Power Outage - Apartment Prepper

The Truth About Crayon Candles

April 12, 2021 Apartment Prepper Emergency Lighting, Emergency Preparedness, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

I keep seeing posts being shared in social media about using crayons as candles. I wanted to investigate this – you know me, I try things before I recommend them.

What Texas Preppers Found Out During the Deep Freeze

March 8, 2021 Apartment Prepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Survival

Written by Bernie Carr Now that things have somewhat settled down in Texas after the disaster, I reached out to readers to see how they fared during the severe winter

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.