{"id":38140,"date":"2015-03-03T04:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=38140"},"modified":"2015-03-02T20:23:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T04:23:42","slug":"watson-packing-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/watson-packing-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Watson Packing Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WatsonRapidChgr.jpg?quality=100\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WatsonRapidChgr.jpg?resize=757%2C800&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"WatsonRapidChgr\" width=\"757\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WatsonRapidChgr.jpg?w=757&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/WatsonRapidChgr.jpg?resize=554%2C585&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ve been taking more gear as I try to take less luggage. This means means what I do take needs to take less space and do more duties. Batteries are the heart of so much of our gear, gotta have more and more. I just found the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/802660-REG\/watson_nm_4h23lcd_aa_nimh_2300mah_battery.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WANM4H23LCD\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWANM4H23LCD\" target=\"_blank\">Watson Rapid Charger<\/a> and fell in love cause it works great! Besides being a low price and coming with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/823940-REG\/Watson_aa_nm2300_AA_NiMH_Rechargeable_Batteries.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WAAANM23004\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWAAANM23004\" target=\"_blank\">4 AA Watson<\/a> 2300mnh batteries, it does rapid charge the batteries. But it&#8217;s physically very small and has the wall plug built into the charger that folds away when not in use. It&#8217;s the smallest and lightest package I&#8217;ve found and love it! (You can save more money getting this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/802640-REG\/watson_nm_4h23_4_hour_rapid_charger_with.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WANM4H23\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWANM4H23\" target=\"_blank\">version<\/a> which has no LCD panel.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?quality=100\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?resize=800%2C532&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"Watson8BayChgr\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?resize=585%2C389&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Watson8BayChgr.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Part of this strategy is taking more charged batteries with me and with the Watson Rapid Charger, always having them ready to go. I picked up the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1019230-REG\/watson_universal_charger_with_assorted.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WANMU8CK\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWANMU8CK\" target=\"_blank\">Watson 8-Bay Charger kit<\/a>, what a great deal and unit! The Charger itself can charge 12 AA batteries at one time, and that&#8217;s along with 2x <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/823946-REG\/Watson_9V_RBP_9V_Rechargeable_NiMH_250mAh.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WA9VRBP\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWA9VRBP\" target=\"_blank\">9v batteries<\/a>! It can also charge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/761831-REG\/watson_aaa_1000_aaa_nimh_battery_1000mah.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WAAAANM1000\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWAAAANM1000\" target=\"_blank\">AAA<\/a>, C &#038; D batteries (there <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/843892-REG\/watson_aa_spc_c_spacer_pack_with.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WAAASPC\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWAAASPC\" target=\"_blank\">C<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/843893-REG\/watson_aa_spd_d_spacer_pack_with.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/WAAASPD\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xWAAASPD\" target=\"_blank\">D<\/a> system is cool!). What I do is use this charger to cook all the batteries before I hit the road. Then rely on the Rapid Charger while on the road. The 9v batteries last my work for the entire trip so I don&#8217;t need to juice them up on the road. 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