3 Ways to Charge Your Cellphone During A Power Outage

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The night when typhoon Ulysses passed through Metro Manila and nearby provinces, we experienced a power outage that will last for more than 3 days. We failed to charge our cellphones and by the following morning, every cellphone inside the house went dark and left us with no communication at all. If only we had a way to charge our phones. 

After the storm had left and the floodwaters had receded, I searched for options online and found 3 ways to charge your cellphone during an extended power outage.

Again, I learned two things from the situation. I didn't prepare for the approaching typhoon and I didn't know how to charge a cellphone during a power outage.

Of course, you can charge your cellphones using the power from your car.  But let's assume that your car was submerged by the flood. Let's also assume that you have used up the charge of your power bank.

Take a look at the three options I saw online:

1. You can assemble a makeshift emergency cellphone charger that uses batteries.


2. You can buy and use a solar-powered cellphone charger.

3.  You can buy and use a hand-crank cellphone charger.


That's the 3 options for you to charge your cellphones during a power outage and it's up to you which of them you will choose. But I think the 3rd one is a good option because you only need manual power to charge up your cellphone.

The emergency power chargers can also be used for other calamities that can shut down power for a long period of time. 



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