Mad Max
Active member
What type of useful electronics/electronics system do you carry on the road and why? Disregarding the type of cellphone you use. Do you carry a scanner, laptop, hiking watch or a tablet? How do you keep it charged?
I have a water resistant goal zero solar panel that can recharge an e-reader, cellphone, I-pod and double AA batteries. The double AA recharging is great for my head lamp, and my hiking GPS. My hiking GPS is a garmin eTrex 20 loaded with a topographical map of the US. This GPS comes in pretty handing when looking for a water source in the woods, and finding a camp site for the night that isn't in a swamp. Another helpful feature on this GPS is that any road that is not labeled on it is generally some sort of abandoned service road or hunting road. I have an item on my bike that tells me how many miles I've traveled, the temp, and the speed I am traveling at. I have this because I really like being able to accurately estimate how long it will take me to get from point A to point B. I like to have a crank radio/flash light as well so I can keep up with the weather. I carry an older kindle that is loaded with manuals and such. I carry a cellphone, but don't really use it much. Since electronics are kind of a luxury on the road, I don't like to carry anything that I can't keep charged off the grid for free.
I have a water resistant goal zero solar panel that can recharge an e-reader, cellphone, I-pod and double AA batteries. The double AA recharging is great for my head lamp, and my hiking GPS. My hiking GPS is a garmin eTrex 20 loaded with a topographical map of the US. This GPS comes in pretty handing when looking for a water source in the woods, and finding a camp site for the night that isn't in a swamp. Another helpful feature on this GPS is that any road that is not labeled on it is generally some sort of abandoned service road or hunting road. I have an item on my bike that tells me how many miles I've traveled, the temp, and the speed I am traveling at. I have this because I really like being able to accurately estimate how long it will take me to get from point A to point B. I like to have a crank radio/flash light as well so I can keep up with the weather. I carry an older kindle that is loaded with manuals and such. I carry a cellphone, but don't really use it much. Since electronics are kind of a luxury on the road, I don't like to carry anything that I can't keep charged off the grid for free.