Tom, I did a week-long canoe trip in remote northern Ontario three years ago with a buddy, he was shooting stills & video for the World Wildlife Fund (he's their top guy)and I got to go along as second. He asked me this before the trip & I referred him to the Real Goods Trading Company of Ukiah, CA for a solar panel. He got one about the size of two legal pads in a zippered nylon case(it unfolds), put a plug adaptor on it and it lay on top of the drypaks as we did our 60 miles, charging the spare batteries along the way. If I remember, he brought five, shooting with the then-new Canon digital, and we were never even close to short of power. Real Goods has a great catalog for people who like to live "off the (power) grid", so this is easy to find there. The catalog has other great stuff, too and you can get one via their Website. You also may consider a chestpod, they're cheap enough, a good one is very comfortable to wear and it gives you two hands free while you shoot. If your viewfinder isn't the LCD screen-type, you can rent or buy one for the trip, but even without, the chestpod works really well just estimating what's in frame as you go, esp. in small boats or while hiking/climbing. A monopod is another good thing to carry, light weight and used peroperly it can make a big difference if you can't take the tripod. It doubles as a hiking staff, tent pole, defensive weapon, cattle prod... Good luck. ~Paul H. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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