Carlson Knives: Power On The Go With The Varta 16,000 mAh Power Bank

Varta Power Bank Size

What is it?

Varta Power Bank 16,000 mAh
£29.52 Buy it here

Features

Compact and powerful 16,000 mAh Li-Ion battery
3 x USB Out ports: 2.1A and 2.4A
5 blue LED gauge for charge and discharge indication
Short-circuit, over-discharge, over-heating protection

What did we think?

We’ve previous used the smaller Varta 5200 mAh Power Bank and have found it brilliant for taking out when walking. We tend to run down phone batteries fairly quickly. If we are just pottering around then invariably we’ve got Pokemon Go running and when we are out walking, we always use My Tracks to map the walk and are using using View Ranger or the OS Maps app at the same time to follow a route.

Whilst the smaller power bank is excellent and perfect for when we’re out and about, when it comes to weekend camping trips and long haul travel though, I was after something that would provide more than 2 full charges of my phone.

The Varta 16,000 mAh Power Bank proved to be the ideal choice and we tested it recently on our trip to the Indian Ocean. With a 27 hour journey facing us using 5 different modes of transport, I wanted to make sure that I’d have ample power for my phone as I had films, podcasts and music stored on it to keep me occupied whilst traveling.

The power bank performed really well, with both myself and my partner using it during the long journey, and I found it to be quite quick to charge too compared to my old Power Monkey. I didn’t even bother to charge the unit from the mains again before our return journey home as it was still showing 4 LED lights on the front.

It states that the power bank can handle 5-6 charges and I can believe it. After we both used it again on the long journey home, it was still showing 2 LED lights when we arrived back at home.

We’ll definitely be taking this on future trips with us as it provides fast and reliable power, and is capable of a good 5 full smartphone charges.

Varta Power Bank Size