Replacing traditional battery-powered lights around camp with solar-powered lighting helps reduce waste and reduces carbon emissions. While I’ve been living out of my van on public lands last spring, I used the Solight QWNN self-inflating solar light and charger every night for general outdoor lighting.

Left out in the sun during the day, the Solight QWNN solar light provides up to 40 hours of beautiful lighting after an 8-10-hour solar charge. You can also charge it up with the USB port.

Made from recyclable, non-toxic materials, the QWNN lantern has five light-level settings. The QWNN is easy to unfold (no inflating required) and includes magnets to hang the light on a metal surface.

MSRP: $110. Solight-design.com

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I almost always have a headlamp on my head around camp come dusk, but invariably I’ll go bumbling about in the dark at some point looking for something without a light. That’s why I started keeping a GoSun Solar Flashlight lying on my camp table.

The GoSun Solar Flashlight charges in the sun during the day and provides 280 lumens of light whenever you need it come nighttime. The integrated solar cell keeps the flashlight plenty powered up during sunny weather, but you can also plug it in with a USB cord.

The flashlight features a lantern mode, spotlight, and red emergency strobe setting, and a magnetic back allows for hands-free lighting when attached to a metal surface.

MSRP: $39. Gosun.co

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