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An overcast winter day in the UK? You'll get a small dribble, basically nothing. For example, bright days in the UK? Absolutely, it works. That is an important factor to consider if you are looking at solutions for a trip, as if the weather is dull you really aren't going to be generating anything meaningful from the solar panel. At all the corners on the panel there are handy paracord loops for securing, and we found our bar pack was the ideal place to leave it for the day, but if you had a rear rack or even backpack it could be easily strapped on with mini-bungees or straps.Ī great combination that should keep you power-independent on your travels, but if the weather isn't great don't expect too much from the solar panel.

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Just connect the battery pack to the Nomad 7, zip it into the neat zipped enclosure on the back and secure the panel to your luggage to collect power. The great thing about using the battery pack was the ability to store power through the day and hook up gizmos at night, meaning there was no juggling of fragile phones or taking GPS units out of eyeline when they were being topped up. As with all battery packs, if you got into a cafe or other place where a USB socket was available, the Venture could top up from that too. We found a long day in bright but cloudy weather would likely not fill it much more than half, but around 5 hours in strong sun would see all 5 LED capacity indicators winking, and you would have the rest of the day to top up other items if need be. It even has a little light built in, although this is only really strong enough for reading or moving around the tent at night.

#GOAL ZERO NOMAD 30 FULL SIZE#

Short micro and full size USB cables are built in and rubberised for protection, and the whole battery is IPX6 rated for weatherproofing.

Coming in at 80x115mm by 24mm thick it always found a place in our kit without a problem, and with 7800mAh it had enough to comfortably fill our power-hungry smart phones around twice at a pinch. Of course you could partner the Nomad 7 with any USB based battery pack you like, but the Venture 30 is a pretty impressive ruggedised unit, with a size and capacity pretty well balanced for carrying for long distances. That is where the Venture 30 battery pack comes in. Lightweight and packable from the airport to the trail. Unfortunately in our test climate - Scotland - we haven't had a great deal of 'full sun' days to really get the amps flowing. The Venture 30 packs Power phones, tablets, cameras, and more. 7 watts in full sun was enough to charge our Huawei P10 at a decent clip - not rapid charging, but in theory a few hours should see the battery full.

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