We got the information from other trekkers that they could charge their banks mostly the entire way in the tea houses. Ghunsa, Olangchun Gola, and Lingham/Hongon were 100% fine. Yangla Kharka was a challenge due to cloud and the Guest House had limited power supply from their solar. Makalu was also a challenge as it was busy. Makalu BC was the only part of the trip we had to be conservative with power from a single 10,000 mAh bank.
They had small solar panels but didn’t use them much. When they really needed the solar panels to work, it was too cloudy. (April thru August). Other trekkers however had no issues with the same panels in Sep-Dec.
Recommendation was given that two Nitecore 10,000mAh would be a good solution and if possible to keep them fully charged whenever possible.
Electronics Peter
| item | weight_gram | active | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPhone | 230 | ||
| Petzl Bindi Headlight | 35 | ||
| USB-C Charger | 40 | With USB-A and USB-C, should support fast charging | |
| Garmin inReach Mini 2 | 100 | ||
| Suunto GPS Watch | 80 | ||
| Nitecore NB10000 | 151 | Powerbank | |
| Powerbank 20000 | 0 | ||
| Cables | 0 | USB-C, USB-A to USB-C, Suunto Watch, Micro USB for Petzl Bindi and Kindle | |
| Travel Adapter | 0 | with USB-C | |
| Solar Panel | 500 | no | |
| Amazon Kindle | 0 | ||
| Headphones | 0 | ||
| USB-C Memory Stick | 0 | Backup for Images |
Electronics Steffi
| item | weight_gram | active | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPhone | 230 | ||
| Petzl Actic Core 626 | 88 | works with USB-C akku pack and AAA batteries | |
| USB-C Charger | 40 | With USB-A and USB-C, should support fast charging | |
| Suunto GPS Watch | 80 | ||
| Powerbank 20000 | 0 | ||
| Cables | 0 | USB-C, USB-A to USB-C, Suunto Watch, Micro USB for Kindle | |
| Travel Adapter | 0 | with USB-C | |
| Amazon Kindle | 0 | ||
| Headphones | 0 |