PIR Solar Spotlight
I know...people also laughed when I bought the Solar-Powered Bug Zapper.
(But they laughed at Galileo, too...as that great scientician, Gov. Rick Perry, recently pointed out).
How does this relate to camping?
Well, mount it on the back or roof of your camper, and this baby will detect (via Passive InfraRed sensor) and spotlight bears or wolves or mountain lions when they try to creep up on your camper door at night. AND it doesn't require any external power other than the sun, which charges internal batteries that power the light.
It actually works! At least, after a few hours of sunlight today (most of it indirect) it detected me and turned itself on tonight. If it can detect me it will detect any large predator...
So: The light goes on outside your camper, you look out your camper window, see what's tripped the sensor, and decide whether you step outside with a rolled-up newspaper or a large-caliber rifle.
I got this on sale for $20 (two weeks ago) at Newegg.com. May not be worth the full-retail price, but at that discount I bought 2 of them.
I know...people also laughed when I bought the Solar-Powered Bug Zapper.
(But they laughed at Galileo, too...as that great scientician, Gov. Rick Perry, recently pointed out).
How does this relate to camping?
Well, mount it on the back or roof of your camper, and this baby will detect (via Passive InfraRed sensor) and spotlight bears or wolves or mountain lions when they try to creep up on your camper door at night. AND it doesn't require any external power other than the sun, which charges internal batteries that power the light.
It actually works! At least, after a few hours of sunlight today (most of it indirect) it detected me and turned itself on tonight. If it can detect me it will detect any large predator...
So: The light goes on outside your camper, you look out your camper window, see what's tripped the sensor, and decide whether you step outside with a rolled-up newspaper or a large-caliber rifle.
I got this on sale for $20 (two weeks ago) at Newegg.com. May not be worth the full-retail price, but at that discount I bought 2 of them.