VE6AB Technical

30 Caliber Power Can

Lately I have been picking up various accessories for my recently completed power can, and one was a dedicated USB charging cable as seen in this photo, and here you see it plugged in to the power can, and the other end is plugged in to the keyfob for my truck charging the lithium-ion battery built-in to it.

This USB cable came with a selection of extra tips that may be switched out depending on the device that you wish to charge.

Also plugged in to the power can through the powerpole outlet up top, is my 3 amp USB charger that is being used to charge the battery of my Blackberry smartphone.

The other device plugged in to the USB port on the right side of my power can, is the LED strip light that is illuminating my 30 Caliber Power Can.

I should add that this 12AH power pack was designed around all the requirements of my ham radio devices, and it will power my Yaesu 817 for several days in a back-country setting.

Still, it is more than capable of providing 12 volt power no-matter the need as seen in this photo, including all-night-reading in your tent of that new antenna book you cannot put down.

Click on the photo for a closer look.....

Take a look under the hood.....

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If you have a surplus ammo can (whatever the size), and don't know what to use it for besides my idea as a power source, here are some other ideas you can use it for.....

1.First aid kit
2.72-hour bug out kit
3.Use to wash clothes
4.Take the lid off for use as a fire box or stove
5.Food storage
6.Cooler
7.Heat water
8.Safe
9.Gather water
10.Burial cache
11.Space, tent or shelter heater
12.Oven
13.Spare parts storage
14.Spare car battery and jumper cables storage
15.Car jack
16.Ham radio and equipment storage
17.Nails, screws and other small item container
18.Kindling, tinder and matches container
19.Flares, gun powder and other flammable item storage
20.Emergency fishing kit and tackle box
21.Grease, oil, lubrication and other liquids container
22.Rain gear storage
23.Waterproof document storage
24.Precious metal and coins cache
25.Make charcoal
26.Make a field shower
27.Emergency cooking supplies storage
28.HAZ-MAT waste container
29.Since they are thin and stackable use to store bug-in preps in an apartment
30.Emergency repair kit—paracord, hammer, zip ties, superglue, patches, etc.—storage
31.Battery storage
32.Butane and propane canister and lighter fluid storage
33.Seed storage

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