[quote=mootwalker]My gizmos eat lots of batteries so I'm in the market for a new charger that does a better job of charging and conditioning my NIMH batteries for better performance. During the search I found a great discussion on Candle Power Forums titled "Best Universal Charger" It doesn't really identify a single brand or model as "the best" but there are lots of insights into the most popular ones: (end quote)

I am doing more off season camping, with two teenage boys in tow...E-gadgets allowed only in camp and then only at bedtime. (mostly) We use an Xtar and a Nitecore universal charger run off either a Liion battery pack and/or a smallish folding solar charger...with patience it can take us through 3-7 days out as far as power needs.