[pct-l] Recharging batteries on the trail?

[ronyon at lycos.com (ron M smith)]

I've used a digital camera (Canon S30) section hiking the last 2 summers with good success. I found that carrying only one extra battery allowed me to capture the entire week on "film". Of course, your mileage may vary. I generally took around 100 hi-res pics. I have no experience with solar rechargers, but guess that one would weigh more than the extra battery(s) needed.
-Ron

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>Message: 1
>Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:42:13 -0700
>From: Tom Griffin <griffin@u.washington.edu>
>Subject: [pct-l] Recharging batteries on the trail?
>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Message-ID: <BAFB7865.201E%griffin@u.washington.edu>
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>On my late summer section hike in the Washington Cascades, my hiking partner
>want to bring his digital camera but is afraid he will use up his batteries
>before the end of the section. Has anyone used a solar recharger on their
>hikes? (Of course, having a solar recharger could be a big mistake in the
>cloudy Pacific NW.) Any brands to recommend or avoid? Thanks,
>
>Tom Griffin
>Seattle, WA
>http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct.html
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