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No bunker, no shopping spree. Light, a charged phone and a way to stay informed: most of it is already somewhere in your home.
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Short reads about the tech that keeps your day running: at home, on the road and when the power drops out.
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Wi-Fi on backup power: think beyond the router
A power station next to the router sounds like the answer to a power outage. It helps, as long as you know which boxes need power and what happens outside your home.
Power bank or power station: when does bigger actually help?
A power bank fits in your jacket, a power station needs a handle. Which one you need depends less on the size of the battery than on the plug at the end of the cable.
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 an outlet, 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.
Power out: what to keep, what to throw out
How long food stays cold in your refrigerator and freezer, what you can keep, and what needs to go.