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Advice & Stories from a Solo Female Traveler and True Explorer
An interview with Emily Hart, a painter-teacher-yogi-adventurer living in Colorado, who tells about her experience as a woman traveling solo through the National Parks.
How We've Updated our Light Designs
Here at LuminAID, we have an ethos of constant improvement. We strive to ensure that every light that leaves our hands meets the exacting usability and quality standards that our team and our customers have come to expect from our products. In this post we've outlined a few of the changes we've made over the years.
Defeating the Blackout: Light & Power in Emergencies
Power outages can occur everywhere. Do you know what to look for in an emergency lantern? Here's a rundown of how to choose the best emergency light and backup phone charger. Read what hurricane and wildfire survivors recommend when buying a backup light and power device.
Our Trip with Tentsile in the California Redwoods
From night hikes leading to botanical discoveries, to late night dives into swimming holes with our PackLite Spectra USB lights, to the perfect stargazing spot, we had a great time at the Tentsile US Campout last week.
How to Get Prepared for Emergencies, Short and Long Term
Emergency prep is crucial for your home, but that's not the only place you need to have an emergency plan. Make sure your emergency preparation applies to the car and camping as well. Do you have what you need to keep you and your family safe in an emergency?
Reducing Fire Hazard in Vulnerable Communities
In many low-income regions and in communities recovering from disasters, electricity is limited or completely inaccessible. Lighting sources like kerosene lanterns and open-flame candles create dangerous environments for the families who use them.
Camp with LuminAID and Tentsile in the California Redwoods
Join us for an all inclusive wilderness weekend like no other: Lodging (tents and cabins available), Free Food, Free Drinks, Free Activities!
LuminAID is joining the Tentsile Team in the California Redwoods for a magical weekend of Tree Tent villages, adventure hikes, gear clinics, live music and more.
Think summer camp, but BIGGER, better and whole lot more fun!
Timing is Everything: Designing Timers & Schedules with the Smart Solar Garden
The new Smart Solar Garden lanterns make it easy to turn on your lanterns all at once, from your phone. But what about making illumination even smarter? We created custom light scheduling with the Smart Solar Garden app so that you can let your lights know ahead of time exactly when to turn on and off.
Breaking Barriers to Education
An estimated 263 million children are out of primary and secondary school worldwide. Insufficient, unreliable, and dangerous lighting can be a limiting factor for many areas already struggling to provide accessible education to children.