| Suggestions for phone charging [message #787413] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:14 |
|
I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
night and it won't be in campsites.
One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787415 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:29 |
|
In article <0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com>, Ben says...
> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
> night and it won't be in campsites.
>
> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
Take a spare battery?
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787417 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:35 |
|
"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
news:0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com...
> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
> night and it won't be in campsites.
>
> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
> --
> http://www.addict-racing.com
If it's a "requirement of the race", I'd ask the organisers how they expect
you to do it. If you need a phone for emergencies and not incoming, I'd keep
it turned off until needed and then turn off again. Or invest in a spare
battery or two and charge them before leaving. And take a car charger,
presumably there will be some sort of official vehicle around who can plug
it in for you if needed.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787418 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:34 |
|
Ben wrote:
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
the phone and wallah!.
Or how about one of those windup phone chargers? eg
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=WIN3MO
--
Dnc
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787425 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:35 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:29:57 +0100, ginge
<the.gingeREMOVE [at] THISgmail.com > wrote:
>In article <0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com>, Ben says...
>> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>> night and it won't be in campsites.
>>
>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>
>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
>Take a spare battery?
Yeah, that's probably the best bet. But obviously if I use both that
and the one in the phone I'm stuck, hence why I was after a charging
mechanism.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787427 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:37 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 03:34:29 -0700, "DoetNietComputeren"
<Doesnotcompute [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Ben wrote:
>
>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
>I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
>the phone and wallah!.
Now that's not a bad plan. I need to carry a lot of AA batteries with
me to run the GPS.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787429 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:41 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:37:54 +0100, Ben <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote:
>On 18 Jul 2006 03:34:29 -0700, "DoetNietComputeren"
><Doesnotcompute [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Ben wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>>I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
>>the phone and wallah!.
>
>Now that's not a bad plan. I need to carry a lot of AA batteries with
>me to run the GPS.
You're a hamster with TWO wheels.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787434 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:45 |
|
Ben wrote:
> On 18 Jul 2006 03:34:29 -0700, "DoetNietComputeren"
> <Doesnotcompute [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
> >the phone and wallah!.
>
> Now that's not a bad plan. I need to carry a lot of AA batteries with
> me to run the GPS.
Youngest son tried one of those things.
Without much success.
Be cautious and try it out before you have rely on it.
Dave
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787437 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:39 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:35:03 GMT, "mentalguy2004" <none [at] none.com>
wrote:
>
>"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
>news:0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com...
>> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>> night and it won't be in campsites.
>>
>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>
>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
>> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
>> --
>> http://www.addict-racing.com
>
>If it's a "requirement of the race", I'd ask the organisers how they expect
>you to do it. If you need a phone for emergencies and not incoming, I'd keep
>it turned off until needed and then turn off again.
It's a requirement and if I didn't want to phone my wife most nights
it wouldn't be a problem keeping it off. But I do and it's talk time
won't do 10 days.
>Or invest in a spare
>battery or two and charge them before leaving. And take a car charger,
>presumably there will be some sort of official vehicle around who can plug
>it in for you if needed.
Yeah, and the other 299 riders will also want to do the same.
Midn you, they must have something in place to provide electrical
outlets to charge peoples lights for the night stages.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787438 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 12:48 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 03:45:02 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
wrote:
>
>Ben wrote:
>> On 18 Jul 2006 03:34:29 -0700, "DoetNietComputeren"
>> <Doesnotcompute [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> >I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
>> >the phone and wallah!.
>>
>> Now that's not a bad plan. I need to carry a lot of AA batteries with
>> me to run the GPS.
>
>Youngest son tried one of those things.
>Without much success.
>Be cautious and try it out before you have rely on it.
Cheers.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787460 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:23 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 03:45:02 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
wrote:
>
>Ben wrote:
>> On 18 Jul 2006 03:34:29 -0700, "DoetNietComputeren"
>> <Doesnotcompute [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> >I'm sure there's a gizmo which you fill with AA batteries, plug into
>> >the phone and wallah!.
>>
>> Now that's not a bad plan. I need to carry a lot of AA batteries with
>> me to run the GPS.
>
>Youngest son tried one of those things.
>Without much success.
>Be cautious and try it out before you have rely on it.
Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787461 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:23 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:39:20 +0100, Ben <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:35:03 GMT, "mentalguy2004" <none [at] none.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
>>news:0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com...
>>> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>> night and it won't be in campsites.
>>>
>>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>>
>>> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
>>> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
>>> --
>>> http://www.addict-racing.com
>>
>>If it's a "requirement of the race", I'd ask the organisers how they expect
>>you to do it. If you need a phone for emergencies and not incoming, I'd keep
>>it turned off until needed and then turn off again.
