Solar powered phone charger up for grabs

Whether you use your phone while riding to plot your route, take pics or call on our cycle rescue service if you break down, it’s all for nothing if it runs out of juice.

Power banks offer a back-up, but better still a solar-powered phone charger. We’ve got a phone charger to give away that offers the best of both worlds. Four fold-out solar panels capable of generating up to 1A under the direct sunlight, which is stored in a 25000mAh battery that can replenish most smartphones for 8-10 times before it needs topping up.

And for those of you who like to venture far from the beaten track, the waterproof charger features a built-in 9 LED flashlight with normal, SOS and strobe modes.

Attached to a bag for charging on the go

Win a solar panel phone charger

To be in with a chance of winning the solar-powered simply leave us a message below and we’ll pick a name next week.

The ethical choice

The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover  and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.

The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.

 

Comments

  1. Steve

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    This would be really useful for overnight bike trips into the wilds.

  2. Craig

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    Wonderful tech for an out of doors family like ours!

  3. Vikki

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    This would be great for cycling and camping trips

    • Sally Owen

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      This would be amazingly useful. I love these but am a state pensioner and they are out of my reach. I love going camping with the grandkids and they would be very intrigued by this.

    • Sian Evans

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      This would be so great for long days out!

  4. Peter

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    Bright idea

    • Julian Fargher

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      Yes, please. BRIGHT idea!

    • Olly

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      What a life saver!

  5. Pam Jibson

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    That will be brilliant for longer rides when I can be assured there will still be charge on my phone to buy a beer at the end 😊

    • Jim Woodlingfield

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      Solar power and cycling are technologies we need more of, I already have a bike do a solar charger would really help my green credentials!

  6. Iain Shanks

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    Looks cool.

    • colin mitchell

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      Fantastic idea when I’m camping with my bike

  7. Debra Cassar

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    This would be perfect for my three day trip on the Way of the Roses (Morecambe to Bridlington).

    • Alan Fletcher

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      Brilliant little device for the Southern Spain tour.

      • Christopher Brennan

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        Fantastic green technology for keeping in touch while out cycling or hiking.

  8. T R NEWCOMB

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    Great for French touring holiday this summer !!

  9. Tim Newcomb

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    Great for cycling and the motorbike trips!

    • Greg Stoner

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      Give me sunshine
      To charge my phone
      Via the solar charger
      So I can call home

    • John

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      Love the service you guys offer, especially the option to maker your travel Carbon Neutral by tree planting. Solar Phome charger looks great too

    • deadmanjones

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      Festival ready

  10. Donald Woodman

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    Would love to have this. The old phone battery is getting a bit lame!

  11. James Lumsden

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    Anything that saves electricity now is very welcome.

  12. DA

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    Nice bit of kit there.

  13. Peter L

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    I guide adventures where access to power is limited. This would provide reall brilliant contingency charging. Love it!

  14. paola

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    pick me!!!! thanks 🙂

  15. Allan

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    This would be brill for my trip to the Philippines when they have power cuts

  16. Andy Day

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    Perfect when walking long-distance paths. We could be sure of getting help in an emergency, or finding an alternative route if necessary.

  17. Dave

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    Should save a few quid a year from my energy bill

  18. Liz MacGregor

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    Hello
    We are just planning a family trip of a lifetime to Canada, exploring the Rockies. This would be so useful to help us slow coaches keep in contact with the younger hares😊.

  19. Sue Beattie

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    Great for our off-grid camping trips!

    • Clive Jones

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      Free power – just what every cyclist is looking for.

  20. Alan Timpson

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    This could be good for me to solar power recharge my electric blind battery
    which is not accessible to me (disabled)

  21. Sarah

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    I’m always forgetting to charge my phone. I need one

    • David Gray

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      Great idea for long summer days.

  22. Jill

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    This would be so useful for our cycling and camping trips.

  23. Sue Christopher

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    Another amazing idea from ETA who are always there to look out for us

  24. Doug M

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    This would be even better if I could divert some of its power to my tired old legs! Still very useful without that option.

  25. PJ

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    What a great idea 🌞

  26. Mike Raine

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    I was really pleased to discover ETA and join up with an environmentally minded provider. I use ETA for both my car and my cycle breakdown. As a bikepacker accessing some off the more remote parts of the UK, on overnight off road journeys, a charger like this would be a fantastic piece of kit to be able to use.

  27. Mr Christopher Rawlinson

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    This would be the perfect companion for any cycling trip and environmentally friendly too
    Thank you for considering me

  28. John Nichol

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    Would power my light. Light from light.

