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By: nathan walters

nathan walters — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:27:20 +0000

bought two of these solar flashlights, inexplicably both are not working after 2 months. No heavy use at all, just mostly sat on my shelf. When I get some extra time I plan to return them.
nate

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By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:32:48 +0000

this is amazing, solar technology is way more capable for powering the earth than your fossil fuels or cranking flashlights. it may be more expensive now, but you are investing in a resourceful way to power our world and save our ecosystem.
please be more considerate to making a difference to our world.

By: design

design — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:08:03 +0000

Such a simple but useful idea.

By: Videographer

Videographer — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:48:34 +0000

@Lumpy and Cody: You miss one of the main points. Other than the switch, there are no moving part on the Bogolight. Crank lights, as cool as they can be, are useless when the spring pops, and anyone who has over-pulled the recoil starter on a lawn mower knows this.

I own 2 Bogolights, use them all the time, and am happy that somewhere in Africa 2 families have the opportunity for light at night when they may not have had it before. Sure, it doesn’t fix all the world’s problems, but y’know what? You gotta start somewhere. This is an excellent place to start.

By: From Mark Bent - SunNight Solar

From Mark Bent - SunNight Solar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:34:34 +0000

Dear All,

Thanks for the comments on my products – even the more colorful ones.

We looked at cranks – two problems, no one likes cranking on a regular basis – trust me, if this is your only light source every night – it gets old fast, and friction causes wear and tear, so they break.

More factual information on off-grid lighting from my partners at International Finance Corporation – http://www.lightingafrica.org and on a DOE website – http://light.lbl.gov/

And, as I noted on my blog on my website – things cost what they cost – and no, they sure do not cost me $5 to make – sure wish they did.

Best regards,

Mark

By: Dave Bacon

Dave Bacon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:57:28 +0000

I swear this used to on a joke list of Irish inventions, along with the submarine screen door.

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psychic readings — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:35:26 +0000

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By: Humphrey

Humphrey — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:54:28 +0000

Even that man needs to make something for himself to survive, after all he is putting so much energy in it. He has a website, phone, electricity, computers, printing, advertising etc cost to look into. So if he makes a dollar or two, it’s ok. I apprecaite that he has used his idea to distribute light to so many people. I was born in a house where we lived with kerosene lamps and every morning we got up, our noses were filled with black sooth. Now pregnant moms or moms in labor can have light in their village house or people who have no bathroom, can take the light and go into the bush for pee without being bit by a snake.

It is a noble idea, please support him. If you were born in Haiti, you would want a person like him.