Have Any Of You Bought Portable Solar Panels

gmart74 · Mar 11, 2014

Just wondering if any of you have recommendations on solar panels. Woot has a goalzero deal and I was wondering if it was worth it.

Tide1986 · Mar 11, 2014

What are solar panels?

gmart74 · Mar 11, 2014

they look like this, only made out of the sun

Displaced Bama Fan · Mar 12, 2014

What are you, some sort of conspiratorial, anti-government, terrorist prepper?

seebell · Mar 12, 2014

They sold out of em so some folks thought it was a good deal. No personal experience at all. Sorry.

gmart74 · Mar 12, 2014

Displaced Bama Fan said:
What are you, some sort of conspiratorial, anti-government, terrorist prepper?

does anyone have experience with tin foil? my grocery store is running a special on double thick professional grade rolls.

Tide1986 · Mar 12, 2014

gmart74 said:
does anyone have experience with tin foil? my grocery store is running a special on double thick professional grade rolls.

Nonstick is the way to go.

Bamanooga · Mar 12, 2014

gmart74 said:
Just wondering if any of you have recommendations on solar panels. Woot has a goalzero deal and I was wondering if it was worth it.

Yes, on boats. How are you planning to use them?

gmart74 · Mar 12, 2014

Bamanooga said:
Yes, on boats. How are you planning to use them?

power outages so i can keep posting to tidefans.

...and im being serious.

G-VilleTider · Mar 12, 2014

gmart74 said:
power outages so i can keep posting to tidefans.

...and im being serious.

If you are serious, why not just buy a $10 converter that you can plug into the cigarette lighter of your car and has a standard 110 volt plug? For anything more power hungry, you will get a lot more bang for your buck with a standard gas generator ... and you don't have to have great weather ... than you will with Solar Panels. The tech and storage is getting better but I would just get the cheap converter and wait a bit for the tech to improve according to the needs you have described.

gmart74 · Mar 12, 2014

My thinking is basically along the lines of this:
If the power goes out for a week, I want to conserve gasoline to run a generator for the sump pump and fridge.
I want solar to charge my phone and kindle so I can communicate. Plus I want something portable for picnics/hiking/etc. Who knows what I'll need power for while camping but it would be a nice option to have.
Plus when I go to Brazil they have crappy electricity. it took me 3 hours plugged into a wall just to get 20% more charge on my phone. Maybe solar down there would work a lot better.

mittman · Mar 13, 2014

I have one of these to charge my phone while hiking. It works OK if you have direct sunlight. It is light enough to be worth keeping on my pack when I am out for multiple days.

http://www.amazon.com/Foldable-Dual...L5U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394717722&sr=8-1

Displaced Bama Fan · Mar 13, 2014

gmart74 said:
My thinking is basically along the lines of this:
If the power goes out for a week, I want to conserve gasoline to run a generator for the sump pump and fridge.
I want solar to charge my phone and kindle so I can communicate. Plus I want something portable for picnics/hiking/etc. Who knows what I'll need power for while camping but it would be a nice option to have.
Plus when I go to Brazil they have crappy electricity. it took me 3 hours plugged into a wall just to get 20% more charge on my phone. Maybe solar down there would work a lot better.

the problem is, if the power goes out, eventually the cell towers' generators will go out as well.

rizolltizide · Mar 13, 2014

I've got a whole farm of them for when the revolution happens. I gotta have power to warm my hot tub, bruh.

gmart74 · Mar 13, 2014

Displaced Bama Fan said:
the problem is, if the power goes out, eventually the cell towers' generators will go out as well.

2 yrs ago i lost power in baltimore for 6 days. everyone else but my block had power.

rizolltizide said:
I've got a whole farm of them for when the revolution happens. I gotta have power to warm my hot tub, bruh.

already getting the doc to write me a hot tub script. gotta enjoy the finer things in life when fighting off the hoards.

Displaced Bama Fan · Mar 14, 2014

gmart74 said:
2 yrs ago i lost power in baltimore for 6 days. everyone else but my block had power.

Yep, that would suck.

BamaInMo1 · Mar 16, 2014

Just ask Obama. He can tell you all about "alternative energy".....................(meant to be in blue font in case it doesn't show).

92tide · Mar 16, 2014

gmart74 said:
My thinking is basically along the lines of this:
If the power goes out for a week, I want to conserve gasoline to run a generator for the sump pump and fridge.
I want solar to charge my phone and kindle so I can communicate. Plus I want something portable for picnics/hiking/etc. Who knows what I'll need power for while camping but it would be a nice option to have.
Plus when I go to Brazil they have crappy electricity. it took me 3 hours plugged into a wall just to get 20% more charge on my phone. Maybe solar down there would work a lot better.

review on portable solar panels

Crimson1967 · Mar 16, 2014

I'm using solar power right now to light my den. It doesn't work too well at night, however.

skrayper77 · Mar 17, 2014

gmart74 said:
does anyone have experience with tin foil? my grocery store is running a special on double thick professional grade rolls.

ITAT. I hear they're subject matter experts.

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