I used my Starlink yesterday on a camping trip. I just magnetically stick it on my roof with my Veritas Vans case.
I parked close to some trees and I was in a wash with a cliff nearby and I had "obstruction" issues a couple times. There's no way I'd want a narrower field of view if these trees and/or cliff caused obstructions.
The biggest issue is battery life. The 5 hours is pretty short. We arrived at the campsite at about 5:00 PM and used the internet for music until about 9:00. In the morning the Peakdo 2 battery quickly hit zero so I used my jump starter to charge it and it sucked the jump starter dry pretty quickly. It pumped up the Peakdo up to a good 50%. I forgot to bring my solar panel but I didn't have direct sun at all during this camping trip. One of the goals of choosing a campsite is to be out of direct sun for as long as possible. I haven't tried just plugging the Peakdo battery into the rear AC outlet while driving and/or parked. I'll experiment with it this weekend.
I parked close to some trees and I was in a wash with a cliff nearby and I had "obstruction" issues a couple times. There's no way I'd want a narrower field of view if these trees and/or cliff caused obstructions.
The biggest issue is battery life. The 5 hours is pretty short. We arrived at the campsite at about 5:00 PM and used the internet for music until about 9:00. In the morning the Peakdo 2 battery quickly hit zero so I used my jump starter to charge it and it sucked the jump starter dry pretty quickly. It pumped up the Peakdo up to a good 50%. I forgot to bring my solar panel but I didn't have direct sun at all during this camping trip. One of the goals of choosing a campsite is to be out of direct sun for as long as possible. I haven't tried just plugging the Peakdo battery into the rear AC outlet while driving and/or parked. I'll experiment with it this weekend.
