This is about product review (Habit River Shirt), A question about setting up an old bicycle to charge batteries, and a main topic about the millions of uses of aluminum foil.

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Product Review:

Habit River Shirt

Description

The Habit River Shirt features a lightweight fabric with UPF 30+ UV Protection, vented back and fly rod holder.

Specifications

* Lightweight textured fabric

* Vented back with mesh lining

* UPF 30+ UV protection

* Fly rod holder

* Sizes available: M, L, XL, 2X

We recently purchased SamsClub because it felt like a very cool, thin shirt for outdoor activities.  It had a mesh liner inside the shirt to provide some breathability.

When I received the Habit River Shirts:

I thought the orange color shirt was very nice looking

The brown  was ok also

The material for the shirts

Thought it would be breathable.  So, I put it on…

 

After putting it on

extremely lightweight

do well hiking?

Had Sunglass Loop, which was nice

Rod holder around pocket, not around waste.

Sleeves tight when rolled up

Seemed Pretty Comfortable

 

I decided to go hiking in this shirt

along with some 5-11 Tactical Pants

30 lb toddler strapped to my back

Sunny day and around 80-85 degrees F, I had this shirt untucked, a toddler on my back, hiking boots, and 5-11s.

It seemed light enough, but by the time I was done with the hike, I was sweating a great deal.

 

Final Thought

I think this shirt should stay in the camping and fishing community.

It feels like a sauna during strenuous exercises… but it looks nice.

Topic of Discussion:

Community Member Question

Randall from Florida

* Question:

* Need help with electrical side of things.  Alternator on windmill or bicycle (and have kids pedal).  6-cylinder vehicle as running alternator.

* Answer:

* Let’s keep things in the terms of voltage first.

* Most consumer inverters run on 12 volt battery banks, so we want to ensure our battery bank is charged at around 12 volts (actually 13.8 or so)

* If you are setting up solar panels on your battery bank you will use a solar charger to match voltages, since many panels will be at 24V.

* If you will be setting up an alternator, a charger is not needed, however is extremely useful as a means to separate multiple charging circuits. (tangent back to golf cart: explain how solar chargers could be used to segregate the battery pairs)

* (use example how to use solar and alternator to charge a bank in a vehicle)

* A 6 cylinder is very inefficient for an alternator and is not worth the fuel used as a dedicated supply, but it can be tied to multiple alternators, supplying power to multiple circuits.

* It would be cheaper to purchase a generator than all the parts necessary to efficiently use the 6-cyl.

* It IS still a valid option assuming the engine and alternator are free and running.  But it is no more valid than using your own vehicle to do the same thing.