[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 2 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.
[–] DameDeplorable 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
These!!! https://www.territorysupply.com/solar-powered-camping-gear
The Advanced Elements Summer Shower is the bomb
[–] Fahrvergnaked 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Luminaid lantern. I love mine.
[–] HaroldTheGhoul 0 points 1 point 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).
: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?
[–] HaroldTheGhoul 0 points 1 point 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)
crappy solar panel examples (dimension are important, wattage is important)
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.
[–] M346 0 points 1 point 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.
[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Solar powered mansion sounds sufficient to me.
Wind up radios and lights? NO Somebody's idea of a joke.
[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 1 point 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.
[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Its not solar powered but for lightweight and small I would bring a ukelele
[–] Deshy [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Dood you read my mind and the harmonica for reals... :) this is a great idea for lightweight! Doesn’t even need sun juice!
How’s you?
[–] HaroldTheGhoul 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
In the world of, hey it's a fun time, lets go camping. Sure. In the world of reality, hey I have this brittle and some what cumbersome form of entertainment that will shatter in a moments notice. Harmonica.
[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I am all right. Just floating along with the river of life here going with the flow. I'm not sure where its leading me but hey, here we go