Lights Out Drill: Practice Power Outage Prepping
Could you function for 12 hours without electricity? Really think about it. No fridge. No microwave. No phone. That’s why I do a "lights out drill" every few months to test my grid-down readiness.
- Pick a night when your home, then go completely dark. Use only what’s in your prep kit:
- Candles, headlamps, glow sticks
- Crank or solar flashlights
- Off-grid ways to cook, heat, and entertain
Take notes on what’s missing. Did you have enough lighting in each room? Was your first aid kit accessible? Could you prep a full dinner with what you had?
Bonus tip: keep a flashlight next to every bed and a glow stick taped to your main breaker panel. Little hacks = big peace of mind.
Practicing now, when the stakes are low, gives you confidence for when the grid really goes down.
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