Adding SOLAR STREET LIGHTS to our PIG area. This will make a huge difference!
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- We were sent (2) 90watt Solar street lamps from Endurance Lights to put to the test. We found them as an option to provide much needed light to our pig area. So far we are very impressed with the lights and are thankful for the opportunity to share an honest evaluation with you. If you’re interested in a light, go check them out with this link.
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*above link is for a 60w (6000 lumen) light. The light installed in this video is a 90w, so if you want the exact same one, you’ll need to select that option.*
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After battling Psoriasis for years, I discovered the power of quality food and its positive impact on my skin condition. This sparked my desire to raise my own quality food. So come along with our Family as we transition from urban living to small self sustaining family farm. Learn from both our successes and failures in hopes it may inspire others to try new things. We entered into this journey with no prior experience and hope to provide many laughs and learning experiences. We learned most of how to do what were doing from watching others and hope to be able to provide a similar learning opportunity to anyone else who may benefit from this. Thank you for coming along with us on this journey and we hope it is enjoyable for you and your family.
Stan, it looks like the lights are going to be beneficial for you around the homestead! You're the perfect guy to test items sent to you because you're going to be honest and fair. It will be good to see/hear your opinion after 30-60 days of use. Hope all is well for you and the family and hope you have a great holiday weekend. As always, stay safe my friend.
Thank you. If they hold up, they’ll definitely be a big help, especially in the winter months. Most of my feeding and up being in the dark during that time. I hope they do well because I see them working great in about 2 more locations on our property and this may be the answer. Hope you have a great rest of your week. Take care!
got mine about 6 yrs ago still works fine l ordered 4 smaller ones from amazon for inside the house when we lose power just remember to put them in the sun to recharge
Wow that’s a pretty neat idea. Never thought about that. I’d like to add a few more to other areas of our property at some point. Ours are still working well also. Thanks for sharing
I like the different functions the solar light has per the remote. I could see using the 2 hour for a bit of storm clean up etc and then changing it back to the motion setting. I too would like to hear a 30 or 60 day reevaluation. Thank you for bringing this product to our attention. Ya'll Stay Safe and Have a Blessed Week.
I agree. I like having options. I really like the lower light option so it’s not too much for the animals. I hope all is well, take care.
Thanks for your honest review. Great video.
Thank you. They’re still working today and I’ve been pleased with them. During deep cold of freeze and a streak of cloudy days, we did have about 2 days that they didn’t hold charge, but other than those they’ve done well.
the higher you put them up the more area thay cover i have all mine 25 ft or higher when thay come on it looks like daytime around my house and land i love mine
They have been great. Especially when I’ve had to go out early morning to feed and it’s still dark.
We love the solar light we have for our coop! We have no need for a light this large since our property is smaller and we have lights on the house that if we turn them on in the backyard we would be able to see just fine. But solar is the way to go for a situation like yours!
We have spotlights on the back of our home and they illuminate the chickens fairly decent but the side where the pigs and garden are have nothing. I’m waiting for the day the black bears we get often are standing right behind me and I don’t know it 😆
Thanks for your information. Gonna test mine; just got it.
Cool, hope you enjoy them. Mine are still doing well. I do wish the motion activated light stayed bright for a longer period of time when activated, maybe like a minute or so versus the approximate 15 seconds it does. Other than that it’s been good.
Great video. I might pick up one of these and integrate it into our coop build.
They have several options and different sizes so hopefully they’ll have something that meets your needs. It’s a pretty neat thing. Solar lights sure have come a long way
Great job Stan. Only though I have is, I had a couple of smaller solar lights, but the solar panels really need direct line of sight to the sun, due south unobstructed, to really recharge. Hope they work out well 👍
Yea your definitely right. I actually had another spot initially thought of and moved it slightly just for that reason. I have a space between the trees where the sun hits regularly so hopefully it will be enough to keep it running properly. Thanks buddy, take care
We also pay great attention to the quality of the product. If the product does not meet expectations, there is no need to explain the product
What a fantastic job you did with this video. From opening the package, showing hardware and great instructions on mounting. Then great showing of results. I just ordered and received 2 lights that look exactly like yours but had to order mounting bracket separately. I just opened them and no instructions at all in package for mounting. My lights came from Home and Lighting. It is a huge turnoff to have to order brackets separate and receive no instructions. Because of that I would not order from them again and makes me consider returning it all. Thank you for showing me how to mount mine. Great job.
Oh man that stinks yours was missing stuff. Overall these lights have held up. I’ve noticed the bolts they included with my hardware are rusting pretty bad after a year. I may need to replace them after a while, but everything thing else seems to be holding up well.
