Power Outage – Apartment Prepper

Top 6 Emergency Power Sources to have Before the Next Outage

February 25, 2021 Apartment Prepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

Power outages often happen during disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, snow storms and even heat waves.

Prepare Your Emergency Lighting Before the Next Power Outage

February 20, 2021 Apartment Prepper Emergency Lighting, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

Written by Bernie Carr A family friend of ours had just recently moved to Texas when the unprecedented snowstorm and subsequent power disaster happened. Although it does get cold in

What to Do with Refrigerated Foods After a Power Outage

January 30, 2020 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage

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

Getting Weather Updates During Power Outages

December 12, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

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.

5 Ways to Have a Hot Meal When the Power Goes Out

November 14, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

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

How to Make a Beer Bottle Lamp

October 31, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Lighting, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage

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

Emergency Solar Power for Small Spaces

September 5, 2019 aptprepper Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Living off grid, Power failure, Power Outage, Solar Power, Survival Gear

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

7 Things You’ll Realize After Living Without Electricity

October 25, 2018 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage

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

What You Can Do With Food If Your Fridge Stops Working

July 26, 2018 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage

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,

Can You Live without Electricity?

October 2, 2017 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Survival

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