Camp String Lights: Power Draw and Packability
String lights are the piece of camp gear that gets mocked until somebody actually runs them. Strung along the edge …
Power & Light
Lanterns, headlamps and camp lighting, plus honest power sizing for a CPAP, a fridge or a weekend. Buying advice only, no wiring projects.
Portable Solar Panel for Camping: Watts You Need
Folding solar panels have become cheap enough that people buy one before working out what it is for. Then it …
Rechargeable Lantern That Doubles as a Power Bank
Somewhere in most camping bins there is a lantern with a corroded battery compartment and a set of D cells …
Power Station for a CPAP at Camp: Watt Hour Math
Plenty of people stop camping because of a CPAP, and almost none of them need to. The machine itself is …
Power Station for a Camp Fridge: Sizing by Days
A 12V camp fridge is the upgrade that ends the ice run, and it is also the load that decides …
Camp Power: How Many Watt Hours for a Weekend
Everyone shopping for a camp battery asks the same question in the same wrong shape: how many watts do I …
Headlamp for Camping: Red Light and Battery Type
The headlamp is the cheapest piece of camping gear that changes the most about a trip. It is what lets …
Charge a Phone at Camp Without a Generator
A phone at camp is a camera, a map, a flashlight and the way anyone reaches you in an emergency, …
Camping Lantern: Lumens, Runtime and Warm Light
The lantern is the piece of gear most car campers buy last and regret first. You arrive at a site …