Last week, a thunderstorm rolled through our neighborhood and a huge oak tree came down on some power lines, creating a power outage for a large area around us. We lost power for about 5 hours.
We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches,
candles, flashlights, etc.
We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all
around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. My wife
walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.
We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottle containers
and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could
ever imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was plenty of light.
There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at
Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look
nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor
lights around our doorway.
The lights we have fit into the small (20oz) water bottles and
they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need
a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over,
you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they
put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium
gravel, etc., whatever you have available).
The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn
all night long if you need them.
The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they
will quickly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time
you need them. Perfect for power outages , hurricanes, etc.
We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches,
candles, flashlights, etc.
We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all
around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. My wife
walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.
We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottle containers
and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could
ever imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was plenty of light.
There are all types of solar lights available. We bought ours at
Harbor Freight. We put them all around our yard. They look
nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor
lights around our doorway.
The lights we have fit into the small (20oz) water bottles and
they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need
a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over,
you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they
put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium
gravel, etc., whatever you have available).
The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn
all night long if you need them.
The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they
will quickly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time
you need them. Perfect for power outages , hurricanes, etc.
Thanks Bev for this great post!
