Reddit reviews Hybrid Solar Powered Flashlight with Emergency Battery Backup - Black (2 pack)

Solar powered flashlights do, in fact, exist.

There are: https://www.amazon.com/Hybrid-Powered-Flashlight-Emergency-Battery/dp/B001NTT45Y

Solar powered flashlights aren't super practical though because the sun usually isn't out when you need a flashlight.

Here's a bunch of mostly solar heating stuff.
Sorry if any links are dead. They include links to purchasable items I narrowed down by value for the price.
Some links are other sustainable living stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nGheClD-lY&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kkZZN1ACs&feature=player_embedded
http://shop.ebay.com/greenpowerscience/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340
http://www.livingoffgrid.org/off-grid-self-sustaining-lifestyle-documentary-with-les-stroud/

http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/displayproduct.cfm?productid=2999

http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/displayproduct.cfm?productid=1364

http://greenpowerscience.com/SHOPARABLOICHOME.html

http://lights-china.com/goods-26-5m-SMD5050-60ledsm-waterproof.html

http://lights-china.com/goods-244-Waterproof-LED-Strip-Lights-SMD5050-12V30.html

http://www.firststreetonline.com/Home+Solutions/Lighting/Lighted+Full+Page+Magnifier.axd?sc=86678

http://www.seeitbigger.com/UltraOptix_Handi_Lens_Magnifier_Large_Pocket_Size_p/ubp-hl3p.htm

http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm

http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM

http://books.google.com/books?id=VvyLShXydNgC&pg=PA128&dq=buckminster+fuller&as_brr=1&ei=o3eFS7yMA5mwywTaosC1Cw&client=firefox-a&cd=8

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/bdxzx/im_the_guy_who_replied_to_the_anyone_ever_dream/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/c26p2/reddit_my_husband_and_i_want_to_live_off_grid/

http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HAR&Category_Code=SEC&Offset=40&Previous_Stack_Depth=4

http://www.amazon.com/HYBRID-POWERED-FLASHLIGHT-EMERGENCY-BATTERY/dp/B001NTT45Y/ref=pd_cp_hi_2

http://www.amazon.com/d-light-S10-Solar-LED-Lantern/dp/B004B924OG/ref=pd_sim_misc_4

http://greenpowerscience.com/PARABOLICDISHBIG.html

http://greenpowerscience.com/SOLARCOOKING.html

http://www.greenpowerscience.com/SHOPFRESNELHOME.html

http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/displayproduct.cfm?productid=2999

http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/displayproduct.cfm?productid=1364

http://greenpowerscience.com/SHOPARABLOICHOME.html

http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm

http://shareable.net/blog/greener-pastures-with-lunatic-farmer-joel-salatin

http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/vanish.htm

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexclimbing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/index.htm

http://shareable.net/blog/greener-pastures-with-lunatic-farmer-joel-salatin

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/refrigerator-uses-solar-energy/

http://blog.cunysustainablecities.org/

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexclimbing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

http://www.amazon.com/HYBRID-POWERED-FLASHLIGHT-EMERGENCY-BATTERY/dp/B001NTT45Y/ref=pd_cp_hi_2

http://www.amazon.com/d-light-S10-Solar-LED-Lantern/dp/B004B924OG/ref=pd_sim_misc_4

http://willgadd.com/rappelling/

http://eartheasy.com/lifestraw

http://consciouslyfrugal.blogspot.com/

If you are looking for solar powered emergency lighting, there are a number of options that are far superior to this thing. It seems gimmicky to me.

One of the quickest and cheapest options is available on Amazon and at a number of other places.

I'm invested in number of these cuties, NMH aa batteries for regular flashlights, and a couple of LED [Cree] flashlights powered by 18650 lithium-ion batteries with wall, vehicle, and solar chargers.

But there are a fair number of emergency items that are more important than lighting that could be attended to first.

~toktomi~

Not shitty if it has a battery. Here you go...

They actually make those. Whodathunk?

> Solar Root

I think that's an idea that's just not going to work out.
Then again, solar powered flashlights used to be a joke.

Well, about that solar powered flashlight!