portable solar power

tkf · Post by **tkf** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:52 pm

Has anybody here got any experince with these portable solar power units, I was thinking it would be good to take with me for camping.

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Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:46 am

They are rubbish. Not worth the weight to carry in your pack.

tkf · Post by **tkf** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:22 pm

What was the wattage output karhu?

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:01 pm

tkf wrote:What was the wattage output karhu?

I've only seen one in action and the owner said performance was very poor on a 50/50 sunny/cloudy summer day. This was a handful of years ago. I thought the technology might have improved a bit, so over the last few weeks I've been talking to people and checking out online reviews. They still seem to be rubbish.

The best reviews seem to be from those who have one of the solar/battery combo things, where you charge up the battery first with either solar or USB and then plug your phone into the unit to charge. But many of those positive reviewers seem to have used the USB charge rather than solar

If you come up with a good option though, please report back here as I am in the market for a decent one!

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