[pct-l] Charger

Tue Jan 26 12:34:42 CST 2016

Check out Jackery external battery's. They are way more efficient, smaller, affordable and work great. Just about everyone I met on trail with a solar panel was unhappy with it and wanted to know about my battery. I also carried a double port USB plug so I could charge the external battery and something else at the same time.

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   1. Charger (River Malcolm)
   2. Re: solar charger (Jay Bruins)
   3.  solar charger (Tim Umstead)
   4. Re: Pct-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 21 (b j)
   5. Re: Formatting (Denis Stanton)
   6. Closet Cleanup Gear Available (b j)
   7. Best Portable Battery Chargers (Bob Bankhead)
   8. Re: Best Portable Battery Chargers (Rick Parker)
   9. Re: Getting to Snoqualmie Pass (Uber, Lyft, Shuttle?)
      (TBrokaw at montmush.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:24:50 -0500
From: River Malcolm <rivermary at centurylink.net>
To: johnthomaspapini at gmail.com
Cc: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Charger
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Hi John

I was fascinated by your 5000mA 1oz charger find...but when I read the reviews, one reviewer described it as 4.2oz.  That's more in line with what I would expect, alas.

I use an Anker 16000mA and can usually recharge my iPhone 5 for a week (using it for photos, gps, and sometimes to upload blogs with photos). 10.4 oz (considering it has >3x charging capacity of the 4.2oz, 5000mA charger, it is a good power to weight ratio. Though of course I wish it were lighter. And I too would like to hear about lighter weight chargers. )

Been happy with that.

River
Sent from my iPhone

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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:33:04 -0500
From: John Papini <johnthomaspapini at gmail.com>
To: rbelshee <rbelshee at hotmail.com>
Cc: Pacific Crest Trail List <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] solar charger
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In looking for ?battery cases? to attach to my iPhone 6S, I came across this external battery pack (not a battery case), which weighs only 1 oz. It has a 5000 mAh capacity, but it only weighs AN OUNCE.

Rather than get a 1800-3000 mAh battery case that weights 3-4 oz, I think I?m going get this 1 oz battery pack, and a separate protective case (or just use an Aloksak).

I haven?t found anything even close to being this small/lightweight, so thought I?d pass it along. If anybody has found anything lighter or more efficient, please let us know!

http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Charger-Certified-Superpak-Lightning/dp/B012YJ0Q2G<http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Charger-Certified-Superpak-Lightning/dp/B012YJ0Q2G>

John

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:52:41 -0800
From: Jay Bruins <jbruins at gmail.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] solar charger
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I had an Anker 2nd Gen Astro in 6400mAh for my iPhone 6. Overall this was a good size. I drained it completely twice, which means I wasn?t carrying capacity I wasn?t using. If you don?t listen to music, you could get away with much less. (Paper map users can skip the battery altogether.)

One thing I would do differently is carry a two-port USB charger. In town I had to decide which I wanted to charge first (walking out of town w/o a full charge is the real reason I hit zero). Moreover, if all outlets are full and you have a two-port charger, you can simply plug an existing user into your charger and share the outlet. (Just be kind enough to get a real brand rather than some Chinese or gas-station knock-off so that when you do this the other person?s throughput isn?t affected.)

