I’ve been in Houston, Texas visiting relatives for the past week. Yesterday, I took my mom on a bus tour to a casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The trip took two and a half hours to get there. I’ll tell you how I survived the road trip with the Nokia N82, Nokia N95, Nokia N800, and Proporta charger

The night before, I loaded up about 2 hours of video podcasts on the Nokia N82. I managed to watch all of it before the battery ran out.

I also managed to take a few pictures along the way while on the bus. I love the N82 geotagging feature, I’d never know where these pictures were taken otherwise.

This fire truck was on its way to an accident. Thanks to geotagging, I can see that I took this picture west of Vidor, TX.

There’s a map of the whole trip.

So anyway, when we got to the casino, the Nokia N82 was out of juice. I then plugged the N82 into my Proporta USB Mobile Device Charger. I don’t gamble, so I walked around and toured the grounds.

After a large lunch at the buffet, I found a nice quiet area and watched some movies on my Nokia N800 internet tablet.

On the trip back, I listened to a podcast on my Nokia N95 with my bluetooth headphones while internet browsing with the Nokia N82. I neglected to fully charge the N95 and ran out of juice after about 90 minutes. I plugged in the Proporta charger and I was able to continue listening without having to turn off the N95 to change the batteries.

When I finally got home, the Nokia N82 was out of juice. I plugged it in and got one more full charge out of the Proporta charger before it gave me the red light.

This is what mobile survival is all about. Having fun with your gadgets all day long without worrying about battery life. The Proporta USB Mobile Device Charger sells for $45 and for the month of June, Proporta is offering free shipping to the USA.

Disclosure: I do not work for Proporta or Nokia, but I love their products and can’t help but shout their praises.