Hand Crank Solar Powered Flashlight: Rechargeable Survival Gear LED Self Powered Charging Torch & Dynamo - Best for Fishing Boating Hiking Backpack Camping Safety Weather Emergency Pack

Since I’ve had this light I have used it several time during natural disasters and once when a driver took out the utility pole for my lights

This is a great little product for the money. It requires no batteries - it has an internal battery. You use a crank or solar power to charge the device. We bought these to keep in the car/boat. The instructions do say to crank the handle for one minute every 3 months to ensure best results. Figure that is easy enough. I don't know if you have to do that if this is kept where solar is constantly topping it off. But if in your car dash or something, most likely need to give it some cranks every so often.TESTThe unit came with a charge but I cranked it for a couple minutes and then left in a bright roomUsed it overnight - left it on when I went to bedGot up in the middle of the night and it was still light (a little dimmer but working)Gave it a 30-second crank, went back to bedIn the morning, it still had a very faint lightSo 8 hours and it was still running (not bad at all)PROSLight-weightHand crank is smooth (a little stiff at first but loosens up)Seems solid (I am cranking steady but not hard)Solar panel should keep it charged1 bulb or 3 bulb setting (plus a flashing I may never use but nice to have in case you need it)Button is smooth to press on and off - would be hard to accidentally turn onCONSI have two of these - this one seems to have a loose outside fitting (black part) which makes it wobbly when you crank it, my other one does not do that - I may inquire with company about replacing (would be 5-star otherwise)The LEDs are not that bright BUT maybe that is why it lasted so long on a charge - could be a tad brighter

This brilliant little thing just did five months in the jungle without incident. It's tough and durable, for sure. I've dropped it at least a hundred times, once into a creek, and smashed it into innumerable rocks, trees and doorways.The solar panel seems to be for show only and as best I can tell it's worse than useless, taking the place of a belt clip. Informal testing showed little or no difference between leaving the light out in the sun or putting it away; either way the battery degrades fairly quickly without regular cranking--but it never stopped working entirely even after a week of leaving it alone. It cranks right back up to full strength in less than a minute and will stay that way for an hour with five minutes of cranking, so it makes for an excellent reading lamp at night.The sound of the crank at night is unusually attractive to children, drunks and some random creatures, which made for some interesting experiences.It's too heavy to wear on a hat and not being able to easily use it hands-free is its only major flaw. I ran a length of string through it so I can wear it around my neck and see my feet in the forest, but a strap would be better. If this thing could charge a phone through a USB port, it would be a critically important modern survival device. As it is, it already goes everywhere with me.

Bought this to toss in my camp bag. Wind up power, not going to have to worry about dead acid leaking batteries when I need this in a pinch!

Handy crank flashlight to stick in my go bag

Easy to charge/crank. Feels well built and durable. I plan to buy several more

I bought 4 of these for the family camping gear I was a little worried about how they would hold up against my toddlers but did extremely wellUpdate: still works amazing all 4 of them still work perfectly and have held up extremely well against the kids they have not taken it easy on them by any means and they still work like the day I got them very impressed with these flashlights

You can recharge the battery by using it's solar panel or by turning the crank. I've kept on in the trunk of my car for years, and it has never failed me when I needed it. Neither the heat nor cold of Texas has put it out of action. For a nuclear EMP situation, wrap it in newspaper then add 3 or more layers of aluminum foil. Seal it with aluminum tape. After the EMP event, when all other electronics are destroyed you will still have a working flashlight. I keep one in a plastic box in the car trunk along with a lifestraw, lifeboat-quality food, and a tire inflator that runs off the car battery.