Charging mobile devices

[WDBurns]

While on a long walk my phone started to beep, letting me know it was low on juice. Not good in a survival situation.
Solutions are:
* Solar chargers which need many hours of great weather, unlikely in the UK.
* Wind-up charger requires hours of handle turning just for a partial charge.

* nPower Peg. The Peg is a power storing dynamo that uses walking motion to generate electricity. It stores the energy from walking (even the jostling of driving can generate some juice) into a lithium polymer battery. Once you've walked up some charge, you plug your gadget's USB charging cable into the Peg and it will start to charge.
http://www.everythingusb.com/npower-peg-kinetic-charger-18943.html

Any thoughts?

 

[Mesquite]

...Any thoughts?

Looks a bit big...

 

[WDBurns]

You can have a better look on youtube. It looks smaller than in your pic.

 

[resnikov]

For an over night camp have a look at powermonkey-eXplorer, I got one and rate it well.
You can charge the battery unit on it before you go out and then use that to charge your phone overnight. The solar charger will work in the UK, you will be surprised. The solar part can either charge the battery or the phone directly.

No affiliation to the company just a happy customer.

 

[Humpback]

I have a EH Mini Power Charger from Blacks which is finger size and runs on AA batteries and doubles as an LED torch
http://www.blacks.co.uk/travel/trav...ies/product/112315/eh-mini-power-charger.html
Alan

 

[kiltedpict]

I use the powermonkey explorer too and would recommend it highly! I can charge my iPhone at least twice on it, plus some left over in reserve.

One thing I now do though is charge it in the evening so I can stop it once phone is charged. The powermonkey seems to last longer that way compared to charging overnight (leaving it connected long after the phone is full)- at least in my experience FWIW

KP

 

[WDBurns]

I have a EH Mini Power Charger from Blacks which is finger size and runs on AA batteries and doubles as an LED torch
http://www.blacks.co.uk/travel/trav...ies/product/112315/eh-mini-power-charger.html
Alan

Nice. That could be just what i am looking for.
Thanks

 

[lab72]

powermonkey is spot on

 

[Stuart69]

I use a Veho Pebble, it's good for 4 or 5 full recharges of my phone or ipod on a full charge. Great price at Amazon just now -LINK-

 

[dave53]

the gadget shop sell chargers £9.99 regards dave