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Can I become outdoorsy?

Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 05:37:46 No.2757882 View View Reply Original Report

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I'm your stereotypical guy who doesn't leave his room and is chronically online but I suck at anything outdoor related.

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Anonymous Tue 25 Jun 2024 22:26:45 No.2748327 View View Reply Original Report

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How does one get started spelunking?

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 06:36:20 No.2757579 Report

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>>2756879
You still Alive anon?

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 20:53:29 No.2757756 Report

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>>2755394
The post shafting shafts for March on the Drina fun time. I'm not Balkan, I just enjoy Dirlewanger esque escapades.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 21:47:15 No.2757765 Report

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Fact: 99% of cavers turn back right before they find treasure

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 22:10:11 No.2757769 Report

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>>2757579
He went into a sewer culvert lmao

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 04:10:47 No.2757868 Report

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>>2749149
most of them are gated now too. i got sick of finding gated mines so i decided to just enter the mining industry directly

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jun 2024 14:12:16 No.2749216 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2757776 >>2757860

How close have you came to a lightning-strike whilst /out/ing?

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 13:00:43 No.2757290 Report

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Not outside.

But once I was playing an electric guitar during some heavy monsoon style rain and lightning hit the electrical pole outside my house and I felt a zap through the guitar. I have touched 230 volts a few times too many and this had a harder hit without that same buzz you get from A/C. The pain didn't even last more than the even itself which it usually does.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 23:08:05 No.2757776 Report

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>>2749216
I detasseled corn as a teenager and one time my crew got caught in a sudden downpour. Sure, we had some dark clouds heading our way, but usually if the rain was casual, we just kept working. Just before the rain really started, the crew lead got radio'd by HQ to take shelter and shouted for us all to sprint back to the van. As we ran through the rows back to the van, the rain really started coming down and thunder started rumbling. I was maybe 50 yards from the van still and I was running the fastest I'd ever ran. To my left, a singular tree at the edge of the field was suddenly struck by lightning. I think it was maybe 30 yards. That was the loudest noise I have ever experienced and I thought I was about to die. I remember I thought the sound was like in Star Wars Episode 2, when Jango Fett uses those shockwave bombs in the asteroid field. Anyway, we all made it back to the van in one piece and waited out the rain, which was about 30 minutes. I had left my lunch cooler inside the van, so I had lunch. When the storm passed and we went back outside, we saw the tree had basically exploded from the lighting. All in all, a really terrifying experience.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 01:33:14 No.2757823 Report

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Not as interesting as other stories here, but I was smoking a cigarette on my front porch during a storm around 4am a few years back when lighting struck the transformer for the house maybe 50ft away from me. Simultaneously the loudest and brightest thing I have ever witnessed.

>Shitty rural power company took three days to get my power back on

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 03:50:04 No.2757860 Report

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>>2749216
One time I was forking hay for cows in a thunderstorm and I lifted my pitch fork above my head and the tines started vibrating at a high frequency. I was fascinated for about 5 seconds. Then I realized I was in terrible danger, so I threw my fork down and sat in the truck until the storm passed.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 04:03:33 No.2757866 Report

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I got struck by lightning through a river in Turner Falls Oklahoma. It struck the water some miles or so away but it was awful. Me and five friends, plus two kids nearby. I saw a white flash and every muscle in my body contracted as hard as it possibly could for just an instant. Opened my eyes and heard the thunder rolling away. Everyone silently rushed out of the river as fast as possible. One friend who was out of the water didn't know what happened and didn't believe us lmao. Felt pretty fine after but I was endlessly drunk and high on this trip anyway, but the next day the bottoms of my feet felt like I had been walking on hot coals. 0/10 would not do again, I gtfo the water any time I hear thunder at all now

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Anonymous Fri 19 Jul 2024 05:22:42 No.2756131 View View Reply Original Report

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You are thrown out into the wilderness with only a knife, a pair of tweezers, and a hafted hand tool of your choice. Which tool do you think would help your shut-in self survive the longest?

