LIGHT FANTASTIC

 

After a day behind the wheel the Aged Rocker likes to unwind with a glass of his favourite bourbon. It’s just unfortunate that one of these best Kentucky Straight whiskies you’ll pour down your neck happens to be called Knob Creek, the creek bits alright but the first part of the name tends to be a cause of much pi@# taking. However, a few minutes spent on the balcony before retiring taking in the last of the evening air is all well and good but if you can’t see anything it can get hard work. Enter the LuminAID Packlite12.

 

To start with it doesn’t need batteries instead a small, inbuilt solar panel that charges up the power source in seven hours the end result being six hours of bright, white light or up to thirty-two if you use one of the lower settings. All you have to do is unclip the securing strap, untwist the rubberised white box, blow some air into it and press the on switch. No matter what you do you won’t break it since it bounces and floats and when you’ve done, open the valve, counter twist the ends and fasten the strap. It’s so easy to use even my girlfriend’s been able to master it!!!!!!

 

 

Humour aside especially since she drinks my bourbon, the Packlite12 is one of those must have, common sense gadgets that really does work. Designed by Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork, these two architectural students who realised that there was an actual need for a simple, rechargeable, self-contained light, these little lights now form part and parcel of numerous emergency services and disaster relief equipment. For the AR it’s running out of Knob Creek that’s a serious international incident, two, three or maybe even four fingers just the right amount to ease the old git gently into the land of nod and enough to blot out ‘her’ snoring.

 

 

Measuring 110mm when inflated and the same when deflated apart from the fact it becomes only 11mm thick, the great thing is as soon as the sun comes out this little light is instantly recharging itself which also means you don’t have to remember to buy batteries since it doesn’t use ‘em! It’s also a fantastic piece of kit to carry on your motorbike since it’s small enough to fit in your tool roll or top box and if you clamp it to your handlebars or pop it on the seat when you’ve stopped, with the solar panel pointing upwards its busy charging up again. There’s even a little red LED to let you know energy is being gathered.

 

 

Enjoying a final bevy as the day draws to an end is all well and good. But if you trip over your motorbike the night takes on a whole new meaning especially if you’ve spilt yer drink as a result. To get your mitts on your own LuminAID Packlite12 visit www.rohan.co.uk and part with a miserly £19-99p or to check out some of the other LuminAID products go to www.luminAID.com