{"id":13082,"date":"2013-11-08T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T15:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/?p=13082"},"modified":"2022-07-31T16:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T23:16:34","slug":"goalzero-guide10adventurekit-nomad7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/goalzero-guide10adventurekit-nomad7\/","title":{"rendered":"GoalZero Guide 10 Adventure Kit Review: Keeping Your Electronic Devices Going During an Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like it or not, electronic devices have become a part of everyday life; and while I love to get away from the trappings of modern-day society, I have to admit, I often take at least one electronic device into the backcountry. In my opinion, some of these devices can be valuable survival tools and shouldn\u2019t be overlooked when hiking in the backcountry, or when preparing for an emergency.<\/p>\n

But what happens to those devices when they run low on power? If you\u2019re in the backcountry, or if you\u2019re faced with some sort of disaster where the electric grid has gone down, do you have a way to keep your electronic devices going?<\/p>\n

Enter the GoalZero Guide 10 Adventure Kit
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Goal Zero Guide 10 Adventure Kit<\/a>\"\" is a small portable solar panel kit that can keep just about any USB powered device going indefinitely, without ever having to rely on the power grid.<\/p>\n

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How it works:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Adventure Kit comes with the GoalZero Nomad 7, a small folding two panel solar charger, which can be used in combination with the Goal Zero Guide 10 battery pack. The Panel can be used to directly power a USB powered device, or to charge the Guide 10 power pack.<\/p>\n

In testing, I found the Nomad panel could fully charge the Guide 10 battery pack – which has 4 AA Batteries – in about 4 – 6 hours. The rate at which it charged depends on how much direct sunlight the panels receive. Once the batteries in the charger were full, I was able to then use the power pack to charge my iPhone in about 3 hours.<\/p>\n

I was able to charge the iPhone directly from the panel, but because of the circuitry in the iPhone this was actually a bit of a challenge. Whenever it got cloudy, the iPhone would stop charging and I then had to unplug, and then replug the USB cord to get it going again. This problem is specific to the iPhone and something that I\u2019ve found with just about every panel I\u2019ve ever tried it with.<\/p>\n

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