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To: Rusty0604; Lakeside Granny; Unrepentant VN Vet

Weight. Much easier to get a 3-5 pound solar panel into a remote area than 20 pounds of batteries. Especially if you’re talking about carrying the items in on your back, but also payload if you’re dropping equipment in by parachute. Once you’re at location, take the panel out, unroll it, hook it up and you have power.

Solar panels generally still make some power on overcast days-maybe not enough to charge things up, but enough to operate what you’re using. There’s even generators that run on solar power (I’ve thought of getting one).

Since they’re now cheap enough and light enough, the portable solar panels are becoming more common for RV use. There’s some solar panels that you can use just for charging your phone.

Are they the answer to all situations? No. But nothing is.


5,512 posted on 05/31/2021 10:55:31 AM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart.)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

Thanks. I assumed the weight would be a plus. But the reliability is the most important in battle situations. Like I said, I don’t know anything, but I’m not sold on it yet.
Of course the important thing is, not whether I’m sold on it, but whether it works for our military. Don’t want them at a disadvantage in any way.


5,515 posted on 05/31/2021 1:10:25 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

I guess all y’all’s talk about cleaning has got me going to a limited extent. My lazy Susan is great for my supplements. I had also bought a great metal, expandable utensil holder, got rid of a couple things and very organized. And got a stackablecshelf for my pantry so now i can see what I have. Threw away and put in goodwill bag a few kitchen things I never use. And have one bag of clothes so far. And one book. But I got rid of so many books years ago when I moved, and the vast majority of what I’ve gotten since were Kindle. Won’t get rid of my really old books.


5,517 posted on 05/31/2021 1:27:11 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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