Emergency Lighting

[Pete Grey]

Joe, before you spend more money work out you needs.

Are you planning for blackouts, three or four hours, or for total grid shutdown ?.

Generation is the most important, a folding solar panel, portable and comes with charge controller (sockets for usb devices) and battery leads, from £120, for a 100w panel.

If you’re just using usb rechargeable led lamps you don’t need four batteries, a single leisure battery, about £80 will be fine. A battery charger/ maintainer for when you have power, from £15, is useful, can also be used your BOV to keep the battery at peak condition.

These modern rechargeable usb lights with built in lithium batteries (we use Letour lights) will last a few days on a full charge, do your maths and work things out.