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Hot take: I bought a $30 'solar-powered' lantern that needs 8 hours of sun for 20 minutes of dim light
Spent a whole afternoon charging it on a rock, only for it to die before I finished making dinner. Has anyone found a decent light that actually works off-grid?
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jessicajohnson13d ago
Ugh, that is the worst feeling. I've been burned by so many of those cheap solar gadgets that promise the world. What a total waste of a sunny afternoon. Have you looked into the small lanterns that use a hand crank? I gave up on solar for small stuff after my third dud. The crank ones are annoying but at least you get light when you need it, not just when the sun feels like cooperating.
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drew79112d ago
Yeah, those things are a total scam. I grabbed a cheap USB-rechargeable one from a hardware store and just top it up from a power bank. Works every time and the battery lasts forever.
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