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I didn’t expect I would forget to bring my Travel Gadget Pouch to Bangkok, which contains my chargers and cables to charge all my gadgets.

The hotel I stayed in, Moxy Bangkok Ratchaprasong, only has USB-A sockets on the wall socket.

I have only three cables, which are outside my Travel Gadget Pouch.

One USB-A to USB-C cable, which is always in my passport wallet (Alpaka Zip Travel Wallet) as I use that to charge my phone on the airplane.

I put two other short USB-C to USB-C cables with my powerbank in case I need a fast charge from the MagSafe power bank.

What I needed was a USB-C charger so I could use my short USB-C to USB-C cable to charge my phone, while Li Xiang used the USB-A to USB-C cable to charge hers via the USB-A port on the wall socket.

I didn’t have many options as I discovered it at around 10 pm when I checked in to my hotel, and by that time, all the malls were closed. Luckily, Moxy is just beside Big C Ratchadamri, which closes at 2 am. So I went there to take a look.

I wanted to get the Anker Anker 737 Charger (GaNPrime 120W, but they don’t have any major brands.

What caught my eye was the Veger P15 Power Bank as it is proudly stated Made in Thailand.

It is a 15,000mAh power bank that has a foldable Type-A plug.

That means you can use it as a charger and a power bank. To top it off, it has two integrated cables: a USB-C and a Lightning cable.

If you choose to use your own cables, there are also two ports: USB-C and USB-A ports. All these for only TH฿990 (S$40).

The only con is that the maximum output is only 15W. So, if all four outputs are used, it will be very slow. I guess it must also reserve some power to charge the power bank.

Only if you use it as a power bank and only one output can it go up to 20W when using the USB-C port and 22.5A when using the USB-A port (Quick Charge 3). The integrated cables max out at 15W for the USB-C and 12.5W for the Lightning.

Overall, given the circumstances and features provided, I bought it because it is worth the money. I will bring this along for future travels and put it outside my travel pouch to avoid a single point of failure.