Couple ideas for heat and lite in an emergency

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1. You can get solar chargers for almost anything.

Hooked one up to my car battery because I wasn't driving enough to keep it going. Works great even when skies are cloudy.

Basically anything with a USB port can be put on a solar charger. I have a couple sitting in a sunny window that serve all my devices and some small LED lights when the power goes off.

Very handy gizmos and much easier to move than picking up a car battery which is physically impossible for us oldsters and disabled folk.

Adding:

If you don't have a gas stove to cook on during a power outage you can buy a Portable Gas Burner for the countertop for under $30. Larger BTUs available. You can serve a hot meal or boil water. The fuel canisters are cheap and sold everyhere