This is a neat little multi-use product! It's got a solar panel and hand crank on top of the USB charging port, so you'll always have a way to power it up. For full charges: 10-12 hours via solar, 3-5 minutes via hand crank, and ~40 min via USB. It can also charge your phone through another port, though I haven't tried that yet. The radio doesn't get that many signals, but it gets enough of the major ones around the area. The light is also bright enough to light a dark room, and most likely a couple feet ahead of you outside.
Overall, the build quality seems to be durable and hopefully will stay that way. I'll update this if anything changes!
The product works well, but much smaller than I expected. It was shipped quickly.
Bought this as prep for Florida's hurricane season. I haven't had to depend on it yet, but I cranked it up and put it through its paces just to test it: works beautifully! And the flashlight is brighter than I expected.
This is a neat little multi-use product! It's got a solar panel and hand crank on top of the USB charging port, so you'll always have a way to power it up. For full charges: 10-12 hours via solar, 3-5 minutes via hand crank, and ~40 min via USB. It can also charge your phone through another port, though I haven't tried that yet. The radio doesn't get that many signals, but it gets enough of the major ones around the area. The light is also bright enough to light a dark room, and most likely a couple feet ahead of you outside.
Overall, the build quality seems to be durable and hopefully will stay that way. I'll update this if anything changes!
The product works well, but much smaller than I expected. It was shipped quickly.
Bought this as prep for Florida's hurricane season. I haven't had to depend on it yet, but I cranked it up and put it through its paces just to test it: works beautifully! And the flashlight is brighter than I expected.
I have purchased a few different crank/solar radios recently to outfit my kids living away from home. This Esky is by far the best. Good reception, clarity, and the solar cell actually WORKS. My beef with most of the others is that the solar cells are very poor in charging the battery, whereas this unit does very well. Just crank the dynamo for a minute to get it started, put it out in the sun, and it will play all day.
I was looking for a small radio for my fishing bag that could be multi powered. This is easy to use. Charges in the sun while fishing and puts out solid sound. Highly recommended.
I have purchased a few different crank/solar radios recently to outfit my kids living away from home. This Esky is by far the best. Good reception, clarity, and the solar cell actually WORKS. My beef with most of the others is that the solar cells are very poor in charging the battery, whereas this unit does very well. Just crank the dynamo for a minute to get it started, put it out in the sun, and it will play all day.
I was looking for a small radio for my fishing bag that could be multi powered. This is easy to use. Charges in the sun while fishing and puts out solid sound. Highly recommended.