Originally Posted by ScottC

I've been through a LOT of solar chargers, and almost none of them were worth their money. The panel on that Freeloader Pico is rated for 75mA (which is its maximum power - that means that on a cloudy day, you'll need about 40 hours of sunlight to get the measly 800mAh battery pack to 100%.

Also, an 800mAh pack is dismal - when you consider the iPhone battery pack, or most of them in an Android device at around 1800mAh.

If you don't want to go the bag route, get one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP5...534480&sr=8-10

At 5000mAh, it'll get you 2-3 full charges of your device. If you want REAL solar power, check out Goal Zero:

http://www.goalzero.com/small-guide.html