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LincTex
May 31st 06, 11:09 PM
When I go camping, I usually need 115v for less than 2 hours at a
time, (and less than 500 watts) so I use one of these:

http://www.ewis.ca/onlinestore/share/prodimages/liteglo-inverter.jpg

The draw on a battery is not bad, and you can charge a cell phone and
iPod in two hours. My cell phone will last for days on a charge.

Gene Seibel
June 26th 06, 04:16 AM
How about this? http://www.ambientweather.com/frfrwepoenso.html
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LincTex wrote:
> When I go camping, I usually need 115v for less than 2 hours at a
> time, (and less than 500 watts) so I use one of these:
>
> http://www.ewis.ca/onlinestore/share/prodimages/liteglo-inverter.jpg
>
> The draw on a battery is not bad, and you can charge a cell phone and
> iPod in two hours. My cell phone will last for days on a charge.

Paul Tomblin
June 26th 06, 12:40 PM
In a previous article, "Gene Seibel" > said:
>How about this? http://www.ambientweather.com/frfrwepoenso.html

After a day walking around Oshkosh, do you really want to be cranking
stuff with your feet? After I get back to my campsite, I usually sit down
and can't get up again until the next morning.

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