• 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
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    1 month ago

    They mention “great battery life!” without any details. Will it get me in 36 kilometers and a total of 2k vertical elevation, over 4 days? With a 122 kg load?

    These sorts of specs are a bare minimum to tell me whether this will be useful for me or not; my backpacking trips tend to fall in a specific range - I don’t vary them much. Similar terrain, similar distances, similar time frames. I’ll rarely exceed those specs, but I’ll frequently hit pretty close to them. More specific numbers would be helpful in letting me know whether I should follow this or not. What I absolutely do not want is to find myself hiking out of back country with an additional 15 kg of bulky dead weight. On my pack.

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      1 month ago

      They have a little bit more detail than just great battery life, although I’m not sure how accurate they can ever be since variance in people’s weight and the slope of uphill/downhill is vague. There will of course be far less energy regained on the downhill slopes.

      Are you worried about running out of juice mid-hike? Fear not. The MO/GO’s battery lasts for over three hours of continuous uphill walking at maximum assistance. Plus, it recharges automatically during downhill walking—talk about efficiency. For those extra-long adventures, you can quickly swap out the battery on the go for extended range.

      I’m guessing that means single digit km on a steep slope and who knows what past that. Certainly not multiple days, which should be obvious for any kind of battery powered device.