Recharging your iPhone on the go

You’re enjoying the sights and smells of a beautiful country in a faraway land all the while watching your iPhone drain rapidly. You’ve already googled how to maximize your battery power. You’ve done all the tricks like turned off wifi and lowered the brightness of your iPhone screen, yet it’s not draining any slower. You CANNOT run out of battery. The warning comes up that tells you that you have 10% battery remaining. You keep photographing. You’re about to take THE shot, you know the one. Your screen goes black. That’s it, it’s gone, your iPhone is dead. You’re nowhere near an outlet so what do you do?

WhenI was traveling through Europe in March 2012 I relied on my Just Mobile Gum Max power pack (pictured below) the majority of the time. It allowed me to charge my iPhone about 5 times before having to recharge it again in an outlet. It comes with a carrying case and can easily be carried in a travel bag, purse or backpack.  It is especially great for train or bus travel. It charges fairly rapidly as well.

Well, you’re prepared of course so all that didn’t really happen. Well, not if you’ve read my blog or know me as you would have extra battery power in your arsenal already.

One of the reasons I created this blog, was to give you suggestions on how to be prepared as an iPhone user BEFORE you travel and before you run out of battery power – again!

If you are an average user you probably charge your phone at least once a day. When I travel I am out all day and will drain my iPhone at least once if not more. I am a heavy iPhone user as I like to take a lot of photos, Facebook, tweet and Instagram my way around. I currently have 2 types of portable battery power for my iPhone, and I never leave home without one. They are both great and are used for different reasons. 

anker portable battery charger

The larger Anker battery pack has enough power to charge my phone 4-5 times. It also charges my iPad and other electronic items. I always bring it on my travels as there still may be many airplanes that don’t have power outlets or accommodations that don’t have plugs next to the bed. I like to have my iPhone near me as it is my alarm.

The smaller Anker battery pack is useful if I’m just going out for the day close to home. I also bring it on my travels for day use.

Andrea is a professional travel and portrait photographer, photography educator, founder of The Heart of a Woman Project, a women's mobile photography initiative and publisher of wanderingiPhone.com. Andrea began her photography career in 2003 in Toronto, Canada. Her work has been featured on CBC, W Network, Splice Network and in national and international print and digital magazines including Shutterbug magazine.

  1. Aries Cottrell September 21, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Thanks for sharing these great tips, Andrea! Also your images are absolutely stunning. Look forward to your next post and best of luck with the blog!

    1. admin September 21, 2012 at 4:46 pm

      Thanks Aries, appreciate you taking the time to read the post and to comment.

  2. Sambi February 2, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Have been looking for such an option for a while. Thanks Andrea!

    1. Andrea February 27, 2013 at 9:42 pm

      Thanks Sambi, appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to comment! Glad I could help.

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