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Oct 2022
4:18pm, 20 Oct 2022
94,216 posts
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Hanneke
I just read an article somewhere about controlled rolling 3 hour power outages this winter being unavoidable. It was put as a matter of when, not iff...
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Oct 2022
4:19pm, 20 Oct 2022
94,217 posts
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Hanneke
I think I shall charge up my travel power banks, just in case...
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Oct 2022
4:23pm, 20 Oct 2022
26,808 posts
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Rosehip
We had ours in the van this weekend, it will boil the camping kettle and run the mini Ramoska oven, extending battery and thus off-grid time whilst sparing the gas for hot water and the fridge. Husband is going to charge it whilst driving the works van until I get a solar panel for it . Will be v useful should we get rolling power cuts, alongside my old camping stove and the open fire to keeus warm 
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Nov 2022
9:25am, 18 Nov 2022
2,465 posts
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RunningRonnie
We recently moved house into the countryside. Just had a 5 minute power outage, but winds are still blowing, so got the following ready.
Mobile phone and tablet fully charged.
Large stock of wood for the log burner.
2 head torches fully charged and spare batteries available.
Cooking/Tea/Coffee can be done on hob as got plenty calor gas.
Plugged the campervan in so that it has a full charge if it does go out.
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Nov 2022
9:28am, 18 Nov 2022
2,466 posts
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RunningRonnie
Thought behind getting the campervan fully charged is it has diesel heater, fridge/freezer, gas cooking facilities and a way to charge mobile phone/laptop. That way I can still eat, heat and work.
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Mar 2023
4:19pm, 19 Mar 2023
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Mar 2023
4:51pm, 19 Mar 2023
7,192 posts
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um
I think I'm pleased to say that I haven't needed mine so far. I look upon it like an insurance policy, so don't regret buying one, 'just in case'.
Having said that, I don't think I've charged it since Christmas, so thanks for ther reminder to give it a boost!
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Mar 2023
5:41pm, 19 Mar 2023
100,875 posts
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Hanneke
Gosh, this reminds me that we haven't had a significant power cut for ages. Probably jinxed it now...
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Mar 2023
1:41am, 23 Mar 2023
2 posts
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Mar 2023
5:51am, 23 Mar 2023
14,541 posts
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jda
Tins of cold spam make a good emergency food supply when power cuts prevent cooking.
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