Snapz comments on I bought a portable 30W solar panel to get ready for the apocalypse

I bought a portable 30W solar panel to get ready for the apocalypse (feddit.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/pics@lemmy.world

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I'm only half kidding. I'm a bit of a prepper and I have lots of powerbanks and devices that charge from USB but besides idling my truck I really had no other way to charge any of them in case of a long-term power outage which seemed a bit of an oversight on my part.

Not like this solves the issue. 30 watts (under ideal conditions) isn't much but it's a start.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Person I was responding to said nothing that can be charged, not specifically charged by 30 W. People live comfortably off grid these days with panels and batteries to store. Nothing perfect, but the right setup could matter if things went bad

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk [S] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You're moving the goalposts. You said nothing rechargeable besides flashlights isn't going to be of any use in the apocalypse which is an obviously false statement as demonstrated by the pushback you're getting. The size of the solar system wasn't part of the argument you made.

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk [S] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

You'd still be falsely assuming that I'm limited by the output wattage of the panel itself despite it enabling me to charge a powerbank that can output 150 watts.

I don't really understand exactly what you're doing here anyway. Like, do you just find people who get excited about things and then go piss all over it because that's fun or something?