5 Solar Products To Go Solar At Home

Going solar is one of the best ways to save money at home and get off the grid fast. If you are lucky to live in a city that has plenty of sunshine day in and day out, there is no reason you can’t get off the grid and go completely solar at home. Solar products are not as mainstream as they should be, but there are enough of them around to help you reduce your energy bill and save money in the long run.

While it’d be tough to list all solar products that you can use at home to save energy, here are 5 home solar products worth a look:

Sundanzer Solar-Powered Freezer: designed for those who want to get off the grid and save money in the long run. It’s a simple freezer but gets the job done.

Solar Powered 15 LED Security Light and Motion Detector: a useful solar powered security solution for your house that turns on when motion is detected. (more…)

3 Cool Solar Grill Lights For Grilling Outdoors

A fan of outdoor grilling? A lot of people are. If you actually play your cards right, you may be able to save money grilling your food, instead of purchasing it from restaurants and fast food stores. I personally prefer grilling in the day, so I can see what I am grilling. But sometimes you want to grill at night for a party but your grill may not be in a location that has access to proper lighting. That’s where solar grill lights come in. Solar grill lights use the power of the sun to illuminate the surface of your grill, so you can focus more on what you are grilling and less about how much you are adding to your energy bill.

If you are looking to grill outdoors in the evening and want to have a solar-powered light to help you get the job done more effectively, here are 3 solar grill lights you should try:

Smart Solar Solar Grill Light: mounts on tables, walls, fence rails and posts. It gives you power for 6 hours. Comes with replaceable batteries. (more…)

6 Cool Solar Backpacks For Power On the Go

The fall college semester is upon us. Whether you are a freshman, hoping to put your best foot forward towards 4 years of college or you are a senior planning to have the best college year ever, you are going to need the right gadgets to help you get your work done and have as much fun as possible. Solar backpacks are made for just that. They are designed to allow students charge up their gadgets and get power on the go. So no matter where you are, you always have access to a power source to keep your gadgets running. A few years ago, if you told me about solar backpacks, I wouldn’t have jumped on the chance to give them a try. But these days, we all have so many gadgets that having a portable power source is very intriguing idea. So if you are looking for a cool backpack/charger hybrid, here are 6 solar backpacks you should try:

Voltaic Solar Panel Backpack: the very first solar backpack I tried. It’s very well made and durable. Great way to get on the road without having to worry about having access to a power source.

Av Lab Solar Charger Backpack: one of the more affordable solar backpacks around. It’s got enough space for your stuff and does charge your mobile devices as well.

Voltaic Solar Laptop Generator Backpack: from the least expensive to the most expensive. This backpack is a solar powerhouse. Great for laptop/netbook owners. (more…)

4 Cool Solar Panel Solutions for Home and Business

So you want to go solar at home or your business? If you live in a sunny state, there is no reason not to. Why would you want to pay for electricity when you can generate it from the power of the sun. In order to go solar at home, you are going to need solar panels and a place to put them. A lot of people are into building their own solar panels, but if you want to go with professional solutions out there on the market, SunForce solutions are among the best. They are high quality and get the job done.

If you are hoping to go solar at home or office but don’t know where to start, here are 4 solar modules you should consider:

Sunforce 39810 80-Watt High-Efficiency Polycrystalline Solar Panel Module: a great way to go green at home. Now you are going to need a bunch of these if you have got a large house but they are very high quality. Maximum power output: 80 Watts/4.67 Amps

Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit: a cool solution for those who want to keep their batteries charged with the power of the sun. (more…)

5 Cool Solar Battery Chargers To Go Green

There are plenty of ways to go green in your daily life, but none is easier than adopting solar powered gadgets. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough of them around, but you can always use solar battery chargers to make up for that. Your electronics may not be green, but by using the solar power technology to power them up, you not only save money and energy, you help save the earth as well. Here are 6 solar battery chargers that let you do just that:

Icetech I-9005 Portable Solar Charger/Battery: a portable battery charger that is not only portable but also comes with a lot of tips to help you charge all your mobile devices.

Coleman 72002 CL-600 Solar Panel Battery Charger: it’s a solar-powered charger that maintains your vehicle’s 12-volt starting battery. Protects against natural battery discharge.

Solio Magnesium Edition Universal Solar Hybrid Charger: a water resistant solar power charger that can power up your mobile devices. It’s supports iGo tips as well.

Solio H1000 Universal Hybrid Charger: 1 hour of sun shine provides you with 14 minutes of talk time on your mobile phone. It also works with GPS and other mobile gadgets.

Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger: battery absorbs energy from 4 hours in the wall socket or 8 to 10 hours of direct sunlight, and it comes with 3 blades for maximum energy absorption.

If you are looking for emergency energy solutions on the go, you can’t go wrong with the above solar battery chargers.

5 Cool Solar Lights Kits For Home and Outdoors

Going solar is not as difficult as many want you to believe. Solar products are not only effective, but they are affordable too. And what a better way to power things up than using the power of the sun, which is by the way free. Solar products come in all flavors and for all purposes. For instance, you can use solar lights to light up your home and your garden. These lights end up saving you a lot of money and don’t require you to do much.

