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I'm only half kidding. I'm a bit of a prepper and I have lots of powerbanks and devices that charge from USB but besides idling my truck I really had no other way to charge any of them in case of a long-term power outage which seemed a bit of an oversight on my part.

Not like this solves the issue. 30 watts (under ideal conditions) isn't much but it's a start.

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[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (75 children)

In the event of an apocalypse basically nothing that you can charge is going to be of any use other than flashlights.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (28 children)

Depends on tge apocolypse, but Refrigeration... HVAC.... Power tools... Could go on.

Maybe even your phone if you've downloaded books/manuals/maps needed to rebuild before hand

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (27 children)

What is 30 watts going to do for any of those? I don't think people here know how weak a 30 W panel is.

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

You just get to learn to be VERY patient.

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