"Last month, my colleague Liz Lopatto explained how a gummy bear battery bank was taking over the ultralight backpacking world. I'm talking full-grown, outdoorsy adults nerding out about gummy bear merch beating the battery pros at their own game! Liz and I quickly agreed: We should put it to the test. Could the gummy bear company truly have the best ultralight battery, and could I bring some hard data to prove it?"
"The same day Liz published her story, I secured three of the lightest "10,000mAh" batteries money can buy: the $25 Haribo gummy bear, the $65 Nitecore NB10000 Gen 3, and the $33 Iniu Pocket Rocket P50. I readied the pair of pricy Mitutoyo calipers I've felt guilty about buying for months, an accurate kitchen scale, and the Power-Z KM003C that lets me log loads of USB-C power data directly to my computer. There would be no place for a lying gummy bear to hide."
Three ultralight "10,000mAh" batteries were tested: the $25 Haribo gummy bear, the $65 Nitecore NB10000 Gen 3, and the $33 Iniu Pocket Rocket P50. Precise measurements used Mitutoyo calipers, an accurate kitchen scale, and a Power-Z KM003C to log USB-C power data. Weight, physical dimensions, and measured power delivery were compared against manufacturer specifications. Several specifications were found to be misleading. Performance and effective capacity varied across the models, so the lightest or cheapest option did not universally outperform the more expensive competitors. No single model emerged as the clear ultralight champion.
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