OP's (correct) choice: A cutter mattock.

>hard mode
No combination tools.
I'd pick an adze here.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 10:04:55 No.2757598 Report

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>>2757468
Adzes aren't combination tools. A 5lb mattock has an adze the width of a trenching shovel, and grub hoes/mattocks are different to shovels in that you use your legs and thighs to pull material out rather than (mainly) your shoulder and back so they're much less tiring and straining. Mattocks make shittier holes, can't dig very deep, and can't move material very far, but they're passable for many purposes. Adzes are usually sharp enough to cut wood, you can carve a smaller tree down to a cone and fell it like that. Both tools have their place though, especially wider shovels.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 10:43:47 No.2757601 Report

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I've neglected to mention that not every tool with a blade perpendicular to the haft is a woodworking adze, the slip-fit ones are usually wider, blunter, and intended for digging (i.e. grub hoes), and wedge-hafted ones are usually very sharp and occasionally curved along the edge and are designed exclusively for squaring or hollowing timber, always called adzes in this case. I'd be reluctant to chop down a tree with a slip-fit adze.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 20:25:29 No.2757750 Report

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>>2756131
>thrown out into the wilderness
shoes so I can walk the fuck out

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 01:58:23 No.2757834 Report

Quoted By: >>2757865

>>2757468
From building mtb trails I'm 100% set on the mattock. I've dug caves with them, they're far more efficient.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 04:01:09 No.2757865 Report

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>>2757834
Same. Digger mattocks are much faster excavators and take less energy to break through material.
Shovels can't deal with roots, rocks, or compaction.

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Anonymous Sat 13 Jul 2024 11:22:29 No.2754519 View View Reply Original Report

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You can only choose two

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Anonymous Tue 16 Jul 2024 01:31:52 No.2755303 Report

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>>2755289
>cant own a mag over 10rds
Owari Da

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 01:54:35 No.2757156 Report

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All 3

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 23:40:52 No.2757784 Report

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>>2754540
pittsburgh isnt that affordable.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 03:54:56 No.2757863 Report

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>>2754519
I'm in utah and all our mountains suck, everything is too expensive, and there's no jobs.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 03:59:01 No.2757864 Report

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>>2755303
Just another excuse to take a trip to reno ;^)

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Anonymous Sat 13 Jul 2024 22:34:29 No.2754683 View View Reply Original Report

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Desert exploration? Do any of you live near/in a desert climate? How do you bare with the heat do you just head North and try to cool off and avoid at all costs? Tips/ advice for desert dwellers

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 17:01:33 No.2757703 Report

Quoted By: >>2757710

Had an /out/ job in Nevada, lived there for a year and spent ~85% of the time outside or in a tent. Hated every second of it. Not for me

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 17:24:20 No.2757710 Report

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>>2757703
BLM?

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 18:47:45 No.2757727 Report

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>>2757710
Mining exploration

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 23:27:46 No.2757781 Report

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>>2754685
>freeze at night
103 degrees at 3AM

>SAND
"I don't like sand. It's coarse, and rough, and irritating. And it gets everywhere."

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 02:14:34 No.2757839 Report

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>>2754983
This. Mountains in at 31N in southern Arizona average up to 180 inches of winter snowfall on north facing slopes above 9,000 ft elevation. While in central AZ along the Rim places can average 90 inches of winter snowfall at 5,800 ft elevation due to moisture uplift, other places on the Rim at the same elevation or higher elevation can average as low as 20 inches, while mountainous terrain on the Rim can average as much as 250 inches. The difference can be so extreme that even just walking 3 miles away you enter a new climate regime, in winter snowfalls a good example is Show Low city (20-30 inches snowfall) and on Porter mountain 4 miles from the city limits the average is 80-100 inches. On sky islands and other places in central AZ with huge vertical relief, 3-5 miles distance is enough to go from a climate that almost never ets snow to one that average 60-180 inches long term. There is a very very small difference with latitude but it is barely discernible unless you're talking 10s of degrees of latitude difference and even then it can be completely negated by topography. Topography is the single biggest driver of local climate alongside predominant jet stream patterns.

