Citicr 10,000 mAh Solar Power Bank with Flashlights

A dead phone on a trail is a small problem right up until it is a large one. No map, no photos, no way to call anybody. A wall charger is no use three days from the nearest socket. This is a 10,000 mAh pack that you fill up before you leave and then top up with sunlight while it hangs off the outside of your bag.

USB-C handles both input and output, so the same cable that charges your phone charges the pack, and there is no scrabbling for a legacy cable in the bottom of a dry bag. Two LED flashlights are built into the body, which sounds like a gimmick until the first time you need to find a tent zip at two in the morning. The housing is waterproof and dust-proof, so rain on an exposed ridge or grit on a beach does not matter.

A climbing buckle clips it to a pack strap, where the solar panel actually catches light instead of sitting in a pocket doing nothing. There is a compass on the body as well. Treat the solar side as a top-up rather than your main charging method: it is there to stretch what you already have, not to replace a plug. Comes in black or orange, and orange is easier to find when you put it down in long grass.

• 10,000 mAh capacity keeps a phone alive across a long weekend away from power.
• USB-C in and out means one cable does the pack and the phone both.
• Solar panel tops the battery back up in daylight while it is clipped to your pack.
• Two built-in LED flashlights save you digging out a separate torch after dark.
• Waterproof and dust-proof body handles rain, spray and sand without fuss.
• Compass and climbing buckle clip it on and give you a bearing without another gadget.