I went on vacation recently, and took the Solar Stella with me. Most of the time it sits on the shelf in the living room, and I haven't really taken it anywhere. I figured this would be a good chance to test out the ruggedness and build quality to see how well it holds up. Plus I didn't want to worry about batteries, which is why I built the thing to begin with.
I did find a couple of issues with it, using it on a daily basis, shlepping it in and out of hotels, taking it to the beach, trying to keep it out of the reach of my toddlers. I'm still investigating one of the problems I had with it (I know what's wrong, just have to figure out how to fix it), but in the meantime, I'll post a few photos I took as I move them off my flash cards and get them edited.