Portable phone charger/power packs
Discussion
For some unknown reason, this weekend will find me (and my wife) as part of a team of 4, undertaking a silly, charity challenge.
We will be walking 62 miles, non-stop, over a period of 24 - 30 hours.
I want to track the walk on my phone, but with MapMyWalk I know the batter will last for maybe a third of the time required, so I want a powerpack.
I already have one, which will give me another third or thereabouts, so I don't need a huge, Gorilla thing.
Just tried a few searches, looked at Which, but nothing has leapt at me. Before I just buy the first one my eye lands on, has anyone any particular recommendations?
Cheers!
We will be walking 62 miles, non-stop, over a period of 24 - 30 hours.
I want to track the walk on my phone, but with MapMyWalk I know the batter will last for maybe a third of the time required, so I want a powerpack.
I already have one, which will give me another third or thereabouts, so I don't need a huge, Gorilla thing.
Just tried a few searches, looked at Which, but nothing has leapt at me. Before I just buy the first one my eye lands on, has anyone any particular recommendations?
Cheers!
randlemarcus said:
Cheers.Just clicked on; before I buy, do you know anything about the 'newer model' it suggests?
This one; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Ultra-High-Capacity-...
T40ORA said:
Cheers.
Just clicked on; before I buy, do you know anything about the 'newer model' it suggests?
This one; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Ultra-High-Capacity-...
Might as well Just clicked on; before I buy, do you know anything about the 'newer model' it suggests?
This one; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Ultra-High-Capacity-...
That was the first Anker I saw, and they are good kit. I have an old 12000 one that has been faultless.Arrived yesterday. Unboxed and charged now. Lovely, solid piece of kit. I'll try it out later on my phone and iPod.
A bit bigger than I had envisaged so I'll have to work out how to use it to charge whilst I'm walking and using MapMyWalk, but that will probably be solved with a longer cable and a bum-bag.
Second request for advice just about to be posted - free/cheap Android SatNav app.
A bit bigger than I had envisaged so I'll have to work out how to use it to charge whilst I'm walking and using MapMyWalk, but that will probably be solved with a longer cable and a bum-bag.
Second request for advice just about to be posted - free/cheap Android SatNav app.
Yep; I'll be there!
We start at 0800. I've done the event before a few years ago, but this year I aiming to get the team round relatively gently in 15 to 17 hours. The 0800 start time will mean a few hours of running in darkness, but its a pretty straightforward route.
The weather forecast for Fri is a little interesting, but it looks like Sat will be mostly dry.
Good luck and remember the most important thing is getting the whole team round in relatively good humour!
We start at 0800. I've done the event before a few years ago, but this year I aiming to get the team round relatively gently in 15 to 17 hours. The 0800 start time will mean a few hours of running in darkness, but its a pretty straightforward route.
The weather forecast for Fri is a little interesting, but it looks like Sat will be mostly dry.
Good luck and remember the most important thing is getting the whole team round in relatively good humour!
V8_GWA said:
Yep; I'll be there!
We start at 0800. I've done the event before a few years ago, but this year I aiming to get the team round relatively gently in 15 to 17 hours. The 0800 start time will mean a few hours of running in darkness, but its a pretty straightforward route.
The weather forecast for Fri is a little interesting, but it looks like Sat will be mostly dry.
Good luck and remember the most important thing is getting the whole team round in relatively good humour!
Faaaaaark! 15 - 17 hours?We start at 0800. I've done the event before a few years ago, but this year I aiming to get the team round relatively gently in 15 to 17 hours. The 0800 start time will mean a few hours of running in darkness, but its a pretty straightforward route.
The weather forecast for Fri is a little interesting, but it looks like Sat will be mostly dry.
Good luck and remember the most important thing is getting the whole team round in relatively good humour!
Faaaaaark!
We'll be lucky to see 24 hours. Show-off!
To be honest, I think it takes more balls to walk than run! 30 hours is a long time to be on your feet. The fastest Gurkha teams do it in sub 10 hours!
I've done quite a few ultras, mountain and coastal path marathons; Trailwalker is a brilliant event, very well organised by the Queen's Gurkha Signals and there is a fantastic atmosphere. If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift!
Best of luck and let me with how you get on when you've finished.
I've done quite a few ultras, mountain and coastal path marathons; Trailwalker is a brilliant event, very well organised by the Queen's Gurkha Signals and there is a fantastic atmosphere. If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift!
Best of luck and let me with how you get on when you've finished.
V8_GWA said:
To be honest, I think it takes more balls to walk than run! 30 hours is a long time to be on your feet. The fastest Gurkha teams do it in sub 10 hours!
I've done quite a few ultras, mountain and coastal path marathons; Trailwalker is a brilliant event, very well organised by the Queen's Gurkha Signals and there is a fantastic atmosphere. If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift!
Best of luck and let me with how you get on when you've finished.
And to you Sir. Yeah, plenty of the G-men about, and what a great year to participate - 200th Anniversary. I've done quite a few ultras, mountain and coastal path marathons; Trailwalker is a brilliant event, very well organised by the Queen's Gurkha Signals and there is a fantastic atmosphere. If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift!
Best of luck and let me with how you get on when you've finished.
TBH I'm both excited - and cacking myself! The latter only due to feet problems. They're knackered, I'm getting ankle boot-bite, and they blister easily (all precautions taken/being taken, and sock changes planned), so maybe walking 24 plus hours is not the best plan, Batman! But we will finish and cherish the experience. When I'm able to walk again
Enjoy your run Sir.
V8_GWA said:
If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift! .
prand said:
V8_GWA said:
If its the same as the last few years, there will be a group of soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas clapping you on for the last few 100m before each checkpoint, which is a brilliant lift! .
Excellent news!
One of our team had a bit of a hip flexor issue from the 50 km point; thankfully he could still walk at a very strong pace, but couldn't run. We managed to get everyone round in just over 17 hours. Once he's healed, we can go back for a sub-15 next year!
It's all worth it for the curry and beer at the finish!
One of our team had a bit of a hip flexor issue from the 50 km point; thankfully he could still walk at a very strong pace, but couldn't run. We managed to get everyone round in just over 17 hours. Once he's healed, we can go back for a sub-15 next year!
It's all worth it for the curry and beer at the finish!
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