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First UMPC camp. Day 0.

Published on August 25, 2007 By Steve Chippy Paine

I made it down to Karlsruhe in Germany after a quite stressful train journey with the bike and all the kit and after a short journey that turned out to be a 2.5hours trek to the campsite. I just managed to get the tent up before it got dark and I had to dive straight [...]

Unlucky weather.

Published on June 20, 2007 By Steve Chippy Paine

Could the weather forecast be any worse? Not only will I get wet and be unable to test the solar kit fully but with an overnight low of 11 degrees, camping wouldn’t be much fun.

Blue Bike Baggage test

Published on June 10, 2007 By Steve Chippy Paine

Encouraged by yesterdays progress with the solar kit, I spent most of today finishing off the wiring and packing it all into a plastic box. I then paired down my kit list somewhat (out goes the Nokia N800 and spare mobile phone, two pairs of underwear, one of the t-shirts, the multimeter and a pair [...]

Welcome to Solar UMPC. Welcome to the Solar UMPC Tour.

Published on April 27, 2007 By Steve Chippy Paine

No, this isn’t just another one of those keyword-seeking blogs that hang around waiting for a market and clogging up search results. This is one with a purpose. A real project! A working blog from day 1. If you don’t know me, Hi! I’m Steve (aka Chippy) from UMPCPortal.com and in about a month from [...]