[pct-l] Digital Camera on Thruhike?

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

chris - i have not thru-hiked the pct, but i have done about 500 
miles in teh Sierras and my guess would be that there are not enough 
trail stops to charge the batteries, at least not in the sierras.

i suggest lithium ion batteries.  that is what I used with my digital 
camera last year during our 10 day hike.  i had never use dthe 
lithium batteries before and thought that they would last about a 
week based on how fast the rechargeables lasted.  however, the 
lithium batteries ended up lasting all 10 days and another week or so 
after that on another trip.

the lithium ion batteries are also substantially lighter than the 
regular alkaline or rechargeables.

peace,
dude




> I'm planning a PCT thruhike for next year.  Does anyone have any
> advice or experience with using a digital camera on the PCT?
> 
> For what it's worth, here's my experience using a digital camera
> on an AT thruhike last year:  I used a Canon Powershot S40 (4
> Mpixel) with several 128 Mb flash media cards.  I purchased an
> extra battery and started out with 2 fully charged batteries
> (7.4V, 570mA).  When I reached a town and felt the need, I charged
> up the batteries at a restaurant/library/hostel/wherever.  I
> started with the charger in my bounce box, but ended up just
> carrying it with me since it weighed only about 3 ounces (I'd sent
> so much other stuff home I could afford the extra weight).  I
> ended up recharging maybe once a week and battery life was only an
> issue once or twice when I reviewed my shots too often, especially
> when I took short videos.  Overall I was extremely pleased with
> this arrangement and the picture quality.  You can check out very
> much reduced quality pics at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chrishikes2002/
> 
> Will this approach work on the PCT?  If not, what worked for you?
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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