Comments on: The Storm Station All in One Rechargeable Power Source/Radio/Light http://www.chipchick.com/2005/11/the_storm_stati.html Tech & Gadgets from a Girl's Perspective Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:09:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick Cartwright Jr http://www.chipchick.com/2005/11/the_storm_stati.html/comment-page-1#comment-634 Patrick Cartwright Jr Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:17:57 +0000 http://chipchick.com/2005/11/the_storm_station_all_in_one_rechargeable_power_sourceradiolight.html#comment-634 Call me "Mr. Preparedness" Because of my family situation over the last years I have become, if not obsessed with preparing for problems and disasters, then at least highly concerned. And over the last years I have been forced to deal with more than my share of power failures. So when I saw this item advertised on television I decided that if it did half of what it promised it'd still be a good thing to have in the house. As it turns out, it does everything as promised. I won't say that it will give you a lot of power, but it does give you light enough to work by, will power small appliances such as a home phone, and has a recharging outlet for things like cell phones. It also provides a radio with several useful bands as well as standard AM/FM ones. This makes it an all-around great item to have standing by if you live in an area where storms can knock out your power for several hours or even a day. The charge won't last forever, so if you're in a place where outages can be long-term, this is more like a band-aid. But it's a pretty nice one. Seems sturdy, and provides a detachable flashlight that's handy to have around all the time, not just during outages. You always know where to find it and that it'll work for you. Provided you've remembered to put it back on the unit! As a sidebar here, I'd like to suggest a few things that might make this item even more useful: First, get a hand-cranked radio just for entertainment purposes. Don't waste the charge on this if you think the power outage is going to be long-term. Second, always have a good, basic telephone on hand somewhere. Just one that will run on the current provided by the phone line. Again, why waste the charge on this unit just for a phone? Let this be part of your lifeline for emergencies and use it wisely. A good first aid kit, some non-perishable ready to eat food, spare batteries and finally some FRS 14-22 Channel Radios (Emergency Channel is 1) More info at www.ready.gov Patrick Cartwright Jr. Emergency Management & Preparedness Specialist REACT Emergency Services #6103 Call me “Mr. Preparedness” Because of my family situation over the last years I have become, if not obsessed with preparing for problems and disasters, then at least highly concerned. And over the last years I have been forced to deal with more than my share of power failures. So when I saw this item advertised on television I decided that if it did half of what it promised it’d still be a good thing to have in the house. As it turns out, it does everything as promised.

I won’t say that it will give you a lot of power, but it does give you light enough to work by, will power small appliances such as a home phone, and has a recharging outlet for things like cell phones. It also provides a radio with several useful bands as well as standard AM/FM ones. This makes it an all-around great item to have standing by if you live in an area where storms can knock out your power for several hours or even a day. The charge won’t last forever, so if you’re in a place where outages can be long-term, this is more like a band-aid. But it’s a pretty nice one. Seems sturdy, and provides a detachable flashlight that’s handy to have around all the time, not just during outages. You always know where to find it and that it’ll work for you. Provided you’ve remembered to put it back on the unit!

As a sidebar here, I’d like to suggest a few things that might make this item even more useful: First, get a hand-cranked radio just for entertainment purposes. Don’t waste the charge on this if you think the power outage is going to be long-term. Second, always have a good, basic telephone on hand somewhere. Just one that will run on the current provided by the phone line. Again, why waste the charge on this unit just for a phone? Let this be part of your lifeline for emergencies and use it wisely. A good first aid kit, some non-perishable ready to eat food, spare batteries and finally some FRS 14-22 Channel Radios (Emergency Channel is 1) More info at http://www.ready.gov

Patrick Cartwright Jr.
Emergency Management & Preparedness Specialist
REACT Emergency Services #6103

]]> By: stephanie http://www.chipchick.com/2005/11/the_storm_stati.html/comment-page-1#comment-633 stephanie Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:11:55 +0000 http://chipchick.com/2005/11/the_storm_station_all_in_one_rechargeable_power_sourceradiolight.html#comment-633 oh yeah cause yur cool wtf(what the fuck)this is like the gayest thing i saw on here omf(oh my fuck)get some better ideas then this!!!plz plz plz!!! thnx for yur cooperation~~~~thake it off!!!! im saving yur career for this~~thnx!!!! oh yeah cause yur cool wtf(what the fuck)this is like the gayest thing i saw on here omf(oh my fuck)get some better ideas then this!!!plz plz plz!!! thnx for yur cooperation~~~~thake it off!!!! im saving yur career for this~~thnx!!!!

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