v72 – Voltaic Systems Blog https://blog.voltaicsystems.com Solar Tutorial and DIY Solar Guides Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:55:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.voltaicsystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Favicon_48x48-32x32.png v72 – Voltaic Systems Blog https://blog.voltaicsystems.com 32 32 Climber Science in Costa Rica https://blog.voltaicsystems.com/climber-science-in-costa-rica/ https://blog.voltaicsystems.com/climber-science-in-costa-rica/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:34:54 +0000 http://80ca4ebf1c.nxcli.io/?p=5416 From December 15th to January 15th while we were complaining about the cold and snow up here in New York, the Climber Science team was making their way across Costa Rica by kayak, mountain bike and their own two feet. This was the first ever Central American Coast to Coast Environmental Transect. Along the way, they took high quality video and sound recordings for Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment and their National Park Service including bird and frog calls. They also collected samples of black carbon in water, cloud particles and water quality samples at every major waterway.

6 Watt Solar Charger Kit in Costa Rica

It was a very intense and physically demanding trip and one of the key pieces of gear were their Delorme and Garmin GPS systems. They used our 6 Watt and 16 Watt Solar Chargers to keep them powered up.

Next up, the Climber Science team is headed to Lhotse and Everest.

solar charger for garmin gps

solar charger for delorme gps

 

Plan out your next adventure by visiting our Solar For Hiking, Camping, and Climbing Guide.

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solar panel on canoe

According to Matt, “Planning the trip and the movie, one of my biggest worries was making sure the cameras kept running. If the charger died, our movie would die with it. But the system worked flawlessly. We put it through hell – pouring rain, many miles of getting banged around in the boats and on portages, and it kept on chugging. I would use it again in a heartbeat.”

laptop battery on canoe

They used Voltaic’s 16 Watt Solar Charger Kit to charge two Canon 5D cameras, two GoPro cameras, a digital audio recorder and a Macbook to transfer files from the cards to hard drives.

Watch the movie!

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