Inflatable solar lantern

MPOWERD

A soft lantern that charges in the sun, and from a cable on a dusty day.

Why it's on the list

A solar lantern is the camp light you can leave on a crate without burning a battery you needed for the bike. Dust on the panel is the failure. Wipe it, and charge it from the bank on a white day. It is a lantern. It is not the bike light.

How we use it

Look for the inflatable Luci, or the same idea: a soft body, a solar face, and a USB charge so a dusty day does not leave you dark. Hang it. A lantern on the ground becomes a dust puck.

Heads up
Solar is a bonus on a clear day. Do not plan the week on a panel you have not wiped.

Inflatable solar lantern

Often $15–25

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A small lantern glowing inside a dark tent.

Black Diamond

Black Diamond Moji R+

A small rechargeable lantern you can hang in the tent or set on a bin.

Often about $50

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Small lights clipped to guy lines and stake tops in the dust at dusk.

Shade

Dangling lights for the stakes

Small lights you hang on guy lines and stake tops so nobody walks into them.

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A set is often $20–40

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Black Diamond

Black Diamond Spot 350

A headlamp with a red mode for camp and a white beam for the work.

Often about $43

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Totem Labs

Totem Compass

A small pendant that points toward friends who are wearing one, with no cell service required.

Listed at $88 for one

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