  29. Alona

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    An environmentally friendly option when camping with friends

  30. Lee Attwood

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    Great idea, mmm can it top up my e bike 😀

  31. Andrew

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    Can it heat up my soup as well?

  32. J Craven

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    Great for off grid!

  33. Jane

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    Brilliant for when we are out and about

  34. Richard Souster

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    Fantastic bit of kit, does it come with a rain cover?????

  35. Mark Popplewell

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    One for the camping trip or even the allotment. Looks like a great gadget

  36. Philip Gregg

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    Yep, put me in the hat please.

  37. Gavin

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    Want!

  38. Andrew Megginson

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    Such a great idea, if i could afford a sunny holiday it would be even better, but even a dull UK day would generate some charge on a backpack!

  39. CliveProbert

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    A Great emergency addition to travel packs.

  40. Richard

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    Will it charge by e-bike battery as well?

  41. Alastair

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    Ideal for those trips away or nearer at home

  42. Kevin

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    Just what I’m looking for??

  43. Rachael

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    Would love this for when out and about!

  44. MCS

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    This would be really useful for weekends those away

  45. Bryn Gwyndaf Jones

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    What a wonderful win!

  46. Sue B

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    Will be ideal for both cycling and walking days out and about.

  47. Rachel Kathryn Thompson

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    Such a great piece of kit.

  48. Rory

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    Love this. Got to keep fully topped up!

  49. Peter Chisnall

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    Very empowering!

  50. Steve K

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    Another really handy piece of kit – yes please!

    • Ray Gibson

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      Longer days coming which means longer rides. This would great to keep the phone topped up to ensure we make it home

    • CraigS-A

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      I’m planning a few multiday touring trips with my 12yr old this year for some adventure.
      This would be an ideal gadget for keeping phones charged. Especially when you have a kid glued to theirs taking and sending photos.

  51. Sue B

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    Will be ideal for walking trips too.

  52. david l

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    Yes please!!!!

  53. Colin

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    just bought a van to go camping in so this would be really useful 😉

  54. Paula G

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    An excellent idea for those extended cycle-camping trips.

  55. Kathy C

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    What a brilliant idea. I usually keep track of my cycle rides so would love to have one for longer adventures.

  56. Peter

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    Have you got one big enough to power my house?

  57. Doctor David Noble

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    lets see Boris find a way to tax this!

  58. Bill

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    A marvelous idea ! (I haven’t seen anything like this in the shops as yet.)
    Fingers crossed…

  59. Judith Horrocks

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    Wow that looks amazing, what a fantastic prize to win, fingers crossed!

  60. Tracey D

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    This would be a great present for my keen cyclist friend’s birthday later in April. I never know what to get him! 😬

  61. Kate Platt

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    Great idea, very versatile.

  62. Helen Ross

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    Sunshine charger please be mine so I can tell everyone how wonderful you are.

  63. Pamela

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    Fantastic prize – so useful for bike touring this summer.

  64. Mark B

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    Fabulous idea. This would be so handy

  65. Kelly smith

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    What a brilliant idea – would love one of those !

  66. SW

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    What a brilliant item 👍

  67. Torun Bala

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    Can I install it on my roof? I then can plug it through to the mains grid?
    Save on electricity?!

  68. Mags

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    What a dream prize, brilliant for walking or cycling or camping and I do all three. Hope I don’t need it for the Cycle Rescue Service, but I am a member.

  69. Lawrence Brunt

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    This would be excellent for my long summer bike rides.

    • Jennie Parsons

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      Would be really great for those long rides.

  70. james Turnbull

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    sunny scotland. it might take a while to charge 🙂

    • David Bibby

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      This would be super handy what with electricity prices how they are!

  71. Sam Russell

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    I’ve never had the displeasure of having a flat phone battery while out and about but this gadget would definitely come in handy and be a lifeline.

  72. Stu Moore

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    Brilliant idea – each little step towards sustainability helps!

  73. Brian

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    Just the thing when you are out and about!

  74. Sarah

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    I would get so much use out of this, when cycling, camping, travelling on day trips and whilst at home.

  75. Russ Taylor

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    It’s not just me that needs one, but my wife (especially!), my 6 kids, their other ½’s plus the grand kids. All those devices that need charging, especially when the entire clan go camping and there’s no electric hookup and we are wild as it can be. The withdrawal symptoms from tech addiction can be brutal in such circumstances! Please save me!

