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The Solarbaby Wind Up Solar radio offers three ways to charge its 2000mAh battery: USB, solar and a hand crank. A modest showdown between civilisation, daylight and your wrist.
Features and benefits
Plug in the USB cable while electricity is still being cooperative. The solar panel gives the weather a minor administrative role, and the hand crank provides another option when the socket is useless and the sky declines to participate.
The battery also offers emergency backup power for a mobile phone. Its lightweight body is intended to fit in a backpack, car or home emergency kit.
Advantages and things to consider
Several charging options make for a useful fallback, but they are not an excuse to leave the radio forgotten and flat in a drawer. The crank also requires effort; preparedness can feel suspiciously like unpaid employment.
Who is it for?
It is worth considering for people putting together an emergency kit who want a radio with multiple charging options and backup phone power.
Sir Trash Panda verdict
The fallback options are the appeal here. Keep it charged and remember that, when the other options run out, you become the utilities department.
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