>
>It's a requirement and if I didn't want to phone my wife most nights
>it wouldn't be a problem keeping it off. But I do and it's talk time
>won't do 10 days.
You must have a selection of shite old phones littering the house.
Take more than one
..
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787462 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:24 |
|
Ben wrote:
> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
> night and it won't be in campsites.
>
> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
I use one of these, does PDA and/or phone(see addon pack).
http://www.efx.co.uk/solarefx/panel.html
Works for me.
hth
--
I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as
members. Groucho Marx
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787468 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:30 |
|
"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
news:egepb2tsus9aptcid34ao5r076n9fvetkp [at] 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:35:03 GMT, "mentalguy2004" <none [at] none.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
>>news:0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com...
>>> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>> night and it won't be in campsites.
>>>
>>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>>
>>> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
>>> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
>>> --
>>> http://www.addict-racing.com
>>
>>If it's a "requirement of the race", I'd ask the organisers how they
>>expect
>>you to do it. If you need a phone for emergencies and not incoming, I'd
>>keep
>>it turned off until needed and then turn off again.
>
> It's a requirement and if I didn't want to phone my wife most nights
> it wouldn't be a problem keeping it off. But I do and it's talk time
> won't do 10 days.
>
>>Or invest in a spare
>>battery or two and charge them before leaving. And take a car charger,
>>presumably there will be some sort of official vehicle around who can plug
>>it in for you if needed.
>
> Yeah, and the other 299 riders will also want to do the same.
>
> Midn you, they must have something in place to provide electrical
> outlets to charge peoples lights for the night stages.
What about fitting a dynamo wheel hub?
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787469 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:31 |
|
"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
news:0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com...
> I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
> As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
> night and it won't be in campsites.
>
> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
> Solar chargers don't appear to get very good reviews and the ones that
> get average reviews only appear to be available in America.
you can get winders for phone charging now
bit like the torch and radio wind up versions
(this ain't a wind up)
--
Vass
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787482 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:45 |
|
In article <0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com>,
ukrm [at] bensales.com says...
> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
http://www.thegadgetstore.com/TemplatePages/Product/147/73/2 .htm
HTH
Chris D
--
The Deuchars. BBB#40 COFF#14
Suzuki GS550t, Yamaha XV750SE
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
Tel(work):0115 951 6264
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787487 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 13:47 |
|
BGN wrote:
> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
Dave
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787514 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 14:53 |
|
Chris N Deuchar <chrisd [at] ukrm.net> wrote in
news:MPG.1f26da3f33e1ce679898ba [at] news.individual.net:
> In article <0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com>,
> ukrm [at] bensales.com says...
>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>
>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
> http://www.thegadgetstore.com/TemplatePages/Product/147/73/2 .htm
>
He'll need to take his hands free kit too, so he doesn't have to hold the
phone whilst winding the charger and talking dirty to the SO.
--
wessie at tesco dot net
BMW R1150GS
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787521 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:15 |
|
Ben wrote:
>I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>night and it won't be in campsites.
>
>One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>
>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
ISTM that the best thing you can do is ask the organisers the
reason(s) they want you to carry a fully-charged mobile at all times.
To have the mobile switched off except for when you want to make a
call is one thing; probably the easiest solution is a spare,
fully-charged battery.
But if they want you to have a mobile so they can contact you e.g.
road condition reports, etc, then that is a different kettle of fish,
unless they run a 'txts on the hour' service. But even that might
stress the spare-battery scenario, and having your mobile on 24/7
would involve a far more technically-complex solution.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787529 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:19 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 04:47:56 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
wrote:
>> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
>
>Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
What would happen?
Perhaps, if I were to marry, I would need a very low maintenance wife
who didn't require constant attention or speaking to more than once or
twice a week.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787530 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:20 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:53:01 GMT, wessie <putmynamehere [at] tesco.net>
wrote:
>Chris N Deuchar <chrisd [at] ukrm.net> wrote in
>news:MPG.1f26da3f33e1ce679898ba [at] news.individual.net:
>
>> In article <0vcpb25vlqdsl46mk8lm43m5lp07h5pi0e [at] 4ax.com>,
>> ukrm [at] bensales.com says...
>>> One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>> have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>> Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>> electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>> I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>> http://www.thegadgetstore.com/TemplatePages/Product/147/73/2 .htm
>>
>
>He'll need to take his hands free kit too, so he doesn't have to hold the
>phone whilst winding the charger and talking dirty to the SO.
And he's got to keep hold of the handlebars.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787532 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:37 |
|
"BGN" <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:0tnpb218t62qnbp9cl3daagced6di8j2cs [at] 4ax.com...
> On 18 Jul 2006 04:47:56 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
> >
> >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
>
> What would happen?
