From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Brunton Portable Power, Brunton Solarroll

February 28, 2010
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Blue Pacific Solar – SolarRoll ™ is Brunton next generation solar device is the ultimate means of powering electronic equipment in the field. Not only portable, but packable, it rolls down to nearly nothing. Brunton drive and desire to pioneer a line of rugged power sources led to the introduction of the first flexible [...]

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Brunton Restore Solar Battery Charger. Sweet must have gadget!

February 24, 2010
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Brunton has just come out with this small solar charger that has a powerful battery included in one package. Brunton has a winner here with the Restore. Small, portable, and easy to pack, Brunton has been moving towards a new generation of solar powered batteries for small electronics.
The Brunton portable power Restore solar powered [...]

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Whitney Portal to Yosemite Backpack Video

February 21, 2010

Here is a very cool backpacker video made by Ryan Commons who attempted to accomplish a 211 mile 7 day trek from Whitney Portal located in the Eastern Sierra Mountains to Yosemite Valley. Solo hiking is not for the faint of heart or inexperienced. Ryan’s journey demonstrates an amazing athletic achievement coupled with his courage [...]

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Brunton Solo ™ 15 Portable Rechargeable Battery

February 17, 2010
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How great is the SOLO ™ 15? Field and Stream Magazine named it “Best of the Best, 2008.”
The revolutionary Solo portable battery brings portable renewable power to the weekend camper or long expedition adventurer way off the grid. Providing power wherever and whenever, the new Solo™ can operate a variety of electronics such as laptops, [...]

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810 Watt Solar OFF-GRID Kit

February 14, 2010
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All off-grid solar kits electrical systems have three things in common: one or more energy sources, energy storage (battery bank), and a power conversion unit (inverter). There are many different sizes and types of each of these components and each is interdependent on the others.

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Solar Energy Products, Solar Powered Headlamp

February 10, 2010
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Blue Pacific Solar products everyone should own. Ever get stuck somewhere and you discover your batteries are dead? Everlite reliable EL8 solar headlamp provides 40 lumen of bright white LED light for up to 12 hours in bright mode. LED running times are about 24 hours in medium mode and 36 hours in the low [...]

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National Park Service … Grand Canyon Backpacking Permit Sucess

February 9, 2010

Beyond my love for the outdoors and US parks, we use backpacking hiking trips in our company as opportunities to test portable Blue Pacific Solar products and renewable batteries in actual rugged backcountry conditions. About three weeks ago we received our backpacking back country hiking permit which I threw on my desk, glanced at the [...]

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Reasons to Go Solar

February 7, 2010
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Reasons go solar. – Never has there been a better time to put solar on your home or business. There are financial incentives and government rebates which make solar energy smart financial investment more often than nor returning a higher ROI than your 401-K. The current solar energy rebates cuts the cost of system by [...]

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What is Photovoltaic Solar Energy?

February 3, 2010
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When someone asks what I do for a living, my answer usually begins with “we mostly design and install photovoltaic systems in homes and commercial businesses”. Inevitably, the next response I get is “Hu? What’s that?” Honestly, it is a fair response to a seemingly complicated answer but thinking about solar energy products generating electricity [...]

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