solar lights

I just bought a dozen of these solar lights that are made for people in 3rd world countries and have tried them now for just over 2 weeks and they are so cool I thought I would pass these on so you could see if they could help you out. http://www.nokero.com/

There is an interesting article on the BBC about solar powered lights, and how the company that makes the lights won some kind of environmental award. What I found interesting, the article states that 1.5 million people die each year due to Kerosene fumes...

Ive been thinking, what's a good alternative for lamp oil and candles once you run out? you can only store so much eventually you will run out, but what then?

I saw a thread here awhile ago talking about using lawn solar lights as lighting in emergency situations but now I can't find it. Anyone know? Thanks! :thumb:

I picked up a couple of cheap solar LED lights meant to be staked out on the lawn to mark paths, etc. it looks like the units can be removed from the stakes. Could be cleaner and safer than candles and other sorts of fire based lights in case of emergency, and the lights come in different sizes...

Hi Guys, Over the past 5 years I have found the the solar path lights to be an invaluable source, first I bought the Malibu lights at home depot, after 6 months they wouldn't stay lit for more than a couple of hours. In talking to Malibu they said the batteries, needed to be changed about every...