Originally Posted by
cale
This thought did occur to me but the number of cyclists that are "off the grid" and at the same time continuously draining their electronic devices is so small that they would be better served with two charged battery packs than a single on-bike solution. A 5500mah battery pack will charge my cell phone twice. How much charging does the typical tourer need between outlets?
You don't need to be off the grid or touring to need self-sufficiency. THere are 8 million people in the northeaster US right now who might benefit from a pedal-powered battery charger. In the rural area where I live, we get blackouts from almost every storm that comes along... So far for us Sandy has been a few breezy rainy evenings, but I guarantee that within the next 12 months I will need an off-grid solution for charging batteries.