Club Arnage

For anyone who hasn't left yet and who may be contemplating problems with mobile phone batteries......I picked up a natty little gadget yesterday in Millets. It's a solar charger called "Free Loader" the size of a fag packet and will charge phones, i pods and similar. It needs an initial charge up from the usb socket on your computer but after that takes it's energy from the sun. Cost me £32.99.
www.solartechnology.co.uk

I like/need

Cannot find it on Millets website though  ???

Maplins are good for gadgets,

I know it's not solar, but still good.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228533

Maplins are good for lots of junk, you can even be your own pizza delivery man £ 19.99 -(http://images.maplin.co.uk/300/a03jh.jpg)

Maplins do the FreeLoader as well....same price

I hope the new iphone has a better battery life than the present one. ;)

If it helps anyone I have packed a Mains to usb charger

Very optimistic Steve - you're obviously expecting sun  ;D

Don't wanna rain on your parade Steve but you're on Houx, so what do you think we run the fridges, TV and stereo on?

I'm bringing my regular charger  ;)

I think i'll use neil's cigarette socket in his car ;D

I find that one of these usually does the trick  >:D

(http://www.bradleyequipment.com/assets/images/Portable_Generator_GP_6600A.jpg)

Ah, I'd thought of that then realised that I don't have a mains charger for my phone. It's my eco-Le Mans this year so I'm harnessing the power of the sun. If it doesn't perform very well I may have to pinch a bit of your gennie-power providing someone has a Sony Ericsson charger. Come to think of it a new charger might have been considerably cheaper than my gadget.......

Steve

We usually use an inverter in the boot of the car to power phones and camera batteries (well that and a feed off Smokie's electric connection that he usually manages!)

I use a solar charger left in the car windscreen to top up the battery, in essence it should be enough to replenish the load put on the battery from the alarm system, As our car typically does only short trips and is sometimes not used for days it seemed like a worthwhile investment. 
They were bought at maplins for £9.99 last year.

just ordered one from maplins for my car that is parked for a month at a time in St Malo.. got hacked off with having to get it jumped or keep disconnecting the neg terminal.. so over this weekend (unfortunately cant get to LM though :'() so hopefully those days will be over!!!

It should work fine, they will actually charge a flat battery if left long enough.

Thanks to Lord Steve I am now the owner of a Freeloader.

Parted with just over £30 at Maplins, which was the 3rd store I tried.

Millets and Argos had sold out.

Hope you're on commission!

In view of the weather reports from the scouting drinkers on the campsites, it would seem that your best option might be one of these

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Water_turbine.jpg/260px-Water_turbine.jpg)

 ::)

Well done - I hope it works or you'll be chasing me with a warranty claim!!
We'll recognise each other in Le Mans as we'll be the two people walking around holding little panels up to the (hopefully) sun.
Eco Dudes!!