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Our blackout kit has:
- battery-powered tea lights for bathrooms and such. 2 or 3 if slightly more light is needed, but one is enough to keep it from being totally dark. Like $10 for 2 dozen. Cr2032 powered, replacing them is cheaper than new batteries.
- solar charged inflatable camping lanterns. About $10 each, last 4-6 hours when charged, decent for lighting up a room, sit in the window normally so they're fully charged at all times.
- wireless thermometer for the fridge, so we can see the temperature without opening the door. Running every 4 hours has worked for us. I've read the chest freezer can go longer, but we run them together when the generator is on.
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Alec Perkins
In response to this post@evilotto @ai6yr for a while now, since Sandy, I’ve been keeping a few chem lights scattered around the house, one at each fire extinguisher and some other sensible locations like utility spaces. I’ve got plenty of flashlights and batteries and the like, but want a non-electricity backup in case I need to get frugal with amp hours.
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