Innovage Outdoor AM/FM Emergency Battery Free Crank Radio

by Innovage

Product Features

• AM/FM/weather bands
• Earbud headphones
• Fold-out crank handle charges radio in about 60 seconds
• Can also operate on two AA batteries or 6V AC adapters (not included)
• Lightweight design with built-in carrying strap

Product Description

The Innovage Outdoor battery-free crank radio is the ultimate necessity in almost every household. Durably built for everyday use, this self-powered marvel is ideal for use in emergencies like power blackouts, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more. Lightweight and portable, it's also a handy companion for outdoor trips like camping and hiking.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A33DU6
• Item model number: 1504368
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,102 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor, April 9, 2006

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M. Brewer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innovage Outdoor AM/FM Emergency Battery Free Crank Radio (Sports)

Do not buy this radio. The hand crank option failed to work on the one I purchased, which would seem to defeat the purpose of owning it. In addition, it is impossible to contact the manufacturer regarding a replacement. This is the second problem I have had with products from this company, as I also purchased a flashlight that did not work. Avoid Innovage Outdoor.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Deserves Just One Star, June 15, 2006

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Virgil Brown (White Oak, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innovage Outdoor AM/FM Emergency Battery Free Crank Radio (Sports)

The purpose for buying this radio is the hand crank feature. For the one I bought, after the factory charge died, the hand crank
did not recharge. In addition I tried a charger, but it also failed to do the job. All that worked was batteries.

This item is marketed under a number of names including Jensen, Innovage, and Lifelong. They're all the same radio except for the name. From other reviews I would gather that you can get a good one but that's an iffy situation.

Oh well, I bought it just to play around with it anyway.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smaller model--Innovage Outdoor Dynamo Radio, June 30, 2006

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M. Childers (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innovage Outdoor AM/FM Emergency Battery Free Crank Radio (Sports)

This review is about the smaller version of the one featured for sale, but I am commenting because I think it may help.

I bought two of the small crank radios yesterday from Rite-Aid--one for me and one as a gift. I was pretty disappointed with the one I intended for myself--I cranked it for over 1 minute only got 3-4 minutes (if that) on the FM. This was true for several attempts. Then I tried the other one I bought, which happened to be set to AM--well, guess what, cranking for the AM really does last about 20 minutes. Tried it on both radios.

It's a handheld emergency radio/light/siren, so it will be useful if and when a situation occurs. Mine is already set to a local AM news channel (KRLA). I think they could be a little more forthcoming about the 20-minute feature because I was this-close to going back for a refund.

SO, in short--maybe this is true of the larger radio featured here. BTW, Rite Aid was selling it for $19.99, so Amazon's deal is good.