Solar-Powered Survival Tool

[mdeshon]

I came across this when I got to work today and thought I would share it.

Solar-Powered Survival Tool Puzzles as Much as It Impresses | Product Reviews | Wired.com

 

[Turtle]

ok thats just sweet!

 

[spencer rifle]

Good luck getting it to charge here in Indiana. Not enough sunny days!

 

[mdeshon]

I thought it was really sweet. I may be picking one up. If i can convince the wife since i just bought me a new gun.

 

[grunt soldier]

yeah they should have put a hand crank on it to lol. its pretty neat though and wouldn't be a bad thing to throw in your bob. cool concept

 

[Woodsman]

Eton also has a similar model (called the Scorpion I believe) that's about 1/3 that price. It doesn't have the altimeter, etc but it does have the radios, light, hand crank, etc.

For $150 you can outfit others for the same cost. Just a thought...

 

[cosermann]

It's a no-brainer to add GPS to such a device - and it doesn't have it.

 

[WETSU]

Looks like a solution to a question that was never asked...

 

[Archbishop]

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[dudley0]

So does anybody own one of the eton models? Mixed reviews on Amazon. I have a crank light, but this could be a little better maybe if it actually does stuff.

 

[mdeshon]

No, I dont own one. I have looked at reviews and they are mixed but I may buy the one with the hand crank since it says it would take 18hrs of sunlight to charge the thing. The only place I know that gets 18hrs of sunlight is Alaska.

 

[Sailor]

I will stick with my real compass, my G-shock tough solar watch the thermometer on my zip pull, and my county comm SW radio. I can run that off solar rechargeable batterys. Altimeter? I live in N IND so unless I want to know how high an overpass is I dont need it.

All this stuff I have already, its been proven tough.

 

[mdeshon]

I will stick with my real compass, my G-shock tough solar watch the thermometer on my zip pull, and my county comm SW radio. I can run that off solar rechargeable batterys. Altimeter? I live in N IND so unless I want to know how high an overpass is I dont need it.

All this stuff I have already, its been proven tough.

I agree I would not buy this for my BOB but it is a cool toy.