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 Campbell Hausfeld FP2028 1-Gallon Oil-Free Pancake Air Compressor With Accessory kit $119.99 This is perfect for around the house projects. Fills tires, footballs, and even runs a small impact wrench. A+  Freeplay Eyemax Radio $59.00 Crank power is, of course, what FreePlay products are all about. This is the standard FreePlay crank generator mechanism, clunky and noisy as always, and susceptible to contamination with sand and dirt (for those who enjoy the gritty, grinding crank effect). I'll give the FreePlay credit for this: It keeps on cranking forever, even after the rest of the radio is cracked and weathered and falling to pieces. The "solar power" photocell is viable for about 6 months after you start using the radio -- after that, kiss solar power goodbye, the photocell always dies first. Radio reception is no better/no worse than previous FreePlay units; you still need an aluminum foil flag on the antenna when you take it camping, where it will only pick up the real blowtorch radio stations. Like any weatherband radio, it will pick up your local NOAA broadcasts, which is handy; but it DOES NOT feature automatic weather alert, which is a definite drawback, in my opinion. Final analysis: As far as camping/hiking goes, there are smaller, cheaper and more lightweight radios out there that do everything the FreePlay does and MORE. So, just ask yourself a simple question: Do you want to drop a cheap, lightweight, easily-replaced radio in the creek, or do you want to drop this big, clunky $65 FreePlay in the creek? |
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