I stumbled on this solar charger kickstarter campaign today, and thought it was pretty cool. I know for my thruhike in 2014 I will bring my phone with me (going to try to keep a trailjournal on it) and I have been looking for solar chargers. this one actually seems pretty neat. it started out as a solar powered emergency light, and I guess through user feedback they are coming out with the wakawaka power which is a solar charger with those same lights on it. Its an added luxury item, and I know not everyone wants to bring technology, but for those who do I think this one seems like a great option. the specs down the bottom say it weighs about 200 grams (7 ounces) so its not too bad for what it adds to my hike. An added bonus is for every one you preorder through the kickstarter campain, they will donate another to Haiti. they have already reached their goal so you will definitely receive one some time in May. doesn't work so much for the nobo march/april starters, but for me and some sobo hikers it should be out in time. also if they hit $250,000 it will come with a waterproof pouch, but there is a picture of it with water drops on it so I'm not sure how waterproof it actually is. I'll probably pack it in a sandwich baggy just to be safe. Anywho, its $59 for the next 11 days, which is $20 less than what they will retail for on actual release. just thought I'd throw it out there. lemme know what you think!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...tatio?ref=live