a quick and cheap though temporary tap for electricity is a converter that you put into the lighter/charger in your car and run an extension into the house -
Power Inverter
https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-car-power-inverter-534721
The downside is you have to leave the car running, but you can charge your phone, use a light, run a sump pump, etc.
I have found that I can run a light, but not the cofefve machine. The old Mr. Coffee machine was then called into play, just using a plain drip function, not plugged in, water boiled in the fireplace ...
The old Mr. Coffee machine was then called into play, just using a plain drip function, not plugged in, water boiled in the fireplace …
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If you have a fireplace or a fire pit, why not get an old style coffee pot put water and a few tablespoons of coffee in it and put it on the fire, let it boil and then add cold or room temp. water to put the coffee grounds to the bottom of the coffee pot, wa la you have coffee without grounds...
For lighting, get a bunch of the sidewalk solar lights. Charge during the day outside. Bring them in at night. Run for hours.
Good point about having a small 12V power inverter for the car.
A couple things to consider.
If you intend to use it to recharge laptops, or other
lithium Ion battery devices, be sure to spend a bit more
and get a “Pure Sine Wave” version. The modified
sine wave inverters are MUCH harder on rechargeable
batteries, and can ruin them in short order.
Also, if you want to be able to plug it into your normal
12 volt accessory socket, 150 Watts is likely the maximum
inverter size you will be able to run that way. Larger units
can be connected directly to your car battery. 80 to 100
watt units will work with most lower power accessory plugs.
A 10 amp accessory socket only gets you around 120 watts.
For charging devices that can be charged from USB ports,
there are many quality charging accessory plugs that plug
into your car’s 12 volt socket, and provide a couple good
smart USB charging ports. Look for the “Smart” ones that
can do 2.1, or 2.4 Amps in both ports at once.