Customer reviews from bioliteenergy.com
BioLite - SolarPanel 5 - Black
Average customer rating
3.9
(112 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 112 reviews
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
9
1 Star
17
56%of customers recommend this product.
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36 out of
64)
Customer Reviews for BioLite - SolarPanel 5 - Black
Posted by: Gift Giver
from New York, NY
Length of ownership:1 week
Verified Purchase:Yes
Wedding gift that the environmentally conscious recipients loved.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Customer Rating
1
Doesn't work
on October 10, 2021
Posted by: evolvedmicrobe
from Mountain View, CA
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Battery seems busted. When I plug my phone in, it shows "charging" but winds up having lower energy after being plugged in than it was before. Tested on some other products (e.g. my Kindle), and it looks like after a full charge it can only pass along about 639 mAh of charge from this battery to the kindle, and does so rather slowly. Would not recommend as something to rely on while backpacking.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from bioliteenergy.comBy BioLite, CS, October 11, 2021
We'd love to troubleshoot and hear more about what's going on with your SP 5+. In the meantime, it sounds like you could use a replacement! Go ahead and reach out to our support team at support@bioliteenergy.com, and we'll get a working SolarPanel 5+ into your hands ASAP.
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Customer Rating
1
Never worked
on October 3, 2021
Posted by: Dhnyc
from New York, NY
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
i got this along with some other biolite products. everything else worked. this never did. tried sunny days multiple times and have had other solar panel products which i’ve used successfully. really wanted it to work but sadly no
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from bioliteenergy.comBy BioLite, CS, October 5, 2021
Hey there! It sounds like your SolarPanel 5+ isn't functioning properly, and we'd love to replace this for you. Please just reach out to our support team at support@bioliteenergy.com and we'll create a warranty claim for you!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Posted by: JoMacon
from Georgia, USA
Length of ownership:1 week
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is a compact but powerful solar charger. The aiming device is simple and intuitive and the amount of power that it can generate even under less-than-full-sun conditions is impressive. This is part of my home preparedness kit and will go camping with me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Posted by: Fanny21
from Rural Ontario Canada
Length of ownership:1 month
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great product able to charge cell phone while camping
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Customer Rating
5
Well built and light weight
on August 6, 2021
Posted by: HospitallerHarlequin
from Northern UT
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Bought the Solar panel 5 about 3 or 4 years ago. After many years of use backpacking in the High Uintas the smaller battery in the original Solar Panel would only charge the nearly dead battery in my Phone half way, because my new S20 battery is 5000mAh. To fix this I purchased the newer Solar panel 5+ with it's larger battery. Now I can set them up in the morning before hitting the trail and strapping them to my pack and even if I drained them the night before by charging the Phone, GPS, and lantern I can charge again at lunch break and then again when I pitch camp. Absolutely amazing! They have now gone with me for what should amount to months on the trail. Sturdy and seemingly bulletproof they have both survived everything I could throw at them, including a tumble down the mountain or two while strapped to my pack. I will be buying more in the future and recommend everyone else does too. They have served me well in power outages to keep my smaller electronics charged. Goes from dead to full charge in 4 hours in good direct sun. The sundial on them works great for aligning the panel for maximum charge rate. I highly recommend to anyone who asks me about them. Similar products weigh about 4 ounces more per panel and when ounces count, this is the product I will continue to choose.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Posted by: AAGG
from Canada
Length of ownership:1 month
Verified Purchase:Yes
Take a long time to charge. The flap that covers the ports breaks off easily. Sleek enough. Easy to latch to backpack or at campsite.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from bioliteenergy.comBy BioLite, CS, August 4, 2021
We really appreciate your feedback, and we'd love to hear more about your use of the SolarPanel 5+ (i.e.: what aspects of the product do you find flimsy?). Feel free to reach out to our team here: https://help.bioliteenergy.com/hc/en-us
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com
Posted by: Keven Peacey Jr
Verified Purchase:Yes
Absolutely perfect for camping very impressed, fast charge
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bioliteenergy.com