Date:         Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:56:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: me too (solar)
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
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Hey man, if I could find a very quiet generator no larger than, say, a
shoebox, I'd pack it along with the Hi-Lift Off-road Recovery Kit and
first aid kit. A man never knows.

On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 17:55 -0700, Loren Busch wrote:

>  RE: Generators
> Here we go again on the generator thing.  I carry a 1000 watt Honda as
> a backup to the solar.  I've only needed to use it four or five times
> in the four years I've had the electric 'fridge/solar setup, most
> times the solar can do the job.  But the Honda has another important
> application.  It's great for powering the espresso machine someone I
> camp with on occasion brings along.  The Honda has been used more for
> that than for charging batteries!