You have to love these guys - I have a powergorilla - with the extra solargorilla for a sunny day (!) - and i can't fault it. It keeps me watching movies for hours on a plane while powering my laptop, while recharging my iPhone.

So their next product is:

startmonkey
Dead car battery? We've got the power...

Introducing the startmonkey - the world's smallest "jump start" system for car batteries.

In 2009, the RAC were called out a whopping 177,916 times to jumpstart cars! A flat battery was the number 1 reason they were called out for breakdown assistance during last year.
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I have earlier written about my Solargorilla/Powergorilla - and I have tried charging the Powergorilla from the Solargorilla solar panel

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Yesterday was overcast - and I could not get the charging going at all.

But today was very sunny, and the Powergorilla started charging as soon as I connected it (as you can see I hung it up outside using the supplied velcro strap. After a couple of hours the Powergorilla was fully charged (it was showing 3/4 charge when I started) - so quite good.
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Wow - my Solargorilla can charge normal 12V batteries with tis handy cable :

I want one!

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I got the combination powergorilla and Solargorilla for my birthday - as a result of trying to charge way too many things when we went camping in Switzerland this year, and I managed to both deplete it fully during a scout event this weekend, and then charge it again.

But back to basics :

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The device on the left is the Powergorilla - basically a big battery with 3 connectors

- USB out for charging devices such as the iPhone
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As readers of this blog will know we bought a Outwell Indian Lake tent before the summer holidays.

We have now been to 3 Explorer camps with this tent - one of those for 7 days in Switzerland, and in very different conditions, from very hot sunshine to very, very heavy rain, and the tent (and we) have survived, so it is about time to write about the tent end our experiences.

First of all this is a unusual tent - and you will get to know people if you have one, as there are lots of curious stares and comments :

(Btw. Click on any image to see a larger version)
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