Esky Emergency Hand Crank Radio 7400mWh with 3 LED Flashlight AM FM NOAA Portable Weather Radio with Rechargeable

Used it several times. Seems more durable than others I have owned. Works well. Easy to use and small and compact. Nice to have a back up flashlight you can recharge with the crank. Don't expect the USB charger to charge your phone more than enough to make a quick phone call or send a few texts. Strictly for emergency charging. Read more

works. charges both solar and crank. I keep it in the window to charge continuously so when there's an emergency I can get to it easily. Read more

Very easy to use the radio and access the channels. The channels were very clear and I loved the phone charging capability and the flashlight which is quite bright Read more

As a CA resident who was worried about possible major earthquakes (after finishing a show with catastrophic events), I bought it while preparing an emergency backpack, so that there was still a way to receive important broadcast news when the network or communication was interrupted. It also includes the functions of flashlight, emergency call for help, hand crank power generation and charging the mobile phone a little (not much, since it is only 2000 mAh), all of which are necessary for emergency. It’s light, small, easy to carry and use. I hope I will never need to use it. Read more

Seems to be a very good consumer item. It has all the features that are necessary when the power goes off. Radio in 3 bands: AM/FM/NOAA. Power generated by hand crank or by Solar Cells charge the 7400 mWh internal battery and allows charging of cellphones, or other devices when the power is out with an included USB-A connector and a cable that converts USB-A to USB-C. Oh yes. it includes a flashlight with 3 bright LEDs. So in any emergency it will prove extremely useful. Read more

Works very well and does the job at such reasonable price. All features work solar power, phone charger port works, and flash light brightness is great. Read more

First, considering the low price, the electronics in this little radio seem pretty good. Radio reception is decent, and the light, while not very powerful, is still useful. The hand crank works quite well for charging; it is tiring, but that is inevitable. The solar charger also works, though at a MUCH slower rate. But that leads me to the major problem with this little gadget.... The plastic used for the radio's shell is obviously not of high quality. I left it in a westward-facing window for about a week in order to charge it, and when I picked it up to put it away, it was sticky! It seems the heat of the sun had softened the plastic just enough to make the entire surface tacky, and it's impossible to wash off this stickiness. I kept other devices on the same window sill for the same amount of time, and none of them have this problem. I encountered this kind of effect with a mouse once, the plastic softened and became sticky just from the heat of my hand and the electronics within, and I had to throw it away. Now I'm contemplating doing the same with this radio.... At least the solar charger worked and brought the radio to a full charge. So if you live in a cooler climate and/or do not plan to leave this out in the sun or attempt to use the solar charger, this is a pretty good little emergency/survival radio. But if you live in a hot climate (I live in the Southwest), or were counting on the solar charger, then look elsewhere. I'm rating this 3 stars because of the good functionality, but it should really be a 2.5, this sticky plastic is extremely annoying. Read more

This thing is awesome. I bought some of the more expensive emergency radios ( midland, etc) this thing blows it out of the water for a small fraction of the price. Use it a lot and its still going strong Read more