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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper power outages can happen when we least expect them they
can come any time of the year they can come from overloaded power in the
summertime tornadoes hurricanes and in the wintertime winter storms all kinds
of things can cause power outages even automobile accidents that run into the
power pole we never know for sure when our power will go off or how long it'll
be off and we'll get our power put back on so the best thing to do is be
prepared we all know we need to stockpile things like food and water for emergencies but
here are a few other power outage items you might have forgotten or overlooked that you
may want as part of your lights-out power outage emergency preparation kit
make sure you keep your car full of gas the reason why is then you have
emergency transportation you also have the ability then to charge up your
electronics your phones through the USB ports you also have a place to go you
can turn the car on and get it heated up and then you can have some heat for
yourself and your family make sure you never turn your car on in a closed
garage because you have a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning so if you are using
your car as a heat source and you turn it on make sure that it's fully out of
doors and ventilated so that you're all safe keep your propane tank full your
barbecue is the easiest way to do a little emergency outdoor cooking some
barbecues like this one from Weber has a built-in propane gauge that tells you how full
the propane tank is otherwise you can buy an inline gauge that's attaches to your propane
tank and the hose and when you turn on the tank it tells you exactly how much propane
is in it keep your propane tanks full and even get an
extra one to make sure you have the ability to cook the foods you want in an power outage or emergency situation
the strategy in a power outage is eat the foods in your refrigerator first they're going to
spoil first then you would eat the foods out of your freezer because they're
going to thaw out over two or three days then you would eat the foods that are in
your pantry one way to ensure food lasts longer in
your freezer during a power outage is if you store containers of water in the
freezer they freeze into blocks of ice which will melt very slowly and help
your freezer stay colder plus when they do thaw out you have another source of
some fresh drinking water during a power outage something that's been extra handy for me is a
solar charger I bought this solar panel from anker solar charger power port solar and it folds up nicely and
then you can open it up the three solar panels it works best in direct sunlight it works on a cloudy day
it even works in low light it works better in full Sun of course but you're
still going to be able to get some power to charge up necessary items inside the
front pocket are two USB ports and there's a red light that tells you when
it's indirect light if the solar panels aren't getting enough light it's
not going to turn on and it needs to be turned on for it to work
one of the strategies that I use is to plug in and charge some external battery
packs then I can use those to do a faster charge on my iPad or my phone
the Anker solar charger is also a great place to charge up a USB flash light the solar charger is a
great thing to have on hand whether you're having a power outage you're
going camping off-grid living or you're just out for the day at a festival emergency survival situation you
can bring it along and make sure that you keep your phone charged Anker solar panel another most
important vital item to make sure that you have is a portable toilet if the
power goes out sometimes the water stops running because there aren't any pumps
to pump the water so then if there's no water there's no flushing and not being
able to flush the toilet can really be a health hazard in any kind of a situation
if you have a portable toilet Luggable Loo and you've loaded it up with supplies you have the
ability to use the Luggable Loo portable toilet potty get rid of it waste safely until your power and your water
are restored if there's any other items that you
think of that would be great additions to a power outage or a lights off kit load shedding
leave a comment below so that we can all help learn from each other
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