iPhone use in the bush questions...

[rye_a]

Who is is they?

Does anyone use one of these for charging?

I think he is referring to this Goal Zero:
http://www.rei.com/product/827120/goal-zero-guide-10-plus-battery-pack

 

[crazy_davey]

Ok, if so I already have one of those.

What I am looking for is a simple charger that can use regular AA batteries as well, not just rechargeable batteries. As far as I can tell the Goal Zero battery pack will only use the rechargeable batteries, I cant just throw in a set of AA batteries and charge my phone(unless I am doing something wrong?).

Does anyone make a simple, small charger with USB output that can take regular off the shelf AA batteries?

 

[crazy_davey]

Anyone use one of these?

 

[slim9300]

Ok, if so I already have one of those.

What I am looking for is a simple charger that can use regular AA batteries as well, not just rechargeable batteries. As far as I can tell the Goal Zero battery pack will only use the rechargeable batteries, I cant just throw in a set of AA batteries and charge my phone(unless I am doing something wrong?).

Does anyone make a simple, small charger with USB output that can take regular off the shelf AA batteries?

The Goal Zero Guide 10 works exactly like that. I used it this way for an entire season. It's much better with lithiums versus alkaline though. With 4 lithiums you get a full charge on an iPhone. I don't see how you could be doing it wrong. Mine works just the same as with the rechargeable AA's but doesn't provide a comparable charge unless you use lithiums.

 

[rye_a]

Alkaline batteries have 1800-2600 mAh, non-rechargeable lithiums have 2700-3400 mAh and are also lighter than alkaline.

 

[Mad Mountain Mike]

While in airplane mode will my phone still pair with the Inreach? Would I still be able to send and receive messages via sat.?

 

[rodney482]

While in airplane mode will my phone still pair with the Inreach? Would I still be able to send and receive messages via sat.?

I doubt it.

 

[Rick Leathley]

While in airplane mode will my phone still pair with the Inreach? Would I still be able to send and receive messages via sat.?

I just played around with my phone real fast. I was able to turn on bluetooth in airplane mode. I'll try to test it with the Inreach later.

 

[Manosteel]

Subscribed, good information on this thread.

 

[slim9300]

Alkaline batteries have 1800-2600 mAh, non-rechargeable lithiums have 2700-3400 mAh and are also lighter than alkaline.

Despite their mAh rating, 4 Duracell alkaline batteries will only give you 20-30% charge with the the Guide 10 battery pack. I'm not sure why they are so useless but it probably has to do with their discharge rate.

 

[TXCO]

I just played around with my phone real fast. I was able to turn on bluetooth in airplane mode. I'll try to test it with the Inreach later.

You have to turn on blue tooth after turning on airplane mode.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Even still you could bring the Energizer with only the intention on if you run into a sh** sandwich then you could dump the batteries from another device (say camera) and transfer the power from one to another. Speaking of InReach, why did they go to a rechargable battery from AA in their new model? I think rechargable electronics in the bush are lame but I am a bit old-fashioned.

 

[crazy_davey]

The Goal Zero Guide 10 works exactly like that. I used it this way for an entire season. It's much better with lithiums versus alkaline though. With 4 lithiums you get a full charge on an iPhone. I don't see how you could be doing it wrong. Mine works just the same as with the rechargeable AA's but doesn't provide a comparable charge unless you use lithiums.

Thanks, I guess I will have to try it again. Not sure why it would not work??? I used new alkalines and connected it the same as one normally would and no luck...

 

[Bryannstacey]

Ok, if so I already have one of those.

What I am looking for is a simple charger that can use regular AA batteries as well, not just rechargeable batteries. As far as I can tell the Goal Zero battery pack will only use the rechargeable batteries, I cant just throw in a set of AA batteries and charge my phone(unless I am doing something wrong?).

Does anyone make a simple, small charger with USB output that can take regular off the shelf AA batteries?

I think you are looking for something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006FXUS1C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_am_it_ws_us?ie=UTF8

I have this model and it does work, but its not real efficient. You could expect 4 AA alkalines to charge an iPhone to 80% and 4 Lithiums to charge about 150%....this has been my experience.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

GoPro app. I don't have a GP yet but I was wondering how ya'll like the GP and the app.

 

[slim9300]

GoPro app. I don't have a GP yet but I was wondering how ya'll like the GP and the app.

Good question. I was thinking about getting one before the season. I guess we will see.

 

[Rent Outdoor Gear]

I picked up the GoPro Hero 3 and control the camera wirelessly with the phone... It works well - the camera is awesome. The downside is that the camera is powering a wireless network you log onto with your phone - this seriously taxes battery life for both devices. Most of the time you don't need it, but it's a cool feature once in a while, but not really well suited to the backcountry due to battery drain. I set my gopro up on my bear bait and got some in your face video by triggering the camera with my phone. Pretty cool, but my GoPro required a full charge after 4 hours or so with the wireless running and that was with the extra battery backpack attached. You get a live preview of what the camera is seeing so that's nice to be able to see how your picture or video is framed on your phone if you don't have the LCD backpack attached to the GoPro. I have damn near as much $$ wrapped up in the accessories as I do the GoPro so if you're considering buying one, budget some extra money in there for a the battery backpack at the very minimum.

 

[Rent Outdoor Gear]

If you plan to shoot photos with the GoPro, the LCD backpack is almost necessary. You can get decent results shooting blind, but you'll end up junking a lot of the photos that are not framed well. BTW, I'm using the iPhone 5 with mine. Make sure you update firmware in the camera before you use the app. Many people are not able to get them to talk until the firmware is updated to the latest version in the camera.

 

[slim9300]

If you plan to shoot photos with the GoPro, the LCD backpack is almost necessary. You can get decent results shooting blind, but you'll end up junking a lot of the photos that are not framed well. BTW, I'm using the iPhone 5 with mine. Make sure you update firmware in the camera before you use the app. Many people are not able to get them to talk until the firmware is updated to the latest version in the camera.

Thanks for the tips. I had no idea the video feed could be visible on your phone. It sounds like you can pan somewhat with the phone while the camera is fixed? If so, how many degrees left to right and up and down?

 

[Slim Jim]

If you plan to shoot photos with the GoPro, the LCD backpack is almost necessary. You can get decent results shooting blind, but you'll end up junking a lot of the photos that are not framed well. BTW, I'm using the iPhone 5 with mine. Make sure you update firmware in the camera before you use the app. Many people are not able to get them to talk until the firmware is updated to the latest version in the camera.

What do you mean Coop? That you can see via blue tooth thru your iPhone 5 or there is a mount to the GoPro? If I'm lucky enough to get something down this season, I planned on mounting my GoPro to my tripod for pics. I was worried about aiming as well.