Portable Solar Battery Charger-Solar Charge Controller

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A portable solar battery charger is a very useful addition to a backpacker’s gear set. When backpacking, weight is at a premium, and few things offer more concentrated weight than batteries. Despite that seemingly obvious fact, backpackers have come to rely on battery operated devices for everything from telling direction to providing music during the trip.

The range of use for electronic devices runs the gauntlet from life saving necessity to pleasant diversion. It’s one thing if your MP3 player goes dead while backpacking. It’s quite another thing entirely if your GPS unit goes dead, or even worse, a back country beacon. A portable solar battery charger weighs very little, can be rolled up to take less pack space than a sleeping pad, and ensures that you don’t run the risk of having vital equipment die in the middle of your trip.

A good portable solar battery charger won’t be cheap, but then any good piece of backpacking equipment is going to cost some money. The combination to look for is a voltage higher than that of the device you need to charge and of course, the lowest weight possible. The size of the panel when spread out is typically between one and six square feet, but the packed volume is more important to consider when you are purchasing.

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