Thread: SOLAR CHARGING VS BATTERY BANK

I do what Gadget does and brought one of the few phones left with a removable battery (LG). I then brought 10 spare batteries and have entertainment for a week in the bush if we get rained out.

I am thinking of upgrading to a solar panel but you have to get a decent sized one ( > 10w) and you still need a power bank to store the power it generates. A solar panel that size is over 500g which is a lot of spare batteries but it still makes sense if you are going in for a long time and have a large group.

With powerbanks most just use a couple of 18650s at the power source but others use more weight efficient lithium batteries.

Another way to attack the problem is to buy one of these which turns your current 18650s into a power bank.

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