Just watched your video concerning this and liked the review and your attitude towards the purpose/ needs. And being a hiker/ kayaker myself I had to subscribe.. just had too. Looking forward to more from you. "The mountains are calling and I must go..."
Thanks for subscribing Paul and thank you for the kind words! Head on over to my website www.trailandmountain.com and put in your email to get notifications on every time I post something new. Lot's more great reviews coming my friend so stay tuned! p.s. love the Muir quote...Were planning a JMT through hike next August and raising $ for charity
Thank you, good positive and informative test. I need a 2 amp output for my Samsung note, but for backpacking long trips it may be worth just getting a cheap mp3 for those bad weather days, or zero hiking days.
I have one... i'm on the East Coast... I never got it recharged over the 50% marker... and most of the time never over the 10% marker. With this said... I don't think it's good for east coast backpacking because of all the green tunnels... I could see this product be useful out west... like the mountains and desert.
nice! 4.5 ounces? not bad at all..my goal zero is like 12 ounces.. almost too heavy to really use for backpacking..although i have..this might be a better alternative
Both products are good. Where the Goal Zero scores well, in my opinion is that the Nomad 7, 13, & 20 all have 12 Volt outputs. This is critical for me, because I do Search & Rescue & disaster Response. This little panel though, for its intended use, should serve people extremely well. I think a good companion to this panel would be the little Goal Zero Mini-usb light at 250 Lumens, which is more than enough to light up the inside of a Tent, and will provide a coupe of evening of light on one charge at 3.2 Amps. Looks like a decent product to me.
You didn't explain why you can't charge you device and internal battery at the same time. This is very inconvenient, charging both at the same means that when you stop, you device is ready to use. Instead of waiting hours for the internal charger to charge it.
I have several battery Banks and they all stopped producing output when you put a charger to it extremely irritating and stupidity! Because I keep a solar panel on my backpack and plugged into the charger, so you end up needing two battery packs all the time!
There are a few battery banks now that have the circuitry to do a simultaneous passive charge on discharge. They usually are rated for 2.4 amps, and unsurprisingly come from overseas. Adata P10050 is what I use.
It is not waterproof Jireh. It is water resistant so if you get rained on it should be fine but best practice would be to keep it away from water all the time! Thanks for chiming in my friend
You cannot beat the price/weight ratio I double dog dare you to find one more efficient and less expensive! All the best my friend and thanks for chiming in. Sorry for my late response
easier to carry a 10000 mah power pack.Fits in your pocket.Rav power do good solar panels.If i need for many days hiking.Dont see the sense in this.So to me this is useless.
Just watched your video concerning this and liked the review and your attitude towards the purpose/ needs. And being a hiker/ kayaker myself I had to subscribe.. just had too. Looking forward to more from you.
"The mountains are calling and I must go..."
Thanks for subscribing Paul and thank you for the kind words! Head on over to my website www.trailandmountain.com and put in your email to get notifications on every time I post something new. Lot's more great reviews coming my friend so stay tuned!
p.s. love the Muir quote...Were planning a JMT through hike next August and raising $ for charity
Thank you, good positive and informative test. I need a 2 amp output for my Samsung note, but for backpacking long trips it may be worth just getting a cheap mp3 for those bad weather days, or zero hiking days.
Thanks for your comment Brett! I will most likely be using this one on the JMT this August
That is awesome. I have a Goal Zero now. I have got to find that one.
+Ron Ridenour Just use my link above and buy it directly from Amazon
This is my number one pick right now. Is there any other one that's better?
This one is coming with me on the John Muir Trail...at 5oz I am having a hard time leaving it home lol
I have one... i'm on the East Coast... I never got it recharged over the 50% marker... and most of the time never over the 10% marker.
With this said... I don't think it's good for east coast backpacking because of all the green tunnels... I could see this product be useful out west... like the mountains and desert.
HELLO, What is the power of this solar panel? for example 15 watts, 20 watts. I'm not talking about the power bank. best regards
nice! 4.5 ounces? not bad at all..my goal zero is like 12 ounces.. almost too heavy to really use for backpacking..although i have..this might be a better alternative
+matanuska high I have a Goal Zero also and they are both great but this one is significantly lighter
+trailandmountain does it work batter at recharging will be the real question..
Time will tell my friend!
Both products are good. Where the Goal Zero scores well, in my opinion is that the Nomad 7, 13, & 20 all have 12 Volt outputs. This is critical for me, because I do Search & Rescue & disaster Response. This little panel though, for its intended use, should serve people extremely well. I think a good companion to this panel would be the little Goal Zero Mini-usb light at 250 Lumens, which is more than enough to light up the inside of a Tent, and will provide a coupe of evening of light on one charge at 3.2 Amps. Looks like a decent product to me.
Thanks for your thoughts Bruce!
Thanks Daniel
+Ron Ridenour Thank You Ron!
2 amps would be better, but that's not meant as a slam. Still well worth having one.
Agreed but it still works perfectly and weighs next to nothing
You didn't explain why you can't charge you device and internal battery at the same time. This is very inconvenient, charging both at the same means that when you stop, you device is ready to use. Instead of waiting hours for the internal charger to charge it.
I'm guessing a solar panel that size can't produce enough juice to do both, and its never good to leave a lion battery discharged
It’s a small panel and takes two days to charge the battery. Too small to do both.
I have several battery Banks and they all stopped producing output when you put a charger to it extremely irritating and stupidity! Because I keep a solar panel on my backpack and plugged into the charger, so you end up needing two battery packs all the time!
There are a few battery banks now that have the circuitry to do a simultaneous passive charge on discharge. They usually are rated for 2.4 amps, and unsurprisingly come from overseas. Adata P10050 is what I use.
I need this
Yes you do! lol
WOW IT IS COOL
Is it waterproof?
It is not waterproof Jireh. It is water resistant so if you get rained on it should be fine but best practice would be to keep it away from water all the time! Thanks for chiming in my friend
$99USD for a panel that charges at 0.55A~ (3.2Ah / 6hours at ~3.6V). Not worth it to save 100g. Eqiv to a ~3W panel
What’s with the American flag and having more stars? Is that something sponsored by the reviewer or the manufacturer?
No sponsored at all..This solar panel is made in the USA
Yea Trump is a successful man doing his best in an office Obama left a Mess!
Donatello wore three in 2014 lol
Too high of a price point...
You cannot beat the price/weight ratio I double dog dare you to find one more efficient and less expensive! All the best my friend and thanks for chiming in. Sorry for my late response
Too expensive not worth it
Useless.But you do try to make it sound good.
Think again! You will have a hard time finding a better power to weight ratio my friend...Thanks for your comment!
Dont need to think again.Usless item.It has no power.
To each their own man...I like it and its works for me
It has a 3200 mAh battery built in. That's enough to recharge an iPhone 6+ one time. Anywho, thanks again for your comments and #getoutdoors
easier to carry a 10000 mah power pack.Fits in your pocket.Rav power do good solar panels.If i need for many days hiking.Dont see the sense in this.So to me this is useless.