These seem to be getting some pretty good feedback. Anyone on here have one and could do me a wee favour? I'm looking to find the dimensions of the Solarmonkey once it's opened up.

Ta

I've got one, but not with me. Prob about 20cm by 7cm opened out – ish

210mm x 72mm x 15mm

Ah – great it will fit in an Ortlieb map case.

I thought they didn't work so well behind glass.
How will the clear plastic of a map case affect it ?

210mm x 72mm x 15mm

Quite impressed by my guesstimate!

Useful money saving tip here if the code's still valid. 😉
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-charger-for-gpspda-recommendations-please

I've got a power monkey (bought to replace a u/s freeloader) and to be honest, the panels don't seem any more capable than the fl at charging the battery. These days I just charge via mains and reckon on getting two recharges of an iPod touch from it

I've got the Xplorer – it's been great in the South of France this summer

druidh – did you get yours? how long did delivery take, not sure if I need to pay for next day or not as I need it by Monday.

Never mind, decided not to chance it and have gone for next day delivery.

You can make your own very easily out of a USB car charger adaptor, just remove the guts and put a connector on so it plugs into a Li-ion bike light battery and you have your own Li-ion power monkey.

Came in a couple of days.I've not had the chance to test it "in the field" yet though. Given that the solar panels are around 50% larger than those on my previous solar charger, I'm expecting it to be more than enough.

Oh – and it fits in the map-case just fine.

footflaps – where do you add the solar panels? My friends will tell you that my diy electronics skills aren't up there with the best so i'm willing to spend the £35 on the ready made version.

Cheers Druidh. I thought that might be the case, I need it in my hands by Monday so thought I'd best spend the extra for next day. Still a bargain compared to rrp, with the discount code. I'll report back on how it does on my trip.

Good skills MTG top savings!!