{"id":396,"date":"2014-10-22T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=396"},"modified":"2014-10-22T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T00:00:55","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-emergency-power-after-a-grid-failure-short-and-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"How To Prepare For Emergency Power after a Grid Failure; Short and Long Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesurvivalistblog.net\/how-to-prepare-for-emergency-power-after-a-grid-failure-short-and-long-term\/\">How To Prepare For Emergency Power after a Grid Failure; Short and Long Term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\">Humans are not nocturnal creatures. A\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7e1416; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007RB82CS?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B007RB82CS&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=survivalistblogshop-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">simple flashlight<\/a>\u00a0or candle provides a sense of security, intertwined with the ability to see otherwise invisible details. Whether in a long term or short term sense, the power grid fails. This is true regardless of country, location, or nationality. A system built by man is a flawed system, and no matter how small the chance, it will fail at some point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\">If you accept that a power failure is a possibility, and already have a few flashlights stored along with some batteries, you are already more prepared than many individuals out there. When it comes to emergency power, there are different types to be considered; those for short term disasters, and those for long term sustainability.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; text-transform: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;\">Short Term.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\">In a temporary loss of power, disposable batteries will suffice. Having a stockpile (and rotating them accordingly,) is a simple precaution to guard against any possible interruptions for a week or less of power. It is important to recognize that some flashlights take different sizes, and to standardize your batteries as much s possible (much like your ammo supply.) There are adapters that can fit around a AA battery to fit into a D-cell slot, but on a temporary basis those won\u2019t be necessary. The basic battery sizes that you should stockpile (with exceptions,) include;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\">&#8230;click on the link above to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Prepare For Emergency Power after a Grid Failure; Short and Long Term. Humans are not nocturnal creatures. A\u00a0simple flashlight\u00a0or candle provides a sense of security, intertwined with the ability to see otherwise invisible details. Whether in a long term or short term sense, the power grid fails. 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