Grace I want to thank you for your post. I'm going to bookmark this guys blog because it contains a wealth of knowledge having to do with self-sufficient electronic use.

Secondchildhood...You want to take some time and read what this guy has to say about self-sufficient touring. While he starts off with solar panel use he continues on with dynamo use a good way down the page. Of real interest to me is the Sunup Eco DS-1R ( non-hub ) ( no-drag ) dynamo that he mentions that puts out about 8watts of power. The man talks about almost every type of battery charger there is. This is a "must read" if you are serious about S-Sufficient electronic use. ( I didn't read the whole blog but plan to when I get more time ).