I often praise the benefits of digital photography when compared to the old days of film, but one area where the digital world falls short is the constant need for power. People often ask how I manage this obstacle when traveling in the wilderness. The answer is the sun!

In addition to taking along a good supply of fully charged lithium-ion batteries I have a solar panel that rolls up into a small tube and cranks out a powerful 14 watts. That’s enough juice to power a laptop or sat phone and will even charge batteries on overcast days. So between that and several large capacity CF cards the sky really is the limit to shooting in the backcountry.