Code Red - Power Down
hive-139358·@emma-h·
0.000 HBDCode Red - Power Down
<center></center> *<div class="text-justify">There are many things we can do to mentally and physically prepare for a SHTF moment, whether it is a situation where you need to get out of dodge ASAP or if you get lost in the wilds. I'm busy working on improving my practical skills that could be used if I ended up in that type of scenario. I thought I'd share my experiences as they may be useful to someone else too.</div>* <div class="text-justify"> Most of these are simple things that you wouldn't normally think about, but in a bad situation could potentially save your life or could just make your outdoors experience better. --- #### <center>Power Down</center> --- I've recently been speaking to a girlfriend of mine overseas who is really struggling with power situations where the electricity is so unreliable that she's going some days without power for up to 12 hours. It wreaks havoc on her day and she has to plan the meals and kids activities around the power down scenarios. It's certainly leaves her frustrated and annoyed and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. This is apparently becoming more common in certain countries where the infrastructure is just not reliable enough to maintain the supply that is demanded. With all the issues that are also mounting in areas of Europe due to the gas pipelines being shut down and winter possibly looking like a dangerous time, I've started thinking a lot more seriously about power down situations and how I can start to mitigate them according to what my needs are. I need to be able to charge my phone, laptop and have my internet working so I've got a battery powered modem that can carry a charge for up to 2hrs without being plugged in. My laptop battery is roughly the same so that would guarantee I am covered for the first 2hrs, but what happens after that? --- ##### Mobile Solar Panel and charging block A few days ago I went to a hardware store to find out what the solar panel options out there are. They didn't stock the ones I'm looking for but I did get a lead on a local company that makes them who I will try. I essentially am looking for a small enough solar panel that it is mobile and if I was sitting at a café I could pull it out and plug my laptop into it. I've secured a battery pack for with two charging ports - one for my phone and one for my internet modem. I know that these are all basic stop gap measures and wouldn't last very well for a long term power outage. I know that Toby @smithlabs would probably have much better option recommendations for long term outtages and he's been building up his rigs for that purpose. --- ##### Solar Powered Lighting The other problem that I'm facing is the lack of lighting in this scenario. I'm planning on changing my lightbulbs to those that charge when the power is on and then when the power goes down they move over to their battery power with minimal disruption. I'm also looking at solar panel lighting similar to the one pictured below: <center></center> The problem with this one is that it has a motion sensor, I would far prefer to find one with a switch and I don't want one that runs on batteries, it needs to be rechargeable outside so I can leave it out during the day and use it at night. The drawback with these is that they don't tend to last very long so I may only get 2hrs of good lighting out of a light like this and that will diminish over time as the solar panel longevity isn't infinite. --- ##### Making Meals I can make most of my food over fires so I'm not that worried about cooking, but refrigeration is going to require either an inverter or a generator...I'll be looking into that next as a more long-term measure, but even then, the price of fuel is so high that a generator is not ideal. It's better to have some form of power than having a complete power down situation. So this is where I have started. I know I've got a long journey ahead of me. --- Where would you start if this was your situation? What is your current experience with power in your country? Let me know in the comments.</div>
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