Solar Power Pre-Deployment To Afghanistan?

dAzED1 writes "My little brother is heading for training at 29 Palms as a Navy Corpsman with FMF. He gets a [Sailor|Soldier|Marine]'s pay, so while he can't afford gadgets, I can; since he'll be in a LAR unit, I was thinking of getting him a small video camera, an iPod, and some sort of solar recharger. Whatever he takes, he'll have to be able to carry in his pack, which is already going to be heavy with his medic gear. Other than the weight issue, I am having problems finding a solar recharger that doesn't get wildly differing reviews as to basic quality. He'll have plenty of sun and few clouds, but it needs to be lightweight, effective, and robust. With price not being much of a concern, what would you suggest for accomplishing this? Advice on a small robust video camera would be appreciated as well."

Comments

Re:Pay

[dAzED1]

After rent, I still make 5 times as much as him...and I live in a nice area. Thanks for the offtopic, though.

Re:Pay

[multiplexo]

No, you're a fucking dickhead. See, here's how it works dickhead. The OP was asking for information on a solar charger for his brother who is being deployed to Afghanistan. Now, instead of imparting useful information to solve the problem you posted something completely irrelevant about military pay scales. The only reason why you did this is because you're a fucking dickhead, you had nothing of value to contribute to the OP but you wanted to show everyone how smart you are by posting completely irrelevant facts about military pay and not any information about solar battery chargers.

People here have made me look stupid so many times I've lost count, but the important thing is that I learned something.

Well you obviously haven't learned to read, else you might have responded with the information that the OP was looking for. Oh, and have you ever asked yourself *why* people keep making you look stupid?