<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">For those of you who find that they just cannot go a whole week without their laptop; check out this alternative for charging a laptop or cellphone at long camping events:<br><br>Deep cycle marine battery $75.00--$150 depending on how big you want. <a href="http://www.batterymart.com/c-deep-cycle-marine-batteries.html">http://www.batterymart.com/c-deep-cycle-marine-batteries.html</a><br>12vdc to 120vac inverter $79.99 <a href="http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422356_200422356">http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422356_200422356</a><br>15 watt 12v Solar panel $79.99 <a
href="http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422042_200422042">http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422042_200422042</a><br>Charge controller $29.99 <a href="http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422043_200422043&issearch=121182">http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422043_200422043&issearch=121182</a><br>Battery Box $10.00 <a href="http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200321559_200321559">http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200321559_200321559</a><br> Total
~$275.00<br><br>This setup would be enough to pretty much keep your laptop going continuously, assuming at least some fair weather. These solar panels are pretty good, even on a cloudy day. A 32Ah battery will give you about 15 hours of charge time for most laptops by itself, without recharging. There is also a 5 watt solar panel with a built in controller and a smaller inverter if all you want to charge is a cell phone. For that you get out under $150.00!<br><br>Or you can get a larger battery, a larger inverter, and link several solar panels, and run whatever you want! How about a microwave in your tent at Gulf Wars? ;-) You could pull that off for about what a generator would cost. And all without the noise and stink of a generator! And you don't have to buy any gasoline! Keep in mind that generators are rather frowned upon at Gulf Wars! ;-)<br><br>Now, let all the screaming about "that's
cheating!" begin! ;-)<br><br>Just my 2 pence....<br><br>YIS,<br><br>Dietrich<br><div> </div><font style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" size="3"></font><font size="3"><font size="1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Numerus vestri pluma!<br></span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Number your feathers!</span></font><span style="font-style: italic;"><br></span></font></font><font size="3"><br><br></font><br><div><br></div>
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