46. Brighten up your world with a Solar Lantern



Buying a Glowstar is best as a family venture, but it’s also a good buy for a school or college promoting green awareness.

The Glowstar lantern is powered by two solar panels and the technology is simple. It’s light, very portable, waterproof and is easy to turn on and off - the panels are strongly built and are light and quickly positioned.

The Glowstar when charged is bright for eight hours and charges up rapidly even on a merely bright day.

It’s ideal for the garden or a summer house on a summer evening or for inside a tent when you’re camping or for sitting inside or outside your caravan on tour. No mains electricity required!

How bright is it? Certainly there’s enough light for most activities, but those who wear glasses for reading will need to sit close to the lamp.

Members of the Oakley Holidays use it to light their dormitories in the evenings in order to save electricity and green the planet – just a tiny bit!

You can purchase the lantern and panels at cost price (£58) as a gift for a community in Africa – all the details at www.villageaid.org

The manufacturers are Sollatek in Berkshire and they’re helpful on the phone. Look at Sollatek for the parent company and at this excellent website.

Crucially YOU CAN CHARGE YOUR MOBILE, EVEN IN THE JUNGLE, FROM A GLOWSTAR LANTERN!