On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:38:10 +0100, "Bob"
wrote:


"Mike" wrote in message
...
We are thinking of Solar Lights to lighten a dark bit of pathway to the
bottom of the garden. We are thinking of the 'Lantern on the spike' sort
of
thing. (As in the Argos or the KleeneZe Catalogues)

Anyone any recommendations?

Mike

No recommendations, but do watch out for length of time they will stay lit
from one day's sunshine - especially if you're going to be relying on them
for illumination in winter, rather than just a bit of summertime "mood"
lighting.

The times listed on the box will be less than half that in winter - and
there's a lot of hours between sunset and bedtime at that time of year!

On the garden solar lamps I bought, as anchoring lights for a boat,
the rechargeable batteries didn't last long enough to have to worry
about winter.
At their best the light was just about adequate for locating the
lamps.
Breeding glow worms would be a better solution.