When Wichita woke up to a citywide boil water advisory, most people assumed the problem was in the pipes. But the real culprit was something far more common — a power outage. It’s a connection many people don’t realize: when the lights go out, the water system can be at risk too. And as Wichita […]
We flip a switch and it’s there. Electricity. Most people take it for granted and mistakenly assume electric power will always be available to them. But, what happens when a storm knocks out power transformers in your location? You find yourself sitting in the dark. Your television, the computer and everything else you have become […]
Keeping warm on a cold winter night for most people is they rely on their home heater. But, what happens when the power is offline? That electric blanket will no longer work for you. Popular with outdoors folks and RV campers is having a 12V electric blanket. Keeping a 12V blanket in your car is […]
When the power goes out, will you be able to continue using your ham radio? If you have a small handheld radio like the Baofeng UV-5R or other small radio, it’s good to have a few spare batteries. If your power outage lasts more than a few hours or days, you’ll also want to have […]
Ice storms are an all too familiar scene to Kansas residents. They almost always result in power losses and sometimes can even be deadly. The aftermath can somewhat resemble the destruction caused by a Kansas tornado – fallen trees and power outages everywhere. However, while a tornado generally causes damage in a somewhat limited area, […]
Thousands of people all over NYC were plunged into darkness during the sudden power outages. Many were trapped on elevators and crowded subways in the pitch dark. All because of a faulty cable. On top of that, the relay protection system failed to shut it down before NYC went black. Have you ever been in […]
Many people, especially those who live in high population areas, aren’t used to complete darkness, because they live all around city lights. When you go out at night in the wild, it can be incredibly dangerous without some kind of light source. You can walk on snakes, cacti, poisonous plants, dangerous insects, step in holes, […]
The electric washing machine and dryer are time and labor saving devices, but they’ve only been around for the masses for about 60 years. For thousands of years before that people had to do their laundry by hand. If you’re ever in a survival situation and don’t have the electricity or other resources needed to […]