Immver Wind Up Solar

Immver Wind Up Solar radio review

The Immver Wind Up Solar radio takes a three-pronged approach to a power cut: USB-C, solar and, finally, your own mildly resentful wrist. Its 20,000mAh battery also offers a way to power a phone when the mains has taken leave.

Features and benefits

USB-C is the civilised charging route while mains electricity is available. The solar panel offers another option in daylight, while the hand crank gives you something to turn when both the socket and the sky decline to cooperate. You are now the utilities department. Congratulations on the promotion.

The battery can feed a smartphone through USB-A, and a carrying handle helps move the radio wherever it is needed. It is not merely a radio keeping itself entertained during a blackout.

Advantages and things to consider

The advantage is having three charging routes and a phone-power option in one device. The trade-off is that hand cranking requires your own effort: think of it as the understudy, not the headline act.

Who is it for?

It is worth considering for anyone assembling a power-cut kit who values several ways to charge a radio and an emergency phone-power option.

Sir Trash Panda verdict

Three charging routes make a reassuring fallback arrangement, with the crank on hand when other options are unavailable. Kevin The Crow studies it through his monocle, then wisely keeps both feet clear.