Goal Zero Venture 30 Solar Recharging Kit: Built-in Micro USB Tip Tangle-free charging for phones and tablets. Certified cables for efficient charging Solar Ready Built-in Charging Tip. No extra cables to lose. Charge up in 4 hours from USB, in 9 hours of full sun from the Nomad 7 Waterproof in Use Dunk it, spray it, use it in the rain. Power that handles whatever Mother Nature can throw at you. No rubber plugs needed 30 Wh, 7,800mAh Power Pack Power phones (2-3x), tablets (1x) and more. Lightweight and packable from the airport to the trail High-speed USB 4.8A across dual ports Two high-speed ports capable of dishing out the fastest charge possible, at the same time. Power two devices at once or share with a buddy. Integrated Flood Charge optimizes your charging time
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Brand | Goal Zero |
Item model number | 42020 |
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Product Id | 2121816 |
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User Reviews and Ratings | 3 (1 ratings) 3 out of 5 stars |
UPC | 847974003244 |
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This unit charges during the day then charges my IPad and IPhone at night. Planning on using at the Experimental Aircraft fly-in in Oshkosh WI this year. I use the IPad as backup navigation and traffic avoidance. The battery pack insures I will never run out of power.
I've been using the Venture 30 since June 2015 for powering multiple devices. I first used it during the 2015 Race to Alaska, a grueling 750 non-motorized race from Port Townsend WA to Ketchikan AK. Saltwater exposure and some direct spray over a couple of weeks did not affect it negatively. Since then, it has always been in my backpack to charge whatever, iPhone, GoPro, headlamp, gps. I don't use the flashlight function often but it's handy to have. It's a super reliable way to charge your stuff.
Within two days of my purchase my kit saved my butt. Maybe it was my imagination but I'd swear it charged my phone, GPS and tablet far faster than advertised. Or maybe I was just lucky. Either way, it's everything I expected and more. Compact, light, easy to use and does the job! LOVE IT!!!!
I was skeptical of the charging hype, but this thing charges my iPhone extremely quickly, faster than a regular outlet. Small, tough and durable, I'm glad it's made to be weather and water resistant. Very happy with this purchase.
I purchased the Venture 30 recharger just prior to my yearly high country trip to Yosemite. Following the almost immediate loss of power from my GF1 LUMIX I was left with only my iPhone for potential photographs (and it was about dead). I was able to keep recharging my iPhone for most of the trip with the Venture 30 recharger. I was able to capture some decent shots following a crazy rain storm out here.
I bought the Venture 30 kit in preparation for my first trip to The Boundary Waters National Park, I wanted to have enought energy backup to recharge my electronics. I am extremely pleased with the results, I kept the Venture 30 to be used during cloudy days, the solar panel was great enough to charge 2 GoPro batteries and my Delorme Explorer GPS in a sunny day. I used the Venture 30 recharge my GoPro batteries and my Canon DSLR batteries when needed. The total trip was 8 days canoeing and camping.
I used this kit to charge camera batteries, and GoPro on a remote whitewater kayak expedition in Northern Manitoba last fall. We were in a remote part of the Nelson River between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson's bay. We didn't see anyone else for 10 days and I was able to use this kit to easily power camera batteries and Gopro through out the trip. I was never short of charged batteries and shot photos most of the day, each day. Over 3000 images in total, and hours of Gopro video. We didn't need it but I would have been able to use this kit to power our team's InReach Sat phone if that had been needed, but it wasn't. Every time it was sunny I would pop the panels out and use the small clips provided to position it securely. Then just leave it. There was always enough power in the power unit. They were rugged enough I could set it up on wet ground and not worry if there was a sudden rain shower. I really wasn't sure what to expect from such a small set up when I received it but I was SO impressed by how much charge it packs. Not the cheapest system out there, but the rugged build makes it worthwhile for me.
I have charged my cell phone, gopro and portable speaker several times with the Venture 30 battery. It really does hold a lot of power supply. I am disappointed with the solar charging of the Venture 30. I have tried to recharge the Venture 30 with the Nomad 7 two times and on both occasions only seen meager results. The first time I left the unit and charger on my deck in the sun for 6 hours to find that it had only recharged 2 blue lights or 40%. The second time I had it on the back of my bike for 3 to 4 hours and it only charged 10%. After rereading the manual it states that the Nomad 7 can take up to 16 hours to fully charge the Venture 30. Perhaps a larger solar panel would be more useful as a kit.
I bought this device about three weeks ago for a trip to Panama. I wanted to love it and have been searching for durable devices for solar travel. Unfortunately, the cord that connects to the device broke the first time I used it. To give an example, if you have had a cell phone charger for a while and the small metal piece bends so that you have to hold the cord/cell phone just right to get it to work - it bent like that on the first use. I popped it back in, used it to charge a device and then when I took it out to use it again it broke completely. Love the design/feel for the device but until they get that cord fixed there's no need. I read that others have had similar problems so it doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. I'll try again once they launch a new model.
I bought this for fieldwork. Right off the bat it was super hard to pull the power cord out of the unit. There were two rubber tabs that were supposed to help grip it and they broke off. Seems like poor design/user testing. We had a total of three of these at my work and every person struggled to take the power cord out. Then the power cord just stopped working. I tried using a cord I had laying around the house and it takes forever to charge. Complete waste of money, last GZ product I ever buy