Power storage: Christmas?

Just eyeballing this product

$18.99 with free shipping (Amazon click)

• 1.Dual USB Power Bank 4x 18650 Battery Charger Box for smartphone pc laptop ipad
• 2.Take a power bank with you, no worry about mobile phone / mp3 / tablet run out of energy anymore. It is powered by 4 pieces rechargeable 18650 batteries, that you can change battery or charge from PC, laptop,wall charger and car charger when they run out of energy.
• 3.Every time if you use new batteries for this power bank, please charge it first. This is for activating the electric circuit. No charging time is requested, just charge a second and let it feel the electricity. If you don't want to charge it, you can also change one or two new batteries, but not all the 4 batteries a time.
• 4.it works for resistance decode mobile phone, MP3, MP4, only when it is with a resistance decoded charging cable. (The attached cable is not resistance decoded
• 5.Make sure the batteries' positive and negative directions are right . Please use chargers which are below 5V/1A to charge the power bank. Because larger current deducts the battery and component life.

Here is the scaled down version which is not a bad option because you can buy two of them for near the same price as the first option.

$9.99 free shipping (Amazon click)

• 1.USB Power Bank 3x 18650 Battery Charger Box W/ LED Light For Cell Phone iPod MP3
• 2.Take a power bank with you, no worry about mobile phone / mp3 / tablet run out of energy anymore. It is powered by 3 pieces rechargeable 18650 batteries, that you can change battery or charge from PC, laptop,wall charger and car charger when they run out of energy.
• 3.Every time if you use new batteries for this power bank, please charge it first. This is for activating the electric circuit. No charging time is requested, just charge a second and let it feel the electricity. If you don't want to charge it, you can also change one or two new batteries, but not all the 3 batteries a time.
• 4.t works for resistance decode mobile phone, MP3, MP4, only when it is with a resistance decoded charging cable. (The attached cable is not resistance decoded.)
• 5.Make sure the batteries' positive and negative directions are right . Please use chargers which are below 5V/1A to charge the power bank. Because larger current deducts the battery and component life.

Presently I have the goal zero torch 250. I love the hand crank option on it and it has a solar panel. However I have never used it. The Torch 250 is only 4800 mAH. To give you a perspective I can charge my Kindle with about half of the power in the torch. Simple math right: that is 2400 mAH.

In comparison the TOMO has the capability of  20000 mAH and is smaller and lighter in weight. Now keep in mind this is not an Apple to Apple comparison. The torch has other features that the TOMO does not.

The TOMO advertises 10400 mAH. however, You can now do an upgrade to 5000 mAH batteries to increase your storage. 

$15.99 (click)

Now we are charging laptops right?

Now my favorite part of all. These are the batteries I use for my 5000 lumen head lamp that attaches to my bicycle. I love simplicity and I now do not have to carry my 18650 battery charger since the TOMO serves as one. 

If this is for Christmas then start ordering because shipping can take a long time.

The reviews look great on Amazon.

Power storage: Christmas?

Just eyeballing this product

$18.99 with free shipping (Amazon click)

• 1.Dual USB Power Bank 4x 18650 Battery Charger Box for smartphone pc laptop ipad
• 2.Take a power bank with you, no worry about mobile phone / mp3 / tablet run out of energy anymore. It is powered by 4 pieces rechargeable 18650 batteries, that you can change battery or charge from PC, laptop,wall charger and car charger when they run out of energy.
• 3.Every time if you use new batteries for this power bank, please charge it first. This is for activating the electric circuit. No charging time is requested, just charge a second and let it feel the electricity. If you don't want to charge it, you can also change one or two new batteries, but not all the 4 batteries a time.
• 4.it works for resistance decode mobile phone, MP3, MP4, only when it is with a resistance decoded charging cable. (The attached cable is not resistance decoded
• 5.Make sure the batteries' positive and negative directions are right . Please use chargers which are below 5V/1A to charge the power bank. Because larger current deducts the battery and component life.

Here is the scaled down version which is not a bad option because you can buy two of them for near the same price as the first option.

$9.99 free shipping (Amazon click)

• 1.USB Power Bank 3x 18650 Battery Charger Box W/ LED Light For Cell Phone iPod MP3
• 2.Take a power bank with you, no worry about mobile phone / mp3 / tablet run out of energy anymore. It is powered by 3 pieces rechargeable 18650 batteries, that you can change battery or charge from PC, laptop,wall charger and car charger when they run out of energy.
• 3.Every time if you use new batteries for this power bank, please charge it first. This is for activating the electric circuit. No charging time is requested, just charge a second and let it feel the electricity. If you don't want to charge it, you can also change one or two new batteries, but not all the 3 batteries a time.
• 4.t works for resistance decode mobile phone, MP3, MP4, only when it is with a resistance decoded charging cable. (The attached cable is not resistance decoded.)
• 5.Make sure the batteries' positive and negative directions are right . Please use chargers which are below 5V/1A to charge the power bank. Because larger current deducts the battery and component life.

