Charging cell phone on boat

[amateurfishing]

any logical cheap ideas for charging cell phone on boat other than thru a stereo? is it possible to do with small 7ah battery?

[delcecchi]

Sure. Easiest way is to add clips to a lighter socket, clip it to the battery, and plug in a "car charger" for the phone. If you want to get fancy, put the battery in a box and mount the socket in the box.

[Walleyehooker]

You can install a cig lighter plug/12 volt plug in your boat or even get one to clip to any 12 V battery. I have one clipped to my starting battery that gets charged by the engine to run lights etc. You can find 12V plugs at auto parts stores,radio shack or Wallys

[TMF89]

Otherwise you can buy portable batteries online anywhere from $10-50. They're just battery packs with a USB plug in that charge phones anywhere from 50%-half a dozen times. Just figure out what size your battery is and buy accordingly. You just plug em in on land and charge it, then just charge your phone wherever you want.

[Whoaru99]

I'd just wire up a permanent 12V accessory plug on the boat. Saves time and helps prevent accidental wrong connections in the long run.

[B-man715]

Otherwise you can buy portable batteries online anywhere from $10-50. They're just battery packs with a USB plug in that charge phones anywhere from 50%-half a dozen times. Just figure out what size your battery is and buy accordingly. You just plug em in on land and charge it, then just charge your phone wherever you want.

Those babies are slick!

I bought one last year so I could read a book on my phone or (play on the HSO ) while deer hunting dark to dark.

But I find myself using it all the time when power is hard to come by: camping, airports, plane rides, etc.

It will charge anything that uses a usb port (tablet, ipod, phone, etc)

[harvey lee]

I have a cig lighter installed in the dash, good for about any power need. Charges phone very well.

[DTro]

If you have a phone with a replaceable battery I would just suggest buying a couple extra cheap batteries on the online auction site.

On my last phone, I think I bought 2 batteries and a charger for like 10 bucks.

I can't get at the battery on my new phone

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Sure. Easiest way is to add clips to a lighter socket, clip it to the battery, and plug in a "car charger" for the phone.

That's what I did, works great!

[Old Dewjabber]

Yep the lighter socket works great. I use it for other things too. Spot lights, filet knife et.

[amateurfishing]

picked this up, thought would be simplest/fastest and maybe even use for camping...anyone ever use on a vex battery? any thoughts on hooking it to starter or troller battery? thx for all the ideas

[TyGuy02]

I just saw an advertisement for a USB portable flash charger. It is a small battery that looked like it was the length of a cell phone. 2600 mAh, enough juice for 2-3 full charges and fully rechargeable with USB access. Also compatible with any device

[delcecchi]

That will do it. You can hook to whatever battery is easiest, since current to recharge phone is very small, compared to battery capacity.

[B-man715]

picked this up, thought would be simplest/fastest and maybe even use for camping...anyone ever use on a vex battery? any thoughts on hooking it to starter or troller battery? thx for all the ideas

Yep, just hook it to the vex battery and you are good. You can charge your phone many times off that little bugger

[Gordie]

Yep, just hook it to the vex battery and you are good. You can charge your phone many times off that little bugger

yep this is what I do on duck hunting trips and the vex battery lasts well over the weekend. It also really comes in handy when I'm using the GPS on my phone when cruzin in the boat.

[BLACKJACK]

I say throw the phone in the glove box of the truck and go enjoy the fishing - thats what I do. I get chased by the dam phone all day at work and I go fishing to relax and get away from the rat race.

[h8go4s]

I say throw the phone in the glove box of the truck and go enjoy the fishing - thats what I do. I get chased by the dam phone all day at work and I go fishing to relax and get away from the rat race.

Instant solution to a lot of non-problems. They'll wait until you get back home.

[Whoaru99]

Instant solution to a lot of non-problems. They'll wait until you get back home.

Agreed. How in the world did we manage to survive pre cell phone?

[TyGuy02]

Most wives don't consider their issues "non problems". Happy wife happy wife and more fishing for me. Not to mention some tunes when able to recharge

[amateurfishing]

thx again for all the ideas & suggestions

I take my iphone for navionics app and capturing good times of the kids (would have hated myself if I missed last year when my 6 year old caught his first LM bass (14") on kiddie rod, bobber, 4lb test, & crawler)panfishing, he talked bout it for a month. also like the weather apps and recording pictures & videos. that's bout it unless wife texts to see if all is ok, otherwise it just sits there. but I do like the peace of mind for navionics, weather, & memories. I don't think I can live without those, I know I could but why? specially if the mrs. is checking in to see if no one fell in, the more she checks in, the more I can go out!

[Kyhl]

The clip and socket is your cheapest option.

I just ordered a new stereo with USB so I can charge and listen to music at the same time.

Fried my current stereo last fall listening to a viking game while cleaning the boat before going off to storage. Who knew a marine radio wasn't water resistant.

[SkunkedAgain]

None of them really are