I see your Haribo gummy bear battery and raise you a Pocket Rocket instead

[The Verge]

Author: Sean Hollister

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?

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It's the official Haribo gummy bear battery that's sweeping the ultralight backpacking and hiking world! Could it truly be the lightweight champ? I put the 10,000mAh (36Wh) version to the test against the lightest from …

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