And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A useful tool for short term localized loss of power. For long term widespread loss of power it's kind of pointless. After a day or two there won't be any cell phone service. After a week or more there likely won't be many radio stations left broadcasting. Worth having but make sure other prep items are acquired before spending money on this.
$29, multiple ways to power it and it has shortwave capability, what's not to like? Ice storms, hurricanes, blizzards and the like happen all the time, this is like having a week of canned food stashed away... not a big expenditure to get it but if you ever needed it you'll be glad it's there.
It has short wave too!
ReplyDeleteYou'll need a better antenna than the little FM whip.
Deletealligator clip a long wire to it?
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ReplyDeleteA useful tool for short term localized loss of power. For long term widespread loss of power it's kind of pointless. After a day or two there won't be any cell phone service. After a week or more there likely won't be many radio stations left broadcasting. Worth having but make sure other prep items are acquired before spending money on this.
ReplyDelete$29, multiple ways to power it and it has shortwave capability, what's not to like?
DeleteIce storms, hurricanes, blizzards and the like happen all the time, this is like having a week of canned food stashed away... not a big expenditure to get it but if you ever needed it you'll be glad it's there.
Too many things crammed in one package, doomed to fail.
ReplyDeleteYou mean like a cell phone, that has a camera, mic, music player, photo app, etc.
DeleteProbably have to wind it all day to get a decent state of charge.
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