

sCharger-5: 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G739C4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004G739C4&linkCode=as2&tag=wandthewild-20

Wandering The Wild - Gear List page:  
http://wanderingthewild.com/gear/pct-gear-2012/


> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:22:34 -0700
> From: judsonwb at gmail.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] solar charger
> 
> Hi, folks,
> 
> Sorry if this topic has been hashed out already, but a quick archive search
> wasn't fruitful.
> 
> I'm looking for a backpacking-appropriate solar charger. I used a
> powermonkey set up last year on the JMT, and it was all but useless.
> Halfway thru the trip, it became unresponsive and was just dead weight in
> my pack. I would never buy a product from them again, but I'm unfamiliar
> with other brand options.
> 
> I am only interested in keeping my phone and iPod charged, so I don't need
> a ton of power; just something reliable and easy to use.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Judson/bunnyslayer
> 
> Bend, OR
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