TomCare Solar Outdoor Lights 43" Higher & Larger Flickering Flames 96 LED Solar Torch Lights Outdoor Waterproof Solar Powered Garden Lights Decorative Landscape Lights for Yard Patio Christmas, 4 Pack

The media could not be loaded.  For many years I've been looking for realistic flame-like lamps for various decorative projects — indoors and out — so thrilled to discover these "dancing flame" or flickering LED path lights. More than pleased with their very realistic flame-like motion, brightness, and color. Kudos to whoever designed this product.I can't speak to long term performance as yet (only had these a bit over a week), but the plastic lamp housing appears durable and cleverly designed to enhance the dancing flame effect at close range by strategically masking the gaps between individual LEDs and reinforcing the illusion of continuous moving flames, a kind of spatial analog to the "magic" of using rapidly displayed still frames to create the illusion of motion pictures.The dancing effect itself is complex and random enough that it feels quite natural — not mechanical or repetitive — and the shape and size of the flames are very satisfactory.I purchased a pair of these with the idea of attempting to adapt one of them for use in a concrete (faux stone) Japanese garden lantern. We'd lived in Japan for several months and noticed that these ornamental lanterns are sometimes illuminated with candles or lamps, especially in temple gardens, but we didn't want the risk or inconvenience of an open flame here in southern California.The adaption (see accompanying video) worked better than I'd hoped. Basically, I separated the LED lamp unit from the housing that contains the solar panel/sensor and the on/off switch and reconnected them with two six-foot double cords (4 wires total). This so that the solar panel assembly could be positioned at a distance from the Japanese garden lantern to preserve aesthetic qualities.The original housing containing solar panel and switch is inconspicuously staked several feet away amidst low shrubbery, and connected to the LED lamp unit via extension wires coming up through a central hole in the bottom of the lamp. To be on the safe side, I strung the wires through a short piece of electrical conduit (see video) to thwart enthusiastic gardeners severing it with shovels or trowels. The conduit will eventually disappear under mulch and plants.I'd tried this re-wiring trick in years past with other solar lights without success — I'd never been able to get them to charge properly — but splicing the extra lengths of wire into this device was easy and hasn't seemed to have impaired the charging, switching, or operating of the lights a bit. I used crimp-on connectors for both the butt splices and the "disconnect" pairs (placed so that the LED lamp can be easily installed and removed for maintenance or replacement without taking the whole setup apart).Detail: Since I had exactly 4 wires to deal with, I used two different styles of disconnects (bullet and blade) and alternated the male/female ends so that each of the 4 wires can only connect with its proper mate. Avoids decomposable labeling or trial-and-error fussing. Since this is outdoors, I added drops of hot glue to seal the connectors to prevent moisture getting in and corroding the wires. A few drops of hot glue in the reassembled solar panel/switch housing relieves the strain from the wires. Disassembling and modifying the unit no doubt voids the warranty, but it's lots of fun!As you can see in the video, the effect is pretty convincing. I kept one of the lamps as-is and placed it in another corner of our garden to compare performance with the modified set-up, and so far both are performing flawlessly and beautifully. Both are placed in partial open shade, but the generous size of the solar panels appears to be enough to charge the battery for at least 3-4 hours full strength. We'll see how they do in the winter with fewer hours of sunlight. If need be, I'll reposition the solar panels — another plus of separating them from the LED lamp. I'll try to remember to report back here in a few months.My usual critics (read "family") loved these lights so much they requested a couple more to place elsewhere around the garden.I've purchased two different "brands" of these lights — one 20% cheaper than the other — and it appears they are really just different vendors — the lamps themselves — right down to the instruction sheets — are absolutely identical, so I'd suggest shopping around for the best price per unit at any given time. A good way to find all the options seems to be to search Amazon for specific features such as "96-LED" or "Dancing Lights" or... well, you know how to experiment with search terms.

These are the best flickering flame torch lights that I have found. Bright, realistic flickering 'flame' and from what my friends have said, last for years!

I’m happy with my original Tom Care tiki lights and purchase 4 more. The corner of my backyard is very dark and these are tall enough for the sun to shine on them during the day and light up at night.

I love these lanterns! Everyone that sees them, tells me they love them as well. And I live on a very busy highway. The reason for my review is I seen some people posting about they quit working and thought they were broke etc. SO; coming from someone who has a little over a dozen sets of solar lights. (Some of those sets have 6 strands each in them, across all of my 5acres, these are BY FAR my favorite. Things I’ve learned that may be helpful to some. First if you ever get a big storm with lightning or hail, these will shut themselves off periodically. All you have to do is go back out and turn them back on. (Let them energize in the sun again because honestly, who knows how long they were out before you noticed they weren’t working). And then make sure you had turned it back on, or you may have to repeat that energizing again. (I say this because right before you throw it away your probably hitting that on/off button a few times and not quite sure if it’s in the on or off position). So if it don’t work the first day, just go press that button again and give it a day of sun and I bet they start working again. Second, extremely hot, humid and Extremely cold weather will do this too. Again, mine have yet to be broken, but just kicked off a few times. And the temps got down to -14 degrees here last year. I am not sure exactly what causes these to do it but almost all of mine are affected this way in these conditions. And after throwing out so many that I thought was broken, I decided to try a new tactic. And sure enough it was right after these weather events that I noticed more than one set not working. Thanks to trying this out, I’ve not had to replace any of them since I started the turn off/on and recharging again. And that was at least a couple years ago. This is probably my favorite company to purchase from as I feel their lights are more bright and last until the sun comes out in the morning. They start to get dim right before daybreak but they do last all night. They are also much larger than your normal solar driveway lights and very well made and quite sturdy. I hope this helps some of you out there.

Great torches. The flame is very realistic.

I thought it was a great product when I bought it. It made my backyard look amazing! I would not purchase them again because they didn't make it through 1 summer. I bought three sets and over half of them are no longer working. Very dissapointing.

The looks awesome in the dark! Light up nicely!

Tanto me gustó, que después de un año de haber comprado mi primer par, volví a comprar otras para mi jardín que es un area un poco obscura y con ellas me ilumina y se ven hermosas . Como si fueran realmente de fuego . Recomendadas súper ampliamente

De noche ilumina muy bonito la entrada de mi casa

La descripción dice 4 unidades y las fotos indican 4 unidades y solo traen 2 piezas. Solicitarte devolución de producto.

I love these lights. The flames look so real.

Me encantaron. Tal cual en la foto. Lucen hermosas. Pediré otras