Preacher wrote on Sep 27^th, 2010 at 4:35pm:

Another source:   (You need to Login or Register  That leaves the iPod as the only reason for me to spend $200 and add pounds to my pack.

That's not accurate Preacher. I only call you out for the benefit of others who might be considering employing this technology. The solar panel in question which seems minimally adequate weighs in at 14.1 oz.
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I intend to employ a battery pack along with the panel to capture excess energy and insure as little fluctuations as possible weighs in at 6oz.
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The whole set up weighs a tad more than a pound and would run around $125.

I know many are thinking that they can buy a lot of batteries for $125 and I would agree.....but only to an extent. If you intend to be out much longer than 10 days and hope to power things like a GPS (two double AA's every 18 hours) this could go a long way to allowing you to keep it on more or less all day. Much easier/faster to save waypoints such as campsites, fishin spots etc. than having to power up and then shut down to save battery life. Plus you can see how fast your going....."Man this wind is strong.....what! Only .1 MPH!......... Aaaargh"!

Thanks again Preacher for the link. It was quite beneficial in educating me.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]