Radio - wind-up, solar, rechargeable...

We also use a small blue tooth speaker that I link to the phone or pad to listen to classics fm, or downloaded music if no Wifi. The speaker is a Bose, which although not the cheapest, it is difficult to believe the quality of sound from such a small device. Although we always use EHU and have a fixed radio in the van, the quality is usually much better over the Internet.

We've got a small inexpensive blue tooth speaker too, haven't tried it in the van yet and will probably stick with the pocket radio for early and late listening.

The solution not mentioned so far is to fit a car radio.   I haven't gone this route I have bought a Ruark R1 radio.  This can be plugged into the 12v supply and really doesn't take too much power.  It also act as a Bluetooth receiver.  It wasn't cheap and tbh it's too good just to use in the van so it comes home with us and I use it in my office. 

You could always buy lithium rechargeable batteries for your existing radio.  At the end of their life they are almost 100% recycleable. Basically they take them and refine the contents to make new batteries.

if you don't have a radio yet then see if you can get a second hand one.

That's probably more environmentally friendly than buying a new radio with all the toxic chemicals used to make the circuit board, plastics, and chips.

Agreed on the buying 2nd hand bit, for just that reason, yes.

Of course with radios it's OK. Not so easy with computer & communications stuff, where it's probably several generations out of date once it's more than a year old, and non longer supported! But yes, I'm all for not introducing new mucky chemical stuff into the cycle - we've just bought a refurbished tablet for just that reason.

I had one of those battery less radios.

One day I turned it on and the weather report said summers here hot sunny days all summer!

The news told me world peace had been achieved and the economy was getting better every day.

Then I remembered it was a wind up radio. . . . 

Sorry, couldn't resist 

Oh dear; oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

BIG  LAUGHING  SMILEY  ICON  THINGY   !!

Good  to  see  somebody  else has  that  daft  sense  of  humour 

We have a Roberts DAB digital radio charge from electric at home then leave in window to charge from the sun whilst away. Lasts for ages. Just had to replace the battery after about 5 years use got it from Roberts think the battery was about £20. Like new again.