/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/harnessing-the-sunRecently, the family and I packed up our Sprinter van and head south for a break from winter. Now our Sprinter van has become our trusted home base while on the road, racing and training and includes some modest sleeping arrangements for Sara, Ameliaen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/harnessing-the-sunTue, 26 Apr 2011 20:47:03 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a73e7a26-91e3-409e-b3e1-2f010deb46daDAB0<p>Your example makes it clear that power management analysis is a necessity any time you set out on a trip far from the beaten path.&nbsp; We get a little too confident that we can get even the basic energy needs where ever we go.</p><p>Planning is one thing I always stressed to people, not that the plan itself is all that useful in the end, but because of the planning process, you have a chance to ask yourself about things that can go wrong and have some basic idea about what you would do &quot;IF&quot; the unexpected occurred.&nbsp; I would say you got lucky this time, but it sounds like the lesson has been well learned.</p><p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-a73e7a26-91e3-409e-b3e1-2f010deb46da/contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16]</span></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12443&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">