One USB battery to rule them all, this summer anyway

The Anker 26800 Powercore+ PD is the USB battery I have chosen for a summer of heavy travel in a camper van. It is one heck of a USB battery pack.

I wanted to be sure I could spend 4-5 days without needing to find an AC power outlet. I am going to be camping with my two dogs and 12-year-old child all summer! Cameras, phones, tablets, laptops and the Nintendo Switch are all going to need charging up. I have a great solar system for feeding my refrigerator, which in turn feeds us, but the other electronics have to fend for themselves.

I have several smaller batteries that are great for motorcycle trips and can keep my phone and camera charged up, but they lack the oomph for charging things like a Nintendo Switch. I wanted a battery that would be able to charge the Switch while I played on it, as my daughter will likely drain the battery before her bedtime. I wanted the same sort of punch for my tablet as well, knowing that she'll likely kill the battery on that watching TV as we drive during the day.

Vanagons are slow and you have to keep the kid (and me) entertained.

Anyways, the Anker PowerCore+ PD comes with USB 2.0 and USB-C ports, all of which charge at just about their max. The USB 2.0 ports charge at a super 5V/3A, and the USB-C with "Power Delivery" can charge at a full 30W. This will charge a Nintendo Switch as just about the same speed as the Nintendo supplied wall wart plugged into an outlet. Read the rest