[pct-l] New External Backpack

[cvano at tmail.com]

Hmm.  I think this is on the right track but has some evolving yet to 
do.  I'm wondering about the weight of the unit, the 'jiggle' factor, 
comfort, and longivity/ease-lack of maintenance.  I wouldn't mind 
testing it.  I'd like to see a retrofit unit that I could put on my 
present pack and frame.

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 7:01 pm, Bighummel at aol.com wrote:
> Wired Magazine, Nov. 2007
>
> "Lightning Packs: As the load bounces up and down when you walk, the 
> motion of springs attached to the external frame gets tranduced into 
> power.  It's regonomic, but generating the 7 watts you'd need to charge 
> an IPod or cell phone requires 60 to 89 pounds(!)" 
>
> All of us ancient hikers with the huge, heavy, external frame packs can 
> now generate enough power to recharge our new electronic gadgets!!! 
>
> Hee, hee!
>
> Strider
>
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Beyond this point
There be dragons...

Chris ~ S/V Drifter
Anacortes, WA. ~~~_/) ~~~