# Do solar backpacks work if not worn?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-solar-backpacks-work-if-not-worn/23269>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-solar-backpacks-work-if-not-worn/23269 "2020-04-15T17:27:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-solar-backpacks-work-if-not-worn/23269/1 "2020-04-15T17:27:33Z")

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Can I just dump the solar backpack on the roof somewhere and still have it work? Or do I need to keep it on me?

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-solar-backpacks-work-if-not-worn/23269/2 "2020-04-15T22:23:57Z")

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I think not because you need to connect it to something to draw the energy harvested.