battery charging question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

absentx · 07-01-2014, 09:23 AM

Yeah - I guess I left out a critical point to my post.

I do eight days on a river in late summer each year and I love having my depthfinder with me, so I am always looking for creative ways to keep my batteries charged for the full eight days.

Oh, and that doesn't mean load my kayak up with five 10 AH batteries...it means bring two at max and finding ways to keep them charged for the whole trip. The mapping and other tools on my depthfinder are invaluable for the trip.

So if I bring two 10 or 12 ah batteries, one of those would typically last about one and a half to two days. If I had to trickle charge the dead one on the solar panel for two to three days, that would be fine and really helpful! Much use in the real world with regular power? No, but precisely what I need when gone for eight days without access to anything other than solar energy.

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07-01-2014, 09:23 AM	#4
absentx Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 47	Yeah - I guess I left out a critical point to my post. I do eight days on a river in late summer each year and I love having my depthfinder with me, so I am always looking for creative ways to keep my batteries charged for the full eight days. Oh, and that doesn't mean load my kayak up with five 10 AH batteries...it means bring two at max and finding ways to keep them charged for the whole trip. The mapping and other tools on my depthfinder are invaluable for the trip. So if I bring two 10 or 12 ah batteries, one of those would typically last about one and a half to two days. If I had to trickle charge the dead one on the solar panel for two to three days, that would be fine and really helpful! Much use in the real world with regular power? No, but precisely what I need when gone for eight days without access to anything other than solar energy.