What’s Your Go-To Item for Unexpected Blackouts?

[OrbitJazz21]

Always keep a solar lantern charged up for blackouts—quiet, reliable, no fumes, and doubles as a phone charger in a pinch. Anyone found a model that holds a charge longer than a few months? Open to suggestions, especially for something compact but

 

[CeruleanScribe]

Have had good results with the Luci Outdoor 2.0 lantern—lightweight, folds flat, and I’ve left it stored for months with no problem powering up. Charges up pretty fast on a sunny day too. The only thing is, it’s not great for reading for hours, but plenty for navigating around or cooking during an outage. Anyone tried those Goal Zero lanterns? Curious if they're worth the higher price.