The Hotshot Phone Charger
12 volt power adapter
Invented by a Hotshot, this adapter allows you to easily recharge your cell phone while in the field.
The adapters are $11.50 over at The Supply Cache.
Invented by a Hotshot, this adapter allows you to easily recharge your cell phone while in the field.
The adapters are $11.50 over at The Supply Cache.
Things you will need to make it work:
Your phone. (Duh! Right? But there's some folks out there that think my adapter does it all...)
Your phone's "charge it in the car" plug.
A battery holder / clamshell from a Bendix King 5100 Series Two-Way Radio- The same hand-held radio used by almost everyone in the Forest Service.
(The radio looks like this:)
Specifically battery pack model LAA0139 ~> The only type I ever saw during 8 years of fire service. (it looks like this.)
Enough batteries to fill the clamshell. I've found it's possible to use a "dead" battery pack- After it's no longer able to power a radio, it still contains enough energy to charge a cell phone many times. So don't toss those batteries yet!
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