If you’re venturing into the back of beyond, off-grid power provides a vital link back to civilisation – not just useful for sit reps and other regular updates, but essential just in case the unthinkable happens and the proverbial hits the fan. Your options are basically a) to carry bulky batteries around, or b) to harness power from the sun. It’s an obvious choice in theory. But the reality is that many solar technologies are delicate, unreliable and unwieldy. Not the Goal Zero Boulder series though. As the name suggests, these solar panels are rugged, durable, and rigid. As the name perhaps doesn’t suggest, they’re also lightweight and practical. Made from strong tempered glass housed in an aluminium frame with added corner protection, they’re suitable for temporary or permanent installation. They’re also equipped with an integrated kickstand to ensure an optimal angle to the sun, and plug straight into a portable power pack or power station to charge your devices, day or night
It’s pretty hard to run anything – including a household, let alone a business – if you don’t have a source of light to see what you’re doing. It’s a realisation that struck Goal Zero founder Robert Workman back in 2007, during his time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So, he came up with a simple system – a solar power pack consisting of a battery, solar panel, and LED lantern – designed to bring light, safety and economic empowerment to rural communities.
It was the start of a global business with a humanitarian mission at its heart: to empower people by putting a reliable source of power in the hands of every human being. Over the past decade or so, Goal Zero’s portable solar products have brought precious power to people in Haiti, Japan, the USA, the Philippines, Tanzania, Nepal, Puerto Rico, India and elsewhere. The brand’s best-in-class tech, which encompasses everything from off-grid power stations to mountable solar panels, has proven its worth in multiple disaster zones, as well as in some of the world’s most remote and inhospitable regions.
Their reliability and efficiency also make Goal Zero products the natural choice for off-grid adventures, whether you’re heading off to hike a long-distance trail, spend a week in the hills or go off on an extended vanlife tour.
-Phil, Verified Buyer
