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Green Ostrich Wind ‘N Go Flashlight Review

by Tazim Damji

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What do you do when there’s a black out? Do you locate your candles only to find you’re out of matches, or reach for your flashlight only to find that it’s run out of batteries?

Green Ostrich

The Wind ‘N Go UltraLight, which I received from Green Ostrich, works well in this type of situation and many others! There are 5 LED lights with 2 different settings for high/low light. There is a faint blue light and glow in the dark ring so that you can find the flashlight in the dark. You will have a chance to WIN this very same flashlight, if you scroll down (after you read my review)!

Green Ostrich UltraLight flashlight

This is what I received in the box for the UltraLight: cell phone adaptor, battery, instructions, warranty card and the flashlight. I like the weight of the flashlight. It definitely seems well-made and heavy-duty. I like that is has more than one function – the radio will come in handy for emergency situations/fun when camping. I’ve always wanted a wind-up/rechargeable flashlight. I hate when I run out of batteries, since most flashlights use large batteries that I don’t have extras of.

Features of the UltraLight:

  • 90 decibal siren/flashing red light – perfect for emergency situations!
  • 5 really bright and energy efficient LEDs that never need replacing
  • cell phone charger (for Nokia phones, but you can buy adaptors for other makes) for 10 minutes of talk time
  • NOAA Weather band AM/FM radio

To use the UltraLight, you just crank the bar on the back of it (which turns easily)for at least 1 minute, for 90 minutes of low light/60 minutes of high light. If you buy the AC adaptor, you can fully charge it and it will run the light for 20 hours on low/5 hours on high. There is also enough ‘juice’ to power a cell phone for enough time to make an emergency call just by winding for 1 minute, or to run a siren for 30 minutes! I like that the bottom of this unit is flat so that you can stand it up, and that there is a little strap to put it on your wrist or hang it up.

UltraLightWhere the UltraLight would come in handy:

  • while camping
  • to keep in the car for emergencies
  • travelling
  • trick-or-treating
  • at home for black outs or looking under the sink, for instance

About Green Ostrich, a store that sells Green Gifts:

Green OstrichTM started with the following observation: the energy-intensive retail stores that we frequent do not offer many Earth-friendly, green products.

So, we decided to create an online store dedicated to eco-friendly gifts. We help people make changes, not sacrifices. We help them live well and refresh the Earth.

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Tazim Damji is a permaculture gardener and certified holistic nutritionist from Vancouver, Canada. She is passionate about photography, vegan food, and gardening. Read more posts by Tazim. Visit her food and adventure blog Celebrate Life's Adventures Connect with Tazim via Twitter or on Facebook .

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  1. melissa says

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    It would come handy when camping or when there is no electric during a storm.

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  2. Maureen says

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    Last year we lost power during a blizzard and it would have been very handy. I would use it around the house too.

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    I like Green Ostrich on facebook.

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    I am an e-mail subscriber.

  5. Amber says

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    this would be great because it seems like our electric is always going out for some reason or another

  6. Amber says

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    i like them on FB as Amber Lusk MacDoanld

  7. Sylvia says

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    This would come in handy for those winter power outages
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    I folow with Google Friend connect
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    I subscribe by email
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    I am a GFC followe!
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  11. Andy S. says

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    I like to keep an emergency light in my truck.

  12. Fran Welch says

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    This flashlight would come in handy at least two to three times a year in our upstate New York winters.

  13. angela m says

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    it would come in handy when the power goes out and my favorite feature is the am/fm radio..
    thanks
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  14. angela m says

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  16. Margaret Smith says

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    This flashlight would come in handy for when we have power failures. We have them often and having a reliable flashlight on hand would be wonderful. In addition, we'd also use this for camping. Thanks so much.

  17. Margaret Smith says

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    I LIKE Green Ostrich on Facebook. (Margaret E. Smith)
    Thanks

  18. Margaret Smith says

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    I'm a GFC follower (rickpeggysmith)
    Thanks again

  19. BJW says

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    I would use it for power failures. I like that it has a siren too.

