EP - Outdoor Solar lights for Emergency Lighting

Consider this idea below:


No Power?  Lights For You. What A Great Idea!!!!!!!

BRING IN WHEN IT STARTS GETTING DARK
    BACK OUT IN THE MORNING TO  CHARGE
        ALL THANKS TO  MOTHER NATURE
            RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES  NOT NEEDED

Here's an idea so you're not in the dark -- Solar Lights! 

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.  We brought several of the solar lights inside and stuck the solar light pipes into  plastic drink bottles containers.  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 to.
The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time you need them.
Perfect for power outages, hurricanes, etc.

This is the time of year to pick up clearance garden items, including solar path lights and such.  On the website for good ole Harbor Freight is a ten-piece set on sale for $29.99 instead of $39.99:  http://www.harborfreight.com/interests/solar/10-piece-stainless-steel-solar-light-set-66249.html.  


Says one reviewer of the set . . .
  "I bought two sets of these to put by the ends of tent ropes to keep people from tripping at night. They did a great job. The light is not too bright but bright enough to see the tent stakes. My only complaint is that each pack had one bad light that had to be tossed. But catching them on sale so the average cost was minimal I didn't get too upset."  Another reviewer says that the lights are only 13 watts; that's 3 times my night light.