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Solar Powered Camera Bag

Posted December 3rd, 2008 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
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If you’re an amateur or professional photographer, you’ll know how quickly your digital SLR cameras eat through batteries. I imagine that you use rechargeable batteries, otherwise it would cost you a fortune in standard disposable batteries. The Solar Powered Camera Bag is an ideal eco gadget that will help keep your camera batteries fully charged.

If you’re using rechargable batteries already, you’re already open to the idea of being eco friendly. Chances are, you already have a 12V battery charger that you use in your vehicle. The solar camera bag can exploit your 12V battery charger to correctly top up your camera batteries.

If you’ve got a long day doing a photo shoot, you might find you need a fresh charge of batteries on the day. At the very least, you have the opportunity to charge your batteries in the field, rather than waiting until you get home.

Source: Eclipse Solar Gear

Eco-Friendly Fishing - BioDegradeable Fishing Line

Posted October 17th, 2008 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)

If you’re into your fishing, you’ll know that sometimes the line will just break or it needs to be cut for safety reasons. Unfortunately, most fishing lines are petroleum-based polymers that can take up to 600 years to break down. This huge length of time can have a surprisingly devastating effect on marine life. However, eco friendly technology has produced this specially designed fishing line which will bio-degrade in 2 to 5 years, causing a much smaller degree of damage compared to it’s conventional counterparts.

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