[pct-l] Bushnell Mini Solar Wrap

[tsparks56 at aol.com]

 With a price of less than $40.00 that is very attractive but, with the 10 hour charge time they claim for an iPhone, I think you may find it to be very frustrating at best when you are under tree canopy or have a cloudy day.  If money is of importance, take a look at the SunTatics external battery. For $34.00, you get a true 6000 mAh battery that will charge an iPhone 3 times from dead flat to 100%.  When you get into a trail town, just charge it up while doing laundry and other chores from a wall outlet.  You would do better with a battery than a 10 hour to charge solar charger in my opinion.  I am not affiliated in any way with SunTatics but I have been using their sCharger 5 solar panel over the past year and it will be Velcro'd to the top of my pack when I start the trail April 22 and that panel will charge my phone in 2 hours.  Also, when I get to the trees of Oregon, I will have one of their batteries included in my resupply box and use it for the remainder of the trip.  I do believe you could hike the entire trail with just the battery,  if you are careful in the longer (4-5 day) stretches between resupply stops. 

Terry

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Herb Stroh <HStroh at sjmslaw.com>
To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 9:01 pm
Subject: [pct-l] Bushnell Mini Solar Wrap


I am interested in a light-weight power source to charge an iPhone and maybe a 
SteriPen between towns. I like the low weight of the Mini (3.1 oz) but wonder 
about durability and it's recharging abilities. Anyone with experience using the 
Mini?

Thanks 

Herb

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