When your power goes out
Jan 2, 2013 17:08:52 #
A friend passed this to me today.
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT THING TO KNOW........SO LOGICAL!
You can buy the individual solar lights at Walmart for under $3.00 and at
Home Depot for under $4.00.
I have a friend who used her Solar Lights inside the house at night when
the electric power went off during a hurricane. She stuck them
in jars and bottles and said they gave off plenty of 'free light' in
each room. She put them outside in the daytime and brought
them back inside at night for several days while the power was off. They
are safe to use and cheaper than batteries. She recommended we bring a
Solar Light into our own house one night to test it for ourselves.
Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours one night. We were
scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, and
flashlights.
Then we looked outside and noticed our Solar Lights shining brightly all
around the patio, stairs & dock. My wife walked outside and brought several
of the solar lights inside. We stuck the Solar Light pipes into plastic
drink bottles and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you
could imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen and in the living room.
There are many types of Solar Lights available. We bought quite a few and
put them all around our yard.
They look nice and do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around
our doorway. The lights we have fit into 20-oz. water
bottles and also fit into most larger 2 liter bottles. If you need a weight
in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, put in
a few of the colorful flat marbles they put in aquariums and vases. You
can also use sand, aquarium gravel, or whatever you have available.
The Solar Lights we have are perfect inside our home. They burn all night
when needed and next day we take them back outside where they
recharge and are ready for use again when needed. Solar Lights are the
perfect light solution for power outages. I had never thought of it before
seeing what my friend did, and now you know about this idea too.
THIS IS REALLY A GREAT THING TO KNOW........SO LOGICAL!
You can buy the individual solar lights at Walmart for under $3.00 and at
Home Depot for under $4.00.
I have a friend who used her Solar Lights inside the house at night when
the electric power went off during a hurricane. She stuck them
in jars and bottles and said they gave off plenty of 'free light' in
each room. She put them outside in the daytime and brought
them back inside at night for several days while the power was off. They
are safe to use and cheaper than batteries. She recommended we bring a
Solar Light into our own house one night to test it for ourselves.
Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours one night. We were
scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, and
flashlights.
Then we looked outside and noticed our Solar Lights shining brightly all
around the patio, stairs & dock. My wife walked outside and brought several
of the solar lights inside. We stuck the Solar Light pipes into plastic
drink bottles and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you
could imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, one in the kitchen and in the living room.
There are many types of Solar Lights available. We bought quite a few and
put them all around our yard.
They look nice and do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around
our doorway. The lights we have fit into 20-oz. water
bottles and also fit into most larger 2 liter bottles. If you need a weight
in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, put in
a few of the colorful flat marbles they put in aquariums and vases. You
can also use sand, aquarium gravel, or whatever you have available.
The Solar Lights we have are perfect inside our home. They burn all night
when needed and next day we take them back outside where they
recharge and are ready for use again when needed. Solar Lights are the
perfect light solution for power outages. I had never thought of it before
seeing what my friend did, and now you know about this idea too.
Jan 2, 2013 17:18:51 #
Jan 2, 2013 19:57:58 #
Jan 2, 2013 20:09:11 #
good stuff.
we have a couple of these lights by our front porch, but I will be buying some for this application.
Thanks for sharing.
we have a couple of these lights by our front porch, but I will be buying some for this application.
Thanks for sharing.
Jan 2, 2013 20:58:21 #
If the sun is obscured by clouds, I wonder if you could charge the lights by shining car headlights on them for a period of time?
Jan 3, 2013 10:04:19 #
MisterWilson wrote:
If the sun is obscured by clouds, I wonder if you could charge the lights by shining car headlights on them for a period of time?
These lights will still charge when it cloudy. They just don't stay on as long.
Jan 3, 2013 14:37:53 #
Very smart. Thanks. I am going to try it. We live out in the country and loose power sometimes. Better than a flashlight.
Jan 3, 2013 16:21:51 #
krf4
Loc: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Please keep in mind that several of these use rechargeable AA batteries so I am sure some of you folks may have a few charged up for the flash units that you could use.
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