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Open Roads Forum  >  Tent Camping  > Pocketable Solar Power? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Chuckdumper • View posts New York New Member Joined: 10/08/2012 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/09/12 03:07pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hey all. I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with portable solar chargers. Winter is here and this is the time for me and mine to hit up the camp sites. Generally speaking when i go camping we don't spend too long in one location. Some of the best places on earth are only a few mile hike away. I was recently introduced to this Monaco Mobile phone solar charger by a friend of mine who keeps it in his "end of times" bag as he calls it and im wondering if there are any "high end" alternatives...I would mainly be using this for emergency's of course, but also charging the camera...which just so happens to be my phone. So...does anyone use something like this? MNtundraRet • View posts Bloomington, MN Senior Member Joined: 12/06/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/09/12 03:45pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator "A fool and his money are soon parted!" Words to live by. Mark & Jan "Old age & treachery win over youth & enthusiasm" 2003 Fleetwood Jamboree 29 pianotuna • View posts Regina, SK, Canada Senior Member Joined: 12/18/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/09/12 06:43pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi, How does your friend expect to use a cell phone when the tower power supply runs out of backup battery power? There are folding solar panels but they are *ouch* expensive per watt compared to regular panels. Regards, Don Kustom Koach Class C 28'5" 256 watts Unisolar, 875 amp hours in two battery banks 12 volt batteries, 2500 MSW watt inverter. Tiger4x4RV • View posts San Diego County, California Senior Member Joined: 03/14/2007 View Profile Posted: 10/10/12 02:07pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Take a look at REI's website. They carry lots of tech gear for campers, including several models of small solar chargers. http://www.rei.com/search?query=solar+chargers * This post was edited 10/10/12 03:51pm by Tiger4x4RV * 2006 Tiger CX 4x4, 8.1 L gas V-8, Allison 6-speed Shadow Catcher • View posts NW Ohio Full Member Joined: 01/09/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/19/13 03:42pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If it were me, I would find a 25W 12V panel ~$70 with shipping on ebay Morningstar SunSaver controller ($47 with shipping on ebay) a small 12V Battery gel or? It will do the job with some to spare, and as a building block you can upgrade... lesliemorris85 • View posts Dallas, Texas New Member Joined: 12/12/2012 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/13 08:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Where is chuck now? Palehorse1 • View posts United States New Member Joined: 07/31/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/13 03:48pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Powertraveller Powermonkey Extreme. Get past the silly name and you have an amazing little device that is enormously convenient. Found out about it from a friend that has been using one on deployments to Afghan. We've put ours through a little bit of abuse and it has stood up like a champ. Best wishes, Palehorse1 pianotuna • View posts Regina, SK, Canada Senior Member Joined: 12/18/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/13 06:03pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi Palehorse, That's fine for small devices. But an RV? Palehorse1 • View posts United States New Member Joined: 07/31/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/13 08:10pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator pianotuna wrote: Hi Palehorse, That's fine for small devices. But an RV? Dunno, but the OP posted the thread in the Tent Camping section of the forum and mentioned doing allot of rucksack/backpack camping so I doubt anything diesel powered would be considered. pianotuna • View posts Regina, SK, Canada Senior Member Joined: 12/18/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/13 08:23pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi Palehorse1, You are right *blush* Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tent Camping  > Pocketable Solar Power?

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