Every now and then I’m laying in my tent in the woods and start missing my hotel room where it's easy to plug in my phone, GoPro, laptop and every other electronic that makes its way into my kit. After discovering the Rockford Pocket Power Jump Starter on the tool truck at work, I can now easily bring enough power to charge all my devices while riding.

Due to the advancements of lithium ion battery technology the battery pack itself is quite small, dimensions are 6” x 2-7/8” x 1” with a weight of .9lbs. What caught my attention the most was that this tiny battery could supposedly jump start a motorcycle.

The kit comes in a soft case that holds all the connectors to charge everything I have and many things I don't. It has five total ports. One input for charging the power pack (14v:1A) and three outputs for charging (12v:10A, 19v:3.5A) including a USB port (5V:2A).

The fifth port is for jump starting (200A with a peak of 400A) vehicles using the special adapters and built in resistors to prevent the battery from getting damaged. The kit includes a wall charger, car charger, iPhone charger, micro and mini USB, and a bunch of others that I have no clue what they go to. The Pocket Power comes with an assortment of round plugs for laptops too.

Another great feature is the LED light bar that tells you the overall charge status. There is a built in LED flashlight that wasn't very useful, but is still better than nothing in a pinch. Because the Pocket Power is advertised to be able to jump start my bike, I thought I’d really test that theory by jumping my car. If it could jump start a car then a bike should be easy.

After disconnecting the battery in the car the Pocket Power charger was hooked up as a replacement. It actually worked and jump started and ran on just the Pocket Power. I was able to jump start the car four times before the battery finally got too weak to turn it over.

If I was camping and had a weak battery, this power pack could at least get my motorcycle started and back on the road to find a new battery. The Pocket Power does come with a car charger adapter allowing you to charge on the go if your bike has a standard car charging port.

I’ve had the Pocket Power for about seven months now and have been able to put it through a good trial period. I can get one full charge for my laptop for one charge of the power pack. Without the laptop, I can get eight charges on my phone or a few miscellaneous charges for my other electronics such as my GoPro and camera batteries.

It is light weight and doesn’t take up much room when travelling on the bike. Storing it in the tank bag allows for easy access charging on the go. Because there are an excess amount of little connectors included, I don’t carry them all with me. They are small and can be easily misplaced so I only carry what I need.

Overall I’ve been extremely happy with the Pocket Power. Although I haven’t had to use it in an emergency jump start situation where my motorcycle wouldn't start, I have used it weekly for charging my electronics on trips.

It’s been slowly becoming something I carry with me in my daily bag. Personally I don’t always want to carry the whole bag with me so I tend to just carry what I need. The adapters are small enough I can fit what I need in an eye glasses case with the battery in my tank bag. MSRP: $159.95 BestBuyAutoEquipment.com