J

> On Jan 24, 2016, at 3:24 PM, CClark <dr_carolyn at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for all the input about solar chargers.I am now looking at the Anker website.I see three external batteries.Astro 3 (10000mAh) has some bad reviews.Astro 5 (16000mAh) weighs 11 oz.Do you recall which battery most hikers opted for?
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> On last summers thru hike we use an Anket 6k external battery. I had two
> cell phones, four mp3 players, a camera, and a tablet to keep charged. The
> single external battery did the job just fine. I never ran it dry. Under
> normal usage I had to charge the mp3 players and maybe a phone or the
> camera. On some of the longer sections I needed to also partially charger
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> to external batteries. They found that they it took to long to charge their
> phones. This was especially a problem farther north where the trees shaded
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> I have a Goal Zero Nomad 7 as well as a Nomad 20 and multiple 30 watt
> panels. The trick with solar panels is that you should use the solar panel
> to charge a battery pack. When the battery pack is charged you can use that
> to charge your phone. Many phones include charging circuitry that only
> works with proper strength charge is coming in. Solar panels will not
> provide consistent output. It will vary depending on many factors,
> including weather/clouds and angle to the sun. Other devices such as
> headlamps should charge ok even on weaker signals but still best to charge
> a battery pack then charge the device.
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> competition but they are more expensive. The panels are heavy. I would just
> buy a big battery pack that will charge your phone and other electronics
> between resupply/town stops. This is what I'm doing. Since I already own
> many Goal Zero products, I'll be taking only a battery pack, the Venture
> 30. Many people use Anker and they are good too (and cheaper). Just get one
> that has enough charge for your use and doesn't weigh a ton.
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> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 7:38 AM, CClark <dr_carolyn at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> I'm considering purchasing a Goal Zero Nomad 7m solar charger or a Goal
>> Zero Switch 10 Multi-tool Kit to keep our electronic devices charged while
>> thru-hiking.Has anyone tried using these?Can anyone recommend other/better
>> ways to stay charged?
>> Carolyn "(Souldoctor")
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:18:28 -0800
From: Tim Umstead <tumstead96 at gmail.com>
To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l]  solar charger
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The battery I used to this:

https://www.anker.com/products/A1303013

It is only a 6700 mAh and it weighs 5.38 oz

The Ravens

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:56:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 21
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Wow, what's going on with my formatting?? Does anyone know how I fix it?
I keep getting a lot of '?'s injected into my posts.
-Porsche / Rhiannon

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:08:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>
To: Pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Closet Cleanout Gear Available
Message-ID:
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Hi All,?I`ve gone through my closet and have a few things forsale.? Details are below.?Mountain HardwareLong-Sleeve Hiking Shirt (W Sz 10) $22Columbia Long-SleeveHiking Shirt (W Sz Lg) $22Point 6 Merino/Nylon ?ContinentalDivide Trail? Emblem Socks NEW! $15Sole Ultra Insoles, Mens 6, Womens 8 Essentially New $20New Balance 470s,NEW, Womens 10 NEW! $25Nike Shorts, Women?sMedium $10Waist Pack by Outbound $10Hiking / Emergency Food:Powdered Butter $25?Shipping would be extra from WA and further details on theitems are below.?I didn?t research the prices too much, so let me know ifthey?re out-of-whack.? Email me if you`reinterested.?Happy hiking! ?-Porsche / Rhiannon??___???Mountain HardwareLong-Sleeve Hiking Shirt?Mountain Hardware Long-Sleeve Button Front Shirt, Women?sSize 10.? Condition: New.? Peach colour with decorative trim on the sleevesand down the front, two pockets with hidden zippers, one over left breast, oneon left upper arm.? Shirt is lightweight,stretchy, good sun
 protection, moisture management, perfect for hiking or justwalking around town.? Mesh venting in theback and shoulders keeps you cool.? ?Measurements:-Underarm to underarm 21?-Armpit to bottom of sleeve 21?-back collar to bottom of shirt 27???___??Columbia Long-SleeveHiking Shirt?Columbia light-grey long-sleeve hiking shirt, Women?sLarge.? Two hidden zipper mesh pockets onfront, back mesh panel vented.? Excellentcondition: minimal pilling on sides. Sun and ?Go Away? insect protection,sweat-wicking polyester.??___??Point 6 Merino/Nylon CDTSocks?New, Never used! Two layer construction, durable outer nylonlayer protects the inner soft high-quality merino wool, wicks moisture, preventingblisters and odor.? Comfortable,breathable, durable, easy to clean, Medium (6 ? 8.5 mens) with ContinentalDivide Trail emblem.? Sells new for $22 +tax + ship US.??___??Sole Ultra Insoles, Mens 6,Womens 8?Support with the thickest Softec cushioning (3.2mm). Forhigh volume footwear use e.g. hiking
 and mountaineering, work boots, trailrunning and walking shoes and snowboard boots. Worn only a few times then theyjust sat in the closet. Retails for $45.??___??New Balance 470s, NEW, Womens 10?Lightweight, ventilated, greattread.? Brand new, never used! US size10, Euro size 41.5.??___??Nike Shorts, Women?sMedium?Peach pink.? Wickingbreathable, quick-drying 100% polyester, 14 inches across unstretched,comfortable stretch up to 16.5 inches across, inseam 4.5 inches, side fromwaist to leg 14 inches.??___??Waist Pack by Outbound?Waist pack by Outbound.? Sturdyretro style.?Back panel 17? x 5.5?, top panel 17 x 5?, height 5.5???___?Hiking / Emergency Food:Powdered Butter ?Unopened 102g (2.25 lbs) large can of freeze-dried powderedbutter.? Sealed can makes it lastforever.? Easy to make: mix withwater.? Good lightweight protein andfat-rich high-calorie hiking, hunting, earthquake, or emergency food.??

