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I bought a portable 30W solar panel to get ready for the apocalypse (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/pics@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

OP probably doesn't. This is something I find odd about replies to stuff like this.

Hey guys, got 30w! Should be plenty.

Omg no you need 50kW to run a desalination plant.

But I have a fresh water spring next to me?

Yeah but I live next to the dead sea.

Obviously discussing different use cases and needs is cool, but some seem to try and apply requirements to others when it doesn't really apply to them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    If you actually read this thread it would make more sense right? Are you able to read? Do you know how conversations in a thread work?

    OP says they got 30w, they don't actually say it "should be plenty" and you just made that up and in fact plainly says "it isn't much but it is a start"

    The person who replied to them says "Yeah 30 watts isn’t enough. The rule of thumb for off grid is it needs to be able to boil water (12A power station)"

    to which the next person says "If we’re boiling water why not skip the middle man and get a solar kettle?" please note this one because this is where the context for my comment comes from

    then the next person says "Why not wood stove?"

    If you were able to understand how threaded conversations work you'd understand I was agreeing with 9point6@lemmy.world who said why don't you skip the middle man and get a solar kettle and giving a reason to thatGuyWithGlasses who said why not a wood stove. In some places, like in my specific use case, a solar kettle makes more sense than a wood stove.

    Then you wrote to me your non sequitur post about whatever it is you wrote that doesn't accurately reflect OP and doesn't accurately reflect the thread.

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