Solar Shoji Solar Lantern

If the phrase solar lantern has a Far East feel about it then no wonder – lanterns originate from Asia. Although many solar lanterns retain an Asian design theme, they’re also available in many other styles of design – including modern contemporary.

There’s a wide variety of shapes – round, elongated or teardrop – and the choice of colors is also pretty much endless. The Soji Solar Lantern pictured here glows with white and amber light.

Just find a good spot for your solar lantern, somewhere that gets a fair amount of sunlight in the day will be ideal, and wait for the romantic glowing light to appear after sunset. You’d be surprised how much more fun it is entertaining friends with the soft light of solar lanterns above you.

The Soladyne 7450 solar lantern comes with 12 bright LEDs and a built in solar panel that can provide 7 hours of eco-friendly light from 10 hours of bright sunshine. What if you don’t get 10 hours of bright sunshine on any particular day? No problem, it comes with a hand crank for when solar charging isn’t available. One minute of winding will give you half an hour of light.

Alternatively, you can charge the lantern using a 12 volt cigarette lighter adapter (included) or with an optional AC charger.