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:36:26 +1300
From: Denis Stanton <denisstanton at mac.com>
To: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>
Cc: PCT List List <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Formatting
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Rhiannon,

Are you composing in Word and then pasting into the browser?  Word will fill your document with ?non-standard characters? like smart quotes.  The web browser won?t know how to handle these so it replaces them with ?

Denis

> On 26/01/2016, at 9:56 AM, b j <xthrow at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Wow, what's going on with my formatting?  Does anyone know how I fix it?
> I keep getting a lot of '?'s injected into my posts.
> -Porsche / Rhiannon

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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:37:48 +0000 (UTC)
From: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>
To: Pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Closet Cleanup Gear Available
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Hi All,

Hopefully this version of my post is much more readable! I've learned the secrets to making perfect formatting on the pct-l list.  The secret is changing your email setting to 'plain text' or composing the email on a plain text editor, not Word.

Anyhow, I've gone through my closet and have a few things for sale.  Details are further below.
- Mountain Hardware Long-Sleeve Hiking Shirt (W Sz 10) $22
- Columbia Long-Sleeve Hiking Shirt (W Sz Lg) $22
- Point 6 Merino/Nylon ?Continental Divide Trail? Emblem Socks NEW! $15
- Sole Ultra Insoles, Mens 6, Womens 8 $20
- New Balance 470s, NEW, Womens 10 $25
- Nike Shorts, Women?s Medium $10
- Waist Pack by Outbound $10
- Hiking / Emergency Food: Powdered Butter $25

Shipping would be extra from WA and further details on the items are below.

Email me if you`re interested.

Happy hiking!

-Porsche / Rhiannon

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Mountain Hardware Long-Sleeve Hiking Shirt

Mountain Hardware Long-Sleeve Button Front Shirt, Women?s Size 10.  Condition: New.  Peach colour with decorative trim on the sleeves and down the front, two pockets with hidden zippers, one over left breast, one on left upper arm.  Shirt is lightweight, stretchy, good sun protection, moisture management, perfect for hiking or just walking around town.  Mesh venting in the back and shoulders keeps you cool.

Measurements:
-Underarm to underarm 21?
-Armpit to bottom of sleeve 21?
-back collar to bottom of shirt 27?

___

Columbia Long-Sleeve Hiking Shirt

Columbia light-grey long-sleeve hiking shirt, Women?s Large.  Two hidden zipper mesh pockets on front, back mesh panel vented.  Excellent condition: minimal pilling on sides. Sun and ?Go Away? insect protection, sweat-wicking polyester.

___

Point 6 Merino/Nylon CDT Socks

New, Never used! Two layer construction, durable outer nylon layer protects the inner soft high-quality merino wool, wicks moisture, preventing blisters and odor.  Comfortable, breathable, durable, easy to clean, Medium (6 ? 8.5 mens) with Continental Divide Trail emblem.  Sells new for $22 + tax + ship US.

___

Sole Ultra Insoles, Mens 6, Womens 8

Support with the thickest Softec cushioning (3.2mm). For high volume footwear use e.g. hiking and mountaineering, work boots, trail running and walking shoes and snowboard boots. Worn only a few times then they just sat in the closet. Retails for $45.

