Portable chargers

Howell81

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I am going with the Anker Astro E7 Battery Bank. It should charge my s8 phone & headlamp. a couple times from the 26800mAh. Onlyweighs 17oz which i can live with. I will be out in Colorado for 7 days.
 
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Can these be packed in luggage on commercial airlines?

I need one to charge a camera, & gps & will be flying to Kodiak & other parts of the state with it.
Can these be packed in luggage on commercial airlines?

I need one to charge a camera, & gps & will be flying to Kodiak & other parts of the state with it.
Lithium batteries can only be in carry-on, not checked baggage. They don't want fires in the hold.
 

Agross

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I bought an anker on Amazon. Can't remember exactly which one, Love the thing. Works great. Holds a charge for a long time. Wish I woulda bought it years ago
 

Jskaanland

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I've run both a RavPower and Outdoor Tech - Kodiak Mini Power Bank. The RavPower held up to more phone charges vs life of the charger. By the time I stopped using the Outdoor Tech, it would barely do 1 charge. The RavPower did just crap out completely, not sure why. They sent me a new one right away. It wasn't a fade in performance which makes me think it was a circuitry issue.
 
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I’ve got a cheap little Anker off amazon as well. Had it a few years and couldn’t be happier with it.
 
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Anker e7 26,800mah, and 2- Anker 20,000 power cores are in my battery pack rotation. No issues with any of them after a few seasons of usage.


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mvrk28

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Mar 13, 2018
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Has anyone tried this one? https://litmobile.us/products/wireless-lit-solar-powerbank
Reportedly 20k mAh but only 4oz.

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Lit mobile is a rebranding of the Charge Labs Halo. I have the Halo and it definitely weighs more than 4 oz. Charge Labs has the weight at 19oz on their indiegogo page. It’s a great unit, works completely as advertised. Looking forward to using it in 2019.
 
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Zuni, VA
After listening to Gritty and Aron Snyder podcasts two years ago I decided not to get an Anker. According to their testing they lost charge very quickly when tested in the freezer.

I've been happy with the Zendure A3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077TCDMKQ/ref=psdc_7073960011_t2_B003CEN1Q6

I think it is the perfect combination of durability and lightweight. It's capacity is enough to charge my phone 3 time or so and it has the ability to charge two devices at once while it is also being charged. This is called "charge through".
 

jake1455

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20000mAh blackweb charger from Walmart. Has a boatload of charge and has treated me very well


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Mitch291

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Jul 27, 2017
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I run the rav power and it has help up good. I use it every day to charge up my phone while I’m working.


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I'm running the Anker PowerCore 10,000. Doing the math on it, it will charge an iPhone X, 3.68 times from dead to 100%. I got the hard case for it also, all said and done it was $41.98 from Amazon with Prime shipping. I plan on buying the bigger 20,100 for longer outings.
 
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