Power in the stands

[Jon Stratis]

Given the boom in popularity of laptops over the past 10 years and advancements in battery technology there really isn't much of a need for power runs in the stands. Take your laptops out there, scout for ~4 hours in the morning, charge in the pits over lunch, and scout for another ~4 hours in the afternoon. If all you're doing is scouting (which requires nothing more powerful than what, Excel?), then standard, recent laptops should be fine.

The laptop I'm writing this from is from 2010, and its battery can still go through a 7+ hour build meeting of use with excel, word, and web browsing before needing to be charged. And when plugged in and not being used it can charge up to full in under 2 hours.