wind-up radios/torches etc

me_and_me_monkeys

My mum lives in a nice rural place and seems to be getting a fair few powercuts. She is rather mature and a little forgetful.

All the torches in the house are broken cos the batteries leaked and the idea of her with candles fills me with fear, so I thought I could buy her a few wind-up torches for around the house so at least she will be able to find her way around the house a bit.

So where can i find the cheapest any ideas??

deanos

Woolies sell them for around £5 and have seen them in Boyes for around £4, also Robert Dyas for £5

http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=311&storeId=91&productId=18872&langId=-1&cache_entry=-1&parent_category_rn=&parents_parent_category_rn=&top_category_rn=&showSubCategory=&top=Y&fromPage=SearchResults

you can also get lanterns for about £10

beer2006

I've got the same one as the link above, had a cheaper one before and it just fell apart, complete waste of money.
Its not badly made and is just about bright enough. However my NDN has a 5 LED wind up torch and its much brighter, for a older person I would go for one of those, they are more expensive though I presume.
Never seen a lantern, but was thinking about getting one myself a while ago.
I would like to hear of any experiences with them.

hardpressed

Bought mine from Wilkinson in the autumn about a fiver, nice bright light, I keep it in the car as every time I need a torch I found the batteries had gone flat. Does take a bit of time to wind it up initially, I think it was about ten minutes, which seems a very long time but after that just a few winds keeps it going.

cazrobinson

what about a sunjar - expensive but doesn't need to be wound and easy to find in the dark!

http://www.firebox.com/product/1548/?aff=512

this is on my to buy list!!

Qwerty

cazrobinson wrote: »

what about a sunjar - expensive but doesn't need to be wound and easy to find in the dark!

http://www.firebox.com/product/1548/?aff=512

this is on my to buy list!!

Why not build your own - it's easy.

Heres some instructions

http://www.instructables.com/id/E3UXT5HGT7EUOJJIYE/

I bought a jar from a bootfair & a solar light from Poundland.

~Q~

Kay_Peel

I bought a wind-up lantern with LED thingies and it's useless. It gives off a nice enough 'glow', but it doesn't provide me with enough light to do anything. I only found this out when there was a powercut.

Presumably your mother wants something that will actually allow her to walk around in the dark, find switches, not fall over things and so on. If that's the case, then don't go for something like a sunjar - it's just a glowing nightlite.

k.

savvy

me_and_me_monkeys wrote: »

My mum lives in a nice rural place and seems to be getting a fair few powercuts. She is rather mature and a little forgetful.

All the torches in the house are broken cos the batteries leaked and the idea of her with candles fills me with fear, so I thought I could buy her a few wind-up torches for around the house so at least she will be able to find her way around the house a bit.

So where can i find the cheapest any ideas??

Hi
I've merged your thread here to help you find further info, there's also more ideas here.

savvy

savvy

Off to buy a wind up camping lantern today

vikingaero

Netto have a wind up torch and a wind up radio for £4.99 each. Also a pretty specced up camping lantern for £12.99 12 LED, AM/FM Radio, Hand Crank or AC input, Night Light, Compass, Siren, 3 LED Emergency Light. Plenty in stock at my local Netto when I went yesterday but that's because it doesn't have a kitchen sink...........