Occasional ReadyMade project builder Jeff Crystal of Voltaic Systems has posted instructions, developed by Mark Farina, for converting a thrift-store designer knockoff handbag (or any purse you wish) into a solar bag. Installing one of more of Voltaic’s 1.3-watt solar panels yields a bag that’s capable of charging a battery pack, cell phone, GPS, iPod, or digital camera with the energy of the sun.
Full instructions here. Image by Mark Farina.
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I so want to make this. I am always running out of iPod power and would love to charge my iPod in my backpack. I’ll let you know how it comes out.
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