The best flash light that i ever seen in my life is the? T-6 Ultrafire flash lights. The 1 battery is better than the 2 battery. Oh man these flash lights are like ALIEN BRO.👽👽 They stay charge about for ever. YES there rechargeable > I ♥them! 3 years ago they was very cheap. i bought about 10 of them. got them suck every where in cars, boats, all around in the house. The zoom lens is awesome! and a super bright white light! like laser. They are 👽👽compare to all the other flash lights> You will love them like me
I need to look into these. Like you we use headlamps but that’s not always convenient for allot of reasons. And especially since allot of our animals rotate the light could move with them.
It’s rare but it drives me crazy when the head lamp goes out mid way or when a giant bug flies into my face because it’s attracted the light on my forehead 😂
Good
Thanks for the review and info. Just wondering if the shaking of the tree branches will trigger the lights on during a storm.
I haven’t noticed that and would be surprised if it did. In my opinion you have to get pretty close to the light to trigger the motion. The motion sensor is on the bottom side too so I think it’s detecting motion below it.
Great for the average, 'weather wise' location. but here we can get down to -40 and all in one units like this don't hold up. Hard wired in is the way for us. BUT, I can see us using this on a portable stand with chicken tractors in the field or to brighten an area you'r working at. I've bought they kind you hang, the are just not bright enough.
I never thought about intense cold temps effecting them. That’s a great point to bring up. I’ll be curious to see how it impacts these when those months get back around.
Hell my little cheapo 35 dollars
2 Pack JACKYLED Solar Street Lights Outdoor Motion Sensor, LED Security Solar Powered Flood Light with Remote Does the same thing and its BRIGHT. but i don't stay on full light longer that 4 hours. Now in Motion on and off mold is? the only way to have light all night long AND THAT SUX> I'am happy with the brightness. Just don't stay on all night long < > I mounted them on 2x4s 10' above the ground and 2' under ground
8 months in, Going to see if there’s an update video but if not, can you let me know how these work. We are moving to a Homestead in two months and these seem like a great idea, I’ve been seeing them all over Facebook
I haven’t done a follow up but they’re still working well. We did have a deep freeze and cold spell for a few weeks which did result in a couple days of the battery dying. Once sunshine came back they’ve been working like normal again. A couple days of no light in 8 months ain’t bad though. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching
@@RockyCreekHomestead it helps so much. Thanks for your response. They should have given you a discount code:)
In all honesty they’re the only company I had a slight fall out with. Although their product worked well so far, we disagreed on some things that happens after the fact. They used my video I created to create an online commercial that got millions of views. They cut out my channel and page name and all I asked was for them to provide credit in the description of the ad as the content provider. They wouldn’t do so and we ultimately had to agree to disagree. Lessons were learned through the process. Although I felt disrespected by their business in terms of our relationship and agreement, their product is holding up. I try to be honest at all times so although I don’t care for their business practice with me, I can’t knock the product. It is for the disagreement I don’t have a coupon code to provide.
Hiii, thanks for the video, i wanna know what happened to light after this time.
Thanks
The light is still functionally just fine. The remote works consistently but you have to be rather close to the light to switch modes. Longevity of charge and brightness has held up well so far.
Nice video Stan. Do you find the 90W option sufficient or should one go in for the higher wattage. I have a big garden and would be putting several of these all around
I am pleased with the 90w but my friend purchased the 120w. He’s happy with his, but I haven’t been by his place yet to personally see the difference. I think if I hung mine up higher it would cast across a larger area. I think it may be dependent on how high you can get them up. I don’t see a reason to go brighter than what I have though.
I bought a similar light to mount on a metal pole in my unit complex carpark. Im going to install it below the electric light as the lights are never on due to vandalism.
My setup did not come with a bracket to install on rear of the pole, and I cannot drill into pole as it being electric.
Any ideas how to improvise without the bracket.
Thanks for explaining all the details of the remote as mine is the same.
If you can find something like this at a local hardware store www.amazon.com/Boao-Pieces-Adjustable-Stainless-Clamps/dp/B07X5Z36Y5/ref=asc_df_B07HRSDVSD/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312178336510&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1302332555460418379&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008748&hvtargid=pla-575169812876&psc=1&mcid=86ff525abf0135ea8b0ff2a9e20f6f9f&ref=&adgrpid=60913153143&th=1 . Maybe if you have enough contact surface on the back, it can squeeze it to the pole of you run one on top and bottom. It tightens by turning a screw. Just a quick thought that came to mind
Do they stay on full light all night long? How i made a 2 12' 2x4 Light poles is out of 3 8' 2x4s > 2 long ones and 1 cut into quarters for a braces > for 2 light poles They also stated that the solar cell needs to be point at the sun! That changes every thing up ~ What i'am looking for is FULL LIGHT FROM DUST TO DAWN
You can set it to stay full light, but I haven’t tested it to see how long it will last. The longest I’ve run it on full power was 2 hours. I haven’t had a reason to be out there longer than that. Other than that, it runs at a constant low light until it detects motion.
