Going camping. How to charge my ego batteries?

[JasonK94Z]

With all the bad talk about car chargers exploding batteries, what am I to do? I have a good plug in charger with dual USB ports from belkin. Will this be safe? I also have a 115 volt ac outlet in my truck, but I'd have toward the ignition turned on for it to work.

 

[randomhousegir]

A good inverter will solve your problem. I personally have a solar battery set from goalzero but only because my mother in law got me it for camping lights and what not. Thise retail pretty high BUT I love that battery!

But I digress. Just find a good powrr inverter and use it through the cigarette lighter (if you have one that says power source use that instead as you can blow a fuse through the cigarette one if the draw is too much) and vape away! Camping is so much better with vaping :thumbup:

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[Ken_A]

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[pufZeppelin]

I think the issue is that when people leave any said device
in a car UN-attended and Charging (car off-hot)

sorta along the lines of leaving a dog in a car

if you have good equipment and have car running (attended and cool)
I don't think you would have a problem IMO
no expert, but it is how I go about it... YMMV

I vape with a passthru USB while driving and also allow to charge
it all gets unplugged when I'm not in/using vehicle

Also, if I left a BATT in vehicle while I was gone (if hot) I give it time to cool down , or what I mean
don't plug in an excessive hot Battery

 

[zoiDman]

With all the bad talk about car chargers exploding batteries, what am I to do? I have a good plug in charger with dual USB ports from belkin. Will this be safe? I also have a 115 volt ac outlet in my truck, but I'd have toward the ignition turned on for it to work.

I think if you have a Good USB Cigarette plug in you should be Fine.

Are you going to have the Truck with you at all times?

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Ditto on the power inverter, which it sounds like you may already have. If you have a 110v AC outlet in your truck, then the factory installed a power inverter for you and you may not need a second one. But you know... backups for backups and what not.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

http://bensoutlet.com/products/power-up-7200mah-solar-powerbank

 

[Taltos]

I'm not sure but I think you are going about this camping thing wrong There are lots of plugs when I camp! Hit the gennie button and plug in 13 things

 

[JasonK94Z]

I think if you have a Good USB Cigarette plug in you should be Fine.

Are you going to have the Truck with you at all times?

The truck will be parked next to my tent. I will be gone during the day riding my dirtbike in the woods. I planned on charging my ego batt while I was at camp using my backup at the end of the day. I would not leave it plugged in while I was sleeping. just 2 or three hrs in the truck while drinking cold beer with friends around the campfire.

 

[zoiDman]

If you Truck is going to be at your Camp Site, you should be in Good Shape.

I do Camping sometimes where we Leave the Truck at the End of the Road and then Hike up to the Camp Site. For that, I got a 9,800mAh External Batteries that has 5v USB Output.

Works Great for Charging eGo's, Cell Phone or GPS.

 

[crxess]

FT also sells a nice Solar Charger 5000 watt. Nice unit for the price.
Maybe in time for next summer - lol

https://www.fasttech.com/product/1354305

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

If you Truck is going to be at your Camp Site, you should be in Good Shape.

I do Camping sometimes where we Leave the Truck at the End of the Road and then Hike up to the Camp Site. For that, I got a 9,800mAh External Batteries that has 5v USB Output.

Works Great for Charging eGo's, Cell Phone or GPS.

If you have a bunch of 18650's you could go this route

5V 2 5A Mobile Portable USB Battery Charger Power Supply 18650 Box for Phone MP3 | eBay

 

[edgie13]

If you Truck is going to be at your Camp Site, you should be in Good Shape.

I do Camping sometimes where we Leave the Truck at the End of the Road and then Hike up to the Camp Site. For that, I got a 9,800mAh External Batteries that has 5v USB Output.



Works Great for Charging eGo's, Cell Phone or GPS.

I have something similar, but only 3700mah. I've never needed to use it.

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[zoiDman]

I have something similar, but only 3700mah. I've never needed to use it.

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It's nice to have though.

Like when the Battery is Dead in the Truck, and you on your Last Cell Phone Batter Bar.

BTW - I've been There - Do That. It aint Fun.

 

[edgie13]

It's nice to have though.

Like when the Battery is Dead in the Truck, and you on your Last Cell Phone Batter Bar.

BTW - I've been There - Do That. It aint Fun.

Definitely important to have. "Be prepared". I was a Boy Scout.