When you’re backpacking, you need to carry only the necessities — but since you’ll be trekking out into nature, far from all of the comforts of home, you need to make sure you’re carrying items that ...

Solar panels have become a popular way to charge devices on the go, whether hiking, mountain biking, or just spending time outdoors. But depending on the region you’re in, relying solely on the sun ...

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If you're looking for a compact, portable solar panel that you can take with you hiking or camping — or that will come in handy if the power goes out — Walmart has one on sale that could be the ...

Summer is here, and with it comes glorious sunshine. As well as keeping your vitamin D levels topped up, the sun can be a free source of off-grid power for your gadgets. If the thought of your ...

The Voltaic Converter solar charger backpack takes a solid swipe at off-grid charging of your portable devices while you are on the go. There are no qualms about it – we live in a world where mobile ...

Anyone who's on the road a lot for work, school, or pleasure knows it can be a challenge keeping your gadgets charged up and ready to use away from an outlet. If your travels take you outdoors a lot, ...

There’s no better charger than the sun—at least if you’re trekking in the middle of Montana and the next wall outlet is 30 miles away. The following solar chargers are portable, durable, and should ...

The best portable solar chargers give you the freedom to take your electronic devices into the great outdoors without fear of dead batteries. Solar panel technology has improved, but there are still ...

If you’re away from an outlet all day for school or spend a lot of time outdoors camping or hiking, you know how hard it can be to keep your smartphones and tablets charged up and working. A new ...

Fledgling social enterprise Rethaka sells backpacks for school kids that do a few things at once: Made from recycled plastic bags, they first of all address the plague of waste from that material. And ...