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As I hike and ski, it is always a challenge how to provide electrical energy to
the the various electronic devices that we carry. The methods we have chosen are
solar, wind, and hand crank generators. The season guides the practical
choices. I have a flexible solar panel rated at 700 mA. We have compact
wind generators outputting 500 mA. Also we use a hand crank generator
outputting 1 amp at 6 volts. If you are cool sitting in the tent cranking
the generator for 5 minutes certainly warms you up.The battery types we charge
are nicads and lithium batteries. The devices requiring batteries are handhelds, HF rigs (FT-817
and White Mnt 80 M SSB) and video cameras. One particularly windy location
is the Sentinel Glacier. During winter storms very high winds provide virtually
unlimited power. The pictures shows the wind generator at the Great Inland
Sea.
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