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Electronics & Connectivity

Phones for Travel

Battery life and cold tolerance beat megapixels.

About the links on this page.Some go to Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases — at no extra cost to you. It does not change what we recommend: every card here also says who the item is not for, and a few things we think you should simply rent in Kathmandu or Pokhara instead, which earns us nothing.

Quad Lock MAG Phone Case — Phone reachable without taking the pack off
Best carry solution

Phone reachable without taking the pack off

Quad Lock MAG Phone Case

Locking mount, case-specific

A phone in a hip-belt pocket gets photographed with; a phone in the pack lid does not — the mount system only works if you buy the matching case, which locks you in.

One-handed on and off with gloves

Never drops, which a pocket clip does

Keeps the phone warm against your body

Proprietary — case and mount must match

Adds bulk to the phone

Another thing to replace when you change phone

Not for you if: Anyone happy with a zip pocket. This solves a convenience problem, not a safety one.

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Waterproof phone pouch (IPX8) — For monsoon walking and river crossingsCheapest useful insurance

For monsoon walking and river crossings

Waterproof phone pouch (IPX8)

Costs almost nothing and saves the single most expensive item most trekkers carry — the touchscreen window works, but the camera through it does not, so you take it out for photographs anyway.

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