A  big tradeoff that a smart phone has is its battery life. Usually, a big  disappointment to those who want to explore or use many features of the  phone but are often restricted due to battery limitations. Realizing  this as another opportunity to make instant money, many manufacturers  have come with battery bank, an accessory, which can be used to charge  your phone. Costing around $50 and above, these power banks are a  convenient solution to always power needing portable gadgets of yours.  However, you must know that once you buy a battery bank, you must charge  it too so that you can charge your phone!! Also, they are usually  bigger than the smart phone you own, adding another extra accessory to  your limited travel luggage.    As  backup and power solutions, we do have a lot of solutions, getting  inclined to just one of them simply does not make any sense. In a search  to find simple, affordable, handy but powerful backup solutions, we  explore a DIY AA battery pow...