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   Mx Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 06:06:37 JST Mx Jay Baker

   Can anyone recommend a reliable solar powered charging pack that I could get at good value - I'm talking a few hundred, rather than a few thousand (GBP)! - ideally bundled with the solar panel. Thanks! #OffGrid #SolarPower #SolarpunkSunday #AskFedi #DuckDuckFedi

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     Mx Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 17:10:37 JST Mx Jay Baker

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     • JM Horner 🤠

     @jmhorner Mostly USB phones, fans, and such, though ideally routers and fridges but I realise that's unrealistic for my budget!

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     JM Horner 🤠 (jmhorner@eattherich.club)'s status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 17:10:39 JST JM Horner 🤠

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     @MediaActivist How much are you wanting to power (like what kinds of devices) with this charging pack?

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     Mx Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 20:46:59 JST Mx Jay Baker

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     • JM Horner 🤠

     @jmhorner That's incredibly helpful, thank you so much! I think that will be a great starting point for now and can get it on installments from a seller on eBay. We have a southwest facing balcony we can hopefully take advantage of too. I'll definitely keep you posted! Thanks again!

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     JM Horner 🤠 (jmhorner@eattherich.club)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jul-2026 20:47:00 JST JM Horner 🤠

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     @MediaActivist On a side note... if you do end up getting a power station of any kind, I hope you'll come back and share your experience with it. I think newer LiFePO4 batteries, well designed BMS modules, and integrated charge controllers/inverters in an all-in-one package are really making off-grid activity more accessible to many people. However, I think they can still be semi-complicated beasts... so having real evaluations of how they work in practice (without likes and subscribes) is very helpful. :blobcatthumbsup:

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     Mx Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jul-2026 17:26:47 JST Mx Jay Baker

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     • Oblomov

     @oblomov Looks great, thank you!

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     Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jul-2026 17:26:49 JST Oblomov

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     @MediaActivist what capacity? During an emergency a couple years ago I got this

     https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B0BVZ9LWDY

     and it has served me well