As a local newspaper correspondent, I’m on the road a lot. I just carry my personal essentials such as laptop and other gear and off I go. Recently I bought folding solar panels to power my laptop, MP3 player and GPS. Folding solar panels are usually used to power equipment when outdoors. I have read that it was even brought to Everest. It can also be used to power radios and other communications devices.

Folding solar panels are energy saving and environment friendly. They are portable and efficient. They provide just enough energy to power small equipment. I don’t know how long I’ll be using them. But I guess, I’ll never know, maybe someday I might get sent to climb a mountain or travel to the seas; I might need my folding solar panels then.