>
> Perhaps, if I were to marry, I would need a very low maintenance wife
> who didn't require constant attention or speaking to more than once or
> twice a week.
Perhaps it's not his wife that's the high maintenance one ;-)
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787535 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:24 |
|
BGN wrote:
> On 18 Jul 2006 04:47:56 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
> >
> >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
>
> What would happen?
>
"Testicles dipped in paprika and breadcrumbs and fried in butter"
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787537 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:26 |
|
Beelzebub wrote:
> "BGN" <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:0tnpb218t62qnbp9cl3daagced6di8j2cs [at] 4ax.com...
> > On 18 Jul 2006 04:47:56 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
> > >
> > >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
> >
> > What would happen?
> >
> > Perhaps, if I were to marry, I would need a very low maintenance wife
> > who didn't require constant attention or speaking to more than once or
> > twice a week.
>
> Perhaps it's not his wife that's the high maintenance one ;-)
In my case, that's quite true. Don't know about the OP though. :-)
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787540 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:29 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 06:24:34 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
wrote:
>> >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
>> >
>> >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
>>
>> What would happen?
>
>"Testicles dipped in paprika and breadcrumbs and fried in butter"
Beh, he can just tell her that if she doesn't want his willy anymore
then he's quite willing and happy to entertain it elsewhere.
That'll work.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787544 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:32 |
|
BGN wrote:
> On 18 Jul 2006 06:24:34 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
> >> >
> >> >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
> >>
> >> What would happen?
> >
> >"Testicles dipped in paprika and breadcrumbs and fried in butter"
>
> Beh, he can just tell her that if she doesn't want his willy anymore
> then he's quite willing and happy to entertain it elsewhere.
>
> That'll work.
Heh. It'll certainly work but not quite in the way you're expecting.
Did you get a rack for your bike from Lozzo BTW?
Dave
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787546 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 15:34 |
|
On 18 Jul 2006 06:32:35 -0700, "Big Dave" <flyingvee [at] btopenworld.com>
wrote:
>> >> >> Even better option: Don't ring the wife.
>> >> >
>> >> >Nick. Have you /any/ idea just how dangerous that would be?
>> >>
>> >> What would happen?
>> >
>> >"Testicles dipped in paprika and breadcrumbs and fried in butter"
>>
>> Beh, he can just tell her that if she doesn't want his willy anymore
>> then he's quite willing and happy to entertain it elsewhere.
>>
>> That'll work.
>
>Heh. It'll certainly work but not quite in the way you're expecting.
>
>Did you get a rack for your bike from Lozzo BTW?
I haven't got it yet. I imagine that when he's been able to drop it
of at the bike shop which is ten seconds away from my new place of
work he'll let me know.
Thanks.
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787588 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 16:49 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:15:05 +0100, Kim Bolton <nospam [at] all.invalid>
wrote:
>
>Ben wrote:
>
>>I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>night and it won't be in campsites.
>>
>>One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>
>>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>
>ISTM that the best thing you can do is ask the organisers the
>reason(s) they want you to carry a fully-charged mobile at all times.
Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787609 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:36 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:29:57 +0100, "Doki" <mrdoki [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>Polaris?
DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787610 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:29 |
|
"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
news:b5tpb25gt3vuffs8sftcihd3j7hs9d589p [at] 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:15:05 +0100, Kim Bolton <nospam [at] all.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Ben wrote:
>>
>>>I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>>As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>>night and it won't be in campsites.
>>>
>>>One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>>have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>>ISTM that the best thing you can do is ask the organisers the
>>reason(s) they want you to carry a fully-charged mobile at all times.
>
> Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
> distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
> illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
Polaris?
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787612 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:39 |
|
"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
news:b5tpb25gt3vuffs8sftcihd3j7hs9d589p [at] 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:15:05 +0100, Kim Bolton <nospam [at] all.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Ben wrote:
>>
>>>I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>>As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>>night and it won't be in campsites.
>>>
>>>One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>>have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>>ISTM that the best thing you can do is ask the organisers the
>>reason(s) they want you to carry a fully-charged mobile at all times.
>
> Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
> distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
> illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
Good luck with trying to phone the emergency services with 2 broken arms,
jaw, pelvis and legs and trying to tell them where you are. "I'm in Wales..
about 100 yards from my bike". On the plus side, I think beri-beri, dysentry
and typhoid are pretty much under control in Wales these days.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787614 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:57 |
|
"Doki" <mrdoki [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e9iup5$2bd$1 [at] news.freedom2surf.net...
>
> "Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
> news:b5tpb25gt3vuffs8sftcihd3j7hs9d589p [at] 4ax.com...
> > Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
> > distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
> > illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
>
> Polaris?
