Especially in light of the dependency on FEMA and other government agencies during the Sandy debacle (remind anyone of Katrina?), here's a link to free downloadable books on "prepping" or, as my scouting troop leader might have called it, "Being Prepared".
http://www.preppers.info/Free_Downloads.html
If you have a smartphone you can even download the articles to it, and charge it with a hand crank charger.
Here's a link to one at Amazon (I don't make any money on the links, just trying to save you, the reader some time)
http://www.amazon.com/SOS-Charger-Hand-Crank-Emergency-Flashlight/dp/B002WRKZZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352170849&sr=8-1&keywords=hand+crank+phone+charger
And you can even check out Ebay.
If anyone has a handcrank charger they recommend, or one they hate, please let us know.
Here are my two versions of micro solar (one for under $50.00.)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.instructables.com/id/Uses-For-Dead-Car-Batteries-And-Sealed-Lead-Acid-B/?allstep
These have been thoroughly tested /used for over 2 years.
Here is my 65 hour $5.00 flashlight hack. Now it is a 300 hour plus flashlight:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Flashlight-Mod-Increases-Run-Time-36X/?allstep