Profiles | Voltaic Systems – Solar DIY and Device Charging

A climate scientist has taken our Generator and Backpack (now the OffGrid) all around the world to charge just about everything. Past locations include Southern Africa and Nepal with Denali and Kilimanjaro on the list. The bags have been charging: …

Where you Took Us in 2010

Thanks for a great year. Here’s where a few of our customers took us in 2010…we can’t wait to see where you’ll take us in 2011. Travelers and Adventurers The intrepid Donald Schultz wore our predecessor to the OffGrid solar …

Solar Charger for Bicycle Touring

Brad Hodges is a frame builder of very sweet Nemesis Project cycles. He recently rode his self-designed bike from San Francisco to LA. He hooked up the Fuse Solar Charger to the back of the cycle and on his backpack …

Fuse Solar Charger on Kili Trip

Andrew Skinner recently climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for LimbPower, which supports amputees through sporting activities. Climbing Kilimanjaro would be difficult for most of us, but doing it as an amputee certainly makes it an extra challenge. In the picture, …

Solar Daypack

A customer sent in this nice pic of a hike on a rail in the Adirondacks with the predecessor to the OffGrid solar backpack. The former marine says, “this pack beats any other pack hands down.”

Solar Backpack on Cisco Digital Cribs

Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger, is now working on a project called LifeEdited that seeks to radically reduce his carbon footprint. He was recently profiled by Cisco’s Digital Cribs and talks about how he uses his Voltaic solar backpack. Watch …

Solar Charger for iPad and GPS in Sudan

Tom Kilian will be in Darfur and needs to power a GPS tracking device and an iPad full of humanitarian, trip planning and emergency information (no phone service where they are). This picture is from testing sessions in the States …

The team over at SpeakDolphin study dolphin communication. They use the Messenger Bag to keep their Sound Devices 722 hard disk recorder powered up during research sessions and to charge their Droid X.

Solar Power for Northwest Road Trip

Krissie Nagy recently took a road trip throughout the Pacific Northwest. She used her Converter solar backpack to charge her iPhone (the camera for all these pictures) as well as her Flip video camera. For more photos, see our flickr …

Mountain-top Solar

Graphic Designer Terence Devine took this shot of his solar backpack on top Camel’s Hump Mountain in Vermont. He charges both his and his friends’ cell phones.