11:44 AM |
The woody has no cigarette lighter. At least I don't think it does. Come to think of it, maybe it does. Does it work? I dunno.
GPS and XM need charging. Through a cigarette lighter (or I guess in the evening, unless I'm sleeping in the car). Video cam, MacBook, iPad, iPhone, iPod, not to mention my toothbrush and hairdryer, all need charging. I'll have to pack a power strip. I have an entire canvas bag full of cables, adapters, manuals and batteries.
I also don't have a radio. Or if I do, it's AM. If it works. XM runs through your car speakers. Thats a big negatory.
Now, all of this is sort of cheating, as I am planning to be not planned. However, a road trip just isn't a road trip without music. I don't want to be permanently missing in some swamp. And I really, really want to document this trip. Okay, I feel better about the electronics. Now for the wifi... let's not go there with lattes and Starbucks.
So here's what I did: I bought a "power pack." This thing can power stuff through regular plugs and a cigarette lighter port. It can jump start the car. It has a radio (for local stations, yeah!), a flashlight, and a compressor. I wonder how much it weighs. Since I have Amazon Prime, I'll know in two days.
GPS and XM need charging. Through a cigarette lighter (or I guess in the evening, unless I'm sleeping in the car). Video cam, MacBook, iPad, iPhone, iPod, not to mention my toothbrush and hairdryer, all need charging. I'll have to pack a power strip. I have an entire canvas bag full of cables, adapters, manuals and batteries.
I also don't have a radio. Or if I do, it's AM. If it works. XM runs through your car speakers. Thats a big negatory.
Now, all of this is sort of cheating, as I am planning to be not planned. However, a road trip just isn't a road trip without music. I don't want to be permanently missing in some swamp. And I really, really want to document this trip. Okay, I feel better about the electronics. Now for the wifi... let's not go there with lattes and Starbucks.
So here's what I did: I bought a "power pack." This thing can power stuff through regular plugs and a cigarette lighter port. It can jump start the car. It has a radio (for local stations, yeah!), a flashlight, and a compressor. I wonder how much it weighs. Since I have Amazon Prime, I'll know in two days.