Please look under the description for results on a test I did on all 3 radios on how well they charged my phone! Again... I was suprised at the results.

I'll throw in my 2¢ for any of the CCrane radios, especially the CCrane Solar, or the CC Solar Observer. Awesome company and excellent radios.

Upgraded from my ancient Dynamo & solar Radio and got the Midland 310. I like the ability to power from three sources (sun, crank, & battery), large display and built-in clock. The ability to easily replace the lithium ion battery and to use alkaline batteries means more options for powering the radio. Nice to have in our mountain community that is prone to storm outages.

Very useful video. I didn’t even know some radios have a weather warning ! I’ll have to upgrade to one of those versions

@LoneStarPrepping

4 сағат бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad I could help.

Always find your videos so well researched and informative, thank you!

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

So kind of you to say that. I do work hard and take my time with my videos. Thank you. 👍

This is fantastic info, great video

Love it. Really nice demonstration which is much appreciated. Have been leaning towards the Midland, but I'm almost certain I will go with that one. Thanks!

Thanks for this informative video I am shopping around for an emergency radio. This was very helpful. You did a great job at explaining all of the different features and differences between the 3 models. Showing your tests on them was super. I enjoyed your thoroughness and attention to detail.

@LoneStarPrepping

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Simple but effective testing. This video was spot on. Thanks!

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

This was awesome, so much better than the reviews that just talk about the specs.

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I try to put some debth into reviews...

Great, practical info. Thanks

You were very helpful. Best informative video I seen as of yet. I liked and subscribed. Thank you

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Fantastic experiment, thank you for sharing your results. I have the running snail, the Kaito KA500 5-way Powered Emergency AM/FM/SW NOAA Weather Alert Radio with Solar,Dynamo Crank,Flashlight and Reading Lamp. I think I'll have to get the Midland thanks to your experiment.

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it... That Kaito is a good radio.

Outstanding review and information, thank you.

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

I was so suprised after the testing...

Thanks for the review, it was nicely done!

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Excellent review and testing. Thank you!

@LoneStarPrepping

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

This was great information and very helpful.Thanks!

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you it was very informative I'll be buying the midland

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

Great little radio.

Good video, thanks for sharing, God bless !

Great in depth review, thanks for your work

@LoneStarPrepping

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Very well made video, straight to the point. Subscribed.

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! By the way, I like your channel.

Thank you so much for this very informative & helpful review video! 👍👍👍

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching...

Thank you! I've spent the last two hours looking at videos and reviews, and was debating between the Raynic or the Midland or a KA600, and your video made it clear the Midland was the better choice. I made sure to use your link, too.

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

So glad my video helped you out.👍

@nickankers4258

7 ай бұрын

Great video pal thanks , u showed all the things I wanted to see , especially the hand crank and solar

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

I made it with peoole like you in mind... Thanks for the comment.

Nice and for the review.

Extremely helpful, thank you sir

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Great review! Thank you!

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Well done presentation!

@LoneStarPrepping

2 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Thank you for such an informative video.

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great review!!!!!

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

Thank you...

Thank you. Very helpful.

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video thank you. Whilst the products aren't available where i live, i learnt a lot from you. Cheers

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

Not available?

@theandybchannel.1819

8 ай бұрын

@@LoneStarPrepping uk... 🇬🇧. 😂

@theandybchannel.1819

8 ай бұрын

@@LoneStarPrepping opted for the kaito 500.even tho dont think the weather radio function will work here. Seems quality item.

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

I didnt know that... Not on Amazon where you are? Nice radio. I have one.

@theandybchannel.1819

8 ай бұрын

@@LoneStarPrepping not all the models. 😂

This is more than I knew before. I'm not surprised about Midland performance. Onward with my research.

Thanks. Purchased Midland ER310 based on your review.

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

Glad I could help. Been using ours a lot as of late here in Texas.

@ameliamelendez1574

Ай бұрын

Does it get S.A.M.E alerts?

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

No

Don't underestimate yourself..itbis scientific...maybe not precise is the word...but is still effective..great video...I love radio and this video for informative info was very good....the only didn't like about the Midland was the plain display

Well done. Thank you.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching...

Good video

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Thank you...

Thanks for the hand crank test data. That's what I've been looking for. Unfortunately today's "emergency" radios are battery-dependent whereas 20 years ago you could get a mainspring crank radio, cranked up much in the way you wind an old manual watch. Cranking was more efficient, but more importantly the radio would function with no battery involvement. I have a 25 yr old mainspring crank radio that still works, from a company called Freeplay (which is still in business, but which I believe now uses batteries). Apparently mainspring crank radios are no longer made. So much for risk mitigation eh?

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

Sounds interesting. Think I will try to find info about those radios if the info is even out there.