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Anonymous Mon 22 Jul 2024 02:19:47 No.2756884 View View Reply Original Report

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Do people just quit their jobs to do these or is it mostly trustfund kids and retirees?

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 17:54:06 No.2757718 Report

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>>2757717

I'd rather climb to the top of a mountain than become a billionaire oligarch. But if you did want to become a billionaire oligarch, the most immediately profitable sector is energy.

Trading energy and energy derivatives, oil money. The intersection of energy and financial services. Oil trading houses mint new billionaires all the time, employees get huge bonuses, and reap immense profits on war.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 20:46:36 No.2757753 Report

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Yes they usually quit their jobs.
Long trails aren’t just for trustfund kids and retirees, it’s for anyone who doesn’t have a mortgage or kids really.
I know a guy who works a blue collar job as a repair guy in the wind industry.
I think he basically works all off season traveling to wind farms and getting paid well, and then goes to hike long trails in the summer with that money.
I’m pretty sure he is a contractor, so he isn’t really quitting a job, he just doesn’t seek out a new contract until after he gets back.
Its not hard to save $7k and have plenty of money for your on trail expenses when you don’t have a house or car payment every month.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 22:11:22 No.2757770 Report

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>>2757651
>Get girlfriend
>have to join bank accounts
Are you retarded? No one gets joint accounts with their girlfriends.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 00:22:19 No.2757794 Report

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>>2757373

Not final say. They screen you out before you ever get to the interview phase. As the hiring manager you never knew they existed.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 01:38:10 No.2757824 Report

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>>2757373
checked.

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Anonymous Sun 21 Jul 2024 18:09:26 No.2756792 View View Reply Original Report

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How much difference is there between an expensive hiking pole, and a cheap one.
Anything I should look out for?

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 20:52:12 No.2757439 Report

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>>2757354
Yes, the outdoor subs on Reddit mog the living shit out of this place. That’s not controversial and it’s not even close. People posting in treads about hammocks here don’t even know what a fucking underquilt is. /out/ is only fun because of how retarded and incompetent the user base is.

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 21:34:54 No.2757451 Report

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>>2756877
It's a rough board, very much not chill. Everyone gear fags and yells at each other for gear fagging out of insecurity. No one goes out and yells at everyone when they DO go out out of insecurity

It's tedious. There's enough reasonable people but ask any question and answers are going to cover both extremes with nothing in-between.

Other hobby boards are more chill. /ck/ is full of people talking about cooking and how cool it is. /n/ is full of train autism and bike bros. /Out/ is just harsh for why? Aren't we all happy to be exploring the outdoors? Why are we always so strict about what's right and not?

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 21:36:14 No.2757452 Report

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>>2757059
Just shut up, man

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Anonymous Tue 23 Jul 2024 21:59:28 No.2757461 Report

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Seconding what a few others have said in this thread, you want aluminum unless you're the counting grams type. They are much more durable and cheaper. Don't get anything fancy and learn to use them right:
- uphill and flats: put straps on passing your hand up through the straps so you have the straps resting on your lower forearm, right below or around your wrist. - on downhills: straps off or very loose, hold them by the top of the handles in your palms. I like to anticipate steps downhill by a bit so I can help slow down during the stride
- in either case: push the arm opposite the leg with every stride. On downhills and flats you may feel lazy and do every other step but they're most effective in short little pushes
- experiment, see what works best for you, disregard haters acquire summits
t. descended 7500ft in a single day with my weak knees recently. Had no need for ibuprofen, it's like night and day vs 2 years ago for me. Proper pole usage helped a ton on the last 2000 feet when I had all my gear in my pack (45lbs).

