Gear Additions To Our Thru Hiking Kit | BigBlue 36W + Voltaic 9W Solar | NRS Bill Bag | Phone Tether
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Everything except the BigBlue panel is gear we bought with our own money and they are all items we are intending to use on our upcoming paddle trips. The BigBlue panel was provided as a gear test after I'd already been eyeing the smaller 28W model.
Thanks, excited for your start, I am a paddler. ✌🏻👊
I can’t emphasize enough how I’m extremely happy that you included a throw bag in your kit.
Very good video. Excellent logic. Solar panels that are perpendicular to the sun will charge best. Solar can also directly heat you. If you carry a clear sheet of plastic you can use it in the cold to cover and warm you. I built my house passive solar 30+ years ago. It works but we have more cloudy days now than 20 years ago. Be sure that your mud boots have extraction straps. For my canoe, I have a folding anchor. It has been handy a few times. I highly recommend having a spare paddle. My canoe trips were all with my Scouts and the boys often managed to lose a paddle. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
Not buying an Old Town canoe? And are you practicing your rendition of "Old Man River"? Consider bringing a cable lock for your canoe when you camp in urban areas. The cell phone tether is a great idea.
We got a Quetico for the Mississippi. Leaving the canoe was a big concern but with two people we can almost always leave a guard. We may get occasional river angels along the way as well from what I’ve seen but we’re basically counting on being married to the thing
Hey Matt,
As you know I’ve done the Mississippi and the only thing I might add is a portage cart. There are a few difficult ( long ) portages till you get to Minneapolis, afterward you won’t have to as you will “lock through” the 27 lock and dams. Unless your are carrying a ship to shore radio, be sure to get a list of all the lock tenders as you will need to contact them to let get your priority in passing through. I don’t think there is any lock you where 😊portaging is even close to convenient. After St. Louis, it’s a free flowing river all the way to the Gulf, you can give or send the wheels back.
Have fun on the Suwanee next week!
NANOOK
Thanks!
We were eyeing a cart. We just ran into some folks on the Sayward who had an Amazon bought cart that really didn’t work for them and we don’t have access to the boat to try it ahead of time. On the plus side at least the Quentico is fairly light.
We also have a marine radio sitting in our Amazon cart. I’ve heard it’s entertaining being able to talk to the tugs in addition to useful with the locks.
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes portage carts work as well as you rig them. A bit fiddly, but when you sort it out, they work great. I applaud @Mark CRANCE for pointing this option out.
I would get some decent rope For the front of the canoe. Works well for balancing On portage, lining canoe, or tying up. Watch a few videos for quality of life recommendations.
Great video! I too can be a bit techie. Your analysis and attention to detail is good. D ont forget to keep food / clothes in dry bags. Sun screen very important for a water trip. Reflection off of water can do considerable skim/ eye damage if allowed. Polarized sunglasses with UV protection very important.
Good luck you 2. You are well read and always very researched.
Regarding Solar Power for canoe camping:: I purchased a flexible 50W solar panel on Amazon (by SunPower). It is thin; sturdy; weather-rated, and weighs only about 2.5 lbs. It is stiff enough that it will only bend slightly along 1 axis but it looks to me like it would conform with the inside circumference of your Bill's bag (if stuffed inside for storage) and could be attached to the gunnels of your canoe using paracord or straps when in use. I purchased a female cigarette lighter socket cable upon which I installed two MC4 connectors (to plug into the solar panel's connectors (be sure to get the polarity right)) and use an Anker USB car charger which provides USB ports for charging my devices (just like one you would use in your car's cigarette lighter socket). The USB car charger is designed to work with varying input voltages and still produce a consistent 5 volt USB output for charging your devices. I have tested this system at home and it successfully charged an iPhone SE as well as a 10,000 mAH power bank. I don't have enough experience to say this set up will work well in varying light conditions or if the USB charger will be durable (but they are inexpensive & readily-available). The panel and cables should be splash-proof but the USB charger (and whatever you are charging) would need to be protected from water. Maybe put these items inside a dry bag with the wires being passed to the outside of the bag when the top is rolled shut?
If you can find a professional photography store nearby, they may have more options for mounts. B&H photo out of NY may be a good place to check.
A few new toys to experiment with, nice. I know it can be difficult trying to figure out what may work and spending the money, and hoping it was a good decision. Looking forward to you guys start the Suwannee trip.
Do play with the panels with a volt meter to learn how they work. I found that a bit of shade can lower the output by a lot more than you would thing from the surface. It's as if some of these pieces are in series and in the shade acts as an open switch cutting off cells that are upstream.
Yea, partial shade kills you with panels. That was one of the issues with the built in panel on our van. The guy who did the conversion has it below a lip that blocks part of the panel.
With the big blue I really want to see how well the resume functionality works. Supposedly the smaller panel had that as one of the major features
Make sure you do a review on the solar panels if they are worth buying
Will do! I was planning on a more in depth review of them both after we’d lived with them a bit
I am looking at Voltaic Solar panels for river trips. After using them, what are your thoughts? I looked through your channel for a review video but did not see one. Thank you in advance for your input!
Ran out of time for a video but there’s a blog entry on my site. I was impressed by how the solar box worked and were planning to use it for the Yukon
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes awesome! I'll check out the blog. Thanks for the response!
dud does that solar thing really work?
As with all solar it works it’s just a matter of degrees. I’ve been using both of them in the van testing them out but it’s a challenge to size the panels to power needs. Especially when you have cloud or tree cover.
The phone mount in this video looks nice. Doubt you have the metallic needs on your canoe tho. ruclips.net/video/BjgrP6SJlWo/видео.html
Whatever you do don't skip the Suwannee above White Springs. Start at least at Fargo. PM me and I will tell you what has worked over the years with my Friends and me. We do the trip down the river every year.
We really want to start at foster (or as far north as we can) but we’re a bit limited by what the outfitted will allow. Planning to talk to then when we arrive since over the phone they’re often less than helpful
If you want give me a PM on Facebook and we can discuss the Suwannee River trip.
The phone mount in this video looks nice. Doubt you have the metallic needs on your canoe tho. ruclips.net/video/BjgrP6SJlWo/видео.html