Emergency supplies?
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As someone who has survived 2 major hurricanes and been without electricity for 3 weeks homeless for 1 of those 3, I can tell you one thing for sure...
When .... hits the fan the one thing I worry about is staying alive during the catastrophe whether I can vape or not is of no concern what so ever. In fact during Sandy we had 1/2 a can of gas left and zero juice in any of my batteries. Guess what I used the gas for that night? I made dinner to feed my kids screw vaping. In situations like that you don't think about addictions you think about stuff that really matters like staying alive.
When .... hits the fan the one thing I worry about is staying alive during the catastrophe whether I can vape or not is of no concern what so ever. In fact during Sandy we had 1/2 a can of gas left and zero juice in any of my batteries. Guess what I used the gas for that night? I made dinner to feed my kids screw vaping. In situations like that you don't think about addictions you think about stuff that really matters like staying alive.
As someone who has been through way too many major Hurricanes I agree with you.
The one thing that is good with hurricanes down here though is we usually get enough warning to get out of dodge. So my prep is what to load in the car. Also I am mid state so I rarely get the head on nastiness. Although with Rita our power was out for 3 weeks.
You're not the only one ever faced with that choice, although with no working gennie the gas would be irrelevant. Thankfully Sandy only sideswiped us, but we got hit badly with Irene and Lee, one of the derechos before that, a random dam break the year before... *shrug*
Personally at all those times I was still heavily addicted to cigs. Which was easy to deal with, because with the advance notice I just picked up extra while they were still available at the same store where I filled my water jugs. Cigs are everywhere.
But dealing with crisis, kids, animals and the stress of disaster calmly is hard enough. Of course the survival aspect comes first. But if there's some way to plan for being able to do it with a clear head and not going through nic withdrawal on top of it, why not think about it so as to avoid that choice if possible? That's what planning is all about, right? To make things easier?
I'm interested to know why people don't build hurricane shelters? I guess it's just not practical, we figure it won't come our way and the cost is too much maybe.
I think I'd build a bunker or something, fear of being wiped out would do the trick for me
I think I'd build a bunker or something, fear of being wiped out would do the trick for me
I live on the coast of Florida. I have a generator (I think it is pretty much a requirement after 2004!!!). I also have a van that has a 120 v converter built into it. I also have a car charger plug for my stick batteries and I have enough DIY stuff to make a couple months supply of juice and enough wire and silica to keep us going for quite awhile.
I spent the last 25 years of my career doing Emergency Management planning for the City, so I try to be prepared myself... Always have three different plans!
I spent the last 25 years of my career doing Emergency Management planning for the City, so I try to be prepared myself... Always have three different plans!
I keep my stuff in a tackle box. So if I have to boggie out the door in a hurry, I just grab this:
I keep my juice, DIY supplies, spare batteries, charger and coil building supplies in it.
Hey, that's the exact same box I have! Walmart, for like $40?
I'm interested to know why people don't build hurricane shelters? I guess it's just not practical, we figure it won't come our way and the cost is too much maybe.
I think I'd build a bunker or something, fear of being wiped out would do the trick for me
A hurricane shelter/tornado shelter would help in the case of the high winds but for much of Louisiana it is the WATER/FLOODING that is the real issue. Such a shelter really wouldn't help much with that in fact it could quickly become a death trap.
Many people do not realize how much of this state is actually below sea level. It doesn't take much for devastating floods. Far better to evacuate before the storm and clean up afterwards.
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Batteries for me are not an issue lol I have amassed over 200 18650 batteries more then 40 flashlights that use them and now vaping gear. I have stockpiled DIY e liquid supplies and build Materials. Stockpiled coils for certain Atomizers, 4 charger units with an assortment of plugs and adapters. A portable Honda generator and several solar chargers. Bring on mother natures Wrath I'm covered.
Please share links for portable solar panels and necessary additions (USB connectors, etc) to work for 18***s
Thanks
I found this setup but I just started researching and it looks good but relatively expensive
Anker® 8W Solar Panel Foldable Dual-port Solar Charger
and this Anker® 2nd Gen Astro Pro2 20000mAh Portable External Battery Charger
I have the Anker foldable solar panel
-FOr egos I just use a standard ego USB charger
For Joye eGo-T 18650 Mod - Avid Vaper I use an high speed ego USB charger (note this mode uses a flat top 18650 battery but it DOES allow you to charge that 18650 by USB.
I have one of these on my wishlist $8.25 XTAR MP1 USB Charger for 14650 / 17670 / 18650 / 18700 Batteries - w/ AC adapter + USB data/charging cable at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
-FOr egos I just use a standard ego USB charger
For Joye eGo-T 18650 Mod - Avid Vaper I use an high speed ego USB charger (note this mode uses a flat top 18650 battery but it DOES allow you to charge that 18650 by USB.
I have one of these on my wishlist $8.25 XTAR MP1 USB Charger for 14650 / 17670 / 18650 / 18700 Batteries - w/ AC adapter + USB data/charging cable at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
I ran across a link to a solar charger that non-profits use in 3rd world countries to keep laptops charged up - it wasn't for ecigs / usb only stuff, and now can't find it. I was hoping to find something like that to keep on hand.
I just got back from dinner and haven't had a chance to do more research yet.
So it seems that I could use my I2 Intellicharger directly from that panel?
What different kind of outputs does it provide?
EDIT - It looks like it has full sized USB out. Not bad, any other outputs?
Thanks
You don't actually need anything like that. All you need is a solar panel (any one will do but the bigger the better, they are like batteries); a 12 volt car battery (or even a smaller motorcycle battery); a charger for your lithium cells that has a 12v input jack, as they mostly do; a jack and some wire to suit; and a multimeter.
Hook the solar panel up to the car battery, it's what it's designed to do (get the polarity right). Meter the voltage if you don't have a regulator (to stop it overcharging). It doesn't want to exceed 14.4 volts for more than 10 minutes. Connect the car battery to the charger's 12v input. Charge ecig batt. Job done.
Just keep the polarity correct throughout the system, DC is sensitive to that. An alarm system battery can also be used (the white battery packs inside an alarm system's main box), they are also 12 volt.
Mine is USB out port only. That is why I use the EGOT 18650s now and have the XTAR USB charger on my wishlist.
Right now I stick an 18650 in the egoT 18650 and attach it to the solar panel via a fast ego USB charger. THe XTAR is supposed to be much more efficient though.
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I have a charger similar to the one Myrany posted above, a couple that also have the adapter for the car, and a couple of small solar panels.
I have a charger similar to the one Myrany posted above, a couple that also have the adapter for the car, and a couple of small solar panels.
Earthquakes here. I keep all of my supplies in one room. Worst case scenario, I would just grab a few batteries, 1 mod, and as much juice as I could fit into a bag.
My car has a ac and usb port. Isn't that the same?
I guess I was looking for something without running my car (gas is expensive). I thought it would be handy for camping and some other things. Being in AZ I don't think I'd have a lot of use for the campfire one and usually it wouldn't be allowed (fire restrictions).
I guess I should update myself on solar. I know one of the problems here is with too much sun with permanent installations. I was looking at outdoor lights with receptors on the roof. This is probably OT.
I guess I was looking for something without running my car (gas is expensive). I thought it would be handy for camping and some other things. Being in AZ I don't think I'd have a lot of use for the campfire one and usually it wouldn't be allowed (fire restrictions).
I guess I should update myself on solar. I know one of the problems here is with too much sun with permanent installations. I was looking at outdoor lights with receptors on the roof. This is probably OT.
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