Category: Energy Autonomy

softly lighting the night

7/10/2015

As a Goal Zero Dealer, we have a chance to work with some pretty amazing products that represent the leading edge of compact energy efficiency in portable formats. The new Light A Life 350 LED lanterns have been seen us supported through some pretty intense, long blackouts and have powered up team campsites + workshops at the Transmoto 12hr Dirtbike race in Batemans Bay. As a product evolution, they're a great example of what you can do with incremental enhancements on the already popular 1st generation Light A Life lanterns which have proven their worth in campsites and remote locations across the globe.

Here's a snapshot of the little details:

It's worth taking some time to sit with the Goal Zero engineers as they take you behind the scenes to understand the engineering constraints they had to work with, noting the harsh conditions some of these little lighting powerhouses often find themselves working in, from African heat to Mt Everest sub-zero, high altitude camps.

If you keep an eye out, you'll very likely find a LED lantern or two lighting up one of our ZeitTrike CargoBike crowd carriers from Quiet Rush during the upcoming LumenMotion festival and beyond.

Be sure to stop us if you see us out and about, we'll be delighted to demonstrate the value of these little powerhouses of luminosity.

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portable power for cpap devices

24/6/2015

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Sleep Apnoea is no respecter of lifestyle, but nor should it prevent you from doing the activities you love and getting out amongst the outdoors, camping and exploring. With portable power options to cover a wide range of devices, we've taken a closer look at the power demands of CPAP devices to see what works well with CPAP Device power demands within our Goal Zero product lineup at store.laughingmind.com.

on the move but need quiet cpap power at night? Yeti400

The Yeti400 for compact, portable power.

The Yeti 400 Powerpack is a mobile, portable powerhouse available in both single recharger form, or bundled into a Kit with matched Solar panels. This little box of packaged sunshine has proven its value in mobile business and camping operations where we've run camping fridges + lighting systems, charged laptops and devices, without chewing up valuable load space or keeping us awake with generator hum and buzz.

At 26cm x 30.3cm x 20.3 cm, it's small format makes it a convenient item to locate next to your CPAP device when camping, with its silent operation powering your restful sleep through the night. With an inbuilt integrated battery, inverter and smart display system, it's a proven simple convenient option to lugging multiple additional items to go with your CPAP device.

Once finished for the night, your Yeti400 is then ready for duty during the day, capable of powering up a range of other devices when you're on the move.

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goalzero+laughingMind=SOLAR POWERED MUSIC AT ECOBURBIA

5/4/2015

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The 2nd Narara Ecoburbia Festival was held on 11April2015 where we had a chance to power up some of the bands with our Goal Zero portable solar gear, as part of our Low Carbon Living focus. With a friendly crowd, positive vibe, we powered up the two bands of the day with a little bit of boxed sunshine for some Energy Autonomy, using a Yeti1250 SolarGenerator, pre-charged with our 2x Nomad 90 PV panels. With 100Ah capacity through one of the 2xAC:220V, 50Hz pure sine wave inverter outlets, 1200W max total continuous/1500W short duration loads, we were curious to see how the entertainment of the day could be powered by solar sourced energy. With no fuel, no fumes, no noise.

Goal Zero Yeti1250 - what it powers and how it works.

Band 1: Hot Pans on Fire are a community band and exemplar of resilience, formed in the aftermath of the 2009 Marysville bushfires as a positive community rebuilding exercise. This steel drum band were set up with 2 outdoor speakers, mixer, PA system and wireless microphone. With a light load of around 70W peaks, the band took us down to 80% charge over an hour and a half performance (to be fair though, we'd been powering up a vehicle fridge for several hours before their performance, so it wasn't a true indication of their load).

Band 2: LosBonkers are a Narara based Music + Comedy quintet, comprising lead singer, 3 guitarists + drummer, running with 3 electric guitars, digital amplifiers, mixer + microphone. Running at a peak load of around 210 watts, these guys drew down the charge on our Yeti1250 more heavily than Hot Pans on Fire, but still finished the day with more than 60% charge remaining. A nice result, with hours more playtime left. Bookings for Los Bonkers are available through Max on 0434 292 280.

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Wanting to perform in places where power might be flaky or unavailable?

Don't want to deal with metres of leads and trip hazards?

Consider our hero of the day for these bands, the Yeti1250, available as a portable generator or solar generator kit.

Great as a standby power source for the home, vehicle, RV or campsite, you'll be pleasantly surprised by what else it can do.

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softly lighting the night

portable power for cpap devices

on the move but need quiet cpap power at night? Yeti400

goalzero+laughingMind=SOLAR POWERED MUSIC AT ECOBURBIA

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