Are you prepared to charge your cell phone when your power is out? Do you have a regular phone that does not require an electrical plug to operate (runs off of the current from the phone line)?
Disaster can cause power outages, but so can things like squirrels in an electrical box.
Devices available give one or more of these options for charging a cell phone:
- Wall Socket
- Car Lighter
- USB Port
- Alkaline Battery
- Solar Power
- Hand Crank
This site shows a number of the devices available. I have never used the site nor can I guarantee that they have the best prices. There are 9 items shown in boxes, but there are additional items (with prices) below that.
Be sure that the device you get has an adapter for your cell phone. I have a combination crank radio/flashlight/charger, but no adapter for my cell phone.