I'm planni for buggin in and this is my next big thing, we get power cuts every couple of yrs anyway.
What are your plans? We have lots of torches, candles etc but they wouldn't last forever and batteries are awful in minus temps so wind up or recharable would be better. We have on wind up torch in the car for breakdowns but its shit. Are there any good ones?
So I'm thinking about a thermal USB charger or a 12v thermoelectrical generators to use on the log burners.
12v is better in the home and in a longterm local emergency but a little camping pot with a USB charger we would actualy use day to day.
Also I know nothing about the costs - would a 12v pay for itself if we used it anyway day to day over the winter months when we are charging phones, laptops daily? Guess that depends what I could run off it. I also don't know if they are designed for daily use or more a pack in abox and leave it thing.
Anyway enough of my rambling what are your plans?
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