You could simply make one too.

Haha, maybe YOU could!

Eneloops are by far the longest lasting rechargeables I have found (I have done a lot of research on batteries as with anything I buy). They don't power the toys the longest, but their shelf life is extremely better than the competitors and they can be recharged 1500 times compare to 500 or less. A lot of the 2500mAh ones can only be charged 250 times give or take.

Ok, so if you had a charger for aa, aaa, C, D, 9v if your charger will hold them the panel will charge them. At first I thought it would only charge aa or aaa, don't know why I thought this, just I just wasn't thinking.

Yeah. It'll work with any battery charger that fits in a lighter outlet.

I only mentioned the AA/AAA charger I am using since I only use AA and a few AAA in my pack. Plus the charger I have (discontinued, so I had to search far and wide to find it. I ended up getting imported from England) has a USB outlet. i need that for my iPod.

Ok, this made me think of steripens, therefore thinking about water. IF you had a way of getting water, a water filter say, why would you want to use a steripen instead of bleach? Taste, ease of carrying the "sterilizer" or what? I AM cheap to a point but I also want to know what makes one thing or way better than another.

Sadly, Sanyo hasn't made an Eneloop D or C cell yet though. Not that it matters to me, but it would be nice to see more green products from them.

I just mentioned C and D cells because some chargers, I have found will handle all those battery sizes. As Posted a while back, I an going to try and concentrate on aa and aaa batteries.

I just found Eneloops high capacity batteries. 2500mAh. Only 500 recharges like the others. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Someone the the other day or night (maybe architect?) was saying the less powerful ones would recharge 2 to 3 times more than the 2500s.

Oh what do you think about one of these. (I am compassly challenged).

I prefer filtered water, but I use a small pack and can't afford the space a good filter system takes up. Then there is weight. I do use a prefilter for the Steripen and it gets out most of the particulate, but crystal clear the water is not. It is just a simple gravity powered filter.

I still carry sterilization tablets for back up, but I think it is best to take things out of the water instead of putting things in like bleach.

Ok, I went back and re read your post. the eneloops CAN be recharged 1000-1500 times where as others only 500 or so.

The old Eneloops, which I still have a few, only charge 1000, the new ones charge 1500.