my Camino electronics

up immediately without disturbing others. My ‘charging’ routine, therefore, was to charge my phone from the battery bank during the day, and then plug the battery bank in to recharge overnight. (I had to bring a USB extension cable in order to charge this thing in the wall, because it is heavy enough that it pulls itself out of the plug.) It was pretty rare for me to plug my phone directly into the wall to charge it, as it was my guidebook, communication device, and book for reading during downtime, so I always wanted it with me when I was ‘off trail’. I have linked the one I already owned, but this is definitely something you should comparison shop as it is pretty specific for your needs. You want the smallest one you think you can get away with (more battery capacity = heavier, there is no getting around that). This one boasts ‘3 recharges to a phone’ which was more than I needed – it would have been fine to have 1 recharge as a solo traveler. If you are travelling as a group, you may be inclined to ‘share a big one’ but keep in mind that this doesn’t really save weight, and you will find that having individual ones is more functional. Also, if you can find one that charges via a cord instead of a direct flip-out USB, you don’t need the extension cord.