Lessons Learned From My First 48-Hour Power Outage

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Lessons Learned From My First 48-Hour Power Outage

Lost power for two days last month, and it surprised me how quickly the house got cold and the fridge warmed up. My battery lanterns worked, but I hadn’t expected to burn through so many batteries. Cooking on the camp stove in the garage was fine, but condensation
 
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Lost power for two days last month, and it surprised me how quickly the house got cold and the fridge warmed up. My battery lanterns worked, but I hadn’t expected to burn through so many batteries.

That happened to me too—the cold sneaks up fast! I switched to rechargeable lanterns with a solar charger after I got tired of buying so many batteries every time the lights went out.