Fourth and final section of the Colorado Trail, through the fabulous San Juan Mountains. Beautiful views, great campsites, more trail magic, and an ungulate encounter!
Hi David. I bought the solar panel three years ago before I hiked the John Muir Trail. A lot of people say "don't bother with solar panels, they don't work", but there are very few places to charge up on the JMT and the panel worked great for me. I wasn't sure if I would take it on the CT but I decided to take it at the last minute. It worked well for me on the CT too (maybe not quite as well as on the JMT because I had more overcast weather on the CT). I used velcro to attach it to the top of my pack, and i charged a 10,000 maH Veektomx power bank, then I'd charge my phone from the power bank at night. I brought a second power bank because I wasn't sure how well the solar panel would work, but I never needed the second power bank. I ran FarOut and Strava every day on my phone, and I took a lot of photos and videos. I bought the solar panel on Amazon for about $20, and the manufacturer is Lixada. It weighs 2.4 ounces.
@judybriancunningham8868 I've done several solar panel reviews. The latest from my Arizona Trail section hike. I'm looking for a smaller one with a reasonable power output. Thanks, I'll check it out.
Interesting. The Lixada is not very powerful, but I liked its compact size and low weight. It worked great for me on the JMT because it was sunny every day. It worked well on the sunny days on the CT too, but not that well on the mostly overcast days. I see that you've done a lot of great hiking and you have other interesting videos too (the "Advice for Older Backpackers" video is applicable to me). I just subscribed to your channel.
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Fourth and final section of the Colorado Trail, through the fabulous San Juan Mountains. Beautiful views, great campsites, more trail magic, and an ungulate encounter!
Well done! Wonderful videos. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the videos!
Awesome!! Congrats on a successful hike!
Thank you! Looking forward to your Sawtooth Range video!
Awesome adventure. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done! congrats....
Thank you!
Looks amazing 🤩
Thank you, Kate! I thoroughly enjoyed this great trail!
I hiked this in 2018. I really enjoyed revisiting this amazing trail with you. Thanks, brother!
Thank you, David! Congrats on your 2018 hike. It really is an amazing trail.
@@judybriancunningham8868 - Hey, what solar panel are you using? Any feedback now how well it performed?
Hi David. I bought the solar panel three years ago before I hiked the John Muir Trail. A lot of people say "don't bother with solar panels, they don't work", but there are very few places to charge up on the JMT and the panel worked great for me. I wasn't sure if I would take it on the CT but I decided to take it at the last minute. It worked well for me on the CT too (maybe not quite as well as on the JMT because I had more overcast weather on the CT). I used velcro to attach it to the top of my pack, and i charged a 10,000 maH Veektomx power bank, then I'd charge my phone from the power bank at night. I brought a second power bank because I wasn't sure how well the solar panel would work, but I never needed the second power bank. I ran FarOut and Strava every day on my phone, and I took a lot of photos and videos. I bought the solar panel on Amazon for about $20, and the manufacturer is Lixada. It weighs 2.4 ounces.
@judybriancunningham8868 I've done several solar panel reviews. The latest from my Arizona Trail section hike. I'm looking for a smaller one with a reasonable power output. Thanks, I'll check it out.
Interesting. The Lixada is not very powerful, but I liked its compact size and low weight. It worked great for me on the JMT because it was sunny every day. It worked well on the sunny days on the CT too, but not that well on the mostly overcast days. I see that you've done a lot of great hiking and you have other interesting videos too (the "Advice for Older Backpackers" video is applicable to me). I just subscribed to your channel.