Paper books still have an advantage

[John F]

Originally Posted by SomeSteve

If you plan on being marooned on a desert island for any length of time, paper books might prove the better choice. ...

If I was planning on it: I think I would take multiple ereaders, some solar chargers, some powerbanks, what the heck, also some generators, probably have a nice shelter built, some portable AC, probably some windframs, with backup parts... If I was planning on it.

Also, if I'm planning on it, I guess I could try and guess at what future eye prescription glasses I may need and have some glasses made.

Also, if I'm planning on it, might as well bring some sort of communication device, so I could be rescued.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by John F

If I was planning on it: I think I would take multiple ereaders, some solar chargers, some powerbanks, what the heck, also some generators, probably have a nice shelter built, some portable AC, probably some windframs, with backup parts... If I was planning on it.

Also, if I'm planning on it, I guess I could try and guess at what future eye prescription glasses I may need and have some glasses made.

Also, if I'm planning on it, might as well bring some sort of communication device, so I could be rescued.

I'd settle for an island of Amazonians with a penchant for snu snu.

[dreambeat]

If I could be reasonably sure that I’d have a source of power (be it a solar battery or lemons), I’d choose to bring my Libra 2 any day. Waterproof and much more reading material per unit of volume!

[Renate]

I don't live on an island, but I am "off-the-grid".
My 600 Watts of solar panels don't have much of a problem charging my ereaders.

[theducks]

I just searched for Solar chargers for ereaders.
I found 2 types: Panels only (USB outlets) and battery Packs.

The size/and weight determines how fast things happen.
To put things in perspective: A standard Computer USB2 port is limited to 1/2A (500ma). If you spend hours relaxing in the sun (or a shade in the sun), the a light weight panel (<US$25) is all you need for just your reader.
The more stuff, the bigger capacity. Want power at night, then a battery pack model.
Want your Coffee Brewer, then @Renate size panel may work if it has a large battery.
BTW I am very suspicious of some YouTube ads, claiming what a 25lb solar generator can power. Start a circular saw, OK. But cut much of anything A KWh is 1 Killowatt for 1 hour. Do your maths

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Right, that's it. I'm handcuffing myself to you before I get marooned on an island.

But I might be able to open the handcuffs, or slip out. Heavy duty tie-wraps or silly amounts of duck tape are harder to get out of.

I've not prepared for any kind of apocalypse. I'll take it a day at a time.
The ridge of our roof is roughly N-S and the property isn't large, so solar power to replace the grid supply isn't quite feasible. Wind is even more unreliable than Solar, though at least they abolished planning permission for solar this year.

My son decided his land is no good for growing much (a mountain side) except trees, so he's got solar panels on the ground.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Any fruit or vegetable acid or other acid. It's the pair of dissimilar metals plus an acid electrolyte that gives the electricity, not the lemon.

Or you could use low tech solar power. Burn willow to make steam that rotates paddles on a motor. The vibrator in some phones is motor with an offset weight on the shaft. That might be useable as small hand-cranked, water, steam, wind or tidlal powered generator.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by John F

If I was planning on it: I think I would take multiple ereaders, some solar chargers, some powerbanks, what the heck, also some generators, probably have a nice shelter built, some portable AC, probably some windframs, with backup parts... If I was planning on it.

I saw Castaway. All you need is an ice skate and you'll be okay.

[John F]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

I'd settle for an island of Amazonians with a penchant for snu snu.

I didn't want to go there, this being a family friendly sight.

And thank you. I learned a new term.

[Renate]

Originally Posted by theducks

Start a circular saw, OK. But cut much of anything A KWh is 1 Killowatt for 1 hour. Do your maths

That math stuff will screw you up!
A (high-end) Starlink has a rating of 150 Watts.
OMG, that's 3.6 kWh/day!
(But who knows what the actual usage is?)
My 2 x 224AH 6V AGM gives you maybe 2 kWh.
(Yeah, yeah, I'll eventually go LiFePO4, but these still work fine.)
I have a Ryobi rechargeable circular saw anyway.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

I'd settle for an island of Amazonians with a penchant for snu snu.

Shades of Tennyson's "The Princess" (a female run city where men are put to death, people often quote the Horns are Blowing passage), or Barbarella, but she wears out the Machine instead of being killed by it. There is also an SF series of short stories (1950s?) that has a planet of only women because invaders killed all the men (I think).

I watched one episode of Futurama, but it wasn't the Amazonian Planet episode.

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

But, but, but... ereaders don't have the sentimental notes from your grandmother/deceased sibling/spouse/favorite teacher/celebrity/author. You know, the notes mentioned by every single person that reassures us that ereaders are crap.

Because, you know, every copy of Mack Bolan's The Executioner, every bodice-ripping romance, every copy of James Patterson's latest excretion is just chock full of heartfelt notes.

[Dr. Drib]

Maybe it's just me, but I'm having difficulty understanding the concept of ebook readers. I own 512 ebooks, but I have only 181 Kindle Paperwhite ebook readers. I have them on the shelf next to my paperback books. The cost is very prohibitive: I can only afford to buy 4 Kindle paperwhites a month. I've therefore decided to drop every Paperwhite from my 7th floor apartment building, along with two or three paperback books. The one[s] that survive - that I can pick up and read after this experiment - will be the ones I keep.

To continue: I can actually have more than one novel in ONE paperback. In fact, I just located a wonderful paperback that has TWO novels in it: The Thief of Thoth - Lin Carter / Doomsman - Harlan Ellison. I also have about 30 paperback books from a company called ACE BOOKS. Simply turn your book upside down and then turn it over. Viola! You're now ready to read the other novel. (Try that with an ebook reader; that is, if you wish to stare at the back of your boring ebook reader.) I highly recommend ACE Books if it's new to you.

This guy Ellison is a wonderful up-and-coming author, and I predict he'll go far in handling any body of writing he wishes to engage in. Carter is a good writer, but he'll never be a J.R.R. Tolkien. (Tolkien is now so popular that TWO paperback companies publish his Lord of the Rings. I predict that one day, all three will be in one book. And why not? [Try doing that with a Paperwhite ebook reader!] By the way, two paperback publishers are doing the same thing with Edgar Rice Burroughs. If you haven't read these two guys, please give them a try.)

I hear numerous people complain the you can't read a paperback book in the dark. Well, who would want to? That's crazy! Nighttime is for sleeping and the day is for working. I never heard of a bed manufacturer making a bed for the sole purpose of reading. Such nonsense! A bed is a place to sleep on or to procreate as the need demands - and sometimes doing both activities at the same time. My wife tells me I do this all the time. And she's never wrong. Helloooo, here's a piece of news: Do people know what chairs are for?

Well, sorry for going on like this. (I think you people call it a rant. That's just my three cents.) I am, indeed, happy that I just discovered this community of readers, but I think I'll delete my account and wander into a room that has a chair (or couch) and read a book while holding a book. What a novel concept!

How do I contact a moderator?

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Maybe it's just me, but I'm having difficulty understanding the concept of ebook readers.

Ha! You gloriously amusing luddite. Well done.

You reminded me of this:

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Ha! You gloriously amusing luddite. Well done.

You reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

Could you please embed the video? It's a lot easier on a phone to watch the video from the site then to have to run the YouTube app.