>>1116319based on advise from a an identical thread a couple of years back I bought one of these for /out/ , an Eton Scorpion 2
it came recommended too by an review panel up against similar radios (hand crack) and seemed to tick all the right boxes too, solar charging/handcrank powered, backup torch, waterproof, rubberised casing to protect from drops, a fair battery life, hell it even let you charge your phone (or whatever by USB using the handcrank) and comes with a built in bottle opener.
on paper it sounded great. irl well not so much. it's heavy, bulky, the handcrank you'd need to turn all damn day to charge a smartphone- it even needs a good bit of going just to power the radio. an I've quickly come to realise for what I need it's way over built and overly complicated- gimmicky as fuck.
in real terms I've taken to carrying a £2.50 ebay radio that runs on 2 AA batteries and I stick it in a ziplock bag. It runs about as long as the scorpion and is about 1/4 of the weight, batteries inc and had a better profile to slide into your bag.
flashy handcrank radios might be great for car camping with the qt3.14 forestwife but if you're wanting a radio to walk with look elsewhere
