Are you looking for a lighting solution that is easy to pack and easy to charge? I was‚ so I decided to check out the collapsible LuminAid Titan solar lantern. It’s only $34 at the time of this posting. First and foremost‚ I was not paid for this review.  I bought it thinking it would be a good piece of gear.  And it is.   This is an LED collapsible lantern that can be charged with a small solar panel charger or by USB.  It has four different output levels in both red (tactical!) and white light.  The fifth output is a low-level random blinking-like light. (Which I guess is for maybe a romantic ambiance?) I have no way to measure this‚ but their site says at max power‚ it puts out 150 Lumens with a run time of 8 hours.  On low power‚ 10 Lumens with a run time of 72 hours.  According to their site‚ it is bright enough to illuminate a family-sized tent.  I tried it in my medium-sized bathroom‚ and it did illuminate it enough to be able to do most normal activities‚ but it would have to be closer for fine or small detail activities‚ like removing an eyelash from your eye.   It has a velcro handle with two holes if you want to hang it more securely‚ with 550 cord‚ for example.   What is neat about it‚ it is collapsible into a slim form factor about an inch thick.  Expanded‚ it is about six inches tall.  There is a little plug on the bottom you have to open‚ then twist to expand it into lantern use or collapse it for storage.  When expanded‚ it fills with air to keep its shape (after you close the plug).  Also makes it floatable and it is waterproof.  When you collapse it‚ the air rushes out with a whoosh. The LuminAid Titan solar lantern can charge small devices According to their website‚ it can also charge some small devices like a phone‚ tablet‚ headlamp‚ or camera via a USB cable. To test this‚ I drained my phone down to 8%.  With the Lantern at full power according to the battery status indicator‚ I plugged my phone in.  In two hours‚ it charged my phone to 58% before its battery was drained.  Not a full charge but I thought that was pretty good.  To recharge the LuminAid Titan solar lantern battery via USB took about two hours which made sense.  I have not had an opportunity to test the time to charge from drained to full charge by the solar panel.  Cloudy days.   What are the controls like? As you can see in this picture‚ from left to right‚ the cap to the USB ports.    The power button also changes the output levels‚ starting from the brightest to the lowest or the ambiance mode with each press of the button.   Next to the power button are the red/white light selector buttons.  Note if you switch from the level of the white light to the red‚ it will be at the same level.  Next is the battery status indicator button.  It is also the output button for charging a USB-connected device.   Next is the battery status indicator of four green lights.  One green light is low battery power level‚ four is full power.   The last indicator to the far right is the charging status indicator‚ whether plugged in or charging off the solar panel. If you’re looking for a collapsible solar lantern‚ give this one a try! All in all‚ I was very pleased with this piece of gear. If you are in the market for a collapsible solar lantern‚ you can check out the LuminAid Titan here. It is a really good option. If you don’t care about USB charging‚ they also have this product that is only solar-powered. Have you tried this out before? What did you think of it? Is this an item you feel would be useful in your emergency kit? Let’s discuss it in the comments section. About 1stMarineJarHead 1stMarineJarHead is not only a former Marine but also a former EMT-B‚ Wilderness EMT (courtesy of NOLS)‚ and volunteer firefighter. He currently resides in the great white (i.e. snowy) Northeast with his wife and dogs. He raises chickens‚ rabbits‚ goats‚ occasionally hogs‚ cows and sometimes ducks. He grows various veggies and has a weird fondness for rutabagas. He enjoys reading‚ writing‚ cooking from scratch‚ making charcuterie‚ and target shooting‚ and is currently expanding his woodworking skills. The post REVIEW: The LuminAID Titan Collapsible Solar Lantern appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

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Venus is only slightly smaller than the Earth‚ and so has enjoyed billions of years of a warm heart. But for this planet‚ sometimes called Earth’s sister‚ that heat has betrayed it. That planet is now wrapped in suffocating layers of a poisonous atmosphere made of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. The pressures on the surface reach almost 100 times the air pressure at Earth’s sea level. The average temperatures are over 700 degrees Fahrenheit‚ more than hot enough to melt lead‚ while the deepest valleys see records of over 900 degrees. If Venus is indeed Earth’s sister‚ she’s a twisted one. Like Mars‚ we suspect that Venus also once hosted a thinner‚ balmier atmosphere and a surface replete with liquid water oceans. The reasoning here is a little more tenuous than for Mars – where we can literally see the evidence for water before our very eyes – but the thinking is that both Venus and Earth formed in a roughly similar fashion‚ in roughly the same orbits with roughly the same material. Thus we should have been born with roughly the same amount of water. Like Earth‚ most of that water would have been chemically bound up in rock‚ buried deep in the mantle. But some of it may have leeched to the surface or been delivered by hosts of water-rich comets shortly after formation‚ building up a supply on the surface‚ once again stabilized by a thick atmosphere. What doomed Venus was not any fault of its own‚ but our own treacherous Sun. As stars age they gradually brighten. Day by day it’s imperceptible‚ but over the course of millions of years it completely changes the character of a star. Billions of years ago our Sun’s habitable zone was shifted inwards compared to where it rests now‚ but with increased brightness comes increased heat‚ and  that habitable zone steadily creeps outwards over time. Did Venus ever host life? I doubt we’ll ever know‚ given the excruciating temperatures on the surface that make exploration nearly impossible. But it’s likely that it had water and a rich atmosphere – the basic ingredients were there. But if life did gain a foothold it did not last long. As our Sun aged‚ Venus got warmer and warmer. On a warmer planet‚ more water exists as vapor in the atmosphere than as liquid on the surface. At first the changes were small‚ with nothing more than a higher dew point to mark the inexorable path to destruction. But at some point in the past – we are not sure exactly when – Venus reached a tipping point. With too much water vapor‚ the atmosphere of Venus became too good at trapping the heat radiating from the surface. That radiation could not penetrate the haze and make into space‚ but instead was ensnared within the atmosphere itself‚ heating it up. What came next was‚ at least‚ mercifully quick. Venus entered a feedback loop‚ dumping more heat into the atmosphere‚ which boiled the oceans into more vapor‚ which increased the temperatures‚ and so on. First the shallow lakes and streams were gone‚ then came the deeper oceans‚ until every scrap of water was blowing in the winds of the atmosphere. With its proximity to the ever-brightening Sun‚ the water vapor did not last long. Solar radiation pummeled it‚ disassociating its chemical bonds and sending the oxygen and hydrogen flying away‚ joining a grim procession beyond our solar system. If Venus had plate tectonics like the Earth‚ then this is where that process came to end. With no water to act a lubricant‚ the great slow grinding of the plates seized up‚ locking the crust in place. This constant churning acts as a natural sink for carbon: the carbon dioxide binds to rocks which get pulled deep into the mantle‚ preventing too much carbon from building up in the atmosphere. But without the cleansing effect of plate tectonics‚ carbon dioxide levels rose to dangerous heights‚ its own ability to absorb radiation from the surface choking off any remaining hope for rescuing the planet. Eventually the atmosphere would pile upon itself until it reached its present swollen size. As our Sun aged‚ Venus strangled itself. Venus is not alone in sharing that fate‚ for the Sun has not yet reached its final days. It continues to brighten‚ bringing more warmth to the solar system day by day‚ its habitable zone steadily inching outwards with every passing year. At some point‚ approximately 500 million years from now‚ Venus will not be alone‚ The Earth’s oceans will boil‚ our continents will halt their ancient motion‚ and we will finally be twins with our sister: dead‚ lifeless‚ and strangling on our own bloated atmosphere. The post Why Venus Died appeared first on Universe Today.

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