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[–] DameDeplorable 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

These!!! https://www.territorysupply.com/solar-powered-camping-gear

The Advanced Elements Summer Shower is the bomb

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[–] ssgrader 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

  1. Solar SHOWER
  2. Solar bank .. if you have devices / radio coms
  3. not so much solar but a good folding reflector oven.

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[–] Deshy [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Thank you for this! I have spied those solar showers but never used one... have you?

Yes, a reflector oven is great! Thank you for your comment! :)

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[–] ssgrader 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

your welcome there really just a black colored bag . the dark color absorbs the heat , heating the water.. they do work .. depending on temperature.. and colder days you fill it with hot water ...

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[–] Fahrvergnaked 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Luminaid lantern. I love mine.

https://luminaid.com/

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[–] Deshy [S] ago 

these look cool, I saw these, how long have you had yours?

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[–] Fahrvergnaked 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Two years or so, they can puncture sometimes, but you can tape them up and they’re good as new.

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[–] HaroldTheGhoul 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What wattage are you using, what is your battery rig going to be, how are you going to move it and so on. I have a 50 watt solar that I'm going to mod into a home brew touring cart for my bike. It's about 5 foot long, so hiking with the thing isn't ideal. You can get a 25 watt one that would be about 3 foot or 2.5ish and that's fine. Just lash it to your backpack and have a decent lithium batter bank, but understand you are devoting about 5 pounds of stuff before talking about anything for your survival needs. However, having juice on demand is a huge boon. Electricity and a fine steel wool works as a fire starter. Electricity and salt water and you can make chlorine, and thus bleach. Electricity and a cellphone or laptop and you have access to every map and book you have stored on that device. So i guess, if your asking what equipment i would recommend, cellphone or a laptop (with hardshell case and water proofing, obviously).

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[–] Deshy [S] ago 

:D

Now we’re talking!

I knew you were a dear, Harold :)

Thank you Sir for taking the time to share this insight and that home brew touring cart sure sounds like fun! This sounds like a piece of art in the making. Important question, does it or will it actually brew something? :)

Oh and btw has the kettle boiled yet?

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[–] HaroldTheGhoul 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Well, it wont brew anything other then distance and some tired legs. I toured from Santa Cruz, CA to Canada with a rig similar to this but waaaayyyyyy crappier. Same with my solar solution.

Battery regulator example (i used a mariner regulator i bought at a boat shop, about 30 bucks, hook up form solar to battery bank)

https://www.lakelite.com/products/12v-solar-charge-regulator/

A car socket connection (would hook up the your 12 volt output on battery side, another example)

https://www.ebay.com/i/192749140572?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Batter (i used an old motorcycle battery i found in a dump, it was not light. I currently have this, and its light and has some decent AH -amp hours- perhaps a good suggestion to your actual question)

-Amazon links i guess are banned, just look up Jackery portable generator explorer emergency)

www.a 0 mazon.com/Jackery-Portable-Generator-Explorer-Emergency/dp/B07FYJVFNK/ref=asc_df_B07FYJVFNK/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312202698398&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6046344237327747556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018948&hvtargid=pla-568502590062&psc=1

A battery inverter (whatever is clever, your trickle charging most of your devices as well as the battery so no need to go for a 500 watt beast unless your running audio equipment off of some crazy battery bank)

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-100-Watt-Power-Inverter-RD97100/203904564?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US

crappy solar panel examples (dimension are important, wattage is important)

https://www.12vmonster.com/products/5w-100w-solar-panel-pv-module-photovoltaic-generator-sun-power-collector-5-watt-10-watt-15-watt-20-watt-40-watt-50-watt-100-watt-free-shipping?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping

My rig was a 25 watt solar fixed to the outside of a metal briefcase, inside was the battery with the regulator and on the other side was the car female socket. Slap in your inverter and away you go with whatever your charging, and in my case, it doubled as protection for my laptop. I just had to really secure that battery. The great thing about the trailer was that the solar bank was always on top of my gear, so when noon hit it took only about 2 or 3 hours of charging to get the green light saying the battery was full. The con was that it was heavy (due to the battery), but i had a trailer so it wasn't on my back. The pro was that for being essentially homeless and gorilla camping, i never really needed to ask anyone for access to their power outlet, so that was great. Fuck people. Another con was about half way though Oregon state the connections decided to break due to the vibrations of riding. So it kind of killed the rig, and what would have been an easy fix at a home, was not so easy on the street. So if you do make a solar rig, make those connections solid, make any component easy to access and have a backup plan. Electrically conductive super glue is a thing.

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[–] M346 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I had a goal zero solar panel in 2013, about the size of 3 unopened greeting cards. I strapped it on top of my bed roll pointing straight up. After a days hike it only charged my phone about.. well dang I can't remember if it was 25 or 85 percent now. It wasn't that great, but it's something.

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[–] Deshy [S] ago 

Yeah I guess its something, I think tech has certainly advanced since then and probably worth looking into. I want a solar paneled bug zapper now... lol this just came to mind, maybe I should look if they have made a good one... brb

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[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Solar powered mansion sounds sufficient to me.

Wind up radios and lights? NO Somebody's idea of a joke.

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[–] Deshy [S] ago 

Lol the wind up ones goodness they were fun! Nawt! Give it to kids to keep them busy if they want light, haha...

Yeah a solar powered mansion, our future hope! :)

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[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Work you ass off for a few seconds of usable light (or radio), then dimming. I mean you would be cranking for the REST of your life. HOW are products like this ALLOWED on the market??? I bought one of each. Not remembering (apparently) Newton's second law. Or was it the third? the action and reaction one. I only had one semester of physics, Got an A, but it was YEARS ago.

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[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Propane. I would recommend propane. If you need a light inside, just get an LED and bring a few extra batteries if need be.

But in all seriousness, don't carry a fucking battery around. Propane or kerosene or naphthalene. There isn't anything you need they can't power.

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[–] MoreShit 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

If you're fucking camping why the hell would you need solor devices? Rent a fucking RV and stop fooling yourself.

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[–] i_scream_trucks 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Thats not camping.

And youre exactly the kind of person that dies outside of our cities when they walk off walking tracks because they have head up arse amd never get seen again.

If you dont have at least a gps capable phone with the maps in the area preloaded so you can use them without a network connection, and a spare power brick, (so your city dwelling butt doesnt hae to think too much) plus paper maps for the area and compass and know how to fucking use them you need to stay in the fucking city.

Fucken rv... bivouac and motorcycle bruh. Bikes got a flippin usb output anyway.

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