There are times in our lives when we wish we had ways of hearing the news,or possibly break the monotony with a little music.
They would certainly come in handy in the areas struck by the ice storm last week. Having gone through an ice storm ourselves a couple of years ago... We know how important having a distraction to the constant quiet can be. News of the outside.
Oh yes! They would be great to add to the kit for the car if you should have to travel long distances. No matter what time of year.
Today, I will be telling you about two emergency devices produced by a company called Emergency Essentials. Hubby and I received them from a friend for Christmas. Both independent of batteries that need to be changed,no need for a direct electrical connection. Nothing more than a way to crank the crank is necessary to power either the solar radio, or the emergency flashlight.
Just 5 hours of full sunlight will provide 30 minutes of listening time. However, if you are able to fully charge the NiMH battery,which takes 35 to 40 hours,listening time increases to 7 hours.
Another attribute for energy production in case the sun isn't available is the hand crank.Cranking for one minute will power the battery for 20 minutes or more of continuous radio play.
An additional positive characteristic for this little radio is it's capability to pickup AM/FM and Weather band stations.
We haven't taken it out of the house yet,but were impressed after taking it out of the wrapping.
Maybe even a little extra light on the subject wouldn't be a bad idea either. As you can see we haven't tried the flashlight as of this date. Better get it out of the package before we need it. I am always looking for ways to have some normalcy when things are in survival mode.
One of my thoughts presently is "How will extreme cold effect performance?"
Do any of you have experiences with these products or others similar to them? ;)
Today, I will be telling you about two emergency devices produced by a company called Emergency Essentials. Hubby and I received them from a friend for Christmas. Both independent of batteries that need to be changed,no need for a direct electrical connection. Nothing more than a way to crank the crank is necessary to power either the solar radio, or the emergency flashlight.
Just 5 hours of full sunlight will provide 30 minutes of listening time. However, if you are able to fully charge the NiMH battery,which takes 35 to 40 hours,listening time increases to 7 hours.
Another attribute for energy production in case the sun isn't available is the hand crank.Cranking for one minute will power the battery for 20 minutes or more of continuous radio play.
An additional positive characteristic for this little radio is it's capability to pickup AM/FM and Weather band stations.
We haven't taken it out of the house yet,but were impressed after taking it out of the wrapping.
Maybe even a little extra light on the subject wouldn't be a bad idea either. As you can see we haven't tried the flashlight as of this date. Better get it out of the package before we need it. I am always looking for ways to have some normalcy when things are in survival mode.
One of my thoughts presently is "How will extreme cold effect performance?"
Do any of you have experiences with these products or others similar to them? ;)
I bought a hand crank radio last year when we were without power for 4 days. I was very happy with it. Of course I didn't use it during extreme cold, so that is a good question.
ReplyDeleteThese little devices definitely do serve a purpose, though. I don't know what we would have done without ours.
Simply Outdoors - It would be fantastic if the radio and flashlight would function in the -35/-45 weather that went through a few weeks ago. However, I am not going to ask it to return just so I can take them out to try them. ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you have a crank radio too and that it did what it needed to do.
CDGardens- Very interesting items here. I have never seen them before or, probably better said, haven't paid attention to what is available in case of emergency. Thanks for the tips on these items. Interested to know how the flashlight works out for you also.
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