And what is this pack used for?

Nice pack jj, which lantern is that? The kelley by chance?

That is a big solar array. My SA is much smaller.

Thanks for the post. Maxpedition products are built tough.

How is the tent secured to the ruck?

That is my camping pack although it has just about everything to be a BOB: IFAK, Food, Water (3 liter reservoir, 1 liter nalgene w/ steel nesting cup, two 1 liter Platypus foldable water bags, filter, and tablets), two SY Knives, Leatherman Micra, German Army knife etc etc etc etc.

The lantern is a Black Diamond Apollo. It take s 4 AA batteries like most of my electronics which can all be charged with the solar panel and battery charger shown. It is rated at 80 lumen and is variable down to a 60 hour burn time.

The stuff sack has two nylon loops on the outside and I run the compression straps on the Condor II through them.

The tent is a winter addition, I use the Hennessy Hammock in fair weather.

I have used the hell out of this array. I mostly use it to charge AA batteries, but the battery charger has a USB outlet and I charge my iPod with it too <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />. Audio books are great for making long bike rides (on trails not traffic filled roads) more pleasant and are nice to listen to while relaxing in the hammock.

The Powerfilm website has videos of them putting multiple rounds through the panels and it barely affecting the output.

Nice set up thanks for the pics!

Eventually I'll upgrade my array. At that point my wife's BOB will get the old (lighter / smaller) one.

I've been wanting to try a Hennessey for a number of years. I need to get serious about that!

I highly recommend them (hammocks). I have had mine for years. It has been around the world and served me well. Still holding up great.

I used to get funny looks on deployments when every one was setting up their tents and I was finished way before them. They laughed at first, then asked if they could take naps in it when I wasn't using it. Unless you are packing an inflatable mattress, there is no way sleeping in a tent is half as comfortable as sleeping in a hammock.