This is What everyone needs to have in case of emergencies
This is how I survive off grid and stay cool even during the hottest months in Texas for less than $75. I live off grid in my motorhome. My home is where I park it. This method, I discovered can cool off a car, van, RV motorhome, camper, tent, a room, a shed, a chicken coop, dog house, and any other space where you need to beat the heat. These items should definitely be in your emergency "bug out bag" in case of power outages. I have found myself in situations throughout my life where there were power outages or no power for one reason or another and I needed to find a cheap way to get power anywhere I need it. So I gave it some serious thought and came up with a way to get cool without electricity and without spending lots of money.
How I Discovered A Way to Stay Cool Without Electricity & Without Going Broke
I have discovered that my central air no longer works. As I am unable to afford a new unit and the labor costs of expensive RV shops I had to think of a way to beat the summer heat without electricity. Of course, I always find a shady place to park because this method works but not as well if the sun is beating down on your vehicle or wherever you are trying to use it. The first thing I thought of was solar powered fans but there is a problem with that. The problem with solar powered fans is that they only work during the day and if you want to use them at night you have to power them with expensive storage batteries. So I came up with an awesome solution that is cheap. First, I needed a USB powered fan and I will tell you why in a minute. I chose the REENUO 5000mAh camping fan with LED lights because it has 40 hours max working time. It is most often used as a tent fan and comes with a hanging hook, a rechargeable battery, and a USB plug to power it.
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See how I power my fans below.
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See how I power my fans below.
I thought of using rechargeable battery banks most often used for cell phones but the fact that I would need an electric source to power the power banks was not an appealing thought...what if there was a power outage and there was no electricity available? I could get an inverter and recharge them from my 12 Volt marine batteries on my RV but then..that leaves me with weak batteries and suddenly...viola..I had a brain storm and figured out how to keep my fan running as long as I need it day or night. A hand crank NOAA radio that has USB ports to charge your cell phone and a lithium storage battery inside it that can run a fan, a portable water cooler, 5 gallon bucket air conditioners, and even USB powered electric throws for heat when there is no electricity. I wondered if it the NOAA solar powered, hand crank radio could actually do this, so I ordered one and it worked. I can crank it up with the handle and plug in whatever USB device I want to power and it will run for a few hours and then I crank it up again. I never let the storage battery drain all the way out because this can cause it to wear out faster. On sunny days I set it outside in the sun and let the solar panel charge it. At night or on cloudy days I charge it with the hand crank. If I am somewhere that I can use electricity I can charge it with the USB plug it comes with. The NOAA hand crank radio I use has a flashlight (always handy) and I can light up my camper using it as a lamp. It also has a loud SOS alarm on it just in case I need help in an emergency. You can play the radio or turn it to the NOAA weather channels for the latest weather alerts no matter where you are. It will charge my cell phone and Ipad too and best of all it's little storage battery holds up much longer than a cell phone power bank and has the added benefit that it does not wear down my vehicle batteries. Because this radio does not depend on the sun to work, I can run my fans at night. Of course, I can only run one fan with one radio, this is too be expected. Over time, I have managed to get them one at a time, and now I have one USB powered fan and one NOAA radio for every window in my camper. With natural resources for electricity dwindling and power outages on the rise, a hand crank portable NOAA radio with USB, flashlight, solar panel, and SOS alert, is a must have for everyone! I cannot get enough of them. I have a fan in every window powered by my Emergency hand crank portable radio and I stay nice and cool even when temperatures rise above 95 degrees and the really great part is they are cheap, simple to set up (just plug in the USB device in the USB port) and the radio power bank can be charged three different ways because it has a solar panel so it can be charged by the sun, it can be plugged in to an electrical outlet just like a cell phone, and of course, if neither of those options are available it can be powered up with the hand crank. Once powered up it easily runs my USB devices. I think this is a great and handy to have so that is why I am sharing this with you.
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