  76. David Bibby

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    This would be super handy what with electricity prices how they are!

  77. R M Hewson

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    I’m starting to catch up with new tech this would be a big step forward for an old git like me.

  78. Fiona Dowson

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    \the power of sunshine. Lovely

  79. TD

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    I am part of a search and rescue association and this would be really useful when searching and using up battery on the maps that we use on our phones.

  80. Faisal Choudhury

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    Hope i win. Fingers crossed!

  81. Elinor

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    Amazing idea. This would be so good for camping and long distance rides!

  82. Tom White

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    this would be excellent for some of the backpacking trips I do in the Scottish highlands

  83. Clare Pitman

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    A BRILLIANT charger
    using light from the sun.
    It will power up my phone
    so I can talk to anyone!

  84. Brian D

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    “Bring me Sunshine……”

  85. PeteG

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    Great way of keeping charge up when out and about. Perfect.

  86. Julian Carter

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    Next step – solar cell covered cycling helmets? Someone must have already done this already surely?

  87. James

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    What a good idea – useful anywhere.

  88. Anita Brayford

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    A wonderfully flexible option for charging when away from home.

  89. Stephen

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    Interesting prize and so topical!

  90. John V

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    Brilliant. Would really like one of these

  91. Jon Vamplew

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    Alright my sun, giz a bit of your energy my phone needs charging🌞

  92. Chris Wrigley

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    Perfect for bike rides – could take a few more photos

  93. Phil

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    Bring me sunshine

  94. Jenny Crabb

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    What a great idea. Very useful for longer rides.

  95. Lucille Arnott

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    Brilliant Technology

  96. Les Gunbie

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    What about a solar-powered electric bike? Is anyone working on this technology? That could be a game-changer …

  97. Darren C

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    Who would say no to some free energy?
    Even better that it is a ‘green’ source too.

  98. Gordon May

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    This would be great for my son traveling overseas!

  99. Robert Lewis

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    I would find one of these incredibly useful on my cycle camping trips

  100. Gillian

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    I could do one like this for this weekend, lovely sunshine but I wonder if it can power a heater please?! 🥶

  101. Cal Turton

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    Wow! Never even knew these existed. What a great tool for keeping connected. I’m disabled so this would take a lot of concern out of going out and about. Thank you.

  102. Matthew Keating

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    Just what’s needed for charging phone on morning commute having forgotten to plug it in the previous night… Unfortunately, Summer commutes only!

  103. Alan Donnelly

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    Peace of mind while away from charging points!

    • Terry Smith

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      You could charge me for this any day.

  104. Ema A

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    Great idea

  105. Mark

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    I would be the envy of my mates with one of these useful bits of tech. 🤞

  106. Susan

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    Brilliant device for remote charging (and power outages)

  107. Mike Croker

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    Just the charge I need…

  108. Abi Mansley

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    I would absolutely LOVE this! We are going to the vegan campout festival in July and it would be amazing to be able to recharge using this! Plus for power cuts, ideal!!

  109. Richard

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    A solar phone charger is going to be the way forward for my multi-day cycle touring and camping trips. Why delay at stopping points, waiting for devices to charge from the mains? Much better to spread a solar panel out, across the rack and panniers, and keep batteries topped-up using the power of the sun.

  110. Raf

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    Perfect for a trip round the Hebrides this summer!

  111. Tim Earl

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    Yes please, I’d love one of these.

  112. Sandra Buckley

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    A great item for hubbie on his running events

  113. Boyd

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    What a brilliant idea for the top of the rack bag – Just what I need for this summers touring.

  114. Kirsty

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    This would be a real support for me as a lone female to feel safer being out and about – thank you for the opportunity in this giveaway

  115. Moragh

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    This would be a great accessory for my cycle camping breaks.

  116. Damian Connaughton

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    This would be perfect for cycle touring in remote places!

  117. JohnB

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    This would be great for camping trips in remote areas.

  118. Alistair Leith

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    it would be a ray of sunshine

  119. Angelique

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    Just what we need for our next off- grid cycle tour!

  120. RichardC

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    Bright idea

  121. Karl Wallendszus

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    This looks like a great piece of kit for longer trips.

  122. David

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    Since my car is used so infrequently nowadays, I have an 80 Watt solar panel in the rear window, keeping the battery in good condition and ready for my rare journeys. So to be able to maintain a mobile phones’ charge using solar energy is something of a “no brainer”.

  123. Inge

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    Love! Need!

  124. Sarah Hanson

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    What an amazing idea, I need one in my life

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