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'Be prepared' - but make sure you buy quality goods

Marianne72

I wes getting smug about my preparations for 'dark days' [meaning, if electricity power is out] until I tried some of the equipment I bought, mostly after reading online reviews. The wind up radio looks nice and has a bright torch, but takes 15 minutes of exhausting winding for 3 minutes of power. The rechargeable desk lamps which charge from a usb socket, last about 30 minutes before needing several hours recharging. I am thinking of a power bank but reluctant to buy as I know nothing about them,

Does anyone know of a plastic desklamp around the £20 mark, with enough output to read by, that lasts longer time than the above? Any advice on powerbanks also welcome!

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  • When we had a 2 day power cut last winter, Mum and I used our battery opperated xmas tree lights, I think we each had a string of about 50 lights and wore them round our necks, we had them one for about 9 hours each a day and the batteries didnt' need changing. Over xmas I've had them on 9 hours a day for 2 weeks and the batteries didn't need changing. We prefered them to torches as the light's softer and more diffuse, you can see further around you too as the light isn't directional.

    I'd try and get a battery opperated radio too, much less faff.

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  • When we had a 2 day power cut last winter, Mum and I used our battery opperated xmas tree lights, I think we each had a string of about 50 lights and wore them round our necks, we had them one for about 9 hours each a day and the batteries didnt' need changing. Over xmas I've had them on 9 hours a day for 2 weeks and the batteries didn't need changing. We prefered them to torches as the light's softer and more diffuse, you can see further around you too as the light isn't directional.

    I'd try and get a battery opperated radio too, much less faff.

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