Sunday, July 3, 2016


4 out of 5 Stars

 I picked this up because every year I run a cam of about 18 at a 2 week medieval camping event & we are always looking for ways to keep our tech charged without having to trek all the way up to the “Barn” & sitting & waiting as your phone charges with tons of other people doing the same thing, or having to hook up a converter to one of the vehicles. I have been wanting to get one of these for a while for the camp as we have one nice good sunny spot in camp that would be perfect to set this in.  Upon arrival, I wanted to give this solar charger a shot, so I set it up in the back yard with both my cell phone & my cell external battery charger & extra battery & left them to charge while I did my yard work & gardening. I will have to admit, it worked very well. I don’t honestly recall how long I was out there (time escapes me when I’m gardening) but when I was ready to go in, everything was fully charged. The true test will come when I have multiple people using this one after the other for 2 weeks. I don’t foresee any issues as this seems to be well made & it folds up nicely for protection when storing it.  I’m going to start with just 4 stars because I still want to test it some more & would like the ability to add a star if it truly preforms well after 2 weeks of our abuse at the event. So far I really do love this Solar panel charger & am looking forward to having the convenience of having it while I’m camping. At the moment I see no reason why I won’t be upgrading this review to 5 stars once I return from my event.

Pros:
High efficiency solar thermal conversion: Built with SunPower solar arrays, its conversion up to 21.5% ~ 23.5%, but most of panel on the market only 15%. This solar charger can automatically test maximum current and voltage charge; fastest possible charging speed up to 2.4A max per port, overall to charge two devices simultaneously under direct sunlight.

Cons:
At the moment all is good with this solar panel, however I have not had sufficient time to test this in the manner it will be used at Pennsic. I will be updating my review after the event with additional pictures of it in action & how well it held up to the constant use over the 2 week period
I would be happy to recommend this to anyone looking for a backup method for charging your tech either in power outages or while hiking or camping or any other place you have a good source of sunlight


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