Staying Powered Up During Disasters

You don’t need a whole-house generator to stay cool and connected.

Let’s talk about power. No, not whether you can lift me over your head with one arm- electrical power.

First off, let’s admit that people have been doing without electrical power for the vast majority of recorded history. Can you simply go old school in the woods or during an emergency? Sure.

However, humans have invented, produced, and purchased countless items that rely on electricity for a reason- convenience. And those conveniences, if properly chosen, can sometimes equate to life or death in a crisis (e.g., GPS if you are lost in the woods).

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There are so many ways to generate and store electrical power that it will almost surely make your head spin if you’re a newcomer to this arena.

You have grid power (the plugs in your wall that you pay a monthly bill for), solar power, wind power, hydro turbines, generators (diesel, gasoline, propane, natural gas, biofuel, etc.), batteries (lead-acid, lithium, nickel-cadmium, alkaline, etc.), inverters, even hand-crank items like weather radios or flashlights. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Maintaining electrical power during a crisis or simply when outdoors deserves many more articles, but today…