[pct-l] Solar panels

[Jeffrey Olson]

My day to post

http://store.sundancesolar.com/poso4aafosob.html

7.2 oz including batteries!!!

Jeff, just Jeff...

shane wohlken wrote:
> Craig,
>
> I hiked the entire trail with Brunton's SolarPort
> 4.4 (you can find info here:
> http://www.brunton.com/product.php?id=280). This
> may not be the best solution for those who are
> ultra-lite backpacking, but I found the weight
> reasonable and its operation perfect.  I always
> had four rechargable batteries in my digital
> camera, and four in the rapid charger and never
> once had a moment with no juice.  Under canopy I
> simply whipped out the panel during breaks, and
> placed it in a sunny spot, but in wide open
> spaces, I rigged the panel on the top of my
> backpack.  If I was in sun all day, I could
> charge all four batteries by the end of the day,
> but if I was under canopy it might take up to a
> week to finish up a charge (which was fine, since
> my batteries in my camera lasted up to two weeks
> or more, depending on use).
>
> Hope this is helpful,
>
> Shane
> The Gimp '05
>
> P.S. I did not carry any other electronics, so I
> can't comment on GPS/cell phone/PDA/etc. useage.
> _____________________________________________
>
> Greetings!
> 	Next year I plan to carry a custom GPS unit and
> a camera that takes  
> AAs rather than 'camera batteries' so that I can
> easily purchase new  
> ones along the way. However the GPS unit lasts
> only 16-20 hours on  
> four AAs and I don't want to lug 3lb of batteries
> with me the whole  
> way so I'm looking to solar power for a solution.
> I like the idea of  
> the Solio iPod charger, because it has it's own
> built in battery, so  
> if it is gathering more energy than it is giving
> out it can store  
> some up for the times I'm in the shade or night
> hiking. Butt it also  
> looks like the cells are pretty small compared
> the object size so I'm  
> still looking for alternatives. Does anyone here
> have a  
> recommendation for fairly light solar cells that
> could sit on top of  
> a pack and make use of all those wonderful UV
> rays?
>
> Cheers,
> 	Craig
>
>
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