Rogelio wrote:
> One concern... How do people who need power most of the time (and I mean
to operate laptops, mounts, > etc. - leave aside basic needs) deal with
that?
Lots of ways.
I bought a solar charger a few years ago for Lassen, and on a sunny day
it'll bring my 115 amp-hour deep-cycle battery back to about 80% after a
night of use. $50 well spent.
If I go on day trips, I use my car to charge batteries, cameras, laptops,
etc.
Get a multi-outlet cigarette lighter adapter, a male-to-clips big battery
cable, and 12V adapters for your laptop, camera, and phone. Plug 'em all in
and drive around for a few hours and everything's charged up nicely.
I believe there will also be generators for battery charging at GSSP this
year (right guys?)...
Just bring your own charger (deep-cycle trickle charger with AC plug), as
the generators have AC sockets.
Don't let power concerns keep you away, we'll get you recharged!
Paul
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Received on Wed Mar 26 16:11:15 2008