@PreppingOver50 Hey i have the midland radio but the older version of that one and it works good

I have a question. On one of your videos you show a faraday baggie that you can put stuff in before putting it in your Faraday cage. Where and what are they called?? I can't find them anywhere online. I have the exact same red one from Amazon. It has really great reception. I am planning on taking my HAM test. Another great video.

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

I should have this link in that video under the description. amzn.to/3s5EAsg You can try disasterpreparer.com as well.

The Midland, sadly, is the only one with a replaceable recharging battery, rather than a built in one that would likely be difficult to replace. For that alone, it gets my vote for stay-at-home. LIke you I have the Rainsnail (with a different name) in my go bag due to it being lightweight.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

You should read the results of my testing how well they charge phones under the description. I was surprised.

@soap5393

6 ай бұрын

Good test. Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, looks they should all go to that independent / replaceable recharge battery. @@LoneStarPrepping

Thank you for information,... 7:00 Should be made into a game like [Prey].... don't fear the Reaper.

❤

Im presuming you could hear the weather alert over the noise of the force 9 gail, thunder and lightning outside? Tickled me did that 😂 Joking aside, how much notice do you get in US with NOAA? And thanks again for an superb review.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Actually we had been hearing alerts for some time before the storm hit us. I just had to catch the best one for the review.

I bought a cheap one a while ago as was tight for money, it’s ok, but will definitely upgrade soon. I’ll do what you have and chuck the cheaper one in my bug out bag. Thanks for the review👍🏻

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

Sounds good!

@Aviv2021

5 ай бұрын

עדיף רדיו CR Raynic כי יש לו מיטען חשמלי יותר גדול. 5,000 mAh.

@carolynrincker5853

4 ай бұрын

Dont junk, if it works, donate it.

@MikeMac1980

4 ай бұрын

@@carolynrincker5853 not chucking it as in getting rid of, I’m chucking it into my bug out bag. 2 is 1, and 1 is 0. I don’t throw anything away that works.

Great video

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I've got a GREAT idea for all these Emergency radios: one of the radio bands should be TV audio so while you're sitting there powerless, at least you can listen to your favorite TV shows. EZ to design into these radios and worth every penny while you're sitting there doing nothing IMHO.

@LoneStarPrepping

21 күн бұрын

There are radios out there with tv band. They dont seem to be very popular though.

@lonestarprepping Thanks so much for taking the time to create this video. I may have missed it, but do you normally leave one of your radios on WX 24/7 so that it will alert you if you are otherwise not monitoring the weather any other way? Or do you rely on your cell phone to alert you and only then turn on your WX radio to get the details? I figured when I get one of these I would plug it into the wall and leave it on (Wx mode) all the time.. Is there anything wrong with that? Thanks!

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

Actually, we have the Midland Weather Alert Radio for monitoring 24/7. It has S.A.M.E., and we have it set for this zip code and tornado only. We are already aware of other weather events from news etc... We bring out the other Midland red radio on WX for other events near us as well, and we listen to AM on it for more weather news. I will be doing a review on that radio as well soon. I have examples of it alerting the recent tornado in Tx.

@OutofDarkness_jik

Ай бұрын

@@LoneStarPrepping Thanks so much for the fast reply! When you mention the 'Midland Weather Alert Radio', would that be something like the WR120? I see that has S.A.M.E. I appreciate you mentioning the ability for it to do zip code as well as to focus on only tornado alerts.

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

Yes, its that radio.

TYSM 🎉🎉🎉❤❤ So helpful 😃 I love these radios and I'm so 😊😁 Thank you 😻💓

@LoneStarPrepping

2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

I finally stumbled on to your KZread evaluation of three different weather, alert, radios fortunately, for me I had already bought the Midland, but all your information was so useful in reassuring me in my purchase. The only downside was that I never had heard a weather alert, radio alarm, and when it went off on three different occasions in the middle of the night, I was clueless, there was no bad weather other than temperatures below freezing. In my deep deep sleep, I thought it was my security alarm so I began troubleshooting The security alarm system to the point of buying new entry door sensors even though the alarms sound nothing alike. Watching your KZread video led me to another Midland video that actuated the alarm and there I could hear what a real weather radio alarm sounds like. Mystery solved, and I will finally get a good nights sleep without being interrupted by the alarm why the alarm went off, I don’t know, but going forward I will only turn it on when there are thunderstorms working out there, Thank you so much for your video. I am convinced after watching yours that I made the right purchase

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for you comment, but in my video, I did show what the alarm sounds like. You might look into the WR120 NOAA Weather Alert Radio. This has, like many similar radios, S.A.M.E. You can set it up for local alerts only and the kind of weather alert you want. That way you can leave it on all the time.

