phone chargers for the back country.

[biggfish]

I use a Rayovac charger that uses 4 AA batteries. I have extra batteries anyway for my flashlight and GPS so if I need to charge a phone I can. If I drain it and need to charge  again pop in more batteries.

[lamrith]

I use a Rayovac charger that uses 4 AA batteries. I have extra batteries anyway for my flashlight and GPS so if I need to charge a phone I can. If I drain it and need to charge  again pop in more batteries.

That combined with solar charger and some rechargeable AA could give quite a bit of flexibility and backup for long trips and not add much weight.

[poopooheaddad]

I have been looking at these, ?
http://biolitestove.com/

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Just got the goal zero.  Probably only carry the batteries but for a longer trip I could charge the go pro lots of times.  Or any camera battery as well.

[Naches Sportsman]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Smossy girl, I have service pretty much everywhere in the wilderness except in the major creek drainage. The creek crossing may or may not be difficult (we will see how much snow we get in march and april) so I am kind of holding off on the spot.  I plan on walking west to the pct and then down the pct to the nearest highway if the creek is too high/fast.

[jackelope]

What kind of phone?

There's about a metric ton of the battery pack USB chargers here you can choose from that are compact, inexpensive and seem like they'd do the job at least for a charge or 2.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?id=pcat17071&st=external+battery+charger

I can't see you needing much unless you're going to be calling and texting people all the time. Put your phone in airplane mode and use it to take some pictures. Take it out of airplane mode if you need to, or when it's time to make your phone call.

[stryker]

When away, we carry along one of these and a pack of fresh AA. I keep one in the truck and one in the camping gear.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rayovac-7-Hour-Power-Pack-PS73-4BT6/204765391

[jstone]

I was thinking of the solar one? Anyone use one?

[Karl Blanchard]

Its four days man, just turn your phone off until you need to make a call.  If you plan on hitting the pct you should be able to cover more than 13 miles a day,  unless that's all your wanting to do in a day.

[Becky]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Smossy girl, I have service pretty much everywhere in the wilderness except in the major creek drainage. The creek crossing may or may not be difficult (we will see how much snow we get in march and april) so I am kind of holding off on the spot.  I plan on walking west to the pct and then down the pct to the nearest highway if the creek is too high/fast.

Oh that's good then, I'm just more of a "better safe than sorry" type.

[jackelope]

Its four days man, just turn your phone off until you need to make a call.  If you plan on hitting the pct you should be able to cover more than 13 miles a day,  unless that's all your wanting to do in a day.

 

[Miles]

My favorite part of being in the backcountry is shutting the phone off. 

[2labs]

Four days in the"wilderness" my cheap Wal-Mart phone lasts 5-6 days no prob. How did we, pops, and grandpops ever manage without cell service?

[lokidog]

Look at Hackery from Amazon.