I received the new mountaingear catalogue and clearly the ad people who make these catalogues know how to get me thinking to buy <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Anyway, just wondering if anyone has any experience with any of these three electronic chargers?

1. Sidewinder Cell Phone Charger (SW technology)-two minutes of hand cranking gets you 6 minutes or airtime (even if your signal is weak?)........clearly the least expensive and most appealing to me.....

2. Portable Solar Charger (also from SW technology)........more expensive and more powerful and doesn't require any cranking by hand-just sun.....

3. Hybrid 100 Solar Charger (Solio)-either solar or wall plug.....

they all claim to fit many phone port types.........I don't know but each time we get a new cell phone the previous charger doesn't fit into the port to charge the phone..

Just wondering.......

Yes, I am aware of not relying on technology to save my life........thinking more of travelling rather than backpacking though at 2 ozs the first option seems the most appealing (also the cheapest)

Thanks.........