Easy to set up, you simply need to attach the crook to the pole, but it does take three days to initially charge if it’s outside. With enough cable, you can still put your panel in a sunny spot and trail your lights up a trellis a few metres away, even if it’s in the shade. However, two of the four lights stopped working during the test, and they come with just the average, one-year warranty. Great for a party or around an al fresco dining table the lantern can be stood on the ground or on a table or hung up from its handle.

Each component of the light - the spike, light, solar panel - can be taken apart for compact storage. They have a runtime of up to eight hours and in our test throughout the summer, they lasted through the night and right up until dawn. It also features a power saving mode, to help increase performance if it hasn’t fully charged, and it has a one-year warranty.All that's needed is slotting the stake together and into the solar panel and screwing in the bulbs - just take care to screw the bulbs in well or they will come loose and turn off in windy weather.

No cables or plugs required: just drop them on the ground, turn on the switch, and the solar garden starburst swing light will surprise you at night. Outdoor Solar-Powered Lights: solar walkway lights are entirely solar-powered, requiring no wires or electricity, saving you money and being environmentally friendly.Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.

We also saw the value of running such a long test, as one of the four lights stopped working just as we were writing up our results. IP65 waterproof, this outdoor starburst solar light can work well in sunny, rainy and even snowy days.We also like that they have a power saving mode, which reduces brightness but doubles the runtime during overcast conditions and winter months.

It only casts a gentle glow, which is not bright enough to eat by but it creates a lovely ambience and would be very atmospheric if you had a few dotted around. The plastic coated prongs are weather proof and light well, even through wintering and although ours started to flop after a few months, this didn't detract from the effect of them at all. As with many fairy lights on test, you can choose between a range of different modes, and these lights offer eight options, from a steady glow to various flashing sequences. Solar Powered: Powered by a rechargeable 600mAh battery, the light can be fully charged in 4-6 hours on a sunny day. You have to pop the solar panel off these lights to switch them on, but if you don’t know this you could easily be surprised when they haven’t switched on.

Also on wire, but the bulbs of string lights are spaced out more widely than fairy lights, and are much brighter, for festival-style illumination. There’s also generous three metre lead of cable between the panel and the first light, so there’s a lot of slack to play with when you’re setting these up. Solar powered firefly garden lights don't need cables or plugs, just insert the tip into the ground, which brings you great convenience. Our one quibble is the absence of an on/off switch to override the automatic setting, so they will stay on late into the night. The cable is short but these lights look good draped along a fence or branch and are particularly striking during the day.