Outdoors there is plenty of sun and hardly ever a socket. That is what a solar lantern is built for: by day it charges on your backpack or in front of the tent, in the evening it gives the light back — no throwaway batteries, no power bank, no cable across the porch. On the move, other things count than in the garden: little weight, a good way to fix it and a light that does not dazzle when everyone sits round the camp table. This page sets out what a solar lantern for camping and hiking should do — and how SOMO comes along in the Adventure Mount.
Use cases
When the sun drops behind the lake, the day/night sensor switches the light on by itself. Warm white at 3000 kelvin does not dazzle when you crawl into the tent, and it leaves the sky dark enough for stars. With the Adventure Mount's lanyard, SOMO hangs from the tent pole; the Sun Jar stands in the grass in front. In the morning both go back into the sun.
On a hike every gram counts. SOMO Classic weighs 80 grams, the Adventure Mount Classic adds 17. Two strap slots thread it onto your backpack, where the solar cell charges while you walk. At the break it stands upright on a rock or a table, and when it gets dark it is the torch for the last kilometre.
The magnet in the Adventure Mount holds on metal, on the bonnet or the tailgate. The ¼-inch thread fits a camera tripod when you need light at head height. And because SOMO and mount are rated IP64 — dust-tight and protected against splashing water — neither dust on the track nor a rain shower bothers them.
First, weight. Whatever travels on your back should be light. A solar light without a glass body weighs little: SOMO Classic 80 grams, SOMO Mini 40 grams. The Sun Jar of glass and stainless steel is heavier — it is the light for the campsite where you stay a few days, not for the summit.
Second, how you fix it. On the move, a lamp is rarely where you need it. The Adventure Mount gives SOMO four ways to get there: the detachable lanyard for branch and tent pole, the magnet for metal, the ¼-inch tripod thread and two strap slots for backpack and strap. And it stands upright when the table is level.
Third, charging without a socket. A solar lantern charges best in direct sun; as a rule of thumb, one hour of summer sun stores about one hour of light. On your backpack it charges while you walk. For grey days SOMO also charges over USB-C, from a power bank or in the car.
Fourth, runtime. On low, one charge of SOMO Classic lasts up to 100 hours, 28 on medium, and 5 at full brightness with 100 lumens. Dim it at the tent and one charge sees you through a long weekend.
And finally: one light for everything. SOMO fits not only the Adventure Mount but, in the matching size, the Sun Jar and the Light Carafe too. On your backpack by day, in the jar on the camp table in the evening — it is the same light.
For rain and splashes, yes. SOMO and the Adventure Mount are rated IP64: dust-tight and protected against splashing water from every direction. The Sun Jar complete set is rated IP65, so it also withstands water jets. Do not submerge either of them.
SOMO Classic shines for up to 100 hours on low, 28 on medium and 5 at full brightness. In between, you dim it to what you need.
Yes, over USB-C — from a power bank, in the car or at home from any USB charger. On the road the sun is usually enough: on your backpack or in front of the tent.
The size of the SOMO that fits. The Adventure Mount Classic holds SOMO Classic with 100 lumens, the Adventure Mount Mini the smaller SOMO Mini with 70 lumens. Both come as a complete set with SOMO or on their own if you already have a SOMO.
Yes. SOMO's day/night sensor switches the light on at dusk and off again in the morning. So it can lie in the sun all day and be there in the evening.
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