Solar Powered Hand Crank Flashlight

Very satisfying piece of gear. This is my favorite "go to" flashlight. I like everything about it: the way it fits in one's hand, the fact that it works from either solar or hand crank power. It is said to be waterproof but I have not tested that out yet. This is brighter than my Eveready "PMZH21" model which takes two AA batteries and says it is 1,000 Lumens. The Eveready sometimes works and sometimes does not, depending on its mood. This Thor Fire ALWAYS works and is more powerful than the Eveready when used in the two-bulb mode. But one bulb is sufficient for most household uses. Outdoors, camping or for emergency use in the car this flashlight excels for what it was designed for. That would be normal use lighting up very brightly whatever you might be working on in your vehicle or tent and around the camp. BUT it is not a super high power mega lumens flashlight like my 1200 Lumens Bexel. But for a daily user without ever having to worry about running out of batteries and a very reliable glovebox flashlight that does have a third mode: Emergency flasher and it is very bright flashing all three bulbs.I love the thing and you will too. Now, after about a year, this thing still gets used all the time and works like a charm keeping the battery charged with hand cranking. I put it out in the sun once in a while but it's alway ready to use. It's quite the cool-looking item and people stop me on the street to inquire about it. Now all my relatives want one, too. So having bought this is starting to get expensive!

I purchased this for my bug out bag for a just in case I run out of batteries and power situation. It's a good quality plastic and bright enough to use for most needs. I was interested in checking out the charging capability as I have had other items with solar and crank charging that didn't work well. It performs as well or better than advertised. I assumed it was fully charged on receipt and says it lights for 4 hours w/3 LEDs. At 3.5 hours it was still lit but dim, but it still illuminated enough that I could go into a dark bathroom and read with it after 5 hours. I ran it completely dead. It documents that after 1 minute of cranking you get 1 hour w/3 LEDs. I got an hour but it was pretty dim after 30 min. Good news is if you crank it just a couple of times you get full illumination for another 5 min. Very little effort and much return. Lastly I tried solar. I let it go dead again and (I live in AZ) put it in the sun for 1 hour. Per the documentation at 1 hour of sun you get 90 minutes w/3 LEDs. I got about 2 hours of good illumination and there was still light after 5 hours. I would say this is a very successful and useful product. My only gripe is that there is no battery indicator showing the level of charge or even indicating fully charged. But if I was stuck in a cave, I would rather have this than a battery running down (bottom line!).

Nice flashlight without the worry of batteries going dead. The Solar charging seems to work well, although there's no indication that the unit is actually charging like some other similar products have. Having the hand crank provides a secondary method of charging the flashlight which I love. The unit is made of plastic, but actually has a high quality feel to it. This is one of the rare instances where an instruction sheet is actually included. You gotta love their description of the "Working Principle: This product adopts the principle of cranking for power by three phase alternator...". Wow! 3-phase is massive...although it's the "principle" that counts. Personally, I was kind of disappointed by the lack of brightness, but that's a trade-off with battery power and LED quality. The flashlight comes in a paperboard box making it easy to remove and is wrapped in a bubble wrap pouch. The instructions indicate it has an 80mAH/3.6V Ni-MH chargeable battery, so I assume it's a coin cell since many low-end solar AA rechargeable batteries are 900mAH @ 1.2V.. Although I haven't tried, it looks like the unit could be disassembled by removing a few screws...so replacing the battery may be doable. The switch goes between 4 modes: 1) Off, 2) 1 LED On, 3) 3 LEDs On, 4) Blinking LED. I've tried to include some pictures of the unit I received including the instruction sheet. And by the way...Disclaimer - I did NOT...I repeat...NOT...receive this item for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own based on personal experience. I really did pay US dollars for my unit at cost advertised on Amazon.

Love this flashlight. Whenever I go to use a flashlight it kills me when the batteries are dead. This solves that issue so I can keep a flashlight in the car, boat or RV and not worry about dead or corroded batteries. It has two charging methods, solar and hand crank. The hand crank is solid. At first it is a little tight to turn but over time it loosened up. It has 3 levels, 1 beam, 3 beams and blinking. I use the 1 beam and have used this in a small tent-type space. I left it on overnight. I woke up about 6 hours in and it was dim at that point, so I hand cranked it a minute and left it on. In the AM it was barely lit but still trying. Hand cranking is actually pretty easy. I am gentle with it so it will last. I rarely have to crank it since I tend to leave it out where it gets direct light (charging I presume by solar - think of it like a trickle charge). I do give it a crank when I think about it to help keep the battery topped up. But every time I grab it, it works. I think if you left it in a glove box where it could not get light, you would need to use the crank. But hey, love that you have that option. I leave it where it gets light. Pretty solidly built. Perfect size fits in your hand. I liked this so much I now have 3 of this type of flashlight. These would be good for older kids (the crank would break if smaller kids did not treat it gently). Never worry about batteries again!! Wish we had these when I was a kid camping. My Dad used to always tell us to turn off the light as we were wasting batteries. Ha ha

My main concern was whether or not it would easily break or fall apart in the rough and tumble camping or survival world. I'm pleased to say it was well built to last, but to my surprise was how much lite emitted, much brighter than I expected so I see why it has a low lite setting, but what really got me was how long it can last after just a few cranks. There was nothing to dislike, not even the price which I found to be a bargain for what you get.. Kudos and maybe even a standing ovation for this product..

Très pratique 2eme achat La première a tenu 5 ans ! Malgré de nombreuses chutes.

Me parece una linterna estupenda, la llevo en mis paseos nocturnos, tiene varias posiciones de Luz, ilumina muy bien y lo que más me encanta es que no necesita pilas.

Good quality and worked as described

Muy buen producto, de buena duracion y facilidad de uso, la retencion de carga me parece buena y la intensidad de la luz tambien lo es