It’s good to have solar battery backup when backpacking. People go on walks with a mobile phone for snapping pictures, video and catch-ups. Those devices are useless when the batteries die.

Customers like having an all-in-one solar charger/battery unit that is weatherproof, robust and reliable. Some of the old solar chargers were cumbersome, had only one port and worked inconsistently.

Goal Zero's Venture 30 recharger kit is an all-in-one solar charger unit that’s:

• Rugged, weatherproof and reliable (in dust, dirt, rain, snow, or heat)
• Submersible in water, and usable when wet (so you don't have to worry about drying it out)
• Efficient (solar panel recharges the battery in 8 hours while the sun shines)

The Venture 30 recharger kit offers all those things. The Nomad 7 is the smallest solar panel you can get from Goal Zero. While it’s nowhere as efficient as the larger Nomad 13, it’s much lighter and smaller in size meaning that it fits onto smaller backpacks. The Nomad 7's tie loops are convenient, closely aligned to the tie loops on top of most Backpacks so the solar panel doesn't move about on the backpack surface.

The Goal Zero Venture 30 lacks some of its competitors' battery features. But Goal Zero Venture 30 understands what most backpackers want from their battery.

Their battery has these features:  

The Goal Zero Venture 30 has a fascinating way to address the "charging speed" issue.

A lot of power banks have an intelligent charging system to give the fastest charge for your device. Goal Zero enables the user to calibrate the charge speed they want. Plug the device in and press the battery button for 5 seconds to select the charge speed for your attached device. The Venture 30 will keep this new charging profile for that port. The battery output voltage doesn’t drop below 5.00 volts.

The rugged battery case with rubber outer trim protects the power bank from drop damage. There is a very thick rubber micro-USB cable integrated. The integrated cable can charge the power bank and also charge a micro-USB device. The cable stores into a slot around the power bank. It's a very tidy arrangement. There is a built in LED light with different flashing modes.

When traveling and while walking around, the Nomad 7 connected to the Goal Zero Venture 30 charger will keep the phones charged. The caveat here is there is sunlight on the panel. 

The IPX6 weatherproof rating and 7800mAh helps keep everything electronic charged and running smoothly. 

The Goal Zero includes two elements: a Venture 30 rechargeable battery pack and a Nomad 7 solar panel. The Goal Zero Venture 30 battery pack comes with a built-in cable for charging it in a conventional manner. Charge the Goal Zero Venture 30 battery pack by plugging it into a USB charging port, OR charge it by attaching it to the Nomad 7 solar panel.

Most customers are impressed with the multi-purpose device.

There were some questions as well.

Some questions list here, as examples were simpler to answer.

• Can you carry this device on an airplane? Yes, you can carry the venture  30 on a plane
• Someone noted that the device uses the Samsung lithium battery, like those that exploded after overheating in cell phones. They asked “is it safe”? 

Another customer answered: It uses a similar battery to a cell phone. The Li batteries are used because they are the most efficient AND importantly, they are safe.”

Many devices use lithium batteries. Lithium batteries that exploded were found not to have fit appropriate room for expansion. Overheating occurs during high use. Tight fit batteries and heating can cause the battery to short out internally.

A customer asked: “Can you plug in more than one device? Can you start charging device before solar panel is fully charged?”

• Answer from another website visitor:  “The solar panel actually doesn't hold any power. The Nomad 7 Solar Panel charges the Venture 30 battery pack. Yes, you can plug in two devices into the battery pack at once.”

A customer explained that the Goal Zero Venture 30 wouldn’t stop blinking. When the cable is plugged into the unit, it just heats up.

• A device reseller suggested: “you may need to do a reset; either a soft or hard reset of the Venture 30. For the soft reset, hold the flashlight button down for 30 seconds. If that doesn’t work try the hard reset; hold down the battery button for 30 seconds to restore the factory settings and put the unit in storage mode. To take out of storage mode plug it into a live USB port.”
• Another customer added; “Mine did this as well. The battery status button was stuck. If I forcibly pulled it up the flashing would stop.”

The majority of customers rated the devices highly and said they would buy again.

The Goal Zero Venture 30 is a high capacity, powerful battery.  This Solar Recharging Kit is a Venture 30 battery linked to the Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel. Together they are a rugged, durable, weatherproof, solar enhanced recharging backup station for your gadgets; like a power lifeline for your explorations.

What is important to you in a power bank? Goal Zero products are high quality and easy to use. It depends on what you prefer. This matched duo is possibly more expensive but has an IPX6 rating, a battery bank that handles rough conditions and will charge your devices quickly. There are alternative cheaper power banks with the same or larger capacity but they have lower build quality and are less durable.

The Goal Zero Solar Recharging Kit keeps the phones, cameras, GPS, tablets, and essential portable whatnots charged. They work in all weather to keep your phone and camera charged. So, a Goal Zero portable solar charger kit will keep communications going from one adventure to the next. Click on the red button to find the current price.