Shine Turbine - For When the Sun Doesn't - Plus a Special Announcement

Key Upgrades for the Shine V2.0
⚡50W Power Output from the turbine to the internal battery.
📱75W USB-C Fast Charging to power your devices in less time.
📊Bluetooth App for real-time monitoring of battery state, wind speed, & power generation.
🔋Power Station Adapter to charge power stations like Jackery, EcoFlow, & Bluetti.
📏6ft Mount Accessory to elevate your setup to capture more wind and maximize power.

[Woodswalker]

Very interesting product and it’s nice to see continuous improvement from a company.👍

[thedriftingspore]

Wow, that is pretty neat. A really awesome looking piece of gear from right here at home. Thank you for sharing Mark!

[Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

A very interesting product for sure. Nice for locations where wind is a frequent companion.

[auroraborealisknives]

That looks like a very well designed wind turbine. Convenient for extended camping trips

[BarnYardOutdoors]

I have been following this product for a while and love the concept, but the limited power output was always a concern. When I heard about version 2.0, I got on the early waiting list and can't wait to get the new one to test out. My main use will be for charging my power station and the new version should work well. Where I live in the middle of the U.S., wind is generally not a problem and the ability to continue charging overnight will be a huge benefit. Thanks for the video Mark.

[richardsierakowski]

Excellent info. Very well presented and great news about the V2 upgrade. Thanks.

[dwaynewladyka]

Very impressive wind generator. Cheers, Mark! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🇨🇦

[CanadianBeachcomber]

I will have to go to the Kickstarter page. I wonder if this can be mounted to my deck in the back yard. Safety-wise, there is lots of clearance to spin around and it is windy often. It would be good for the occasions when a Canadian Maritime post-tropical storm leaves us without power for a couple of days.

[hikewomeat]

The issue of supplying electricity in the absence of a sufficient amount of sunny light is very relevant. Using wind energies is one of the possible solutions. But the wind is not always available. Usually people try to arrange their camp in places protected from the wind. The question arises, what other methods of obtaining electricity are available in such circumstances? In my opinion, this is a thermoelectrogeneration with the use of semiconductors or the transformation of mechanical energy using a Stirling engine. Have you ever seen such devices suitable for use on hikes?

[jacqueline]

This is an interesting concept and love that it is a product from Nova Scotia! It is something I may be interested in down the road. Did I hear you say that the battery wasn't replaceable? I would be concerned about the waste of the rest of the unit and the cost of a new unit if I had to replace the whole thing when the battery died. Thanks for sharing. :) :)

[jimf]

No sun and no wind….who would have thunk renewable energy just isn’t reliable? 😀. Looks great, and if I could afford it, I’d love to pair something like this with my solar panel. Seems every fall hunting trip is mostly cloudy and windy.
Is this thing safe to run in the rain?

[Theflyguy]

Wonder whether these are available in the U.K?

[neonsamurai]

Cute but I cannot see using it unless you live/camp in an area where you know there will be enough wind most of the time. More likely to have sunny days more often then windy ones where I am.

[MichaelR]

Good review Mark, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !

[Zkpe]

Where is the best place in the US to generate wind energy?
Regions with High Wind Potential

Stretching across states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa, the Great Plains boast vast expanses of open land and strong, consistent winds, making them ideal for wind generators..

[eyeofthetiger]

G'day Mark, interesting for sure and like solar, cant beat free power from nature ; )
I can understand why they include the mast/guylines as a stand alone kit, (pardon the pun), though reckon I'd be running it on a 6-8 ft tent pole and I wonder if having it sit just above, and adjacent to, a tent or tarp roof surface may catch/channel a bit more wind, depending on prevailing direction, kinda like a horizontal sail. In any case I think a vane wouldnt hurt.
Ultimately, I reckon intergrating it with solar would be better again, in terms of variable weather conditions, (indeed night time), and overall grunt accoss the board. Mind you, with wind often comes rain, here anyway, so might wanna up the ante on the IP rating too.
Cheers Duke.

[Tjensen]

The biggest concern I have if I'm connecting a charging cable directly to the unit will be if the Shine continues to spiral in a single direction, the cable will eventually wind its way around the pole and bind up any further spinning, therefore eventually breaking either the cable, or unit altogether. 🥺🥺

[maurice]

I gotta say for the price, you could easily buy a battery or power station with at least 1 kWh. So unless you're out for a week, I don't see the point. Yes, I know the weight would be higher, but just not enough output. Windmills seldom get anywhere near the max power output. And no, you don't need sun, but you do need wind.

[Theflyguy]

Mmm watching the video in its entirety it seems finicky and very specific as what it needs to be useful. I think solar is cheaper and less faff to be honest. Also they need to increase the water resistance of the unit. As that is when this will likely fill void over solar, windy rainy days..

[ziggarillo]

I m unfortunately the occasional milliwatt hour that these things produce is mostly unusable . You'll never get 75 Watts on a tripod just above the ground.