Zirk Botha recently toured the Okavango Delta in Botswana via a Standup Paddleboard (SUP). They travel amidst elephants, zebras, buffalos and hyenas.
They used 2 x 3.4 Watt Solar Panels to charge both a GoPro and Nikon D5100. A 2 Panel Circuit box connected the panels together and allowed them to switch between 12V charging for the Nikon and 6V for the GoPro and the Voltaic V11 battery. The battery and circuit box were put in a waterproof case to keep them dry.
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I just want to keep my GoPro Camera on and working for my 4 to 6 hour fishing trips ………… What exactly do I need to accomplish this ???
I have a GoPro battery backpack but still don’t get enough time of charge ! Will This Solar Panel stuck to the back of my kayak and plugged into my GoPro Camera do the job ???
Thanks,
Jack Taylor
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Jack – do you keep the GoPro in the waterproof case? If you keep it out of the case, then I would suggest getting an external battery 15 Watt hours or higher and connect the battery to the GoPro at the start of your fishing. If you do need the waterproof case, you’ll have to somehow penetrate and seal the case with marine grade epoxy and run the battery to the GoPro. I wouldn’t add solar panels unless you’re trying to do a longer time period than 6 hours or you’re looking at multi-day adventures.
Hi ! We are going into the Chobe and Zambezie Rivers next September and need a system to charge a cell phone, a Nikon D7000, and a Sony movie camera. We will be gone for 7-10 days, all of them sunny! Thanks, Holly
Hi Holly,
What model Sony Movie Camera (even better, what is the model of the battery inside the camera). That is going to be the hardest thing to charge and will drive the layout of the system. My guess is that the 16 Watt Kit or Fuse 10W will probably be best if that is what you are trying to charge.
See:
https://www.voltaicsystems.com/fuse10w.shtml
https://www.voltaicsystems.com/16wattkit.php