Presently I have the goal zero torch 250. I love the hand crank option on it and it has a solar panel. However I have never used it. The Torch 250 is only 4800 mAH. To give you a perspective I can charge my Kindle with about half of the power in the torch. Simple math right: that is 2400 mAH.

In comparison the TOMO has the capability of  20000 mAH and is smaller and lighter in weight. Now keep in mind this is not an Apple to Apple comparison. The torch has other features that the TOMO does not.

The TOMO advertises 10400 mAH. however, You can now do an upgrade to 5000 mAH batteries to increase your storage. 

$15.99 (click)

Now we are charging laptops right. 

Now my favorite part of all. These are the batteries I use for my 5000 lumen head lamp that attaches to my bicycle. I love simplicity and I now do not have to carry my 18650 battery charger since the TOMO serves as one. 

If this is for Christmas then start ordering because shipping can take a long time.

The reviews look great on Amazon.

The Child in Us All

Every Time I am riding down a slope and I spot a small hill I get the urge to separate the earth from my tires. I am sure it stems from my childhood days building ramps with all the neighborhood kids. It was just the summer activity we did. Of coarse one-up-man-ship always lead us to the impossible ramp that only the most daring would even try.

Picture from: http://www.leftylimbo.com

 "Evil" Knievel was doing television stunts and neighborhood legends were made in every American town. We dreamed of flying and we built bicycles to accommodate the urge. It is sad to think that there will come a day when the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. With 50 + years behind me I sometimes feel like that boy flying through the air with full confidence of my landing and sometimes feeling the pains of 50 + my landing is not so sure. I know what it means when the spirit will not yield to age and wisdom keeps your wheels on the floor a little more. My prayers go out to Jeff and his family. May miracles be a great part of his journey. 

Jeffs Journey (Click)

Help Jeff (Click)

Outlaws Hideaway on Bicycle.

Front row left to right: Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy; Standing: Will Carver, alias News Carver, & Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry; Fort Worth, Texas, 1900.

Before this picture was taken in their fully duded garb these roughnecks were rustling cattle and robbing the wealthy big takes of the American west. As a boy I remember pretending to be one or two of these old west folk outlaws. 

There is no doubt that the hollywood portrayals of these men had an influence on my outlaw infatuation.

Living in Utah, how could I pass up the opportunity to ride where they did, drink where they dipped their canteens and light a camp fire in some of these wonderful outlaw hide out territories. Perhaps cook some fish over an open fire and enjoy some amazing wilderness scenery. This trip however involved a whole different type of "Wild Bunch". 

Don't let the short distance fool you. A great deal of this nine mile loop is extremely technical. They call this area the boulders for a good reason. The trails are challenging and the area is full of wildlife.

 Blind Lake

Aspen Groves

Wild Flowers

Pear Lake

Camp Fires

Serious climbs and downhills make the scenery spectacular.

The fishing was great and cooked over the open fire they were delicious.

I couldn't resist riding my bike here. It left me some great video advantages on this trip.

The Video:

Wilderbiking

Bikehiking, Wilderbiking, Bikepaking or whatever you favorite label is it has been an amazing year so far out in the sticks breathing fresh air and drinking stream water. I am about to embark on a wilderness journey to an early American outlaw hideaway called The Boulders located in southern Utah. I hope my camera holds out and my batteries stay juiced for this trip so I can share the amazing beauty of this country. Until then I have put this together.

Empires are won and lost. Vast amounts of wealth and power are collected. In the end it is the simple things that make us happy.

Bikehiking: Wardsworth Creek Trail

     Bicycle touring on single track in the Utah wilderness is a must do adventure. Wardsworth Creek Trail is just at the end of the paved road of Hobble Creek canyon right fork. Saying right fork can be confusing sense originally it was called left fork. Some locals still call it left fork. When the canyons were named they were viewed from the opposite direction than you would think. Just turn right at the fork past the golf coarse. You know you are going the right direction if you are passing camp grounds instead of large human dwellings. The last official camp ground on that road is Basalm Campground were you would be just a few minutes more to the Wardsworth trail head.

Map

     The fishing is amazing. We were able to catch tree different species of trout and even sampled a few of them cooked over the campfire.

     The trail can be challenging so pack light and tight for better maneuverability and watch for hidden rocks in the grass next to the narrow trails. A trailer can be very difficult on this trail.

    It was perfect weather to bring up a scout group at the later part of a Friday. It is a short trail so we arrived at our destination early enough to get in some fishing and cook them over a campfire. Camping can be tight in this small canyon. We had to clear out some downfall to make a camp big enough to fit 9 of us. Very tight!

Video "Click" 

Hindsight:

* perfect situation for hammock camping

* make sure everyone has a helmet so you don't have to loan yours.

*bring sandals for camp

     

The Fount

The Fount (click for video)

The brilliant display of colors generosity on distant horizon’s plain

As beauty presents in unity awaiting fellowship of heaven and earthly terrain

Keep still listen and watch to stay the passage of time

And be in the very moment when song bursts out in rhyme 

For the day has come and gone but the fount shall flow again

The fount of every blessing that speaks to us within

The Fount (click)

Video: "When Robohorse met Ed" click