As a survivalist, one of my biggest concerns outside of food, water,
shelter, and safety is the power grid.  Many people do not realize
 how dependent we are on electricity.  Regardless if we are talking 
about the whole countries power grid going down for an extended period
 of time, or a more isolated incident like a tornado; it pays to have a few solar powered survival supplies in your survival stockpile.

Outside of an elaborate solar panel set-up, the best solar powered survival device you can buy is a solar powered crank radio.
The 4 way powered Kaito Voyager KA500 was actually one of the first pieces of survival gear I added to my
 collection.  I’ve never been in an extreme survival scenario, but 
ironically I have used this handy little tool several times.
 Whether it be camping trips with the family, or bad weather in the
 area, you’ll be surprised how many times this bad boy gets taken off 
the shelf.

Although advertised as a “radio”, this is so much more for a variety of 
emergency situations.  Of course you can run the radio off 
batteries or a 12V charger.  However you can also charge the radio by a non obtrusive, tiltable, solar panel.  If your radio is dead and it’s not sunny out, no problem, there is a crank on the device that will give you instant power.  120 cranks will get you a minute of power.  When in the sunlight, the radio charges quite quickly and you’ll get around 12 hours on a full charge. Read more »

In my latest post I discussed the importance of having a Solar Powered Crank Radio.
In the event you are left without electricity for any extended period
of time, there is no better gear to have in your stockpile than solar powered survival gear.
One of the best additions to your solar gear is obviously solar powered
lights.

There are a whole variety of solar powered lights out there to choose
from.  But since more than likely, these are going to sit on the
shelf, I suggest going the more cost effective route and buying a few
versus just one.  This way when TSHTF you can be in a position to
help your unprepared friends and family members. Read more »