Help, Beach party problem!
Help, Beach party problem! Posted on: 08.02.2013 by Micah Wellwood Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right place to post this because I'm new here but hopefully somebody will see this and can help me. I'm going to be spinning on the beach next week and I'm trying to figure out a cheap solution to get power. I don't need much power ( running Macbook, S2, and 150w speakers, 150w sub) I know I can rent a generator that runs on gas, but I was looking for a different solution then that. Anybody have any suggestions? Maybe a battery powered source? | |
| Harley Zitka 08.02.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Micah Wellwood 08.02.2013 | Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right place to post this because I'm new here but hopefully somebody will see this and can help me. I'm going to be spinning on the beach next week and I'm trying to figure out a cheap solution to get power. I don't need much power ( running Macbook, S2, and 150w speakers, 150w sub) I know I can rent a generator that runs on gas, but I was looking for a different solution then that. Anybody have any suggestions? Maybe a battery powered source? |
| Jerica Salava 09.02.2013 | Get the generator and make sure you have enough fuel for the day. Don't reinvent the wheel and risk screwing up the party. Batteries are not designed to run high wattage gear. Place the generator away from the crowd and your gear (noise and smell of fuel) and run a 50-100ft extension cord to your gear. > |
| Arnulfo Morten 09.02.2013 | get a 4x4 truck use it to drive your gear on the beach use a power inverter or if that 4x4 truck has a badass sound system well.... lay tarp or carpet down before you setup and hope it isn't windy or rains... have fun cleaning sand out of all your gear the next day. i no longer take gigs at the beach.... lol |
| Harley Zitka 08.02.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Doreen Schurle 08.02.2013 | Don't buy a car battery; get a couple of deep-cycle marine batteries (even second hand ones), and charge them up beforehand. Should give you a good few hours of playtime per battery |
| Micah Wellwood 08.02.2013 | Thanks everybody for the help, I really appreciate it! I'll probably either rent the honda generator or do the inverter and buy a new car battery for my car lol. |
| Harley Zitka 08.02.2013 | Just rent a generator. Buy far the best and safest option. |
| Chandra Lean 08.02.2013 | its not about the wattage, it is about the current. Rent the honda generator, I run a quite Honda generator that can barely be heard from 10 feet away without music. |
| Lauretta Ehrhorn 09.02.2013 | Another option would be to run an inverter from a car. You can get one that will give you 1000 watts for not huge amounts of cash. |
| Lillia Datson 08.02.2013 | I was going to say a bag of hamster food, 15 hamsters and a few wheels...... |
| Carey Leid 08.02.2013 | You can rent a quiet Honda generator for $40. Other than that, good extension cords that lock together will cost you $100+ easy. Those are your only, truly plausible, options |
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