  20. Shannon Baas says

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    We have severe weather coming up with winter coming up so this would be wonderful.

  21. susan varney says

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  22. Ann F says

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    The Ultralight flashlight would be great to keep in the car. No worries about a dead battery!

  23. Ann F says

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    I'm an email subscriber

  24. Ann F says

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  25. Pat says

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    Often in winter when I take my morning walk it's still dark (I walk on safe streets but there are no streetlights). This flashlight would make a welcome guiding companion.

  26. Denise B. says

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    Our electric goes out a lot around here. So, flashlights are a must.

  27. anna t. says

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    Since I have several battery powered flashlights at home, I would keep this in the car (just in case). Then if the battery flashlights at home were bad, I would now where to find this one.

  28. Shannon A says

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    This would be great for the times the power goes out

  29. Donna L says

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    I like that it has a cell phone charger. I would use it at home because we live in a area that get a lot of storms.

  30. Donna L says

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  31. Monique Rizzo says

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    Hubby would use this early in the morning. he is a schoolbus driver and he could use this to pre-trip his bus in the dark.
    Thanks for the chance.
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  32. HFG Admin says

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    What is there not to like about the Wind ‘N Go UltraLight? In addition to the very handy additional features which comes with the light, the fact that it can be cranked into operation whenever the unexpected emergency occurs is very nice since you never have to worry about batteries.
    My recent post Small Dynamo Flashlight With Hand Crank Back-up Power for 1497

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    I follow with GFC and an email subscriber

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    Like green ostrich on facebook (cathyhorner)

  35. beth shepherd says

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    This would be wonderful during the storms and tornado season
    thank you
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  36. beth shepherd says

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    I like on fb
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  37. clynsg says

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    It would come in handy right here at home, since it is hard and expensive to keep batteries in the emergency flashlights for the few times they are needed for loss of power–same thing goes for the one I try to keep in my car.

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    Follower via GFC

  39. Tammy Darling says

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    I would keep this in my car!

  40. Peggy says

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    The flashlight would definitely be handy when we're out camping with our local Girl Guides Unit!

  41. Richard T. says

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    I would keep it at home in case of blackouts.

  42. Richard T. says

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    I LIKE Green Ostrich on Facebook.

  43. Richard T. says

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    GFC follower as Ty

  44. Barbara says

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    This is something I truly need! I don't have a flashlight at all, and it is good having one when living in an apartment (blackouts) and in case of emergencies!
    Thank you!

  45. Dave says

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    Just two weeks ago we had a wind storm in the evening and our power was out for almost 12 hours. We made do with candles and a flashlight with weak batteries, but this Wind ‘N Go UltraLight would have been the cat's pajamas. Thank you for the great give-away.

  46. Vicki says

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    After all of the tornados that passed through here this year, I think it would be really smart to have a flashlight on hand that doesn't need batteries. Thanks!

  47. Vicki says

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    I follow you on GFC =)

  48. Nancy says

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    It would come in handy for me when the power goes out.

  49. iplaytrack1224 says

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    Sweet blog and thank you for the giveaway!
    Would love, love, LOVE to win this!
    =]

  50. skary says

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    We lose power all the time in the winter, so this would be great when it happens in the middle of the night and I need to check on Jr. I'd keep it in my bedside table. Thanks.

  51. Claire says

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    Down here in SoCal it’s not unusual to lose power after an earthquake or during a brush fire, so it would be very helpful in those situations!

  52. amy says

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    This flashlight would come in handy because where I live, the power constantly goes out! I like that the flashlight is compact and would be easy to find in a emergency!-Thanks for the giveaway.

  53. Ed Nemmers says

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    I like the siren and flashing red light feature!

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  54. Rachel Higgs says

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    This would be great in my emergency pack

  55. Becky S. says

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    Green Ostrich FB fan (Becky Seelentag)
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  56. Ani says

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    It would definitely come in handy during any blackouts in the winter snowstorms or summer thunderstorms.

