Power Banks etc

Foxster

Foxster

Section Hiker
Lempo said:
Then there's a really bad and long video review.

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That really is a bad review. I skimmed it and most of it seems to be about the colour of the LED. Nothing about the comparative weight, durability, waterproofness, real charge...
 
Padstowe

Padstowe

Thru Hiker
I think he's had a few of them martinis (you'd think he could at least throw in a bit of olive brine or something to make them dirty, no class, couldn't watch it all)
 
F

flyfifer

Trail Blazer
I was looking at Anker 10000 Slim and found this codicil in the description :-
Not compatible with devices with an input below 50mA (e.g. some Bluetooth headsets and GPS devices).
 
Odd Man

Odd Man

Thru Hiker
Padstowe said:
I think he's had a few of them martinis (you'd think he could at least throw in a bit of olive brine or something to make them dirty, no class, couldn't watch it all)
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Incidentally, the led was the colour of Bombay gin bottle, not white.
 
Arne L.

Arne L.

Thru Hiker
So I was wondering about cable management.

(being locked down makes you overthink things...)

I’m fairly sure I have too many cables and I’d love to make my setup slightly more efficient.

Right now this is my setup:

10000 mah powerbank: usb-c (supports charge trough)
usb-c wallplug (anker nano)
regular 2x usb-a wallplug (anker mini)

2x micro usb cables (anker: for inreach mini and camera)
lightning cable (anker: for iphone)
usb-c cable (apple: for powerbank)
garmin cable (garmin: for watch)

I’m fairly happy with the wallplug setup. Combined weight is 75 grams and I can charge 4 things more or less in one (albeit with different speeds and two outlets) go due to the charge trough of the powerbank.

The problem is the cables. All of them combined weigh almost 100 grams which, in a utopian treklite world, is fairly heavy. I’ve thought about adapters. I’ve thought about multi-charge cables where you have one usb-a input and a micro-usb, usb-c and lightning output.

If you dive into Amazon it’s a very deep one. I’ve used Anker cables for years and now I can trust them.

So if anyone has ideas or suggestions how I can lessen the cable clutter... I’m very happy to listen.

Also very interested in how other people organize their cable management.

Last but not l least: a suggestion on a short (30 cm) usb-c to usb-c cable that supports fast charge.

Thanks!
 
dovidola

dovidola

Thru Hiker
My CMS (Cable Management System) - total weight 6g, and connects between USB Mains Plug, iPhone, Powerbank (whichever of my three I'm taking), and headtorch. Length of cable (excluding metal bits) is 13cm. Won't suit everyone, but hardly the heaviest arrangement out there.

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jack4allfriends

jack4allfriends

Summit Camper
Arne L. said:
All of them combined weigh almost 100 grams
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:jawdrop:

Definitely need some help. Decide on 3 cables max - what is most important to you & for the rest bring adapters. Each cable max 15cm 6-9 grams. Personally I use 2 cables: micro usb 2 usb & short lightning cable 16g total, because of passthrough charging.

Matt in the description of the vid below has some suggestions.

 
craige

craige

Thru Hiker
If anyone knows of a short/light garmin cable option I'd be very grateful. I generally have 2 cables, a fairly short micro usb with a usbc sleeve and a Garmin cable that weighs twice what the other one does and is stupidly long.
 
Teepee

Teepee

Thru Hiker
USB cables are a minefield, it's hard to get decent ones. IME, cost isn't requisite to performance and 2 identical cables can perform completely differently.
What I will say is a cables weight comes secondary to whether it will charge or not. A cheap 10g short cable that has an intermittent connection can waste an enormous proportion of weight from the power bank as the charge circuitry continuously restarts, and its false weight economy if you cart round a useless power bank.
I have a lot of power banks and have realised that I need to match each bank to its optimum cable with a little USB charge analyzer. It's also helps to use longer cables as they have more give and dont seem to stress the connections as much when they are wobbling about in pockets.
Unfortunately, my best and most reliable cables are the heaviest ; textile wrapped Syncwire.
 
EM-Chiseller

EM-Chiseller

Thru Hiker
Reply, I sucked up the 194g? With the Anker PD 10k as it is running the bigger, juicier 21700 cells inside.
The trickle charge mode was the real deal breaker.
Prices jump up and down.. Mine was 19.99, currently at 29.99so worth watching.
 
Charlie83

Charlie83

Thru Hiker
craige said:
If anyone knows of a short/light garmin cable option I'd be very grateful. I generally have 2 cables, a fairly short micro usb with a usbc sleeve and a Garmin cable that weighs twice what the other one does and is stupidly long.
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Same here, I used to get away with taking 1 cable with both ends, type C, and a little adapter tied to it for the older connection (I can't actually remember why I need that connector now, might be head torch)

But because of the Fenix I need the charger cable for that, I got the shortest I could find which is reasonablyshort, but if someone could invent just an adapter to fit on a type C it would be just dandy
 
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