Last Wednesday, I wrote about the ZeroHour Relic XR which is a tactical flashlight that can also charge mobile devices. Whilst it's winding down, having blown past its original funding goals on Kickstarter, here is another Kickstarter project that can provide the power needs of mobile devices that we bring to the field.

Called the Poseidon, the company behind it, Dark Energy, have also reached their intended fund raising goal and have set some goal posts of adding more features to product. Poseidon is a Powerbank project that the developers say is the first military grade and waterproof powerbank. If you're looking for something to bring to the outdoors, or to an airsoft event to charge your mobile devices and other devices charged via USB, then Poseidon is the Powerbank that you will need.

With 8000mah capacity, it's compact and lightweight and is also rated as meeting the IP68 standard which makes it waterproof and dustproof. In terms of durability it is military-grade standard of MIL-STD 810G which also makes it shockproof so it will take on drops or even more punishment like shown in this video:

Though Optimus Prime thinks the power capacity of 8000mah is a bit underwhelming since he carries with him a 15000mah powerbank that also looks rugged enough though not rated the same as the Poseidon. It is also way cheaper at US$40 as the Poseidon is US$89. Both can charge two devices at the same time. What he uses has two USB ports (2.1A max and 2.4A max) whilst the Poseidon has two 2.1A USB ports.

Still for a powerbank that can take the punishment of the rugged outdoors and charge two devices at the same time, including your GoPro Action Cam, the Poseidon is also something that can be recommended to be in the list of an airsoft player. Powerbanks are becoming indispensable tools in this interconnected world as we rarely go out without our smartphones or tablets these days. This means airsoft players can always check their bloody Facebook accounts anytime even in areas where there's no power outlet to charge their iPhones or Androids. That's progress for you.