@@RockyCreekHomestead Cool i went ahead and bought one. I really want it on full light all night long. Its free lighting and nice to look out to see if its raining ect.
@@RockyCreekHomestead Try running it on full light to see what happen. for 1 night. That what i want. and looking for Cheers buddy
@@RockyCreekHomestead The other one i bought the 2 pack JACKYLED solar lights / they was bright white light, all the functions worked > but only stay on for 4 hours in full light and about the same with dim lights > There only good for sensor motion
I can see a benefit of those around our chicken coop area probably. It would be a much more affordable option. Thanks for sharing
I ordered two of the 500 watt lights and one battery failed almost immediately. I have not been able to get a replacement or a response from their customer service. Caution advised.
Oh man sorry for your experience. Thanks for sharing so others can be informed.
I bought 3 different kinds. They all have some sort of problems ! and out of the 3 This one even beat a 350 watt street light > These are super bright and stay on full power from dust to dawn, AND there cheap! a 2 pack for $ 39.99 dollars Amazon>> Zyfei Solar Street Light Outdoor,180 LED 3 Modes Solar Motion Sensor Light with Remote Control,Solar Parking lot Light for Garden, Street,Yard-2 pack >> The bad thing Is! They have a weak plastic ARM BRACE. THEY WILL BREAK! Other than THAT THERE EXCELLENT BRIGHT LIGHTS
Sorry you had a bad experience. We just have to two still and they seem to be working without issues. My friend bought some as well and his are working good so far.
@@RockyCreekHomestead Cool. Glade there doing what they suppose to do! Happy Holidays
@@RockyCreekHomestead The main reason i went to solar Streets lights is? No Electric used, and works in power outages as well. 5 electric street lights at 500 watts costed about $130 dollars a month in electric use 😥> You know how dark it is out on a farm! We can even see our hands in our face. during the night time 😆 We have to carry with us all the time, some sort of flashlight
@@jackhuang268 Thank you i got plenty and very happy with the solar 350 watt and the other one with a bad brace. I got the brace super strong now. That looks to be a good solar light as well. I LIKE THE BRACE. Its like my 350 watt solar street light > 2 for 139 dollars ~ Thank you for sharing 👍👍
@@jackhuang268 Now its finding a pole to mount them? The stores are limited to what they have. So we now have limits on poles that we can find. Metal fence pole are only 6' long and very expensive to buy >> The cheapest pole i found was a 12' 4x4 wooden post. I painted it and, bury 2' in the ground. That what i used on the big heavy 350 watt solar street lights. > It was all this old man can do. was to set it up. It was super heavy! > The hole in the ground make it easier to set it down, into the hole
Looking for a one year review. Are these still working? Thank you.
Thanks for watching. They are both still working properly. During the peak of winter with shorter days and cloudy conditions, I had a couple days they didn’t charge enough but other than that they’re working fine still
@@RockyCreekHomestead One more question. How far does the motion detection work? I plan on mounting this about 15 to 16 feet high. Thanks again.
How are the lights holding up?
So far they’re still doing well. We did have sub zero temps for about 4 days along with overcast which resulted in our first time of the lights not staying lit throughout the entire night. Otherwise they’re doing well
Thanks for update. Im thinking of adding something like this for our yard.
How reliable is it,, can it light up till morning?
Thus far they’ve held up well. If I keep it on the setting where it’s low light until motion is detected it works through the night. I haven’t tested it in constant full brightness. I’ve used the 2HR brightness mode when I go out to feed in the mornings or late night. Once the 2 hours is up the light cuts completely out instead of going to low light which is a pain. I just make sure I use the remote to switch them to low light mode when I’m done feeding now. I’ve had about 2 viewers comment that they had issues with their light and customer service wasn’t good when they reached out. I haven’t had to contact them yet. Other than them sending me the wrong mounting screws for one light, I haven’t had an issue so far. A local friend purchased 2 without issues as well. I hope this information helps you determine if it’s worth the buy or not.
HOW LONG BATTERY LAST ?
I’m not sure. So far they’ve been holding charge just fine. We’ve only had them less than a year so far
How long did it last?
It’s currently still working. We’re past a year now. There’s been a couple days after much cloudiness that didn’t get enough charge to last throughout the night. Otherwise they’re still working as shown
You did not mention the watts or lumen and the company
I did mention these things, you must’ve missed it. Link is in the description as well. They’re Endurance Lights at 90w and up to 9k lumens at full strength
How many Lumens and Wattage is this?
This one was 90w / 9k max lumens
These lights still working out for you? Thank you.
So far they’re still holding up and working fine.