Reware is selling what they call the “world’s first heavy-duty solar beach tote” called the Juice Bag. The tote has an ultra-thin solar panel built into the side which harnesses the power of the sun and converts it into juice for your cellphone, digital camera, sombrero, or other gadgets you may bring to the beach to ruin with sand. Unfortunately it will not charge your laptop, as the solar panel’s power ratings are too low to feed the juice a laptop requires. As a bonus, you can remove the solar panel from the side and use it independently from the bag.
Woods Solar-Powered EZ-Tent
Gone are the days are drooling all over that flashlight jammed in your mouth as you rifle through your bag in search of your toothbrush. Woods’ Solar-Powered EZ-Tent features a removable, 7-inch solar panel on the top of the tent’s hub; 4-6 hours of direct light yields 2-4 hours of tent light. The energy stored can be used to operate the tent’s integrated LED rope lights; to operate the removable hand-held flashlight that hangs from the center of the tent; or to charge a completely separate set of batteries.
Glampers can even choose to use the auto-on function that tells the lights to turn on as the sun sets, creating a nice mood for dusk. Despite all the sand you’ve tracked in, the place sure feels homey. The tents come in either 4-person ($206) or 6-person models ($250).
Related:
* Glamping with the N!ergy Tent
* Solar Backpack
* Sollight Water Bottle and Lamp
* Solio Lets you Charge Your Gadgets From the Sun
* Solar Cooled Pith Helmet
Solio Lets You Charge Your Gadgets From the Sun…or The Socket
Solio is a compact, lightweight device capable of charging all your handheld electronic gear — cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones, PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras, GPS’, and almost everything under the sun — by the sun. Featuring a futuristic collapsible fan-blade design, simply spread out Solio’s blades, expose them to direct sunlight, and get charged.
Visiting an overcast destination? No problem. Solio is a “Hybrid” Charger, meaning it can accept power from either the sun or a wall socket. Plug it in, and charge your gear.
Skeptical of solar? According to the website, one hour of sun will power an iPod for about an hour or provide up to 25 minutes of talk time on most cell phones. In other words, the $99 Solio — available in white, gray, pink, and black — serves as either a convenient backcountry hiker accessory, or as a city-slicker emergency re-charger.
Coming Eclipse
Truly ambitious travelers in search of a cool event
might be interested to know that coming March 29th, there will be a near total
has an article about the event and how the astronomically hard-core are heading to North Africa and Turkey to view
it. They are saying this is one of the longest and most accessible eclipses in years, and the fact that it is happening
in North Africa, a generally arid place, means that the skies are likely to be clear. One scientist in the story
estimates that if you are close in Bilma, Niger and Jalu, Libya, you are 80 percent likely to see the
One of the reasons that enthusiasts are so interested in this is that experts are saying that this may be the
biggest and best
years and that you’d have to wait until 2024 for the next great one.
Several operators are providing packages to see the
look and book early.