A few weeks ago I was out in Los Angeles on a press trip. Having my phone charged was a priority for me. I needed my phone to take photo, tweet on Twitter and keep in touch with my family. I also used it to record interviews and take notes.
Several years ago I was also out on the West coat and forgot to take my charging plug with me. What a HUGE mistake that was! I had to use my phone as little as possible. When I arrived back in New York it was late at night and my phone was completely dead. I had no way of calling the car service to find out where to meet them. I also didn’t have any cash on me. I ended up calling my husband collect, late at night, and having him call the car service on my behalf. It took a few phone calls but I was finally able to locate my driver.
Another time I was on a press trip I remembered my plug. I needed to charge my phone while at the airport. As you can imagine all available outlets were already in use. I eventually found one but it wasn’t working properly. I had to hold the plug into the outlet the entire time in order for it to make contact and charge. Ugh! It was a nightmare.
This time when I went to the West coast I was determined NOT to have issues charging my phone. I wanted to make sure I could charge it no matter where I was.
I was sent to review a device called a Jackery Bar. It’s a small put powerful portable battery that can charge your phone a few times with it before you need to recharge the Jackery Bar again.
Talk about a lifesaver! I would have been lost without the Jackery Bar on my trip. I used it every day I was out there and never once worried about running out of power to take pictures, notes or just to say “hello” to my family.
The Jackery Bar is about the size of a bar of soap. It’s small and lightweight and easily fit inside my very small purse. I kept the Jackery Bar in the inside pocket and the plug for my iPhone in the outside pocket. When my phone needed some “juice” I would insert the plug into my phone and the other end into the Jackery Bar. In no time my phone was powered at 100% again.
You can charge the Jackery Bar through your computer or a wall outlet. While I was away I didn’t bring my laptop. I simply charged the Jackery Bar in one of the outlets in my hotel room. Each night I would plug in the Jackery Bar to charge it and plug in my phone so that I new I had 100% when I left the hotel room for the day.
The Jackery Bar charged my iPhone about as quickly as it would if I plugged my phone into the wall to charge it. Because they use the same plug I was able to charge my iPad with the Jackery Bar too.
The Jackery Bar, when fully charged, should be able to recharge your iPhone three times before you need to recharge the Jackery Bar again. That means you’ll get a lot of charging out of the Jackery Bar. I have had other charging devices that would recharge my iPhone once then I needed to recharge the charger again. That Jackery Bar certainly gives you much more charging power than most portable chargers.
You can get 500+ recharges out of the Jackery Bar so it should last the average person many years. It also has a “standby” time of six months which means when fully charged your Jackery Bar will still hold that charge for up to six months, unless you use it before then.
It’s compatible with other devices (not just Apple devices). It uses a standard USB port.
There is even a built in flashlight. I like that idea. A flashlight is not something people would think to travel with, nor would anyone want to carry one around when they travel. The Jackery Bar has one built in so there is no extra product to worry about.
For around $30 you cannot beat this little workhorse. It’s well worth every penny. I would have been lost without mine.
For more information please visit www.JackeryUSA.com. You can find Jackery Bars as several retail locations. I have seen them sold on Amazon (in different colors too).
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