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 00:28:03 No.2757799 Report

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>>2757451
>/ck/ is full of people talking about cooking
Since when? Last I check /ck/ was people talking about fast food and /pol/shit

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Anonymous Thu 25 Jul 2024 00:00:44 No.2757788 View View Reply Original Report

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I’m doing a personal favor for an old friend, and he’s paying me to stay two weeks. Can anyone suggest sites for someone who enjoys fishing (both fresh/salt), natural history, regular history, and photography?

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Best ways to solar charge while /out/?

Anonymous Sun 07 Jul 2024 00:44:37 No.2752101 View View Reply Original Report

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I am inclined to acquire initially a solar charger capable of replenishing electric chainsaw batteries, ideally with the added capability of charging an ebike.

Has anyone discerned the most efficacious methods to achieve this objective?

In due course, I aspire to obtain one for the roof of my vehicle, though acquiring a portable variant appears more practicable at present.

I extend my sincere thanks for your help.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 17:05:32 No.2757705 Report

Quoted By: >>2757752

>>2752101
There is a $169 solar powered battery with ac output
The ac mode can charge 120v stuff like my escooter battery
Monocrystalline panels
3.3 lbs small enough to take hiking in a pack
Sinkieu is the brand name ive got two they come with panels and all kinds of adapter

https://www.amazon.com/42000mAh-Portable-Rechargeable-Generator-Emergency/dp/B0CBJFMVJ9/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?crid=2OHOBE869RAXM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9FsbzuNXDPFVs_PQbayhsRJX5J3cM_Zw40-uad6cPPSqXgY2iwkh5i2_6E1JxLdHw8peWbUYp4V399zah8Fa1obmBmKlulNQ45ih-iYbq_8iVZz1uL2ZHBdfTXGELIQYTh1q3-ThJ7yaZP0TjuHBqNMA5LyvbsGwixan4FKG5Qw-umCRJR9wug9RmTgIJfNkD17PcyS4jtKPjEDiC-GuAg.AgZg1dZGD6qi8AQuJmtqNW9Y5mKx3YpMYQff8keDLss&dib_tag=se&keywords=solar%2Bpower%2Bbank%2Bwith%2Bac%2Boutlet%2Bsinkeu&qid=1721840401&sprefix=solar%2Bpower%2Bbank%2Bsinkeu%2Caps%2C761&sr=8-15&th=1&psc=1

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 20:39:56 No.2757752 Report

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>>2757705
>42000mAh
That's okay if you plan to charge your phone/tablet for anything serious you want something above 100000mAh and even that is "tiny"

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 21:46:00 No.2757764 Report

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>>2757139
>his saw isn’t a hybrid with regenerative kickback charging.
Utterly pathetic, ngmi^2

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 22:31:12 No.2757773 Report

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You guys remind me of me about 4 years ago. The best answer to charging an e-bike is straight up blame America for not allowing AC outlets be made everywhere. The hard answer is you need a super 73 type bike (with those vintage frames) and buy the best camping backpack that will fit under the seat of your super 73 and strap the backpack under it as this is the most efficient use of storage on an e-bike and the method required for carrying a proper solar panel and generator. And about $3000 later you have a setup that can charge eveything in the hot sun and you along with it if you have enough sunscreen. Now i could into AAAAAALLL KINDS of detail as to why the industry can change to make what you guys are trying to do easier but I am 1 single voice and it just so happens that everyone I’ve tried to talk to as someone that’s researched this extensively, that could change the industry in this regard has refused to respond to me at all.

What you’re trying to do is far form impossible, it’s just that many industries aren’t set up to take advantage of say, USB C-PD protocols and many, many, MANY other technological advances that could make this easier but they see their ways a more profitable.

Good luck and Godspeed.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jul 2024 23:19:51 No.2757779 Report

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>>2757752
Its not very big but
It charges 4-6 hours in the sunlight
And about the same in the wall.
I didnt see any others for the price that could charge something higher powered with AC
I bought it for my scooter in case i get stranded
The sunlight charge time is surprising to me. I like it

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