Remote / Portable / Vehicle power

Most of the WRT54G routers run on 12 volts DC.  I run a node on a simple cigarette lighter adapter at 13.8 volts DC with no problems.  That means that I have a node in my car.  I am fortunate because my car has a pocket with netting in the rear compartment, along with a cigarette lighter power outlet.  I can just put the router in the pocket, plug it into the 12 volt DC power outlet, and I have a mobile node.  A LAN cable is easy to run up to the passenger seat where my laptop lives. (mag mount antennas coming soon)

I also have a backup power pack.  This is one of those boxes that you can jump your car with if needed.  It has a built in light, a 2 outlet power inverter, and a 12 volt cigarette lighter outlet.  This makes it perfect for remote battery operation.  I placed some Yagi antennas on my camera tripod (after making an adapter plate) and I use a bunji cord to hang the router off of one of the legs.  The antennas hook to the router, the router plugs into the battery pack, and a lan cable plugs into the laptop (optional).

Solar panels along with a car battery and a charge controller could be used to power the unit forever, even accounting for dreary days.  The router only draws 23 watts.