Solar Panel Reviews

What did one solar lamp say to the other solar lamp? Nothing . . . solar lamps can’t talk. WAKA WAKA! Sorry. I was just looking for a way to make the Fozzy Bear reference with a solar lamp named Wakawaka. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look it up. Joking aside, this is actually a pretty cool lamp.   Best Uses What do you need a lamp that is capable of providing 8 hours of bright ambient light or 16 hours of reading light on an 8 hour charge? Yeah, why does anyone need light right? This lamp is claimed to have been built with the idea of handling the ecosystems of Africa. No lie. That’s pretty … Read More

The Solar Item: Sunforce Products 22007 Solar Charger for USB Devices The Sunforce Products 22007 Solar Charger for USB Devices is a direct competitor of the Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel (review of that can be read here). It is designed to provide charging power for small personal devices that are usually charged using a USB port or wall adapter like cellphones, GPS devices, cameras, mp3 players, etc. Best Uses As a direct competitor to the Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel, the Sunforce Products 22007 Solar Charger for USB Devices has definite similarities, but also some big differences . . . most notably the price. Just like the Nomad 7, the Sunforce Products 22007 Solar Charger for USB … Read More

The Solar Item: Sunforce 50048 60W Solar Charging Kit If you’re waiting for the apocalypse and you want to make sure that you have some power for your RV, cabin, home or boat, the Sunforce 50048 60W Solar Charging Kit is what is going to help get you through it. This kit is billed to be able to take a hailstone traveling at 50mph and not skip a beat. (Please note that there is also an 80 Watt version. This review is specifically for the 60 Watt version of the kit.) Best Uses I joke about the end of the world, but if you have the Sunforce 50048 60W Solar Charging Kit you’ll be better off than those without it. … Read More

The Solar Panel: Schumacher SP-200 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer With the more we learn about power, the more we understand that it is not infinite. I believe that many people expect to turn on lights, machines and other objects that use electricity and expect them to work every time. Some people don’t even realize that certain items need electricity! If you’re going to use the Schumacher SP-200 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer I’m guessing that you know what you’re doing. If you don’t, it might not be for you. Best Uses In the questions section on Amazon.com, one person asked if you could us the Schumacher SP-200 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer to work a stereo and their TV. Now, first, that … Read More

The Solar Item: Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel The Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel is a smaller charging solar panel that is made for your smaller devices that can be charged with USB or DC (Car Charger/Adapter is included). Best Uses How can you go wrong with a device that is named after wandering nomads? If some cavemen had this back in the day, they would have been mighty happy. Basically, the Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel is really designed for charging your smaller devices like phones and mp3 players or iPods. Note that I didn’t say iPads . . . I said iPods. The Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel isn’t serious enough to charge tablets, … Read More

The Solar Panel: Goal Zero Escape 30 Solar Panel Time to bust out the big boys! If you need to charge something a little more serious than a cellphone (like a base camp), you’re going to have to look at something like the Goal Zero Escape 30 Solar Panel. Best Uses The Goal Zero Escape 30 Solar Panel is a more serious solar charger that is capable of being used for the bigger stuff. Please note that this is not a device that holds a charge but is a charger itself. You will need other products in order for this to be effective. The Goal Zero Escape 30 Solar Panel is most effective with the Escape 250, Yeti 150, Yeti … Read More

The Solar Panel: Goal Zero 42005 Sherpa 50 Silver/Black Solar Recharging Kit with Inverter There are many solar devices out there and that we’ve reviewed on this site. You may find two types of devices so far that recharge your electronics: smaller solar panels that charge smaller devices or big panels that can run basecamps. The Goal Zero 42005 Sherpa 50 Silver/Black Solar Recharging Kit with Inverter is the perfect in between! Best Uses The Goal Zero 42005 Sherpa 50 Silver/Black Solar Recharging Kit with Inverter is designed as a complete kit that will allow you to charge anything from a phone to a laptop. Some of the smaller solar panels that I’ve reviewed are only capable of charging USB … Read More

The Solar Item: Go Power! GP-SF-5 SUNfilm 5 Watt Solar Panel If you read my review of the Schumacher SP-200 2.4W Solar Battery Maintainer then you’re familiar with the use for a product like the Go Power! GP-SF-5 SUNfilm 5 Watt Solar Panel. This is not a charger, but it is a maintainer for your car, snowmobile, ATV, watercraft and other 12 volt battery using devices. The Go Power! GP-SF-5 SUNfilm 5 Watt Solar Panel comes with multiple connections so you can use it to maintain cell phones and laptops too! The Go Power! GP-SF-5 SUNfilm 5 Watt Solar Panel isn’t a one trick pony. . Best Uses As I said above, this is a maintainer not necessarily a charger … Read More

Wait just a gosh-darn second . . . did someone say a lamp AND a cellphone charger that is powered by the energy from the sun? If they are from d. light, they’re not just talking crazy, they are talking awesome! Best Uses Do you like cell phones? Do you like light in dark places? If the answer to those two questions is “yes”, then you might have found the right solar lantern/cell phone charger. The d.light LED Solar Rechargeable #S300 Lantern and Cell Phone Charger takes into account that sometimes people are going to be in a situation where they may need to charge a cell phone AND light and might not want to carry around 80 different devices … Read More