[pct-l] Suggested power supply for charging iphone

[Scott Diamond]

Great advice. Minor correction, the link for solar appears to be:

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-portable-solar-battery-pack/

Other, fairly obvious advice:

   - if your iPhone is old, consider replacing your battery (typically $50)
   - Put iPhone in airplane mode (I think everyone knows this)
   - Always keep iPhone battery in low power mode (under settings/battery)
   - Keep display brightness way down (a pain but necessary)
   - Kill all apps after you use them every time (especially GPS)


Doing the above, I used my iPhone for pictures and Apps (i.e. Halfmile and
Guthook). Typically I could eek out 2-3 days of use from a single charge.

I carried an Anker 5,200 mAh battery and recharged in hotels about once a
week.

      -Scott

  -Scott








On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 1:27 AM, Henry Armitage <h at hpka.net> wrote:

> Battery pack recommendations, all weight categories:
> http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-usb-battery-packs/
>
> Solar Panel - although most find they don't actually need these when they
> dry it: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-usb-battery-packs/
>
> Cables:
> - Lightning: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-lightning-cable/
> - MicroUSB: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-micro-usb-cable/
>
> And since we're on the subject, charger:
> http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-multiport-usb-wall-charger/
> (note: I recommend the folding plugged runnerup pick, and if your phone
> supports quickcharge, get something that supports that)
>
> On 21 June 2016 at 22:00, Jan Benson <long2hike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What do folks recommend for keeping an iphone charged while on the trail?
> > I will be hiking from Yosemite to Whitney covering about 10 miles a day
> on
> > the John Muir Trail.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Jan
> >
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