[pct-l] Recharging electronic devices while out hiking

[John Abela]

http://www.npowerpeg.com/personalenergy/specs

This page states that it produces 2.5 watts.

That is pretty much half of what most smartphones these days require to
charge.

My iPhone pulls a constant 5.0 watts during recharging (as does a kindle)



On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's the nPower PEG. Burnie (Megan) had one on the PCT this year, but I
> haven't heard how well it worked for her.
> I'm planning on taking one with me in 2011, assuming it performs as
> claimed.
>
> *http://www.npowerpeg.com/
>
>
> *
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:15 PM, William Moore <bmoorevid at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Today the  North County Times had an article about an 11 oz generator
> that
> > can
> > recharge hand held electronic devices such as PDA's MP3 players digital
> > cameras,
> > GPS's and cell phones.  It was designed by a thru hiker on the AT.
> > It sells for
> > $149.  The companies name is Tremont Inc. in Cleveland.  I do not have
> one
> > but
> > could have used one while on the JMT this summer.
> >
> > Bill "Centerfold" Moore
> >
> >
> >
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