[pct-l] portable batteries and solar panels

[Rick]

I also used a small lightweight battery pack in combination with 5 or 8 Watt solar panel, but ever since I switched to a http://suntactics.com/, I don't need the battery pack anymore as my smartphone and camera are charged up in no time. 

Clouds will obviously slow things down. 
Key is to direct the panel directly towards the sun during breaks - even short breaks, especially around mid day will provide plenty of charge.

Also note that their products are hand made and of high quality. I picked mine up in the Bay Area in person, right where they make them. 

Rick

BTW, I am not working for suntactics, I am just a happy customers. 

> On Apr 26, 2017, at 6:33 AM, Ed Jarrett <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> I used a SunTatics 5 solar panel and a 10,000 mha battery while on the longer stretches of trail. It kept my Samsung Galaxy 7, an inReach Explorer and my headlamp fully charged. Some days I mounted the solar panel on top of my pack and charged while walking. Other days I just brought it out at break times. Come evening time I would charge my devices from the battery as needed. I'm sure I could have gotten by with a battery half the size because everything was usually fully charged at the start of the last day of a 7 day stretch. Of course if the sun is not out the solar panel will not charge the battery nearly as quickly.
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> Ed Jarrett (Eeyore)
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> From: Pct-L <pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net> on behalf of ned at mountaineducation.org <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:53 PM
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] portable batteries and solar panels
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> It is time for Mountain Education to think a bit more seriously about
> backcountry electronics, like solar chargers and batteries. There are
> obvious pros and cons with electricity in the cold and wet, but when its
> working, it's a good thing!
> 
> 
> 
> So, I've heard a lot about the SunTactics 8 solar panel. Good one?
> 
> I'll be running 4 different devices that charge off a USB, so what size
> battery should I carry for 7 days in the sierra?
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> 
> Ned Tibbits, Director
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> Mountain Education, Inc.
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