Suspect not - IIRC Polaris is only a w/e event.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787617 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:56 |
|
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Ben <ukrm [at] bensales.com> saying
something like:
>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
1. One of those micro hand gennies used in torches. Take a fair bit of
palm action, but it would put enough into the phone to keep it topped
up.
2. An old-fashioned bicycle tyre dynamo which you can flip on on long
straight bits. Be a bit of extra drag on the rough bits, though the more
recent models are much less draggy than the older ones and a bit more
efficient too.
3. Same as above but get a hub dynamo built into your wheel.
4. A micro-hydro power water wheel powered by piss. Just the thing to
break the ice at parties.
5. Camp under a set of Grid lines and wave the phone around.
6. There is no 6.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
In my trousers.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787629 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 18:21 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:29:57 +0100, "Doki" <mrdoki [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>"Ben" <ukrm [at] bensales.com> wrote in message
>news:b5tpb25gt3vuffs8sftcihd3j7hs9d589p [at] 4ax.com...
>> Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
>> distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
>> illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
>
>Polaris?
Inaugural TransWales stage race:
http://www.mtbtransuk.co.uk/home.php
--
http://www.addict-racing.com
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787631 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 18:35 |
|
Ben wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:15:05 +0100, Kim Bolton <nospam [at] all.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Ben wrote:
>>
>>>I'll be away for 10 days in August racing the pushbike across Wales.
>>>As it's being run in the format of a rally we'll be camping every
>>>night and it won't be in campsites.
>>>
>>>One of the requirements for the race (and my own peace of mind) is to
>>>have a fully charged mobile with you at all times.
>>>
>>>Anyone got suggestions for keeping it charged with no access to
>>>electrical outlets? I'll be keeping it switched off all the time but
>>>I'd like to be able to call the wife most nights.
>>
>>ISTM that the best thing you can do is ask the organisers the
>>reason(s) they want you to carry a fully-charged mobile at all times.
>
>Its pretty obvious. We're cycling off-road across Wales doing
>distances of around 90km per day. The likelyhood of an accident or
>illness is pretty high and we need to be able to call for help.
Erm, it isn't obvious that their procedures just might require *them*
to call *you* - which is a whole different ball-game,
battery-life-wise, which is why I asked.....
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787649 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 20:11 |
|
"BGN" <nickmooney [at] spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:cuvpb2pfv2e8kd6sj3ompee2f022nerhoe [at] 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:29:57 +0100, "Doki" <mrdoki [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Polaris?
>
> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
Bummer!
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787654 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 19:59 |
|
I have tried both solar and wind-up chargers from the Gadget Shop, but
my Nokia phone did not like them.
Looking at the website, it seems you will have some vehicular back-up.
Could you scrounge using the back-up's car battery for you overnight
stops? I know it sounds wimpish and the organisers may be loath to help
you for fear of opening floodgates, but I don't see any other practical
way, apart from a spare phone/battery.
--
Helen D. Vecht: helenvecht [at] zetnet.co.uk
Edgware.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787668 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 21:34 |
|
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:11:03 GMT, "Doki" <mrdoki [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>>Polaris?
>>
>> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
>> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
>> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
>> DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!!DOKI!! DOKI!!
>
>Bummer!
Are you the real Doki of Hahs Digi fame or am I just going to look
stupid again?
--
-- Nick -=o=- ICQ: 9235201 -=o=- EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney [at] spamcop.net
-- LOTR#4 - SKOGA#8 - DS#7 - BOTAFOT#159 - BOTM#2 - FBOTY#06 - PM#11
-- Suzuki GSF 600n - I need your grace to remind me to find my own -
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787674 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 21:57 |
|
Helen Deborah Vecht (helenvecht [at] zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :
> I have tried both solar and wind-up chargers from the Gadget Shop, but
> my Nokia phone did not like them.
There's two different Nokia charger specs using the same physical plug. One
"older", one about a year or two old. Old phones like recent chargers,
recent phones turn their noses up at old-spec chargers.
And you don't bloody know until you need 'em.
|
|
|
| Re: Suggestions for phone charging [message #787690 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 22:38 |
|
Adrian <toomany2cvs [at] gmail.com>typed
> Helen Deborah Vecht (helenvecht [at] zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding
> much like they were saying :
> > I have tried both solar and wind-up chargers from the Gadget Shop, but
> > my Nokia phone did not like them.
> There's two different Nokia charger specs using the same physical plug. One
> "older", one about a year or two old. Old phones like recent chargers,
> recent phones turn their noses up at old-spec chargers.
> And you don't bloody know until you need 'em.
This was an old phone (well, a newish 3330 three or four years ago.)
--
Helen D. Vecht: helenvecht [at] zetnet.co.uk
Edgware.
|
|
|
