Power pack

[Daxsmith9]

Hi.
I am 52 from the South East (UK). I've been into prepping for over 2yrs.
I watch most of the prepper channles. I avoid thsoe that get overly political.
I have almost everything I can think of BUT
I have no powerbank.
I have no smartphone (my area isn't covered).
I have a landline with free powerpack (medical reasons).
I have no mobile or TV & can't see the needy for a powerpack.
I have LOADS of long life batteries (bought bulk).
Could somebody give me a reason why i would need one as I can't think of any myself.
My MAIN concern is WW3.
My only family lives 20 Miles away & I have no ability to walk anywhere close to that. <15yds (13M).

[Yorkshire Andy]

When you say power pack I assume your meaning a usb phone size charger?

Unless you've usb rechargeable kit there's probably no point



Same with the larger battery power stations which usually give usb /12v / 240v (mains) unless you want to say try and preserve the contents of a large deep freeze they can be a lot of money for something that will sit gathering dust then you need to consider how your going to charge them


In short if your happy with your prep level don't let others dictate to what you "need" be aware that many of these YouTubers are often sponsored by the power banks or they give them a free one... they are often singing the praises of them for a reason


I've a few ecoflow units but I use them camping and down the allotment so they do get used don't think I'd have got the bigger ones if the sole reason was running the freezer

[GillyBee]

The only real benefit is if you have something that can use a power pack. I do have little lights that can plug into them but would probably not use them for that. I use mine for my phone when traveling about but camping has proved that I don't need it for anything else.
One question about power and phones does come to mind.
Have you checked that your landline will work in a power cut as it sounds as if this is a key prep for you? With all the changes happening to the phone services, the old landline cabinets in the road no longer have the resilience that they used to have. You may want to consider a basic pay as you go mobile as a backup. (Although there is no guarantee it will behave any better for a big outage.)

[pseudonym]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Some say "It's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it"

You do you.

Meanwhile me:

[Yorkshire Andy]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Some say "It's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it"

You do you.

Meanwhile me:

12 Kw.jpg

How long will that run your beer fridge?

[pseudonym]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Some say "It's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it"

You do you.

Meanwhile me:

12 Kw.jpg

How long will that run your beer fridge?

Don't drink, but will keep my milk cold longer than the shelf life

[Yorkshire Andy]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Some say "It's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it"

You do you.

Meanwhile me:

12 Kw.jpg

How long will that run your beer fridge?

Don't drink, but will keep my milk cold longer than the shelf life

What uht

[Daxsmith9]

The only real benefit is if you have something that can use a power pack. I do have little lights that can plug into them but would probably not use them for that. I use mine for my phone when traveling about but camping has proved that I don't need it for anything else.
One question about power and phones does come to mind.
Have you checked that your landline will work in a power cut as it sounds as if this is a key prep for you? With all the changes happening to the phone services, the old landline cabinets in the road no longer have the resilience that they used to have. You may want to consider a basic pay as you go mobile as a backup. (Although there is no guarantee it will behave any better for a big outage.)

It was supplied by the phone company due to medical condiostons after they alreder the phone.
You didn't read my post. G3 is covered here but nit G4 so I can't get a mobile.

[Daxsmith9]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Some say "It's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it"

You do you.

Meanwhile me:

12 Kw.jpg

How long will that run your beer fridge?

Don't drink, but will keep my milk cold longer than the shelf life

I DON'T DRINK EITHER!!
Gave up when I was 20 (1993)

[Winterprep]

Well I think it would be better for you to come up with a reason to purchase a power bank as it’s you who might or might not need it.

Some people have given some suggestions but they just annoyed you it seems.

Good luck on the forum.

WP.