From keeping your phone charged to powering your whole home, here are my top picks for power stations and solar generators ...

It only takes one dead phone battery to make you realize the importance of a power bank ... I used this experience to inform several larger tests over the last several years, including my test of the ...

Jason sent me his solar ipod charger ... s hold up to the old power input standard. He put a 7805 regulator on a 6v 100ma flexible panel that he mounted on his backpack. I’ve seen this sort ...

With a rugged design, a travel-friendly size and a built-in battery, the BioLite SolarPanel10+ is perfect for hiking trips ... so you can get maximum solar power. Do that and the BioLite ...

If you want to store energy from your solar panels to use ... even credit unions. It's best to use a certified solar installer or electrician to install your solar batteries and connect them ...

Below, I've rounded up what I consider the best power stations ... this is the heaviest battery in the group (yet another reason it's not something you'd wear backpacking). But a pound or two ...

From charging a laptop to running a welder, here are some of the best portable power stations you can run with the sun.