Right before Christmas, some of my relatives lost electricity when the wind knocked out their neighborhood’s power lines. They spent a cold night at home and were worried they would
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Category: Power Outage
Getting Weather Updates During Power Outages
Natural disasters often cause prolonged power outages. Whether the outage is a permanent condition or a temporary one, you need to have a plan for how to handle the situation without electricity.
Since weather not only causes most power outages but also causes and contributes to most disasters, it should be one of the first things to consider. Your best option during a power outage is to measure everything yourself.
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5 Ways to Have a Hot Meal When the Power Goes Out
Written by Annabelle Short If the power goes out before you prepare a hot meal, you will need to find other means of making the meal. You might think of
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How to Make a Beer Bottle Lamp
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com This week we are trying a fun DIY project from the book, Olive Oil Lamps &c. by Ron Brown. The book includes a
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Emergency Solar Power for Small Spaces
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I have been interested in having solar power for my apartment since I started writing Apartment Prepper in 2010. Back then, my searches
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7 Things You’ll Realize After Living Without Electricity
Editor’s note: We are so reliant on the power grid, it would be disastrous to lose electricity even for a few days. Looking at how much we
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What You Can Do With Food If Your Fridge Stops Working
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A couple of weeks ago, we were discussing the cyber threat to the public infrastructure. If you were to have a power outage,
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Can You Live without Electricity?
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com After multiple hurricanes devastated areas in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, many residents have had their electricity interrupted. Some people are still suffering
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8 Ways to Charge your Phone When the Power is Out
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few weeks ago, we had a power outage when a transformer in our neighborhood blew out. At the time my phone was
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Lights Out! NW Houston Edition: Lessons for Non-Preppers!
A few weeks ago, Northwest Houston experienced a large power outage. Thousands of homes lost power for several hours. While my area was not affected, I wondered how the residents
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