Wind-up cell phone charger

[Andrew Hewat]

Has anybody discovered a light and at least moderately efficient wind-up mobile phone charger? The few I have found reviewed elsewhere don't get a very good wrap.
Thanks

[drowning in spam]

Have you looked at this:
http://www.npowerpeg.com/

[Eli .]

Somebody needs to make a charger that takes advantage of the shock absorbers in trekking poles.

[Pete Staehling]

All that I have seen are way too heavy to be practical for any application where weight is important. I used one on my sailboat and in that application it was fine as an emergency backup. It was one of those things that is also a light and a radio.

The nPower® PEG for example weighs 11 ounces. I could carry quite a few spare cell phone batteries for less weight. An external power pack with lithium batteries would also weigh much less. These can typically run or charge phones via a USB connector.

[drowning in spam]

I recommend carrying spare batteries too, but some cell phones don't have batteries that can be replaced in the field.

[Andrew Hewat]

Yeah the npowerpeg looks like a great idea but the weight would defeat the purpose. I was thinking more along the lines of the 'sidewinder' type little wind-up generators but they get average reviews. I have tried the little solar panels but the one I tried was useless.

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