Yeah I know, I’m the guy that recommended the Tenergys to you, but for general knowledge, other people may want to know that while LSDs are the breakthrough that we have all been waiting for, because the rechageable can sit on the shelf for years and still be usable, that the traditional version of the Nimh is still more practical for some uses.
I would recommend that people stay away from D and C battery devices as much as possible, and try to always buy devices that use AAs if they can.
You are already well invested in D battery lanterns so it made sense for you to make your battery purchase, I envy you, while the Ds are more expensive, they sure carry the juice.
Like you, I don’t like generators, they make so much sense for people, but for me personally, I like long term solutions.
For my batteries I have small solar chargers, cheap versions, that are slow and I can only do 4 at a time, but what I do have, is a battery charger with a car plug, and a solar trickle charger for the car.
In an emergency I can always go out to the car and have years worth of easy battery charging, even without running the engine.
You can also buy an inverter to turn your car into a generator, for as long as the gasoline lasts.
I agree that devices are phasing out Ds and AA will be the major battery in the future but my Ds have so much more power than the AA. I would be changing batteries constantly if I went with the D shell with a AA inside it. I dumped that idea.
I’ve got what you have - a battery charger with a car plug, and a solar trickle charger for the car. I won’t be doing that - I’m not dealing with car batteries. My husband got that stuff. You know your stuff - where do you live? Between my solar panels and what you know about the car stuff, we’d have light.
I also have two cheap box type solar chargers but they are the pits to charge a battery. On the chart of one still in the box, it says it takes from one to two days to charge a D. That’s too long for me and that’s why I’ve gone to the expensive solar panel and charger that comes with it. I just got serious and told myself get this solar panel or shut up and you will not have what you need to keep the lights on.
See, I think it’s about to hit the fan and I’m not messing around any more. I’m making sure I have the right serious preps.
I also have an inverter - you mentioned that in regard to a car.