We have the more compact table lamp and they were rockstars during an ice storm a few years ago! One thing to keep in mind is care and feeding of the lamps. We check and test/swap all lamp batteries when we change our batteries on our smoke detector schedule (daylight savings clock changes). We found a few where the batteries started to cerode and we needed to order new lanterns Costco usually has great deals on headlamps
I feel old 😂, my first prepper lighting was a old lantern that used kerosene, then a Coleman white gas, then the option you're illustrating, and now I use a 12v micro solar system I call ELS (emergency lighting system), it's a old structured media box I'm using to distribute 12v throughout the home, so I just go to my normal light switches and turn on 12v lights, you can practically get any 12v light bulbs 💡 that fit normal AC sockets.
Headlamps are awesome, they have decent dynamo powered lanterns and definitely agree with batteries over rechargeable only. Oil lamps and candles also work great. You can sometimes find candles with shades at antique and thrift stores. If looking at kerosene/oil lamps look for good condition antique huricane or ship/ railway lanterns. If designing/building your own home always keep natural lighting in mind.
If you are familiar with oil lamps then it’s great! But oil is flammable and for folks new to preparedness, it could be a steep learning curve. But my dad has a collection of oil lamps that are way brighter than battery powered, it’s kind of amazing.
We have the more compact table lamp and they were rockstars during an ice storm a few years ago!
One thing to keep in mind is care and feeding of the lamps. We check and test/swap all lamp batteries when we change our batteries on our smoke detector schedule (daylight savings clock changes). We found a few where the batteries started to cerode and we needed to order new lanterns
Costco usually has great deals on headlamps
I feel old 😂, my first prepper lighting was a old lantern that used kerosene, then a Coleman white gas, then the option you're illustrating, and now I use a 12v micro solar system I call ELS (emergency lighting system), it's a old structured media box I'm using to distribute 12v throughout the home, so I just go to my normal light switches and turn on 12v lights, you can practically get any 12v light bulbs 💡 that fit normal AC sockets.
This is really solid information
Thanks! I’m trying to make getting started as easy as possible!
Headlamps are awesome, they have decent dynamo powered lanterns and definitely agree with batteries over rechargeable only. Oil lamps and candles also work great. You can sometimes find candles with shades at antique and thrift stores. If looking at kerosene/oil lamps look for good condition antique huricane or ship/ railway lanterns. If designing/building your own home always keep natural lighting in mind.
Oil is great if you’re careful - but for folks not used to open flame it can become a huge fire hazard. 😆
My “community” light is a hurricane lantern because lamp oil will store practically forever, or at least longer than I will live. 🙂
If you are familiar with oil lamps then it’s great! But oil is flammable and for folks new to preparedness, it could be a steep learning curve. But my dad has a collection of oil lamps that are way brighter than battery powered, it’s kind of amazing.
@@SustainablePrepping That is an excellent point!