this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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Just 10$? That sounds almost too good to be true. Are they of the same quality?
What do you mean with better batteries? Just ones that are of higher quality than the supplied one?
A light like this does seem useful for power outages and the likes. I don't have a backup bag or anything, but now that you're talking about it, I probably should. Maybe not for 72h, but something smaller can't hurt. I guess I'll start looking for some other equipment that could be of use.
And yes, the lowest setting is really good. According to the manual, it can last for almost 21 days. And it's definitely useable at that brightness, too.
Yea, the battery I get in the clone for $10 is unknown. I mean the whole thing is $10, lol.
https://www.sofirnlight.com/
Everyone should have a 72 Hour bag. It's a Red Cross idea - never know when you'll have an emergency: house fire, flood from a waterline breaking, etc. This year I used my 72 Hour bag for hospital visits: family member got sick, friend had a baby sooner than expected, etc. I use an old backpack. It has a flashlight, phone chargers, cables, external batteries, etc, in addition to what the Red Cross recommends.
https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/survival-kit-supplies.html
I don't follow everything the Red Cross recommends, that's a starting point. For example I keep water in the car, and carry a metal water bottle anyway. My starting point is "what would I need for 3 days if I had to leave the house because a water main flooded it?" Fairly mundane.