Matt Adores... A Fully Charged Phone Battery!

Matt Adores... A Fully Charged Phone Battery!

Whenever I'm out and about, I often find a comfortable clean campsite to stay at.

I like to spend time preparing my own fire, cooking my own food, and enjoying a night away from the city with just myself, my tent and a warm sleeping bag.

I like to read and keep up with friends and family on social media when I'm away. Its a simple and effective way for them know where I am, and that I've found a comfortable spot to sleep.

However, I found that as I'm turning in for the night and want to wish my family goodnight, my phone can be very low on battery. This is especially true if I've been taking lots of photos during the day.

Thankfully, even though I'm away from mains electricity I can charge my phone and get a message posted to facebook and twitter because I have a portable battery pack.

It acts in the same way as my mobile phone battery. It gets charged up before I leave on a journey and it helps keeps my phone battery charged while I'm away.

Portable batteries have different features. The biggest difference is how much power they can hold. This is measured in mAh. milliAmphours are a measure of battery capacity. They greater the number of mAh, the more electricity you can charge your phone with.

Most battery packs charge from the wall socket, just like a mobile phone. Some also have a built-in solar cell so that they can recharge using sunlight. A solar battery pack will take longer to fill their batteries using sunlight instead of the wall socket. However, if they're left in a sunny spot you should always have enough power to keep your phone topped up.