Sunlitec Solar String Lights Waterproof LED Indoor/Outdoor Hanging Umbrella Lights with 25 Bulbs - 27 Ft Patio Light for Deckyard Tents Market Cafe Gazebo Porch Party Decor (25 Light Bulb)

Ordered the Sunlitec Solar String lights with led bulbs, for our patio table umbrella. The work excellent. The solar panel is large and high quality. The panel itself is monocrystalene . Has the ability to charge the large capacity lithium ion battery even on cloudy days. This little power panel is an upgrade to anything I have seen before, large monocrystalene panel for more that adequate wattage. Large lithium ion battery storage for huge run time. In the steady light setting, the lights come on automatically at dusk, turn off automatically at dawn. We have not see any dimming during the run time. It also has Weatherproof connectors with seals. The color temperature of the lights are around 3000 degrees kelvin, making for a gentle and relaxing color balance that matches our other outdoor lighting. The bulbs are high end round style with exposed filament. The lights were very quick and easy to install if you look at the end of most patio umbrellas, there is a small slot at the end of the support branch. The wire for these lights fits perfectly into the slot. Just simply insert the wire as you go around the umbrella. I then just placed the solar panel on top of the umbrella securing it with a Velcro strip I had purchased separately. Super happy. Our guests complimented me on them. I am a techie. I like having all the resort style upgrades to my home and yard. I recommend this product. I am old enough to remember when product like this were expensive, and cheaply made. This product is very high quality. I can tell it will last for a long time.

I first bought these in 2020 and we strung them outside. They lasted almost 6 years, the only reason we took them down was work needed to be done in the area they were in. They have been through every single type of weather you can imagine in Maine, which has rough winters, and just kept going. I recently bought 2 more sets and we love them so much, looks like they have improved them a bit from the first time we bought them. Nice warm light, comes on every time, looks awesome in the snow in the winter!

These are not the cheapest lights BUT they reliably work through all the seasons in Upstate New York, even though we have one of the cloudiest cities, and the included battery is strong enough to keep the lights going overnight. We did have a solar panel that flipped upside down and had water damage and the company replaced it a year later without issue. These lights are spaced 1 foot apart, which gives you so much more lighting than most of the other strands spaced 2 or 3 feet apart. The best part is the panel allows for hook up of two strands for each panel, I only wish that you could buy the strand separately without additional panels since you can hook up two strands to one panel and it works great. Definitely worth the higher price point for the quality and more bulbs per length.

What we like: We live outside (retirees who haven't gotten our house built yet). It is great to have self-powered lights that don't strain our small solar electric system. We have a string of these outside our popup in the "yard," and a string under the EZ-up in our "kitchen." They look nice, and provide decent light (although we do use a regular light fixture for serious kitchen work), making it easy to walk around. They were easy to set up, and we can turn them off when we don't need them. It's nice to drive home after dark and have these lights on to greet us. Here's what we don't like so much: I notice a lot of reviews wishing the solar panel had a longer cord to the first light -- we don't have that problem, since we are using the lights up high and that's where we need the solar panel placed. What we dislike is that the on-off switch is on the back of the solar panel... if we put the panel in a place to get maximum solar gain, we can't reach it to turn it on or off. This wouldn't be an issue except for the other thing we don't like... the lights only stay on for a couple hours. I know it's winter, but we live in New Mexico and get plenty of sun. We also got these other LED light strings: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WGYP8BJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and they stay on until morning, even though the solar panels are in the same place as the Sunlitec lights! The solar panel/battery looks so much more robust than the other lights, but just doesn't live up to the light string. The Sunlitec lights come on right at dusk and then are off a couple hours later. We don't need them at dusk, so we turn them off and only turn them on when we need them. It's a bother to turn them on and off when the panel is optimally placed. We wish the on/off switch was on a cord so we could separate it from the panel. We do like the lights overall, so we will live with the bother. (We've only had these for about a month, so I can't speak to the product longevity; my lower longevity rating is for the nightly longevity of the power. Also they were dead easy to install; my lower rating on that is that they are impossible to install optimally.) Be aware that these come with a $10 Amazon gift card that they say they will activate when you give them a 5-star review. If I can find it I will try to redeem it even though my review is less than 5-stars, but even if they do, I am guessing many of the 5-star review are from folks who wanted the $10 and figured they had to give a 5-star review. Ugly marketing practice!