If you are looking to light up your home or garden, here are 5 solar lights you should consider:

Malibu 3-Pack Solar Landscape Plastic Flood Light Set: provides you a whole lot of light and lasts for 15 hours. It’s very easy to install and can handle the elements as well.

Moonrays 91249 Solar Powered Plastic Post Cap Lamp Light: a very affordable way to set up your solar lights outside your garden.

Stainless Steel Fence Post Solar Light: a great solar light for tabletops, decks, and so on. You don’t need wires and installing it no hassle. It comes with built in light sensor that saves you energy as well.

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4 Basic Solar Powered Calculators

The school time is finally upon us, and a lot of new kids start their long journey towards graduation and achieving their dreams. And that means they are going to need a calculator sooner rather than later. Whether you want to buy a calculator for school or your office, solar calculators are excellent choices. They are not as sophisticated as some of those heavy duty calculators out there on the market, but if you intend to use calculators to crunch numbers, solar powered calculators are more than enough and won’t cost you a fortune in battery costs.

If you are looking for an affordable solar calculator for home, school, or office, here are 4 affordable choices you should consider:

Texas Instruments TI36X Solar Scientific Calculator: more than decent for everyday work. It can handle trigonometry as well.

Casio FX-260 Solar Scientific Calculator: can handle fraction and other necessary functions for basic math. Great for young students.

CablesToBuy Flash Drive w/Solar Powered Calculator: a solar power calculator and Flash drive hybrid that makes it easy to store your files and do the math in the process. (more…)

4 Attractive Solar Fountains for Your Garden

If you are lucky enough to own a decent sized garden, you have probably looked at different equipments to bring more variety to your garden. A lot of people use fountains to make their gardens more attractive, but some fountains can cost you money on your energy bill. You can always avoid those gardens or you can get a solar garden to use the power of the sun to bring a decent fountain to your home.

Solar fountains come with solar panels that convert the power of the sun to the energy they need to keep the fountain going. They save you money in the long run and are quite handy. If you are looking for a fountain for your garden, you should give these 4 cool solar fountains a try:

Smart Solar Sandstone pillar with globe: comes with a patented underwater integral solar panel and pump system. It saves you money and is quite low maintenance as well.

Smart Solar 29960MM1 Buddha Solar Fountain: what’s more attractive than having a Buddha fountain in your garden? And this one is solar, so you won’t have to pay through the roof on your electric bill.

Lily Floating Solar Pond Fountain: a cool fountain that is designed to help oxygenate your pond to eliminate foul odors and discolored water. It uses the power of the sun, so you don’t have to use other energy sources to power it up. Keeps mosquitoes to a minimum as well. (more…)

Cook On The Go with Sport Solar Oven

If you are into camping, you probably know how useful a portable oven that could cook things would be for your camping trips. You can always try to cook things on fire, but if thanks to Sports Solar Over you don’t really have to worry about that. Sport Solar Oven can cook your food, roast your meat, and even help you make cookies during your camping trips, and best of all it doesn’t require you to bring anything extra with you. The oven uses the power of the sun to heat up your food and roast your meat.

This is more than an oven. It’s a complete kit for serial campers. It comes with two pots, oven thermometer, water pasteurization indicator and a recipe book. The fact that it doesn’t weight too much makes it the perfect gadget to take on the go. And it does cook the food in 2 to 4 hours, depending on the type of food you are trying to cook. If you are looking for a more advanced solution, you can get the version that comes with a reflector as well. That increases the temperature in cooler days.

Overall, Sport Solar Oven is a great gadget to own for anyone who’s remotely interested in camping. It lets you cook your food and extend your camping stay, and it’s easy to carry around to. Best of all, it doesn’t hurt the environment, which is a big plus.

4 Cool Solar Bug Killers

I don’t know about you but I hate bugs. Not to a point that I want to whack them, but I do like to keep them away if possible. Solar bug killers attract and kill those annoying bugs. While I am no fan of killing living creatures in general, if you have to do it, it’s better to do it in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment. Solar bug killers are powered by the sun and don’t use any chemicals to get the job done. So in essence you don’t hurt the environment around and your pets and other animals don’t suffer because of it.

With that in mind, here are 4 bug killers/repellents that help you avoid those annoying bugs:

Westinghouse 72001-08 Morgantown Solar Bug Killer Light: attracts and kills mosquitoes and other flying insects without any chemicals involved. It’s powered by the sun.

International Development 190401-08 Bug Wacker Solar Bug Killer And Light: kill two birds with one stone. This cool gadget not only provides lighting for your garden but kills bugs with the power of the sun.

Pest Off Products SPK-PK1 Solar Pest Killer: a powerful bug zapper. It comes in two modes: zapper, decorative. Runs 6-8 hours per charge.

Solar Powered Mosquito Blocker: not really a bug killer but a decent solution to avoid those bugs without killing them. It blocks mosquito’s ability to track human scent and is powered by the sun.

All in all, solar bug killers are great solutions if you live in an area that has a lot of bugs. As someone who’s lived in Florida for a while, I can tell you these gadgets are necessary in those areas. There are just too many bugs out there. If you have to kill bugs, it’s always better to do it without hurting the environment around you.

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