Thread: so.. solar charging.

Originally Posted by Larskramer

Can anyone with first hand experience recommend any of these? Somthing to charge your devices if your in the bush for several days?

How many watt? Anything to avoid. Anything to lookout for? Prefer a waterlily 12v turbine generator?

Please, tell me your thoughts... I'm looking at a projecta 5x panel solar charger, with 18000mahbattery bank built I.

I have a couple Goal zeros. One I use most is in pics. 20watt 3 panels iirc.
More than enough grunt for any electronics you would carry into hills.
I take it everywhere. I have an Anker 280000 power bank and this unit can charge that from half full and my phone from empty in a day of good sun during winter months.
It will charge my phone or inreach in a say 3 hours by themselves.
About the size of an A4 book but a bit heavier.
I carry the power bank as well as you cant always rely on the sun. But in saying that it will charge on an overcast day but not as fast.


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Originally Posted by R93

I have a couple Goal zeros. One I use most is in pics. 20watt 3 panels iirc.
More than enough grunt for any electronics you would carry into hills.
I take it everywhere. I have an Anker 280000 power bank and this unit can charge that from half full and my phone from empty in a day of good sun during winter months.
It will charge my phone or inreach in a say 3 hours by themselves.
About the size of an A4 book but a bit heavier.
I carry the power bank as well as you cant always rely on the sun. But in saying that it will charge on an overcast day but not as fast.


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I have an Aliexpress 20W copy that folds up. Took it on a roar fly in on west coast with a 20,000mA USB power pack and a USB battery charger. Could use my phone as ebook and charge it when I slept via the USB power pack. Charged GPS batteries and power pack by the panel. And left the panel setup on the side of tent on a sunny day, did 4 AAs and the USB pack no problem. Also recharged my Inreach at night by the USB pack.