Photovoltaic Backpack

Make your backpack even more of a home away from home. This backpack, from Voltaic Systems, is perfect for a hike and lets you take your electronics with you.

Camping out or even just walking around the city is now a chance to charge up so you can plug in anywhere.
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Comments (2)

Sounds like a terrific idea. But how heavy is the whole thing including solar panels and standard chargers?

I saw these a while ago on Treehugger and initially thought they were a great idea. The problem is you need something like 6 hours of direct sunlight exposure to charge a cell phone. Its the kind of thing you could use if you lived in Arizona or California - but not very practical in Seattle or Boston or anywhere that its not 85% sunny.