Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are very few places along the Appalachian Trail where you could find electrical outlets. I hiked for weeks--160 miles--once in Georgia and N. Carolina and only one time came across a store or home within a mile or two of the trail--Suches, Georgia. When the trail descended into a gap you crossed the road, saw nothing but woods and an empty road, and started climbing again on the ridge. Stores exist, but are miles usually from the trail, and often you have no idea of how far from the trail, and in which direction, they are. Try to find a guide book for this, but without film or a digital camera using AA's you'll probably run out of juice. Lee England Natchez, Mississippi > Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:10:46 -0400 > From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Battery charging > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <9b678e0607231810v1efc7b59r8f5550f61401d8e@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Larry, > Take along several charged batteries, whatever will last you between > civilisation. When the trail crosses people whether it is a gas station or > a restaurant ask to use their outlet for fifteen minutes to an hour while > you spend some money at their facility. Batteries charge asymmetrically so > the first fifteen minutes will give you possibly a 2/3 charge on one > battery. > > Tina triedthe solar chargers and the sun just doesn't give enough power to > charge a battery in a small amount of time. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 7/23/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: >> >> A question for all you nature photographers. My son and I are planning >> a 2 week hiking trip along the Appalachian Trail. Since my conversion >> to digital photography, I find myself periodically tethered to >> electrical outlets to recharge camera batteries. None of my cameras >> take AA cells. I will be taking an Olympus E-500. How do you charge >> batteries in the field? Solar cells? >> >> Larry Z