Eton American Red Cross Crank-Powered Clipray Clip-On Flashlight & Smartphone Charger, Hand Crank, Cherry Red, Commitment to Preparedness

USB powers my phone quicker than you would think. Gain 10% with about 4 minutes of cranking.

They tested out well. I have one in my car and one at home for emergencies. Hopefully won't need them . . .

Flashlight.It's a good emergency flashlight. The beam is good for anything within a 30 foot range (and probably adequet for 40-50 feet as long as you don't need a spotlight). From my experience, the battery lasts up to 10 minutes after cranking for a few seconds, and up to 5 minutes in cold weather (~30-40 farenheit). It will still produce light after these limit, but will be significantly dimmer. The light fades as the battery gets weaker, so I typically recharge the device while I am using it to keep it bright. I've had this thing hold battery for several months (of nonuse) without being cranked. Overall I am very impressed with the flashlight portion of this product. 5 out of 5Clip.It is made of plastic and functional. I doubt it would hold much weight, but since it's only intended use is to hold the flashlight, that's okay.Phone Charging.It provides a charge. You need to crank to be able to charge anything, and it doesn't charge fast. Because of the size of the crank, it is a little difficult to charge without holing the flashlight with both hands. It doesn't come with a cable (I didn't expect it to). Overall, if you were in an emergency situation and had the time, this would be a good way to get your phone up by a few percent, but it isn't a way to seriously charge your device. I'm talking 5-10 minutes of work for 2-3% charge. Is it better than nothing? Yes. Can I see anyone taking 8 hours and 20 minutes to use this crank to charge their phone up to 100%? No. And, since it only charges while you are cranking, you can't store any energy for later (You can for the flashlight, but not for the phone charger. But, given how fast the flashlight charges and how long it lasts, it's not really worth doing it for the flashlight either.). It's enough to save your bacon, but you can't take it hiking and expect it to charge your devices.I am happy with my purchase, and have considered getting this as a gift for multiple family members.

The light isn't crazy bright, but it definitely does the trick when you need a flashlight. It charges fairly quickly with the crank dynamo. You may want to crank it for a couple of minutes each time you go to use it, to make sure it will last a while before cranking again. It says 1 minute of cranking is 10 minutes of light, but I think that may be a bit exaggerated, which isn't a big deal. When you're stuck in the dark, spending whatever amount of time cranking it for light isn't much worse than sitting in the dark. The battery will hold a charge for a while, so if you leave it charged it will stay charged for at least couple of weeks, in my experience.I haven't used the USB for charging very much, but it seems to only really charge the phone while you actively crank it. In addition, it only charges the phones I have had very slowly (the phones literally say "charging slowly" instead of just "charging"). Again, when you're stuck with no electricity it will do the trick temporarily, and is far better than no charger at all.As for the build quality, it is fairly decent quality but definitely fairly cheap, as well. It might break the plastic enclosure if it were to be dropped down a flight of stairs, for example. If you struck it with a hammer as if hitting a nail, it would likely shatter into a lot of pieces, as it is a rigid but relatively thin plastic. If wedged into a survival kit or other tight space it would likely be fine though, it is a bit flexible and would probably only break due to impact. It is definitely not water-resistant at all, hah. Overall meets my expectations and is a pretty quality product.

Nice

Seemingly well build, functional and easy to use. The clip is a nice feature for portability, but unfortunately the unit is full plastic instead of the aluminum as advertised in the listing. This unit will be fine for in home emergency kits, but I would have concerns about durability as a travel or camping accessory. I do not know how well it will hold up to drops or impacts from regular use in rougher terrains.

You can power this flashlight (or charge your phone) merely by winding the crank. Wish all electric appliances came with a built in crank.

We are going on a long mountain biking tour during which we will have no electricity so no way to recharge a phone and any e-gadget. As advertised, this product appeared to be an excellent, compact, lightweight way to recharge an iphone. I believe I am using the charger correctly so having said that, in no way, shape, or form does the unit charge an Iphone 13. First I cranked on the unit over a hundred rotations, then plugged it up to the Iphone....nothing. The Iphone didn't even acknowledge it was connected to an electrical source. Only when I cranked on the charger while connected to the phone did the iphone recognize that it was being charged. But it wasnt being charged....in fact after 5 minutes of cranking the phone lost 1% battery power. Once I stopped cranking, the Iphone also stopped showing it was being charged. For my needs, it was not a good purchase.