[pct-l] Solar Chargers

[Brian Watt]

Kelly B, aka Jinx,

I used a Suntactics s5 for my thru-hike last year and was happy with it, 
however, you've got to understand how to use it. I found that the best 
approach forcharging was to always attach a battery (such as an Anker 
3000 mAh lipstick battery) to the solar charger and mount my charger on 
the top of my pack so that it charged as I hiked all day through sun or 
shade. Then when I got to camp I would plug in my phone into the battery 
while I slept. This was better than attaching my phone directly to my 
solar charger, because in the shade the phone would continue to run and 
not charge the phone's battery. Also I went through three iPhone USB 
cords due fatigue from flexing.

Sincerely, Tartan