LED lantern in a bottle
... written for Panbo by Ben Ellison and posted on Apr 29, 2005
Tip of the hat to Scuttlebutt for today’s kind News Brief about Panbo. It’s been crazy here, it’s Friday, and I’m going to keep it quite light. So meet LightCap, a 32 oz water jug with a solar panel, Ni-Cad battery pack, and both red and white LEDs built into its top. It sounds like a foolish thing but I’m liking the prototype Sollight sent over. You can’t quite read by it but there’s a wonderful shimmer created by the light passing through the water, which also gives it some stay-put heft. LightCap could definitely add a little more magic to a balmy summer evening spent relaxing in the cockpit.
Do unto others dept: visit Zephyr, a newish blog pleasantly probing “sailing culture for voyagers, zealots, poets and populists”.
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I've been using my LightCap on my boat for several months and LOVE it! I get 10 hours of white light off a full day charge in the sun, and over 20 hours of red light. And I find it's plenty bright enough to read by (white LED). I also like the size of the bottle: the mouth is large enough to easily clean and dry it. I have one in my ditch bag with my GPS inside the bottle to keep it dry - and it floats. This thing rocks! You can get them on the website for $25 (www.sollight.com).