What have done towards your prep?

[Mortblanc]

I was forced into the transition from incandescent lights to florescent, then to LED bubs over the past couple of years and suddenly realized that my power bills had gone down by several dollars each month from back when I moved in here 8 years ago. I have not had to change a blown out bulb since the transition.

I no longer view lighting as an expense of any measure. These LED bulbs will run for a day at a fraction of a penny cost.

They have also changed the power requirements of my gen-sets. A 1000w gen-set will run 200 of those little boys rather than the 10-15 incandescent bulbs of the old days. Instead of EITHER lights or accessories as a choice on a small gen-set "back in the day", one can now run both. My 2500w set will run the fridge and the lights with power to spare. And a 2500w gen-set is much cheaper than the big units. Around here I can get a 1k set for around $100US and a 25k set for about $300.