Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 06:37

Hello, my name is Demetris Papadopoulos N.Y. Liverpool 13090

 I was wondering how you charge you laptop in the outdoors and how you get power.

good luck

 

Robin Ellwood

Hello Demetris,
Great question! I'm so thankful we ahve the ability to charge our laptops - it allows me to communicate with everyone and to still feel connected to home. We often discuss how the early explorers must have felt with no outside communication!
We use solar power! We have solar panels at all the field camps. With 24 hours of daylight - solar power is a great energy source! We also have generators that run on fuel if we need extra power or if the solar panels break.
It's quite an amazing little system!
Cheers,
Robin