As we’ve previously explored, phones are pretty damn useful when you’re out on the road. It’s the modern piece of essential travel kit that few can live without, but while the things are undoubtedly very handy, their battery life is often even shorter than a human’s short-term memory – and when you combine these two factors, what you’re often going to get is a lot of travellers who forgot to charge their phones before heading out on a day trip.

This is where portable chargers come in handy, because unlike Britain, where it’s cloudy, rainy, windy or, at best, slightly sunny with a chance of hailstones, the majority of the rest of the world actually has enough sun to make solar panelled chargers useful.

Our recommendations would be the Powerbee Solar Charger at the cheap end of the spectrum or the non-solar panelled but near enough indestructible Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation PRO for someone who wants to be super prepared.