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Ways to Charge your Phone Without Electricity

January 12, 2023 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage, Power Outage supplies

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few weeks ago, thousands of people in North Carolina lost power due to two substations being vandalized. This illustrates that electric power

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

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

Fridge Items That May Last Through a Power Outage

March 9, 2016 aptprepper Avoiding Waste, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure

This post is by Bernie Carr After a power outage that lasts for a few hours, many people toss out everything that was in the refrigerator. I always toss out

Can You Use a Fuel Generator if You Live in a High Rise?

October 22, 2015 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage supplies

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I recently received a reader question about whether it is advisable to use a generator while living in a high rise. If you’ve

Find Cheap Emergency Lighting Before the Next Power Failure

April 9, 2014 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage supplies, Preparedness, Saving money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A couple of weeks ago, the main energy provider for the city had two transformers blow up and over 13,000 residents in one

Survive an “American Blackout” in an Apartment

November 5, 2013 aptprepper Apartment Living, Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness, Power failure, Power Outage supplies, Preparedness, Preparedness Mindset, Show Review

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I got a chance to see “American Blackout” on Nat Geo a few days ago. If you have not heard of the program,

The Truth about Doing Laundry Off-Grid

June 12, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Off Grid Laundry, Power Outage supplies

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I thought it might be a good exercise to try doing laundry without using the washing machine and dryer. Whenever there is a

Setting Up a Generator

May 16, 2013 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, Generators, Power failure, Power Outage supplies

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