Solar for kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

guamboas · 07-02-2013, 06:21 PM

I use Goal Zero charger for my phone and radio it works really well, it is a 12v charger so if i needed it, it would charge my battery

danjor · 07-02-2013, 06:30 PM

In my opinion the only time I see solar on a kayak practical is if you were lost at sea. Otherwise due to salt water environment and price of solar it would be better to just use the money and invest in a good LiFePo4 battery system if you are concerned about running out of battery or the weight of carrying a spare SLA battery otherwise the simple solution is to carry a spare SLA in a drybag

Yakly · 07-02-2013, 06:33 PM

I'm not very electronic/battery savvy so I wasn't sure exactly how many watts/ma etc..... I needed to recharge the battery. I'm new to this but my thoughts is that I wouldn't get a full day out of using the live well and fish finder constantly. If I'm heading in the wrong direction please let me know. All of these battery charging terms have my head spinning and I definitely don't want to fry a new battery.

Yakly · 07-02-2013, 06:36 PM

I asked OEX about Lipo's... They said a few guys were running those but they didn't have allot of info. i guess the weight of another battery isn't a big deal.

07-02-2013, 06:21 PM	#1
guamboas Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 47	I use Goal Zero charger for my phone and radio it works really well, it is a 12v charger so if i needed it, it would charge my battery __________________ PA 12 Dune NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (RET)

07-02-2013, 06:30 PM	#2
danjor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 673	In my opinion the only time I see solar on a kayak practical is if you were lost at sea. Otherwise due to salt water environment and price of solar it would be better to just use the money and invest in a good LiFePo4 battery system if you are concerned about running out of battery or the weight of carrying a spare SLA battery otherwise the simple solution is to carry a spare SLA in a drybag

07-02-2013, 06:33 PM	#3
Yakly Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ventura Area Posts: 65	I'm not very electronic/battery savvy so I wasn't sure exactly how many watts/ma etc..... I needed to recharge the battery. I'm new to this but my thoughts is that I wouldn't get a full day out of using the live well and fish finder constantly. If I'm heading in the wrong direction please let me know. All of these battery charging terms have my head spinning and I definitely don't want to fry a new battery.

07-02-2013, 06:36 PM	#4
Yakly Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ventura Area Posts: 65	I asked OEX about Lipo's... They said a few guys were running those but they didn't have allot of info. i guess the weight of another battery isn't a big deal.