I tested a $14 emergency radio with solar and hand-crank power - it's in my survival kit now
Emergency Solar Hand Crank NOAA/AM/FM Radio4 / 5Very good
pros and cons
- Competitively priced emergency radio
- USB-C/solar, and hand crank charging
- It's a good radio -- great reception, loud, clear speaker, decent runtime.
- No earphone jack
- Hand cranking takes a LONG time!
- Power bank feature is definitely a "last resort" feature.
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In an age of 5G, satellite internet, and being able to make calls from your smartwatch, an AM/FM radio might seem old-school and outdated. I mean, they had those things when dinosaurs roamed, right?
Today, most people seem to think radio outside of cars is dead. But nothing could be further from the truth (research suggests radio still has an enormous reach, 87% weekly reach, ahead of smartphones/TV, and is still the main source of in-car entertainment). And when it comes to emergencies -- you...
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