FeaturedPower bank or power station? Start with the connection
If you only need to charge a phone or laptop during a power cut, an AC power station may be more than you need. Check the device’s input before comparing battery sizes.
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Your power cut kit fits in one drawer
No bunker, no shopping spree. Light, a charged phone and a way to stay informed: most of it is already somewhere in your home.
Wi-Fi on backup power: think beyond the router
A power station next to the router sounds like the answer to a power cut. It helps, as long as you know which boxes need power and what happens outside your home.
Taking a Starlink Mini along: the small power check before you leave
The Mini fits in a backpack, which makes it tempting to just take it. Five minutes of power checking at home saves a lot of frustration at the campsite.
A weekend without a socket, with laptop, light and music
Friday afternoon, a field, no power points. How do you keep your laptop, lights and speaker going until Sunday without dragging half your house along?
Getting more from a foldable solar panel
You unfold the panel, the sun is out, and the display shows less than you hoped. Usually it is not the panel, but where and how it lies.