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This lite doesn't seem to charge By wilpower from Philadelphia, PA on 02/19/2009 Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: this lite doesn't charge in either direct sunlight or a "bright location" that you mention. I'm confident we're exposing the battery unit in the shaft correctly, and we've been trying to get this going for two weeks. Since there are no explicit directions, all I can add is what's up?
field test in June / in the shop good By backpacking Bill from Oakland Ca on 02/14/2009 Pros: Durable, Long battery life, Stable Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: no extra battery's
Great idea, not very useful By Desert Dweller from Phoenix, AZ on 02/11/2009 Cons: Dim, No Beam Adjustment Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I had great hope for this, I had envisioned that it would not be very bright but I have a 3watt LED Cyclops flashlight that sucks through 3V batteries in now time and I wanted something I didn't have to worry about that. I loved the idea of the solar flashlight and the battery life off one full charged seemed great. Weather it was outside in the sun or inside sitting on your counter, it was charging....excellent. The build quality is ok, it's just plastic...a bit bigger then I had expected, the real dissapointment was the light beam. It's very weak, the description say bright LED....the bulb is housed funny in the flash light and it only casts about a 6 inch circle of light no matter how far back from something you are standing. Standing in my living room, the beam barely makes it from wall to wall. This flashlight is good in a pinch or possible reading or looking at something very precise and up close(map, digging through your backpack, etc) but that is about it and it's not even great then since it just doesn't have the juice. The nice part is that you will never be stuck with a dead flashlight and just one charge it does hold for quite some time. I try to buy eco friendly products whenever possible but I will say the same thing I always do, most people are not going to bother if they have to sacrafice something to do it, in this case...you sacrafice a lot compared to a better high powered battery operated light.
By Bones from Hawaii on 01/31/2009 Pros: Bright, Durable, Long battery life Best Uses: Backpacking, Car Camping, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: will be used during power outages, natural disasters
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