Solar For Camping And Hiking

Brrrr, that shower is cold! Once you're shivering in the outdoor shower while off camping you'll ask yourself why the water can't be warm. After all, rough hiking and camping doesn't mean that you have to be completely uncivilized (nor, for that matter, does it mean that you have to be uncomfortable!).

Solar showers for camping are just one of the excellent innovations available for reasonably modest prices. A glance through any solar powered camping equipment catalog will amaze you with the selection of portable solar power camping gear available these days.

From items as small as solar camp lights, or as convenient as solar camping stoves, all the way up to the big ticket items like solar camping tents, you'll find yourself looking forward to your next camping or hiking trip so you can try out your new solar camping supplies. And the items aren't limited to finished out-of-the-box products, either. You'll discover that there are kits, plans, and projects to satisfy your DIY inclinations. There are solar camping stove projects available in those venerable back-to-nature magazines, and you'll discover an assortment of solar shower plans that range from the very simple to the breathtakingly elaborate.

Your afternoon hike is the perfect opportunity to try out one of the clever new solar backpacks. They usually sport a few small solar panels on the back and they offer a dizzying assortment of connections for your CD player or hand-held GPS unit.

When we put together portable solar power chargers and camping we open up a new world of convenience and comfort. Now, not only are solar chargers camper friendly, we needn't look far to find solar powered camping lanterns to keep away the darkness or a solar camping oven to serve up hot food without muss and fuss.

Speaking of lanterns, you'll find that you can go with an appliance as small and portable as one of the new LED solar camping lanterns, or you can put together your own mini-grid with one of the dependable solar power systems for camping that are on the market.

So the next time you're enjoying the magnificent great outdoors on a summer afternoon, far from the noise and pollution of a huge metropolis and you're being serenaded by the blue jays, enjoy a hot meal from your solar camping stove. Then after a brisk after-lunch hike, enjoy a warm shower (no more Brrrr!), and settle back for a well-deserved (and well-lit) evening, courtesy of our solar power source. Enjoy!