Nothing can be more irritating than having a phone going to have a drained-out battery when you have an important call to make. In fact, this can be a hassle for many folks, including business folks as they rely on iphones and PDA’s to stay plugged in. How would the idea of charging all the batteries of your electrical components with the help of some solar system roll in your minds? This may seem to be quite impossible for you but as a matter of fact, this has become quite possible due to the recent advancements. USB solar chargers have been developed to change that. Now there is no need to worry about charging the batteries of your electrical items because you have USB solar chargers to help.

The best part of these USB solar chargers is that they are very portable. If you are going to have some picnic or any other scouting or camping then these solar chargers are best for you. Moreover, there are many cheap chargers available in the market and you have plenty of choices to make.

Here are few solar chargers mentioned which can be of great help if you are planning to buy a solar charger soon.

1. Sun drive – This is indeed a great USB solar charger launched by ZyRUS. This charger really sent a rave around the world. This was specially targeted for those who want to charge their MP3 players, mobiles or IPods.  Moreover, the price is also very low. One charge by it would provide you to give 100 minutes of talk time. The site is in Japanese, but when you arrive, just click on the top link to convert to English…then look under Products for “Sun Drive”.
   
2. Kodak Solar Charger KS100-C+2 – This is a revolutionary product from Kodak. This is a fantastic charger which can fulfill all of your needs of charging Ipods, mobiles and MP3 players. It can be charged easily with the help of computer. This charger is bit expensive as compared to the above two chargers.
3. Solar Hybrid Chargers Available in many vivacious colors and shapes, these chargers are very robust and they are extremely portable. You can charge them with the help of sunlight and this makes your job much easier. This is the reason that many people love to keep these chargers while getting out from homes.
4. Kinesis K3 – Another fantastic addition in the league of solar chargers. This charger can be helpful in charging many devices such as mobiles, PDA’s, cameras and MP3 players. These chargers are also very portable and light-weight.
5. SolarMonkey – Numerous features, it can be charged with the help of sunlight as well as any other incandescent light. This is also very portable and you can keep it in your luggage bags.
6. Thanko – Cost effective and very cheap solar charger…can easily charge your cameras and mobiles.  This site is in Japanese and I don’t believe it’s translated to English.
   
7. Do It Yourself Solar Charger – If you want to make your own solar charger then it is also possible because there are many recommended guides available on internet. So start following any good guide and make your own portable solar charger to help you out.

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The use of solar panels and the cost savings they produce continues to impact our everyday lives…

Woohoo, Go Ohio!

My family and I love to go camping.  Personally, I’ve been camping since I was around 5 years old.  I remember camping in all sorts of places and in various forms, tents, campers, travel trailers, etc…  But, the big difference was that back then, we didn’t have easy access to DIY solar power.  Definitely, not like we do today…

On a recent camping trip, we simply placed one of our homemade solar panels on the roof of the tent, along with the batteries and inverter (in an icechest behind the tent) and voila, instant power.

With this little setup, we were able to power the

• Laptop
• Camera battery charger
• Small portable stereo
• lights
• shaver

Now, I know sometimes you want to just get away from life and all it’s snares (hence going without electricity).  Believe me, I get this way too and still love to go backpacking (ahem, when theirs time).  But sometimes, you just want a quick getaway and want to bring the “conveniences” of home or have kids, which require their own devices

I look forward to posting more pictures from some of our future outings…

Until then, Go Green and build your own solar panels!