The other half and myself have always been keen hikers and campers as we enjoy the solitude and freedom that it brings and have on a number of occasions wild camped which technically is illegal but is such a stupid law I'm quite happy to break it, anyway when camping on a more permanent site where we are not concerned with unnescessary weight we often take this wind up radio from Sony which has been going strong for a couple of years now and was a sound purchase. It is a multi purpose gadget as it also includes a soft light and a flashlight which are all powered by your manual efforts so it is good for the environment as you do not need batteries as you can ...  Read the complete review

Sony's imaginatively titled 'ICF-B01' wind-up radio is a well-designed product. The silver version (shown above) looks a little dull, but the orange version is very cool indeed. Offering both AM and FM, a soft light and a flashlight, it's great for a camping trip. Although there are no settings for adjusting the sound (apart from volume), the quality is by no means bad, with music and speech being transmitted clearly. When I first used the Sony, it ran for about three days without being wound, and I was very impressed. However, when wound for the first time, it only lasted for 5 minutes. I fully discharged it and wound it again - this time for ...  Read the complete review