___

New Balance 470s, NEW, Womens 10

Lightweight, ventilated, great tread.  Brand new, never used! US size 10, Euro size 41.5.

___

Nike Shorts, Women?s Medium

Peach pink.  Wicking breathable, quick-drying 100% polyester, 14 inches across unstretched, comfortable stretch up to 16.5 inches across, inseam 4.5 inches, side from waist to leg 14 inches.

___

Waist Pack by Outbound

Waist pack by Outbound.  Sturdy retro style.

Back panel 17? x 5.5?, top panel 17 x 5?, height 5.5?

___

Hiking / Emergency Food: Powdered Butter

Unopened 102g (2.25 lbs) large can of freeze-dried powdered butter.  Sealed can makes it last forever.  Easy to make: mix with water.  Good lightweight protein and fat-rich high-calorie hiking, hunting, earthquake, or emergency food.

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:28:56 -0800
From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
To: "'PCT-L'" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Best Portable Battery Chargers
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Dec 2015 review of portable battery chargers at
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-usb-battery-packs/

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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:51:04 -0600
From: Rick Parker <rickrparker at icloud.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Best Portable Battery Chargers
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I bought a RAVPower 7800mah (6.2 oz) with a RAVPower ($19) and a 17W 3.4A RAVPower Dual USB Wall Charger ($8).

My 7800 on it?s 3rd drain to charge out of the box test with the wall charger average was 5 hours(as advertised).  Charging my iPhone 6 in Airplane Mode 1.5 hours from about 15% to 95%.  Those last 5% seem to take an inordinate amount of time.   Totally unscientific - YMMV.

With the charger, I figure I can charge the 7800 and either my iPhone or TIKKA R+ head lamp. Keeping them topped off at various trail stops.

TheOldGuy
Rick

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:42:45 -0800
From: TBrokaw at montmush.com
To: Randy Godfrey <randy3833 at yahoo.com>
Cc: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>, Pct-L
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Subject: Re: [pct-l] Getting to Snoqualmie Pass (Uber, Lyft, Shuttle?)
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One should check first with the bus company if they want to exit the bus
between stops.  Greyhound has a policy that forbids this.  I took a bus
this year to return to my truck parked at Whitewater.  But had to continue
right past the Hwy exit. to the next stop at Palm Springs & get a $40 taxi
ride back to Whitewater.  I guess they are worried about the Banditos in
Calif!  Also note that one way car rentals are much more expensive than
returning the car at the location where you pick it up.  This can be 3-4
times as much.

Tom Brokaw
Corporate Project Manager
Monterey Mushrooms
777 Maher Ct
Royal Oaks, CA 95076-9014
C: 831-535-2181
O: 831-274-5520

From:   Randy Godfrey <randy3833 at yahoo.com>
To:     pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>, Will M <jalan04 at gmail.com>,
Date:   01/23/2016 03:30 PM
Subject:        Re: [pct-l] Getting to Snoqualmie Pass (Uber, Lyft,
Shuttle?)
Sent by:        Pct-L <pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net>

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background-color:white !important; }  The Greyhound (via Northwest
Trailways) will drop you off at Stevens Pass, as it did for me last summer
but see that Snoqualmie Pass isn't on their schedule. Maybe if you call
Greyhound you can arrange to have you dropped off there? At Stevens, the
driver just pulled to the side of the highway, pulled my pack out for me
and drove off. They other passengers were looking out of their windows
with a mix of curiosity and horror as if they were wondering if I had been
kicked off the bus in the middle of the wilderness.

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

On Saturday, January 23, 2016, 10:10 AM, Will M <jalan04 at gmail.com> wrote:

I'm going to need to get to Snoqualmie Pass to finish  up my section hike
next summer  and was wondering what my options are in terms of services
and
cost out of Seattle Area (SEATAC).

One option I was considering was Uber or Lyft but I am open to other
suggestions.

I did find a $10 shuttle to the Casino in Snoqualmie..wondering if I could
catch a cab from there?

Airport Shuttles?

Jalan Jalan
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