So, there's a tropical storm in the gulf, which makes me think....

[ennagizer]

The tropical storm in the gulf right now makes me think - whatcha gonna do when the power goes out?

In Oct, 2005 my area (South Florida) was hit hard by a hurricane. Different areas were without power for several days to weeks (10 days for me). Now that I'm vaping I'm thinking of getting a supply of batteries so I can still vape should it happen again. Don't want to get stuck with dead batteries and no way to charge them. I have 3 now: Two Vision Spinners and an eGo-C. A couple more to have on hand wouldn't be such a bad idea, along with an adequate juice supply of course.

So, time to put some vape gear in a hurricane survival box, so to speak. What do you think?

 

[BigLebowski]

Thinking like a survivalist with a nicotine habit

 

[ennagizer]

Thinking like a survivalist with a nicotine habit

You know it!

 

[Chimney34]

Please stay safe! We're supposed to get a lot of wind tomorrow from the tropical storm. We've been getting the rain since late last night but...just heard the weather man say its going to be worse tomorrow. Uggggh! Last night my power went out & came right back! Thankfully I've got 3 batteries for both my pv's which. Each would last about 2 days & 2 are higher mah so 3 days there. I doubt we'll lose anything for too long but make sure you have some extra tanks ready to go as well as some candles. Keep all of your gear in a central location. I'd hate for you to be searching for it by candlelight if it came to that! Here's hoping that you are all prepared for little to nothing!

 

[StarDose]

I know up here there is a solar powered USB unit you can get for under $50 could be under 30 I don't remember the exact price.someone posted. Solar powered works even with cloud cover

 

[RadarLuv1]

Charge in the car.

 

[HughDaHand]

You could get something like this to charge your battery's without power. http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/camping/biolite-campstove-and-device-charger.asp Plus you could use it to cook all the beans in that survival kit.

 

[the_vape_nerd]

The tropical storm in the gulf right now makes me think - whatcha gonna do when the power goes out?

In Oct, 2005 my area (South Florida) was hit hard by a hurricane. Different areas were without power for several days to weeks (10 days for me). Now that I'm vaping I'm thinking of getting a supply of batteries so I can still vape should it happen again. Don't want to get stuck with dead batteries and no way to charge them. I have 3 now: Two Vision Spinners and an eGo-C. A couple more to have on hand wouldn't be such a bad idea, along with an adequate juice supply of course.

So, time to put some vape gear in a hurricane survival box, so to speak. What do you think?

Hello there fellow gulf coaster. Isaac hit us last year. Not such a big storm after you've lived Katrina but our power was down for a week. Luckily I had bought a power bank similar to this one:

Amazon.com: Anker® Astro3E 10000mAh High Capacity Power Bank Pack Portable External Battery Charger for iPhone 5, 4S, 4, iPad 4, 3, 2, Mini, iPods; Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, S2, Note 2; HTC One, EVO, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Droid DNA; Motorola ATRIX, D

i had all my batteries all charged up prior to the storm actually hitting us so i only need this bad boy in the last few days....i think this is a cheap type option...there are also solar models but im not sure how well those work...this one is $40, you can get the half the mah for like $20 but i would get the bigger one

Also works great for camping or just leaving in a purse or bag or whatever for those times you are away from electrical jacks. I make my wife carry this in her giant purse. We use it really all the time.

edited to add: this wont charge like 18350s or 18650s.... i had a bunch of egos laying around and it did the job

 

[potmilkz]

i think you should worry about other things besides your vape if a storm is coming... LOL.

 

[RadarLuv1]

i think you should worry about other things besides your vape if a storm is coming... LOL.

It's just a TS. For those that live in hurricane prone areas (I live directly on the Gulf), TS aren't much to get freaked about. Just have friends over and stock the bar!

 

[the_vape_nerd]

It's just a TS. For those that live in hurricane prone areas (I live directly on the Gulf), TS aren't much to get freaked about. Just have friends over and stock the bar!

yep yep, run on beer lol

 

[potmilkz]

lol okay.. that makes more sense.

i live in cali.. so only thing we get is earthquakes

i guess you guys are use to it.

 

[Paul Maul]

Early season tropical storms like this can be sneaky little s.o.b.s. They don't pack much wind but holy moly can they blast out the rain. Back in June 2001 in Houston one came in, squatted over the area for 36 hours, and dumped as much as 40 inches of rain. That'd rust out your Vamo for cert.

 

[Grimwald]

My wife and I have approx 4 days each in battery power. After that, we can last as long as the gas in the car. If there is a really bad storm coming, I'm thinking divorce might be an option...as long as I can get custody of the batteries.

 

[RadarLuv1]

Yes, that was Allison. I was here in League City TX, flooded into my 3rd story apartment. That was EXTREMELY unusual. It stalled, which again is EXTREMELY unusual. That is not to be expected. I did get a week off of work!

 

[Myrany]

Living in the gulf coast area I am way ahead of most on thinking about this.

Right now my stash includes a vamo with 4 18650 batteries (charge before the storm)
A gripper with 4 18350 batteries
2 ego-C batterys with 2 more on the way
1 KR808 battery

FOr the ego-C and KR808 batterys I picked up a small solar panel 4000Mah device that will charge anything USB (so cell phones, iPods, my ecigs and the kindle) from Amazon.

I keep a sizable stash of heads for my clearos and juice

I figure I can easily ride out a 7-10 day power outtage. Maybe even longer

 

[the_vape_nerd]

lol okay.. that makes more sense.

i live in cali.. so only thing we get is earthquakes

i guess you guys are use to it.

A hurricane is like hmm...well they never know exactly where it's going, they never really know how hard it will hit and it hitting a few miles east or west of you can make a huge difference. You might just not have power for 2-3 days or you could have 17 feet of water in your house. In either case, you just prepare and make decisions based on available information. Most gulf coast or southern atlantic coast residents are used to this and most of us will stay home for the weaker ones and evacuate for the nasty ones.

In any case, a battery bank of some sort makes sense not just for your vape stuff but for cell phones, tablets and the like. Post Katrina cell service was unavailable for a month or more in this area. But text messaging did work and allowed you to figure out if everyone was ok and what you should do to move your life forward.

Also, while I'm thinking about this, if any of you people out there gave to a Katrina type charity or gulf coast relief fund, I want to thank you. I know you have probably seen fraud stories and whatnot but believe me, those supplies helped many of us through a really tough time. Whenever I see disasters I always try to give back.

 

[Iron Molly]

*sigh* I have way too much experience with this. Lost power for 10 days during Irene, a couple days for that freak October snowstorm in 2011, and a couple days again with Sandy. I now have an inverter (with USB ports) for my car. But before I got that what I used to do is to turn my computer battery back up power off as soon as I lost power. I have one of those big battery "bricks". I would then turn it back on to charge the phone and e-cig batteries. That thing stores quite a bit of power.

 

[Light Seeker]

Get yourself an inverter for your car. Plug in an extension cord strip, your can then charge all your batteries, phones ..... I even ran a small TV when had no power for 3 weeks after a hurricane. Remember to start your car and let the cars battery charge. Tip.... I had a couple dozen solar powered landscape lights, charge outside during the day, then put them in glasses around the house, your entire home can be lit all night without stinking of candle wax.