[pct-l] solar charger

[Carl Miller]

I did some looking around and settled on a well designed, light (3.2 ozs.),
solar charger on REI's website for our upcoming 2013 PCT through-hike.  Its
worth a look.
http://www.rei.com/product/851177/goal-zero-switch-8-solar-recharging-kit

Cheers,
hikecraterlake
On Mar 18, 2013 7:55 AM, "Tracy Fisher" <tfisher9 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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