Bargain E-book for a Long Lasting Emergency Light
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I purchased a copy of The Amazing 2000-Hour Flashlight by Ron Brown. It’s a manual that shows you how to add a 30-cent
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Category: Power failure
Setting Up a Generator
Preparing for power outages is the most frequently asked question from readers. One of the common recommendations is to “have a generator” when preparing for hurricane season, power outages or
Read moreDon’t Get Locked out at the Next Blackout
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com This is a true story that shows how the simplest thing can derail you. It was one of the hottest weeks of the
Read moreA Jolt that Shook Things Up
We had a rain storm a few days ago which caused some flooding and a number of accidents on the roadways. I delayed driving in to work, as I heard
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Prepare for a Power Outage
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com As I write this post, 1.6 million people are still without electricity in the Northeast, due to an unseasonable winter storm. A fierce
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Avoid a Hard Drive Disaster
We are having a spectacular thunderstorm as I write this. A flash of lighting, followed by a loud thunderclap… Then the lights flickered, I heard a loud ZAP! and my
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Backup Cooking Methods
Part of hurricane preparedness is having backups for cooking methods in the event of an extended power failure. During our last major hurricane, Hurricane Ike, some of my colleagues did
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The Real Solar Charger Test
After the first failed solar charger test https://wp.me/p1dmhM-oJ I went and bought fresh rechargeable batteries from Lowes. This solar charger, by XTG Technology, model XTG-SLRBC can charge both AA and
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