solar tent

outwest · 12-12-2011, 02:31 PM

I have heard of these before but I have never seen one up close or used one. Anyone have luck with them, is there any danger to worry about (like old electric blankets)?

Refrigerator · 12-12-2011, 03:59 PM

US Army testing solar powered tents for troops, gadget addicted campers -- Engadget

CatsEye · 12-12-2011, 06:06 PM

COOL!! That's AWESOME!! I would love to have one of those! I don't know what I'd do with it, but it would be awesome to have one to mmm.....let's see, power my rocket launcher when I take over the world?

Pathfinder1 · 12-12-2011, 07:39 PM

Hi...

What an interesting gadget. NOW I know what I want for Christmas...!!

ejdixon · 12-13-2011, 09:01 AM

Haven't tried, but would sure love to...especially if it will be given to me for Christmas.

carmen · 12-13-2011, 10:42 AM

I would love to see the geeky notes after they test it, as in what it can actually power for the "normal person" out there. Heck if I could get it to power a chair that massages me after a long hike that would be great.

alex k · 12-13-2011, 10:45 AM

use to carry a 5w solar panel wired to charge the cell phone . worked well , but hated the interuptions from phone calls .
guess if it worked to charge batteries for lights and a small fan i would be intrested .

DaisyBell · 12-13-2011, 11:28 PM

thats sounds like such a sweet idea! You could recharge batteries for kids toys, such a nice thought

ejdixon · 12-14-2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carmen

Heck if I could get it to power a chair that massages me after a long hike that would be great.

Hahahaha!!! I'm with you on that, Carmen.

Newanderthal · 12-18-2011, 10:19 AM

sounds like a motel to me. If you start bringing solar panels, batteries, heaters, entertainment devices, fans, etc. then you're getting away from camping and moving toward motel stays. The walls are just thinner. We already have people who park a trailer on a concrete pad with running water, electricity, plumbing, climate control and a full kitchen and call that "camping".

The whole point of camping is to get away from the strains of complicated life and get back to the basics. If you bring the tech and complications with you, doesn't that defeat the purpose? It's like when my friend spent a week in Japan and only ate at American restaurants and hung out in the mall. He could have done that without the plane ticket.