If I could choose one peice of technology, other than those already in my psk/edc/bob...., to bring with me it would be my kindle. I have tons of books, some technical/survivalist.. Once the battery dies, which does take a while, what could you suggest to re-charge it?

There are some duracell chargers that convert AA to usb... Or what about battery packs, solar power? Its one of those; "would be nice" items and any input would be helpful

I carry one of these: http://www.newtrent.com/store/ipad-external-battery/ipad-battery-imp100p.html. That'll charge your Kindle right up.

I have no affiliation with New Trent other than as a customer.

I keep thinking it would be cool to build a MintyBoost charger one of these days. It seems like a nice simple solution for USB devices.

A lightweight flexible Solar Power Charging solution for around $120 would consist of a Technet iE387 Lithium Battery and a Sunlinq 6.5 W Flexible Solar Panel and a 12V cigarette to USB DC-DC adapter.

a little lower tech than AFLM's (always well researched electronics recommendations)would be the Goal Zero 7w solar panel, with the Guide 10 pack, and an AC to miniUSB cord... the Guide 10 pack holds 4 AAs... can be charged with solar or miniUSB from AC, and is regular USB out....you could use rechargables like Eneloops or as a stand alone lithium pack without the charging capability...

the Guide 10 pack will take a charge from 12v via miniUSB, and the Goal Zero panel additionally has a 12v tubular out...

At the moment I like the JOOS Orange solar charger, http://solarjoos.com/products. I'm still testing it out so can't say anything definitive, but in day to day charging it works as promised. I bought it for a last ditch charger of cell phones and other USB devices, in the event I'm away from my car (primary charger) and the power is absolutely out. The JOOS is sturdy, waterproof, and holds a great amount of charging power. I like that I can set it out in the sun and then charge two cell phones with ease, or a kindle etc if that's what I had. I bought an earlier flexible solar cell and its difficult to fully recharge one phone from that thing.

98% of the time I would recharge from my car, especially if I am out and about, that's easier. But the JOOS has held up well for a month or two and performed as promised.

there is another thread on here about portable chargers for cell phones. Unless its a dedicated pack like a morphie for iPhone, they all work fine. I charge my Gtab off a portable pack all the time.

I love the altoid tin thing, but I'm not as handy with the solder iron as I wish I were.

iPulse and Technet definitely looks like it has more juice, and sturdier, than the duracell packs I see locally. Can you two tell me how long it takes to recharge their internal battery? My only complaint is neither comes with an ac charger.. But that is true for alot of devices nowadays.

I like that the sunlinq and goal zero have (what I assume is) a car battery charger/adapter. The joos is also nice and surprisingly still just as compact as the "foldaway" models.

I bought my Goal Zero 7w panel first and later added the Guide 10 pack... IIRC the Guide 10 pack did not come with a 12v cigarette to mini USB cable, but I could be wrong... both my cell phone and Garmin had one, so was not an issue

Izzy... if you can get your hands on a Guide10 pack to look at, I think you'll like its construction...YMMV