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To: Political Junkie Too

Nice.

I have exactly the same setup.

I keep several 12 volt sealed lead acid batteries around (charge them up every 2 months or so), mostly in the 8-18 amp hour range, which is enough for a small car accessory hot water pot, or a small car accessory oven to effectively be used for heating water and some food for a day (then it needs to be recharged, which with that sized solar panel - takes about a day.

With a reasonable sized inverter, it can also run your desktop to post on FR for a short while (though an iPhone or something similar is far more efficient powerwise anymore)

Not breaking new frontiers in solar engineering with it, but in a pinch it’ll be better than nothing.

I figure mine will most likely be needed for an earthquake.

It’s fun, but ironically one could be better prepared, simply by imagine you’re going camping and having what you would need for that... :D

Small camp stove, standard kitchen stuff and a few fuel canisters, and you’re prepared enough for most things you’re likely to encounter.

Always have some water is, I think, the key.


67 posted on 05/16/2012 6:46:13 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Vote for the straight guy.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Yes, I do have a small 400 amp inverter. I also bought some 13 watt compact flourescent light bulbs, and some low-power LED lights for glow lighting.

The nice thing about it is that it's kept in a cooler and a small reusable gocery bag as a grab-and-go kit. I suppose one could also use it at the beach or when camping as a small electrical supply.

-PJ

68 posted on 05/16/2012 9:13:24 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you can vote for President, then your children can run for President.)
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