A few months ago I reviewed a solar Tiki light on another one of my blogs.  At the time I was excited since the solar tiki lamp would give a “tiki look” without using oil.  Hampton Bay made the Tiki light that I reviewed, so this review is a Hampton Bay  Solar Tiki Light review and does not reflect any better quality solar tiki lamps.

The first negative thing about the lamp was that the “bamboo” was made of plastic and not real bamboo.  I sort of wrote it off since it still looked like a bamboo tiki lamp.  Once I set the lamp up the plastic sections came apart and I was forced to glue them together.  The solar panel did a good job powering the lamp and produced a nice yellow light.

A couple weeks ago I moved the lamp from our front yard and placed it on our boat so other boaters do not crash into our boats at night.  Granted the tiki lamp was not designed as a “solar tiki light for boats” but in my opinion outdoor use is outdoor use.  Once on the boat we had problems with the solar panel falling off and the “bamboo webbing” around the lamp was falling apart.  The lamp was not used on the boat when we used the boat so it rules out abuse on our part.

Overall I think the Hampton Bay company that is owned by the Home Depot makes a very low end solar Tiki light.  On a 1-10 scale I would give the solar light a 3 since I doubt it will last a year.  When I finish my review on my green blog it will earn a 0 since the product will end up in a landfill.