Heading to the land of the Great Walleye and supercilious French for a week without phones, e-mails, faxes, whining clients, ignorant adjusters, and litigation churning defense attorneys.

The current equipment is an Ipod nano thru AA powered Altec Lansing portable speakers.

That being said, I am currently looking for a solar battery charger. the options I have found:


Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger http://www.rei.com/product/751233

Pro: Can be charged by AC at home, and then solar charged in the field. Will charge Ipods, cell phones, PDA's depending on purchase of additional adapters. Con: Will not charge batteries, only individual appliances. Requires purchase of additional adapters.

Brunton SolarPort 4.4 with Battery Charger http://www.rei.com/product/709065

Pro: I believe this will charge an Ipod nano and batteries. Con: larger, 2 piece unit, cannot carry a charge like the Solio.

Please keep in mind that I am technologically retarded. Seriously, anything electrical that's more sophisticated than a flashlight turns me into a slack-jawed mouth-breather.

Any experiences? Other recommendations?

Thanks,

M

Edited to remove objectionable political content.