Battery backpack solution.

[Saru9999]

I would like to be able to safely carry a spare battery in my backpack. 1 option was to us a very small camel bak .. only issue was that that once the battery was installed, left no room for anything else ( even water was limited) move up to a bigger bag, more room but no so easy to keep the battery in one place. Online bags look nice, expensive and generally not available in USA.. So i made my own. its a modified Snowboarding camel bak. I rerouted the external straps internally so they would hold the batter in the holder. The back protector out of a yoga mat and buffers form a Yoga block. Glued it all together with hot melt.


We shall see.!

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

EVOC has E-bike specific backpack. Check it out.

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[tomjasz]

EVOC has E-bike specific backpack. Check it out.

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Hard to find in USA, $225 plus $25 in shipping from EU. Not designed with a wire port, rather to store a “backup” battery. Great concept! Just needs a tweak or two. I’ve used my old solder iron to make to many wire ports. Thanks for the lead!

 

[Saru9999]

yeah, that was the point.. 1 hard to find in USA and 2 expensive for a back pack that does not ship with a bladder. the intention was to make it safe to carry, i am ok with stopping in 15 miles or so to swap the batteries over so no need to provide a power lead.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Depending on your frame geometry you might consider a medium-sized frame bag.

 

[rich c]

I can get fatigued from carrying 2 liters of water on my back. I can't imagine carrying a battery there. If I take a second battery, it's in a bag on the rack.

 

[D..]

I have a rack so why not use it to carry a spare battery??

 

[Saru9999]

used it for the first time yesterday. of course its heavy.. but could not feel it until after 2 hours when I was starting to get tired.. did not move at all! happy!

 

[john peck]

I would like to be able to safely carry a spare battery in my backpack. 1 option was to us a very small camel bak .. only issue was that that once the battery was installed, left no room for anything else ( even water was limited) move up to a bigger bag, more room but no so easy to keep the battery in one place. Online bags look nice, expensive and generally not available in USA.. So i made my own. its a modified Snowboarding camel bak. I rerouted the external straps internally so they would hold the batter in the holder. The back protector out of a yoga mat and buffers form a Yoga block. Glued it all together with hot melt.


We shall see.!View attachment 23522

Improvising can save money & time if you've something laying around that can easily be adapted to the purpose