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Dear Berne Broudy,
This is a very poor gear review. More like a lame and empty advertisement. A good gear review should at least give dimensions, weights, and sizes, and perhaps how it worked when you used it. Your personal experience with the item, form factor, durability, packability, style, etc., would all help convince me that you actually TRIED this item. Since you've only provided a "courtesy photo" and no pics of you actually setting up or using this, I'm pretty sure you're full of it.

Backpacker editors: please hold your writers to higher standards. Stop allowing your review content to be taken over by these airheaded powersellers who've never packed anything, anywhere!
Posted: May 01, 2010 Anonymous

I'm an old (sort of) B/P now. In three years hope to be a retired (from job) bike tourist in Europe for 1 or 2 years.

Can the wind power part be mounted on a bike? Can solor panel and wind unit be used at the same time? (windmill on handlebars solor panel on rack)
Posted: Mar 02, 2009 Jim Brown

Rayovac sells a product that plugs into a USB post, and charges 2 AA/AAA batteries...
http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/easy_usbcharger.shtml
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 Big John

Why do all these solar devices claim to charge GPS's? Most new GPS's such as the Garmin Oregon or Colorado have removable batteries which can not be charged with mini-USB connectors. You would need a AA battery charger box to do this.
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 Doug

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