Charge a lipo battery without a lipo charger?

Why are you using lipo's ?

They are commonly available because they are used extensivley by the RC aero modelling crowd.

Lion are safer to use and common in electric drills ETC, more bulky though.
Lipos need proper balance chargers for safety and longevity.
Lion should be charged the same way but often are not, much more forgiving though when incorrectly charged, they just fail rather than catch fire.