[RE-wrenches] "Solar-Pack 100"

[Phil Forest]

Christopher,
Another important detail is the thick squishy pipe insulation, attached to the bottom of the pack, so the bottom of the panel has something soft to lay against. Also wrapped with Ziptape. Love that stuff. Way better than ductape. See photo. 
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Phil Forest

> On Feb 23, 2016, at 4:56 PM, Chris Schaefer <chris at solarandwindfx.com> wrote:
> 
> Nicely done. A little more detail on the black bar of which the module
> mounts to. So more photos (perhaps side view with & w/o module) of it and
> what it is made of?
> 
> Christopher
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of Phil Forest
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 February, 2016 16:30
> To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] "Solar-Pack 100"
> 
> Wrenches,
> It took 2 years of pondering, we finally made a backpack to carry modules up
> a ladder. The goal was safer and easier on the body than our other methods.
> It works. We used it for the first time yesterday, carried (16) 96 cell
> panels up to a two story roof. Attached are a few photos of the Kilty
> external frame backpack, retrofitted to carry panels, in landscape. 
> I'm so relieved to have a safer, better way than all the other manual ways
> we've tried. Both hands are on the ladder, we don't get as tired when
> hauling.  
> Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements. 
> 
> 
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