I originally bought a much more expensive brand with a larger bulb. Those were hideous and did not come with usb charging capability. I returned them and ordered these. I have 2 sets and they are fantastic! I attached them using black zip ties . They are very sturdy and have withstood 100 mph winds. Mine aren’t the ones with the remote control , I have no need for that! Sometimes I don’t get any sun to charge the solar panel which is when the usb port comes in handy. They charge quickly and hold a charge all night. They turn on automatically and lend a nice romantic light to my outdoor area. There’s also a timer that turns them off after 6 hours or you can leave them on all night. They light the stairwell enough to see where you’re going. They’re bright enough to see from the street as well. Easy to install. I receive many compliments from my neighbors.

I have purchased these lights 3 times, recently. I have had these in the past and they worked great; however, the last 3 orders have defective solar panels. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong, so yes, I bought again because I was past the return date. Amazon requested I return all the bulbs and panels; however, I had spent so much time putting up the lights, the process then became a big hassle. I thought, 3rd time is the absolute tester. I did not take the bulbs out of the package. Instead, I charged the solar panels by USB-C first for one full night, then put them out in the sun (face up) to charge for 3 days (with the solar option selected on the back). One of the panels is now completely off. This happened on my last 2 orders as well. So none of the last 3 purchases (where I bought 2 each = 6 orders) work. The site says there is a battery inside - there isn't because I tried to replace that as well with the first ones I got. Very disappointed.

Good quality lights but make sure all the bulbs are twisted on completely before hanging them.

I love these lights and I've ordered more than one set. One set didn't work and Amazon replaced them with another at no charge. I love having my patio all lit up!

Great lights for being solar powered. Was a bit worried they would be too dark but lights up my walkway no problem. Only thing is light bulbs are very fragile. One broke when the lights slipped and hit the group. But the package came with 2 replacement bulbs. Definitely would buy again.

I bought the lights to put in my outdoor lanterns. By the time I set everything up, I was only able to charge them for a few hours before nightfall. The lights were beautiful and bright all night until the sun came up. I love that they will light on their own each night and turn off in the morning. I think it looks beautiful! Perfect product for the idea I had!

Stopped working within 24 hours…

Update 23/09/23 After almost exactly 2 years (odd coincidence) these are still going, they stay bright for a decent amount of time but I'm sure the old batteries and cloudy solar panel are reducing performance so before another summer I decided to do some some maintaince and cracked the panel open (this is fairly easy with several plectrums and a bit of patience) inside are 2x 18640 3.7v 2200mAh batteries. I also sanded down the panel (400 grit followed by 1200 grit) and finally clear coated the panel. Looks good as new again. Expect it will carry on for another couple of years. Good stuff. Bought these in February to go under a 3.5x3.5m butterfly gazebo, bought the set with the solar panel and added an extra set of lights which was more than enough to do one big cross under the gazebo canopy plus two sides. After surviving an Australian (Sydney) summer and winter and I'll say so far so good, our solar panel is exposed to sun from sunrise to sunset and after a clear day will go for a good 4-5 hours, an overcast, rainy day and you'll be lucky to get an hour out of them, fine for Australia, they might be a bit disappointing in northern Europe. The bulbs are extremely delicate so these lights have to be free hanging, they can't be resting against a fence etc, I doubt they'd last long with a bit of wind blowing them against something. Also the cord is very short from the panel to the lights, definitely under a metre which could be a problem for anyone else, not the end of the world with some suitably rated (outdoor) electrical cable, some crimp terminals/splice connectors, heat shrink tubing and a little common sense. Couple of suggestions when installing these, take all the bulbs off before you set them up, put them on a blanket or something. I smashed two of the bulbs trying to rig up the first set (they come with 3 spares) but didn't make the same mistake twice. They are extremely delicate and are just waiting for an excuse to break, set the string up, then carefully put the bulbs in. Also, make sure they're nicely screwed in (a good indicator is if you're using more than thumb and forefinger and they shatter in your hand, that's too hard). I noticed over winter two bulbs from the first set I strung up had water in them, and they were only very, very lightly screwed in. After leaving them to dry and putting them back in properly they've been fine since. So far we're happy with them, not sure how long the battery in the panel will last, that will likely be what causes this to die after x number of charge and discharge cycles. So far they're consistently bright (weather dependant) with no sign of slowly dying yet.

I ordered expecting bigger bulb size and long adjustable wires so can cover long area. Very disappointed in that way :(. Similar small bulbs and smaller length wired lights are available with much lesser prices. Ordered a wrong one :( :(. Waste of money. 3 lights didn't work. very disappointed :'(.