I was poking around the Internets today looking for marine products to blow money on when I came across this Solar Panel Kit at Harbor Freight Tools. Two hundred bucks gets you 3 15-watt solar panels and a power center to charge batteries. You add a deep-cycle battery or two and an inverter and you’ve got yourself a nice little solar power station.
As a geeky kid in the early 80’s I had a fold-up solar panel that would power a transistor radio (transistors, remember those?). I always thought solar panels were interesting to have around for projects. As a grown-up geek, I can imagine some cool uses for 45-watt panels.