Let There Be Light!

[socks]

My Wife went to Wal Mart this evening. She survived. She also bought something really cool.

Wal Mart has a hand crank flashlight, for 7.00 - seven bucks. It's an emergency style flashlight, but would work anytime natch. Crank the pop out handle a few times and sweet jumpin' jellybeans! You got light.

For seven bucks, can't beat it with a stick. I got some hand crank emergency radio/cellphone chargers last year, 40 bucks each. These are so cheap, it's like putting money in your pocket. At 7.00 dineros, what's not to like.

No batteries, no charger plug in to lose. Crank it and bank it.

They're made in China, fairly sturdy. No warnings or disclaimers ("do not use this product as a floatation device or hat. Should not be placed over the face or eaten if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant if Dummy ever pops the question."). None of that. Pretty straightforward.

Hope this improves your lives in untold ways. Fondly, your pal,

socks

Edited October 22, 2007 by socks

[Belle]

Does the hamster come with it? Can I get it without lead paint? :unsure:

Seriously, that's something down right handy for hurricane season! Will have to look for one, although, thanks to the TWIt Y2K paranoia, I'm pretty well stocked should the end of the world come tomorrow.... ^_^

[polar bear]

Next thing you know there'll be a hand crank car.LOL

I'll stick to batteries.

[krys]

I got a flashlight with a long barrel. There is a stationary cylinder which has wire wrapped around it, and a smaller metal cylinder shaped like a battery. Shake the flashlight quickly and you produce enough electricity that the battery will hold for about an hour's use. As long as you have enough food to give you enough energy to shake this thing, you'll have light!

[George Aar]

Well, I've got my crank-radio too. No, I don't listen to Limbaugh, it actually cranks up and plays for 45 minutes or so...

[A la prochaine]

you started a thread about a walmart flashlight???

maybe someone should check out toomuchtimeonyourhands.com....

:ph34r: ... hiding and ducking ... as socks decides to throw something at me :unsure:

[pond]

thank you for this information.

i do not shop for stuff , shopping is to expensive i just once or twice a month go in and get tp or whatever i need .

i saw this and thought wow what a great gift this would be for the children for christmas .

i will go look thank you again

[Tom Strange]

they have variations of these at costco all of the time as well...

my experience with them has been that after a while you have to crank more and they last a shorter time...

I've heard those "shake lights" that krys mentioned are longer lasting and easier to use...

[krys]

Those "shake lights" do work very well. Two weeks ago we had a bad storm and the power went out for a short time. I shook my light exactly 100 times (just to see how long it would last) and laid it on the desk. The whole room was lit, dimly, but I could walk around and not kill myself - and I could read on my desk. The light never wavered for more than 90 min until the power came back.

The only bad thing is that if you charge it and leave it, the "power" dissipates very quickly...so shake it just before you want to use it.

[socks]

Freedom from batteries! For the price, these gadgets do the trick. A Costco run may be in the weekend plan now.

[Tom Strange]

Freedom from batteries! For the price, these gadgets do the trick. A Costco run may be in the weekend plan now.

sounds like a plan my friend from the sock drawer! ...you could also pick up some of those neat LED nightlights that glow softly and change colors!