Rock On with CCRadio

If you've been following my blog, you about our float cabin on Powell Lake in Coastal BC. It's off-the-grid and we generate our own electricity using solar and wind power with a back-up gas generator for those short, cloudy winter days. We have chosen not to have television or Internet at our cabin, but we love to listen to the radio.

Wayne did some research last year and we purchased a CCRadioPlus from C. Crane Company as a Christmas present for ourselves. A newer model called the CCRadio-2 is now available. The CCRadio met all of our criteria and then some.

Some of it's features include:

• runs on AC or 4 “D” size batteries. We use NiMH rechargeable batteries that last for weeks at a time with lots of use.
• AM/FM with excellent reception and sound
• weather band
• headphone jack (Wayne loves to listen to late night CBC broadcasts)
• pre-set buttons for easy tuning of favourite stations
  

We are very happy with this product. We can "rock on" with our local SUN.FM or keep up with what's happening worldwide. And of course, the fact that it runs on rechargeable batteries makes it perfect for cabin living.

Do you have any rechargeable devices that you recommend for cabin living? Wayne and I would love to hear your suggestions. -- Margy