Need advice on battery pack for Iphone charging in the backcountry

[retrieverfinder]

Greetings!!

I have an IPhone 6 with ONX map App installed. I've been messing around with it and I think I will be leaving my GPS at home. I know, I know, there are different views on that. Can anyone recommend a battery pack that I can use to recharge my phone while in the backcountry? I'm looking for something that is fairly light weight, packable, and that can charge my phone a couple of times? Not really interested in the solar charging systems. Appreciate the help!!

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Dark Energy Poseidon is a great choice.

 

[retrieverfinder]

Dark Energy Poseidon is a great choice.

Thanks Buddy....appreciate the feedback!

 

[Ikeepitcold]

No problem

 

[WapitiBob]

Anker e5 or bigger

 

[DRUSS]

+1 on the Poseidon

 

[retrieverfinder]

+1 on the Poseidon

Well guys after researching, I ended up going with the Anker Powercore 10000. It doesn't come close to the poseidon with durability but I'm an ounce counter and its just lighter and received really good reviews. They are almost identical with regard to charging power and the Anker is cheaper (in more ways than money for sure). I'll be using it this weekend scouting and will report back if interested.....

 

[Dos Perros]

Well guys after researching, I ended up going with the Anker Powercore 10000. It doesn't come close to the poseidon with durability but I'm an ounce counter and its just lighter and received really good reviews. They are almost identical with regard to charging power and the Anker is cheaper (in more ways than money for sure). I'll be using it this weekend scouting and will report back if interested.....

I really like my Anker 10000. Pretty solid. I think a guy could go a full week with an iPhone and InReach and this Anker.

 

[JEandAsGuide]

Keeping the phone on airplane mode so it isn?t constantly searching for signal will help save battery. Keep the screen brightness as low as you can. I also keep both in a inside pocket close to my core to keep them warm and try not to leave them laying out while I?m glassing when it?s cold. Put them inside your sleeping bag at night to keep warm.


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[taskswap]

Does the Anker power on automatically? I have a Romoss I'm very happy with but not married to the brand. Seems to be a half ounce heavier than the Anker, but one reason I love it is unlike some other (non-Anker) brands I've tried, you don't actually have to power it on for it to charge something. I leave it in my pack and just run a charger wire out. If my cell needs a boost, I plug it in and it just goes. I hate having to manually turn the things on...

 

[Alaskabound2016]

+1 on Anker. Love their products! Have always worked well for me!

 

[Fink]

Agree on the Anker. They're cheap enough to basically be disposable after a year or two of use. I've got an Anker 10,000, that will fully charge my iphone from 0% 4 times, which amounts to over a week of intermittent usage for me. I can't say enough good things about Ankers, I have, or have owned 5 different ones (loaned out or lost a few of those)

 

[mcseal2]

I like a Dark Energy in my pack, it has never had an issue in the 2 years I've run it. For Alaska I got an Anker 25600 or something close to that, a big one. I plan to keep it in the tent and re-charge my stuff off it at night and only use the DE if it's needed during the day. My headlamp, Steripen, and phone with OnX maps are all re-chargeable plus a small Goal Zero tent light. The DE is waterproof to carry, the Anker will stay in a ziplock in the tent.

I don't plan to take them to AK because I don't think the solar opportunity will be worth the weight, but the Anker 21W solar panels work well too. Those and the Anker pack seem to charge faster and more reliably than my Goal Zero set with the Nomad 20 panels. I really like that my Anker battery pack has dual inputs so I can have 2 of the 21W panels hooked direct to it. To hook multiple panels to a Goal Zero I have to chain them and lose efficiency at each junction. I use them some on fishing trips when we camp on the river. 6hrs of great sun with the 2 21W panels will fully charge the big Anker battery.

Some hunts I'd rather leave the truck and trailer on a good road and haul in a base camp with the UTV. It's much easier to get it out if we get rain or snow than the diesel and trailer. This Anker set-up should be ideal for that. I can leave the battery pack under the Seek tipi and have the solar panels outside to keep it topped off.

The one negative on the Anker panels compared to the Goal Zero is that they are not waterproof. I won't put mine out if I think it will rain, but they have held up fine so far to some very heavy dew mornings.

 

[retrieverfinder]

Does the Anker power on automatically? I have a Romoss I'm very happy with but not married to the brand. Seems to be a half ounce heavier than the Anker, but one reason I love it is unlike some other (non-Anker) brands I've tried, you don't actually have to power it on for it to charge something. I leave it in my pack and just run a charger wire out. If my cell needs a boost, I plug it in and it just goes. I hate having to manually turn the things on...

I just pulled it out and plugged it in without turning it on. It came on automatically without turning anything on.

 

[retrieverfinder]

I like a Dark Energy in my pack, it has never had an issue in the 2 years I've run it. For Alaska I got an Anker 25600 or something close to that, a big one. I plan to keep it in the tent and re-charge my stuff off it at night and only use the DE if it's needed during the day. My headlamp, Steripen, and phone with OnX maps are all re-chargeable plus a small Goal Zero tent light. The DE is waterproof to carry, the Anker will stay in a ziplock in the tent.

I don't plan to take them to AK because I don't think the solar opportunity will be worth the weight, but the Anker 21W solar panels work well too. Those and the Anker pack seem to charge faster and more reliably than my Goal Zero set with the Nomad 20 panels. I really like that my Anker battery pack has dual inputs so I can have 2 of the 21W panels hooked direct to it. To hook multiple panels to a Goal Zero I have to chain them and lose efficiency at each junction. I use them some on fishing trips when we camp on the river. 6hrs of great sun with the 2 21W panels will fully charge the big Anker battery.

Some hunts I'd rather leave the truck and trailer on a good road and haul in a base camp with the UTV. It's much easier to get it out if we get rain or snow than the diesel and trailer. This Anker set-up should be ideal for that. I can leave the battery pack under the Seek tipi and have the solar panels outside to keep it topped off.

The one negative on the Anker panels compared to the Goal Zero is that they are not waterproof. I won't put mine out if I think it will rain, but they have held up fine so far to some very heavy dew mornings.

Thanks for the information. I hunt very remote and carry everything on my back so weight is always an issue. I think the weight of my unit is fine for what I'm after. I don't plan on staying out for more than 4 to 5 days so it should be fine without having to be recharged...I hope.

 

[retrieverfinder]

Agree on the Anker. They're cheap enough to basically be disposable after a year or two of use. I've got an Anker 10,000, that will fully charge my iphone from 0% 4 times, which amounts to over a week of intermittent usage for me. I can't say enough good things about Ankers, I have, or have owned 5 different ones (loaned out or lost a few of those)

Thanks for the comments. When you say "intermittent" how often do you turn it on and off?