  57. Becky S. says

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    This is awesome. We have three boys and it seems like we always need flashlights. They like to camp in the backyard. Plus we’ve had several power outages this year.

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  58. Teresa L says

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    Every time a storm hits here we lose power for a long time. This would surely come in handy during those times!!

  59. Teresa L says

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    I follow you GFC

  60. Teresa L says

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    I like Green Ostrich on Facebook
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  61. Tara says

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    This would be handy for camping for sure – we always forget batteries 🙂
    thanks

  62. Tara says

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    I'm also a e-mail subscriber

  63. Leanne M says

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    I think this would be great to have so you don't have to look for batteries when the power goes out.

  64. Leanne M says

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    I LIKE Green Ostrich on Facebook

  65. Leanne M says

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    I follow on gfc.

  66. frvetere says

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    We would use it as our power out backup! It is safer than candles.
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  67. iiiyadirf says

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    I would put this flashlight in my car for emergencies. I think it's a great product to have. It gives you some peace of mind to know if you are stranded in the dark due to car trouble, you'll always have something to rely on.
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  70. valancia says

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    Oh this would be so handy here in my home when we get all those winter snow storms and even the summer storms that knock our power out, we always scramble for the flashlight and candles but this would be so much more better to use, I'm excited about it!

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  73. Leslie S. says

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    We live in Florida and get frequent power outages(very rural area).We also go camping alot so could put this to good use.Thanks!
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  74. Janice Whitaker says

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    I would use in my home. Our power goes off all the time. Not having batteries would be AWESOME!

  75. Maria Celeste says

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    I would for sure get two of these for my on the go and home emergency kits. I like the built in radio.
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  76. Kristy says

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    Last year our power went out during a huge snow storm, this light would have come in handy then! 🙂

  77. Christy says

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    i would LOVE to win this because i can honestly say that i have no idea where a flashlight is in my house!!(probably down in the 'man cave' somewhere! sigh)

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  79. Daniel M says

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    love it you can just wind it up to use it, sick of replacing batteries

  80. susan says

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  81. amy deeter says

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    we lose power in the winter
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  82. mistysunrise says

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    this flashlight would come in handy, because I live out in the country. The electric goes out, and sometimes it can be awhile before they get to us. This would be a huge help. Plus it doesnt need batteries.

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  85. Celia says

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    It sounds like a great product. I think having one in the car would be very useful for road-side emergencies, but I also like the idea of having one in my earthquake kit.

  86. Chrystal J. says

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    This would come in handy during a storm or power outage.

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  87. Chrystal J. says

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  89. Amber y says

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    We go camping a lot in the summer and this flashlight would be perfect for that!

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  91. Amber y says

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    I like green ostrich on fb (amber lynn)

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  92. susan smoaks says

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    this would come in handy on our next camping trip

  93. Rosey says

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    I like Green Ostrich on Facebook (Sarah Smile).

  94. Rose Alexis says

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    I am an e-mail subscriber.

  95. Michelle H. says

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    We just had blackouts in our area around 2 weeks ago. This really would have come in handy.

  96. Michelle H. says

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    Email subscriber.

  97. meme says

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    I love that it has an adapter for a cell phone and in 1 minute you can charge the phone for an emergency call. I would give this to my son who would use it for the cub scouts and camping.

  98. Alison says

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    This would come in handy for my daughter. She needs a flashlight next to her bed. She doesn't want a light on all night, but would love a flashlight to use in case she needs to use the restroom at night. Also, it'd be nice to have on our annual camping trips!

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  101. Gianna says

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    It would come in handy when the electricity goes out.

  102. Veronica Garrett says

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    This flashlight would come in handy in the home if power goes off. It would also come in handy in the car in case you have car trouble at night.

  103. Donna K says

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    I would like to put it in my emergency bag.

  104. czytaj dalej says

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    Dlaczego Ty jeszcze nie piszesz do gazet?! Super artykuł, a jestem z tej branży zatem wiem o czym mówię 😉 pomyśl nad tym, ponieważ taki talent nie może się zmarnować 😀

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