This is what I need. Perfect light
This is what I need. Perfect light
First, a little bit of bad. What surprised me was that the radio does not take regular batteries in addition to the rechargeable one. I'm a fan of redundancy now. The instructions warn about leaving the radio in a dark place for long periods. So I keep the radio near a window to keep the rechargeable batteries juiced through the solar panels. Just so you know.
This item seems to be made well. Very compact. The FM radio has good reception. I didn't try the AM. The weather radio has poor reception in my area. I suspect this is more of a problem with local broadcasting than the radio. I have nothing to compare it to, however. I live in the Great Lakes area and lost power for a few days from a bad snowstorm. A travel ban was in effect, so to a large extent, we were cut off. I was so glad I had my alarm clock radio and a single 9-volt battery! Since then, I've kept more batteries on hand.
First, a little bit of bad. What surprised me was that the radio does not take regular batteries in addition to the rechargeable one. I'm a fan of redundancy now. The instructions warn about leaving the radio in a dark place for long periods. So I keep the radio near a window to keep the rechargeable batteries juiced through the solar panels. Just so you know.
This item seems to be made well. Very compact. The FM radio has good reception. I didn't try the AM. The weather radio has poor reception in my area. I suspect this is more of a problem with local broadcasting than the radio. I have nothing to compare it to, however. I live in the Great Lakes area and lost power for a few days from a bad snowstorm. A travel ban was in effect, so to a large extent, we were cut off. I was so glad I had my alarm clock radio and a single 9-volt battery! Since then, I've kept more batteries on hand.
The Esky solar hand crank radio was the perfect thing to have during my power outages.
The Esky solar hand crank radio was the perfect thing to have during my power outages.
So nice am going to really use it this winter when the power goes out.
Nice size, in fact I gave one to my grown children in Texas and New York. However, I tried to charge the cell phone and boy you need to crank it a lot for a charge. But hey it is for an EMERGENCY.
So nice am going to really use it this winter when the power goes out.
Nice size, in fact I gave one to my grown children in Texas and New York. However, I tried to charge the cell phone and boy you need to crank it a lot for a charge. But hey it is for an EMERGENCY.