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Written by Pinky Bean

Create light not waste! Turn your old water bottle into a solar lantern

Posted by Pinky Bean on April 29, 2008 12:27 PM Filed Under: Life, Shopping
Thanks to SolLight for this story!

The last thing this planet needs is any more plastic in the landfills. But what do you do with your old polycarbonate water bottle (Nalgene or similar) that you don't want to use any more? Don't throw it away! With the incredibly handy LightCap200 you can turn your old (or new) bottle into the coolest home, deck, boat or camping lantern anywhere!

Just pull off the old cap and replace it with a safe, bright, environmentally-friendly  solar-powered LED LightCap200 and you'll have light anywhere you want without wasteful batteries, dangerous, toxic fuel, or electric cords.

Put one on your picnic table, deck, out by the BBQ, kids playhouse, bedroom night-light, car safety light, cockpit light on your boat, camper, tent or anywhere else.  Simply fill your bottle with water (even colored water) for a safe lantern that won't run out of fuel or be a fire hazard.  No candles to burn out, and because your bottle is filled with water it won't tip over if the wind picks up.

The built-in light sensor automatically turns the light on whenever it gets dark, and off when there's enough light for charging. Or you can click the water-tight switch and turn it off manually. It weights only 2.6 ounces and you can even use it as a flashlight. The four super-bright, white LEDs provide lots of light without giving off any heat or danger of chemicals in your water.

By adding a LightCap200 cap to your bottle you're not only creating a useful item, you're helping the environment. You can even use your bottle for storage of items like trail snacks, dog treats, fire starting supplies, a first aid kit - anything you want to keep safe, floating and dry.  With the LightCap200 on top, you've always got a useful emergency light.

The LightCap200 is just $19.95 and will last for many years of continuous use. They make a great gift and are available at many fine outdoor stores as well as online.

Hit the jump to visit to purchase your own LightCap200.

» SolLight.com

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Such a cool idea and what a great way to reuse old Nalgene bottles!

I have about a dozen of these bottle that I used to take hiking and camping and they've been sitting in my closet since last fall with the chemical controversy and all. I was going to use them to store old nuts and bolts in but this is a much better idea. These could make for some very spanky patio decor.

(Jen if you're reading this my birthday is next month. Hint hint.)

It's cool to see companies coming up with simple and practical ideas like this. Let see more of this.

Great site guys! Keep up the good work!

James (Posted April 29, 2008 1:28 PM)

Thanks Pinky Bean, for writing about our LightCap200, We really appreciate it! Smile Have a wonderful week and keep up the great work! Thanks again, Rosalie.

Rosalie (SolLight) (Posted April 30, 2008 4:30 PM)

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I should propably check before writing this, but does anybody know if this product is available in South Africa?

John (Posted May 7, 2008 11:03 PM)

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