@LG-jy4uv

6 ай бұрын

I guess I missed the alarm sound demonstration. I was still half asleep while researching. Thanks for your reply. It was very helpful.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

6:46

I wish some company would add S.A.M. to a portable emergency radio.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 ай бұрын

I think the Eton - Sidekick has S.A.M.E.

I have the running snail radio, bought it on 2021, just tried to use it during a powercut and it only worked while plugged into a powerbank. The power is back so I've tried charging it and it doesn't hold charge. The battery is non removable so its defunct except whilst plugged into a powerbank, which isnt ideal as I go might need the power for my phone etc.

@LoneStarPrepping

2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Mine still works great, but like I said, it isn't the best out there. As I stated in my video, I do not use mine for home emergencies. I use the Midland. It sounds like you last used it in 2021 and just tried again a few years later? You need to use it every 6 months or so. Bring the charge down and charge er back up and use it. Sounds like just sitting killed it.

Just brought the running snail, but it doesn't charge my devices. I wrote in the review last week. But no response.

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

Send it back. Mine charges my phone better than the midland 320 does! What review?

as the future is more high tech the more fallable it can be hand cranks is a tried and tested reliable option to have emergency battery when you need it the problem with today is they can all run out while your energy can last until you grow tired

I am wondering what the differences between the Midland 310 and the Midland 210?

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

The 210 doesnt use AA batteries, no dog whistle, and the rechargable battery is smaller ie. 2,000 mAh instead of 2,600 mAh. The ULTRASONIC DOG WHISTLE is used to assist search and rescue teams in locating individuals during an emergency situation.

@evelyny7037

8 ай бұрын

Oh, I really like the idea I’ve been able to use the AA batteries. So I guess I would need to go with the 310. Thanks so much for helping me.

@LoneStarPrepping

8 ай бұрын

No problem. I think the 310 is about $10.00 more or so...

Will any of these radios work in an EMP?

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

Likely not... You'll need a faraday cage.

I have owned the Running snail version, not to be rude, but it sucked really really bad. I ended up buying the Craftsman version, unfortunately they quit selling them. Because of the bad luck I had with the running snail, I would probably go for the midland, because I don't recognize the third brand, to me Midland just has better quality all together. I agree folks should have one of these! Scientific or not, this test makes sense to me. 73 and God Bless.

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

I agree it is not the best radio out there, but for $15.00, it aint bad, especially if it just going to sit in a bug out bag. If you see my review on them, you will see what I mean. I like it for the price. It also out performs my midland 310 in charging my phone. I talk about that under the description. Curious... how did it "suck" for you? 73

@edwinklaver

7 ай бұрын

Mostly because, something was always wrong with it, either the battery wouldn't hold a charge, It wouldn't receive NOAA, too long ago to remember exactly. I bought at least four of these, before giving up on the version, they looked exactly like this one. The final one, I ended up replacing the built in rechargable, with a 18650 and a single battery BMS, but had to remove the solar panel, so that the I would have a place to mount the 18650. Never had a battery problem again! lol. After I bought the Craftsman version, I gave the other one to my Grandson who was just amazed with it. I did watch your review, I was just pointed out my opinion on that one. Yes I know my opinion may seem a little strong on this, but I had a very bad experience with it, and would never put any trust in it again. @@LoneStarPrepping

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

I would not have one for regular use but my bob its just fine...

@edwinklaver

7 ай бұрын

No problem with that, we each have to choose what we think is the best coarse of action. It wasn't my intention to insult you, just expressing a different point of view. Take care. @@LoneStarPrepping

@LoneStarPrepping

7 ай бұрын

Oh no insult taken! None at all! 73... Midland is the way to go between the radios I tested gor general emergency use.

Is that an 18360 battery in the Midland?

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

No, it is not.

have a craftsman version wish it had a earphone jack it will charge from my desk lamp

@LoneStarPrepping

5 күн бұрын

How does it work for you? I have never used one.

Is there any advantage to having SW?

@LoneStarPrepping

23 күн бұрын

Not really, right now. If everything went shtf, it may be helpful to get info from different parts of the world.

I got one but the phone changing is not working

@LoneStarPrepping

Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. You didnt say which one. Send it back. There are many "likes" on all those radios on Amazon, so a lot of people are not having issues.

I guess the display i 1:20 1:25 snt too bad after further review for the Midland

Pretty sure the Raynic has a single screw battery door on the very bottom that houses the 18650 rechargeable battery for replacement.

@pennywiseguy182

Ай бұрын

Not to mention, the ability to have access to shortwave transmissions could be vital to survival in a bugout scenario. Love the Midland minus that HUGE factor.

I have a couple of emergency radios. One at home and one in the Land Rover. It charges via solar, had a hand crank and can be run off it's built in battery 2000Mah) or AAA. Had an SOS feature, torch and reading lamp , can also be used to part charge a phone. Key with these is to use them now and again if only to cycle the batteries. The one kept at home sits on the windowsill and stays topped up via solar for the most part. For charging from dead the solar panels are a bit of a gimmick but will add some charge over a few days. One other note, if you see the larger 10000mah or 20000mah battery banks with single solar panels on sale don't bother.. they are total crap and will take weeks to charge them.

