Use solar lights inside at night when electric has gone off!!

[Tucker's Mom]

Got this email tonight...really a neat idea.



What an absolutely GREAT IDEA, if you don't have an automatic generator!!!

I have a friend who uses her solar lights inside at night when her current was off during the hurricane. She stick them in a jar or bottle and said they gave off plenty of 'free light'. She put one in each room and would put them back outside in the daytime and bring them in at night as long as the current was off. They are safe to use and cheaper than batteries. Bring in a solar light one night and test it.

Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours. We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, flashlights, etc. We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. My wife walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.

We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could ever imagine.

We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was plenty of light. There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around our doorway.

The lights we have fit into the small (20 oz) water bottles and they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium gravel, etc., whatever you have available).

The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn all night long if you need them.

The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time you need them.

Perfect for power outages, hurricanes, etc.

[wooddoctor]

We like to keep the Coleman gas lanterns handy... They give off light and heat as well.

[swsd40]

Hand crank lanterns work well also, mine also has a solar panel attached.

[glocknload]

Got this email tonight...really a neat idea.



What an absolutely GREAT IDEA, if you don't have an automatic generator!!!

I have a friend who uses her solar lights inside at night when her current was off during the hurricane. She stick them in a jar or bottle and said they gave off plenty of 'free light'. She put one in each room and would put them back outside in the daytime and bring them in at night as long as the current was off. They are safe to use and cheaper than batteries. Bring in a solar light one night and test it.

Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours. We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, flashlights, etc. We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. My wife walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.

We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could ever imagine.

We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was plenty of light. There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around our doorway.

The lights we have fit into the small (20 oz) water bottles and they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium gravel, etc., whatever you have available).

The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn all night long if you need them.

The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time you need them.

Perfect for power outages, hurricanes, etc.

Be sure to keep one at the gun safe. Don't need to be fumbling for light at this location.

[wuzfuz]

Surely wooddoctor is aware that in addition to light and heat, lanterns using a flame also put out carbon monoxide. Lanterns, hibachis, and other flame-based items should never be used inside.

[sigsight90]

sure do yeah solar is cool i work insatalling and as an electrician for solar commercial and industrial companys save millions every year with them and there only getting better and mor stronger there basicly batterys that dont run out cuz they have positive negitive ends that recharge with sun. gotta love renewable energy

[BC1]

Really good idea. My generator doesn't handle the entire house. I used them during Hurricane Irene to light extra rooms.

[evergreena3]

Am I the only person who laughed at the headline, "Use solar lights inside at night"?


(Yes, I know these charge in the day, etc., etc., but it was funny!)

[Tucker's Mom]

Am I the only person who laughed at the headline, "Use solar lights inside at night"?

(Yes, I know these charge in the day, etc., etc., but it was funny!)

OK...it is funny but not stupid, so when do you use solar-charged-during-the-day-lights? At night. Still funny???

Think of some headlines (google them if you want...)

FEDERAL AGENTS RAID GUN SHOP, FIND WEAPONS
or
MISSISSIPPI'S LITERACY PROGRAM SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
or
MILK DRINKERS ARE TURNING TO POWDER.

I can give you a few more funnies if you like but this is not the place for it. Not here.

[BluesStringer]

Welcome to the world of improvised preparedness! A couple of years from now you'll have so many solar generators floatin' around that you'll have no garage left.

Last year a friend of mine from another forum put together a video to show us how to put together a small solar generator for around $225 total. We've got two of 'em now, the second one more powerful than the first, and the next one (in the planning stages) bigger than that. We had just finished the first one when the tornado storms hit here on April 27th. We didn't have all the add-ons my bud has in this video, but it still came in handy.



We're planning on installing a small windmill generator this year and adding at least one more solar generator, so that we can go off the grid for as much of the year as possible.

We got interested in solar the same way. Had a power outage from a storm a couple of years ago and used our garden lights indoors too. We've got you now.....you'll never be free from the call of Sol! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Blues