@LoneStarPrepping

9 ай бұрын

I think the solar on those radios are mainly for topping off the battery. Example would be leaving in window when using to keep topped off. You are right about using here and there...

@rjbfreelander2

9 ай бұрын

@@LoneStarPrepping I am well versed in solar and batteries so know when something is a gimmick or I can at least understand its capability before buying. My old man is based in Texas ( I am UK based) and I have sorted him out with these radios and other battery options for charging kit.

someone gave me a crank radio very much like the RunningSnail (and in fact mine was an Eton "Microlink 160"). It was terrible from day 1. The solar charger never worked. The USB connector never worked. Cranking for 3 minutes would get you almost a minute of radio play time. The switch to turn on the radio has become dirty, and it will no longer reliably turn the radio on. I will never consider purchasing a hand crank radio. They are a waste of money.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear you had problems, but 11,400 people, at least, rated the cheapest one a 4.5 on average. For you to conclude that because your one radio had problems, you would never buy ANY crank radio again, after seeing my tests, is a little short sided. If not a crank radio, what radio would you buy for emergencies?

@ccscomments757

6 күн бұрын

​@@LoneStarPrepping The August 2020 derecho in Iowa sealed the fate of a handcrank 'emergency radio' in my eyes. I was without power for 11 days. I didn't touch that crank radio. While internet over cell phone was almost non-existant, we did have sporadic cell phone service. The car radio (even in my tree damaged SUV) was still operable (even though many local radio stations were off the air or on reduced power due to damage to towers, communication lines, lack of backup power, etc. Oddly, my landline telephone was still in operation even though the neighbors to each side of me had no landline telephone. In my opinion, keeping a couple of spare (and charged) batteries around (with the ability to recharge a cell phone or jumpstart a car) is a good idea. A hand crank will only generate a tiny amount of power (and I wonder how long those solar panels will take to recharge a standard 5000mAh cell phone battery? How many cranks of that generator?). In the aftermath of that storm, there were enough resources available to keep the batteries topped off. Finding an open gas station selling fuel was more of a challenge (often involving a 30 minute drive to wait in a line nearly 90 minutes. Every car had not only the car's fuel tank, but also at least one or two extra fuel containers for generators and chainsaws, as a hand crank generator will not supply enough power.). And as for the NWS broadcasts, I often find them to be too late. The bad stuff has already gone down by the time the NWS puts out a warning. Look at a good radar through a mobile app, THAT will help you more. Yup, that storm changed my perspective.

@LoneStarPrepping

6 күн бұрын

Im not trying to talk you into a crank radio, even though it is a good idea. You do what you think is best, and after an emp hits, I will take my crank radio out of my faraday cage and be able to use it whereas you will have nothing. Good luck with that.

This is Hilarious. I was watching this video and brief mild storm passed over 10 min later I was blacked out (along with over 500,000 other homes) for almost 12hrs. Strange one of the big power stations went off line at the same time and came back online at the same time power came back according to media reports totally unrelated (if you believe that). I live in Australia they are shutting down coal powered Power Stations, Gas has been banned for domestic use in new houses. In Australia we don't need to prep for an attack from a foreign country, civil unrest or a natural disaster, our socialist Greens controlled government is our biggest threat.

@LoneStarPrepping

4 ай бұрын

The current administration is trying to do the same thing here in the United States. We moved to a home with natural gas from an all electric home and glad we did! I just uploaded a video where we turned the power off for 24 hours. It was so easy to deal with with portable power station and natural gas. We were even able to run our furnace and gas tankless water heater.

@BoilingDietCoke

4 ай бұрын

Jumper, yes, you're correct.

@BoilingDietCoke

4 ай бұрын

​​@@LoneStarPreppingThey still keep stealing money from the dumb. "NO FOSSIL FUELS" "NO MAKE UP FOR YOU!" "NO STOPPING THE BLEEDING HEALTHY EVERY MONTH FOR YOU!' Franking Karens. LMAO 😅

@carolynrincker5853

4 ай бұрын

I pray for All of you daily! It's awful what your government is doing.

@carolynrincker5853

4 ай бұрын

And jumper, do you jump?

Can these radios be used for a nuclear war instead of weather

@LoneStarPrepping

15 күн бұрын

I answered in your last comment...

Which is the perfect radio for a nuclear war

@LoneStarPrepping

15 күн бұрын

There is no "best" radio for that, but I think the midland radio may be helpful. The weather part is just one feature. However, I think the best is some kind of ham radio. I have videos on this. Keep them in a faraday cage.